1 Then I looked, and behold, on the firmament that was over the heads of the cherubim there appeared above them something like a sapphire, in form resembling a throne.2 And he said to the man clothed in linen, "Go in among the whirling wheels underneath the cherubim; fill your hands with burning coals from between the cherubim, and scatter them over the city." And he went in before my eyes.3 Now the cherubim were standing on the south side of the house, when the man went in; and a cloud filled the inner court.4 And the glory of the LORD went up from the cherubim to the threshold of the house; and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was full of the brightness of the glory of the LORD.5 And the sound of the wings of the cherubim was heard as far as the outer court, like the voice of God Almighty when he speaks.6 And when he commanded the man clothed in linen, "Take fire from between the whirling wheels, from between the cherubim," he went in and stood beside a wheel.7 And a cherub stretched forth his hand from between the cherubim to the fire that was between the cherubim, and took some of it, and put it into the hands of the man clothed in linen, who took it and went out.8 The cherubim appeared to have the form of a human hand under their wings.9 And I looked, and behold, there were four wheels beside the cherubim, one beside each cherub; and the appearance of the wheels was like sparkling chrysolite.10 And as for their appearance, the four had the same likeness, as if a wheel were within a wheel.11 When they went, they went in any of their four directions without turning as they went, but in whatever direction the front wheel faced the others followed without turning as they went.12 And their rims, and their spokes, and the wheels were full of eyes round about--the wheels that the four of them 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. These were the living creatures 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 did not turn from beside them.17 When they stood still, these stood still, and when they mounted up, these mounted up with them; for the spirit of the living creatures was in them.18 Then the glory of the LORD went forth from 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 as they went forth, with the wheels beside them; and they stood at the door of the east gate of the house of the LORD; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them.20 These were the living creatures that I saw underneath the God of Israel by the river Chebar; and I knew that they were cherubim.21 Each had four faces, and each four wings, and underneath their wings the semblance of human hands.22 And as for the likeness of their faces, they were the very faces whose appearance I had seen by the river Chebar. 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.