1 Aconteceu no trigésimo ano, no quinto dia do quarto mês, que, estando eu no meio dos exilados, junto ao rio Quebar, se abriram os céus, e eu tive visões de Deus. 2 No quinto dia do referido mês, no quinto ano de cativeiro do rei Joaquim, 3 veio expressamente a palavra do Senhor a Ezequiel, filho de Buzi, o sacerdote, na terra dos caldeus, junto ao rio Quebar, e ali esteve sobre ele a mão do Senhor. 4 Olhei, e eis que um vento tempestuoso vinha do Norte, e uma grande nuvem, com fogo a revolver-se, e resplendor ao redor dela, e no meio disto, uma coisa como metal brilhante, que saía do meio do fogo.

5 Do meio dessa nuvem saía a semelhança de quatro seres viventes, cuja aparência era esta: tinham a semelhança de homem. 6 Cada um tinha quatro rostos, como também quatro asas. 7 As suas pernas eram direitas, a planta de cujos pés era como a de um bezerro e luzia como o brilho de bronze polido. 8 Debaixo das asas tinham mãos de homem, aos quatro lados; assim todos os quatro tinham rostos e asas. 9 Estas se uniam uma à outra; não se viravam quando iam; cada qual andava para a sua frente. 10 A forma de seus rostos era como o de homem; à direita, os quatro tinham rosto de leão; à esquerda, rosto de boi; e também rosto de águia, todos os quatro. 11 Assim eram os seus rostos. Suas asas se abriam em cima; cada ser tinha duas asas, unidas cada uma à do outro; outras duas cobriam o corpo deles. 12 Cada qual andava para a sua frente; para onde o espírito havia de ir, iam; não se viravam quando iam. 13 O aspecto dos seres viventes era como carvão em brasa, à semelhança de tochas; o fogo corria resplendente por entre os seres, e dele saíam relâmpagos, 14 os seres viventes ziguezagueavam à semelhança de relâmpagos.

15 Vi os seres viventes; e eis que havia uma roda na terra, ao lado de cada um deles. 16 O aspecto das rodas e a sua estrutura eram brilhantes como o berilo; tinham as quatro a mesma aparência, cujo aspecto e estrutura eram como se estivera uma roda dentro da outra. 17 Andando elas, podiam ir em quatro direções; e não se viravam quando iam. 18 As suas cambotas eram altas, e metiam medo; e, nas quatro rodas, as mesmas eram cheias de olhos ao redor. 19 Andando os seres viventes, andavam as rodas ao lado deles; elevando-se eles, também elas se elevavam. 20 Para onde o espírito queria ir, iam, pois o espírito os impelia; e as rodas se elevavam juntamente com eles, porque nelas havia o espírito dos seres viventes. 21 Andando eles, andavam elas e, parando eles, paravam elas, e, elevando-se eles da terra, elevavam-se também as rodas juntamente com eles; porque o espírito dos seres viventes estava nas rodas.

22 Sobre a cabeça dos seres viventes havia algo semelhante ao firmamento, como cristal brilhante que metia medo, estendido por sobre a sua cabeça. 23 Por debaixo do firmamento, estavam estendidas as suas asas, a de um em direção à de outro; cada um tinha outras duas asas com que cobria o corpo de um e de outro lado. 24 Andando eles, ouvi o tatalar das suas asas, como o rugido de muitas águas, como a voz do Onipotente; ouvi o estrondo tumultuoso, como o tropel de um exército. Parando eles, abaixavam as asas. 25 Veio uma voz de cima do firmamento que estava sobre a sua cabeça. Parando eles, abaixavam as asas.

26 Por cima do firmamento que estava sobre a sua cabeça, havia algo semelhante a um trono, como uma safira; sobre esta espécie de trono, estava sentada uma figura semelhante a um homem. 27 Vi-a como metal brilhante, como fogo ao redor dela, desde os seus lombos e daí para cima; e desde os seus lombos e daí para baixo, vi-a como fogo e um resplendor ao redor dela. 28 Como o aspecto do arco que aparece na nuvem em dia de chuva, assim era o resplendor em redor. Esta era a aparência da glória do Senhor; vendo isto, caí com o rosto em terra e ouvi a voz de quem falava.

1 Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the river Chebar, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God. 2 In the fifth day of the month, which was the fifth year of king Jehoiachin’s captivity, 3 the word of Jehovah came expressly unto Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of Jehovah was there upon him.

4 And I looked, and, behold, a stormy wind came out of the north, a great cloud, with a fire infolding itself, and a brightness round about it, and out of the midst thereof as it were glowing metal, out of the midst of the fire. 5 And out of the midst thereof came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance: they had the likeness of a man; 6 and every one had four faces, and every one of them had four wings. 7 And their feet were straight feet; and the sole of their feet was like the sole of a calf’s foot; and they sparkled like burnished brass. 8 And they had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides; and they four had their faces and their wings thus: 9 their wings were joined one to another; they turned not when they went; they went every one straight forward. 10 As for the likeness of their faces, they had the face of a man; and they four had the face of a lion on the right side; and they four had the face of an ox on the left side; they four had also the face of an eagle. 11 And their faces and their wings were separate above; two wings of every one were joined one to another, and two covered their bodies. 12 And they went every one straight forward: whither the spirit was to go, they went; they turned not when they went. 13 As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, like the appearance of torches: the fire went up and down among the living creatures; and the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning. 14 And the living creatures ran and returned as the appearance of a flash of lightning.

15 Now as I beheld the living creatures, behold, one wheel upon the earth beside the living creatures, for each of the four faces thereof. 16 The appearance of the wheels and their work was like unto a beryl: and they four had one likeness; and their appearance and their work was as it were a wheel within a wheel. 17 When they went, they went in their four directions: they turned not when they went. 18 As for their rims, they were high and dreadful; and they four had their rims full of eyes round about. 19 And when the living creatures went, the wheels went beside them; and when the living creatures were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up. 20 Whithersoever the spirit was to go, they went; thither was the spirit to go: and the wheels were lifted up beside them; for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels. 21 When those went, these went; and when those stood, these stood; and when those were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up beside them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.

22 And over the head of the living creature there was the likeness of a firmament, like the terrible crystal to look upon, stretched forth over their heads above. 23 And under the firmament were their wings straight, the one toward the other: every one had two which covered on this side, and every one had two which covered on that side, their bodies. 24 And when they went, I heard the noise of their wings like the noise of great waters, like the voice of the Almighty, a noise of tumult like the noise of a host: when they stood, they let down their wings. 25 And there was a voice above the firmament that was over their heads: when they stood, they let down their wings.

26 And above the firmament that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone; and upon the likeness of the throne was a likeness as the appearance of a man upon it above. 27 And I saw as it were glowing metal, as the appearance of fire within it round about, from the appearance of his loins and upward; and from the appearance of his loins and downward I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and there was brightness round about him. 28 As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of Jehovah. And when I saw it, I fell upon my face, and I heard a voice of one that spake.

1 In my thirtieth year, in the fourth month on the fifth day, while I was among the exiles by the Kebar River, the heavens were opened and I saw visions of God.

2 On the fifth of the month —it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin —

3 the word of the LORD came to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, by the Kebar River in the land of the Babylonians. "There the hand of the LORD was on him.

4 I looked, and I saw a windstorm coming out of the north —an immense cloud with flashing lightning and surrounded by brilliant light. The center of the fire looked like glowing metal,

5 and in the fire was what looked like four living creatures. In appearance their form was human,

6 but each of them had four faces and four wings.

7 Their legs were straight; their feet were like those of a calf and gleamed like burnished bronze.

8 Under their wings on their four sides they had human hands. All four of them had faces and wings,

9 and the wings of one touched the wings of another. Each one went straight ahead; they did not turn as they moved.

10 Their faces looked like this: Each of the four had the face of a human being, and on the right side each had the face of a lion, and on the left the face of an ox; each also had the face of an eagle.

11 Such were their faces. They each had two wings spreading out upward, each wing touching that of the creature on either side; and each had two other wings covering its body.

12 Each one went straight ahead. Wherever the spirit would go, they would go, without turning as they went.

13 The appearance of the living creatures was like burning coals of fire or like torches. Fire moved back and forth among the creatures; it was bright, and lightning flashed out of it.

14 The creatures sped back and forth like flashes of lightning.

15 As I looked at the living creatures, I saw a wheel on the ground beside each creature with its four faces.

16 This was the appearance and structure of the wheels: They sparkled like topaz, and all four looked alike. Each appeared to be made like a wheel intersecting a wheel.

17 As they moved, they would go in any one of the four directions the creatures faced; the wheels did not change direction as the creatures went.

18 Their rims were high and awesome, and all four rims were full of eyes all around.

19 When the living creatures moved, the wheels beside them moved; and when the living creatures rose from the ground, the wheels also rose.

20 Wherever the spirit would go, they would go, and the wheels would rise along with them, because the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.

21 When the creatures moved, they also moved; when the creatures stood still, they also stood still; and when the creatures rose from the ground, the wheels rose along with them, because the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.

22 Spread out above the heads of the living creatures was what looked something like a vault, sparkling like crystal, and awesome.

23 Under the vault their wings were stretched out one toward the other, and each had two wings covering its body.

24 When the creatures moved, I heard the sound of their wings, like the roar of rushing waters, like the voice of the Almighty, "like the tumult of an army. When they stood still, they lowered their wings.

25 Then there came a voice from above the vault over their heads as they stood with lowered wings.

26 Above the vault over their heads was what looked like a throne of lapis lazuli, and high above on the throne was a figure like that of a man.

27 I saw that from what appeared to be his waist up he looked like glowing metal, as if full of fire, and that from there down he looked like fire; and brilliant light surrounded him.

28 Like the appearance of a rainbow in the clouds on a rainy day, so was the radiance around him. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. When I saw it, I fell facedown, and I heard the voice of one speaking.