Ezekiel · Chapter 40

[ edit] In þe fyue and twentiþe ȝere of oure tranſmygracioun, in þe bygynnynge of þe ȝeer, in þe tenþe of þe moneþ, in þe fourtenþe ȝeer aftir þat þe citee is ſmytyn, in þe ſame day þe hond of þe Lord is maad on me, and ledde me þider in viſiouns of God. And he brouȝt me in to þe lond of Yrael, and he left me on a ful heeȝ hill, vpon whom was as a beeldyng of a citee goynge to þe ſouþe; and he ledde me yn þider. And loo! a man, whos fourme was as þe fourme of braſſe, and a lytil lynnyn bond in his hond, and a ȝerd of meſure in his hond; forſoþe he ſtood in þe ȝate.

And þe ſame man ſpac to me, Sone of man, ſee wiþ þin eeȝen, and heere wiþ þin eeris, and putte þin herte in to alle þingis, whiche I ſhal ſhewe to þee, for þat it be ſhewid to þee, þou art brouȝt to hiþer; telle þou alle þingus þat þou ſeeſt to þe hous of Yrael. And loo! a wal wiþ outforþ, in cumpas of þe hous in eche ſijd, and in hond of þe man a ȝerd of meſure of ſixe cubitis and a palme; and he metid þe breede of þe beeldyng wiþ oo ȝerd, and þe heeȝneſſe wiþ oo ȝerd.

And he came to þe ȝate þat biheelde to þe eeſt waye, and he ſtiede vp by þe greeſe þerof; and he metid þe þrisfold of þe ȝate wiþ oo ȝerd, þat is for to ſaye, þe breede of þe þrisfold, wiþ oo ȝerd in breede; and þe chaumbre wiþ oo ȝerd in to long, and wiþ oo ȝerd in to breede, and bitwix chaumbris fyue cubitis; and þe þresfold of þe ȝate biſydis þe veſtiarie, or porche, of þe ȝate wiþ ynforþ, oo ȝerd. And he metide þe porche of þe ȝate of eiȝt cubitus, and þe frount þerof in two cubitis; forſoþe þe veſtiarie, or porche, of þe ȝate was wiþ inneforþ. Forſoþe chaumbris of þe ȝate to þe eſt waye, þree on þis ſijd, and þree on þat ſijd; oo meſure of þree, and oo meſure of þe frountis of eche ſyde.

And he metid þe breede of þe þresfold of þe ȝate of ten cubitis, and þe lengþe of þe ȝate of þrittene cubitis; and þe margyne, or vttemeſt part, bifore þe chaumbris of oo cubit, and oo cubit þe eende of eche ſijde; ſoþely þe chaumbres weren of ſixe cubitis on þis ſyde and on þat ſyde. And he metide þe ȝate fro þe roof of þe chaumbre til þe roof þerof, þe breede of fyue and twenty cubitis, dore aȝeins dore.

And he maad frountis bi ſixti cubitis, and at a frount porche of þe ȝate on eche ſyde bi cumpas; and bifore þe face of þe ȝate þat laſtid til to þe face of þe porche of þe ynner ȝate, fifti cubitis; and wyndowis ouerþwert, in chaumbris and in frountis of hem, þat weren wiþ ynne þe ȝate on eche ſyde by cumpas. Alſo forſoþe and wyndowis weren in þe porchis bi cumpas wiþ ynne forþ, and bifore þe frountis peyntyng of palmes grauen. And he ledde me out to þe vtmer porche, or large hous, and loo! treſories, and pament paued wiþ ſtoon in þe porche by enuyrounn; þritti treſories in þe cumpas of pament; and a pament in þe frount of ȝatis, after þe lengþe of þe ȝatis was wiþ ynneforþ.

And he metide þe breede fro face of þe ynner ȝate vnto þe frount of þe ynner porche wiþ outeforþ, an hundrid cubitis to þe eeſt, and to þe norþ. And he metide þe ȝate þat biheelde þe waye of þe norþ, of þe vtmore porche, as wele in lengþe as in breede; and þree chaumbres þerof, þree on þis ſyde, and þree on þat ſyde, and þe frount þerof, and þe porche þerof, after þe meſure of þe firſt ȝate; þe lengþe þerof of fyfty cubitis, and þe breede of fyue and twenti cubitis. Forſoþe þe wyndowis þerof, and porche, and grauyngis, after þe meſure of þe ȝate þat byheelde to þe eeſt; and of ſeuen grees was þe ſtyeing vp þerof, and a porche bifore it.

And þe ȝate of þe ynner porche aȝeinus þe ȝate of þe norþ, and þe eeſt ȝate; and he metide fro ȝate vnto ȝate an hundrid cubitis. And he ledde me out to þe ſouþe waye, and loo! a ȝate þat bihelde to þe ſouþe; and he metide þe frount þerof, and þe porche þerof, after þe ouermore meſures; and þe wyndowis þerof, and porchis in cumpas, as þe toþer wyndows; of fifti cubitis þe lengþe, and þe breede of fyue and twenti cubitis. And in ſeuen greeſis men ſtieden þerto, and a porche bifore þe ȝatis þerof; and grauen palmes weren, oon on þis ſyde, and an oþer in þe frount þerof. And þe ȝate of þe ynner hous, in þe ſouþ waye; and he metide fro ȝate vnto ȝate in þe ſouþ waye, an hundrid cubitis.

And he ledde me yn, in to þe ynnermer hous at þe ſouþ ȝate; and he metide þe ȝate after þe ouermer meſuris; þe chaumbris þerof, and frount þerof, and porche þerof, bi þe ſame meſuris; and þe wyndowis þerof, and þe porche þerof in cumpas; fifti cubitis in lengþe, and of breed fyue and twenti cubitis; and þe porche by cumpas, þe lengþe of fyue and twenti cubitis, and þe breed of fyue cubitis. And þe porche þerof to þe vtmer hous, and palmes þerof in þe frount; and eiȝte greces weren, bi whiche me ſteyede vp þerby.

And he ledde me in to þe ynnermer hous, by þe eeſt waye; and he metide þe ȝate after þe ouermer meſuris; þe chaumbre þerof, and frount þerof, and porchis þerof, as aboue; and wyndowis þerof, and porchis þerof in cumpas; þe lengþe of fifty cubitis, and þe breede of fyue and twenty cubitis; and þe porche þerof, þat is to ſaye, of þe vtmer hous; and palmes graued in þe frount þerof, on þis ſyde and on þat ſyde; and in eiȝte greeſe þe ſteiȝing vp þerof.

And he ledde me ynne, at þe ȝate þat biheelde to þe norþ, and matte after þe ouermore meſuris; þe chaumbris þerof, and frount þerof, and þe porche þerof, and wyndowis þerof bi cumpas; of lengþe of fifty cubitis, and þe breed of fyue and twenti cubitis. Þe porche þerof biheelde to þe vtmer hous; and grauyngs of palmys in frount þerof on boþe ſydis; and in eiȝte greeſe þe ſteiȝing vp þerof. And bi alle treſories a dore in frountis of þe ȝatis; and þere þei waſhiden brend ſacrifice. And in þe porche of þe ȝate two bordis on þis ſyde, and two bordis on þat ſyde, þat vpon hem ben offrid brend ſacrifice, for ſynne of doyng and for treſpas of leeuyng vndon.

And at þe vtmer ſyde, þat goþ vp to þe dore of þe ȝate þat goþ to þe norþ, two bordis; and at þe toþer ſyde, bifore þe porche of þe ȝate, two bordis. Foure bordis on þis ſyde, and four bordis on þat ſyde; by þe ſydis of þe ȝate weren eiȝte bordis vpon whom men offriden. Forſoþe foure bordis to brend ſacrifice beeldid of ſqware ſtoons, in lengþe of oo cubit and an half, and in breede of oo cubite and an half, and in heiȝþe oo cubit; vpon whiche þei putten veſſels, in whiche brend ſacrifice is offrid, and ſlayn ſacrifice. And þe lippis, or brynkis, of hem of oo palme, bowid aȝein wiþ ynneforþ bi cumpas; vpon þe bordis forſoþe offringis of fleſhe.

And wiþ oute þe ynner ȝate, treſeries of chaunters, in þe ynner hous þat was in þe ſide of þe ȝate biholdynge to þe norþ; and þe face of þem aȝeinus þe ſouþe waye; oon on þe ſyde of þe eeſt ȝate, þat biheelde to þe waye of þe norþ. And he ſaide to me, Þis is þe treſorie, þat biholdiþ þe ſouþ waye, of preeſtis þat waken in kepingis of þe temple. Soþli þe treſorie þat biholdiþ to þe waye of þe norþ, ſchal ben of preſtis þat waken to þe ſeruyſe of þe auter; þes ben þe ſones of Sadoch, þat comen to of þe ſonys of Leuy to þe Lord, þat þei miniſtre to hym. And he matte þe hous, þe lengþe of an hundrid cubitis, and þe breede by an hundrid cubitis, by ſqware, and þe auter bifore þe face of þe temple.

And he ledde me yn, in to þe porche of þe temple; and he matte þe porche by fyue cubitis on þis ſyde, and fyue cubitis on þat ſyde; and þe breed of þe ȝate, of þree cubitis on þis ſyde, and þree cubitis on þat ſyde; forſoþe þe lengþe of þe porche of twenti cubitis, and þe breed of elleuen cubitis, and bi eiȝte greeſe me ſtieden þerto; and pilers weren in þe frountus, oon on þis ſyde, and an oþer on þat ſyde.