Ezekiel · Chapter 46

[ edit] Theſe þingus ſaiþ þe Lord God, Þe ȝate of þe ynner hous, þat byholdiþ to þe eeſt, ſhal be cloſid ſixe days, in whiche werk is don; forſoþe in þe day of ſaboþ it ſhal be opnyd, bot and in þe day of kalendis it ſhal be opnyd. And þe prince ſhal entre by þe way of þe porche of þe ȝate wiþ outforþ, and he ſhal ſtonde in þe þresfold of þe ȝate; and preſtis ſhuln do his brend ſacrifice, and his peſibles; and he ſhal worſhip vpon þe þresfold of þe ȝate, and he ſhal go out; forſoþe þe ȝate ſhal not be cloſid vn to euyn. And þe peple of þe lond ſhal worſhip at þe dore of þat ȝate, in ſaboþis, and kalendis, byfore þe Lord.

Forſoþe þe prince ſhal offre þis brent ſacrifice to þe Lord in þe day of ſaboþ, ſixe lambren vnſpottid, and a weþer vnſpottid, and a ſacrifice of ephi by þe weþer; in lambren forſoþe þe ſacrifice þat his hond ſhuln ȝeue, and þe meſure hyn of oyle, bi eche of ephi. Soþely in þe day of kalendis a calf vnſpottid of þe drooue, and ſix lambren, and weþris vnſpottid ſhuln be, and þe meſure ephi by þe calf. And he ſhal make þe ſacrifice of þe meſure ephi by þe weþer; forſoþe of þe lambren as his hond ſhal fynde, and of oyle þe meſure hyn, by eche of meſure ephi. And whann þe prince is to entringe, by waye of þe porche of þe ȝate entre he, and by þe ſame waye go he out.

And whan þe peple of þe lond ſhal entre in þe ſiȝt of þe Lord, in ſolempnytees, whiche goþ ynne by þe norþ ȝate, þat it wirſhip, go it out by þe waye of þe ſouþ ȝate. Forſoþe he þat entriþ by þe waye of þe ſouþ ȝate, go out by waye of þe norþ ȝate. He ſhal not turne aȝein by waye of þe ȝate, by whom he goþ yn, bot euen aȝeinus it he ſhal go out. Soþeli þe prince ſhal be in þe mydil of hem; wiþ men goynge yn he ſhal go yn, and wiþ men goynge oute he ſchal go oute. Hou in fairis and in ſolempnyteeſe ſhal be ſacrifice of meſure ephi by a calf, and meſure ephi by a weþer; in lambren ſhal be ſacrifice as his hond ſhal fynde, and of oyle þe meſure hyn, bi eche of meſure ephi.

Forſoþe whan þe prince ſhal do wilful brent ſacrifice, or wilful peſibles to þe Lord, þe ȝate þat biholdiþ to þe eeſt, ſhal be opnyd to hym; and he ſhal do his brent ſacrifice, and his peſiblis, as it is wont for to be don in þe day of ſaboþ; and he ſhal go out, and þe ȝate ſhal be ſhette after þat he ſhal go out. And he ſhal do a brend ſacrifice, a lomb of þe ſame ȝeer vnſpottid, eche day to þe Lord; euermore in þe morewe he ſhal do it, and he ſhal do ſacrifice þeron biſidis, or niȝ, þe morewe; erly þe ſixt part of þe meſure ephi, and of oyle þe þridde part of þe meſure hyn, þat it be meynt to floure; a lawful ſacrifice to þe Lord, contynuel and euerlaſtynge.

And he ſhal make a lombe in to ſacrifice, and oyle, niȝ þe morewe; erly þe brend ſacrifice euerlaſtynge. Þeſe þingis ſeiþ þe Lord God, Ȝif þe prince ſhal ȝyue a hous to eny of his ſones, þe eritaage þerof ſchal be of his ſones; þei ſchulen weelde it by eritage. Forſoþ ȝif he ſhal ȝeue a biqueþun þing of his eritage to oon of his ſeruauntis, it ſhal be his vn to þe ȝeer of remyſſioun, and it ſhal turne aȝein to þe prince; forſoþe þe eritage of hym ſhal be to his ſonys. And þe prince ſhal not take by violence of þe eritage of þe peple, and of þe poſſeſſioun of hem; bot of his poſſeſſioun he ſhal ȝeue eritage to his ſonys, þat my peple be not diſparplid, eche man fro his poſſeſſioun.

And he ledde me yn bi þe entree, þat was on þe ſyde of þe ȝate, in to þe treſories of þe ſayntuarie to þe preſtis, þat biheelden to þe norþ; and þere was a place goynge to þe weſt. And he ſayde to me, Þis is a place, wher and preſtis ſhuln ſaye and for ſynne of doynge, and for treſpas of leeuynge; wher þei ſhuln ſay ſacrifice, þat þei bere not out in to þe vtmer hous, and þe peple be halewid.

And he ledde me out in to þe vtmer hous, and about ledde me by foure corners of þe hous; and loo! a litil hous was in þe corner of þe hous, ſmale houſis, eche by corners of þe hous; in to foure corners of þe hous litil houſis diſpoſid, of fourti cubitis by longe, and þritti by breede; foure weren of oo meſure; and a wal by cumpas enuyrounynge foure ſmale houſis; and kitchens weren forgid vndir porchis bi cumpas. And he ſaide to me, Þis is þe hous of kitchenys, in whom þe mynyſtris of þe hous of þe Lord ſeeþen ſlayn ſacrifices of þe peple.