Ezekiela 44

1 Dia nentiny niverina aho tamin’ ny lalana mankamin’ ny vavahady ivelany amin’ ny fitoerana masìna, dia ilay manatrika ny atsinanana; ka, indro, nirindrina io.

Then he brought me back by the way of the outer gate of the sanctuary that looks eastward; and it was shut.

2 Dia hoy Jehovah tamiko: Ity vavahady ity dia hirindrina ka tsy hovohana ary tsy hidiran’ olona; fa efa nidiran’ i Jehovah, Andriamanitry ny Isiraely, io, ka izany no hirindrinany.

And the Lord said to me, This gate shall be shut, it shall not be opened, and no one shall pass through it; for the Lord God of Israel shall enter by it, and it shall be shut.

3 Kanefa kosa ny mpanjaka no mahazo mipetraka ao hihinan-kanina eo anatrehan’ i Jehovah, satria mpanjaka izy; amin’ ny lalana mankamin’ ny lavarangan’ ny vavahady no hidirany, ary amin’ ny lalana nalehany ihany toa no hivoahany.

For the prince, he shall sit in it, to eat bread before the Lord; he shall go in by the way of the porch of the gate, and shall go forth by the way of the same.

4 Dia nentiny nankamin’ ny vavahady avaratra ho eo anoloan’ ny trano koa aho, dia hitako fa, indro, feno ny voninahitr’ i Jehovah ny tranon? i Jehovah; ka dia nikarapoka nihohoka aho.

And he brought me in by the way of the gate that looks northward, in front of the house: and I looked, and, behold, the house was full of the glory of the Lord: and I fell upon my face.

5 Ary hoy Jehovah tamiko: Ry zanak’ olona, mandiniha tsara, ka mijere amin’ ny masonao, ary aoka hohenoin’ ny sofinao izay rehetra lazaiko aminao ny amin’ ny didy sy ny lalàna rehetra amin’ ny tranon’ i Jehovah; ary diniho tsara ny fidirana amin’ ny trano sy ny fivoahana rehetra avy ao amin’ ny fitoerana masìna.

And the Lord said to me, Son of man, attend with thine heart, and see with [thine] eyes, and hear with thine ears all that I say to thee, according to all the ordinances of the house of the Lord, and all the regulations thereof; and thou shalt attend well to the entrance of the house, according to all its outlets, in all the holy things.

6 Ary lazao amin’ ireo maditra, dia ny taranak’ Isiraely hoe: Izao no lazain’ i Jehovah Tompo: Aoka izay ny fahavetavetanareo, ry taranak’ Isiraely!

And thou shalt say to the provoking house, [even] to the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord God; Let it suffice you [to have committed] all your iniquities, O house of Israel!

7 dia ny nitondranareo vahiny tsy mifora fo na nofo hitoetra ao amin’ ny fitoerako masìna mba handoto ny tranoko tamin’ ny nanateranareo ny haniko, dia ny sabora sy ny rà, ka dia nivadika ny fanekeko ireo ho fanampin’ ny fahavetavetanareo rehetra;

that ye have brought in aliens, uncircumcised in heart, and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in my sanctuary, and to profane it, when ye offered bread, flesh, and blood; and ye transgressed my covenant by all your iniquities;

8 ary tsy nitandrina ny anjara-raharaha ny amin’ ny fitoerako masìna ianareo, fa efa nanendry izay ho mpitandrina ny anjara-raharaha ao amin’ ny fitoerana masìna hisolo anareo.

and ye appointed [others] to keep the charges in my sanctuary.

9 Izao no lazain’ i Jehovah Tompo: Ny vahiny tsy mifora fo sy nofo rehetra izay ao amin’ ny zanak’ Isiraely dia tsy misy hahazo miditra ao amin’ ny fitoerako masìna.

Therefore thus saith the Lord God; No alien, uncircumcised in heart or uncircumcised in flesh, shall enter into my sanctuary, of all the children of strangers that are in the midst of the house of Israel.

10 Ary na dia ny Levita aza, izay nanalavitra Ahy tamin’ ny nivilian’ ny Isiraely, izay nivily niala tamiko ka nanaraka ny sampiny, dia hitondra ny helony izy.

But as for the Levites who departed far from me when Israel went astray from me after their imaginations, they shall even bear their iniquity.

11 Ary ho mpanao fanompoam-pivavahana ao amin’ ny fitoerako masìna izy, dia ho mpiadidy ny amin’ ny fiandrasana ny vavahadin’ ny tempoly sy ho mpanao fanompoam-pivavahana ao amin’ ny tempoly; hisolo ny olona hamono ny fanatitra dorana sy ny fanatitra hafa izy ary hitoetra eo anatrehany hanao fanompoam-pivavahana ho azy.

yet they shall minister in my sanctuary, [being] porters at the gates of the house, and serving the house: they shall slay the victims and the whole-burnt-offerings for the people, and they shall stand before the people to minister to them.

12 Satria nanao fanompoam-pivavahana ho azy teo anatrehan’ ny sampiny izy ka tonga fahatafintohinana nahameloka ny taranak’ Isiraely, dia izany no nananganako tanana hamely azy ka nilazako fa hitondra ny helony izy, hoy Jehovah Tompo,

Because they ministered to them before their idols, and it became to the house of Israel a punishment of iniquity; therefore have I lifted up my hand against them, saith the Lord God.

13 ary tsy hanatona Ahy ho mpisoroko izy, na hanakaiky izay zavatra masìna na inona na inona, dia izay zavatra masìna indrindra; fa hitambesaran’ ny fahamenarany sy ny fahavetavetana nataony izy.

And they shall not draw nigh to me to minister to me in the priests' office, nor to approach the holy things of the children of Israel, nor [to approach] my holy of holies: but they shall bear their reproach for the error wherein they erred.

14 Ary hotendreko ho mpitandrina ny anjara-raharaha ny amin’ ny trano izy, dia ny fanompoana rehetra sy ny zavatra rehetra atao ao.

They shall bring them to keep the charges of the house, for all the service of it, and for all that they shall do.

15 Fa ny Levita mpisorona, taranak’ i zadoka kosa, izay nitandrina ny anjara-raharaha ny amin’ ny fitoerako masìna, tamin’ ny nivilian’ ny zanak’ Isiraely niala tamiko, dia izy no hanatona Ahy hanao fanompoam-pivavahana ho Ahy, ary izy no ho eo anatrehako hanatitra ho Ahy ny sabora sy ny rà, hoy Jehovah Tompo.

The priests the Levites, the sons of Sadduc, who kept the charges of my sanctuary when the house of Israel went astray from me, these shall draw night to me to minister to me, and shall stand before my face, to offer sacrifice to me, the fat and the blood, saith the Lord God.

16 Eny, izy no hiditra ao amin’ ny fitoerako masìna sy hanatona ny latabatro hanao fanompoam-pivavahana ho Ahy ary hitandrina izay nasaiko hotandremana.

These shall enter into my sanctuary, and these shall approach my table, to minister to me, and they shall keep my charges.

17 Ary raha miditra any amin’ ny vavahadin’ ny kianja anatiny izy, dia hiakanjo rongony fotsy; fa tsy hisy volon’ ondry eny aminy, raha manao fanompoam-pivavahana ao am-bavahadin’ ny kianja anatiny sy ao anatiny izy.

And it shall come to pass when they enter the gates of the inner court, [that] they shall put on linen robes; and they shall not put on woollen garments when they minister at the gate of the inner court.

18 Satroka rongony no ho eo an-dohany, ary kalisaona fohy rongony fotsy no ho eo am-balahany, ary tsy hifehy zavatra mahatsemboka azy izy.

And they shall have linen mitres upon their heads, and shall have linen drawers upon their loins; and they shall not tightly gird themselves.

19 Ary raha mivoaka ho any amin’ ny kianja ivelany hankany amin’ ny olona izy, dia hesoriny ilay fitafiana nentiny nanao fanompoam-pivavahana, ka havelany ao amin’ ny efi-trano masìna, ary hitafy fitafiana hafa izy, fa tsy hanamasina ny olona amin’ ireny fitafiany ireny.

And when they go out into the outer court to the people, they shall put off their robes, in which they minister; and they shall lay them up in the chambers of the sanctuary, and shall put on other robes, and they shall not sanctify the people with their robes.

20 Tsy hanaratra ny lohany izy, nefa kosa tsy hanao lava volo, fa hataony tsara hety.

And they shall not shave their heads, nor shall they pluck off their hair; they shall carefully cover their heads.

21 Ny divay dia tsy hosotroin’ izay mpisorona, raha miditra any amin’ ny kianja anatiny izy.

And no priest shall drink any wine, when they go into the inner court.

22 Ary tsy hanambady vehivavy efa maty vady na izay efa nisaorana izy; fa virijiny avy amin’ ny taranak’ Isiraely, na izay novinadin’ ny mpisorona efa maty no hovadiny.

Neither shall they take to themselves to wife a widow, or one that is put away, but a virgin of the seed of Israel: but if there should happen to be a priest's widow, they shall take [her].

23 Ary hampianatra ny oloko ny tsi-fitovian’ ny masìna sy ny tsy masìna izy ary hampahafantatra azy ny tsi-fitovian’ ny tsy madio sy ny madio.

And they shall teach my people [to distinguish] between holy and profane, and they shall make known to them [the difference] between unclean and clean.

24 Ary raha misy mifanditra, dia ireo no hitsangana hitsara, ka araka ny fitsipiko no hitsarany azy; ary ny lalàko sy ny didiko dia hotandremany amin’ ny fotoam-pivavahana rehetra voatendriko, ary ny Sabatako dia hohamasininy.

And these shall attend at a judgment of blood to decide it: they shall rightly observe my ordinances, and judge my judgments, and keep my statutes and my commandments in all my feasts; and they shall hallow my sabbaths.

25 Ary tsy hiditra am-paty handoto ny tenany izy ireny; kanefa raha rainy, na reniny, na zananilahy, na zananivavy, na rahalahiny, na anabaviny tsy manam-bady, dia mahazo miditra am-paty ihany izy.

And they shall not go in to the dead body of a man to defile themselves: only [a priest] may defile himself for a father, or for a mother, or for a son, or for a daughter, or for a brother, or for his sister, who has not been married.

26 Ary rehefa voadio aza izy, dia mbola hampiandrasina hafitoana aloha.

And after he has been cleansed, let him number to himself seven days.

27 Ary amin’ ny andro hidirany ao amin’ ny fitoerana masìna, dia any amin’ ny kianja anatiny, hanao fanompoam-pivavahana ao amin’ ny fitoerana masìna, dia hanatitra ny fanatiny noho ny ota izy, hoy Jehovah Tompo.

And on whatsoever day they shall enter into the inner court to minister in the holy place, they shall bring a propitiation, saith the Lord God.

28 Ary hisy lova ho azy, dia Izaho no lovany; ary tsy homenareo zara-tany eo amin’ ny Isiraely izy, fa Izaho no anjarany.

And it shall be to them for an inheritance: I am their inheritance: and no possession shall be given them among the children of Israel; for I am their possession.

29 Ny fanatitra hohanina sy ny fanatitra noho ny ota ary ny fanati-panonerana no hohaniny; ary ny zavatra rehetra izay voatokana eo amin’ ny Isiraely dia ho azy koa.

And these shall eat the meat-offerings, and the sin-offerings, and the trespass-offerings; and every special offering in Israel shall be theirs.

30 Ary ny santatry ny voaloham-bokatra rehetra avy amin’ ny zavatra rehetra sy ny fanatitra rehetra izay alaina amin’ ny zavatra atao fanatitra dia ho an’ ny mpisorona; ary ny santatry ny kobanareo voafetafeta dia homenareo ny mpisorona koa, mba hampitoerana fitahiana ao an-tranonao.

[And] the first-fruits of all things, and the first-born of all [animals] and all offerings, of all your first-fruits there shall be [a share] for the priests; and ye shall give your earliest produce to the priest, to bring your blessings upon your houses.

31 Ny zavatra maty ho azy sy izay noviraviraim-biby, na vorona na biby dia samy tsy hohanin’ ny mpisorona.

And the priests shall eat no bird or beast that dies of itself, or is taken of wild beasts.