1 Tā saka Dievs Tas Kungs: iekšējā pagalma vārti, kas pret rītiem, lai ir sešas darba dienas aizvērti, bet svētajā dienā un jauna mēness dienā tos būs atvērt. 2 Kad valdnieks ienāk no ārienes pa vārtu priekštelpām un nostājas pie vārtu staba, tad priesteriem būs upurēt viņa dedzināmo upuri un viņa pateicības upuri. Un, kad viņš pie vārtu sliekšņa ir pabeidzis savu pielūgšanu un atkal iziet, tad vārtiem jāpaliek atvērtiem līdz vakaram. 3 Arī zemes tautai būs pielūgt To Kungu pie šo vārtu ieejas sabatā un jauna mēness dienās. 4 Dedzināmais upuris, ko valdnieks nes sabatā Tam Kungam, lai ir seši jēri bez vainas un viens auns, kas arī ir bez vainas. 5 Un kā viņa ēdamais upuris lai ir viena ēfa miltu no katra auna, bet no jēriem - cik viņa roka dod labprātīgi, un no eļļas viens hins par katru ēfu. 6 Un jauna mēness dienā viņam jāupurē viens jauns vērsis, seši jēri un viens auns, visi bez vainas, 7 turklāt vēl kā ēdamais upuris no katra vērša un no katra auna viena ēfa miltu, un no jēriem, cik viņa roka dod labprātīgi, un no eļļas viens hins par katru ēfu. 8 Kad valdnieks ierodas, tam jāieiet pa vārtu priekštelpām un pa to pašu ceļu jāaiziet. 9 Bet, kad zemes tauta nāk Tā Kunga priekšā Viņu pielūgt svētkos, tad tiem, kas iegājuši pa ziemeļu vārtiem, būs iziet pa dienvidu vārtiem, un, kas iegājuši pa dienvidu vārtiem, tiem būs iziet pa ziemeļu vārtiem. Tiem nebūs iziet pa tiem pašiem vārtiem, pa kuriem tie iegājuši, bet tiem būs iziet pa pretējiem vārtiem. 10 Valdniekam būs kopā ar viņiem ieiet; un, kad tie iziet, viņam būs ar tiem kopā arī iziet. 11 Bet svētkos un svētku sapulcēs ēdamais upuris lai ir viena ēfa miltu no katra vērša un no katra auna, bet no jēriem - cik devēja roka dod labprātīgi; no eļļas viens hins par katru ēfu. 12 Bet, kad valdnieks upurē labprātīgi dedzināmo vai pateicības upuri, tad viņam jāatver rītu puses vārti; un viņam būs upurēt savu dedzināmo upuri un savu pateicības upuri, kā viņš to paradis darīt sabatā, un, kad viņš aiziet, vārtus būs aizvērt. 13 Un viņam būs Tam Kungam ik dienas upurēt kā dedzināmo upuri vienu gadu vecu jēru, kas bez vainas; ik rītus to viņam būs upurēt. 14 Un turklāt kā ēdamo upuri atnest ik rītus sesto ēfas daļu miltu un trešo hina daļu eļļas miltu iejaukšanai Tam Kungam par ēdamo upuri; tas ir mūžīgs likums, dienu no dienas. 15 Tā jums būs nest ik rītus jēru, ēdamo upuri un eļļu kā nemitīgu dedzināmo upuri. 16 Tā saka Dievs Tas Kungs: kad valdnieks dod kādam no saviem dēliem dāvanu no sava īpašuma, tad tā lai pieder viņa dēliem kā mantojams īpašums. 17 Bet, kad viņš dod kādam no saviem kalpiem dāvanu no sava īpašuma, tad tā lai tam pieder līdz gadam, kad tas atgūst brīvību, un tad valdnieks to lai saņem atpakaļ; tikai valdnieka dēliem paliek tā par īpašumu. 18 No tautas īpašuma valdniekam nekā nebūs ņemt, tam nebūs atņemt tautas mantu. Savu īpašumu viņš var atstāt saviem dēliem kā mantojumu, bet neviens no Manas tautas lai nezaudē savu īpašumu." 19 Tad viņš veda mani pa kādu ieeju vārtu sānu sienā priesteru svētajās telpās, kas bija uz ziemeļu pusi. Un redzi, tur bija pašā dibena stūrī viena telpa uz vakaru pusi. 20 Un viņš man sacīja: "Šī ir tā vieta, kur priesteriem būs vārīt nozieguma un grēku upurus un cept ēdamo upuri, lai tiem tas nebūtu jānes ārējā pagalmā, ar ko tie tad varētu piešķirt svētību arī tautai." 21 Tad viņš mani veda ārējā pagalmā un vadāja mani apkārt pa visiem četriem pagalma stūriem, un redzi, ikkatra pagalma stūrī bija atkal mazs pagalms. 22 Visos četros pagalma stūros bija atdalīti pagalmi četrdesmit olekšu garumā un trīsdesmit olekšu platumā, un visi četri bija vienāda lieluma. 23 Ap visiem četriem visapkārt bija mūris, un apakšā pie mūra sienas bija ierīkoti ugunskuri. 24 Un viņš man sacīja: "Šie ir tie ugunskuri, kur nama kalpiem būs vārīt tautas kaujamos upurus."
Various Laws for the Ruler and the People
1 The Lord said:
The east gate of the inner courtyard must remain closed during the six working days of each week. But on the Sabbath and on the first day of the month, this gate will be opened. 2 Israel's ruler will go from the outer courtyard into the entrance room of this gate and stand in the doorway while the priest offers sacrifices to ask my blessing and sacrifices to please me. The ruler will bow with his face to the ground to show that he has worshiped me. Then he will leave, and the gate will remain open until evening.
3 Each Sabbath and on the first day of each month, the people of Israel must also come to the east gate and worship me. 4 On the Sabbath, the ruler will bring six lambs and one ram to be offered as sacrifices to please me. There must be nothing wrong with any of these animals. 5 With the ram, he is to offer nine kilograms of grain, and with each of the lambs, he can offer as much as he wants. He must also offer three liters of olive oil with every nine kilograms of grain.
6 The ruler is to bring six lambs, a bull, and a ram to be offered as sacrifices at the New Moon Festival. There must be nothing wrong with any of these animals. 7 With the bull and the ram, he is to offer nine kilograms of grain, and with each of the lambs, he can offer as much as he wants. He must also offer three liters of olive oil with every nine kilograms of grain. 8 The ruler must come through the entrance room of the east gate and leave the same way.
9 When my people come to worship me during any festival, they must always leave by the opposite gate from which they came: Those who come in the north gate must leave by the south gate, and those who come in the south gate must leave by the north gate. 10 Their ruler will come in at the same time they do and leave at the same time they leave.
11 At all other festivals and celebrations, nine kilograms of grain will be offered with a bull, and nine kilograms will be offered with a ram. The worshipers can offer as much grain as they want with each lamb. Three liters of olive oil must be offered with every nine kilograms of grain.
12 If the ruler voluntarily offers a sacrifice to please me or to ask my blessing, the east gate of the inner courtyard will be opened for him. He will offer his sacrifices just as he does on each Sabbath; then he will leave, and the gate will be closed.
13 Each morning a year-old lamb that has nothing wrong with it must be offered as a sacrifice to please me. 14 Along with it, two kilograms of fine flour mixed with a liter of olive oil must be offered as a grain sacrifice. This law will never change— 15 the lamb, the flour, and the olive oil will be offered to me every morning for all time.
Laws about the Ruler's Land
16 The Lord God said:
If the ruler of Israel gives some of his land to one of his children, it will belong to the ruler's child as part of the family property. 17 But if the ruler gives some of his land to one of his servants, the land will belong to the servant until the Year of Celebration, when it will be returned to the ruler. Only the ruler's children can keep what is given to them.
18 The ruler must never abuse my people by taking land from them. Any land he gives his children must already belong to him.
The Sacred Kitchens
19 The man who was showing me the temple then took me back to the inner courtyard. We walked to the south side of the courtyard and stopped at the door to the sacred rooms that belonged to the priests. He showed me more rooms at the western edge of the courtyard 20 and said, “These are the kitchens where the priests must boil the meat to be offered as sacrifices to make things right and as sacrifices for sin. They will also bake the grain for sacrifices in these kitchens. That way, these sacred offerings won't have to be carried through the outer courtyard, where someone could accidentally touch them and be harmed.”
21 We went back to the outer courtyard and walked past the four corners. 22 At each corner I saw a smaller courtyard, 20 meters long and 15 meters wide. 23 Around the inside of these smaller courtyards was a low wall of stones, and against the wall were places to build fires. 24 The man said, “These are the kitchens where the temple workers will boil the meat that worshipers offer as sacrifices.”
