¹Et convertit me ad viam portæ sanctuarii exterioris,And he turned me back, toward the way of the gate of the outer sanctuary,quæ respiciebat ad orientem:which looked toward the east.et erat clausa.And it was closed.

¹Et convertit me ad viam portæ sanctuarii exterioris,And he turned me back, toward the way of the gate of the outer sanctuary,quæ respiciebat ad orientem:which looked toward the east.et erat clausa.And it was closed.

²Et dixit Dominus ad me:And the Lord said to me:Porta hæc clausa erit:“This gate will be closed;non aperietur,it will not be opened.et vir non transibit per eam,And man shall not cross through it.quoniam Dominus Deus Israël ingressus est per eam:For the Lord, the God of Israel, has entered through it,eritque clausaand it shall be closed

²Et dixit Dominus ad me:And the Lord said to me:Porta hæc clausa erit:“This gate will be closed;non aperietur,it will not be opened.et vir non transibit per eam,And man shall not cross through it.quoniam Dominus Deus Israël ingressus est per eam:For the Lord, the God of Israel, has entered through it,eritque clausaand it shall be closed

³principi.to the prince.Princeps ipse sedebit in ea,The prince himself will sit at it,ut comedat panem coram Domino:so that he may eat bread before the Lord;per viam portæ vestibuli ingredietur,he will enter by the way of the vestibule of the gate,et per viam ejus egredietur.and he will depart by the same way.”

³principi.to the prince.Princeps ipse sedebit in ea,The prince himself will sit at it,ut comedat panem coram Domino:so that he may eat bread before the Lord;per viam portæ vestibuli ingredietur,he will enter by the way of the vestibule of the gate,et per viam ejus egredietur.and he will depart by the same way.”

⁴Et adduxit me per viam portæ aquilonis in conspectu domus:And he led me in, along the way of the north gate, in the sight of the house.et vidi,And I saw,et ecce implevit gloria Domini domum Domini:and behold, the glory of the Lord filled the house of the Lord.et cecidi in faciem meam.And I fell upon my face.

⁴Et adduxit me per viam portæ aquilonis in conspectu domus:And he led me in, along the way of the north gate, in the sight of the house.et vidi,And I saw,et ecce implevit gloria Domini domum Domini:and behold, the glory of the Lord filled the house of the Lord.et cecidi in faciem meam.And I fell upon my face.

⁵Et dixit ad me Dominus:And the Lord said to me:Fili hominis,“Son of man,pone cor tuum,set within your heart,et vide oculis tuis,and see with your eyes,et auribus tuis audi omnia quæ ego loquor ad te de universis cæremoniis domus Domini,and hear with your ears all that I am speaking to you about all the ceremonies of the house of the Lord and about all its laws.et de cunctis legibus ejus:And set your heart upon the ways of the temple,et pones cor tuum in viis templi per omnes exitus sanctuarii.along all the exits of the sanctuary.

⁵Et dixit ad me Dominus:And the Lord said to me:Fili hominis,“Son of man,pone cor tuum,set within your heart,et vide oculis tuis,and see with your eyes,et auribus tuis audi omnia quæ ego loquor ad te de universis cæremoniis domus Domini,and hear with your ears all that I am speaking to you about all the ceremonies of the house of the Lord and about all its laws.et de cunctis legibus ejus:And set your heart upon the ways of the temple,et pones cor tuum in viis templi per omnes exitus sanctuarii.along all the exits of the sanctuary.

⁶Et dices ad exasperantem me domum Israël:And you shall say to the house of Israel, which provokes me:Hæc dicit Dominus Deus:Thus says the Lord God:Sufficiant vobis omnia scelera vestra,Let all your wicked deeds be sufficient for you,domus Israël:O house of Israel.

⁶Et dices ad exasperantem me domum Israël:And you shall say to the house of Israel, which provokes me:Hæc dicit Dominus Deus:Thus says the Lord God:Sufficiant vobis omnia scelera vestra,Let all your wicked deeds be sufficient for you,domus Israël:O house of Israel.

⁷eo quod inducitis filios alienos incircumcisos corde,For you bring in foreign sons,et incircumcisos carne,uncircumcised in heart and uncircumcised in flesh,ut sint in sanctuario meo,so that they may be in my sanctuary and may defile my house.et polluant domum meam:And you offer my bread,et offertis panes meos,the fat,adipem et sanguinem,and the blood,et dissolvitis pactum meum in omnibus sceleribus vestris.yet you have broken my covenant by all your wicked deeds.

⁷eo quod inducitis filios alienos incircumcisos corde,For you bring in foreign sons,et incircumcisos carne,uncircumcised in heart and uncircumcised in flesh,ut sint in sanctuario meo,so that they may be in my sanctuary and may defile my house.et polluant domum meam:And you offer my bread,et offertis panes meos,the fat,adipem et sanguinem,and the blood,et dissolvitis pactum meum in omnibus sceleribus vestris.yet you have broken my covenant by all your wicked deeds.

⁸Et non servastis præcepta sanctuarii mei,And you have not observed the precepts of my sanctuary,et posuistis custodes observationum mearum in sanctuario meo vobismetipsis.yet you have stationed observers of my vigil in my sanctuary for yourselves.

⁸Et non servastis præcepta sanctuarii mei,And you have not observed the precepts of my sanctuary,et posuistis custodes observationum mearum in sanctuario meo vobismetipsis.yet you have stationed observers of my vigil in my sanctuary for yourselves.

⁹Hæc dicit Dominus Deus:Thus says the Lord God:Omnis alienigena incircumcisus corde,Any foreigner,et incircumcisus carne,any foreign son who is in the midst of the sons of Israel,non ingredietur sanctuarium meum:who is uncircumcised in heart and uncircumcised in flesh,omnis filius alienus qui est in medio filiorum Israël.shall not enter into my sanctuary.

⁹Hæc dicit Dominus Deus:Thus says the Lord God:Omnis alienigena incircumcisus corde,Any foreigner,et incircumcisus carne,any foreign son who is in the midst of the sons of Israel,non ingredietur sanctuarium meum:who is uncircumcised in heart and uncircumcised in flesh,omnis filius alienus qui est in medio filiorum Israël.shall not enter into my sanctuary.

¹⁰Sed et Levitæ qui longe recesserunt a me in errore filiorum Israël,And as for the Levites, they have withdrawn far away from me, in the errors of the sons of Israel,et erraverunt a me post idola sua,and they have gone astray from me after their idols,et portaverunt iniquitatem suam,and they have borne their iniquity.

¹⁰Sed et Levitæ qui longe recesserunt a me in errore filiorum Israël,And as for the Levites, they have withdrawn far away from me, in the errors of the sons of Israel,et erraverunt a me post idola sua,and they have gone astray from me after their idols,et portaverunt iniquitatem suam,and they have borne their iniquity.

¹¹erunt in sanctuario meo æditui,They will be caretakers in my sanctuary,et janitores portarum domus,and doorkeepers at the gates of the house,et ministri domus:and ministers to the house.ipsi mactabunt holocaustaThey will slay the holocausts and the victims of the people.et victimas populi,And they will stand before them,et ipsi stabunt in conspectu eorum ut ministrent eis.so that they may minister to them.

¹¹erunt in sanctuario meo æditui,They will be caretakers in my sanctuary,et janitores portarum domus,and doorkeepers at the gates of the house,et ministri domus:and ministers to the house.ipsi mactabunt holocaustaThey will slay the holocausts and the victims of the people.et victimas populi,And they will stand before them,et ipsi stabunt in conspectu eorum ut ministrent eis.so that they may minister to them.

¹²Pro eo quod ministraverunt illis in conspectu idolorum suorum,But because they ministered to them in the sight their idols,et facti sunt domui Israël in offendiculum iniquitatis:and they became a stumbling block of iniquity to the house of Israel,idcirco levavi manum meam super eos,for this reason, I have lifted up my hand against them,ait Dominus Deus,says the Lord God,et portabunt iniquitatem suam.and they will bear their iniquity.

¹²Pro eo quod ministraverunt illis in conspectu idolorum suorum,But because they ministered to them in the sight their idols,et facti sunt domui Israël in offendiculum iniquitatis:and they became a stumbling block of iniquity to the house of Israel,idcirco levavi manum meam super eos,for this reason, I have lifted up my hand against them,ait Dominus Deus,says the Lord God,et portabunt iniquitatem suam.and they will bear their iniquity.

¹³Et non appropinquabunt ad me ut sacerdotio fungantur mihi,And they shall not draw near to me, so as to exercise the priesthood for me,neque accedent ad omne sanctuarium meum juxta Sancta sanctorum:and they shall not approach to any of my holy things, which are near the Holy of Holies. Instead,sed portabunt confusionem suam, et scelera sua quæ fecerunt.they will bear their shame and their wicked deeds, which they committed.

¹³Et non appropinquabunt ad me ut sacerdotio fungantur mihi,And they shall not draw near to me, so as to exercise the priesthood for me,neque accedent ad omne sanctuarium meum juxta Sancta sanctorum:and they shall not approach to any of my holy things, which are near the Holy of Holies. Instead,sed portabunt confusionem suam, et scelera sua quæ fecerunt.they will bear their shame and their wicked deeds, which they committed.

¹⁴Et dabo eos janitores domus in omni ministerio ejus,And I will make them doorkeepers of the house,et in universis quæ fient in ea.for all its ministries and for all that will be done within it.

¹⁴Et dabo eos janitores domus in omni ministerio ejus,And I will make them doorkeepers of the house,et in universis quæ fient in ea.for all its ministries and for all that will be done within it.

¹⁵Sacerdotes autem et Levitæ, filii Sadoc,But the priests and the Levites who are the sons of Zadok,qui custodierunt cæremonias sanctuarii mei, cum errarent filii Israël a me,who observed the ceremonies of my sanctuary when the sons of Israel went astray from me,ipsi accedent ad me ut ministrent mihi:these shall draw near to me, so that they may minister for me.et stabunt in conspectu meo,And they shall stand in my sight,ut offerant mihi adipem et sanguinem,so that they may offer to me the fat and the blood,ait Dominus Deus.says the Lord God.

¹⁵Sacerdotes autem et Levitæ, filii Sadoc,But the priests and the Levites who are the sons of Zadok,qui custodierunt cæremonias sanctuarii mei, cum errarent filii Israël a me,who observed the ceremonies of my sanctuary when the sons of Israel went astray from me,ipsi accedent ad me ut ministrent mihi:these shall draw near to me, so that they may minister for me.et stabunt in conspectu meo,And they shall stand in my sight,ut offerant mihi adipem et sanguinem,so that they may offer to me the fat and the blood,ait Dominus Deus.says the Lord God.

¹⁶Ipsi ingredientur sanctuarium meum,They shall enter into my sanctuary,et ipsi accedent ad mensam meam,and they shall draw near to my table,ut ministrent mihi,so that they may minister for me,et custodiant cæremonias meas.and so that they may observe my ceremonies.

¹⁶Ipsi ingredientur sanctuarium meum,They shall enter into my sanctuary,et ipsi accedent ad mensam meam,and they shall draw near to my table,ut ministrent mihi,so that they may minister for me,et custodiant cæremonias meas.and so that they may observe my ceremonies.

¹⁷Cumque ingredientur portas atrii interioris,And when they enter the gates of the inner court,vestibus lineis induentur:they shall be clothed with linen garments.nec ascendet super eos quidquam laneum,Neither shall anything woolen be placed over them,quando ministrant in portis atrii interioris et intrinsecus.when they minister within the gates of the inner and the outer court.

¹⁷Cumque ingredientur portas atrii interioris,And when they enter the gates of the inner court,vestibus lineis induentur:they shall be clothed with linen garments.nec ascendet super eos quidquam laneum,Neither shall anything woolen be placed over them,quando ministrant in portis atrii interioris et intrinsecus.when they minister within the gates of the inner and the outer court.

¹⁸Vittæ lineæ erunt in capitibus eorum,They shall have linen bands on their heads,et feminalia linea erunt in lumbis eorum,and linen undergarments over their loins,et non accingentur in sudore.and they shall not be girded so as to sweat.

¹⁸Vittæ lineæ erunt in capitibus eorum,They shall have linen bands on their heads,et feminalia linea erunt in lumbis eorum,and linen undergarments over their loins,et non accingentur in sudore.and they shall not be girded so as to sweat.

¹⁹Cumque egredientur atrium exterius ad populum,And when they go forth to the outer court to the people,exuent se vestimentis suis in quibus ministraverant,they shall strip off their vestments, in which they ministered,et reponent ea in gazophylacio sanctuarii:and they shall place them in the storeroom of the sanctuary,et vestient se vestimentis aliis,and they shall clothe themselves with other garments.et non sanctificabunt populum in vestibus suis.And they shall not sanctify the people in their vestments.

¹⁹Cumque egredientur atrium exterius ad populum,And when they go forth to the outer court to the people,exuent se vestimentis suis in quibus ministraverant,they shall strip off their vestments, in which they ministered,et reponent ea in gazophylacio sanctuarii:and they shall place them in the storeroom of the sanctuary,et vestient se vestimentis aliis,and they shall clothe themselves with other garments.et non sanctificabunt populum in vestibus suis.And they shall not sanctify the people in their vestments.

²⁰Caput autem suum non radent,Now they shall not shave their heads,neque comam nutrient:and they shall not grow long hair.sed tondentes attondent capita sua.Instead, they shall trim the hair of their heads.

²⁰Caput autem suum non radent,Now they shall not shave their heads,neque comam nutrient:and they shall not grow long hair.sed tondentes attondent capita sua.Instead, they shall trim the hair of their heads.

²¹Et vinum non bibet omnis sacerdos,And no priest shall drink wine,quando ingressurus est atrium interius.when he will be entering into the inner court.

²¹Et vinum non bibet omnis sacerdos,And no priest shall drink wine,quando ingressurus est atrium interius.when he will be entering into the inner court.

²²Et viduam et repudiatam non accipient uxores,And they shall not take as wife a widow or one who has been divorced. Instead,sed virgines de semine domus Israël:they shall take virgins from the offspring of the house of Israel.sed et viduam quæ fuerit vidua a sacerdote, accipient.But they may also take a widow, if she is the widow of a priest.

²²Et viduam et repudiatam non accipient uxores,And they shall not take as wife a widow or one who has been divorced. Instead,sed virgines de semine domus Israël:they shall take virgins from the offspring of the house of Israel.sed et viduam quæ fuerit vidua a sacerdote, accipient.But they may also take a widow, if she is the widow of a priest.

²³Et populum meum docebunt quid sit inter sanctum et pollutum,And they shall teach my people the difference between holy and defiled,et inter mundum et immundum ostendent eis.and they shall distinguish for them between clean and unclean.

²³Et populum meum docebunt quid sit inter sanctum et pollutum,And they shall teach my people the difference between holy and defiled,et inter mundum et immundum ostendent eis.and they shall distinguish for them between clean and unclean.

²⁴Et cum fuerit controversia,And when there has been a controversy,stabunt in judiciis meis,they shall stand in my judgments,et judicabunt:and they shall judge.leges measThey shall observe my laws and my precepts,et præcepta mea in omnibus solemnitatibus meis custodient,in all my solemnities,et sabbata mea sanctificabunt.and they shall sanctify my Sabbaths.

²⁴Et cum fuerit controversia,And when there has been a controversy,stabunt in judiciis meis,they shall stand in my judgments,et judicabunt:and they shall judge.leges measThey shall observe my laws and my precepts,et præcepta mea in omnibus solemnitatibus meis custodient,in all my solemnities,et sabbata mea sanctificabunt.and they shall sanctify my Sabbaths.

²⁵Et ad mortuum hominem non ingredientur,And they shall not enter to a dead person,ne polluantur,lest they be defiled,nisi ad patrem et matrem,except to father or mother,et filium et filiam,or son or daughter,et fratrem,or brother,et sororem quæ alterum virum non habuerit:or to a sister who does not have another man.in quibus contaminabuntur.By these, they may become unclean.

²⁵Et ad mortuum hominem non ingredientur,And they shall not enter to a dead person,ne polluantur,lest they be defiled,nisi ad patrem et matrem,except to father or mother,et filium et filiam,or son or daughter,et fratrem,or brother,et sororem quæ alterum virum non habuerit:or to a sister who does not have another man.in quibus contaminabuntur.By these, they may become unclean.

²⁶Et postquam fuerit emundatus,And after he will have been cleansed,septem dies numerabuntur ei.they shall number for him seven days.

²⁶Et postquam fuerit emundatus,And after he will have been cleansed,septem dies numerabuntur ei.they shall number for him seven days.

²⁷Et in die introitus sui in sanctuarium ad atrium interius,And on the day when he enters into the sanctuary, to the inner court,ut ministret mihi in sanctuario,so that he may minister to me in the sanctuary,offeret pro peccato suo, ait Dominus Deus.he shall make an offering because of his offense, says the Lord God.

²⁷Et in die introitus sui in sanctuarium ad atrium interius,And on the day when he enters into the sanctuary, to the inner court,ut ministret mihi in sanctuario,so that he may minister to me in the sanctuary,offeret pro peccato suo, ait Dominus Deus.he shall make an offering because of his offense, says the Lord God.

²⁸Non erit autem eis hæreditas:And there shall be no inheritance for them.ego hæreditas eorum.I am their inheritance.Et possessionem non dabitis eis in Israël:And you shall not give them any possession in Israel.ego enim possessio eorum.For I am their possession.

²⁸Non erit autem eis hæreditas:And there shall be no inheritance for them.ego hæreditas eorum.I am their inheritance.Et possessionem non dabitis eis in Israël:And you shall not give them any possession in Israel.ego enim possessio eorum.For I am their possession.

²⁹Victimam et pro peccato et pro delicto ipsi comedent,They shall eat the victim both for sin and for offenses.et omne votum in Israël ipsorum erit.And every vowed offering in Israel shall be theirs.

²⁹Victimam et pro peccato et pro delicto ipsi comedent,They shall eat the victim both for sin and for offenses.et omne votum in Israël ipsorum erit.And every vowed offering in Israel shall be theirs.

³⁰Et primitiva omnium primogenitorum,And the first-fruits of all the firstborn,et omnia libamenta ex omnibus quæ offeruntur,and all the libations out of all that is offered,sacerdotum erunt:shall belong to the priests.et primitiva ciborum vestrorum dabitis sacerdoti,And you shall give the first-fruits of your foods to the priest,ut reponat benedictionem domui tuæ.so that he may return a blessing to your house.

³⁰Et primitiva omnium primogenitorum,And the first-fruits of all the firstborn,et omnia libamenta ex omnibus quæ offeruntur,and all the libations out of all that is offered,sacerdotum erunt:shall belong to the priests.et primitiva ciborum vestrorum dabitis sacerdoti,And you shall give the first-fruits of your foods to the priest,ut reponat benedictionem domui tuæ.so that he may return a blessing to your house.

³¹Omne morticinum,The priests shall not consume anything which has died on its own,et captum a bestia,or which was seized by a beast,de avibus et de pecoribus,whether from the fowlnon comedent sacerdotes.or the cattle.”

³¹Omne morticinum,The priests shall not consume anything which has died on its own,et captum a bestia,or which was seized by a beast,de avibus et de pecoribus,whether from the fowlnon comedent sacerdotes.or the cattle.”