Ezekiel Sees the Future Temple in Jerusalem
1-2 Twenty-five years after King Jehoiachin and the rest of us had been led away as prisoners to Babylonia, and 14 years after the Babylonians had captured Jerusalem, the Lord's power took control of me on the tenth day of the first month. The Lord showed me some visions in which I was carried to the top of a high mountain in Jerusalem. I looked to the south and saw what looked like a city full of buildings. 3 In my vision the Lord took me closer, and I saw a man who was sparkling like polished bronze. He was standing near one of the gates and was holding a tape measure in one hand and a measuring stick in the other. 4 The man said, “Ezekiel, son of man, pay close attention to everything I'm going to show you—that's why you've been brought here. Listen carefully, because you must tell the people of Israel what you see.”
The East Gate
5 The first thing I saw was an outer wall that completely surrounded the temple area. The man took his measuring stick, which was three meters long, and measured the wall; it was three meters high and three meters thick. 6-7 Then he went to the east gate, where he walked up steps that led to a long passageway. On each side of this passageway were three guardrooms, which were three meters square, and they were separated by walls two and a half meters thick. The man measured the distance between the opening of the gate and the first guardroom, and it was three meters, the thickness of the outer wall.
At the far end of this passageway, I saw an entrance room that faced the courtyard of the temple itself. There was also a distance of three meters between the last guardroom and the entrance room 8-9 at the end of the passageway. The man measured this room: It was four meters from the doorway to the opposite wall, and the distance from the doorway to the wall on either side was one meter. 10 The three guardrooms on each side of the passageway were the same size, and the walls that separated them were the same thickness.
11 Next, the man measured the width of the passageway, and it was six and a half meters, but the two doors of the gate were only five meters wide. 12 In front of the guardrooms, which were three meters square, was a railing about 50 centimeters high and 50 centimeters thick. 13 The man measured the distance from the back wall of one of these rooms to the same spot in the room directly across the passageway, and it was twelve and a half meters. 14 He measured the entrance room at the far end of the passageway, and it was ten meters wide. 15 Finally, he measured the total length of the passageway, from the outer wall to the entrance room, and it was 25 meters. 16 The three walls in the guardrooms had small windows in them, just like the ones in the entrance room. The walls along the passageway were decorated with carvings of palm trees.
The Outer Courtyard
17 The man then led me through the passageway and into the outer courtyard of the temple, where I saw 30 rooms built around the outside of the courtyard. These side rooms were built against the outer wall, and in front of them was a sidewalk that circled the courtyard. 18 This was known as the lower sidewalk, and it was 25 meters wide.
19 I saw the gates that led to the inner courtyard of the temple and noticed that they were higher than those leading to the outer courtyard. The man measured the distance between the outer and inner gates, and it was 50 meters.
The North Gate
20 Next, the man measured the north gate that led to the outer courtyard. 21 This gate also had three guardrooms on each side of a passageway. The measurements of these rooms, the walls between them, and the entrance room at the far end of the passageway were exactly the same as those of the east gate. The north gate was also 25 meters long and 12.5 meters wide, 22 and the windows, the entrance room, and the carvings of palm trees were just like those in the east gate. The entrance room also faced the courtyard of the temple and had seven steps leading up to it. 23 Directly across the outer courtyard was a gate that led to the inner courtyard, just as there was for the east gate. The man measured the distance between the outer and inner gate, and it was 50 meters.
The South Gate
24 The man then took me to the south gate. He measured the walls and the entrance room of this gate, and the measurements were exactly the same as those of the other two gates. 25 There were windows in the guardrooms of this gate and in the entrance room, just like the others, and this gate was also 25 meters long and 12.5 meters wide. 26 Seven steps led up to the gate; the entrance room was at the far end of the passageway and faced the courtyard of the temple. Carvings of palm trees decorated the walls along the passageway. 27 And directly across the outer courtyard was a gate on the south side of the inner courtyard. The man measured the distance between the outer and inner gate, and it was also 50 meters.
The Gates Leading to the Inner Courtyard
28 We then went into the inner courtyard, through the gate on the south side of the temple. The man measured the gate, and it was the same size as the gates in the outer wall. 29-30 In fact, everything along the passageway was also the same size, including the guardrooms, the walls separating them, the entrance room at the far end, and the windows. This gate, like the others, was 25 meters long and 12.5 meters wide. 31 The entrance room of this gate faced the outer courtyard, and carvings of palm trees decorated the walls of the passageway. Eight steps led up to this gate.
32 Next, we went through the east gate to the inner courtyard. The man measured this gate, and it was the same size as the others. 33 The guardrooms, the walls separating them, and its entrance room had the same measurements as the other gates. The guardrooms and the entrance room had windows, and the gate was 25 meters long and 12.5 meters wide. 34 The entrance room faced the outer courtyard, and the walls in the passageway were decorated with carvings of palm trees. Eight steps also led up to this gate.
35 Then the man took me to the north gate. He measured it, and it was the same size as the others, 36 including the guardrooms, the walls separating them, and the entrance room. There were also windows in this gate. It was 25 meters long and 12.5 meters wide, 37 and like the other inner gates, its entrance room faced the outer courtyard, and its walls were decorated with carvings of palm trees. Eight steps also led up to this gate.
The Rooms for Sacrificing Animals
38-39 Inside the entrance room of the north gate, I saw four tables, two on each side of the room, where the animals to be sacrificed were killed. Just outside this room was a small building used for washing the animals before they were offered as sacrifices to please the Lord or sacrifices for sin or sacrifices to make things right. 40 Four more tables were in the outer courtyard, two on each side of the steps leading into the entrance room. 41 So there was a total of eight tables, four inside and four outside, where the animals were killed, 42-43 and where the meat was placed until it was sacrificed on the altar.
Next to the tables in the entrance room were four stone tables 50 centimeters high and 75 centimeters square; the equipment used for killing the animals was kept on top of these tables. All around the walls of this room was a 75-millimeter shelf.
The Rooms Belonging to the Priests
44 The man then took me to the inner courtyard, where I saw two buildings, one beside the inner gate on the north and the other beside the inner gate on the south. 45 He said, “The building beside the north gate belongs to the priests who serve in the temple, 46 and the building beside the south gate belongs to those who serve at the altar. All of them are descendants of Zadok and are the only Levites allowed to serve as the Lord's priests.”
The Inner Courtyard and the Temple
47 Now the man measured the inner courtyard; it was 50 meters square. I also saw an altar in front of the temple.
48 We walked to the porch of the temple, and the man measured the doorway of the porch: It was seven meters long, two and a half meters wide, and the distance from the doorway to the wall on either side was one and a half meters. 49 The porch itself was ten meters by six meters, with steps leading up to it. There was a column on each side of these steps.
Vīrs ar mērkoku
1 Divdesmit piektajā gūsta gadā, gada sākumā, mēneša desmitajā dienā – četrpadsmitajā gadā kopš Jeruzālemes ieņemšanas – tajā dienā Kunga roka bija pār mani un aizveda mani turp. 2 Dievišķā redzējumā viņš aiznesa mani uz Israēla zemi un nolika mani augstā kalnā, un tā dienvidu pusē atradās itin kā pilsēta. 3 Viņš mani aizveda turp, un redzi – tur stāvēja tāds kā vara vīrs! Tam rokā bija linu aukla un mērkoks, un viņš stāvēja vārtos. 4 Šis vīrs man teica: “Cilvēka dēls, skaties ar acīm, klausies ar ausīm un paturi prātā visu, ko es tev rādīšu, jo tu esi atvests tādēļ, lai redzētu. Visu, ko redzēsi, stāsti Israēla namam.”
Stāstījums par tempļa mērīšanu
5 Redzi, ārpusē visapkārt templim bija mūris. Vīram rokā mērkoks – sešas olektis garš, vienas olekts garums – olekts un sprīdis! Viņš mērīja mūri: biezums – viens mērkoks, augstums – viens mērkoks. 6 Viņš pienāca pie vārtiem, kas rīta pusē, uzkāpa pa kāpnēm un mērīja vārtu slieksni, tā platums bija viens mērkoks. 7 Sardzes istaba bija mērkoku gara un mērkoku plata, starp sardzes istabām – piecas olektis. Vārtu slieksnis iekšpus lieveņa līdz templim – viens mērkoks. 8 Viņš mērīja vārtu lieveni tempļa iekšpusē, un tas bija viens mērkoks. 9 Tad viņš mērīja vārtu lieveni – astoņas olektis, vārtu stenderes bija divas olektis platas. Vārtu lievenis bija tempļa pusē. 10 Austrumu pusē bija trīs vārtu sardzes istabas no vienas puses un trīs no otras. Visām trim bija vienāds mērs, arī stenderes abās pusēs bija vienāda izmēra.
11 Viņš mērīja vārtu platumu, tas bija desmit olektis. Vārtu garums bija trīspadsmit olektis. 12 Abu sardzes istabu priekšpusē bija vienu olekti plats norobežojums. Sardzes istaba bija sešas olektis plata un sešas gara. 13 Tad viņš mērīja vārtus no vienas sardzes istabas augšas līdz otrai, un platums no vienām durvīm līdz otrām bija divdesmit piecas olektis. 14 Viņš noteica stenderu mēru – tas bija sešdesmit olektis. Vārtiem visapkārt bija pagalms. 15 No vārtu ieejas līdz lieveņa vārtu ieejai bija piecdesmit olektis. 16 Visapkārt sardzes istabai un stenderēm vārtu iekšpusē bija logi ar sašaurinājumu ārpusē, tādi logi bija arī visapkārt lievenim. Stenderēs bija iegrebtas palmas.
17 Tad viņš aizveda mani uz ārējo pagalmu. Redzi, tur bija istabas, un pagalmam visapkārt bija akmens grīda, kopā pavisam bija trīsdesmit istabas. 18 Akmens grīda bija vārtu pusē, tā bija tikpat plata kā vārti. Šī bija apakšējā grīda. 19 Viņš mērīja no apakšējo vārtu priekšpuses līdz iekšējā pagalma ārpusei, tur bija simts olektis uz austrumiem un ziemeļiem.
20 Tad viņš mērīja vārtus, kas uz ziemeļu pusi pie ārējā pagalma, to garumu un platumu. 21 Trīs vārtu sardzes istabas bija vienā pusē, trīs otrā pusē. Šo vārtu stenderes un lievenis bija tāds pats kā pirmajiem vārtiem, garums – piecdesmit olektis, platums – divdesmit piecas olektis. 22 Logi, lievenis un palmu grebumi bija tādi paši kā vārtiem austrumu pusē. Uzejot augšā septiņus pakāpienus, priekšā bija lievenis. 23 Iekšpagalma vārti bija iepretī Ziemeļu un Austrumu vārtiem. Viņš mērīja no vieniem vārtiem līdz otriem, tur bija simts olektis. 24 Tad viņš aizveda mani dienvidu pusē. Redzi, Dienvidu vārti! Viņš mērīja stenderes un lieveni, arī šie mēri bija tādi paši kā iepriekš. 25 Logi tāpat kā iepriekš bija visapkārt lievenim, tas bija piecdesmit olektis garš un divdesmit piecas olektis plats. 26 Uz lieveni veda septiņi pakāpieni. Stenderēm abās pusēs bija palmu grebumi. 27 Iekšpagalma vārti bija uz dienvidu pusi. Viņš mērīja no šiem vārtiem līdz Dienvidu vārtiem, tur bija simts olektis.
28 Tad viņš mani pa Dienvidu vārtiem ieveda iekšpagalmā. Viņš mērīja Dienvidu vārtus, tie bija tādi paši kā iepriekš. 29 Arī sardzes istabas, stenderes un lievenis bija tāds pats kā iepriekš. Logi bija visapkārt lievenim, tas bija piecdesmit olektis garš un divdesmit piecas olektis plats. 30 Tie bija visapkārt lievenim piecdesmit olekšu garumā un divdesmit piecu olekšu platumā. 31 Lievenis bija uz ārējā pagalma pusi, uz stenderēm bija palmu grebumi. Augšup veda astoņi pakāpieni.
32 Viņš mani aizveda uz iekšpagalma austrumu pusi. Viņš mērīja vārtus, tie bija tādi paši kā iepriekš. 33 Arī sardzes istabas, stenderes un lievenis bija tāds pats kā iepriekš. Logi bija visapkārt lievenim, tas bija piecdesmit olektis garš un divdesmit piecas olektis plats. 34 Lievenis bija uz ārpagalma pusi. Stenderēm abās pusēs bija palmu grebumi. Augšup veda astoņi pakāpieni.
35 Viņš mani aizveda pie Ziemeļu vārtiem. Viņš tos mērīja, un tie bija tādi paši kā iepriekš. 36 Sardzes istabas, stenderes un lievenis, kam visapkārt logi, bija piecdesmit olektis garš un divdesmit piecas olektis plats. 37 Lievenis bija uz ārpagalma pusi. Stenderēm abās pusēs bija palmu grebumi. Augšup veda astoņi pakāpieni.
38 Vārtu ailā bija kambaris ar durvīm, kur mazgāja sadedzināmo upuri. 39 Vārtu lieveņa abās pusēs bija divi galdi, uz kuriem kāva sadedzināmo upuri, grēka upuri un vainas upuri. 40 Ārpusē, pie Ziemeļu vārtu ieejas kāpnēm, bija divi galdi, tiem pretī, otrā pusē pie vārtu lieveņa arī bija divi galdi – 41 četri galdi vārtu vienā pusē un četri galdi vārtu otrā pusē, kopā astoņi galdi upuru kaušanai. 42 Arī četri galdi no tēstiem akmeņiem sadedzināmajam upurim, pusotru olekti gari, pusotru olekti plati un vienu olekti augsti. Uz tiem lika sadedzināmā un citu upuru kaušanas rīkus. 43 Tiem visapkārt bija sprīdi plati āķi. Uz galdiem bija upura gaļa.
44 Iekšējo vārtu ārpusē bija istabas dziedātājiem, tās atradās iekšpagalmā. Viena bija pie Ziemeļu vārtiem dienvidpusē, un otra bija pie Austrumu vārtiem ziemeļpusē. 45 Viņš man sacīja: “Šīs istabas, kas pret dienvidiem, ir priesteriem, kas uzrauga templi, 46 bet istabas, kas pret ziemeļiem, ir priesteriem, kas uzrauga altāri, – tie ir Cādoka dēli no Levī pēcnācējiem, kas drīkst tuvoties un kalpot Kungam.” 47 Viņš mērīja pagalmu, tā garums bija simts olekšu, un arī platums bija simts olekšu, tam bija četri stūri. Altāris bija tempļa priekšā.
48 Viņš mani aizveda pie tempļa lieveņa. Viņš mērīja lieveni, tam bija piecas olektis no abām pusēm, un vārtu platums no abām pusēm bija trīs olektis. 49 Lieveņa garums bija divdesmit olektis un platums vienpadsmit olektis. Augšā veda kāpnes, stenderu abās pusēs bija stabi.
