Micà (מיכה) - Michea 40

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 בְּעֶשְׂרִים וְחָמֵשׁ שָׁנָה לְגָלוּתֵנוּ בְּרֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה בֶּעָשֹׂור לַחֹדֶשׁ בְּאַרְבַּע עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה אַחַר אֲשֶׁר הֻכְּתָה הָעִיר בְּעֶצֶם ׀ הַיֹּום הַזֶּה הָיְתָה עָלַי יַד־יְהוָה וַיָּבֵא אֹתִי שָׁמָּה	1 On the tenth day of the month beginning the twenty-fifth year of our exile, fourteen years after the city was taken, that very day the hand of the LORD came upon me and brought me
2 בְּמַרְאֹות אֱלֹהִים הֱבִיאַנִי אֶל־אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיְנִיחֵנִי אֶל־הַר גָּבֹהַּ מְאֹד וְעָלָיו כְּמִבְנֵה־עִיר מִנֶּגֶב	2 in divine visions to the land of Israel, where he set me down on a very high mountain. On it there seemed to be a city being built before me.
3 וַיָּבֵיא אֹותִי שָׁמָּה וְהִנֵּה־אִישׁ מַרְאֵהוּ כְּמַרְאֵה נְחֹשֶׁת וּפְתִיל־פִּשְׁתִּים בְּיָדֹו וּקְנֵה הַמִּדָּה וְהוּא עֹמֵד בַּשָּׁעַר	3 When he had brought me there, all at once I saw a man whose appearance was that of bronze; he was standing in the gate, holding a linen cord and a measuring rod.
4 וַיְדַבֵּר אֵלַי הָאִישׁ בֶּן־אָדָם רְאֵה בְעֵינֶיךָ וּבְאָזְנֶיךָ שְּׁמָע וְשִׂים לִבְּךָ לְכֹל אֲשֶׁר־אֲנִי מַרְאֶה אֹותָךְ כִּי לְמַעַן הַרְאֹותְכָה הֻבָאתָה הֵנָּה הַגֵּד אֶת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־אַתָּה רֹאֶה לְבֵית יִשְׂרָאֵל	4 The man said to me, "Son of man, look carefully and listen intently, and pay strict attention to all that I will show you, for you have been brought here so that I might show it to you. Tell the house of Israel all that you see."
5 וְהִנֵּה חֹומָה מִחוּץ לַבַּיִת סָבִיב ׀ סָבִיב וּבְיַד הָאִישׁ קְנֵה הַמִּדָּה שֵׁשׁ־אַמֹּות בָּאַמָּה וָטֹפַח וַיָּמָד אֶת־רֹחַב הַבִּנְיָן קָנֶה אֶחָד וְקֹומָה קָנֶה אֶחָד	5 (Then I saw an outer wall that completely surrounded the temple. The man was holding a measuring rod six cubits long, each cubit being a cubit and a handbreadth; he measured the width and the height of the structure, each of which were found to be one rod.)
6 וַיָּבֹוא אֶל־שַׁעַר אֲשֶׁר פָּנָיו דֶּרֶךְ הַקָּדִימָה וַיַּעַל [בְּמַעֲלֹותֹו כ] (בְּמַעֲלֹותָיו ק) וַיָּמָד ׀ אֶת־סַף הַשַּׁעַר קָנֶה אֶחָד רֹחַב וְאֵת סַף אֶחָד קָנֶה אֶחָד רֹחַב	6 Then he went to the gate which faced the east, climbed its steps, and measured the gate's threshold, which was found to be a rod wide.
7 וְהַתָּא קָנֶה אֶחָד אֹרֶךְ וְקָנֶה אֶחָד רֹחַב וּבֵין הַתָּאִים חָמֵשׁ אַמֹּות וְסַף הַשַּׁעַר מֵאֵצֶל אוּלָם הַשַּׁעַר מֵהַבַּיִת קָנֶה אֶחָד	7 The cells were a rod long and a rod wide, and the pilasters between the cells measured five cubits. The threshold of the gate adjoining the vestibule of the gate toward the inside measured one rod.
8 וַיָּמָד אֶת־אֻלָם הַשַּׁעַר מֵהַבַּיִת קָנֶה אֶחָד	8 He measured the vestibule of the gate,
9 וַיָּמָד אֶת־אֻלָם הַשַּׁעַר שְׁמֹנֶה אַמֹּות [וְאֵילֹו כ] (וְאֵילָיו ק) שְׁתַּיִם אַמֹּות וְאֻלָם הַשַּׁעַר מֵהַבָּיִת	9 which was eight cubits, and its pilasters, which were two cubits. The vestibule of the gate was toward the inside.
10 וְתָאֵי הַשַּׁעַר דֶּרֶךְ הַקָּדִים שְׁלֹשָׁה מִפֹּה וּשְׁלֹשָׁה מִפֹּה מִדָּה אַחַת לִשְׁלָשְׁתָּם וּמִדָּה אַחַת לָאֵילִם מִפֹּה וּמִפֹּו	10 The cells of the east gate were three on either side, of equal size, and the pilasters on either side were also of equal size.
11 וַיָּמָד אֶת־רֹחַב פֶּתַח־הַשַּׁעַר עֶשֶׂר אַמֹּות אֹרֶךְ הַשַּׁעַר שְׁלֹושׁ עֶשְׂרֵה אַמֹּות	11 He measured the gate's entrance, which was ten cubits wide, while the width of the gate's passage itself was thirteen cubits.
12 וּגְבוּל לִפְנֵי הַתָּאֹות אַמָּה אֶחָת וְאַמָּה־אַחַת גְּבוּל מִפֹּה וְהַתָּא שֵׁשׁ־אַמֹּות מִפֹּו וְשֵׁשׁ אַמֹּות מִפֹּו	12 The border before each of the cells on both sides was one cubit; the cells themselves were six cubits on either side, from opening to opening.
13 וַיָּמָד אֶת־הַשַּׁעַר מִגַּג הַתָּא לְגַגֹּו רֹחַב עֶשְׂרִים וְחָמֵשׁ אַמֹּות פֶּתַח נֶגֶד פָּתַח	13 He measured the gate from the back wall of one cell to the back wall of the cell on the opposite side: the width was twenty-five cubits.
14 וַיַּעַשׂ אֶת־אֵילִים שִׁשִּׁים אַמָּה וְאֶל־אֵיל הֶחָצֵר הַשַּׁעַר סָבִיב ׀ סָבִיב	14 He measured the vestibule, which was twenty-five cubits. The pilasters adjoining the court on either side were six cubits.
15 וְעַל פְּנֵי הַשַּׁעַר [הַיֹּאתֹון כ] (הָאִיתֹון ק) עַל־לִפְנֵי אֻלָם הַשַּׁעַר הַפְּנִימִי חֲמִשִּׁים אַמָּה	15 The length of the gate from the front entrance to the front of the vestibule on the inside was fifty cubits.
16 וְחַלֹּנֹות אֲטֻמֹות אֶל־הַתָּאִים וְאֶל אֵלֵיהֵמָה לִפְנִימָה לַשַּׁעַר סָבִיב ׀ סָבִיב וְכֵן לָאֵלַמֹּות וְחַלֹּונֹות סָבִיב ׀ סָבִיב לִפְנִימָה וְאֶל־אַיִל תִּמֹרִים	16 Within the gateway on both sides there were splayed windows let into the cells (and into their pilasters); likewise, within the vestibule on both sides there were windows. The pilasters were decorated with palms.
17 וַיְבִיאֵנִי אֶל־הֶחָצֵר הַחִיצֹונָה וְהִנֵּה לְשָׁכֹות וְרִצְפָה עָשׂוּי לֶחָצֵר סָבִיב ׀ סָבִיב שְׁלֹשִׁים לְשָׁכֹות אֶל־הָרִצְפָה	17 Then he brought me to the outer court, where there were chambers and a pavement. The pavement was laid all around the court, and the chambers, which were on the pavement, were thirty in number.
18 וְהָרִצְפָה אֶל־כֶּתֶף הַשְּׁעָרִים לְעֻמַּת אֹרֶךְ הַשְּׁעָרִים הָרִצְפָה הַתַּחְתֹּונָה	18 The pavement lay alongside the gates, as wide as the gates were long; this was the lower pavement.
19 וַיָּמָד רֹחַב מִלִּפְנֵי הַשַּׁעַר הַתַּחְתֹּונָה לִפְנֵי הֶחָצֵר הַפְּנִימִי מִחוּץ מֵאָה אַמָּה הַקָּדִים וְהַצָּפֹון	19 He measured the width of the court from the front of the lower gate to the front of the inner gate; it was one hundred cubits between them. Then he proceeded north,
20 וְהַשַּׁעַר אֲשֶׁר פָּנָיו דֶּרֶךְ הַצָּפֹון לֶחָצֵר הַחִיצֹונָה מָדַד אָרְכֹּו וְרָחְבֹּו	20 where, on the outer court, there was a gate facing north, whose length and width he measured.
21 [וְתָאֹו כ] (וְתָאָיו ק) שְׁלֹושָׁה מִפֹּו וּשְׁלֹשָׁה מִפֹּו [וְאֵילֹו כ] (וְאֵילָיו ק) [וְאֵלַמֹּו כ] (וְאֵלַמָּיו ק) הָיָה כְּמִדַּת הַשַּׁעַר הָרִאשֹׁון חֲמִשִּׁים אַמָּה אָרְכֹּו וְרֹחַב חָמֵשׁ וְעֶשְׂרִים בָּאַמָּה	21 Its cells, three on either side, its pilasters, and its vestibule had the same measurements as those of the first gate; it was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.
22 [וְחַלֹּונֹו כ] (וְחַלֹּונָיו ק) [וְאֵלַמֹּו כ] (וְאֵלַמָּיו ק) [וְתִמֹרֹו כ] (וְתִמֹרָיו ק) כְּמִדַּת הַשַּׁעַר אֲשֶׁר פָּנָיו דֶּרֶךְ הַקָּדִים וּבְמַעֲלֹות שֶׁבַע יַעֲלוּ־בֹו [וְאֵילַמֹּו כ] (וְאֵילַמָּיו ק) לִפְנֵיהֶם	22 Its windows, the windows of its vestibule, and its palm decorations were of the same proportions as those of the gate facing the east. Seven steps led up to it, and its vestibule was toward the inside.
23 וְשַׁעַר לֶחָצֵר הַפְּנִימִי נֶגֶד הַשַּׁעַר לַצָּפֹון וְלַקָּדִים וַיָּמָד מִשַּׁעַר אֶל־שַׁעַר מֵאָה אַמָּה	23 The inner court had a gate opposite the north gate, just as at the east gate; he measured one hundred cubits from one gate to the other.
24 וַיֹּולִכֵנִי דֶּרֶךְ הַדָּרֹום וְהִנֵּה־שַׁעַר דֶּרֶךְ הַדָּרֹום וּמָדַד [אֵילֹו כ] (אֵילָיו ק) [וְאֵילַמֹּו כ] (וְאֵילַמָּיו ק) כַּמִּדֹּות הָאֵלֶּה	24 Then he led me south, to where there was a southern gate, whose cells, pilasters, and vestibule he measured; they were the same size as the others.
25 וְחַלֹּונִים לֹו [וּלְאֵילַמֹּו כ] (וּלְאֵילַמָּיו ק) סָבִיב ׀ סָבִיב כְּהַחֲלֹּנֹות הָאֵלֶּה חֲמִשִּׁים אַמָּה אֹרֶךְ וְרֹחַב חָמֵשׁ וְעֶשְׂרִים אַמָּה	25 The gate and its vestibule had windows on both sides, like the other windows. It was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.
26 וּמַעֲלֹות שִׁבְעָה [עֹלֹותֹו כ] (עֹלֹותָיו ק) [וְאֵלַמֹּו כ] (וְאֵלַמָּיו ק) לִפְנֵיהֶם וְתִמֹרִים לֹו אֶחָד מִפֹּו וְאֶחָד מִפֹּו אֶל־ [אֵילֹו כ] (אֵילָיו׃ ק)	26 It was ascended by seven steps; its vestibule was toward the inside; and it was decorated with palms here and there on its pilasters.
27 וְשַׁעַר לֶחָצֵר הַפְּנִימִי דֶּרֶךְ הַדָּרֹום וַיָּמָד מִשַּׁעַר אֶל־הַשַּׁעַר דֶּרֶךְ הַדָּרֹום מֵאָה אַמֹּות	27 The inner court also had a southern gate; from gate to gate he measured one hundred cubits.
28 וַיְבִיאֵנִי אֶל־חָצֵר הַפְּנִימִי בְּשַׁעַר הַדָּרֹום וַיָּמָד אֶת־הַשַּׁעַר הַדָּרֹום כַּמִּדֹּות הָאֵלֶּה	28 Then he brought me to the inner court by the south gate, where he measured the south gate. Its dimensions were the same as the others;
29 [וְתָאֹו כ] (וְתָאָיו ק) [וְאֵילֹו כ] (וְאֵילָיו ק) [וְאֵלַמֹּו כ] (וְאֵלַמָּיו ק) כַּמִּדֹּות הָאֵלֶּה וְחַלֹּונֹות לֹו [וּלְאֵלַמֹּו כ] (וּלְאֵלַמָּיו ק) סָבִיב ׀ סָבִיב חֲמִשִּׁים אַמָּה אֹרֶךְ וְרֹחַב עֶשְׂרִים וְחָמֵשׁ אַמֹּות	29 its cells, its pilasters, and its vestibule were the same size as the others. The gate and its vestibule had windows on both sides; and it was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.
30 וְאֵלַמֹּות סָבִיב ׀ סָבִיב אֹרֶךְ חָמֵשׁ וְעֶשְׂרִים אַמָּה וְרֹחַב חָמֵשׁ אַמֹּות
31 וְאֵלַמָּו אֶל־חָצֵר הַחִצֹונָה וְתִמֹרִים אֶל־ [אֵילֹו כ] (אֵילָיו ק) וּמַעֲלֹות שְׁמֹונֶה [מַעֲלֹו כ] (מַעֲלָיו׃ ק)	31 But its vestibule was toward the outer court; palms were on its pilasters, and it had a stairway of eight steps.
32 וַיְבִיאֵנִי אֶל־הֶחָצֵר הַפְּנִימִי דֶּרֶךְ הַקָּדִים וַיָּמָד אֶת־הַשַּׁעַר כַּמִּדֹּות הָאֵלֶּה	32 Then he brought me to the gate facing the east, where he measured the gate, whose dimensions were found to be the same.
33 [וְתָאֹו כ] (וְתָאָיו ק) [וְאֵלֹו כ] (וְאֵלָיו ק) [וְאֵלַמֹּו כ] (וְאֵלַמָּיו ק) כַּמִּדֹּות הָאֵלֶּה וְחַלֹּונֹות לֹו [וּלְאֵלַמֹּו כ] (וּלְאֵלַמָּיו ק) סָבִיב ׀ סָבִיב אֹרֶךְ חֲמִשִּׁים אַמָּה וְרֹחַב חָמֵשׁ וְעֶשְׂרִים אַמָּה	33 Its cells, its pilasters, and its vestibule were the same size as the others; the gate and its vestibule had windows on both sides; it was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.
34 [וְאֵלַמֹּו כ] (וְאֵלַמָּיו ק) לֶחָצֵר הַחִיצֹונָה וְתִמֹרִים אֶל־ [אֵלֹו כ] (אֵלָיו ק) מִפֹּו וּמִפֹּו וּשְׁמֹנֶה מַעֲלֹות [מַעֲלֹו כ] (מַעֲלָיו׃ ק)	34 But its vestibule was toward the outer court; palms were on its pilasters here and there, and it had a stairway of eight steps.
35 וַיְבִיאֵנִי אֶל־שַׁעַר הַצָּפֹון וּמָדַד כַּמִּדֹּות הָאֵלֶּה	35 Then he brought me to the north gate, where he measured the dimensions
36 [תָּאֹו כ] (תָּאָיו ק) [אֵלֹו כ] (אֵלָיו ק) [וְאֵלַמֹּו כ] (וְאֵלַמָּיו ק) וְחַלֹּונֹות לֹו סָבִיב ׀ סָבִיב אֹרֶךְ חֲמִשִּׁים אַמָּה וְרֹחַב חָמֵשׁ וְעֶשְׂרִים אַמָּה	36 of its cells, its pilasters, and its vestibule, and found them the same. The gate and its vestibule had windows on both sides; it was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.
37 [וְאֵילֹו כ] (וְאֵילָיו ק) לֶחָצֵר הַחִיצֹונָה וְתִמֹרִים אֶל־ [אֵילֹו כ] (אֵילָיו ק) מִפֹּו וּמִפֹּו וּשְׁמֹנֶה מַעֲלֹות [מַעֲלֹו כ] (מַעֲלָיו׃ ק)	37 Its vestibule was toward the outer court; palms were on its pilasters here and there, and it had a stairway of eight steps.
38 וְלִשְׁכָּה וּפִתְחָהּ בְּאֵילִים הַשְּׁעָרִים שָׁם יָדִיחוּ אֶת־הָעֹלָה	38 There was a chamber opening off the vestibule of the gate, where the holocausts were rinsed.
39 וּבְאֻלָם הַשַּׁעַר שְׁנַיִם שֻׁלְחָנֹות מִפֹּו וּשְׁנַיִם שֻׁלְחָנֹות מִפֹּה לִשְׁחֹוט אֲלֵיהֶם הָעֹולָה וְהַחַטָּאת וְהָאָשָׁם	39 In the vestibule of the gate there were two tables on either side, on which were slaughtered the sin offerings and guilt offerings.
40 וְאֶל־הַכָּתֵף מִחוּצָה לָעֹולֶה לְפֶתַח הַשַּׁעַר הַצָּפֹונָה שְׁנַיִם שֻׁלְחָנֹות וְאֶל־הַכָּתֵף הָאַחֶרֶת אֲשֶׁר לְאֻלָם הַשַּׁעַר שְׁנַיִם שֻׁלְחָנֹות	40 Along the wall of the vestibule, but outside, near the entrance of the north gate, were two tables, and on the other side of the vestibule of the gate there were two tables.
41 אַרְבָּעָה שֻׁלְחָנֹות מִפֹּה וְאַרְבָּעָה שֻׁלְחָנֹות מִפֹּה לְכֶתֶף הַשָּׁעַר שְׁמֹונָה שֻׁלְחָנֹות אֲלֵיהֶם יִשְׁחָטוּ	41 There were four tables on either side of the gate (eight tables), on which the sacrifices were slaughtered.
42 וְאַרְבָּעָה שֻׁלְחָנֹות לָעֹולָה אַבְנֵי גָזִית אֹרֶךְ אַמָּה אַחַת וָחֵצִי וְרֹחַב אַמָּה אַחַת וָחֵצִי וְגֹבַהּ אַמָּה אֶחָת אֲלֵיהֶם וְיַנִּיחוּ אֶת־הַכֵּלִים אֲשֶׁר יִשְׁחֲטוּ אֶת־הָעֹולָה בָּם וְהַזָּבַח	42 There were four tables for holocausts, made of cut stone, one and a half cubits long, one and a half cubits wide, and one cubit high.
43 וְהַשְׁפַתַּיִם טֹפַח אֶחָד מוּכָנִים בַּבַּיִת סָבִיב ׀ סָבִיב וְאֶל־הַשֻּׁלְחָנֹות בְּשַׂר הַקָּרְבָן	43 The ledges, a handbreadth wide, were set on the inside all around, and on them were laid the instruments with which the holocausts were slaughtered. On the tables themselves the flesh was laid.
44 וּמִחוּצָה לַשַּׁעַר הַפְּנִימִי לִשְׁכֹות שָׁרִים בֶּחָצֵר הַפְּנִימִי אֲשֶׁר אֶל־כֶּתֶף שַׁעַר הַצָּפֹון וּפְנֵיהֶם דֶּרֶךְ הַדָּרֹום אֶחָד אֶל־כֶּתֶף שַׁעַר הַקָּדִים פְּנֵי דֶּרֶךְ הַצָּפֹן	44 He then led me to the inner court where there were two chambers, one beside the north gate, facing south, and the other beside the south gate, facing north.
45 וַיְדַבֵּר אֵלָי זֹה הַלִּשְׁכָּה אֲשֶׁר פָּנֶיהָ דֶּרֶךְ הַדָּרֹום לַכֹּהֲנִים שֹׁמְרֵי מִשְׁמֶרֶת הַבָּיִת	45 He said to me, "This chamber which faces south is for the priests who have charge of the temple,
46 וְהַלִּשְׁכָּה אֲשֶׁר פָּנֶיהָ דֶּרֶךְ הַצָּפֹון לַכֹּהֲנִים שֹׁמְרֵי מִשְׁמֶרֶת הַמִּזְבֵּחַ הֵמָּה בְנֵי־צָדֹוק הַקְּרֵבִים מִבְּנֵי־לֵוִי אֶל־יְהוָה לְשָׁרְתֹו	46 and the chamber which faces north is for the priests who have charge of the altar. These are the Zadokites, the only Levites who may come near to minister to the LORD."
47 וַיָּמָד אֶת־הֶחָצֵר אֹרֶךְ ׀ מֵאָה אַמָּה וְרֹחַב מֵאָה אַמָּה מְרֻבָּעַת וְהַמִּזְבֵּחַ לִפְנֵי הַבָּיִת	47 Then he measured the court, which was a hundred cubits long and a hundred cubits wide, a perfect square. The altar stood in front of the temple.
48 וַיְבִאֵנִי אֶל־אֻלָם הַבַּיִת וַיָּמָד אֵל אֻלָם חָמֵשׁ אַמֹּות מִפֹּה וְחָמֵשׁ אַמֹּות מִפֹּה וְרֹחַב הַשַּׁעַר שָׁלֹשׁ אַמֹּות מִפֹּו וְשָׁלֹשׁ אַמֹּות מִפֹּו	48 Then he brought me into the vestibule of the temple and measured the pilasters on each side, which were five cubits. The width of the doorway was fourteen cubits, and the side walls on either side of the door measured three cubits.
49 אֹרֶךְ הָאֻלָם עֶשְׂרִים אַמָּה וְרֹחַב עַשְׁתֵּי עֶשְׂרֵה אַמָּה וּבַמַּעֲלֹות אֲשֶׁר יַעֲלוּ אֵלָיו וְעַמֻּדִים אֶל־הָאֵילִים אֶחָד מִפֹּה וְאֶחָד מִפֹּה	49 The vestibule was twenty cubits wide and twelve cubits deep; ten steps led up to it, and there were columns by the pilasters, one on either side.