القراءة بلغتين

ورَجَعَ بي إِلى مَدخَلِ البَيت، فإِذا بِمِياهٍ تَخرُجُ مِن تَحتِ البَيتِ نَحوَ الشَّرْق، لِأَنَّ وَجهَ البَيتِ نَحوَ الشَّرق، والمِياهَ تَنزِلُ مِن تَحتُ مِن جانِبِ البَيتِ الأَيمَنِ عن جَنوبِ المَذبَح

وخَرَجَ بي مِن طَريقِ بابِ الشَّمال، ودارَ بي في الطَّريقِ الخارِجِيِّ إِلى البابِ الخارِجِيِّ المُتَّجِهِ نَحوَ الشَّرْق، فإِذا بِالمِياهِ تَجْري مِنَ الجانِبِ الأَيمَن

ولَمَّا خَرَجَ الرَّجُلُ نَحوَ الشَّرْق، كانَ بِيَدِه حَبْل، فقاسَ أَلفَ ذِراعٍ وعَبَرَ بِيَ المِياه، فوَصَلَتِ المِياهُ إِلى الكَعبَين

ثُمَّ قاسَ أَلفًا وعَبَرَ بِيَ المِياه، فوَصَلَتِ المِياهُ إِلى الرُّكبَتَين. ثُمَّ قاسَ أَلفًا وعَبَرَ بي، فوَصَلَتِ المِياهُ إِلى الوَسَط

ثُمَّ قاسَ أَلفًا فإِذا بِنَهرٍ لم أَقدِرْ على عُبورِه، لِأَنَّ المِياهَ صارَت طاغِيَة، وكانَت مِياهَ سِباحَةٍ ونَهرًا لا يُعبَر

فقالَ لي: «أَرَأَيتَ يا ٱبنَ الإِنْسان؟». وذَهَبَ بي ورَجَعَ بي إِلى شاطئِ النَّهْر

ولَمَّا رَجَعتُ، إِذا على شاطئِ النَّهْرِ أَشْجارٌ كَثيرةٌ جِدًّا مِن هُنا ومِن هُناك

فقالَ لي: «إِنَّ هٰذه المِياهَ تَخرُجُ نَحوَ المِنطَقَةِ الشَّرقِيَّة، وتَنزِلُ إِلى العَرَبَة وتَتَّجِهُ إِلى البَحْر. وحين تَنصَبُّ المِياهُ في البَحرِ تُصبِحُ مِياهُه طَيِّبَة

وكُلُّ نَفْسٍ حَيَّةٍ تَدِبُّ حَيثُ يَبلُغُ مَجْرى النَّهْرِ تَحْيا، ويَكونُ السَّمَكُ كَثيرًا جِدًّا، لِأَنَّ هٰذه المِياهَ تَبلُغُ إِلى هُناكَ وتُصبِحُ طَيِّبَة، فكُلُّ ما يَبلُغُ إِلَيه النَّهرُ يَحْيا

ويَقِفُ على الشَّاطِئِ الصَّيَّادونَ مِن عَينَ جَدْيَ إِلى عَينَ عَجَلائيم، فيَكونُ مَنشَرًا لِلشِّباك، ويَكونُ سَمَكُه على أَصْنافِه كسَمَكِ البَحرِ العَظيم كَثيرًا جِدًّا

أَمَّا مُستَنقَعاتُه وبِرَكُه فلا تُصبِحُ طَيِّبَة، بل تُحفَظُ لِلمِلْح

وعلى النَّهرِ على شاطِئِه مِن هُنا ومِن هُناكَ يَنبُتُ كُلُّ شَجَرٍ يُؤكَل، ولا يَذبُلُ وَرَقُه ولا يَنقَطِعُ ثَمَرُه، بل كُلَّ شَهرٍ يُؤتى بَواكير، لِأَنَّ مِياهَه تَخرُجُ مِنَ المَقدِس، فيَكونُ ثَمَرُه لِلطَّعامِ ووَرَقُه لِلعِلاج»

هٰكذا قالَ السَّيِّدُ الرَّبّ: هٰذه هي الحُدودُ الَّتي فيها تَرِثونَ الأَرضَ على حَسَبِ أَسْباطِ إِسْرائيلَ الِٱثنَي عَشَر، ولِيوسُفَ سَهْمان

تَرِثونَ كُلُّ واحِدٍ مِثلَ سَهمِ أَخيه مِن هٰذه الأَرضِ الَّتي رَفَعتُ يَدي على أَن أُعطِيَها لِآبائِكُم فتَقَعُ لَكم ميراثًا

وهٰذه حُدودُ الأَرضِ مِن جِهَةِ الشَّمال: مِنَ البَحرِ الكَبيرِ على طَريقِ حَتْلونَ وأَنتَ آتٍ إِلى صَدَد

وحَماةُ وبيروتَةُ وسِبْرائيمُ الَّتي بَينَ أَرضِ دِمَشقَ وأَرضِ حَماة، وحَصَرَتيكونُ الَّتي عِندَ حُدودِ حَوران

وتَكونُ الحُدودُ مِن البَحرِ إِلى حَصَرَعَينون، فتَكونُ حُدودُ دِمَشقَ وحُدودُ حَماةَ نَحوَ الشَّمال. هٰذه هي جِهَةُ الشَّمال

وتَكونُ جِهَةُ الشَّرقِ مِمَّا بَينَ حَورانَ ودِمَشقَ وما بَينَ جِلْعادَ وأَرضِ إِسْرائيلَ عِندَ الأُردُنّ. ويَكونُ الأُردُنُّ حُدودًا إِلى البَحرِ الشَّرقِيِّ عِندَ تامار. هٰذه هي جِهَةُ الشَّرْق

وتَقيسونَ جِهَةَ الجَنوبِ مِن تامارَ إِلى ماءِ مَريبَةَ في قادِش، ومِنَ النَّهرِ إِلى البَحرِ الكَبير. هٰذه هي جِهَةُ اليَمينِ جَنوبًا

وأَمَّا جِهَةُ الغَربِ فهي البَحرُ الكَبيرُ مِنَ الحُدودِ إِلى ما قُدَّامُ وأَنتَ آتٍ إِلى حَماة. هٰذه هي جِهَةُ الغَرْب

فتُقَسِّمونَ هٰذه الأَرضَ لَكم على حَسَبِ أَسْباطِ إِسْرائيل

تُقَسِّمونَها بِالقُرعَةِ ميراثًا لَكم ولِلنُّزَلاءِ المُقيمينَ فيما بَينَكم، الَّذينَ وَلَدوا بَنينَ فيما بَينَكم، فيَكونونَ لَكم كٱبنِ البَلَدِ في بَني إِسْرائيل، ويَقَعُ لَهم ميراثٌ معَكم فيما بَينَ أَسْباطِ إِسْرائيل

والسِّبطُ الَّذي يَكونُ فيه النَّزيلُ مُقيمًا هُناكَ تُعْطونَه ميراثَه، يَقولُ السَّيِّدُ الرَّبّ

He brought me back to the door of the temple; and behold, waters flowed out from under the threshold of the temple eastward, for the front of the temple faced toward the east. The waters came down from underneath, from the right side of the temple, on the south of the altar.

Then he brought me out by the way of the gate northward, and led me around by the way outside to the outer gate, by the way of the gate that looks toward the east. Behold, waters ran out on the right side.

When the man went out eastward with the line in his hand, he measured one thousand cubits, and he caused me to pass through the waters, waters that were to the ankles.

Again he measured one thousand, and caused me to pass through the waters, waters that were to the knees. Again he measured one thousand, and caused me to pass through waters that were to the waist.

Afterward he measured one thousand; and it was a river that I could not pass through, for the waters had risen, waters to swim in, a river that could not be walked through.

He said to me, “Son of man, have you seen this?” Then he brought me and caused me to return to the bank of the river.

Now when I had returned, behold, on the bank of the river were very many trees on the one side and on the other.

Then he said to me, “These waters flow out toward the eastern region and will go down into the Arabah. Then they will go toward the sea and flow into the sea which will be made to flow out; and the waters will be healed.

It will happen that every living creature which swarms, in every place where the rivers come, will live. Then there will be a very great multitude of fish; for these waters have come there, and the waters of the sea will be healed, and everything will live wherever the river comes.

It will happen that fishermen will stand by it. From En Gedi even to En Eglaim will be a place for the spreading of nets. Their fish will be after their kinds, as the fish of the great sea, exceedingly many.

But its swamps and marshes will not be healed. They will be given up to salt.

By the river banks, on both sides, will grow every tree for food, whose leaf won’t wither, neither will its fruit fail. It will produce new fruit every month, because its waters issue out of the sanctuary. Its fruit will be for food, and its leaf for healing.”

The Lord GOD says: “This shall be the border by which you shall divide the land for inheritance according to the twelve tribes of Israel. Joseph shall have two portions.

You shall inherit it, one as well as another; for I swore to give it to your fathers. This land will fall to you for inheritance.

“This shall be the border of the land: “On the north side, from the great sea, by the way of Hethlon, to the entrance of Zedad;

Hamath, Berothah, Sibraim (which is between the border of Damascus and the border of Hamath), to Hazer Hatticon, which is by the border of Hauran.

The border from the sea shall be Hazar Enon at the border of Damascus; and on the north northward is the border of Hamath. This is the north side.

“The east side, between Hauran, Damascus, Gilead, and the land of Israel, shall be the Jordan; from the north border to the east sea you shall measure. This is the east side.

“The south side southward shall be from Tamar as far as the waters of Meriboth Kadesh, to the brook, to the great sea. This is the south side southward.

“The west side shall be the great sea, from the south border as far as opposite the entrance of Hamath. This is the west side.

“So you shall divide this land to yourselves according to the tribes of Israel.

You shall divide it by lot for an inheritance to you and to the aliens who live among you, who will father children among you. Then they shall be to you as the native-born among the children of Israel. They shall have inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel.

In whatever tribe the stranger lives, there you shall give him his inheritance,” says the Lord GOD.