1 Then I looked, and, behold, in the firmament that was above the head of the cherubims there appeared over them as it were a sapphire stone, as the appearance of the likeness of a throne. 2 And he spake unto the man clothed with linen, and said, Go in between the wheels, even under the cherub, and fill thine hand with coals of fire from between the cherubims, and scatter them over the city. And he went in in my sight. 3 Now the cherubims stood on the right side of the house, when the man went in; and the cloud filled the inner court. 4 Then the glory of the LORD went 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 the LORD’s glory. 5 And the sound of the cherubims’ wings was heard even to the outer court, as the voice of the Almighty God when he speaketh. 6 And it came to pass, that when he had commanded the man clothed with linen, saying, Take fire from between the wheels, from between the cherubims; then he went in, and stood beside the wheels. 7 And one cherub stretched forth his hand from between the cherubims unto the fire that was between the cherubims, and took thereof, 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 cherubims the form of a man’s hand under their wings. 9 And when I looked, behold the four wheels by the cherubims, one wheel by one cherub, and another wheel by another cherub: and the appearance of the wheels was as the colour of a beryl stone. 10 And as for their appearances, they four had one likeness, as if a wheel had been 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, even the wheels that they four had. 13 As for the wheels, it was cried unto them in my hearing, O wheel. 14 And every one had four faces: the first face was the face of a 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 cherubims were lifted up. This is the living creature that I saw by the river of Chebar. 16 And when the cherubims went, the wheels went by them: and when the cherubims 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 were lifted up, these lifted up themselves also: for the spirit of the living creature was in them. 18 Then the glory of the LORD departed from off the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubims. 19 And the cherubims lifted up their wings, and mounted up from the earth in my sight: when they went out, the wheels also were beside them, and every one stood at the door of the east gate of the LORD’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 of Chebar; and I knew that they were the cherubims. 21 Every one had four faces apiece, and every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings. 22 And the likeness of their faces was the same faces which I saw by the river of Chebar, their appearances and themselves: they went every one straight forward.

1 Daarna het ek gekyk -- en daar was op die uitspansel, oor die hoof van die g,rubs, iets soos 'n saffiersteen; iets wat soos die gestalte van 'n troon gelyk het, het oor hulle sigbaar geword.

2 En Hy het die man aangespreek wat met linne bekleed was, en gesê: Gaan in tussen die ratwerk onder die g,rub in, en vul jou twee hande met gloeiende kole tussen die g,rubs vandaan, en strooi dit oor die stad. Toe gaan hy voor my oë daar in.

3 En die g,rubs het aan die regterkant van die huis gestaan toe die man daar ingaan, en die wolk het die binneste voorhof gevul.

4 Toe het die heerlikheid van die HERE van die g,rub af opgestyg oor die drumpel van die huis; en die huis is gevul met die wolk, en die voorhof was vol van die glans van die HERE se heerlikheid.

5 En die geruis van die g,rubs se vlerke is gehoor tot in die buitenste voorhof, soos die stem van die almagtige God as Hy spreek.

6 En toe Hy aan die man wat met linne bekleed was, bevel gegee het deur te sê: Neem vuur tussen die ratwerk, tussen die g,rubs uit, het hy ingegaan en langs die wiel gaan staan.

7 Toe steek die g,rub sy hand uit, tussen die g,rubs uit, na die vuur wat tussen die g,rubs was; en hy neem daarvan en gee dit in die twee hande van hom wat met linne bekleed was; die het dit geneem en uitgegaan.

8 En daar is aan die g,rubs gesien die vorm van 'n mens se hand onder hulle vlerke.

9 Toe het ek gekyk -- en daar was vier wiele langs die g,rubs, telkens een wiel langs elke g,rub; en die voorkoms van die wiele was soos die van chrisoliet.

10 En aangaande hulle voorkoms, al vier het dieselfde voorkoms gehad, asof daar 'n wiel binne-in 'n wiel was:

11 as hulle gaan, het hulle na al vier kante gegaan; hulle het nie gedraai as hulle gaan nie; maar daar waar die voorste heen draai, het hulle agter hom aan gegaan; hulle het nie gedraai as hulle gaan nie.

12 En hulle hele liggaam en hulle rugge en hulle hande en hulle vlerke en die wiele was vol oë rondom, aan al die vier wiele van hulle.

13 Aangaande die wiele, hulle is voor my ore die ratwerk genoem.

14 En elkeen het vier aangesigte gehad: die eerste aangesig was die aangesig van 'n g,rub en die tweede aangesig die aangesig van 'n mens en die derde die aangesig van 'n leeu en die vierde die aangesig van 'n arend.

15 En die g,rubs het opgestyg. Dit was die wese wat ek by die Kebarrivier gesien het.

16 En as die g,rubs gaan, gaan die wiele naasaan hulle; en as die g,rubs hulle vlerke ophef om van die grond af op te styg, het die wiele ook nie weggedraai naasaan hulle nie.

17 As die bly staan, staan hulle; en as die opstyg, het hulle saam opgestyg; want die gees van die wese was in hulle.

18 En die heerlikheid van die HERE het van die drumpel van die huis af weggetrek en bo die g,rubs gaan staan.

19 En die g,rubs het hulle vlerke opgehef en voor my oë van die grond af opgestyg toe hulle weggetrek het, en die wiele gelyktydig met hulle saam; en hulle het gaan staan by die ingang van die Oostelike Poort van die huis van die HERE, terwyl die heerlikheid van die God van Israel bo-oor hulle was.

20 Dit is die wese wat ek onder die God van Israel by die Kebarrivier gesien het; ek merk toe dat dit g,rubs was.

21 Elkeen het vier aangesigte en elkeen vier vlerke gehad; en iets in die vorm van mensehande was onder hulle vlerke.

22 En wat die vorm van hulle aangesigte betref, dit was die aangesigte wat ek by die Kebarrivier gesien het, hulle voorkoms en hulle self; hulle het elkeen reguit vorentoe gegaan.