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Chapter 45

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1When you allot the land as an inheritance, you shall set aside from the land, as a gift sacred to Hashem, an area 25,000 [amot] long and 10,000 wide: this shall be holy through its entire extent.

u-v'-ha-pi-L'-khem et ha-A-retz b'-na-cha-LAH ta-REE-mu te-ru-MAH la-a-do-NAI ko-DAYSH min ha-A-retz, o-REKH cha-mi-SHAH v'-e-s'-REEM e-LEF o-REKH v'-ro-KHAV a-sa-RAH a-LEF, ko-DAYSH-hu b'-kol-ge-vu-LAH sa-VEEV.

אוּבְהַפִּֽילְכֶ֨ם אֶת־הָאָ֜רֶץ בְּנַחֲלָ֗ה תָּרִ֩ימוּ֩ תְרוּמָ֨ה לַיהֹוָ֥ה ׀ קֹ֘דֶשׁ֮ מִן־הָאָ֒רֶץ֒ אֹ֗רֶךְ חֲמִשָּׁ֨ה וְעֶשְׂרִ֥ים אֶ֙לֶף֙ אֹ֔רֶךְ וְרֹ֖חַב עֲשָׂ֣רָה אָ֑לֶף קֹדֶשׁ־ה֥וּא בְכׇל־גְּבוּלָ֖הּ סָבִֽיב׃

2Of this, a square measuring a full 500 by 500 shall be reserved for the Sanctuary, and 50 amot for an open space all around it.

yi-HE-yeh mi-ZEH el ha-ko-DAYSH cha-MESH may-OT ba-cha-MESH may-OT m'-ru-BA sa-VEEV va-cha-mi-SHEEM a-MAH mi-GRAH lo sa-VEEV

ביִֽהְיֶ֤ה מִזֶּה֙ אֶל־הַקֹּ֔דֶשׁ חֲמֵ֥שׁ מֵא֛וֹת בַּחֲמֵ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת מְרֻבָּ֣ע סָבִ֑יב וַחֲמִשִּׁ֣ים אַמָּ֔ה מִגְרָ֥שׁ ל֖וֹ סָבִֽיב׃

3Of the aforesaid area, you shall measure off, as most holy and destined to include the Sanctuary, [a space] 25,000 long by 10,000 wide;

u-min ha-mi-DAH ha-ZOT ta-MOD o-REKH (khamish) [kha-mi-SHAH] v'-e-s'-REEM e-LEF v'-ro-KHAV a-s'-RET a-la-FEEM u-vo-yi-heh ha-mik-DASH ko-DASH ko-DA-shim

גוּמִן־הַמִּדָּ֤ה הַזֹּאת֙ תָּמ֔וֹד אֹ֗רֶךְ (חמש) [חֲמִשָּׁ֤ה] וְעֶשְׂרִים֙ אֶ֔לֶף וְרֹ֖חַב עֲשֶׂ֣רֶת אֲלָפִ֑ים וּבֽוֹ־יִהְיֶ֥ה הַמִּקְדָּ֖שׁ קֹ֥דֶשׁ קׇדָשִֽׁים׃

4it is a sacred portion of the land; it shall provide space for houses for the Kohanim, the ministrants of the Sanctuary who are qualified to minister to Hashem, as well as holy ground for the Sanctuary.

KO-desh min-ha-A-retz HU la-ko-ha-NEEM me-sha-RE-tei ha-mik-DASH yi-HEH ha-ke-RE-vim le-sha-RET et a-do-NAI ve-ha-YA la-HEM ma-KOM le-BA-tim u-mik-DASH la-mik-DASH

דקֹ֣דֶשׁ מִן־הָאָ֜רֶץ ה֗וּא לַכֹּ֨הֲנִ֜ים מְשָׁרְתֵ֤י הַמִּקְדָּשׁ֙ יִֽהְיֶ֔ה הַקְּרֵבִ֖ים לְשָׁרֵ֣ת אֶת־יְהֹוָ֑ה וְהָיָ֨ה לָהֶ֤ם מָקוֹם֙ לְבָ֣תִּ֔ים וּמִקְדָּ֖שׁ לַמִּקְדָּֽשׁ׃

5Another [space], 25,000 long by 10,000 wide, shall be the property of the Leviim, the servants of the Temple—twenty chambers.

va-cha-MI-sha v'-e-SREEM o-REKH va-a-SE-ret a-la-FEEM ro-KHAV (ya-HI-yeh) [va-ha-YA] l'-le-vee-YIM m'-sha-r'-TEI ha-BA-yit la-HEM la-a-KHU-za e-sreem l'-sha-KHOT

הוַחֲמִשָּׁ֨ה וְעֶשְׂרִ֥ים אֶ֙לֶף֙ אֹ֔רֶךְ וַעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת אֲלָפִ֖ים רֹ֑חַב (יהיה) [וְֽהָיָ֡ה] לַלְוִיִּם֩ מְשָׁרְתֵ֨י הַבַּ֧יִת לָהֶ֛ם לַאֲחֻזָּ֖ה עֶשְׂרִ֥ים לְשָׁכֹֽת׃

6Alongside the sacred reserve, you shall set aside [a space] 25,000 long by 5,000 wide, as the property of the city; it shall belong to the whole House of Yisrael.

va-a-KHU-zat ha-IR ti-t'-NU cha-MAY-sheyt a-la-FEEM RO-khav v'-O-rekh cha-mi-SHAH v'-e-s'-REEM e-LEF l'-u-MAT t'-RU-mat ha-ko-DASH l'-kol-BAYT yis-ra-AYL yi-h'-YEH

ווַאֲחֻזַּ֨ת הָעִ֜יר תִּתְּנ֗וּ חֲמֵ֤שֶׁת אֲלָפִים֙ רֹ֔חַב וְאֹ֗רֶךְ חֲמִשָּׁ֤ה וְעֶשְׂרִים֙ אֶ֔לֶף לְעֻמַּ֖ת תְּרוּמַ֣ת הַקֹּ֑דֶשׁ לְכׇל־בֵּ֥ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל יִהְיֶֽה׃

7And to the prince shall belong, on both sides of the sacred reserve and the property of the city and alongside the sacred reserve and the property of the city, on the west extending westward and on the east extending eastward, a portion corresponding to one of the [tribal] portions that extend from the western border to the eastern border

v'-la-na-SEE mi-ZEH u-mi-ZEH li-t'-RU-mat ha-ko-DAYSH v'-la-a-KHU-zat ha-EER el p'-NAY t'-RU-mat-ha-ko-DAYSH v'-el p'-NAY a-KHU-zat ha-EER mi-fa-at-YAM ya-MAH u-mi-fa-at-keid-MAH ka-DEE-mah v'-O-rekh l'-u-MOT a-KHAD ha-kha-LA-KEEM mi-ge-VUL yam el-ge-VUL ka-DEE-mah

זוְלַנָּשִׂ֡יא מִזֶּ֣ה וּמִזֶּה֩ לִתְרוּמַ֨ת הַקֹּ֜דֶשׁ וְלַאֲחֻזַּ֣ת הָעִ֗יר אֶל־פְּנֵ֤י תְרֽוּמַת־הַקֹּ֙דֶשׁ֙ וְאֶל־פְּנֵי֙ אֲחֻזַּ֣ת הָעִ֔יר מִפְּאַת־יָ֣ם יָ֔מָּה וּמִפְּאַת־קֵ֖דְמָה קָדִ֑ימָה וְאֹ֗רֶךְ לְעֻמּוֹת֙ אַחַ֣ד הַחֲלָקִ֔ים מִגְּב֥וּל יָ֖ם אֶל־גְּב֥וּל קָדִֽימָה׃

8of the land. That shall be his property in Yisrael; and My princes shall no more defraud My people, but shall leave the rest of the land to the several tribes of the House of Yisrael.

la-A-retz yih-YE-l'-LO la-a-KHU-zah b'-yis-ra-AYL v'-lo-yo-NU od n'-see-AI et-a-MEE v'-ha-A-retz yi-t'-NU l'-vayt-yis-ra-AYL l'-shiv-tay-HEM. (P)

חלָאָ֛רֶץ יִֽהְיֶה־לּ֥וֹ לַאֲחֻזָּ֖ה בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְלֹא־יוֹנ֨וּ ע֤וֹד נְשִׂיאַי֙ אֶת־עַמִּ֔י וְהָאָ֛רֶץ יִתְּנ֥וּ לְבֵֽית־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לְשִׁבְטֵיהֶֽם׃

9Thus said Hashem: Enough, princes of Yisrael! Make an end of lawlessness and rapine, and do what is right and just! Put a stop to your evictions of My people—declares Hashem.

koh a-MAR a-do-NAI e-lo-HEEM rav la-KHEM n'-see-AY yis-ra-AYL kha-MAS va-SHOD ha-SEE-ru u-mish-PAT utz-da-KAH a-SU ha-REE-mu g'-ru-sho-tay-KHEM may-AL a-MEE n'-UM a-do-NAI e-lo-HEEM

טכֹּה־אָמַ֞ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יֱהֹוִ֗ה רַב־לָכֶם֙ נְשִׂיאֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל חָמָ֤ס וָשֹׁד֙ הָסִ֔ירוּ וּמִשְׁפָּ֥ט וּצְדָקָ֖ה עֲשׂ֑וּ הָרִ֤ימוּ גְרֻשֹֽׁתֵיכֶם֙ מֵעַ֣ל עַמִּ֔י נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יֱהֹוִֽה׃

45:9  Do what is right and just

In the middle of discussing the division of the land between the priests, princes, and the people, Yechezkel suddenly stops to warn the leaders against false weights and measures. The previous Beit Hamikdash fell because of dishonesty and injustice (see Amos 8). Yechezkel understands that the strongest foundation for rebuilding the Beit Hamikdash, and residing in Eretz Yisrael, is a sense of justice. The same rules of honesty and integrity that apply in the marketplace (see Leviticus 19) apply in the Beit Hamikdash, and throughout the Land of Israel. Yechezkel therefore interrupts his division of the land to emphasize the importance of honest dealings in settling Israel. Just as dishonesty and injustice led to the destruction of the Beit Hamikdash and exile from the land, it is through honesty and justice that the people will merit resettling and dwelling in Eretz Yisrael.

10Have honest balances, an honest efah, and an honest bat.

moz-NEI tze-DEK v'-ei-FAT tze-DEK u-vat tze-DEK y'-HI la-KHEM

ימֹֽאזְנֵי־צֶ֧דֶק וְאֵֽיפַת־צֶ֛דֶק וּבַת־צֶ֖דֶק יְהִ֥י לָכֶֽם׃

11The efah and the bat shall comprise the same volume, the bat a tenth of a chomer and the efah a tenth of a chomer; their capacity shall be gauged by the chomer.

ha-EY-fa v'-ha-BAT to-KHEN e-KHAD yi-he-YEH la-SE-et ma-SAR ha-KHO-mer ha-BAT va-a-see-RIT ha-KHO-mer ha-EY-fa el ha-KHO-mer yi-he-YEH mat-kuN-TO

יאהָאֵיפָ֣ה וְהַבַּ֗ת תֹּ֤כֶן אֶחָד֙ יִֽהְיֶ֔ה לָשֵׂ֕את מַעְשַׂ֥ר הַחֹ֖מֶר הַבָּ֑ת וַֽעֲשִׂירִ֤ת הַחֹ֙מֶר֙ הָאֵיפָ֔ה אֶל־הַחֹ֖מֶר יִהְיֶ֥ה מַתְכֻּנְתּֽוֹ׃

12And the shekel shall weigh 20 geira. 20 shekalim, 25 shekalim [and] 10 plus 5 shekalim shall count with you as a maneh.

v'-ha-SHE-kel e-s'-REEM GE-ra, e-s'-REEM sh'-ka-LEEM cha-mi-SHA v'-e-s'-REEM sh'-ka-LEEM a-SHA-ra va-cha-mi-SHA sh'-kel ha-MA-ne y'-heh la-KHEM.

יבוְהַשֶּׁ֖קֶל עֶשְׂרִ֣ים גֵּרָ֑ה עֶשְׂרִ֨ים שְׁקָלִ֜ים חֲמִשָּׁ֧ה וְעֶשְׂרִ֣ים שְׁקָלִ֗ים עֲשָׂרָ֤ה וַֽחֲמִשָּׁה֙ שֶׁ֔קֶל הַמָּנֶ֖ה יִהְיֶ֥ה לָכֶֽם׃

13This is the contribution you shall make: One-sixth of an efah from every chomer of wheat and one-sixth of an efah from every chomer of barley,

ZOT ha-te-ru-MAH a-SHER ta-REE-mu, shi-SHEET ha-EY-fah me-KHO-mer ha-KHEE-teem, v'-shi-SHEET-em ha-EY-fah me-KHO-mer ha-s'-o-REEM.

יגזֹ֥את הַתְּרוּמָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר תָּרִ֑ימוּ שִׁשִּׁ֤ית הָאֵיפָה֙ מֵחֹ֣מֶר הַחִטִּ֔ים וְשִׁשִּׁיתֶם֙ הָאֵיפָ֔ה מֵחֹ֖מֶר הַשְּׂעֹרִֽים׃

14while the due from the oil—the oil being measured by the bat—shall be one-tenth of a bat from every kor.—As 10 batim make a chomer, so 10 batim make a chomer.—

v'-khok ha-SHE-men ha-BAT ha-SHE-men ma-a-SAR ha-BAT min ha-KOR a-se-RET ha-BAT-eem KHO-mer kee-a-se-RET ha-BAT-eem KHO-mer

ידוְחֹ֨ק הַשֶּׁ֜מֶן הַבַּ֣ת הַשֶּׁ֗מֶן מַעְשַׂ֤ר הַבַּת֙ מִן־הַכֹּ֔ר עֲשֶׂ֥רֶת הַבַּתִּ֖ים חֹ֑מֶר כִּֽי־עֲשֶׂ֥רֶת הַבַּתִּ֖ים חֹֽמֶר׃

15And [the due] from the flock shall be one animal from every 200. [All these shall be contributed] from Yisrael's products for meal offerings, burnt offerings, and offerings of well-being, to make expiation for them—declares Hashem.

v'-seh-a-KHAT min ha-tzo-AN min ha-ma-ta-YIM mi-ma-sh'-KEH yis-ra-AYL l'-min-KHAH u-l'-o-LAH u-l'-sh'-la-MEEM l'-kha-PAYR a-lay-HEM n'-UM a-do-NAI y'-ho-VAH.

טווְשֶׂה־אַחַ֨ת מִן־הַצֹּ֤אן מִן־הַמָּאתַ֙יִם֙ מִמַּשְׁקֵ֣ה יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לְמִנְחָ֖ה וּלְעוֹלָ֣ה וְלִשְׁלָמִ֑ים לְכַפֵּ֣ר עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יֱהֹוִֽה׃

16In this contribution, the entire population must join with the prince in Yisrael.

KOL ha-AHM ha-A-retz yi-HU el ha-te-ru-MAH ha-ZOT la-na-SEE b'-yis-ra-AYL

טזכֹּ֚ל הָעָ֣ם הָאָ֔רֶץ יִהְי֖וּ אֶל־הַתְּרוּמָ֣ה הַזֹּ֑את לַנָּשִׂ֖יא בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

17But the burnt offerings, the meal offerings, and the libations on festivals, new moons, Shabbatot—all fixed occasions—of the House of Yisrael shall be the obligation of the prince; he shall provide the sin offerings, the meal offerings, the burnt offerings, and the offerings of well-being, to make expiation for the House of Yisrael.

v'-al ha-na-SEE yi-HE-yeh ha-o-LOT v'-ha-mi-N'-kha v'-ha-NE-sekh ba-cha-GIM u-ve-kho-da-SHEEM u-va-sha-BA-tot b'-kol mo-a-DEI bayt yis-ra-AYL, HU ya-a-SEH et ha-kha-TAT v'-et ha-mi-N'-kha v'-et ha-o-LAH v'-et ha-sh'-la-MEEM l'-kha-PAYR b'-AD bayt yis-ra-AYL. (SA)

יזוְעַֽל־הַנָּשִׂ֣יא יִֽהְיֶ֗ה הָעוֹל֣וֹת וְהַמִּנְחָה֮ וְהַנֵּ֒סֶךְ֒ בַּחַגִּ֤ים וּבֶחֳדָשִׁים֙ וּבַשַּׁבָּת֔וֹת בְּכׇֽל־מוֹעֲדֵ֖י בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל הֽוּא־יַעֲשֶׂ֞ה אֶת־הַחַטָּ֣את וְאֶת־הַמִּנְחָ֗ה וְאֶת־הָעוֹלָה֙ וְאֶת־הַשְּׁלָמִ֔ים לְכַפֵּ֖ר בְּעַ֥ד בֵּֽית־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

18Thus said Hashem: On the first day of the first month, you shall take a bull of the herd without blemish, and you shall cleanse the Sanctuary.

KOH-a-MAR a-do-NAI y'-ho-VAH, ba-ree-SHON b'-e-KHAD la-KHO-desh, ti-KAKH par ben-ba-KAR ta-MEEM, v'-khi-t'-TA-ta et ha-mik-DASH

יחכֹּה־אָמַר֮ אֲדֹנָ֣י יֱהֹוִה֒ בָּֽרִאשׁוֹן֙ בְּאֶחָ֣ד לַחֹ֔דֶשׁ תִּקַּ֥ח פַּר־בֶּן־בָּקָ֖ר תָּמִ֑ים וְחִטֵּאתָ֖ אֶת־הַמִּקְדָּֽשׁ׃

19The Kohen shall take some of the blood of the sin offering and apply it to the doorposts of the Temple, to the four corners of the ledge of the mizbayach, and to the doorposts of the gate of the inner court.

v'-la-KAKH ha-ko-HAYN mi-DAM ha-kha-TAT v'-na-TAN el-m'-zu-ZAT ha-BA-yit v'-el-ar-BA pi-NOT ha-a-za-RAH la-miZ-BAY-akh v'-al-m'-zu-ZAT sha-AR he-kha-TSEHR ha-p'-ni-MEET

יטוְלָקַ֨ח הַכֹּהֵ֜ן מִדַּ֣ם הַחַטָּ֗את וְנָתַן֙ אֶל־מְזוּזַ֣ת הַבַּ֔יִת וְאֶל־אַרְבַּ֛ע פִּנּ֥וֹת הָעֲזָרָ֖ה לַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ וְעַ֨ל־מְזוּזַ֔ת שַׁ֖עַר הֶחָצֵ֥ר הַפְּנִימִֽית׃

20You shall do the same on the seventh day of the month to purge the Temple from uncleanness caused by unwitting or ignorant persons.

v'-khen ta-a-SEH b'-shi-va BA-kho-DAYSH may-EESH sho-GEH u-mi-pe-TI v'-ki-par-TEM et ha-BA-yit

כוְכֵ֤ן תַּֽעֲשֶׂה֙ בְּשִׁבְעָ֣ה בַחֹ֔דֶשׁ מֵאִ֥ישׁ שֹׁגֶ֖ה וּמִפֶּ֑תִי וְכִפַּרְתֶּ֖ם אֶת־הַבָּֽיִת׃

21On the fourteenth day of the first month you shall have the Pesach sacrifice; and during a festival of seven days unleavened bread shall be eaten.

ba-ri-SHON b'-ar-ba-AH a-SAR yom la-KHE-desh yi-HE-yeh la-KHEM ha-pa-SAKH khag sh'-vu-OT ya-MEEM mat-ZOT ye-a-KHEL

כאבָּ֠רִאשׁ֠וֹן בְּאַרְבָּעָ֨ה עָשָׂ֥ר יוֹם֙ לַחֹ֔דֶשׁ יִהְיֶ֥ה לָכֶ֖ם הַפָּ֑סַח חָ֕ג שְׁבֻע֣וֹת יָמִ֔ים מַצּ֖וֹת יֵאָכֵֽל׃

22On that day, the prince shall provide a bull of sin offering on behalf of himself and of the entire population;

v'-a-SA ha-na-SEE ba-YOM ha-HU ba-a-DO u-va-aD kol aM ha-A-retz par kha-TAT

כבוְעָשָׂ֤ה הַנָּשִׂיא֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּא בַּעֲד֕וֹ וּבְעַ֖ד כׇּל־עַ֣ם הָאָ֑רֶץ פַּ֖ר חַטָּֽאת׃

23and during the seven days of the festival, he shall provide daily—for seven days—seven bulls and seven rams, without blemish, for a burnt offering to Hashem, and one goat daily for a sin offering.

v'-shi-VAT ye-MAY he-KHAG ya-a-SEH o-LAH la-a-do-NAI shi-VAT pa-REEM v'-shi-VAT e-ee-LEEM te-mee-MEEM la-YOM shi-VAT ha-ya-MEEM v'-cha-TAT s'-EER iz-ZEEM la-YOM

כגוְשִׁבְעַ֨ת יְמֵי־הֶחָ֜ג יַעֲשֶׂ֧ה עוֹלָ֣ה לַיהֹוָ֗ה שִׁבְעַ֣ת פָּ֠רִ֠ים וְשִׁבְעַ֨ת אֵילִ֤ים תְּמִימִם֙ לַיּ֔וֹם שִׁבְעַ֖ת הַיָּמִ֑ים וְחַטָּ֕את שְׂעִ֥יר עִזִּ֖ים לַיּֽוֹם׃

24He shall provide a meal offering of an efah for each bull and an efah for each ram, with a hin of oil to every efah.

u-mi-N'cha EY-fah la-PAR v'-EY-fah la-A-YEEL ya-a-SEH v'-SHE-men HIN la-EY-fah.

כדוּמִנְחָ֗ה אֵיפָ֥ה לַפָּ֛ר וְאֵיפָ֥ה לָאַ֖יִל יַעֲשֶׂ֑ה וְשֶׁ֖מֶן הִ֥ין לָאֵיפָֽה׃

25So, too, during the festival of the seventh month, for seven days from the fifteenth day on, he shall provide the same sin offerings, burnt offerings, meal offerings, and oil.

ba-sh'-vi-i ba-kha-mi-SHA a-SAR yom la-cho-DAYSH be-KHAG ya-a-SEH kha-E-leh shiv-AT ha-ya-MEEM ka-kha-ta-TA ka-o-LAH v'-ka-mi-N'-kha v'-ka-sha-MEN.

כהבַּשְּׁבִיעִ֡י בַּֽחֲמִשָּׁה֩ עָשָׂ֨ר י֤וֹם לַחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ בֶּחָ֔ג יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה כָאֵ֖לֶּה שִׁבְעַ֣ת הַיָּמִ֑ים כַּֽחַטָּאת֙ כָּעֹלָ֔ה וְכַמִּנְחָ֖ה וְכַשָּֽׁמֶן׃