1 Afterward he brought me to the gate, even the gate that looketh toward the east: 2 And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east: and his voice was like a noise of many waters: and the earth shined with his glory. 3 And it was according to the appearance of the vision which I saw, even according to the vision that I saw when I came to destroy the city: and the visions were like the vision that I saw by the river Chebar; and I fell upon my face. 4 And the glory of the LORD came into the house by the way of the gate whose prospect is toward the east. 5 So the spirit took me up, and brought me into the inner court; and, behold, the glory of the LORD filled the house. 6 And I heard him speaking unto me out of the house; and the man stood by me.
7 ¶ And he said unto me, Son of man, the place of my throne, and the place of the soles of my feet, where I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel for ever, and my holy name, shall the house of Israel no more defile, neither they, nor their kings, by their whoredom, nor by the carcases of their kings in their high places. 8 In their setting of their threshold by my thresholds, and their post by my posts, and the wall between me and them, they have even defiled my holy name by their abominations that they have committed: wherefore I have consumed them in mine anger. 9 Now let them put away their whoredom, and the carcases of their kings, far from me, and I will dwell in the midst of them for ever.
10 ¶ Thou son of man, shew the house to the house of Israel, that they may be ashamed of their iniquities: and let them measure the pattern. 11 And if they be ashamed of all that they have done, shew them the form of the house, and the fashion thereof, and the goings out thereof, and the comings in thereof, and all the forms thereof, and all the ordinances thereof, and all the forms thereof, and all the laws thereof: and write it in their sight, that they may keep the whole form thereof, and all the ordinances thereof, and do them. 12 This is the law of the house; Upon the top of the mountain the whole limit thereof round about shall be most holy. Behold, this is the law of the house.
13 ¶ And these are the measures of the altar after the cubits: The cubit is a cubit and an hand breadth; even the bottom shall be a cubit, and the breadth a cubit, and the border thereof by the edge thereof round about shall be a span: and this shall be the higher place of the altar. 14 And from the bottom upon the ground even to the lower settle shall be two cubits, and the breadth one cubit; and from the lesser settle even to the greater settle shall be four cubits, and the breadth one cubit. 15 So the altar shall be four cubits; and from the altar and upward shall be four horns. 16 And the altar shall be twelve cubits long, twelve broad, square in the four squares thereof. 17 And the settle shall be fourteen cubits long and fourteen broad in the four squares thereof; and the border about it shall be half a cubit; and the bottom thereof shall be a cubit about; and his stairs shall look toward the east.
18 ¶ And he said unto me, Son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD; These are the ordinances of the altar in the day when they shall make it, to offer burnt offerings thereon, and to sprinkle blood thereon. 19 And thou shalt give to the priests the Levites that be of the seed of Zadok, which approach unto me, to minister unto me, saith the Lord GOD, a young bullock for a sin offering. 20 And thou shalt take of the blood thereof, and put it on the four horns of it, and on the four corners of the settle, and upon the border round about: thus shalt thou cleanse and purge it. 21 Thou shalt take the bullock also of the sin offering, and he shall burn it in the appointed place of the house, without the sanctuary. 22 And on the second day thou shalt offer a kid of the goats without blemish for a sin offering; and they shall cleanse the altar, as they did cleanse it with the bullock. 23 When thou hast made an end of cleansing it , thou shalt offer a young bullock without blemish, and a ram out of the flock without blemish. 24 And thou shalt offer them before the LORD, and the priests shall cast salt upon them, and they shall offer them up for a burnt offering unto the LORD. 25 Seven days shalt thou prepare every day a goat for a sin offering: they shall also prepare a young bullock, and a ram out of the flock, without blemish. 26 Seven days shall they purge the altar and purify it; and they shall consecrate themselves. 27 And when these days are expired, it shall be, that upon the eighth day, and so forward, the priests shall make your burnt offerings upon the altar, and your peace offerings; and I will accept you, saith the Lord GOD.
Dieva godība atgriežas templī
1 Viņš mani aizveda pie vārtiem austrumu pusē. 2 Un redzi – Israēla Dieva godība nāca no austrumu puses kā lielu ūdeņu krākšana, un zeme mirdzēja godībā! 3 Tas bija līdzīgs redzējumam, ko es skatīju, kad devos izpostīt pilsētu, un līdzīgs redzējumam, ko es skatīju pie Kebaras upes, un es kritu uz sava vaiga. 4 Kunga godība ienāca templī pa austrumu puses vārtiem. 5 Gars mani pacēla un ienesa iekšējā pagalmā. Un redzi – templi piepildīja Kunga godība! 6 Tas vīrs stāvēja man blakus, un es dzirdēju – kāds uzrunāja mani no tempļa: 7 “Cilvēka dēls, šī ir mana troņa vieta – vieta, ko min manas kājas, – un es pie Israēla dēliem mitīšu mūžīgi! Israēla nams vairs neapgānīs manu svēto vārdu – ne viņi, ne viņu ķēniņi – nedz ar savu maucību, nedz ar mirušo ķēniņu svētvietām. 8 Tie lika savus sliekšņus blakus manam slieksnim un savas durvju apmales blakus manām durvju apmalēm, vienīgi mūris bija starp mani un viņiem! Tie ar savām preteklībām apgānīja manu svēto vārdu, un es dusmās tos iznīcināju. 9 Lai tie vāc projām no manis savu maucību un ķēniņu līķus, tad es mitīšu pie tiem mūžīgi!
10 Cilvēka dēls, stāsti par šo templi Israēla namam, lai tie kaunas par savu vainu, lai tie izmēra, cik tā liela. 11 Ja tiem ir kauns par visu, ko tie darījuši, tad pavēsti tiem, kādam jāizskatās templim: tā iekārtojumam, izejām un ieejām – visu, kā tam jāizskatās, un arī visus likumus un norādījumus par to. Raksti, lai viņi redz un ielāgo to, kāds tas ir, un pilda visus likumus un norādījumus. 12 Šis ir tempļa likums: robežas visapkārt kalna virsotnei ir svētumu svētuma vieta! – Redzi, tāds ir tempļa likums!
Altāris
13 Šādi ir altāra izmēri olektīs – viena olekts ir olekts un sprīdis. Iedobe ir vienu olekti dziļa un olekti plata, visapkārt norobežota ar sprīdi augstu apmali. Šāds ir altāra pamats: 14 no iedobes zemē līdz apakšējai dzegai ir divas olektis un platumā viena olekts. No mazās dzegas līdz lielajai dzegai ir četras olektis un platumā viena olekts. 15 Altāra pavards ir četras olektis augsts, un augšup no pavarda paceļas četri ragi. 16 Altāra pavards ir četrstūrains, divpadsmit olektis garš un divpadsmit olektis plats. 17 Arī dzega ir četrstūraina, četrpadsmit olektis gara un četrpadsmit plata. Tai visapkārt ir pusolekti plata apmale un olekti dziļa iedobe. Pakāpieni ir austrumu pusē.”
18 Viņš man sacīja: “Cilvēka dēls, tā saka Kungs Dievs: šie ir norādījumi par altāri tai dienai, kad to uzcels, lai tur upurētu sadedzināmos upurus un slacītu asinis. 19 Tie doti Levī priesteriem no Cādoka dzimtas, kuri man tuvosies, lai kalpotu, saka Kungs Dievs. Grēka upurim dod jaunu vērsi. 20 Tad ņem tā asinis un apzied altāra četrus ragus, četrus dzegas stūrus un apmali. Šķīstī to, izpirkdams vainu. 21 Pēc tam ņem grēka upura vērsi un sadedzini tempļa paredzētajā vietā ārpus svētvietas. 22 Nākamajā dienā par grēka upuri pienes āzi bez vainas, bet altāris jāšķīsta tāpat, kā to šķīstīja ar vērsi. 23 Kad beigsi šķīstīt, upurē jaunu vērsi bez vainas un aunu bez vainas – 24 tos tu pienesīsi Kungam, un priesteri tiem uzbērs sāli – upurē to par sadedzināmo upuri Kungam. 25 Septiņas dienas grēku upurim pienes pa vienam āzim, un pienes arī vienu jaunu vērsi un aunu bez vainas. 26 Septiņas dienas lai tie izpērk vainu, šķīsta un iesvētī altāri.
27 Kad septiņas dienas būs pagājušas, astotajā un arī turpmākajās dienās priesteri altārī lai pienes sadedzināmos un miera upurus, tad es tos pieņemšu!” saka Kungs Dievs.
