Ezekiel 47

The man brought me back to the entrance to the temple, and I saw water coming out from under the threshold of the temple toward the east (for the temple faced east). The water was coming down from under the south side of the temple, south of the altar.

ثُمَّ أَرْجَعَنِي إِلَى مَدْخَلِ الْهَيْكَلِ، وَإذَا بِمِيَاهٍ تَتَدَفَّقُ مِنْ تَحْتِ عَتَبَتِهِ نَحْوَ الشَّرْقِ، لأَنَّ وَاجِهَةَ الْهَيْكَلِ كَانَتْ نَحْوَ الشَّرْقِ. وَكَانَتِ الْمِيَاهُ جَارِيَةً مِنْ تَحْتُ، مِنْ أَسْفَلِ الطَّرَفِ الأَيْمَنِ لِعَتَبَةِ الْهَيْكَلِ جَنُوبِيَّ الْمَذْبَحِ.

He then brought me out through the north gate and led me around the outside to the outer gate facing east, and the water was trickling from the south side.

ثُمَّ انْطَلَقَ بِي مِنْ طَرِيقِ بَابِ الشِّمَالِ، سَالِكاً بِيَ الطَّرِيقَ الْخَارِجِيَّةَ إِلَى الْبَابِ الشَّرْقِيِّ الْخَارِجِيِّ، وَإذَا بِالْمِيَاهِ تَجْرِي فِي الْجَانِبِ الأَيْمَنِ.

As the man went eastward with a measuring line in his hand, he measured off a thousand cubits^[a] and then led me through water that was ankle-deep.

وَبَعْدَ أَنْ خَرَجَ الرَّجُلُ نَحْوَ الْمَشْرِقِ شَرَعَ يَقِيسُ أَلْفَ ذِرَاعٍ (نَحْوَ خَمْسِ مِئَةِ مِتْرٍ) بِخَيْطِ قِيَاسٍ كَانَ بِيَدِهِ. وَاجْتَازَ بِي الْمِيَاهَ الَّتِي بَلَغَ عُمْقُهَا إِلَى الْكَعْبَيْنِ.

He measured off another thousand cubits and led me through water that was knee-deep. He measured off another thousand and led me through water that was up to the waist.

ثُمَّ قَاسَ أَلْفَ ذِرَاعٍ (نَحْوَ خَمْسِ مِئَةِ مِتْرٍ) أُخْرَى وَاجْتَازَ بِيَ الْمِيَاهَ الَّتِي بَلَغَ عُمْقُهَا الرُّكْبَتَيْنِ، وَعَادَ فَقَاسَ أَلْفَ ذِرَاعٍ (نَحْوَ خَمْسِ مِئَةِ مِتْرٍ) ثَالِثَةً وَاجْتَازَ بِيَ الْمِيَاهَ الَّتِي بَلَغَ عُمْقُهَا إِلَى الْحَقْوَيْنِ.

He measured off another thousand, but now it was a river that I could not cross, because the water had risen and was deep enough to swim in—a river that no one could cross.

ثُمَّ قَاسَ أَلْفَ ذِرَاعٍ (نَحْوَ خَمْسِ مِئَةِ مِتْرٍ) رَابِعَةً، وَإذَا بِنَهْرٍ لَمْ أَسْتَطِعْ خَوْضَهُ، لأَنَّ الْمِيَاهَ كَانَتْ طَاغِيَةً عَمِيقَةً، مِيَاهَ سِبَاحَةٍ لِنَهْرٍ يَتَعَذَّرُ عُبُورُهُ.

He asked me, “Son of man, do you see this?”

Then he led me back to the bank of the river.

وَقَالَ لِي: «أَرَأَيْتَ هَذَا يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ؟» ثُمَّ أَعَادَنِي إِلَى شَاطِئِ النَّهْرِ،

When I arrived there, I saw a great number of trees on each side of the river.

وَإذَا بِي أَجِدُ عَلَيْهِ أَشْجَاراً كَثِيرَةً قَائِمَةً عَلَى ضَفَّتَيْهِ،

He said to me, “This water flows toward the eastern region and goes down into the Arabah,^[b] where it enters the Dead Sea. When it empties into the sea, the salty water there becomes fresh.

وَقَالَ لِي: «هَذِهِ الْمِيَاهُ جَارِيَةٌ نَحْوَ الْمِنْطَقَةِ الشَّرْقِيَّةِ، وَمُنْحَدِرَةٌ إِلَى الْغَوْرِ حَيْثُ تَصُبُّ فِي الْبَحْرِ (الْمَيِّتِ) فَتَجْعَلُ مِيَاهَهُ عَذْبَةً.

Swarms of living creatures will live wherever the river flows. There will be large numbers of fish, because this water flows there and makes the salt water fresh; so where the river flows everything will live.

وَفِي مَجَارِيهِ تَعِيشُ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ حَيَّةٍ وَتَتَكَاثَرُ الأَسْمَاكُ، لأَنَّ مِيَاهَهُ تَبْلُغُ إِلَيْهَا، فَيَبْرَأُ كُلُّ مَا تَبْلُغُ إِلَيْهِ مِيَاهُ النَّهْرِ وَتَسْرِي الْحَيَاةُ فِيهِ.

Fishermen will stand along the shore; from En Gedi to En Eglaim there will be places for spreading nets. The fish will be of many kinds—like the fish of the Mediterranean Sea.

وَيَجْتَمِعُ الصَّيَّادُونَ عَلَى شَاطِئِهِ مِنْ عَيْنِ جَدْيٍ إِلَى عَيْنِ عِجْلايِمَ، فَيُصْبِحُ مَبْسَطاً لِشِبَاكِهِمْ، وَيَعِجُّ بِكُلِّ أَصْنَافِ الأَسْمَاكِ، كَسَمَكِ الْبَحْرِ الْعَظِيمِ (البَحْرِ الْمُتَوَسِّطِ).

But the swamps and marshes will not become fresh; they will be left for salt.

أَمَّا مُسْتَنْقَعَاتُهُ وَبِرَكُهُ فَلا تَبْرَأُ مِنْ مُلُوحَتِهَا.

Fruit trees of all kinds will grow on both banks of the river. Their leaves will not wither, nor will their fruit fail. Every month they will bear fruit, because the water from the sanctuary flows to them. Their fruit will serve for food and their leaves for healing.”

The Boundaries of the Land

وَتَنْمُو عَلَى ضَفَّتَيْهِ كُلُّ أَنْوَاعِ أَشْجَارِ الْفَاكِهَةِ الَّتِي تُؤْكَلُ. لَا يَذْبُلُ وَرَقُهَا وَلا يَنْقَطِعُ ثَمَرُهَا. تَحْمِلُ أَثْمَارَهَا فِي كُلِّ شَهْرٍ، لأَنَّ مِيَاهَ النَّهْرِ تَنْبُعُ مِنَ الْمَقْدِسِ، فَتَكُونُ ثِمَارُ أَشْجَارِهِ لِلأَكْلِ وَوَرَقُهَا عَقَاقِيرُ لِلْمُدَاوَاةِ».

حدود الأرض

This is what the Sovereign Lord says: “These are the boundaries of the land that you will divide among the twelve tribes of Israel as their inheritance, with two portions for Joseph.

وَهَذِهِ هِيَ حُدُودُ الأَرْضِ الَّتِي تَمْتَلِكُونَهَا بِحَسَبِ أَسْبَاطِ إِسْرَائِيلَ الاثْنَيْ عَشَرَ. يَكُونُ لِذُرِّيَّةِ يُوسُفَ نَصِيبَانِ.

You are to divide it equally among them. Because I swore with uplifted hand to give it to your ancestors, this land will become your inheritance.

وَتَقْسِمُونَ بَيْنَكُمْ بِالتَّسَاوِي هَذِهِ الأَرْضَ الَّتِي أَقْسَمْتُ لِآبَائِكُمْ أَنْ أَهَبَهَا لَهُمْ لِتَكُونَ لَكُمْ مِيرَاثاً.

“This is to be the boundary of the land:

أَمَّا الْحُدُودُ الْغَرْبِيَّةُ فَتَكُونُ تُخْمَ الْبَحْرِ الْكَبِيرِ، فَتَمْتَدُّ مِنَ الْحُدُودِ الْجَنُوبِيَّةِ إِلَى مَدْخَلِ حَمَاةَ شَمَالاً. فَتَكَونُ هَذِهِ هِيَ حُدُودُكُمُ الْغَرْبِيَّةُ.

“You are to distribute this land among yourselves according to the tribes of Israel.

وَهَكَذَا تَقْتَسِمُونَ هَذِهِ الأَرْضَ بِحَسَبِ أَسْبَاطِ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

You are to allot it as an inheritance for yourselves and for the foreigners residing among you and who have children. You are to consider them as native-born Israelites; along with you they are to be allotted an inheritance among the tribes of Israel.

تَقْتَسِمُونَهَا بِالْقُرْعَةِ لِتَكُونَ مِيرَاثاً لَكُمْ وَلِلْغُرَبَاءِ وَالْمُقِيمِينَ بَيْنَكُمْ، الَّذِينَ أَنْجَبُوا أَبْنَاءَ فِي وَسَطِكُمْ، فَيَكُونُونَ لَكُمْ كَالْمُوَاطِنِينَ مِنْ أَبْنَاءِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، فَيَرِثُونَ بَيْنَكُمْ فِي وَسَطِ أَسْبَاطِ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

In whatever tribe a foreigner resides, there you are to give them their inheritance,” declares the Sovereign Lord.

فَتُعْطُونَ الْغَرِيبَ مِيرَاثاً فِي أَرْضِ السِّبْطِ الَّتِي يَتَغَرَّبُ فِيهَا يَقُولُ السَّيِّدُ الرَّبُّ.