1 And I looked, and behold, in the expanse 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 spoke unto the man clothed with linen, and said, Come in between the wheels, under the cherub, and fill the hollow of thy hands with coals of fire from between the cherubim, and scatter them over the city. And he went in in my sight.

3 And 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 came} 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 to the outer court, as the voice of the Almighty *God when he speaketh.

6 And it came to pass when he had commanded the man clothed with linen, saying, Take fire from between the wheels, from between the cherubim, then he went in, and stood beside the wheel.

7 And the cherub stretched forth his hand from between the cherubim unto the fire that was between the cherubim, and took and put it into the hands of him {that was} clothed with 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 as the look of a chrysolite stone.

10 And as for their appearance, they four had one likeness, as if a wheel were in the midst of a wheel.

11 When they went, they went upon their four sides; 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, in them four {and} their wheels.

13 As for the wheels, they were called in my hearing, Galgal.

14 And every one had four faces: the first face was the face of a cherub, and the second face 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 was 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 same 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 departed 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 out; and the wheels were 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 Each 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 had seen by the river Chebar-their appearance and themselves: they went every one straight before them.

1 M'am uitat, şi iată că pe cerul care era deasupra capului heruvimilor era ceva ca o piatră de safir; deasupra lor se vedea ceva asemănător cu un chip de scaun de domnie.

2 Şi Domnul a zis omului aceluia îmbrăcat în haine de in: ,,Vîră-te între roatele de supt heruvimi, umple-ţi mînile cu cărbunii aprinşi cari sînt între heruvimi, şi împrăştie -i peste cetate!`` Şi el s'a vîrît între roate supt ochii mei.

3 Heruvimii stăteau în partea dreaptă a casei, cînd s -a vîrît omul acela între roate, iar norul a umplut curtea din lăuntru.

4 Atunci slava Domnului s'a ridicat de pe heruvimi, şi s'a îndreptat spre pragul casei, aşa în cît Templul s'a umplut de nor, şi curtea s'a umplut de strălucirea slavei Domnului.

5 Vîjiitul aripilor heruvimilor s'a auzit pînă la curtea de afară, ca glasul Dumnezeului Celui Atotputernic, cînd vorbeşte,

6 Cînd a poruncit deci omului aceluia îmbrăcat în haina de in să ia foc dintre roate, dintre heruvimi, omul acesta s'a dus şi s'a aşezat lîngă roate.

7 Atunci un heruvim a întins mîna între heruvimi spre focul care era între heruvimi; a luat foc, şi l -a pus în mînile omului aceluia îmbrăcat cu haina de in. Şi omul acesta l -a luat, şi a ieşt afară.

8 La heruvimi se vedea ceva ca o mînă de om supt aripile lor.

9 M'am uitat, şi iată că lîngă heruvimi erau patru roţi; o roată lîngă un heruvim şi o roată lîngă celălalt heruvim; dar roatele acestea străluceau ca o piatră de hrisolit.

10 După înfăţişare, toate cele patru roţi aveau acelaş chip; fiecare roată părea că este în mijlocul altei roţi.

11 Cînd mergeau, mergeau de cele patru laturi ale lor, şi nu se învîrteau în mers, ci mergeau încotro mergea capul, fără să se învîrtească în mersul lor.

12 Tot trupul heruvimilor, spatele lor, mînile lor şi aripile lor, erau pline de ochi, ca şi cele patru roţi dimprejur.

13 Am auzit cu urechile mele că roatele erau chemate: ,,Roate învîrtitoare.``

14 Fiecare avea patru feţe; faţa celui dintîi era o faţă de heruvim, faţa celui de al doilea o faţă de om, a celui de al treilea o faţă de leu, şi a celui de al patrulea o faţă de vultur.

15 Şi heruvimii s'au ridicat. Erau făpturile vii pe cari le văzusem lîngă rîul Chebar.

16 Cînd mergeau heruvimii, mergeau şi roatele cu ei, şi cînd îşi întindeau heruvimii aripile ca să se înalţe dela pămînt, nici roatele nu se depărtau de ei.

17 Cînd se opreau ei, se opreau şi ele, şi cînd se înălţau ei, se înălţau şi ele cu ei, căci duhul făpturilor vii era în ele.

18 Slava Domului a plecat din pragul Templului, şi s'a aşezat pe heruvimi.

19 Heruvimii şi-au întins aripile, şi s'au înălţat de pe pămînt supt ochii mei; cînd au plecat ei, au plecat şi roţile cu ei. S'au oprit la intrarea porţii casei Domnului spre răsărit; şi slava Dumnezeului lui Israel era sus deasupra lor.

20 Erau făpturile vii, pe cari le văzusem supt Dumnezeul lui Israel lîngă rîul Chebar, şi am băgat de seamă că erau heruvimi.

21 Fiecare avea patru feţe, fiecare avea patru aripi, şi supt aripile lor era ceva ca o mînă de om.

22 Dar feţele lor erau ca cele pe cari le văzusem la rîul Chebar, cu aceeaş înfăţişare: erau tot ei. Fiecare mergea drept înainte.