1 Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the River Chebar, that the heavens were opened and I saw visions of God.
2 On the fifth day of the month, which was in the fifth year of King Jehoiachins captivity,
3 the Word of Jehovah came expressly unto Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans, by the River Chebar; and the hand of Jehovah was upon him there.
4 And I looked, and behold, a whirlwind was coming out of the north, a great cloud with flashing fire in it; and brightness was all around it and radiating out of its midst like the color of amber, out of the midst of the fire.
5 Also from within it came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance: they had the likeness of a man.
6 Each one had four faces, and each one had four wings.
7 Their legs were straight, and the soles of their feet were like the soles of calves feet. They sparkled like the color of burnished bronze.
8 And the hands of a man were under their wings on their four sides; and each of the four had faces and wings.
9 Their wings joined one to another. They did not turn when they went, but each one went straight forward.
10 As for the likeness of their faces, each had the face of a man; each of the four had the face of a lion on the right side, each of the four had the face of an ox on the left side, and each of the four had the face of an eagle.
11 Thus were their faces. Their wings stretched upward; two wings of each one were joined to one another, and two covered their bodies.
12 And each one went straight forward; they went wherever the spirit was to go, and they did not 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 going back and forth among the living creatures. The fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning.
14 And the living creatures were running and returning, in appearance like a flash of lightning.
15 Now as I looked at the living creatures, behold, a wheel was on the earth beside the living creatures with its four faces.
16 The appearance of the wheels and their workmanship was like the color of beryl, and all four had the same likeness. The appearance of their workmanship was, as it were, a wheel in the middle of a wheel.
17 When they moved, they went toward any one of four directions; they did not change directions as they went.
18 As for their rims, they were so high that they were awesome; and their rims were full of eyes, all around the four of them.
19 When the living creatures went, the wheels went beside them; and when the living creatures were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up.
20 Wherever the spirit was to go, there they went, where the spirit went; and the wheels were lifted up alongside them, for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.
21 When those went, these went; when those stood, these stood; and when those were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up alongside them; for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.
22 The likeness of the expanse above the heads of the living creatures was like the color of an awesome crystal, stretched out above over their heads.
23 And under the expanse their wings spread out straight, one toward another. Each one had two which covered one side, and each one had two which covered the other side of their bodies.
24 When they went, I heard the sound of their wings, like the sound of many waters, like the voice of the Almighty, a tumult like the sound of an army; and when they stood still, they let down their wings.
25 And there was a voice from the expanse that was over their heads; whenever they stood, they let down their wings.
26 And above the expanse over their heads was the likeness of a throne, in appearance like a sapphire stone; on the likeness of the throne was a likeness with the appearance of a man high above it.
27 Also from the appearance of His waist and upward I saw, as it were, the color of amber with the appearance of fire all around within it; and from the appearance of His waist and downward I saw, as it were, the appearance of fire with brightness all around.
28 As the appearance of a rainbow in a cloud on a rainy day, so was the appearance of the brightness all around it. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of Jehovah. So when I saw it, I fell on my face, and I heard a voice of One speaking.
1 Era o quinto dia do quarto mês do trigésimo ano, e eu estava entre os exilados, junto ao rio Quebar. Abriram-se os céus, e eu tive visões de Deus.
2 Foi no quinto ano do exílio do rei Joaquim, no quinto dia do quarto mês.
3 A palavra do Senhor veio ao sacerdote Ezequiel, filho de Buzi, junto ao rio Quebar, na terra dos caldeus. Ali a mão do Senhor esteve sobre ele.
4 Olhei e vi uma tempestade que vinha do norte: uma nuvem imensa, com relâmpagos e faíscas, e cercada por uma luz brilhante. O centro do fogo parecia metal reluzente,
5 e no meio do fogo havia quatro vultos que pareciam seres viventes. Na aparência tinham forma de homem,
6 mas cada um deles tinha quatro rostos e quatro asas.
7 Suas pernas eram retas; seus pés eram como os de um bezerro e reluziam como bronze polido.
8 Debaixo de suas asas, nos quatro lados, tinham mãos humanas. Os quatro tinham rostos e asas,
9 e as suas asas encostavam umas nas outras. Quando se moviam andavam para a frente, e não se viravam.
10 Quanto à aparência dos seus rostos, os quatro tinham rosto de homem, rosto de leão no lado direito, rosto de boi no lado esquerdo, e rosto de águia.
11 Assim eram os seus rostos. Suas asas estavam estendidas para cima; cada um deles tinha duas asas que se encostavam na de outro ser vivente, de um lado e do outro, e duas asas que cobriam os seus corpos.
12 Cada um deles ia sempre para a frente. Para onde quer que fosse o Espírito eles iam, e não se viravam quando se moviam.
13 Os seres viventes pareciam carvão aceso; eram como tochas. O fogo ia de um lado a outro entre os seres viventes, e do fogo saíam relâmpagos e faíscas.
14 Os seres viventes iam e vinham como relâmpagos.
15 Enquanto eu olhava para eles, vi uma roda ao lado de cada um deles, diante dos seus quatro rostos.
16 Esta era a aparência das rodas e a sua estrutura: Reluziam como o berilo; e as quatro tinham aparência semelhante. Cada roda parecia estar entrosada na outra.
17 Quando se moviam, seguiam nas quatro direções dos quatro rostos, e não se viravam enquanto iam.
18 Seus aros eram altos e impressionantes e estavam cheios de olhos ao redor.
19 Quando os seres viventes se moviam, as rodas ao seu lado se moviam; e, quando se elevavam do chão, as rodas também se elevavam.
20 Para onde quer que o Espírito fosse, os seres viventes iam, e as rodas os seguiam, porque o mesmo Espírito estava nelas.
21 Quando os seres viventes se moviam, elas também se moviam; quando eles ficavam imóveis, elas também ficavam; e quando os seres viventes se elevavam do chão, as rodas também se elevavam com eles, porque o mesmo Espírito deles estava nelas.
22 Acima das cabeças dos seres viventes estava o que parecia uma abóboda, reluzente como gelo, e impressionante.
23 Debaixo dela cada ser vivente estendia duas asas ao que lhe estava mais próximo, e com as outras duas asas cobria o corpo.
24 Ouvi o ruído de suas asas quando voavam. Parecia o ruído de muitas águas, parecia a voz do Todo-poderoso. Era um ruído estrondoso, como o de um exército. Quando paravam, fechavam as asas.
25 Então veio uma voz de cima da abóboda sobre as suas cabeças, enquanto eles ficavam de asas fechadas.
26 Acima da abóboda sobre as suas cabeças havia o que parecia um trono de safira, e, bem no alto, sobre o trono, havia uma figura que parecia um homem.
27 A parte de cima do que parecia ser a cintura dele, vi que parecia metal brilhante, como que cheia de fogo, e que a parte de baixo parecia fogo; e uma luz brilhante o cercava.
28 Tal como a aparência do arco-íris nas nuvens de um dia chuvoso, assim era o resplendor ao seu redor. Essa era a aparência da figura da glória do Senhor. Quando a vi, prostrei-me com o rosto em terra, e ouvi a voz de alguém falando.