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 Depois olhei, e eis que no firmamento, que estava por cima da cabeça dos querubins, apareceu sobre eles uma como pedra de safira, semelhante a forma de um trono.

2 E falou ao homem vestido de linho, dizendo: Vai por entre as rodas, até debaixo do querubim, e enche as tuas mãos de brasas acesas dentre os querubins e espalha-as sobre a cidade. E ele entrou à minha vista.

3 E os querubins estavam ao lado direito da casa, quando entrou aquele homem; e uma nuvem encheu o átrio interior.

4 Então se levantou a glória do Senhor de sobre o querubim indo para a entrada da casa; e encheu-se a casa de uma nuvem, e o átrio se encheu do resplendor da glória do Senhor.

5 E o ruído das asas dos querubins se ouviu até ao átrio exterior, como a voz do Deus Todo-Poderoso, quando fala.

6 Sucedeu, pois, que, dando ele ordem ao homem vestido de linho, dizendo: Toma fogo dentre as rodas, dentre os querubins, entrou ele, e parou junto às rodas.

7 Então estendeu um querubim a sua mão dentre os querubins para o fogo que estava entre os querubins; e tomou dele, e o pôs nas mãos do que estava vestido de linho; o qual o tomou, e saiu.

8 E apareceu nos querubins uma semelhança de mão de homem debaixo das suas asas.

9 Então olhei, e eis quatro rodas junto aos querubins, uma roda junto a um querubim, e outra roda junto a outro querubim; e o aspecto das rodas era como a cor da pedra de berilo.

10 E, quanto ao seu aspecto, as quatro tinham uma mesma semelhança; como se estivesse uma roda no meio de outra roda.

11 Andando estes, andavam para os quatro lados deles; não se viravam quando andavam, mas para o lugar para onde olhava a cabeça, para esse seguiam; não se viravam quando andavam.

12 E todo o seu corpo, as suas costas, as suas mãos, as suas asas e as rodas, as rodas que os quatro tinham, estavam cheias de olhos ao redor.

13 E, quanto às rodas, ouvindo eu, se lhes gritava: Roda!

14 E cada um tinha quatro rostos; o rosto do primeiro era rosto de querubim, e o rosto do segundo, rosto de homem, e do terceiro era rosto de leão, e do quarto, rosto de águia.

15 E os querubins se elevaram ao alto; estes são os mesmos seres viventes que vi junto ao rio Quebar.

16 E, andando os querubins, andavam as rodas juntamente com eles; e, levantando os querubins as suas asas, para se elevarem de sobre a terra, também as rodas não se separavam deles.

17 Parando eles, paravam elas; e, elevando-se eles elevavam-se elas, porque o espírito do ser vivente estava nelas.

18 Então saiu a glória do Senhor de sobre a entrada da casa, e parou sobre os querubins.

19 E os querubins alçaram as suas asas, e se elevaram da terra aos meus olhos, quando saíram; e as rodas os acompanhavam; e cada um parou à entrada da porta oriental da casa do Senhor; e a glória do Deus de Israel estava em cima, sobre eles.

20 Estes são os seres viventes que vi debaixo do Deus de Israel, junto ao rio Quebar, e conheci que eram querubins.

21 Cada um tinha quatro rostos e cada um quatro asas, e a semelhança de mãos de homem debaixo das suas asas.

22 E a semelhança dos seus rostos era a dos rostos que eu tinha visto junto ao rio Quebar, o aspecto deles, e eles mesmos; cada um andava para diante do seu rosto.