Ezequiel 47

1 Conduziu-me então à entrada do templo. Eis que águas jorravam de sob o limiar do edifício, em direção ao oriente porque a fachada do templo olhava para o oriente. Essa água escorria por baixo do lado direito do templo, ao sul do altar.

2 Fez-me sair pela porta do Norte e contornar o templo do lado de fora até o pórtico exterior oriental; eu vi a água brotar do lado Sul.

3 O homem foi para o oriente com uma corda na mão: mediu mil côvados; a seguir, fez-me passar na água, que me chegou até os tornozelos. Mediu ainda mil côvados e me fez atravessar a água, que me subiu até os joelhos.

4 Mediu de novo mil côvados e fez-me atravessar a água, que me subiu até os quadris.

5 Mediu, enfim, mil côvados; e era uma torrente que eu não podia atravessar, de tal modo as águas tinham crescido! E era preciso nadar, era um curso de água que não se podia passar a vau.

6 "Viste, filho do homem?" – falou-me, e me levou ao outro lado da torrente.

7 Ora, retornando, avistei nas duas margens da torrente uma grande quantidade de árvores.

8 "Essas águas" – disse-me ele – "dirigem-se para a parte oriental, elas descem à planície do Jordão; elas se lançarão no mar, de sorte que suas águas se tornarão mais saudáveis.

9 Em toda parte aonde chegar a corrente, todo animal que se move na água poderá viver, e haverá lá grande quantidade de peixes. Tudo o que essa água atingir se tornará são e saudável e em toda parte aonde chegar a torrente haverá vida.

10 Na praia desse mar estarão pescadores; eles estenderão suas redes desde Engadi até En-Eglaim, e haverá aí peixes de toda espécie em abundância, como no grande mar.

11 Mas seus mangues e charcos não serão saneados, abandonados que estão ao sal.

12 Ao longo da torrente, em cada uma de suas margens, crescerão árvores frutíferas de toda espécie, e sua folhagem não murchará, e não cessarão jamais de dar frutos: todos os meses frutos novos, porque essas águas vêm do santuário. Seus frutos serão comestíveis e suas folhas servirão de remédio."

13 Eis o que diz o Senhor Javé: "Eis os limites da terra que partilhareis entre as doze tribos de Israel. José terá duas partes.

14 Cada um dentre vós herdará uma parte igual, porque jurei com a mão erguida dar essa terra a vossos pais; por isso, essa terra deve tocar-vos em partilha.

15 Eis os seus limites: ao norte, desde o Grande Mar, o caminho de Hetalon até Sedada:

16 Emat, Berota e Sabarim, entre a fronteira de Damasco e de Emat, Haser-Ticon até a fronteira de Aurã.

17 A fronteira irá então do mar até Haser-Enã, tendo a fronteira de Damasco, ao norte, e a de Emat. Isto ao norte.

18 A leste, entre Aurã e Damasco e entre Galaad e a terra de Israel, o Jordão servirá de limite desde a fronteira norte até o mar oriental e para o lado de Tamar. Isto ao leste.

19 A costa sul irá, para o oriente, desde Tamar até as águas de Meriba de Cades e até a torrente para o Grande Mar. Isto para o lado meridio­nal.

20 A oeste, o Grande Mar, desde a fronteira até a frente da entrada de Emat. Isto ao oeste".

21 "Partilhareis esta terra entre vós, segundo as tribos de Israel.

22 Vós as distribuireis por sorte a vós e aos estrangeiros residentes entre vós e que têm lançado raiz entre vós. Vós os considerareis como indígenas entre os israelitas: receberão convosco seu lote entre as tribos de Israel.

23 É na tribo onde ele estiver instalado que lhe assinalareis o seu lote ao estrangeiro – oráculo do Senhor Javé."

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.*47.3 the waters were…: Heb. waters of 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.*47.5 waters to…: Heb. waters of swimming

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.*47.7 bank: Heb. lip 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.*47.8 desert: or, plain 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.*47.9 rivers: Heb. two rivers 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.*47.11 shall not…: or, and that which shall not be healed 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.*47.12 shall grow: Heb. shall come up*47.12 new: or, principal*47.12 for medicine: or, for bruises and sores

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.*47.14 lifted…: or, swore 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.*47.16 Hazar-hatticon: or, the middle village 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.*47.18 from (Hauran, Damascus, Gilead, the land): Heb. from between 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.*47.19 strife: or, Meribah*47.19 river: or, valley*47.19 is the south side southward: or, is the south side toward Teman 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.