1 In the twenty-fifth year after we had been taken away prisoners, in the first month of the year, on the tenth day of the month, in the fourteenth year after the town was taken, on the very same day, the hand of the Lord was on me, and he took me there.

2 In the visions of God he took me into the land of Israel, and put me down on a very high mountain, on which there was, as it seemed, a building like a town opposite me.

3 He took me there, and I saw a man, looking like brass, with a linen cord in his hand and a measuring rod: and he was stationed in the doorway.

4 And the man said to me, Son of man, see with your eyes and give hearing with your ears, and take to heart everything I am going to let you see; for in order that I might let you see them, you have come here: and give an account of all you see to the children of Israel.

5 And there was a wall on the outside of the house all round, and in the man's hand there was a measuring rod six cubits long by a cubit and a hand's measure: so he took the measure of the building from side to side, one rod; and from base to top, one rod.

6 Then he came to the doorway looking to the east, and went up by its steps; and he took the measure of the doorstep, one rod wide.

7 And the watchmen's rooms were one rod long and one rod wide; and the space between the rooms was five cubits; the doorstep of the doorway, by the covered way of the doorway inside, was one rod.

8 And he took the measure of the covered way of the doorway inside,

9 Eight cubits; and its uprights, two cubits; the covered way of the doorway was inside.

10 And the rooms of the doorway on the east were three on this side and three on that; all three were of the same size; and the uprights on this side and on that were of the same size.

11 And he took the measure of the opening of the doorway, ten cubits wide; and the way down the doorway was thirteen cubits;

12 And the space in front of the rooms, a cubit on this side and a cubit on that side; and the rooms six cubits on this side and six cubits on that.

13 And he took the measure of the doorway from the back of one room to the back of the other, twenty-five cubits across, from door to door.

14 And he took the measure of the covered way, twenty cubits; and opening from the covered way of the doorway was the open square round about.

15 And from before the opening of the doorway to before the inner covered way of the doorway was fifty cubits.

16 And the rooms and their uprights had sloping windows inside the doorway all round, and in the same way the covered way had windows all round on the inside: and on every upright there were palm-trees.

17 Then he took me into the outer square, and there were rooms and a stone floor made for the open square all round: there were thirty rooms on the stone floor.

18 And the stone floor was by the side of the doorways, and was as wide as the doorways were long, even the lower floor.

19 Then he took the measure of the square across, from before the lower doorway inside to before the inner doorway outside, one hundred cubits. And he took me in the direction of the north,

20 And there was a doorway to the outer square, looking to the north; and he took the measure of it to see how wide and how long it was.

21 And it had three rooms on this side of it and three on that; its uprights and its covered ways were the same size as those of the first doorway: it was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.

22 And its windows, and the windows of its covered ways, and its palm-trees, were the same as those of the doorway looking to the east; and there were seven steps up to it; and the covered way went inside.

23 And there was a doorway to the inner square opposite the doorway on the north, like the doorway on the east; and he took the measure from doorway to doorway, a hundred cubits.

24 And he took me to the south, and I saw a doorway looking to the south: and he took the measure of its rooms and its uprights and its covered ways by these measures.

25 And there were windows in it and in the covered way all round, like the other windows: it was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.

26 And there were seven steps up to it, and its covered way went inside: and it had palm-trees, one on this side and one on that, on its uprights.

27 And there was a doorway to the inner square looking to the south: he took the measure from doorway to doorway to the south, a hundred cubits.

28 Then he took me to the inner square by the south doorway: and he took the measure of the south doorway by these measures;

29 And the rooms in it and the uprights and the covered ways, by these measures:

30 And there were windows in it and in the covered way all round: it was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.

31 The covered way was on the side nearest the outer square; and there were palm-trees on the uprights: and there were eight steps going up to it.

32 And he took me into the inner square facing the east: and he took the measure of the doorway by these measures;

33 And of the rooms in it and its uprights and its covered ways, by these measures: and there were windows in it and in the covered way round about: it was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.

34 And the covered way was on the side nearest the outer square; there were palm-trees on the uprights, on this side and on that: and there were eight steps going up to it.

35 And he took me to the north doorway: and he took the measure of it by these measures;

36 Its rooms, its uprights, and its covered way had the same measures, and its covered way had windows all round: it was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.

37 Its uprights were on the side nearest to the outer square; there were palm-trees on the uprights, on this side and on that: and there were eight steps going up to it.

38 And there was a room with a door in the covered way of the doorway, where the burned offering was washed.

39 And in the covered way of the doorway there were two tables on this side and two tables on that side, on which the burned offering and the sin-offering and the offering for error were put to death:

40 On the outer side, to the north, as one goes up to the opening of the doorway, were two tables.

41 There were four tables on one side and four tables on the other, by the side of the doorway; eight tables, on which they put to death the beasts for the offerings.

42 And there were four tables for the burned offering, made of cut stone, one and a half cubits long, one and a half cubits wide and a cubit high, where the instruments were placed which were used for putting to death the burned offering and the beasts for the offerings.

43 And they had edges all round as wide as a man's hand: and on the tables was the flesh of the offerings.

44 And he took me into the inner square, and there were two rooms in the inner square, one at the side of the north doorway, facing south; and one at the side of the south doorway, facing north.

45 And he said to me, This room, facing south, is for the priests who have the care of the house.

46 And the room facing north is for the priests who have the care of the altar: these are the sons of Zadok, who, from among the sons of Levi, come near to the Lord to do the work of his house.

47 And he took the measure of the open square, a hundred cubits long and a hundred cubits wide, being square; and the altar was in front of the house.

48 Then he took me to the covered way before the house, and took the measure of its uprights, five cubits on one side and five cubits on the other: and the doorway was fourteen cubits wide; and the side-walls of the doorway were three cubits on one side and three cubits on the other.

49 The covered way was twenty cubits long and twelve cubits wide, and they went up to it by ten steps; and there were pillars by the uprights, one on one side and one on the other.

1 No dia vinte e oito de Abril , durante o vigésimo quinto ano do nosso exílio - o décimo quarto depois de Jerusalém ter sido capturada - veio sobre mim a mão do Senhor, e numa visão, levou-me até à terra de Israel e me deixou sobre uma alta montanha, onde pude contemplar aquilo que me pareceu ser uma cidade, em frente de mim

3 Ao aproximar-me vi um homem cuja aparência era como a do bronze e que estava em pé diante do portão do templo, segurando na mão uma fita para medir e uma vara, também para fazer medições.

4 Disse-me assim: Homem mortal, vê e escuta bem tudo o que mostrar e grava-o no teu coração; foste trazido até aqui para que te possa mostrar muitas coisas; depois, regressarás ao povo de Israel e contar-lhe-ás tudo o que observaste.

5 O homem começou então a medir a parede limitando a área exterior ao templo com a sua vara de medição, que tinha 3,5 metros de comprimento. Disse-me: Esta parede tem 3,5 metros, tanto de altura como de largura. Depois, levou-me até à passagem que dá para o muro de leste. Subimos sete degraus até ao átrio de entrada: tinha 3,5 metros de largo.

7 Indo através da passagem referida, vi que havia três compartimentos para guardas de cada lado, cada um deles era quadrado, com 3,5 metros de lado, e estavam separados 3 metros uns dos outros. Diante destes compartimentos havia um umbral de 45 centímetros de altura e 45 centímetros de largura. Do outro lado dos compartimentos havia um vestíbulo de 3,5 metros dando para um átrio com 4,5 metros, e colunas de um metro. Do outro lado do átrio, na outra extremidade da passagem, havia um vestíbulo de 7 metros e meio de largura e 5 metros e 75 centímetros de comprimento.

13 Depois mediu toda a largura exterior da porta, desde o telhado duma câmara até ao telhado da outra: 14,5 metros; fez a estimativa dos pilares de cada lado dos pórticos: mais ou menos 10 metros de altura. Todo o comprimento da passagem de entrada era de 29 metros, de uma à outra extremidade. Havia também janelas, que estreitavam para o interior, através das paredes, de ambos os lados da passagem e nas paredes das câmaras. Havia também janelas à saída e à entrada dos vestíbulos. Os pilares eram decorados com palmeiras.

17 Depois levou-me ao átrio exterior. Havia um pavimento de pedra em toda a volta, da parte de dentro das paredes; e viam-se trinta quartos construídos contra as paredes, e dando para este pavimento. A isto chamava-o o pavimento inferior. A distância das paredes até ao pavimento era a mesma da extensão da passagem da entrada. Mediu a parede do outro lado do átrio exterior do templo e achou a medida de 58 metros.

20 De seguida, deixou a passagem oriental e dirigiu-se para a que passa pela parede do norte, medindo-a. Aqui também havia três câmaras de guarda de cada lado, e todas as medidas foram as mesmas da passagem anterior - 29 metros de comprimento e 14,5 metros, de lado a lado. Havia janelas, um átrio de entrada e decorações com palmeiras, tal como do lado oriental. Sete degraus conduziam ao vestíbulo interior. Aqui, na entrada do norte, tal como na do leste, se alguém entrasse através da passagem para o átrio e o atravessasse, vinha a encontrar-se com um muro interior no qual havia um corredor que dava para outro átrio interior. A distância entre as duas passagens era de 58 metros.

24 Depois levou-me de volta para o portão do sul, mediu as várias secções das suas passagens, verificando que eram as mesmas medidas das anteriores. Tinha também janelas nas paredes, tal como as outras e um átrio de entrada. E também à semelhança das outras, tinha 29 metros de comprimento e 14,5 de largura. Havia igualmente uma escada de sete degraus que levava até lá; viam-se semelhantes decorações com palmeiras, nas paredes. Aqui também, quem caminhasse pela passagem para o átrio chegava a um muro interior no qual encontrava uma abertura por onde se ia ter a um átrio interior. A distância entre as duas passagens era pois de 58 metros.

28 Levou-me então ao átrio interior pela porta do sul, e achou as mesmas medidas que anteriormente. As suas câmaras, pilares e vestíbulos eram idênticos aos outros. Tinham também janelas em volta. E mediam igualmente 29 metros por 14,5 de largo. A única diferença era que havia aqui oito degraus em vez dos sete das outras. Também se encontravam aqui as decorações com palmeiras nos pilares.

32 Depois levou-me ao átrio interior pelo caminho do oriente fazendo as mesmas medidas, e encontrando os mesmos resultados. As câmaras, os pilares, os vestíbulos eram do mesmo tamanho. Viam-se as mesmas janelas nas paredes. Media 29 metros de comprido e 14,5 de largo. Os seus vestíbulos estavam defronte do átrio exterior; havia decorações de palmeiras nas colunas; mas contavam-se oito e não sete degraus como antes, para chegar até à entrada.

35 Guiou-me à porta do norte e fez as mesmas medições: As câmaras, os pilares e os vestíbulos eram semelhantes às outras; tinha 29 metros de comprimento e 14,5 de largura. O vestíbulo estava em frente do átrio exterior e tinha pinturas de palmeiras nas paredes de cada lado da passagem de acesso. Havia também oito degraus aqui para chegar até à entrada.

38 Uma porta neste vestíbulo dava acesso a um espaço onde a carne para os sacrifícios era levada antes de ser transportada para o altar; havia de cada lado da passagem de acesso duas mesas onde os animais eram degolados para serem apresentados em holocausto, como oferta pelo pecado e como oferta pelas culpas, no templo. Fora do átrio de entrada, de cada lado das escadas de acesso à entrada do norte, havia mais duas mesas ainda. Assim, ao todo, viam-se oito mesas, quatro do lado de fora e quatro no interior, onde os sacrifícios eram preparados. Havia também quatro mesas de pedra onde se encontravam os instrumentos necessários para aquele serviço de preparação dos animais. Estas mesas tinham cerca de 80 centímetros de lado; eram quadradas; mediam 53 centímetros de altura. Viam-se ganchos de uns 10 centímetros de comprimento presos às paredes do átrio de entrada e nas mesas onde a carne devia ser posta.

44 No átrio interior havia duas câmaras, uma junto à entrada do norte, virada para o sul e outra junto à entrada do sul, virada para o norte.

45 Disse-me depois: A câmara junto à entrada do norte é para os sacerdotes que têm a responsabilidade de guardarem o templo. A outra junto à entrada do sul é para os sacerdotes que se ocupam do altar - os descendentes de Zadoque - porque só eles, de entre todos os levitas, podem chegar-se ao Senhor para o servir.

47 Depois mediu o átrio interior: era quadrado, com 58 metros de largura; havia um altar no pátio, diante do templo.

48 Levou-me ao vestíbulo do templo. Subia-se até lá por dez degraus. As suas paredes formavam pilares, dois de cada lado, com 3 metros de espessura, cada um. A entrada tinha 8 metros de largura, e as suas paredes eram de 1,75 metros. Assim, o átrio de entrada tinha 11,5 metros de largo e 6,5 metros de comprido.