¹Then 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.

¹Og jeg så, og se, på den hvelving som var over kjerubenes hode, var det noget som syntes å være en safirsten, noget som lignet en trone; han* såes over dem. / {* Herren; ESK 10, 18. 19.}

²And 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.

²Og han sa til den mann som var klædd i linklærne: Gå inn mellem hjulene, inn under kjerubene, og fyll dine hender med glør av dem som er mellem kjerubene, og strø dem ut over staden! Og han gikk inn mens jeg så på det.

³Now the cherubims stood on the right side of the house, when the man went in; and the cloud filled the inner court.

³Og kjerubene stod på høire side av huset da mannen gikk inn, og skyen fylte den indre forgård.

⁴Then 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.

⁴Og Herrens herlighet hevet sig op fra kjerubene og flyttet sig til husets dørtreskel, og huset fyltes av skyen, og forgården blev full av glansen fra Herrens herlighet.

⁵And the sound of the cherubims' wings was heard even to the outer court, as the voice of the Almighty God when he speaketh.

⁵Og lyden av kjerubenes vinger hørtes helt til den ytre forgård, likesom den allmektige Guds røst når han taler.

⁶And 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.

⁶Da han nu bød mannen som var klædd i linklærne: Ta av den ild som er mellem hjulene, mellem kjerubene! - da gikk han inn og stilte sig ved siden av hjulet.

⁷And 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.

⁷Og den ene kjerub rakte ut sin hånd fra kjerubene til ilden som var mellem kjerubene, og tok av den og la i hendene på ham som var klædd i linklærne; og han tok den og gikk ut.

⁸And there appeared in the cherubims the form of a man's hand under their wings.

⁸Og det såes på kjerubene noget som lignet en menneskehånd, under deres vinger.

⁹And 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.

⁹Og jeg så, og se, det var fire hjul ved siden av kjerubene, ett hjul ved hver kjerub, og hjulene var å se til som krysolitt.

¹⁰And as for their appearances, they four had one likeness, as if a wheel had been in the midst of a wheel.

¹⁰I utseende var de alle fire aldeles lik hverandre; det var som om det ene hjul var inne i det andre.

¹¹When 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.

¹¹Når de gikk, gikk de til alle fire sider; de vendte sig ikke når de gikk, men til den kant som den forreste var vendt imot, dit gikk de; de vendte sig ikke når de gikk.

¹²And 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.

¹²Og hele deres legeme og deres rygger og deres hender og deres vinger og hjulene var fulle av øine rundt omkring - alle deres fire hjul.

¹³As for the wheels, it was cried unto them in my hearing, O wheel.

¹³Jeg hørte hjulene blev kalt hvirvel.

¹⁴And 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.

¹⁴Hver av dem hadde fire ansikter; den førstes ansikt var et kjerubansikt*, den annens et menneskeansikt, den tredjes et løveansikt og den fjerdes et ørneansikt. / {* d.e. okseansikt.}

¹⁵And the cherubims were lifted up. This is the living creature that I saw by the river of Chebar.

¹⁵Og kjerubene hevet sig; det var de livsvesener jeg hadde sett ved elven Kebar.

¹⁶And 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.

¹⁶Og når kjerubene gikk, gikk hjulene ved siden av dem, og når kjerubene løftet sine vinger for å heve sig op fra jorden, skilte hjulene sig ikke fra dem.

¹⁷When 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.

¹⁷Når kjerubene stod, stod også de, og når kjerubene hevet sig, hevet de sig med dem; for livsvesenenes ånd var i dem.

¹⁸Then the glory of the LORD departed from off the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubims.

¹⁸Og Herrens herlighet flyttet sig bort fra husets dørtreskel og blev stående over kjerubene.

¹⁹And 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.

¹⁹Og jeg så hvorledes kjerubene løftet sine vinger og hevet sig fra jorden da de gikk ut, og hjulene ved siden av dem; og de blev stående ved inngangen til den østre port i Herrens hus, og Israels Guds herlighet var ovenover dem.

²⁰This 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.

²⁰Det var de livsvesener jeg hadde sett under Israels Gud ved elven Kebar, og jeg skjønte at det var kjeruber.

²¹Every one had four faces apiece, and every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings.

²¹Hvert av dem hadde fire ansikter og fire vinger, og noget som lignet menneskehender, var der under deres vinger.

²²And 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.

²²Og deres ansikter var lik de ansikter jeg hadde sett ved elven Kebar; således så de ut, og således var de; hvert av dem gikk rett frem.