1 Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth {month}, on the fifth of the month, as I was among the captives by the river Chebar, the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.

2 On the fifth of the month, (it was the fifth year of king Jehoiachin's 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 there upon him.

4 And I looked, and behold, a stormy wind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire infolding itself, and a brightness was about it, and out of the midst thereof as the look of glowing brass, out of the midst of the fire.

5 Also out of the midst thereof, the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance: they had the likeness of a man.

6 And every one had four faces, and every one of them had four wings.

7 And their feet were straight feet; and the sole of their feet was like the sole of a calf's foot; and they sparkled as the look of burnished brass.

8 And they had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides; and they four had their faces and their wings:

9 their wings were joined one to another; they turned not when they went; they went every one straight forward.

10 And the likeness of their faces was the face of a man; and they four had the face of a lion on the right side; and they four had the face of an ox on the left side; they four had also the face of an eagle.

11 And their faces and their wings were parted above; two {wings} of every one were joined one to another, and two covered their bodies.

12 And they went every one straight forward: whither the Spirit was to go, they went; they turned not when they went.

13 And as for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, as the appearance of torches: it went up and down among the living creatures; and the fire was bright; and out of the fire went forth lightning.

14 And the living creatures ran and returned as the appearance of a flash of lightning.

15 And I looked at the living creatures, and behold, one wheel upon the earth beside the living creatures, toward their four faces.

16 The appearance of the wheels and their work was as the look of a chrysolite; and they four had one likeness; and their appearance and their work was as it were a wheel in the middle of a wheel.

17 When they went, they went upon their four sides; they turned not when they went.

18 As for their rims, they were high and dreadful; and they four had their rims full of eyes round about.

19 And 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 Whithersoever the Spirit was to go, they went, thither would {their} spirit go; and the wheels were lifted up along with them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.

21 When those went, they went; and when those stood, they stood; and when those were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up along with them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.

22 And there was the likeness of an expanse over the heads of the living creature, as the look of the terrible crystal, stretched forth over their heads above.

23 And under the expanse were their wings straight, the one toward the other: every one had two which covered on this side, and every one had two which covered on that side their bodies.

24 And when they went, I heard the noise of their wings, like the noise of great waters, as the voice of the Almighty, a tumultuous noise, as the noise of a host: when they stood, they let down their wings;

25 and there was a voice from above the expanse that was over their heads. When they stood, they let down their wings.

26 And above the expanse that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone; and upon the likeness of the throne was a likeness as the appearance of a man above upon it.

27 And I saw as the look of glowing brass, as the appearance of fire, within it round about; from the appearance of his loins and upward, and from the appearance of his loins and downward, I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and it had brightness round about.

28 As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of Jehovah. And when I saw, I fell on my face, and I heard a voice of one that spoke.

1 No trigésimo ano, no quinto dia do quarto mês, quando me encontrava entre os deportados, às margens do rio Cobar, abriram-se os céus e contemplei visões divinas.

2 No quinto dia do mês - era o quinto ano de cativeiro do rei Joaquin -

3 foi a palavra do Senhor dirigida ao sacerdote Ezequiel, filho de Buzi, na Caldéia, às margens do rio Cobar. Nesse lugar veio a mão do Senhor sobre mim.

4 Tive então uma visão: soprava do lado norte um vento impetuoso, uma espessa nuvem com um feixe de fogo resplandecente, e, no centro, saído do meio do fogo, algo que possuía um brilho vermelho.

5 Distinguia-se no centro a imagem de quatro seres que aparentavam possuir forma humana.

6 Cada um tinha quatro faces e quatro asas.

7 Suas pernas eram direitas e as plantas de seus pés se assemelhavam às do touro, e cintilavam como bronze polido.

8 De seus quatro lados mãos humanas saíam por debaixo de suas asas. Todos os quatro possuíam rostos, e asas.

9 Suas asas tocavam uma na outra. Quando se locomoviam, não se voltavam: cada um andava para a frente.

10 Quanto ao aspecto de seus rostos tinham todos eles figura humana, todos os quatro uma face de leão pela direita, todos os quatro uma face de touro pela esquerda, e todos os quatro uma face de águia.

11 Eis o que havia no tocante as suas faces. Suas asas estendiam-se para o alto; cada qual tinha duas asas que tocavam às dos outros, e duas que lhe cobriam o corpo.

12 Cada qual caminhava para a frente: iam para o lado aonde os impelia o espírito; não se voltavam quando iam andando.

13 No meio desses seres, divisava-se algo parecido com brasas incandescentes, como tochas que circulavam entre eles; e desse fogo que projetava uma luz deslumbrante, saíam relâmpagos.

14 Os seres ziguezagueavam como o raio.

15 Ora, enquanto contemplava esses seres vivos, divisei uma roda sobre a terra ao lado de cada um dos quatro.

16 O aspecto e a estrutura dessas rodas eram os de uma gema de Társis. Todas as quatro se assemelhavam, e pareciam construídas uma dentro da outra.

17 Podiam deslocar-se em quatro direções, sem retornar em seus movimentos.

18 Seus aros eram de uma altura assombrosa, guarnecidos de olhos em toda a circunferência.

19 Quando os seres vivos se deslocavam ou se erguiam da terra, locomoviam-se as rodas e se elevavam com eles.

20 Para onde os impulsionava o espírito. iam eles, e as rodas com eles se erguiam, pois o espírito do ser vivo {de igual modo} animava as rodas.

21 Quando caminhavam, elas se moviam; quando paravam, também elas interrompiam o curso; se se erguiam da terra, as rodas do mesmo modo se suspendiam, pois o espírito desses seres vivos estava {também} nas rodas.

22 Pairando acima desses seres, havia algo que se assemelhava a uma abóbada, límpida como cristal, estendida sobre suas cabeças.

23 Sob essa abóbada, alongavam-se as suas asas até se tocarem, tendo cada um {sempre} duas que lhe cobriam o corpo.

24 Eu escutava, quando eles caminhavam, o ruído de suas asas, semelhante ao barulho das grandes águas, à voz do Onipotente, um vozerio igual ao de um campo {de batalha}.

25 Quando paravam, abaixavam as asas, e fazia-se um ruído acima da abóbada que ficava sobre as cabeças.

26 Acima dessa abóbada havia uma espécie de trono, semelhante a uma pedra de safira; e, bem no alto dessa espécie de trono, uma silhueta humana.

27 Vi que ela possuía um fulgor vermelho, como se houvesse sido banhada no fogo, desde o que parecia ser a sua cintura, para cima; enquanto que, para baixo, vi algo como fogo que esparzia clarões por todos os lados.

28 Como o arco-íris que aparece nas nuvens em dias de chuva, assim era o resplendor que a envolvia. Era esta visão a imagem da glória do Senhor.