1 Tai buvo trisdešimtaisiais metais, ketvirto mėnesio penktą dieną, man esant tarp tremtinių prie Kebaro upės. Atsivėrė dangūs, ir aš mačiau Dievo regėjimus.

2 Penktaisiais karaliaus Joachino tremties metais, penktą mėnesio dieną,

3 Viešpats kalbėjo kunigui Ezechieliui, Buzio sūnui, chaldėjų krašte prie Kebaro upės. Viešpaties ranka buvo ten ant jo.

4 Aš mačiau iš šiaurės kylantį viesulą ir debesis, aplinkui liepsnojo ugnis. Ugnies vidurys spindėjo lyg žėrintis gintaras.

5 Liepsnų viduryje mačiau keturias būtybes. Jų išvaizda buvo panaši į žmogaus.

6 Kiekviena jų turėjo keturis veidus ir keturis sparnus.

7 Jų kojos buvo tiesios, o kojų pėdos panašios į veršio kanopas. Būtybės žibėjo kaip išlydytas varis.

8 Po jų sparnais keturiuose šonuose buvo žmogaus rankos. Veidus ir sparnus jos turėjo keturiose pusėse.

9 Sparnai lietė vienas kitą. Eidamos jos nesisuko, kiekviena ėjo tiesiai.

10 Visų keturių veidai atrodė taip: priekyje buvo žmogaus veidas, dešinėje­liūto veidas, kairėje­veršio veidas ir užpakalyje­erelio veidas.

11 Jų sparnai buvo ištiesti ir pakelti į viršų. Du sparnai lietė vienas kitą, kiti du­dengė jų kūnus.

12 Jos ėjo kiekviena tiesiai pirmyn. Kur dvasia norėjo eiti, ten jos ir ėjo, ir eidamos nepasisukdavo.

13 Būtybės atrodė kaip degančios anglys, kaip žibintai. Ugnis judėjo tarp būtybių. Ji buvo labai šviesi, o iš jos žybčiojo žaibai.

14 Būtybės judėjo pirmyn ir atgal tarsi žaibai.

15 Žiūrėdamas į būtybes, mačiau ant žemės prie kiekvienos iš jų po ratą.

16 Ratai atrodė lyg berilis. Visi keturi buvo vienodi ir taip pat padaryti. Kiekvienas iš jų atrodė lyg būtų ratas rate.

17 Jie judėdavo į keturias puses nepasisukdami.

18 Jų ratlankiai buvo aukšti ir keliantys baimę. Visi keturi ratlankiai buvo pilni akių.

19 Einant būtybėms, drauge ėjo ir ratai; pakilus būtybėms aukštyn, pakildavo ir ratai.

20 Kur dvasia ėjo, ir jie ėjo; pakilus dvasiai, ir ratai pakildavo, nes būtybių dvasia ir buvo ratuose.

21 Jei jos ėjo, ir jie ėjo drauge, jei jos sustodavo, sustodavo ir jie; jei jos pakildavo nuo žemės, pakildavo ir ratai, nes būtybių dvasia buvo ratuose.

22 Virš būtybių galvų buvo kažkas panašaus į dangaus skliautą, kuris žėrėjo kaip krištolas ir gaubė jas.

23 Po skliautu kiekviena būtybė dviem sparnais dengė savo kūną, o kiti du sparnai buvo ištiesti.

24 Joms judant, girdėjau jų sparnų ūžimą lyg galingo vandenyno, lyg Visagalio balsą, lyg didelės kariuomenės stovyklos triukšmą. Joms sustojus, sparnai nusileisdavo.

25 Nuo skliauto, esančio virš jų galvų, aidėjo balsas. Kai jos stovėjo, sparnai buvo nuleisti.

26 Virš skliauto, kuris buvo virš jų galvų, mačiau lyg sostą iš safyro ir ant jo sėdinčią į žmogų panašią būtybę.

27 Būtybė nuo juosmens aukštyn ir žemyn spindėjo lyg gintaras, lyg ugnies liepsnos,

28 lyg lankas, kuris pasirodo debesyse lyjant, Jį supo spindėjimas. Tai buvo Viešpaties šlovės pasirodymas. Pamatęs tai, kritau veidu žemėn ir išgirdau balsą.

1 Now 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, the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.

2 In the fifth of the month, which was the fifth year of king Jehoiachin’s captivity, 3 Yahweh’s word came to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and Yahweh’s hand was there on him.

4 I looked, and behold, a stormy wind came out of the north: a great cloud, with flashing lightning, and a brightness around it, and out of the middle of it as it were glowing metal, out of the middle of the fire. 5 Out of its center came the likeness of four living creatures. This was their appearance: They had the likeness of a man. 6 Everyone had four faces, and each one of them had four wings. 7 Their feet were straight feet. The sole of their feet was like the sole of a calf’s foot; and they sparkled like burnished bronze. 8 They had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides. The four of them had their faces and their wings like this: 9 Their wings were joined to one another. They didn’t turn when they went. Each one went straight forward.

10 As for the likeness of their faces, they had the face of a man. The four of them had the face of a lion on the right side. The four of them had the face of an ox on the left side. The four of them also had the face of an eagle. 11 Such were their faces. Their wings were spread out above. Two wings of each one touched another, and two covered their bodies. 12 Each one went straight forward. Where the spirit was to go, they went. They didn’t turn 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. The fire was bright, and lightning went out of the fire. 14 The living creatures ran and returned as the appearance of a flash of lightning.

15 Now as I saw the living creatures, behold, there was one wheel on the earth beside the living creatures, for each of the four faces of it. 16 The appearance of the wheels and their work was like a beryl. The four of them had one likeness. 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 didn’t turn when they went. 18 As for their rims, they were high and dreadful; and the four of them had their rims full of eyes all around.

19 When the living creatures went, the wheels went beside them. When the living creatures were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up. 20 Wherever the spirit was to go, they went. The spirit was to go there. The wheels were lifted up beside them; for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels. 21 When those went, these went. When those stood, these stood. 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 Over the head of the living creature there was the likeness of an expanse, like an awesome crystal to look at, stretched out over their heads above. 23 Under the expanse, their wings were straight, one toward the other. Each one had two which covered on this side, and each one had two which covered their bodies on that side. 24 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 an army. When they stood, they let down their wings.

25 There was a voice above the expanse that was over their heads. When they stood, they let down their wings. 26 Above the expanse that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone. On the likeness of the throne was a likeness as the appearance of a man on it above. 27 I saw as it were glowing metal, as the appearance of fire within it all around, from the appearance of his waist and upward; and from the appearance of his waist and downward I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and there was brightness around him. 28 As the appearance of the rainbow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness all around.

This was the appearance of the likeness of Yahweh’s glory. When I saw it, I fell on my face, and I heard a voice of one that spoke.