| New King James Version | New Living Translation |
| 1Afterward he brought me to the gate, the gate that faces toward the east. | 1After this, the man brought me back around to the east gateway. |
| 2And behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east. His voice was like the sound of many waters; and the earth shone with His glory. | 2Suddenly, the glory of the God of Israel appeared from the east. The sound of his coming was like the roar of rushing waters, and the whole landscape shone with his glory. |
| 3It was like the appearance of the vision which I saw—like the vision which I saw when I came to destroy the city. The visions were like the vision which I saw by the River Chebar; and I fell on my face. | 3This vision was just like the others I had seen, first by the Kebar River and then when he came to destroy Jerusalem. I fell face down on the ground. |
| 4And the glory of the LORD came into the temple by way of the gate which faces toward the east. | 4And the glory of the LORD came into the Temple through the east gateway. |
| 5The Spirit lifted me up and brought me into the inner court; and behold, the glory of the LORD filled the temple. | 5Then the Spirit took me up and brought me into the inner courtyard, and the glory of the LORD filled the Temple. |
| 6Then I heard Him speaking to me from the temple, while a man stood beside me. | 6And I heard someone speaking to me from within the Temple, while the man who had been measuring stood beside me. |
| 7And He said to me, “Son of man, this is the place of My throne and the place of the soles of My feet, where I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel forever. No more shall the house of Israel defile My holy name, they nor their kings, by their harlotry or with the carcasses of their kings on their high places. | 7The LORD said to me, “Son of man, this is the place of my throne and the place where I will rest my feet. I will live here forever among the people of Israel. They and their kings will not defile my holy name any longer by their adulterous worship of other gods or by honoring the relics of their kings who have died. |
| 8When they set their threshold by My threshold, and their doorpost by My doorpost, with a wall between them and Me, they defiled My holy name by the abominations which they committed; therefore I have consumed them in My anger. | 8They put their idol altars right next to mine with only a wall between them and me. They defiled my holy name by such detestable sin, so I consumed them in my anger. |
| 9Now let them put their harlotry and the carcasses of their kings far away from Me, and I will dwell in their midst forever. | 9Now let them stop worshiping other gods and honoring the relics of their kings, and I will live among them forever. |
| 10“Son of man, describe the temple to the house of Israel, that they may be ashamed of their iniquities; and let them measure the pattern. | 10“Son of man, describe to the people of Israel the Temple I have shown you, so they will be ashamed of all their sins. Let them study its plan, |
| 11And if they are ashamed of all that they have done, make known to them the design of the temple and its arrangement, its exits and its entrances, its entire design and all its ordinances, all its forms and all its laws. Write it down in their sight, so that they may keep its whole design and all its ordinances, and perform them. | 11and they will be ashamed of what they have done. Describe to them all the specifications of the Temple—including its entrances and exits—and everything else about it. Tell them about its decrees and laws. Write down all these specifications and decrees as they watch so they will be sure to remember and follow them. |
| 12This is the law of the temple: The whole area surrounding the mountaintop is most holy. Behold, this is the law of the temple. | 12And this is the basic law of the Temple: absolute holiness! The entire top of the mountain where the Temple is built is holy. Yes, this is the basic law of the Temple. The Altar |
| 13“These are the measurements of the altar in cubits (the cubit is one cubit and a handbreadth): the base one cubit high and one cubit wide, with a rim all around its edge of one span. This is the height of the altar: | 13“These are the measurements of the altar : There is a gutter all around the altar 21 inches deep and 21 inches wide, with a curb 9 inches wide around its edge. And this is the height of the altar: |
| 14from the base on the ground to the lower ledge, two cubits; the width of the ledge, one cubit; from the smaller ledge to the larger ledge, four cubits; and the width of the ledge, one cubit. | 14From the gutter the altar rises 3 1/2 feet to a lower ledge that surrounds the altar and is 21 inches wide. From the lower ledge the altar rises 7 feet to the upper ledge that is also 21 inches wide. |
| 15The altar hearth is four cubits high, with four horns extending upward from the hearth. | 15The top of the altar, the hearth, rises another 7 feet higher, with a horn rising up from each of the four corners. |
| 16The altar hearth is twelve cubits long, twelve wide, square at its four corners; | 16The top of the altar is square, measuring 21 feet by 21 feet. |
| 17the ledge, fourteen cubits long and fourteen wide on its four sides, with a rim of half a cubit around it; its base, one cubit all around; and its steps face toward the east.” | 17The upper ledge also forms a square, measuring 24 1/2 feet by 24 1/2 feet, with a 21-inch gutter and a 10 1/2 -inch curb all around the edge. There are steps going up the east side of the altar.” |
| 18And He said to me, “Son of man, thus says the Lord GOD: ‘These are the ordinances for the altar on the day when it is made, for sacrificing burnt offerings on it, and for sprinkling blood on it. | 18Then he said to me, “Son of man, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: These will be the regulations for the burning of offerings and the sprinkling of blood when the altar is built. |
| 19You shall give a young bull for a sin offering to the priests, the Levites, who are of the seed of Zadok, who approach Me to minister to Me,’ says the Lord GOD. | 19At that time, the Levitical priests of the family of Zadok, who minister before me, are to be given a young bull for a sin offering, says the Sovereign LORD. |
| 20‘You shall take some of its blood and put it on the four horns of the altar, on the four corners of the ledge, and on the rim around it; thus you shall cleanse it and make atonement for it. | 20You will take some of its blood and smear it on the four horns of the altar, the four corners of the upper ledge, and the curb that runs around that ledge. This will cleanse and make atonement for the altar. |
| 21Then you shall also take the bull of the sin offering, and burn it in the appointed place of the temple, outside the sanctuary. | 21Then take the young bull for the sin offering and burn it at the appointed place outside the Temple area. |
| 22On the second day you shall offer a kid of the goats without blemish for a sin offering; and they shall cleanse the altar, as they cleansed it with the bull. | 22“On the second day, sacrifice as a sin offering a young male goat that has no physical defects. Then cleanse and make atonement for the altar again, just as you did with the young bull. |
| 23When you have finished cleansing it, you shall offer a young bull without blemish, and a ram from the flock without blemish. | 23When you have finished the cleansing ceremony, offer another young bull that has no defects and a perfect ram from the flock. |
| 24When you offer them before the LORD, the priests shall throw salt on them, and they will offer them up as a burnt offering to the LORD. | 24You are to present them to the LORD, and the priests are to sprinkle salt on them and offer them as a burnt offering to the LORD. |
| 25Every day for seven days you shall prepare a goat for a sin offering; they shall also prepare a young bull and a ram from the flock, both without blemish. | 25“Every day for seven days a male goat, a young bull, and a ram from the flock will be sacrificed as a sin offering. None of these animals may have physical defects of any kind. |
| 26Seven days they shall make atonement for the altar and purify it, and so consecrate it. | 26Do this each day for seven days to cleanse and make atonement for the altar, thus setting it apart for holy use. |
| 27When these days are over it shall be, on the eighth day and thereafter, that the priests shall offer your burnt offerings and your peace offerings on the altar; and I will accept you,’ says the Lord GOD.” | 27On the eighth day, and on each day afterward, the priests will sacrifice on the altar the burnt offerings and peace offerings of the people. Then I will accept you. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken!” |
| The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. |
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