1 It was the tenth day of the month in the beginning of the twenty-fifth year of our captivity and fourteen years after Jerusalem was captured. At that time Jehovahs power came over me, and he brought me to Jerusalem.2 In visions, God brought me to Israel and set me down on a very high mountain. On the south side of the mountain were buildings that looked like those in a city.3 He brought me closer. I saw a man who looked like he was covered with bronze. The man was holding a linen tape measure and a measuring stick, and he stood in a gateway.4 He said to me: »Son of man, look with your eyes, and listen with your ears. Pay close attention to everything I am going to show you. The reason you were brought here is to see these things. Tell the nation of Israel about everything that you see.«5 I saw a wall that surrounded the Temple. The man had a measuring stick that was ten and one half feet long. He measured the wall. It was ten and one half feet thick and ten and one half feet high.6 The man went to the gateway that faced east. He went up its steps and measured the entrance to the gateway. It was ten and one half feet wide.7 There were also guardrooms. Each guardroom was ten and one half feet long and ten and one half feet wide. The space between the guardrooms was nine feet thick. And the entrance to the gateway by the entrance hall of the temple was ten and one half feet wide.8 He also measured the entrance hall of the gateway.9 It extended fourteen feet from the Temple. Its recessed walls were three and one half feet thick. The gateway's entrance hall faced the Temple.10 There were three guardrooms on each side of the eastern gateway. All three rooms on each side were the same size, and the recessed walls on each side were the same size.11 The man measured the width of the entrance to the gateway. It was seventeen and one half feet wide, and the gateway was twenty-three feet long.12 There was a barrier about twenty-one inches in front of each guardroom. The guardrooms were ten and one half feet square.13 He measured the gateway from the top of one guardroom to the top of the opposite guardroom. It was forty-four feet wide from one door to the opposite door.14 He also measured the entrance hall. It was thirty-five feet wide. In front of the entrance hall to the gateway was a courtyard on all sides.15 The total length of the gateway from the front of the outer part to the front of the inner part of the entrance hall was eighty-seven and one half feet.16 The guardrooms and recessed walls inside the gateway had small windows all around. The entrance hall also had windows all around on the inside. Pictures of palm trees were carved on the recessed walls.17 Then the man brought me into the outer courtyard. I saw rooms there and pavement all around the courtyard. There were thirty rooms along the edge of the pavement.18 The pavement in the lower courtyard ran alongside the gateways. It was as wide as it was long.19 The man measured the distance from the inside of the lower gateway to the outside of the inner courtyard. It was one hundred and seventy-five feet from the east and to the north.20 The man measured the length and width of the gateway, leading to the outer courtyard. This was the gateway that faced north.21 Its three guardrooms, its recessed walls, and its entrance hall were the same size as those in the east gateway. The gateway was eighty-seven and one half feet long and forty-four feet wide.22 Its windows, recessed walls, and palm tree pictures were the same size as those in the east gateway. Seven steps went up to it and led to its entrance hall.23 The inner courtyard had a gateway opposite the north gate just like the east gateway. The man measured the distance from one gate to the other gate. It was one hundred and seventy-five feet.24 The man led me to the south side, and I saw a gateway that faced south. He measured its recessed walls and its entrance hall. They were the same size as those of the other gateways.25 The gateway and its entrance hall had windows on all sides like the windows in the other gateways. It was eighty-seven and one half feet long and forty-four feet wide.26 Seven steps went up to it and led to its entrance hall. Pictures of palm trees were carved on the recessed walls, one picture on each side.27 The inner courtyard had a gateway facing south. The man measured the distance from the gateway on the south side to its opposite gateway. It was one hundred and seventy-five feet.28 The man brought me to the inner courtyard through the south gateway. He measured the south gateway. It was the same size as the others.29 Its guardrooms, recessed walls, and entrance hall were the same size as the other gateways. The guardrooms and the entrance hall had windows all around. The gateway was eighty-seven and one half feet long and forty-four feet wide.30 There were entrance halls all around the inner courtyard. They were all forty-four feet long and nine feet wide.31 The entrance halls faced the outer courtyard. Pictures of palm trees were carved on the recessed walls, and eight steps led up to each gateway.32 The man brought me to the east side of the inner courtyard. He measured the gateway. It was the same size as the others.33 Its guardrooms, recessed walls, and entrance halls were the same size as those of the other gateways. Its guardrooms and entrance hall had windows all around. The gateway was eighty-seven and one half feet long and forty-four feet wide.34 Its entrance hall faced the outer courtyard. Pictures of palm trees were carved on the recessed walls, and eight steps led up to the gateway.35 Then the man brought me to the north gateway. He measured it. It was the same size as the others.36 Its guardrooms, recessed walls, and entrance hall had windows all around. The gateway was eighty-seven and one half feet long and forty-four feet wide.37 Its recessed walls faced the outer courtyard. Pictures of palm trees were carved on the recessed walls, and eight steps led up to the gateway.38 There was a room with a door that opened toward the entrance hall of the gateway. This is the room where the priests washed the animals for the burnt offerings.39 There were two tables on each side of the entrance hall of the gateway. On these tables the animals were slaughtered for burnt offerings, offerings for sin, and guilt offerings.40 On each side of the entrance to the north gateway there were two tables, and on the other side of the entrance hall of the gateway there were two tables.41 So there were four tables on each side of the gateway, eight tables in all, on which they slaughtered animals.42 There were four tables made of cut stone for burnt offerings. They were three feet long, three feet wide, and twenty-one inches high. On these tables the priests laid the utensils that were used to slaughter animals for burnt offerings and sacrifices.43 Double-pronged hooks, three inches long, were attached to the wall all around the room, and the tables were for the meat of the animals.44 Outside the gateways to the inner courtyard were the rooms for the singers in the inner courtyards. One room was at the side of the north gateway. It faced south. The other room was at the side of the south gateway. It faced north.45 The man said to me: »This room that faces south is for the priests who serve in the temple.46 The room that faces north is for the priests who serve at the altar. These priests are Zadok's descendants. They are the only Levites who are able to come near Jehovah and serve him.«47 The man measured the courtyard. It was a perfect square: one hundred and seventy-five feet long and one hundred and seventy-five feet wide. The altar was in front of the Temple.48 The man brought me to the entrance hall of the Temple and measured its recessed walls. They were nine feet on each side. The gateway was twenty-four and one half feet wide, and the walls on each side were five feet wide.49 The entrance hall was thirty-five feet long and twenty-one feet wide. Steps led up to it. Pillars stood by the recessed walls, one on each side of the entrance hall.
1 No ano vinte e cinco do nosso cativeiro, no princípio do ano, no décimo dia do mês, no ano catorze depois que a cidade foi conquistada, naquele mesmo dia veio sobre mim a mão do Senhor,2 e em visões de Deus me levou à terra de Israel, e me pôs sobre um monte muito alto, sobre o qual havia como que um edifício de cidade para a banda do sul.3 Levou-me, pois, para lá; e eis um homem cuja aparência era como a do bronze, tendo na mão um cordel de linho e uma cana de medir; e ele estava em pé na porta.4 E disse-me o homem: Filho do homem, vê com os teus olhos, e ouve com os teus ouvidos, e põe no teu coração tudo quanto eu te fizer ver; porque, para to mostrar foste tu aqui trazido. Anuncia pois à casa de Israel tudo quanto vires.5 E havia um muro ao redor da casa do lado de fora, e na mão do homem uma cana de medir de seis côvados de comprimento, tendo cada côvado um palmo a mais; e ele mediu a largura do edifício, era 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, era uma cana de largo, e o outro limiar, uma cana de largo.7 E cada câmara tinha uma cana de comprido, e uma cana de largo; e o espaço entre as câmaras era de cinco côvados; e o limiar da porta, ao pé do vestíbulo da porta, em direção da casa, tinha uma cana.8 Também mediu o vestíbulo da porta em direção da casa, uma cana.9 Então mediu o vestíbulo da porta, e tinha oito côvados; e os seus pilares, dois côvados; e o vestíbulo da porta olha para a casa.10 E as câmaras da porta para o lado do oriente eram três dum lado, e três do outro; a mesma medida era a das três; também os umbrais dum lado e do outro tinham a mesma medida.11 Mediu mais a largura da entrada da porta, que era de dez côvados; e o comprimento da porta, treze côvados.12 E a margem em frente das câmaras dum lado era de um côvado, e de um côvado a margem do outro lado; e cada câmara tinha seis côvados de um lado, e seis côvados do outro.13 Então mediu a porta desde o telhado de uma câmara até o telhado da outra, era vinte e cinco côvados de largo, estando porta defronte de porta.14 Mediu também o vestíbulo, vinte côvados; e em torno do vestíbulo da porta estava o átrio.15 E, desde a dianteira da porta da entrada até a dianteira do vestíbulo da porta interior, havia cinqüenta côvados.16 Havia também janelas de fechar nas câmaras e nos seus umbrais, dentro da porta ao redor, e da mesma sorte nos vestíbulos; e as janelas estavam à roda pela parte de dentro; e nos umbrais havia palmeiras.17 Então ele me levou ao átrio exterior; e eis que havia câmaras e um pavimento feitos para o átrio em redor; trinta câmaras havia naquele pavimento.18 E o pavimento, isto é, o pavimento inferior, corria junto às portas segundo o comprimento das portas.19 A seguir ele mediu a largura desde a dianteira da porta inferior até a dianteira do átrio interior, por fora, cem côvados, tanto do oriente como do norte.20 E, quanto à porta que olhava para o norte, no átrio exterior, ele mediu o seu comprimento e a sua largura.21 As suas câmaras eram três dum lado, e três do outro; e os seus umbrais e os seus vestíbulos eram da medida da primeira porta: de cinqüenta côvados era o seu comprimento, e a largura de vinte e cinco côvados.22 As suas janelas, e o seu vestíbulo, e as suas palmeiras eram da medida da porta que olhava para o oriente; e subia-se para ela por sete degraus; e o seu vestíbulo estava diante dela.23 Havia uma porta do átrio interior defronte da outra porta tanto do norte como do oriente; e mediu de porta a porta cem côvados.24 Então ele me levou ao caminho do sul; e eis que havia ali uma porta que olhava para o sul; e mediu os seus umbrais e o seu vestíbulo conforme estas medidas.25 E havia também janelas em redor do seu vestíbulo, como as outras janelas; cinqüenta côvados era o comprimento, e a largura vinte e cinco côvados.26 Subia-se a ela por sete degraus, e o seu vestíbulo era diante deles; e tinha palmeiras, uma de uma banda e outra da outra, nos seus umbrais.27 Também havia uma porta para o átrio interior que olha 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 conforme estas medidas.29 E as suas câmaras, e os seus umbrais, e o seu vestíbulo eram conforme estas medidas; e nele havia janelas e no seu vestíbulo ao redor; o comprimento era de cinqüenta côvados, e a largura de vinte e cinco côvados.30 Havia um vestíbulo em redor; o comprimento era de vinte e cinco côvados e a largura de cinco côvados.31 O seu vestíbulo olhava para o átrio exterior; e havia palmeiras nos seus umbrais; e subia-se a ele por oito degraus.32 Depois me levou ao átrio interior, que olha para o oriente; e mediu a porta conforme estas medidas;33 e também as suas câmaras, e os seus umbrais, e o seu vestíbulo, conforme estas medidas; também nele havia janelas e no seu vestíbulo ao redor; o comprimento era de cinqüenta côvados, e a largura era de vinte e cinco côvados.34 E o seu vestíbulo olhava para o átrio exterior; também havia palmeiras nos seus umbrais de uma e de outra banda; e subia-se a ele por oito degraus.35 Então me levou à porta do norte; e mediu-a conforme estas medidas.36 As suas câmaras, os seus umbrais, e o seu vestíbulo; também tinha janelas em redor; o comprimento era de cinqüenta côvados, e a largura de vinte e cinco côvados.37 E os seus umbrais olhavam para o átrio exterior; também havia palmeiras nos seus umbrais de uma e de outra banda; e subia-se a ela por oito degraus.38 Havia uma câmara com a sua entrada junto aos umbrais perto das portas; aí se lavava o holocausto.39 E no vestíbulo da porta havia duas mesas de uma banda, e duas da outra, em que se haviam de imolar o holocausto e a oferta pelo pecado e a oferta pela culpa.40 Também duma banda, do lado de fora, junto da subida para a entrada da porta que olha para o norte, havia duas mesas; e da outra banda do vestíbulo da porta, havia duas mesas.41 Havia quatro mesas de uma, e quatro mesas da outra banda, junto à porta; oito mesas, sobre as quais imolavam os sacrifícios.42 E havia para o holocausto quatro mesas de pedras lavradas, sendo o comprimento de um côvado e meio, a largura de um côvado e meio, e a altura de um côvado; e sobre elas se punham os instrumentos com que imolavam o holocausto e o sacrifício.43 E ganchos, de um palmo de comprido, estavam fixos por dentro ao redor; e sobre as mesas estava a carne da oferta.44 Fora da porta interior estavam as câmaras para os cantores, no átrio interior, que estava ao lado da porta do norte; e elas olhavam para o sul; uma estava ao lado da porta do oriente, e olhava para o norte.45 E 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, a saber, os filhos de Zadoque, os quais dentre os filhos de Levi se chegam ao Senhor para o servirem.47 E mediu o átrio; o comprimento era de cem côvados e a largura de cem côvados, um quadrado; e o altar estava diante do templo.48 Então me levou ao vestíbulo do templo, e mediu cada umbral do vestíbulo, cinco côvados de um lado e cinco côvados do outro; e a largura da porta era de três côvados de um lado, e de três côvados do outro.49 O comprimento do vestíbulo era de vinte côvados, e a largura de doze côvados; e era por dez degraus que se subia a ele; e havia colunas junto aos umbrais, uma de um lado e outra do outro.