In a vision the prophet seeth the reedification of Jerusalem. 5. With the measures of divers parts thereof; 47. and of the court, and entry of the temple.In a vision the prophet seeth the reedification of Ierusalem. 5. With the measures of diuers partes therof; 47. and of the court, and entrie of the temple.✦
The fifth part. Restoration of the temple, with things pertaining thereto: more especially the glory of the Church militant and triumphant.
In the five and twentieth year of our transmigratio: the carrying away into captivity, the exile, in the beginning of the year, the tenth of the month, the fourteenth year, after the city was stricken: in this self same day the hand of our Lord was made upon me, and he brought me thither.IN the fiue and twentith yeare of our transmigration, in the beginning of the yeare, the tenth of the moneth, the fourtenth yeare, after the citie was strooken: in this self same day the hand of our Lord was made vpon me, and he brought me thither.✦In vigesimo quinto anno transmigrationis nostræ, in exordio anni, decima mensis, quartodecimo anno postquam percussa est civitas, in ipsa hac die, facta est super me manus Domini, et adduxit me illuc.
2In the visions of God he brought me into the Land of Israel, and left me upon a mountain exceeding high: upon which there was as it were the building of a city bending toward the south.In the visions of God he brought me into the Land of Israel, and left me vpon a mountaine exceding high: vpon which there was as it were the building of a citie bending toward the south.✦In visionibus Dei adduxit me in terram Israël, et dimisit me super montem excelsum nimis, super quem erat quasi ædificium civitatis vergentis ad austrum.
3And he brought me in thither: and behold a man, whose form was as the form of brass, and a linen cord in his hand, and a reed of measure in his hand: and he stood in the gate.And he brought me in thither: and behold a man, whose forme was as the forme of brasse, and a linen corde in his hand, and a reede of measure in his hand: & he stood in the gate.✦Et introduxit me illuc : et ecce vir cujus erat species quasi species æris, et funiculus lineus in manu ejus, et calamus mensuræ in manu ejus : stabat autem in porta.
4And the same man spake to me: Son of man, see with thine eyes, and hear with thine ears, and set thy heart on all things, which I will show thee: for thou art brought hither that they may be showed to thee: declare all things that thou seest, to the house of Israel.And the same man spake to me: Sonne of man, see with thine eyes, and heare with thine eares, and set thy hart on al thinges, which I wil shew thee: for thou art brought hither that they may be shewed to thee: declare al thinges that thou seest, to the house of Israel.✦Et locutus est ad me idem vir : Fili hominis, vide oculis tuis, et auribus tuis audi, et pone cor tuum in omnia quæ ego ostendam tibi, quia ut ostendantur tibi adductus es huc. Annuntia omnia quæ tu vides domui Israël.
5And behold a wall on the out side round about the house, and in the man's hand a reed of measure of six cubits and a palm: and he measured the breadth of the building with one reed, the height also with one reed.And behold a wal on the out side round about the house, and in the mans hand a reede of measure of six cubits & a palme: & he measured the breadth of the building with one reede, the height also with one reede.✦Et ecce murus forinsecus in circuitu domus undique : et in manu viri calamus mensuræ sex cubitorum et palmo : et mensus est latitudinem ædificii calamo uno, altitudinem quoque calamo uno.
6And he came to the gate, that looked to the way of the east, and he ascended by the steps thereof: and he measured the threshold of the gate with one reed the breadth, that is, one threshold with one reed in breadth:And he came to the gate, that looked to the way of the east, & he ascended by the steppes therof: & he measured the threshold of the gate with one reede the bredth, that is, one threshold with one reede in bredth:✦Et venit ad portam quæ respiciebat viam orientalem, et ascendit per gradus ejus : et mensus est limen portæ calamo uno latitudinem, id est, limen unum calamo uno in latitudine.
7and a chamber with one reed in length, and one reed in breadth: and between the chambers five cubits: and the threshold of the gate by entry of the gate within, with one reed.and a chamber with one reede in length, and one reede in bredth: and betwen the chambers fiue cubites: and the threshold of the gate by entrie of the gate within, with one reede.✦Et thalamum uno calamo in longum, et uno calamo in latum : et inter thalamos, quinque cubitos.
8And the threshold of the gate by entry of the gate within, with one reed.And the threshold of the gate by entrie of the gate within, with one reede.✦Et limen portæ, juxta vestibulum portæ intrinsecus, calamo uno.
9And he measured the entry of the gate of eight cubits, and the front thereof of two cubits: and the entry of the gate was within.And he measured the entrie of the gate of eight cubites, and the front therof of two cubites: and the entrie of the gate was within.✦Et mensus est vestibulum portæ octo cubitorum, et frontem ejus duobus cubitis : vestibulum autem portæ erat intrinsecus.
10Moreover the chambers of the gate to the way of the East, three on this side, and three on that side: one measure of the three, and one measure of the fronts, on both parts.Moreouer the chambers of the gate to the way of the East, three on this side, and three on that side: one measure of the three, and one measure of the fronts, on both partes.Porro thalami portæ ad viam orientalem, tres hinc et tres inde : mensura una trium, et mensura una frontium ex utraque parte.
11And he measured the breadth of the threshold of the gate of ten cubits: and the length of the gate of thirteen cubits:And he measured the bredth of the threshold of the gate of tenne cubits: and the length of the gate of thirtene cubits:✦Et mensus est latitudinem liminis portæ decem cubitorum, et longitudinem portæ tredecim cubitorum.
12and the border before the chambers of one cubit: and one cubit the end on both sides, and the chambers were of six cubits, on this side and that side.and the border before the chambers of one cubite: and one cubite the end on both sides, and the chambers were of six cubites, on this side and that side.✦Et marginem ante thalamos, cubiti unius, et cubitus unus finis utrimque : thalami autem sex cubitorum erant hinc et inde.
13And he measured the gate from the roof of the chamber, even to the roof thereof, the breadth of five and twenty cubits: door against door.And he measured the gate from the roofe of the chamber, euen to the roofe therof, the bredth of fiue and twentie cubits: doore against doore.✦Et mensus est portam a tecto thalami usque ad tectum ejus, latitudinem viginti quinque cubitorum, ostium contra ostium.
14And he made fronts by sixty cubits: and to the front the court of the gate on every side round about.And he made fronts by sixtie cubits: & to the front the court of the gate on euerie side round about.✦Et fecit frontes per sexaginta cubitos, et ad frontem atrium portæ undique per circuitum.
15And before the face of the gate, which pertingebat: reached, extended even to the face of the entry of the inner gate, fifty cubits.And before the face of the gate, which raught euen to the face of the entrie of the inner gate, fiftie cubits.✦Et ante faciem portæ quæ pertingebat usque ad faciem vestibuli portæ interioris, quinquaginta cubitos.
16And oblique windows in the chambers, and in their fronts, which were within the gate on every side round about: and in like manner, there were also in the entries windows round about within, and before the fronts the picture of palm trees graven.And oblique windowes in the chambers, and in their fronts, which were within the gate on euerie side round about: and in like maner, there were also in the entries windowes round about within, and before the fronts the picture of palme trees grauen.✦Et fenestras obliquas in thalamis et in frontibus eorum, quæ erant intra portam undique per circuitum : similiter autem erant et in vestibulis fenestræ per gyrum intrinsecus, et ante frontes pictura palmarum.
17And he brought me out to the exterius: outer, outward, not complete or total court, and behold cells, and the pavement paved with stone in the court round about: thirty cells in the compass of the pavement.And he brought me out to the vtter court, and behold celles, and the pauement paued with stone in the court round about: thirtie celles in the compas of the pauement.✦Et eduxit me ad atrium exterius : et ecce gazophylacia, et pavimentum stratum lapide in atrio per circuitum : triginta gazophylacia in circuitu pavimenti.
18And the pavement in the front of the gates according to the length of the gates was beneath.And the pauement in the front of the gates according to the length of the gates was beneath.✦Et pavimentum in fronte portarum, secundum longitudinem portarum erat inferius.
19And he measured the breadth from the face of the lower gate even to the front of the inner court without, an hundred cubits to the East, and to the North.And he measured the bredth from the face of the lower gate euen to the front of the inner court without, an hundred cubits to the East, and to the North.✦Et mensus est latitudinem a facie portæ inferioris usque ad frontem atrii interioris extrinsecus : centum cubitos ad orientem et ad aquilonem.
20The gate also that looked to the way of the North of the utter court, he measured as well in length as in breadth.The gate also that looked to the way of the North of the vtter court, he measured as wel in length as in bredth.✦Portam quoque quæ respiciebat viam aquilonis atrii exterioris, mensus est tam in longitudine quam in latitudine.
21And the chambers thereof three on this side, and three on that side: and the front thereof, and the entry thereof according to the measure of the former gate, of fifty cubits the length thereof, and the breadth of five and twenty cubits.And the chambers therof three on this side, and three on that side: and the front therof, and the entrie therof according to the measure of the former gate, of fiftie cubits the length therof, and the bredth of fiue and twentie cubits.Et thalamos ejus tres hinc et tres inde, et frontem ejus et vestibulum ejus secundum mensuram portæ prioris, quinquaginta cubitorum longitudinem ejus, et latitudinem viginti quinque cubitorum.
22And the windows thereof, and the entry, and the gravings according to the measure of the gate, that looked to the East, and the ascent thereof was of seven steps, and an entry before it.And the windowes therof, and the entrie, and the grauings according to the measure of the gate, that looked to the East, and the ascent therof was of seuen steppes, and an entrie before it.✦Fenestræ autem ejus, et vestibulum, et sculpturæ secundum mensuram portæ quæ respiciebat ad orientem : et septem graduum erat ascensus ejus, et vestibulum ante eam.
23And the gate of the inner court against the gate of the North, and the East gate: and he measured from gate even to gate an hundred cubits.And the gate of the inner court against the gate of the North, and the East gate: and he measured from gate euen to gate an hundred cubits.✦Et porta atrii interioris contra portam aquilonis et orientalem : et mensus est a porta usque ad portam centum cubitos.
24And he brought me out to the way of the South, and behold the gate, that looked to the South: and he measured the front thereof, and the entry thereof according to the former measures.And he brought me out to the way of the South, and behold the gate, that looked to the South: and he measured the front therof, and the entrie therof according to the former measures.✦Et eduxit me ad viam australem : et ecce porta quæ respiciebat ad austrum : et mensus est frontem ejus et vestibulum ejus juxta mensuras superiores.
25And the windows thereof, and the entries round about, as the other windows: of fifty cubits in length, and in breadth of five and twenty cubits.And the windowes therof, and the entries round about, as the other windowes: of fiftie cubits in length, and in bredth of fiue and twentie cubits.Et fenestras ejus, et vestibula in circuitu, sicut fenestras ceteras : quinquaginta cubitorum longitudine, et latitudine viginti quinque cubitorum.
26And on seven steps was the ascent to it: and an entry before the doors thereof: and there were graven palm trees, one on this side, and an other on that side in the front thereof.And on seuen steppes was the ascent to it: and an entrie before the doores therof: and there were grauen palme trees, one on this side, and an other on that side in the front therof.✦Et in gradibus septem ascendebatur ad eam, et vestibulum ante fores ejus : et cælatæ palmæ erant, una hinc, et altera inde, in fronte ejus.
27And the gate of the inner court in the way of the South: and he measured from gate even to gate in the way of the South, an hundred cubits.And the gate of the inner court in the way of the South: and he measured from gate euen to gate in the way of the South, an hundred cubits.✦Et porta atrii interioris in via australi : et mensus est a porta usque ad portam in via australi, centum cubitos.
28And he brought me into the inner court to the South gate: and he measured the gate according to the former measures.And he brought me into the inner court to the South gate: and he measured the gate according to the former measures.✦Et introduxit me in atrium interius ad portam australem : et mensus est portam juxta mensuras superiores.
29The chamber thereof, and the front thereof, and the entry thereof with the same measures: and the windows thereof, and entry thereof round about fifty cubits of length, and of breadth five and twenty cubits.The chamber therof, and the front therof, and the entrie therof with the same measures: and the windowes therof, and entrie therof round about fiftie cubits of length, & of bredth fiue and twentie cubits.✦Thalamum ejus, et frontem ejus, et vestibulum ejus eisdem mensuris, et fenestras ejus, et vestibulum ejus in circuitu, quinquaginta cubitos longitudinis, et latitudinis viginti quinque cubitos.
30And the entry round about in length of five and twenty cubits, and in breadth of five cubits.And the entrie round about in length of fiue and twentie cubits, and in bredth of fiue cubits.✦Et vestibulum per gyrum longitudine viginti quinque cubitorum, et latitudine quinque cubitorum :
31And the entry thereof to the utter court, and the palm trees thereof in the front: and there were eight steps, on which the ascent was through it.And the entrie therof to the vtter court, and the palmetrees therof in the front: and there were eight steppes, on which the ascent was through it.et vestibulum ejus ad atrium exterius, et palmas ejus in fronte : et octo gradus erant quibus ascendebatur per eam.
32And he brought me in into the inner court by the way of the east: and he measured the gate according to the former measures.And he brought me in into the inner court by the way of the east: and he measured the gate according to the former measures.✦Et introduxit me in atrium interius, per viam orientalem : et mensus est portam secundum mensuras superiores.
33The chamber thereof, and the front thereof, and the entry thereof as before: and the windows thereof, and the entries thereof round about, in length of fifty cubits, and in breadth of five and twenty cubits.The chamber therof, and the front therof, and the entrie therof as before: and the windowes therof, and the entries therof round about, in length of fiftie cubits, and in bredth of fiue and twentie cubits.✦Thalamum ejus, et frontem ejus, et vestibulum ejus, sicut supra : et fenestras ejus, et vestibula ejus in circuitu, longitudine quinquaginta cubitorum, et latitudine viginti quinque cubitorum.
34And the entry thereof, that is, of the utter court: and the graven palm trees in the front thereof on this side and on that side: and on eight steps the ascent thereof.And the entrie therof, that is, of the vtter court: and the grauen palmetrees in the front therof on this side and on that side: & on eight steppes the ascent therof.Et vestibulum ejus, id est, atrii exterioris, et palmæ cælatæ in fronte ejus, hinc et inde : et in octo gradibus ascensus ejus.
35And he brought me into the gate, that looked to the North: and he measured according to the former measures.And he brought me into the gate, that looked to the North: and he measured according to the former measures.✦Et introduxit me ad portam quæ respiciebat ad aquilonem : et mensus est secundum mensuras superiores.
36The chamber thereof, and the front thereof, and the entry thereof, and the windows thereof round about, in length of fifty cubits, and breadth of five and twenty cubits.The chamber therof, and the front therof, and the entrie therof, and the windowes therof round about, in length of fiftie cubits, and bredth of fiue and twentie cubits.Thalamum ejus, et frontem ejus, et vestibulum ejus, et fenestras ejus per circuitum, longitudine quinquaginta cubitorum, et latitudine viginti quinque cubitorum.
37And the entry thereof looked to the utter court: and the graving of palm trees in the front thereof on this side and on that side: and upon eight steps the ascent thereof.And the entrie therof looked to the vtter court: and the grauing of palmetrees in the front therof on this side and on that side: and vpon eight steppes the ascent therof.Et vestibulum ejus respiciebat ad atrium exterius : et cælatura palmarum in fronte ejus, hinc et inde : et in octo gradibus ascensus ejus.
38And at every chamber a door in the forefronts of the gates: there they washed the holocaustum: a whole burnt sacrifice.And at euerie chamber a doore in the forefronts of the gates: there they washed the holocaust.✦Et per singula gazophylacia ostium in frontibus portarum : ibi lavabant holocaustum.
39And in the entry of the gate, two tables on this side, and two tables on that side: that there might be immoletur: offered in sacrifice, slain as a victim upon them holocaust, and for sin, and for offence.And in the entrie of the gate, two tables on this side, and two tables on that side: that there might be immolated vpon them holocaust, and for sinne, and for offence.✦Et in vestibulo portæ, duæ mensæ hinc, et duæ mensæ inde, ut immoletur super eas holocaustum, et pro peccato et pro delicto.
40And on the utter side, which goeth up to the door of the gate, that goeth on toward the North, two tables: and at the other side before the entry of the gate, two tables.And on the vtter side, which goeth vp to the doore of the gate, that goeth on toward the North, two tables: and at the other side before the entrie of the gate, two tables.✦Et ad latus exterius, quod ascendit ad ostium portæ quæ pergit ad aquilonem, duæ mensæ : et ad latus alterum, ante vestibulum portæ, duæ mensæ :
41Four tables on this side, and four tables on that side: at the sides of the gate were eight tables, whereupon they did immolate.Foure tables on this side, and foure tables on that side: at the sides of the gate were eight tables, wherupon they did immolate.✦quatuor mensæ hinc, et quatuor mensæ inde : per latera portæ octo mensæ erant, super quas immolabant.
42And the four tables for holocaust, were made of square stones: in length of one cubit and an half, and in breadth of one cubit and an half, and in height of one cubit: upon which they shall put the vessels, wherein is immolated the holocaust, and the victima: a sacrificial offering, the beast slain to God, not a person harmed.And the foure tables for holocaust, were made of square stones: in length of one cubite and an halfe, and in bredth of one cubite and an halfe, and in height of one cubite: vpon which they shal put the vessels, wherin is immolated the holocaust, and the victime.✦Quatuor autem mensæ ad holocaustum de lapidibus quadris exstructæ, longitudine cubiti unius et dimidii, et latitudine cubiti unius et dimidii, et altitudine cubiti unius : super quas ponant vasa in quibus immolatur holocaustum et victima.
43And the brims of them of one palm, bowed back within round about: and upon the tables, the flesh of the oblation.And the brimmes of them of one palme, bowed backe within round about: and vpon the tables, the flesh of the oblation.✦Et labia earum palmi unius, reflexa intrinsecus per circuitum : super mensas autem carnes oblationis.
44And without the inner gate the cells of the singing men in the inner court, which was on the side of the gate that looketh to the North: and the faces of them against the way of the South, one at the side of the East gate, which looked to the way of the North.And without the inner gate the celles of the singing men in the inner court, which was on the side of the gate that looketh to the North: and the faces of them against the way of the South, one at the side of the East gate, which looked to the way of the North.✦Et extra portam interiorem, gazophylacia cantorum in atrio interiori, quod erat in latere portæ respicientis ad aquilonem : et facies eorum contra viam australem : una ex latere portæ orientalis, quæ respiciebat ad viam aquilonis.
45And he said to me: This is the chamber, which looketh to the way of the South, it shall be for the priests, that watch in the custodiis: keeping, custody, guard-duties, not a hospital ward of the temple.And he said to me: This is the chamber, which looketh to the way of the South, it shal be for the priests, that watche in the wardes of the temple.✦Et dixit ad me : Hoc est gazophylacium quod respicit viam meridianam : sacerdotum erit, qui excubant in custodiis templi.
46Moreover the chamber that looketh to the way of the North shall be for the priests, that watch upon the ministry of the altar. These are the children of Sadoc, which of the children of Levi approach to our Lord, to minister unto him.Moreouer the chamber that looketh to the way of the North shal be for the priests, that watche vpon the ministerie of the altar. These are the children of Sadoc, which of the children of Leui approch to our Lord, to minister vnto him.✦Porro gazophylacium quod respicit ad viam aquilonis, sacerdotum erit, qui excubant ad ministerium altaris : isti sunt filii Sadoc, qui accedunt de filiis Levi ad Dominum ut ministrent ei.
47And he measured the court in length of an hundred cubits, and in breadth of an hundred cubits square: and the altar before the face of the temple.And he measured the court in length of an hundred cubits, and in bredth of an hundred cubits square: and the altar before the face of the temple.✦Et mensus est atrium longitudine centum cubitorum, et latitudine centum cubitorum per quadrum : et altare ante faciem templi.
48And he brought me into the entry of the temple: and he measured five cubits on this side, and five cubits on that side: and the breadth of the gate of three cubits on this side, and of three cubits on that side.And he brought me into the entrie of the temple: and he measured fiue cubits on this side, and fiue cubits on that side: and the bredth of the gate of three cubits on this side, and of three cubits on that side.✦Et introduxit me in vestibulum templi : et mensus est vestibulum quinque cubitis hinc, et quinque cubitis inde : et latitudinem portæ trium cubitorum hinc, et trium cubitorum inde.
49And the length of the entry of twenty cubits: and the breadth of eleven cubits, and by eight steps was the ascent to it. And there were pillars in the fronts: one on this side, and an other on that side.And the length of the entrie of twentie cubits: and the bredth of eleuen cubits, and by eight steppes was the ascent to it. And there were pillers in the fronts: one on this side, & an other on that side.✦Longitudinem autem vestibuli viginti cubitorum, et latitudinem undecim cubitorum, et octo gradibus ascendebatur ad eam. Et columnæ erant in frontibus : una hinc, et altera inde.
The reading text follows the 1582 first edition.