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

¹Det skjedde i det trettiende år, i den fjerde måned, på den femte dag i måneden, mens jeg var blandt de bortførte ved elven Kebar, at himmelen åpnedes, og jeg så syner fra Gud.

²In the fifth day of the month, which was the fifth year of king Jehoiachin's captivity,

²På den femte dag i måneden - det var det femte år efterat kong Jojakin var blitt bortført -

³The word of the LORD came expressly unto Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of the LORD was there upon him.

³da kom Herrens ord til presten Esekiel, Busis sønn, i kaldeernes land ved elven Kebar, og Herrens hånd kom der over ham.

⁴And I looked, and, behold, a whirlwind 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 colour of amber, out of the midst of the fire.

⁴Og jeg så, og se, en stormvind kom fra nord, en stor sky med stadig luende ild; en strålende glans omgav den, og midt i den, midt i ilden, viste det sig noget som så ut som blankt metall.

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

⁵Og midt i den viste det sig noget som lignet fire livsvesener, som så således ut: De hadde et menneskes skikkelse,

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

⁶og hvert av dem hadde fire ansikter og hvert av dem fire vinger.

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

⁷Deres ben var rette, og deres fotblad var som kloven på en kalv, og de blinket likesom skinnende kobber.

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

⁸Og de hadde menneskehender under vingene på alle fire sider, og alle fire hadde ansikter og vinger.

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

⁹Deres vinger rørte ved hverandre; de vendte sig ikke når de gikk; hvert av dem gikk rett frem.

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

¹⁰Og deres ansikt lignet et menneskeansikt, og løveansikt hadde de alle fire på høire side, og okseansikt hadde de alle fire på venstre side, og ørneansikt hadde de også alle fire.

¹¹Thus were their faces: and their wings were stretched upward; two wings of every one were joined one to another, and two covered their bodies.

¹¹Således var deres ansikter. Og deres vinger stod ut fra hverandre oventil; hvert av dem hadde to vinger som rørte ved det andre, og to som dekket deres legemer.

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

¹²Og hvert av dem gikk rett frem; dit hvor ånden vilde gå, gikk de; de vendte sig ikke når de gikk.

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

¹³Og livsvesenenes utseende var likt glør, som brente likesom bluss; ilden fór om imellem livsvesenene, og den hadde en strålende glans, og det gikk lyn ut av ilden.

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

¹⁴Og livsvesenene fór frem og tilbake likesom lynglimt.

¹⁵Now as I beheld the living creatures, behold one wheel upon the earth by the living creatures, with his four faces.

¹⁵Og jeg så livsvesenene, og se, det var et hjul på jorden ved siden av hvert av livsvesenene, og de vendte ut mot fire sider.

¹⁶The appearance of the wheels and their work was like unto the colour of a beryl: and they four had one likeness: and their appearance and their work was as it were a wheel in the middle of a wheel.

¹⁶Hjulene så ut som om de var gjort av noget som lignet krysolitt, og alle fire var lik hverandre, og det så ut som om de var gjort således at det ene hjul var inne i det andre.

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

¹⁷Til alle fire sider gikk de når de gikk; de vendte sig ikke når de gikk.

¹⁸As for their rings, they were so high that they were dreadful; and their rings were full of eyes round about them four.

¹⁸Hjulringene var høie og fryktelige, og de var fulle av øine rundt omkring på alle de fire hjul.

¹⁹And when the living creatures went, the wheels went by them: and when the living creatures were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up.

¹⁹Og når livsvesenene gikk, så gikk hjulene ved siden av dem, og når livsvesenene hevet sig op fra jorden, så hevet også hjulene sig.

²⁰Whithersoever the spirit was to go, they went, thither was their spirit to go; and the wheels were lifted up over against them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.

²⁰Hvor ånden vilde gå, gikk de, nettop dit hvor ånden vilde gå; og hjulene hevet sig ved siden av dem, for livsvesenenes ånd var i hjulene.

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

²¹Når livsvesenene gikk, så gikk også de, og når de stod, så stod også de, og når de hevet sig op fra jorden, så hevet hjulene sig ved siden av dem, for livsvesenenes ånd var i hjulene.

²²And the likeness of the firmament upon the heads of the living creature was as the colour of the terrible crystal, stretched forth over their heads above.

²²Og over livsvesenenes hoder var det noget som lignet en hvelving, som blendende krystall å se til, utspent ovenover deres hoder.

²³And under the firmament 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.

²³Og under hvelvingen stod deres vinger rett ut, så de rørte ved hverandre; hvert av dem hadde på begge sider to vinger som dekket deres legemer.

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

²⁴Og når de gikk, hørte jeg lyden av deres vinger; det var som lyden av store vann, som den Allmektiges røst, et bulder som bulderet av en leir; når de stod, senket de sine vinger.

²⁵And there was a voice from the firmament that was over their heads, when they stood, and had let down their wings.

²⁵Og det lød en røst ovenover hvelvingen som var over deres hode; når de stod, senket de sine vinger.

²⁶And above the firmament 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 the likeness as the appearance of a man above upon it.

²⁶Og ovenover hvelvingen som var over deres hode, var det noget som så ut til å være av safirsten, og som lignet en trone, og ovenpå det som lignet en trone, var det en skikkelse, som et menneske å se til.

²⁷And I saw as the colour of amber, as the appearance of fire round about within it, from the appearance of his loins even upward, and from the appearance of his loins even downward, I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and it had brightness round about.

²⁷Og jeg så noget som lignet blankt metall, å se til som ild, med en ring av lys omkring fra der hvor hans lender syntes å være, og opover. Og fra der hvor hans lender syntes å være, og nedover så jeg noget som så ut som ild, og den var omgitt av en strålende glans;

²⁸As 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 the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell upon my face, and I heard a voice of one that spake.

²⁸likesom synet av buen i skyen på en regndag, således var synet av glansen rundt omkring. Således så Herrens herlighet ut, slik som den viste sig for mig. Og da jeg så det, falt jeg på mitt ansikt og hørte røsten av en som talte.