Ezechiele 40

BIBBIA CEI 2008	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Nell’anno venticinquesimo della nostra deportazione, al principio dell’anno, il dieci del mese, quattordici anni da quando era stata presa la città, in quel medesimo giorno, la mano del Signore fu sopra di me ed egli mi condusse là.	1 In the twenty-fifth year of our transmigration, at the beginning of the year, on the tenth of the month, in the fourteenth year after the city was struck, on this very day, the hand of the Lord was placed upon me, and he brought me to that place.
2 In visione divina mi condusse nella terra d’Israele e mi pose sopra un monte altissimo, sul quale sembrava costruita una città, dal lato di mezzogiorno.	2 In the visions of God, he brought me into the land of Israel, and he released me on an exceedingly high mountain, on which there was something like the edifice of a city, verging toward the south.
3 Egli mi condusse là: ed ecco un uomo, il cui aspetto era come di bronzo, in piedi sulla porta, con una cordicella di lino in mano e una canna per misurare.	3 And he led me into that place. And behold, there was a man, whose appearance was like the appearance of brass, with a linen rope in his hand, and a measuring reed in his hand. And he was standing at the gate.
4 Quell’uomo mi disse: «Figlio dell’uomo: osserva e ascolta attentamente e fa’ attenzione a quanto io sto per mostrarti. Tu sei stato condotto qui perché io te lo mostri e tu poi manifesti alla casa d’Israele quello che avrai visto».	4 And the same man said to me: “Son of man, look with your eyes, and listen with your ears, and set your heart upon all that I will reveal to you. For you have been brought to this place, so that these things may be revealed to you. Announce all that you see to the house of Israel.”
5 Ed ecco, il tempio era tutto recinto da un muro. La canna per misurare che l’uomo teneva in mano era di sei cubiti, ciascuno di un cubito e un palmo. Egli misurò lo spessore del muro: era una canna, e l’altezza una canna.	5 And behold, there was a wall outside of the house, encircling it all around, and in the man’s hand was a measuring reed of six cubits and a palm. And he measured the width of the edifice with one reed; likewise, the height with one reed.
6 Poi andò alla porta che guarda a oriente, salì i gradini e misurò la soglia della porta; era una canna di larghezza.	6 And he went to the gate which looked toward the east, and he ascended by its steps. And he measured the width of the threshold of the gate as one reed, that is, one threshold was one reed in width.
7 Ogni stanza misurava una canna di lunghezza e una di larghezza, da una stanza all’altra vi erano cinque cubiti: anche la soglia della porta dal lato del vestibolo della porta stessa, verso l’interno, era di una canna.	7 And a chamber was one reed in length and one reed in width. And between the chambers, there were five cubits.
8 Misurò il vestibolo della porta:	8 And the threshold of the gate, next to the inner vestibule of the gate, was one reed.
9 era di otto cubiti; i pilastri di due cubiti. Il vestibolo della porta era verso l’interno.	9 And he measured the vestibule of the gate as eight cubits, and its front as two cubits. But the vestibule of the gate was inside.
10 Le stanze della porta a oriente erano tre da una parte e tre dall’altra, tutt’e tre della stessa grandezza, come di una stessa misura erano i pilastri da una parte e dall’altra.	10 Moreover, the chambers of the gate, toward the way of the east, were three from one side to the other. The three were of one measure, and the fronts were of one measure, on both sides.
11 Misurò la larghezza dell’apertura della porta: era di dieci cubiti; l’ampiezza della porta era di tredici cubiti.	11 And he measured the width of the threshold of the gate as ten cubits, and the length of the gate as thirteen cubits.
12 Davanti alle stanze vi era un parapetto di un cubito, da un lato e dall’altro; ogni stanza misurava sei cubiti per lato.	12 And before the chambers, the border was one cubit. And on both sides, the border was one cubit. But the chambers were six cubits, from one side to the other.
13 Misurò poi la porta dal tetto di una stanza al suo opposto: la larghezza era di venticinque cubiti, da un’apertura all’altra.	13 And he measured the gate, from the roof of one chamber to the roof of another, twenty-five cubits in width, from door to door.
14 I pilastri li calcolò alti sessanta cubiti; dai pilastri cominciava il cortile che circondava la porta.	14 And he found the fronts to be sixty cubits. And at the front, there was a court for the gate on every side all around.
15 Dalla facciata della porta d’ingresso alla facciata del vestibolo della porta interna vi era uno spazio di cinquanta cubiti.	15 And before the face of the gate, which extended even to the face of the vestibule of the gate of the interior, there were fifty cubits.
16 Le stanze e i pilastri avevano finestre con grate verso l’interno intorno alla porta, come anche vi erano finestre intorno che davano sull’interno del vestibolo. Sui pilastri erano disegnate delle palme.	16 And there were slanting windows in the chambers and at their fronts, which were within the gate on every side all around. And similarly, there were also windows in the vestibules all around the interior, and there were images of palm trees before the fronts.
17 Poi mi condusse nel cortile esterno e vidi delle stanze e un lastricato costruito intorno al cortile; trenta erano le stanze lungo il lastricato.	17 And he led me away to the outer court, and behold, there were storerooms and a layer of pavement stones throughout the court. Thirty storerooms encircled the pavement.
18 Il lastricato si estendeva ai lati delle porte per una estensione uguale alla larghezza delle porte stesse: era il lastricato inferiore.	18 And the pavement in front of the gates, along the length of the gates, was lower.
19 Misurò lo spazio dalla facciata della porta inferiore alla facciata della porta interna, erano cento cubiti a oriente e a settentrione.	19 And he measured the width, from the face of the lower gate to the front of the outer part of the inner court, to be one hundred cubits, to the east and to the north.
20 Poi misurò la lunghezza e la larghezza della porta che guarda a settentrione e conduce al cortile esterno.	20 Likewise, he measured the gate of the outer court, which looked to the way of the north, to be as much in length as in width.
21 Le sue stanze, tre da una parte e tre dall’altra, i pilastri, il vestibolo avevano le stesse dimensioni della prima porta: cinquanta cubiti di lunghezza per venticinque di larghezza.	21 And its chambers were three from one side to the other. And its front and its vestibule, in accord with the measure of the former gate, were fifty cubits in its length and twenty-five cubits in width.
22 Le finestre, il vestibolo e le palme avevano le stesse dimensioni di quelle della porta che guarda a oriente. Vi si accedeva per sette scalini: il vestibolo era davanti.	22 Now its windows, and the vestibule, and the engravings were in accord with the measure of the gate which looked to the east. And its ascent was by seven steps, and a vestibule was before it.
23 Vi era una porta verso il cortile interno, di fronte alla porta settentrionale, come quella orientale; misurò la distanza fra porta e porta: erano cento cubiti.	23 And the gate of the inner court was opposite the gate of the north, and that of the east. And he measured from gate to gate as one hundred cubits.
24 Mi condusse poi verso mezzogiorno: ecco una porta rivolta a mezzogiorno. Ne misurò i pilastri e il vestibolo: avevano le stesse dimensioni.	24 And he led me to the way of the south, and behold, there was a gate which looked toward the south. And he measured its front and its vestibule to be the same as the measures above.
25 Intorno alla porta, come intorno al vestibolo, vi erano finestre uguali alle altre finestre: cinquanta cubiti di lunghezza per venticinque di larghezza.	25 And its windows and the vestibule all around were like the other windows: fifty cubits in length and twenty-five cubits in width.
26 Vi si accedeva per sette gradini: il vestibolo stava verso l’interno. Sui pilastri, da una parte e dall’altra, vi erano ornamenti di palme.	26 And there were seven steps to ascend to it, and a vestibule before its doors. And there were engraved palm trees, one on each side, at its front.
27 Il cortile interno aveva una porta verso mezzogiorno; egli misurò la distanza fra porta e porta in direzione del mezzogiorno: erano cento cubiti.	27 And there was a gate at the inner court, on the way to the south. And he measured from one gate to another, on the way to the south, to be one hundred cubits.
28 Allora mi introdusse nel cortile interno, per la porta meridionale, e misurò questa porta: aveva le stesse dimensioni.	28 And he led me into the inner court, to the south gate. And he measured the gate to be in accord with the measures above.
29 Le stanze, i pilastri e il vestibolo avevano le medesime misure. Intorno alla porta, come intorno al vestibolo, vi erano finestre: cinquanta cubiti di lunghezza per venticinque di larghezza.	29 Its chamber, and its front, and its vestibule had the same measures. And its windows and its vestibule all around were fifty cubits in length, and twenty-five cubits in width.
30 Intorno vi erano vestiboli di venticinque cubiti di lunghezza per cinque di larghezza.	30 And the vestibule all around was twenty-five cubits in length, and five cubits in width.
31 Il suo vestibolo era rivolto verso il cortile esterno; sui pilastri c’erano ornamenti di palme, e i gradini per i quali vi si accedeva erano otto.	31 And its vestibule was toward the outer court, and its palm trees were at the front. And there were eight steps to ascend to it.
32 Poi mi condusse nel cortile interno che guarda a oriente e misurò la porta: aveva le solite dimensioni.	32 And he led me into the inner court, along the way of the east. And he measured the gate to be in accord with the measures above.
33 Le stanze, i pilastri e il vestibolo avevano le stesse dimensioni. Intorno alla porta, come intorno al vestibolo, vi erano finestre: cinquanta cubiti di lunghezza per venticinque di larghezza.	33 Its chamber, and its front, and its vestibule were as above. And its windows and its vestibules all around were fifty cubits in length, and twenty-five cubits in width.
34 Il suo vestibolo dava sul cortile esterno: sui pilastri, da una parte e dall’altra, vi erano ornamenti di palme, e i gradini per i quali vi si accedeva erano otto.	34 And it had a vestibule, that is, at the outer court. And the engraved palm trees at its front were on one side and the other. And its ascent was by eight steps.
35 Poi mi condusse alla porta settentrionale e la misurò: aveva le solite dimensioni,	35 And he led me to the gate which looked toward the north. And he measured it to be in accord with the measures above.
36 come le stanze, i pilastri e il vestibolo. Intorno vi erano finestre: cinquanta cubiti di lunghezza per venticinque di larghezza.	36 Its chamber, and its front, and its vestibule, and its windows all around were fifty cubits in length, and twenty-five cubits in width.
37 Il suo vestibolo dava sul cortile esterno; sui pilastri, da una parte e dall’altra, c’erano ornamenti di palme, e i gradini per cui vi si accedeva erano otto.	37 And its vestibule looked toward the outer court. And an engraving of palm trees at its front was on one side and the other. And its ascent was by eight steps.
38 C’era anche una stanza con un’entrata propria vicino ai pilastri delle porte; là venivano lavati gli olocausti.	38 And at each one of the storerooms, there was a door at the front of the gates. There, they washed the holocaust.
39 Nel vestibolo della porta vi erano due tavole da una parte e due dall’altra, sulle quali venivano sgozzati gli olocausti e i sacrifici per il peccato e i sacrifici di riparazione.	39 And at the vestibule of the gate, there were two tables on one side, and two tables on the other side, so that the holocaust, and the offering for sin, and the offering for transgression could be immolated upon them.
40 Altre due tavole erano sul lato esterno, a settentrione di chi entra per la porta, e due tavole all’altro lato, presso il vestibolo della porta.	40 And at the outer side, which ascends to the door of the gate that goes toward the north, there were two tables. And at the other side, before the vestibule of the gate, there were two tables.
41 Così a ciascun lato della porta c’erano quattro tavole da una parte e quattro tavole dall’altra: otto tavole in tutto. Su di esse si sgozzavano le vittime.	41 Four tables were on one side, and four tables were on the other side; along the sides of the gate, there were eight tables, upon which they immolated.
42 C’erano poi altre quattro tavole di pietre squadrate, per gli olocausti, lunghe un cubito e mezzo, larghe un cubito e mezzo e alte un cubito: su di esse venivano deposti gli strumenti con i quali si immolavano gli olocausti e gli altri sacrifici.	42 Now the four tables for the holocausts were constructed of square stones: one and a half cubit in length, and one and a half cubits in width, and one cubit in height. Upon these, they placed the vessels, in which the holocaust and the victim were immolated.
43 Uncini d’un palmo erano attaccati all’interno tutt’intorno; sulle tavole si mettevano le carni delle offerte.	43 And their edges were one palm in width, turned inward all around. And the flesh of the oblation was on the tables.
44 Fuori della porta interna, nel cortile interno, vi erano due stanze: quella accanto alla porta settentrionale guardava a mezzogiorno, l’altra accanto alla porta meridionale guardava a settentrione.	44 And outside the interior gate, there were storerooms for the cantors, in the inner court, which was beside the gate that looks toward the north. And their face was opposite the way to the south; one was beside the east gate, which looked toward the way of the north.
45 Egli mi disse: «La stanza che guarda a mezzogiorno è per i sacerdoti che hanno cura del tempio,	45 And he said to me: “This is the storeroom that looks toward the south; it shall be for the priests who keep watch for the protection of the temple.
46 mentre la stanza che guarda a settentrione è per i sacerdoti che hanno cura dell’altare: sono essi i figli di Sadoc, che, tra i figli di Levi, si avvicinano al Signore per il suo servizio».	46 Moreover, the storeroom that looks toward the north will be for the priests who keep watch over the ministry of the altar. These are the sons of Zadok, those among the sons of Levi who may draw near to the Lord, so that they may minister to him.”
47 Misurò quindi il cortile: era un quadrato di cento cubiti di larghezza per cento di lunghezza. L’altare era di fronte al tempio.	47 And he measured the court to be one hundred cubits in length, and one hundred cubits in width, with four equal sides. And the altar was before the face of the temple.
48 Mi condusse poi nel vestibolo del tempio e ne misurò i pilastri: erano ognuno cinque cubiti da una parte e cinque cubiti dall’altra; la larghezza della porta era di tre cubiti da una parte e tre cubiti dall’altra.	48 And he led me into the vestibule of the temple. And he measured the vestibule to be five cubits on one side, and five cubits on the other side. And the width of the gate was three cubits on one side, and three cubits on the other side.
49 La lunghezza del vestibolo era di venti cubiti e la larghezza di dodici cubiti. Vi si accedeva per mezzo di dieci gradini; accanto ai pilastri c’erano due colonne, una da una parte e una dall’altra.	49 Now the length of the vestibule was twenty cubits, and the width was eleven cubits, and there were eight steps to ascend to it. And there were pillars at the front, one on this side and another on that side.