Ezekiel · Chapter 42

[ edit] And he ledde me out in to þe vtmer hous, by þe waye leedynge to þe norþ; and he ledde me yn, in to þe treſorie, þat was aȝeinus þe departid beeldyng, and aȝeinus þe hous goynge to þe norþ; in þe face of lengþe an hundred cubitis of þe norþ dore, and of breede fifti cubitis, aȝeinus twenti cubitis of þe ynner hous, and aȝeinus þe pament pauyd wiþ ſtoon of þe vtmer hous, wher was a porche ioynyd to treble porche. And bifore þe treſories a walkyng of ten cubitis of breede, and biholdynge to þe ynner þingus of a waye of oo cubit.

And þe doris of hem to þe norþ, wher weren treſories lower in þe ouermore partis; for þei baren vp þe porchis þat of hem apperiden of þe lower partis, and of þe mydlis of beeldyng. Soþely houſis of þree ſtagis weren, and hadde not pilers, as pilers weren of þe greet houſis; þerfore þei appeeriden out fro þe lower parties, and fro þe mydlis fro þe erþe, in fifty cubitis. And þe vtmer aley after þe treſories, þat weren in þe waye of þe vtmer greet hous, byfore þe treſories; þe lengþe þerof of fyfty cubitis. For þe lengþe was of þe treſories of þe vtmer hous of fyfty cubitis, and þe lengþe byfore þe face of þe temple of an hundrid cubitis.

And vndir þeſe treſories was an eentre fro þe eeſt, of men entrynge in to it, of þe vtmer hous, in þe breede of þe aley of þe hous, þat was aȝeinus þe eeſt waye, in to þe face of þe departid beeldyng. And byfore þe beeldyng weren treſories, and a waye bifore þe face of hem, after þe lickneſſe of treſories þat weren in þe waye of þe norþ; after þe lengþe of hem, ſo and þe breede of hem. And al þe entryng of hem, and lickeneſſis and doris of hem, after þe doris of treſories þat weren in þe waye biholdynge to þe ſouþ dore in þe heed of þe waye, whiche waye was byfore þe porche departid to men entrynge by þe eeſt waye.

And he ſaide to me, Þe treſories of þe norþ, and þe treſories of þe ſouþ, þat ben byfore þe beeldyng departid, þeſe ben holy treſories, in whiche þe preſtis ben cloþid, whiche neiȝen to þe Lord in to þe holy of halewis; þere þei ſhuln putte þe holy þingus of þe holy, and offryngus for ſynne of doyng, and treſpas of leeuyng; forſoþe þe place is holy. Forſoþe whan preſtis ſhuln entre, þei ſhuln not go out of holy þingis in to þe vtmer hous; and þere þei ſhuln putte aȝein her cloþis, in whiche þei miniſtren, for þei ben holy; and þei ſhuln be cloþid wiþ oþer cloþingus, and ſo þei ſhuln go forþ to þe peple.

And whenn he hadde ful eendid þe meſuris of þe ynner hous, he ledde me out by þe waye of þe ȝate þat byhelde to þe eeſt waye; and he matte it on eche ſyde by cumpas. Forſoþe he matte aȝeinus þe eeſt wynd wiþ a ȝerd of meſure by cumpas fyue hundreþ ȝerdis, in a ȝerd of meſure by cumpas. And he matte aȝeinus þe wynd of þe norþ fyue hundred ȝerdis, in a ȝerd of meſure by cumpas. And in to þe ſouþ wynd he matte fyue hundreþ ȝerdis, in a ȝerd of meſure by cumpas. And to þe weſt wynd he matte fyue hundreþ ȝerdis, in a ȝerd of meſure.

By foure wyndus he matte þe wall þerof on eche ſyde by cumpas, þe lengþe of fyue hundred cubitis, and þe breed of fyue hundred cubitis, departinge bitwix þe ſayntuarie and place of commoun peple.