1 No ano vigésimo quinto do nosso exílio, no princípio do ano, no décimo dia do mês, catorze anos após ter caído a cidade, nesse mesmo dia, veio sobre mim a mão do Senhor, e ele me levou para lá. 2 Em visões, Deus me levou à terra de Israel e me pôs sobre um monte muito alto; sobre este havia um como edifício de cidade, para o lado sul. 3 Ele me levou para lá, e eis um homem cuja aparência era como a do bronze; estava de pé na porta e tinha na mão um cordel de linho e uma cana de medir. 4 Disse-me o homem: Filho do homem, vê com os próprios olhos, ouve com os próprios ouvidos; e põe no coração tudo quanto eu te mostrar, porque para isso foste trazido para aqui; anuncia, pois, à casa de Israel tudo quanto estás vendo.

5 Vi um muro exterior que rodeava toda a casa e, na mão do homem, uma cana de medir, de seis côvados, cada um dos quais media um côvado e quatro dedos. Ele mediu a largura do edifício, uma cana; e a altura, uma cana. 6 Então, veio à porta que olhava para o oriente e subiu pelos seus degraus; mediu o limiar da porta: uma cana de largura, e o outro limiar: uma cana de largura. 7 Cada câmara tinha uma cana de comprido e uma cana de largura; o espaço entre uma e outra câmara era de cinco côvados; o limiar da porta, junto ao vestíbulo da porta interior, tinha uma cana. 8 Também mediu o vestíbulo da porta interior: uma cana. 9 Então, mediu o vestíbulo da porta, que tinha oito côvados; e os seus pilares: dois côvados; o vestíbulo olha do interior da casa para a porta. 10 A porta para o lado oriental possuía três câmaras de cada lado, cuja medida era a mesma para cada uma; também os pilares deste lado e do outro mediam o mesmo. 11 Mediu mais a largura da entrada da porta, que era de dez côvados; a profundidade da entrada: treze côvados. 12 O espaço em frente das câmaras era de um côvado, e de um côvado, o espaço do outro lado; cada câmara tinha seis côvados em quadrado. 13 Então, mediu a porta desde a extremidade do teto de uma câmara até à da outra: vinte e cinco côvados de largura; e uma porta defronte da outra. 14 Mediu a distância até aos pilares, sessenta côvados, e o átrio se estendia até aos pilares em redor da porta. 15 Desde a dianteira da porta da entrada até à dianteira do vestíbulo da porta interior, havia cinquenta côvados. 16 Havia também janelas com fasquias fixas superpostas para as câmaras e para os pilares, e da mesma sorte, para os vestíbulos; as janelas estavam à roda pela parte de dentro, e nos pilares havia palmeiras esculpidas.

17 Ele me levou ao átrio exterior; e eis que havia nele câmaras e um pavimento feito no átrio em redor; defronte deste pavimento havia trinta câmaras. 18 O pavimento ao lado das portas era a par do comprimento das portas; era o pavimento inferior. 19 Então, mediu a largura desde a dianteira da porta inferior até à dianteira do átrio interior, por fora: cem côvados do lado leste e do norte.

20 Quanto à porta que olhava para o norte, no átrio exterior, ele mediu o seu comprimento e a sua largura. 21 As suas câmaras, três de um lado e três do outro, e os seus pilares, e os seus vestíbulos eram da medida do primeiro vestíbulo; de cinquenta côvados era o seu comprimento, e a largura, de vinte e cinco côvados. 22 As suas janelas, e os seus vestíbulos, e as suas palmeiras eram da medida da porta que olhava para o oriente; subia-se para ela por sete degraus, e o seu vestíbulo estava diante dela. 23 Essa porta do átrio interior estava defronte tanto da porta do norte como da do oriente; e mediu, de porta a porta, cem côvados.

24 Então, ele me levou para o lado sul, e eis que havia ali uma porta que olhava para o sul; e mediu os seus pilares e os seus vestíbulos, que tinham as mesmas dimensões. 25 Havia também janelas em redor dos seus vestíbulos, como as outras janelas; cinquenta côvados, o comprimento do vestíbulo, e a largura, vinte e cinco côvados. 26 De sete degraus eram as suas subidas, e os seus vestíbulos estavam diante deles; e tinha palmeiras esculpidas, uma de um lado e outra do outro, nos seus pilares. 27 Também havia uma porta no átrio interior para o sul; e mediu, de porta a porta, para o sul, cem côvados.

28 Então, me levou ao átrio interior pela porta do sul; e mediu a porta do sul, que tinha as mesmas dimensões. 29 As suas câmaras, e os seus pilares, e os seus vestíbulos eram segundo estas medidas; e tinham também janelas ao redor dos seus vestíbulos; o comprimento do vestíbulo era de cinquenta côvados, e a largura, de vinte e cinco côvados. 30 Havia vestíbulos em redor; o comprimento era de vinte e cinco côvados, e a largura, de cinco côvados. 31 Os seus vestíbulos olhavam para o átrio exterior, e havia palmeiras nos seus pilares; e de oito degraus eram as suas subidas.

32 Depois, me levou ao átrio interior, para o oriente, e mediu a porta, que tinha as mesmas dimensões. 33 Também as suas câmaras, e os seus pilares, e os seus vestíbulos, segundo estas medidas; havia também janelas em redor dos seus vestíbulos; o comprimento do vestíbulo era de cinquenta côvados, e a largura, de vinte e cinco côvados. 34 Os seus vestíbulos olhavam para o átrio exterior; também havia palmeiras nos seus pilares, de um e de outro lado; e eram as suas subidas de oito degraus.

35 Então, me levou à porta do norte e a mediu; tinha as mesmas dimensões. 36 Também as suas câmaras, e os seus pilares, e os seus vestíbulos, e as suas janelas em redor; o comprimento do vestíbulo era de cinquenta côvados, e a largura, de vinte e cinco côvados. 37 Os seus pilares olhavam para o átrio exterior; também havia palmeiras nos seus pilares, de um e de outro lado; e eram as suas subidas de oito degraus.

38 A sua câmara e a sua entrada estavam junto aos pilares dos vestíbulos onde lavavam o holocausto. 39 No vestíbulo da porta havia duas mesas de um lado e duas do outro, para nelas se degolar o holocausto e a oferta pelo pecado e pela culpa. 40 Também do lado de fora da subida para a entrada da porta do norte havia duas mesas; e, no outro lado do vestíbulo da porta, havia duas mesas. 41 Quatro mesas de um lado, e quatro do outro lado; junto à porta, oito mesas, sobre as quais imolavam. 42 As quatro mesas para o holocausto eram de pedras lavradas; o comprimento era de um côvado e meio, a largura, de um côvado e meio, e a altura, de um côvado; sobre elas se punham os instrumentos com que imolavam o holocausto e os sacrifícios. 43 Os ganchos, de quatro dedos de comprimento, estavam fixados por dentro ao redor, e sobre as mesas estava a carne da oblação.

44 Fora da porta interior estavam duas câmaras dos cantores, no átrio de dentro; uma, do lado da porta do norte, e olhava para o sul; outra, do lado da porta do sul, e olhava para o norte. 45 Ele me disse: Esta câmara que olha para o sul é para os sacerdotes que têm a guarda do templo. 46 Mas a câmara que olha para o norte é para os sacerdotes que têm a guarda do altar; são estes os filhos de Zadoque, os quais, dentre os filhos de Levi, se chegam ao Senhor para o servirem. 47 Ele mediu o átrio: comprimento, cem côvados, largura, cem côvados, um quadrado; o altar estava diante do templo.

48 Então, me levou ao vestíbulo do templo e mediu cada pilar do vestíbulo, cinco côvados de um lado e cinco do outro; e a largura da porta, três côvados de um lado e três do outro. 49 O comprimento do vestíbulo era de vinte côvados, e a largura, de onze; e era por degraus que se subia. Havia colunas junto aos pilares, uma de um lado e outra do outro.

1 In the five and twentieth year of our captivity, in the beginning of the year, in the tenth day of the month, in the fourteenth year after that the city was smitten, in the selfsame day, the hand of Jehovah was upon me, and he brought me thither. 2 In the visions of God brought he me into the land of Israel, and set me down upon a very high mountain, whereon was as it were the frame of a city on the south. 3 And he brought me thither; and, behold, there was a man, whose appearance was like the appearance of brass, with a line of flax in his hand, and a measuring reed; and he stood in the gate. 4 And the man said unto me, Son of man, behold with thine eyes, and hear with thine ears, and set thy heart upon all that I shall show thee; for, to the intent that I may show them unto thee, art thou brought hither: declare all that thou seest to the house of Israel.

5 And, behold, a wall on the outside of the house round about, and in the man’s hand a measuring reed six cubits long, of a cubit and a handbreadth each: so he measured the thickness of the building, one reed; and the height, one reed. 6 Then came he unto the gate which looketh toward the east, and went up the steps thereof: and he measured the threshold of the gate, one reed broad; and the other threshold, one reed broad. 7 And every lodge was one reed long, and one reed broad; and the space between the lodges was five cubits; and the threshold of the gate by the porch of the gate toward the house was one reed. 8 He measured also the porch of the gate toward the house, one reed. 9 Then measured he the porch of the gate, eight cubits; and the posts thereof, two cubits; and the porch of the gate was toward the house. 10 And the lodges of the gate eastward were three on this side, and three on that side; they three were of one measure: and the posts had one measure on this side and on that side. 11 And he measured the breadth of the opening of the gate, ten cubits; and the length of the gate, thirteen cubits; 12 and a border before the lodges, one cubit on this side, and a border, one cubit on that side; and the lodges, six cubits on this side, and six cubits on that side. 13 And he measured the gate from the roof of the one lodge to the roof of the other, a breadth of five and twenty cubits; door against door. 14 He made also posts, threescore cubits; and the court reached unto the posts, round about the gate. 15 And from the forefront of the gate at the entrance unto the forefront of the inner porch of the gate were fifty cubits. 16 And there were closed windows to the lodges, and to their posts within the gate round about, and likewise to the arches; and windows were round about inward; and upon each post were palm-trees.

17 Then brought he me into the outer court; and, lo, there were chambers and a pavement, made for the court round about: thirty chambers were upon the pavement. 18 And the pavement was by the side of the gates, answerable unto the length of the gates, even the lower pavement. 19 Then he measured the breadth from the forefront of the lower gate unto the forefront of the inner court without, a hundred cubits, both on the east and on the north.

20 And the gate of the outer court whose prospect is toward the north, he measured the length thereof and the breadth thereof. 21 And the lodges thereof were three on this side and three on that side; and the posts thereof and the arches thereof were after the measure of the first gate: the length thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits. 22 And the windows thereof, and the arches thereof, and the palm-trees thereof, were after the measure of the gate whose prospect is toward the east; and they went up unto it by seven steps; and the arches thereof were before them. 23 And there was a gate to the inner court over against the other gate, both on the north and on the east; and he measured from gate to gate a hundred cubits.

24 And he led me toward the south; and, behold, a gate toward the south: and he measured the posts thereof and the arches thereof according to these measures. 25 And there were windows in it and in the arches thereof round about, like those windows: the length was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits. 26 And there were seven steps to go up to it, and the arches thereof were before them; and it had palm-trees, one on this side, and another on that side, upon the posts thereof. 27 And there was a gate to the inner court toward the south: and he measured from gate to gate toward the south a hundred cubits.

28 Then he brought me to the inner court by the south gate: and he measured the south gate according to these measures; 29 and the lodges thereof, and the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, according to these measures: and there were windows in it and in the arches thereof round about; it was fifty cubits long, and five and twenty cubits broad. 30 And there were arches round about, five and twenty cubits long, and five cubits broad. 31 And the arches thereof were toward the outer court; and palm-trees were upon the posts thereof: and the ascent to it had eight steps.

32 And he brought me into the inner court toward the east: and he measured the gate according to these measures; 33 and the lodges thereof, and the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, according to these measures: and there were windows therein and in the arches thereof round about; it was fifty cubits long, and five and twenty cubits broad. 34 And the arches thereof were toward the outer court; and palm-trees were upon the posts thereof, on this side, and on that side: and the ascent to it had eight steps.

35 And he brought me to the north gate: and he measured it according to these measures; 36 the lodges thereof, the posts thereof, and the arches thereof: and there were windows therein round about; the length was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits. 37 And the posts thereof were toward the outer court; and palm-trees were upon the posts thereof, on this side, and on that side: and the ascent to it had eight steps.

38 And a chamber with the door thereof was by the posts at the gates; there they washed the burnt-offering. 39 And in the porch of the gate were two tables on this side, and two tables on that side, to slay thereon the burnt-offering and the sin-offering and the trespass-offering. 40 And on the one side without, as one goeth up to the entry of the gate toward the north, were two tables; and on the other side, which belonged to the porch of the gate, were two tables. 41 Four tables were on this side, and four tables on that side, by the side of the gate; eight tables, whereupon they slew the sacrifices. 42 And there were four tables for the burnt-offering, of hewn stone, a cubit and a half long, and a cubit and a half broad, and one cubit high; whereupon they laid the instruments wherewith they slew the burnt-offering and the sacrifice. 43 And the hooks, a handbreadth long, were fastened within round about: and upon the tables was the flesh of the oblation.

44 And without the inner gate were chambers for the singers in the inner court, which was at the side of the north gate; and their prospect was toward the south; one at the side of the east gate having the prospect toward the north. 45 And he said unto me, This chamber, whose prospect is toward the south, is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the house; 46 and the chamber whose prospect is toward the north is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the altar: these are the sons of Zadok, who from among the sons of Levi come near to Jehovah to minister unto him. 47 And he measured the court, a hundred cubits long, and a hundred cubits broad, foursquare; and the altar was before the house.

48 Then he brought me to the porch of the house, and measured each post of the porch, five cubits on this side, and five cubits on that side: and the breadth of the gate was three cubits on this side, and three cubits on that side. 49 The length of the porch was twenty cubits, and the breadth eleven cubits; even by the steps whereby they went up to it: and there were pillars by the posts, one on this side, and another on that side.

1 In the twenty-fifth year of our exile, at the beginning of the year, on the tenth of the month, in the fourteenth year after the fall of the city —on that very day the hand of the LORD was on me and he took me there.

2 In visions of God he took me to the land of Israel and set me on a very high mountain, on whose south side were some buildings that looked like a city.

3 He took me there, and I saw a man whose appearance was like bronze; he was standing in the gateway with a linen cord and a measuring rod in his hand.

4 The man said to me, "Son of man, look carefully and listen closely and pay attention to everything I am going to show you, for that is why you have been brought here. Tell the people of Israel everything you see."

5 I saw a wall completely surrounding the temple area. The length of the measuring rod in the man's hand was six long cubits, "each of which was a cubit and a handbreadth. He measured the wall; it was one measuring rod thick and one rod high.

6 Then he went to the east gate. He climbed its steps and measured the threshold of the gate; it was one rod deep.

7 The alcoves for the guards were one rod long and one rod wide, and the projecting walls between the alcoves were five cubits "thick. And the threshold of the gate next to the portico facing the temple was one rod deep.

8 Then he measured the portico of the gateway;

9 it "was eight cubits "deep and its jambs were two cubits "thick. The portico of the gateway faced the temple.

10 Inside the east gate were three alcoves on each side; the three had the same measurements, and the faces of the projecting walls on each side had the same measurements.

11 Then he measured the width of the entrance of the gateway; it was ten cubits and its length was thirteen cubits. [^6]

12 In front of each alcove was a wall one cubit high, and the alcoves were six cubits square.

13 Then he measured the gateway from the top of the rear wall of one alcove to the top of the opposite one; the distance was twenty-five cubits "from one parapet opening to the opposite one.

14 He measured along the faces of the projecting walls all around the inside of the gateway —sixty cubits. "The measurement was up to the portico "facing the courtyard. [^10]

15 The distance from the entrance of the gateway to the far end of its portico was fifty cubits. [^11]

16 The alcoves and the projecting walls inside the gateway were surmounted by narrow parapet openings all around, as was the portico; the openings all around faced inward. The faces of the projecting walls were decorated with palm trees.

17 Then he brought me into the outer court. There I saw some rooms and a pavement that had been constructed all around the court; there were thirty rooms along the pavement.

18 It abutted the sides of the gateways and was as wide as they were long; this was the lower pavement.

19 Then he measured the distance from the inside of the lower gateway to the outside of the inner court; it was a hundred cubits "on the east side as well as on the north.

20 Then he measured the length and width of the north gate, leading into the outer court.

21 Its alcoves —three on each side —its projecting walls and its portico had the same measurements as those of the first gateway. It was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.

22 Its openings, its portico and its palm tree decorations had the same measurements as those of the gate facing east. Seven steps led up to it, with its portico opposite them.

23 There was a gate to the inner court facing the north gate, just as there was on the east. He measured from one gate to the opposite one; it was a hundred cubits.

24 Then he led me to the south side and I saw the south gate. He measured its jambs and its portico, and they had the same measurements as the others.

25 The gateway and its portico had narrow openings all around, like the openings of the others. It was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.

26 Seven steps led up to it, with its portico opposite them; it had palm tree decorations on the faces of the projecting walls on each side.

27 The inner court also had a gate facing south, and he measured from this gate to the outer gate on the south side; it was a hundred cubits.

28 Then he brought me into the inner court through the south gate, and he measured the south gate; it had the same measurements as the others.

29 Its alcoves, its projecting walls and its portico had the same measurements as the others. The gateway and its portico had openings all around. It was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.

30 (The porticoes of the gateways around the inner court were twenty-five cubits wide and five cubits deep.)

31 Its portico faced the outer court; palm trees decorated its jambs, and eight steps led up to it.

32 Then he brought me to the inner court on the east side, and he measured the gateway; it had the same measurements as the others.

33 Its alcoves, its projecting walls and its portico had the same measurements as the others. The gateway and its portico had openings all around. It was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.

34 Its portico faced the outer court; palm trees decorated the jambs on either side, and eight steps led up to it.

35 Then he brought me to the north gate and measured it. It had the same measurements as the others,

36 as did its alcoves, its projecting walls and its portico, and it had openings all around. It was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.

37 Its portico "faced the outer court; palm trees decorated the jambs on either side, and eight steps led up to it.

38 A room with a doorway was by the portico in each of the inner gateways, where the burnt offerings were washed.

39 In the portico of the gateway were two tables on each side, on which the burnt offerings, sin offerings "and guilt offerings were slaughtered.

40 By the outside wall of the portico of the gateway, near the steps at the entrance of the north gateway were two tables, and on the other side of the steps were two tables.

41 So there were four tables on one side of the gateway and four on the other —eight tables in all —on which the sacrifices were slaughtered.

42 There were also four tables of dressed stone for the burnt offerings, each a cubit and a half long, a cubit and a half wide and a cubit high. "On them were placed the utensils for slaughtering the burnt offerings and the other sacrifices.

43 And double-pronged hooks, each a handbreadth "long, were attached to the wall all around. The tables were for the flesh of the offerings.

44 Outside the inner gate, within the inner court, were two rooms, one "at the side of the north gate and facing south, and another at the side of the south "gate and facing north.

45 He said to me, "The room facing south is for the priests who guard the temple,

46 and the room facing north is for the priests who guard the altar. These are the sons of Zadok, who are the only Levites who may draw near to the LORD to minister before him."

47 Then he measured the court: It was square —a hundred cubits long and a hundred cubits wide. And the altar was in front of the temple.

48 He brought me to the portico of the temple and measured the jambs of the portico; they were five cubits wide on either side. The width of the entrance was fourteen cubits "and its projecting walls were "three cubits "wide on either side.

49 The portico was twenty cubits "wide, and twelve "cubits "from front to back. It was reached by a flight of stairs, "and there were pillars on each side of the jambs.