1 Then I looked, and, behold, in the firmament that was over the head of the cherubim there appeared above them as it were a sapphire stone, as the appearance of the likeness of a throne. 2 And he spake unto the man clothed in linen, and said, Go in between the whirling wheels, even under the cherub, and fill both thy hands with coals of fire from between the cherubim, and scatter them over the city. And he went in in my sight. 3 Now the cherubim stood on the right side of the house, when the man went in; and the cloud filled the inner court. 4 And the glory of Jehovah mounted up from the cherub, and stood over the threshold of the house; and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was full of the brightness of Jehovah’s glory. 5 And the sound of the wings of the cherubim was heard even to the outer court, as the voice of God Almighty when he speaketh. 6 And it came to pass, when he commanded the man clothed in linen, saying, Take fire from between the whirling wheels, from between the cherubim, that he went in, and stood beside a wheel. 7 And the cherub stretched forth his hand from between the cherubim unto the fire that was between the cherubim, and took thereof, and put it into the hands of him that was clothed in linen, who took it and went out. 8 And there appeared in the cherubim the form of a man’s hand under their wings.

9 And I looked, and behold, four wheels beside the cherubim, one wheel beside one cherub, and another wheel beside another cherub; and the appearance of the wheels was like unto a beryl stone. 10 And as for their appearance, they four had one likeness, as if a wheel had been within a wheel. 11 When they went, they went in their four directions: they turned not as they went, but to the place whither the head looked they followed it; they turned not as they went. 12 And their whole body, and their backs, and their hands, and their wings, and the wheels, were full of eyes round about, even the wheels that they four had. 13 As for the wheels, they were called in my hearing the whirling wheels. 14 And every one had four faces: the first face was the face of the cherub, and the second face was the face of a man, and the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.

15 And the cherubim mounted up: this is the living creature that I saw by the river Chebar. 16 And when the cherubim went, the wheels went beside them; and when the cherubim lifted up their wings to mount up from the earth, the wheels also turned not from beside them. 17 When they stood, these stood; and when they mounted up, these mounted up with them: for the spirit of the living creature was in them.

18 And the glory of Jehovah went forth from over the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubim. 19 And the cherubim lifted up their wings, and mounted up from the earth in my sight when they went forth, and the wheels beside them: and they stood at the door of the east gate of Jehovah’s house; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above.

20 This is the living creature that I saw under the God of Israel by the river Chebar; and I knew that they were cherubim. 21 Every one had four faces, and every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings. 22 And as for the likeness of their faces, they were the faces which I saw by the river Chebar, their appearances and themselves; they went every one straight forward.

1 Olhei para a cobertura curva que estava sobre as cabeças dos animais com asas , e acima delas havia uma coisa que parecia um trono feito de safira. 2 E o Senhor disse ao homem que usava a roupa de linho:

— Passe pelo meio das rodas que ficam debaixo dos animais com asas e encha as mãos com brasas. Depois, espalhe as brasas sobre a cidade.

Eu vi que o homem foi. 3 Quando ele entrou, os animais com asas estavam ao sul do Templo, e uma nuvem encheu o pátio de dentro. 4 A glória do Senhor saiu de cima dos animais e foi para a entrada do Templo. Então a nuvem encheu o Templo, e o pátio ficou brilhando com a glória do Senhor. 5 O barulho das asas dos animais era ouvido até no pátio de fora e parecia a voz do Deus Todo-Poderoso.

6 O Senhor mandou que o homem que usava a roupa de linho tirasse fogo do meio das rodas que estavam debaixo dos animais. O homem entrou e ficou ao lado de uma das rodas. 7 Um dos animais estendeu a mão para o fogo que estava entre eles, pegou algumas brasas e pôs nas mãos do homem. E ele saiu levando as brasas.

8 Vi que cada animal tinha debaixo das asas uma coisa parecida com mão de gente. 9 Também vi que ao lado de cada animal havia uma roda, e as rodas brilhavam como pedras preciosas. 10 Todas eram iguais, e, por dentro, cada uma tinha outra roda, atravessada. 11 Quando os animais andavam, as rodas iam em qualquer direção, sem virar. Todos eles iam juntos na direção que queriam, sem terem de virar. 12 Os corpos dos animais, as costas, as mãos, as asas e as rodas estavam cheios de olhos. 13 Essas rodas eram as mesmas que eu tinha visto na minha primeira visão.

14 Cada animal tinha quatro caras. A primeira cara era de boi, a segunda era de gente, a terceira era de leão, e a quarta era de águia. 15 Eram os mesmos animais que eu tinha visto na beira do rio Quebar. Eles subiam da terra, 16 e, quando andavam, as rodas rodavam com eles. Quando os animais abriam as asas e voavam, as rodas também iam com eles. 17 Quando os animais paravam, as rodas paravam; e, quando os animais voavam, as rodas iam com eles, pois eram controladas por eles.

18 Então a glória do Senhor saiu da entrada do Templo e parou por cima dos animais. 19 Enquanto eu estava olhando, os animais abriram as asas e subiram da terra, e as rodas foram com eles. Aí pararam no portão leste do Templo, e a glória do Deus de Israel continuou acima deles. 20 Reconheci que estes eram os mesmos animais que eu tinha visto debaixo do Deus de Israel, na beira do rio Quebar.

21 Cada um deles tinha quatro caras e quatro asas, e debaixo das asas de cada um havia uma coisa parecida com mão de gente. 22 As suas caras pareciam as mesmas caras que eu tinha visto na beira do rio Quebar. Cada animal andava direto para a frente.