¹În al treizecilea an, în a cincea zi a lunii a patra, pe cînd eram între prinşii de război dela rîul Chebar, s'au deschis cerurile, şi am avut vedenii dumnezeieşti.

¹Now it happened in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth of the month, as I was among the captives by the river Chebar, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “Elohim.” .

²În a cincea zi a lunii-era în anul al cincilea al robiei împăratului Ioiachin, -

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

³Cuvîntul Domnului a vorbit lui Ezechiel, fiul lui Buzi, preotul, în ţara Haldeilor, lîngă rîul Chebar; şi acolo a venit mîna Domnului peste el.

³the word of Yahweh “Yahweh” is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered “LORD” (all caps) in other translations. came expressly to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of Yahweh was there on him.

⁴M'am uitat, şi iată că a venit dela mează-noapte un vînt năpraznic, un nor gros, şi un snop de foc, care răspîndea de jurîmprejur o lumină strălucitoare, în mijlocul căreia lucea ca o aramă lustruită, care ieşea din mijlocul focului.

⁴I looked, and behold, a stormy wind came out of the north, a great cloud, with flashing lightning, and a brightness around it, and out of its midst as it were glowing metal, out of the midst of the fire.

⁵Tot în mijloc, se mai vedeau patru făpturi vii, a căror înfăţişare avea o asemănare omenească.

⁵Out of its midst came the likeness of four living creatures. This was their appearance: they had the likeness of a man.

⁶Fiecare din ele avea patru feţe, şi fiecare avea patru aripi.

⁶Everyone had four faces, and each one of them had four wings.

⁷Picioarele lor erau drepte, şi talpa picioarelor lor era ca a piciorului unui viţel, şi scînteiau ca nişte aramă lustruită.

⁷Their feet were straight feet; and the sole of their feet was like the sole of a calf’s foot; and they sparkled like burnished brass.

⁸Supt aripi, de cele patru părţi ale lor, aveau nişte mîni de om; şi toate patru aveau feţe şi aripi.

⁸They had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides; and the four of them had their faces and their wings thus:

⁹Aripile lor erau prinse una de alta. Şi cînd mergeau, nu se întorceau în nicio parte, ci fiecare mergea drept înainte.

⁹their wings were joined one to another; they didn’t turn when they went; each one went straight forward.

¹⁰Cît despre chipul feţelor lor era aşa: înainte, toate aveau o faţă de om; la dreapta lor, toate patru aveau cîte o faţă de leu, la stînga lor, toate patru aveau cîte o faţă de bou, iar înapoi, toate patru aveau cîte o faţă de vultur.

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

¹¹Aripile fiecăreia erau întinse în sus, aşa că două din aripile lor ajungeau pînă la cele învecinate, iar două le acopereau trupurile.

¹¹Such were their faces. Their wings were spread out above. Two wings of each one touched another, and two covered their bodies.

¹²Fiecare mergea drept înainte, şi anume încotro le mîna duhul să meargă, într'acolo mergeau; iar în mersul lor nu se întorceau în nici o parte.

¹²Each one went straight forward: where the spirit was to go, they went; they didn’t turn when they went.

¹³În mijlocul acestor făpturi vii era ceva ca nişte cărbuni de foc aprinşi, cari ardeau; şi ceva ca nişte făclii umbla încoace şi încolo printre aceste făpturii vii; focul acesta arunca o lumină strălucitoare, şi din el ieşeau fulgere.

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

¹⁴Făpturile vii însă cînd alergau şi se întorceau, erau ca fulgerul.

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

¹⁵Mă uitam la aceste făpturi vii, şi iată că pe pămînt, afară de făpturile vii, era o roată la fiecare din cele patru feţe ale lor.

¹⁵Now as I saw the living creatures, behold, one wheel on the earth beside the living creatures, for each of the four faces of it.

¹⁶Înfăţişarea acestor roate şi materialul din care erau făcute, păreau de hrisolit, şi toate patru aveau aceeaş întocmire. Înfăţişarea şi alcătuirea lor erau de aşa fel încît fiecare roată părea că este în mijlocul unei alte roate.

¹⁶The appearance of the wheels and their work was like a beryl: and the four of them had one likeness; and their appearance and their work was as it were a wheel within a wheel.

¹⁷Cînd mergeau, alergau pe toate cele patru laturi ale lor, şi nu se întorceau deloc în mersul lor.

¹⁷When they went, they went in their four directions: they didn’t turn when they went.

¹⁸Aveau nişte obezi de o înălţime înspăimîntătoare, şi pe obezile lor cele patru roate erau pline cu ochi de jur împrejur.

¹⁸As for their rims, they were high and dreadful; and the four of them had their rims full of eyes all around.

¹⁹Cînd mergeau făpturile vii, mergeau şi roatele pe lîngă ele; şi cînd se ridicau făpturile vii dela pămînt, se ridicau şi roatele.

¹⁹When 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.

²⁰Unde le mîna duhul să meargă, acolo mergeau, încotro voia duhul; şi împreună cu ele se ridicau şi roatele, căci duhul făpturilor vii era în roate.

²⁰Wherever the spirit was to go, they went; there was the spirit to go: and the wheels were lifted up beside them; for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.

²¹Cînd mergeau făpturile vii, mergeau şi roatele; cînd se opreau ele, se opreau şi roatele; cînd se ridicau depe pămînt, se ridicau şi roatele; căci duhul făpturilor vii era în roate.

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 beside them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.

²²Deasupra capetelor făpturilor vii era ceva ca o întindere a cerului, care semăna cu cristalul strălucitor, şi se întindea în aer sus peste capetele lor.

²²Over the head of the living creature there was the likeness of an expanse, like the awesome crystal to look on, stretched forth over their heads above.

²³Supt cerul acesta, aripile lor stăteau drepte, întinse una spre alta, şi mai aveau fiecare cîte două aripi, cari le acopereau trupurile.

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

²⁴Cînd umblau, am auzit vîjiitul aripilor lor ca vîjiitul unor ape mari, şi ca glasul Celui Atotputernic. Cînd mergeau, era un vuiet gălăgios, ca al unei oştiri; iar cînd se opreau, îşi lăsau aripile în jos.

²⁴When they went, I heard the noise of their wings like the noise of great waters, like the voice of the Almighty, a noise of tumult like the noise of an army: when they stood, they let down their wings.

²⁵Şi venea un vuiet care pornea de deasupra cerului întins peste capetele lor; iar cînd se opreau îşi lăsau aripile în jos.

²⁵There was a voice above the expanse that was over their heads: when they stood, they let down their wings.

²⁶Deasupra cerului care era peste capetele lor, era ceva ca o piatră de safir, în chipul unui scaun de domnie; pe acest chip de scaun de domnie se vedea ca un chip de om, care şedea pe el.

²⁶Above the expanse that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire or, lapis lazuli stone; and on the likeness of the throne was a likeness as the appearance of a man on it above.

²⁷Am mai văzut iarăş o lucire de aramă lustruită ca nişte foc, înlăuntrul căruia era omul acesta, şi care strălucea de jur împrejur; dela chipul rărunchilor lui pînă sus, şi dela chipul rărunchilor lui pînă jos, am văzut ca un fel de foc, şi de jur împrejur era înconjurat cu o lumină strălucitoare.

²⁷I saw as it were glowing metal, as the appearance of fire within it all around, from the appearance of his waist and upward; and from the appearance of his waist and downward I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and there was brightness around him.

²⁸Ca înfăţişarea curcubeului, care sta în nor într'o zi de ploaie, aşa era şi înfăţişarea acestei lumini strălucitoare, care -l înconjura. Astfel era arătarea slavei Domnului. Cînd am văzut -o, am căzut cu faţa la pămînt, şi am auzit glasul Unuia care vorbea.

²⁸As the appearance of the rainbow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness all around. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of Yahweh. When I saw it, I fell on my face, and I heard a voice of one that spoke.