1 Afterward he brought me again unto the door of the house; and, behold, waters issued out from under the threshold of the house eastward: for the forefront of the house stood toward the east, and the waters came down from under from the right side of the house, at the south side of the altar. 2 Then brought he me out of the way of the gate northward, and led me about the way without unto the utter gate by the way that looketh eastward; and, behold, there ran out waters on the right side. 3 And when the man that had the line in his hand went forth eastward, he measured a thousand cubits, and he brought me through the waters; the waters were to the ankles. 4 Again he measured a thousand, and brought me through the waters; the waters were to the knees. Again he measured a thousand, and brought me through; the waters were to the loins. 5 Afterward he measured a thousand; and it was a river that I could not pass over: for the waters were risen, waters to swim in, a river that could not be passed over.
6 ¶ And he said unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen this ? Then he brought me, and caused me to return to the brink of the river. 7 Now when I had returned, behold, at the bank of the river were very many trees on the one side and on the other. 8 Then said he unto me, These waters issue out toward the east country, and go down into the desert, and go into the sea: which being brought forth into the sea, the waters shall be healed. 9 And it shall come to pass, that every thing that liveth, which moveth, whithersoever the rivers shall come, shall live: and there shall be a very great multitude of fish, because these waters shall come thither: for they shall be healed; and every thing shall live whither the river cometh. 10 And it shall come to pass, that the fishers shall stand upon it from En-gedi even unto En-eglaim; they shall be a place to spread forth nets; their fish shall be according to their kinds, as the fish of the great sea, exceeding many. 11 But the miry places thereof and the marishes thereof shall not be healed; they shall be given to salt. 12 And by the river upon the bank thereof, on this side and on that side, shall grow all trees for meat, whose leaf shall not fade, neither shall the fruit thereof be consumed: it shall bring forth new fruit according to his months, because their waters they issued out of the sanctuary: and the fruit thereof shall be for meat, and the leaf thereof for medicine.
13 ¶ Thus saith the Lord GOD; This shall be the border, whereby ye shall inherit the land according to the twelve tribes of Israel: Joseph shall have two portions. 14 And ye shall inherit it, one as well as another: concerning the which I lifted up mine hand to give it unto your fathers: and this land shall fall unto you for inheritance. 15 And this shall be the border of the land toward the north side, from the great sea, the way of Hethlon, as men go to Zedad; 16 Hamath, Berothah, Sibraim, which is between the border of Damascus and the border of Hamath; Hazar-hatticon, which is by the coast of Hauran. 17 And the border from the sea shall be Hazar-enan, the border of Damascus, and the north northward, and the border of Hamath. And this is the north side. 18 And the east side ye shall measure from Hauran, and from Damascus, and from Gilead, and from the land of Israel by Jordan, from the border unto the east sea. And this is the east side. 19 And the south side southward, from Tamar even to the waters of strife in Kadesh, the river to the great sea. And this is the south side southward. 20 The west side also shall be the great sea from the border, till a man come over against Hamath. This is the west side. 21 So shall ye divide this land unto you according to the tribes of Israel.
22 ¶ And it shall come to pass, that ye shall divide it by lot for an inheritance unto you, and to the strangers that sojourn among you, which shall beget children among you: and they shall be unto you as born in the country among the children of Israel; they shall have inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel. 23 And it shall come to pass, that in what tribe the stranger sojourneth, there shall ye give him his inheritance, saith the Lord GOD.
Upe, kas iztecēja no tempļa
1 Tad viņš mani aizveda atpakaļ pie tempļa durvīm: redzi, no tempļa sliekšņa apakšas tek ūdens! – tas ir tempļa austrumu pusē, jo tempļa priekšpuse ir pret austrumiem. Ūdens tek lejup gar tempļa dienvidu sienu, dienvidos no altāra. 2 Viņš izveda mani ārā pa Ziemeļu vārtiem un pa ārpusi veda pie ārējiem vārtiem, kas austrumos. Un redzi – ūdens rasoja no dienvidu puses! 3 Vīrs ar mērauklu rokā gāja uz austrumu pusi, nomērīja tūkstoš olekšu un lika man brist cauri – ūdens man bija līdz potītēm. 4 Viņš atkal nomērīja tūkstoti un lika man brist cauri – ūdens man bija līdz ceļiem. Vēlreiz viņš nomērīja tūkstoti un lika man brist cauri – ūdens man bija līdz gurniem. 5 Atkal viņš nomērīja tūkstoti – nu tā ir upe! Es tai nevarēju pārbrist, un ūdens vēl ceļas – tā ir upe, kur jāpeld, tai nevar pārbrist! 6 Viņš man sacīja: “Cilvēka dēls, redzēji!?” Tad viņš veda mani atpakaļ gar upes krastu. 7 Es nācu, un redzi – upes abos krastos milzum daudz koku! 8 Viņš man sacīja: “Šis ūdens plūst uz austrumu pusi, traucas lejup caur klajumu un ietek jūrā. Kad tas ieplūst jūrā, tad ūdeņi ir dziedināti! 9 Tad dzīvos visi, kas kust, kur vien šī upe tek, arī zivju būs ļoti daudz, jo, kur vien šis ūdens plūdīs, visi būs dziedināti! Visur, kur upe plūdīs, būs dzīvība! 10 Zvejnieki pie tās stāvēs no Ēn-Gedī līdz Ēn-Eglaimai – tur būs, kur tīklus mest. Tur zivju būs tik daudz kā Lielajā jūrā! 11 Tik dīķi un dumbrāji netiks dziedināti, lai būtu, kur ņemt sāli. 12 Upes abos krastos augs dažādi augļu koki – lapas tiem nevītīs, tiem netrūks augļu, ik mēnesi tie dos jaunu ražu, jo tie veldzēsies no svētvietas! To augļi būs ēšanai un lapas dziedināšanai!”
Zemes robežas
(Sal. 4Moz 34:1–12)13 Tā saka Kungs Dievs: “Šīs ir robežas, kā jums dalīt zemi īpašumā starp divpadsmit Israēla ciltīm – Jāzepam divas daļas! – 14 tā jums jāsadala vienādās daļās, es paceltu roku zvērēju par to, ka došu to jūsu tēviem. Šī zeme jums piešķirta mantojumā.
15 Šādas ir zemes robežas: ziemeļu pusē no Lielās jūras caur Hetlonu virzienā uz Cedādu, 16 Hamātu, Bērotu, Sibraimu, kas starp Damasku un Hamātu, un līdz Hācer-Tīkonai, kas blakus Haurānai. 17 Tad robeža iet no jūras uz Hacar-Ēnānu gar Damaskas robežu un ziemeļos gar Hamātas ziemeļu pusi. Tā ir ziemeļu robeža.
18 Austrumu robeža sniedzas starp Haurānu un Damasku, Gileādu un Israēla zemi gar Jardānu uz Austrumu jūru līdz Tamārai. Tā ir austrumu robeža.
19 Dienvidu robeža ir no Tamāras līdz Kādēšas Merībai un tad gar ieleju līdz Lielajai jūrai. Tā ir dienvidu robeža.
20 Rietumu pusē robeža ir Lielā jūra, līdz ieejai Hamātā. Tā ir rietumu puse.
21 Sadaliet šo zemi Israēla ciltīm. 22 Piešķiriet to mantojumā gan sev, gan svešiniekiem, kas dzīvo pie jums un dzemdējuši bērnus, lai tie jums ir kā Israēla dēli – piešķiriet tiem mantojumu pie Israēla ciltīm! 23 Pie kuras cilts svešinieks dzīvo, tur dodiet tam mantojumu,” saka Kungs Dievs.
