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Jezekiel 40

Old Testament · Brenton Septuagint with Greek parallel

Jezekiel chapter 40 is given here in full, verse by verse, in Sir Lancelot Brenton's classic English translation of the Septuagint (LXX), with the Greek text of the Septuagint set beneath each verse. The text follows the Septuagint tradition received throughout the Orthodox Church.

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Jezekiel 40

1And it came to pass in the twenty-fifth year of our captivity, in the first month, on the tenth day of the month, in the fourteenth year after the taking of the city, in that day the hand of the Lord was upon me, and brought meΚαὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῷ πέμπτῳ καὶ εἰκοστῷ ἔτει τῆς αἰχμαλωσίας ἡμῶν, ἐν τῷ πρώτῳ μηνὶ, δεκάτῃ τοῦ μηνὸς, ἐν τῷ τεσσαρεσκαιδεκάτῳ ἔτει μετὰ τὸ ἁλῶναι τὴν πόλιν, ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ ἐγένετο ἐπʼ ἐμὲ χεὶρ Κυρίου,

2in a vision of God into the land of Israel, and set me on a very high mountain, and upon it there was as it were the frame of a city before me.καὶ ἤγαγέ με ἐν ὁράσει Θεοῦ εἰς τὴν γῆν Ἰσραὴλ, καὶ ἔθηκέ με ἐπʼ ὄρος ὑψηλὸν σφόδρα, καὶ ἐπʼ αὐτῷ ὡσεὶ οἰκοδομὴ πόλεως ἀπέναντι,

3And he brought me in there, and, behold, there was a man, and the appearance of him was as the appearance of shining brass, and in his hand was a builder's line, and a measuring reed; and he stood at the gate.Καὶ εἰσήγαγέ με ἐκεῖ· καὶ ἰδοὺ ἀνὴρ, καὶ ἡ ὅρασις αὐτοῦ ἦν ὡσεὶ ὅρασις χαλκοῦ στίλβοντος, καὶ ἐν τῇ χειρὶ αὐτοῦ ἦν σπαρτίον οἰκοδόμων, καὶ κάλαμος μέτρον, καὶ αὐτὸς εἱστήκει ἐπὶ τῆς πύλης.

4And the man said to me, Look with your eyes at him whom you have seen, son of man, and hear with your ears, and lay up in your heart all things that I show you; for you have come in hither that I might show you, and you shall show all things that you see to the house of Israel.Καὶ εἶπε πρὸς μὲ ὁ ἀνὴρ, Ὃν ἑώρακας υἱὲ ἀνθρώπου ἐν τοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς σου ἴδε, καὶ ἐν τοῖς ὠσί σου ἄκουε, καὶ τάξον εἰς τὴν καρδίαν σου πάντα ὅσα ἐγὼ δεικνύω σοι, διότι ἕνεκα τοῦ δεῖξαί σοι εἰσελήλυθας ὧδε, καὶ δείξεις πάντα ὅσα σὺ ὁρᾷς τῷ οἴκῳ τοῦ Ἰσραήλ.

5And behold a wall round about the house without, and in the man's hand a reed, the measure of it was six cubits by the cubit, and a span: and he measured across the front wall; the breadth was equal to the reed, and the length of it equal to the reed.Καὶ ἰδοὺ περίβολος ἔξωθεν τοῦ οἴκου κύκλῳ, καὶ ἐν τῇ χειρὶ τοῦ ἀνδρὸς κάλαμος, τὸ μέτρον πηχῶν ἓξ ἐν πήχει καὶ παλαιστῆς· καὶ διεμέτρησε τὸ προτείχισμα, πλάτος ἶσον τῷ καλάμῳ, καὶ τὸ ὕψος αὐτοῦ ἶσον τῷ καλάμῳ.

6And he entered by seven steps into the gate that looks eastward, and he measured across the porch of the gate equal to the reed.Καὶ εἰσῆλθεν εἰς τὴν πύλην τὴν βλέπουσαν κατὰ ἀνατολὰς ἐν ἑπτὰ ἀναβαθμοῖς, καὶ διεμέτρησε τὸ αἰλὰμ τῆς πύλης ἶσον τῷ καλάμῳ·

7And the chamber was equal in length to the reed, and equal in breadth to the reed; and the porch between the chambers six cubits; and the second chamber equal in breadth to the reed, and equal in length to the reed, and the porch five cubits.Καὶ τὸ θεὲ ἶσον τῷ καλάμῳ τὸ μῆκος, καὶ ἶσον τῷ καλάμῳ τὸ πλάτος, καὶ τὸ αἰλὰμ ἀναμέσον τοῦ θεηλὰθ πηχῶν ἕξ· καὶ τὸ θεὲ τὸ δεύτερον, ἶσον τῷ καλάμῳ πλάτος, καὶ ἶσον τῷ καλάμῳ μῆκος, καὶ τὸ αἰλὰμ πηχέων πέντε·

8And the third chamber equal in length to the reed, and equal in breadth to the reed.Καὶ τὸ θεὲ τὸ τρίτον, ἶσον τῷ καλάμῳ μῆκος, καὶ ἶσον τῷ καλάμῳ πλάτος.

9And the porch of the gateway (near the porch of the gate) eight cubits; and the posts there of two cubits; and the porch of the gate was inward:Καὶ τὸ αἰλὰμ τοῦ πυλῶνος, πλησίον τοῦ αἰλὰμ τῆς πύλης πηχῶν ὀκτὼ, καὶ τὰ αἰλεῦ πηχῶν δύο· καὶ τὰ αἰλὰμ τῆς πύλης ἔσωθεν,

10and the chambers of the gate of the chamber in front were three on one side and three on the other, and there was one measure to the three: there was one measure to the porches on this side and on that.καὶ τὰ θεὲ τῆς πύλης τοῦ θεὲ κατέναντι, τρεῖς ἔνθεν καὶ τρεῖς ἔνθεν, καὶ μέτρον ἓν τοῖς τρισί· μέτρον ἓν τοῖς αἰλὰμ ἔνθεν καὶ ἔνθεν.

11And he measured the breadth of the door of the gateway, ten cubits; and the breadth of the gateway thirteen cubits.Καὶ διεμέτρησε τὸ πλάτος τῆς θύρας τοῦ πυλῶνος πηχῶν δέκα, καὶ τὸ εὖρος τοῦ πυλῶνος πηχῶν δεκατριῶν.

12And the space before the chambers was narrowed to a cubit in front of the chambers on this side and on that side: and the chamber was six cubits this way, and six cubits that way.Καὶ πῆχυς ἐπισυναγόμενος ἐπὶ πρόσωπον τῶν θεεὶμ ἔνθεν καὶ ἔνθεν, καὶ τὸ θεὲ πηχῶν ἓξ ἔνθεν καὶ πηχῶν ἓξ ἔνθεν.

13And he measured the gate from the wall of one chamber to the wall of the other chamber: the breadth was twenty-five cubits, the one gate over against the other gate.Καὶ διεμέτρησε τὴν πύλην ἀπὸ τοῦ τοίχου τοῦ θεὲ ἐπὶ τὸν τοῖχον τοῦ θεὲ, πλάτος πήχεις εἴκοσι καὶ πέντε· αὕτη πύλη ἐπὶ πύλην.

14And the open space of the porch of the gate without, was twenty cubits to the chambers round about the gate.Καὶ τὸ αἴθριον τοῦ αἰλὰμ τῆς πύλης ἔξωθεν, πήχεις εἴκοσι θεεὶμ τῆς πύλης κύκλῳ.

15And the open space of the gate without to the open space of the porch of the gate within was fifty cubits.Καὶ τὸ αἴθριον τῆς πύλης ἔξωθεν, εἰς τὸ αἴθριον αἰλὰμ τῆς πύλης ἔσωθεν πηχῶν πεντήκοντα.

16And there were secret windows to the chambers, and to the porches within the gate of the court round about, and in the same manner windows to the porches round about within: and on the porch there were palm-trees on this side and on that side.Καὶ θυρίδες κρυπταὶ ἐπὶ τὸ θεεὶμ, καὶ ἐπὶ τὰ αἰλὰμ ἔσωθεν τῆς πύλης τῆς αὐλῆς κυκλόθεν· καὶ ὡσαύτως τοῖς αἰλὰμ θυρίδας κύκλῳ ἔσωθεν, καὶ ἐπὶ τὸ αἰλὰμ φοίνικες ἔνθεν καὶ ἔνθεν.

17And he brought me into the inner court, and, behold, there were chambers, and peristyles round about the court; thirty chambers within the ranges of columns.Καὶ εἰσήγαγέ με εἰς τὴν αὐλὴν τὴν ἐσωτέραν, καὶ ἰδοὺ παστοφόρια, καὶ περίστυλα κύκλῳ τῆς αὐλῆς, τριάκοντα παστοφόρια ἐν τοῖς περιστύλοις,

18And the porticos were behind the gates; according to the length of the gates, was the lower peristyle.καὶ αἱ στοαὶ κατὰ νώτου τῶν πυλῶν κατὰ τὸ μῆκος τῶν πυλῶν τὸ περίστυλον τὸ ὑποκάτω.

19And he measured the breadth of the court, from the open space of the outer gate inwards to the open space of the gate looking outwards: one hundred cubits was the distance to the place of the gate looking eastward: and he brought me to the north;Καὶ διεμέτρησε τὸ πλάτος τῆς αὐλῆς, ἀπὸ τοῦ αἰθρίου τῆς πύλης τῆς ἐξωτέρας ἔσωθεν ἐπὶ τὸ αἴθριον τῆς πύλης τῆς βλεπούσης ἔξω, πήχεις ἑκατὸν τῆς βλεπούσης κατὰ ἀνατολάς· καὶ ἤγαγέ με ἐπὶ Βοῤῥᾶν,

20and behold a gate looking northwards belonging to the outer court, and he measured it, both the length of it and the breadth;καὶ ἰδοὺ πύλη βλέπουσα πρὸς Βοῤῥᾶν τῇ αὐλῇ τῇ ἐξωτέρᾳ, καὶ διεμέτρησεν αὐτὴν, τό, τε μῆκος αὐτῆς καὶ τὸ πλάτος,

21and the chambers, three on this side and three on that; and the posts, and the porches, and the palm-trees thereof: and they were according to the measures of the gate that looks eastward: the length thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth thereof was twenty-five cubits.καὶ τὸ θεὲ τρεῖς ἔνθεν καὶ τρεῖς ἔνθεν, καὶ τὸ αἰλεῦ, καὶ τὰ αἰλαμμὼν, καὶ τοὺς φοίνικας αὐτῆς· καὶ ἐγένετο κατὰ τὰ μέτρα τῆς πύλης τῆς βλεπούσης κατὰ ἀνατολὰς, πηχῶν πεντήκοντα τὸ μῆκος αὐτῆς, καὶ πηχῶν εἰκοσιπέντε τὸ εὖρος αὐτῆς·

22And its windows, and its porches, and its palm-trees, were according to the dimensions of the gate looking eastward; and they went up to it by seven steps; and the porches were within.Καὶ αἱ θυρίδες αὐτῆς, καὶ τὰ αἰλαμμὼν, καὶ οἱ φοίνικες αὐτῆς καθὼς ἡ πύλη ἡ βλέπουσα κατὰ ἀνατολάς· καὶ ἐν ἑπτὰ κλημακτῆρσιν ἀνέβαινον ἐπʼ αὐτὸν, καὶ τὰ αἰλαμμὼν ἔσωθεν·

23And there was a gate to the inner court looking toward the north gate, after the manner of the gate looking toward the east; and he measured the court from gate to gate, one hundred cubits.Καὶ πύλη τῇ αὐλῇ τῇ ἐσωτέρᾳ βλέπουσα ἐπὶ πύλην τοῦ Βοῤῥᾶ, ὃν τρόπον τῆς πύλης τῆς βλεπούσης κατὰ ἀνατολάς· καὶ διεμέτρησε τὴν αὐλὴν ἀπὸ πύλης ἐπὶ πύλην, πήχεις ἑκατόν.

24And he brought me to the south side, and behold a gate looking southwards: and he measured it, and its chambers, and its posts, and its porches, according to these dimensions.Καὶ ἤγαγέ με κατὰ Νότον, καὶ ἰδοὺ πύλη βλέπουσα πρὸς Νότον, καὶ διεμέτρησεν αὐτὴν, καὶ τὰ θεὲ, καὶ τὰ αἰλεῦ, καὶ τὰ αἰλαμμὼν, κατὰ τὰ μέτρα ταῦτα.

25And its windows and its porches round about were according to the windows of the porch: the length thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth thereof was five and twenty cubits.Καὶ αἱ θυρίδες αὐτῆς, καὶ τὰ αἰλαμμὼν κυκλόθεν, καθὼς αἱ θυρίδες τοῦ αἰλὰμ, πηχῶν πεντήκοντα τὸ μῆκος αὐτῆς, καὶ πηχῶν εἰκοσιπέντε τὸ εὖρος αὐτῆς,

26And it had seven steps, and porches within: and it had palm-trees on the posts, one on one side, and one on the other side.καὶ ἑπτὰ κλημακτῆρες αὐτῇ, καὶ αἰλαμμὼν ἔσωθεν, καὶ φοίνικες αὐτῇ, εἷς ἔνθεν καὶ εἷς ἔνθεν ἐπὶ τὰ αἰλεῦ.

27And there was a gate opposite the gate of the inner court southward: and he measured the court from gate to gate, one hundred cubits in breadth southward.Καὶ πύλη κατέναντι τῆς πύλης τῆς αὐλῆς τῆς ἐσωτέρας πρὸς Νότον, καὶ διεμέτρησε τὴν αὐλὴν ἀπὸ πύλης ἐπὶ πύλην, πήχεις ἑκατὸν τὸ εὖρος πρὸς Νότον.

28And he brought me into the inner court of the south gate: and he measured the gate according to these measures;Καὶ εἰσήγαγέ με εἰς τὴν αὐλὴν τὴν ἐσωτέραν τῆς πύλης τῆς πρὸς Νότον, καὶ διεμέτρησε τὴν πύλην κατὰ τὰ μέτρα ταῦτα,

29and the chambers, and the posts,καὶ τὰ θεὲ, καὶ τὰ αἰλεῦ, καὶ τὰ αἰλαμμὼν κατὰ τὰ μέτρα ταῦτα, καὶ θυρίδες αὐτῇ, καὶ τῷ αἰλαμμὼν κύκλῳ, πήχεις πεντήκοντα τὸ μῆκος αὐτῆς,

30and the porches, according to these measures: and there were windows to it and to the porches round about: its length was fifty cubits, and its breadth twenty-five cubits,

31from the porch to the outer court: and there were palm-trees to the post thereof, and eight steps.καὶ τὸ εὖρος πήχεις εἰκοσιπέντε τοῦ αἰλὰμ εἰς τὴν αὐλὴν τὴν ἐξωτέραν, καὶ φοίνικες τῷ αἰλεῦ, καὶ ὀκτὼ κλημακτῆρες.

32And he brought me in at the gate that looks eastward: and he measured it according to these measures:Καὶ εἰσήγαγέ με εἰς τὴν πύλην τὴν βλέπουσαν κατὰ ἀνατολὰς, καὶ διεμέτρησεν αὐτὴν κατὰ τὰ μέτρα ταῦτα,

33and the chambers, and the posts, and the porches according to these measures: and there were windows to it, and porches round about: the length of it was fifty cubits, and the breadth of it twenty-five cubits.καὶ τὰ θεὲ, καὶ τὰ αἰλεῦ, καὶ τὰ αἰλαμμὼν κατὰ τὰ μέτρα ταῦτα, καὶ θυρίδες αὐτῇ καὶ αἰλαμμὼν κύκλῳ πήχεις πεντήκοντα μῆκος αὐτῆς, καὶ εὖρος αὐτῆς πήχεις εἰκοσιπέντε.

34And there were porches opening into the inner court, and palm-trees on the posts on this side and on that side: and it had eight steps.Καὶ αἰλαμμὼν εἰς τὴν αὐλὴν τὴν ἐσωτέραν, καὶ φοίνικες ἐπὶ τοῦ αἰλεῦ ἔνθεν καὶ ἔνθεν, καὶ ὀκτὼ κλημακτῆρες αὐτῇ.

35And he brought me in at the northern gate, and measured it according to these measures;Καὶ εἰσήγαγέ με εἰς τὴν πύλην τὴν πρὸς βοῤῥᾶν, καὶ διεμέτρησε κατὰ τὰ μέτρα ταῦτα,

36and the chambers, and the posts, and the porches: and it had windows round about, and it had its porches: the length of it was fifty cubits, and the breadth twenty-five cubits.καὶ τὰ θεὲ, καὶ τὰ αἰλεῦ, καὶ τὰ αἰλαμμὼν, καὶ θυρίδες αὐτῇ κύκλῳ, καὶ τὸ αἰλαμμὼν αὐτῆς, πήχεις πεντήκοντα μῆκος αὐτῆς, καὶ εὖρος πήχεις εἰκοσιπέντε·

37And its porches were toward the inner court; and there were palm-trees to the posts on this side and on that side: and it had eight steps.Καὶ τὰ αἰλαμμὼν εἰς τὴν αὐλὴν τὴν ἐξωτέραν, καὶ φοίνικες τῷ αἰλεῦ ἔνθεν καὶ ἔνθεν, καὶ ὀκτὼ κλημακτῆρες αὐτῇ.

38Its chambers and its door-ways, and its porches at the second gate served as a drain,Τὰ παστοφόρια αὐτῆς, καὶ τὰ θυρώματα αὐτῆς, καὶ τὰ αἰλαμμὼν αὐτῆς ἐπὶ τῆς πύλης τῆς δευτέρας ἔκρυσις,

39that they might kill in it the sin-offerings, and the trespass-offerings.ὅπως σφάζωσιν ἐν αὐτῇ τὰ ὑπὲρ ἁμαρτίας, καὶ τὰ ὑπὲρ ἀγνοίας.

40And behind the drain for the whole burnt offerings at the north gate, two tables eastward behind the second gate; and behind the porch of the gate two tables eastward.Καὶ κατὰ νώτου τοῦ ῥύακος τῶν ὁλοκαυτωμάτων τῆς βλεπούσης πρὸς Βοῤῥᾶν, δύο τράπεζαι πρὸς ἀνατολὰς κατὰ νώτου τῆς δευτέρας, καὶ τοῦ αἰλὰμ τῆς πύλης δύο τράπεζαι κατὰ ἀνατολάς.

41Four on one side and four on the other side behind the gate; upon them they kill the victims, in front of the eight tables of sacrifices.Τέσσαρες ἔνθεν, καὶ τέσσαρες ἔνθεν κατὰ νώτου τῆς πύλης, ἐπʼ αὐτὰς σφάζουσι τὰ θύματα· κατέναντι τῶν ὀκτὼ τραπεζῶν τῶν θυμάτων.

42And there were four tables of hewn stone for whole burnt offerings, the breadth of them was a cubit and a half, and the length of them two cubits and a half, and their height was a cubit: on them they shall place the instruments with which they kill there the whole burnt offerings and the victims.Καὶ τέσσαρες τράπεζαι τῶν ὁλοκαυτωμάτων λίθιναι λελαξευμέναι, πήχεως καὶ ἡμίσους τὸ πλάτος, καὶ πήχεων δύο ἡμίσους τὸ μῆκος, καὶ ἐπὶ πῆχυν τὸ ὕψος· ἐπʼ αὐτὰ ἐπιθήσουσι τὰ σκεύη, ἑν οἷς σφάζουσιν ἐκεῖ τὰ ὁλοκαυτώματα καὶ τὰ θύματα.

43And they shall have within a border of hewn stone round about of a span broad, and over the tables above screens for covering them from the wet and from the heat.Καὶ παλαιστὴν ἕξουσι γεῖσος λελαξευμένον ἔσωθεν κύκλῳ, καὶ ἐπὶ τὰς τραπέζας ἐπάνωθεν στέγας, τοῦ καλύπτεσθαι ἀπὸ τοῦ ὑετοῦ, καὶ ἀπὸ τῆς ξηρασίας.

44And he brought me into the inner court, and behold there were two chambers in the inner court, one behind the gate looking to the north, turning southward, and one behind the southern gate, but which looks to the north.Καὶ εἰσήγαγέ με εἰς τὴν αὐλὴν τὴν ἐσωτέραν· καὶ ἰδοὺ δύο ἐξέδραι ἐν τῇ αὐλῇ τῇ ἐσωτέρᾳ, μία κατὰ νώτου τῆς πύλης τῆς βλεπούσης πρὸς Βοῤῥᾶν, φέρουσα πρὸς Νότον, καὶ μία κατὰ νώτου τῆς πύλης τῆς πρὸς Νότον, βλεπούσης δὲ πρὸς Βοῤῥᾶν.

45And he said to me, This chamber that looks to the south, is for the priests that keep the charge of the house.Καὶ εἶπε πρὸς μὲ, ἡ ἐξέδρα αὕτη ἡ βλέπουσα πρὸς Νότον, τοῖς ἱερεῦσι τοῖς φυλάσσουσι τὴν φυλακὴν τοῦ οἴκου,

46And the chamber that looks to the north is for the priests that keep the charge of the altar: they are the sons of Sadduc, those of the tribe of Levi who draw near to the Lord to serve him.καὶ ἡ ἐξέδρα ἡ βλέπουσα πρὸς Βοῤῥᾶν, τοῖς ἱερεῦσι τοῖς φυλάσσουσι τὴν φυλακὴν τοῦ θυσιαστηρίου· ἐκεῖνοί εἰσιν οἱ υἱοὶ Σαδδοὺκ, οἱ ἐγγίζοντες ἐκ τοῦ Λευὶ πρὸς Κύριον, λειτουργεῖν αὐτῷ.

47And he measured the court, the length whereof was one hundred cubits, and the breadth one hundred cubits, on its four sides; and the altar in front of the house.Καὶ διεμέτρησε τὴν αὐλὴν, μῆκος πηχῶν ἑκατὸν, καὶ εὖρος πήχεις ἑκατὸν, ἐπὶ τὰ τέσσαρα μέρη αὐτῆς, καὶ τὸ θυσιαστήριον ἀπέναντι τοῦ οἴκου.

48And he brought me into the porch of the house; and he measured the post of the porch, the breadth was five cubits on one side and five cubits on the other side; and the breadth of the door was fourteen cubits, and the side-pieces of the door of the porch were three cubits on one side, and three cubits on the other side.Καὶ εἰσήγαγέ με εἰς τὸ αἰλὰμ τοῦ οἴκου· καὶ διεμέτρησε τὸ αἲλ τοῦ αἰλὰμ πηχῶν πέντε τὸ πλάτος ἔνθεν, καὶ πηχῶν πέντε ἔνθεν, καὶ τὸ εὖρος τοῦ θυρώματος πηχῶν δεκατεσσάρων, καὶ ἐπωμίδες τῆς θύρας τοῦ αἰλὰμ πηχῶν τριῶν ἔνθεν, καὶ πηχῶν τριῶν ἔνθεν.

49And the length of the porch was twenty cubits, and the breadth twelve cubits; and they went up to it by ten steps; and there were pillars to the porch, one on this side and one on that side.Καὶ τὸ μῆκος τοῦ αἰλὰμ πηχῶν εἴκοσι, καὶ τὸ εὖρος πηχῶν δώδεκα· καὶ ἐπὶ δέκα ἀναβαθμῶν ἀνέβαινον ἐπʼ αὐτὸ, καὶ στύλοι ἦσαν ἐπὶ τὸ αἰλάμ, εἷς ἔνθεν καὶ εἷς ἔνθεν.

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