1And it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth [month], on the fifth of the month, as I [was] in the midst of the captivity by the River Kebar, [that] the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.
2On the fifth of the month—it [was] the fifth year of the captivity of king Jehoiachin—
3the word of YHWH came directly to Ezekiel son of Buzi the priest in the land of the Chaldeans by the River Kebar; And there the hand of YHWH was upon him.
4And I looked, and behold, a wind of a tempest was coming from the north, and a great cloud and fire taking hold [of it], and a brightness to it all around, and in the midst of it [was] like the color of amber, from the midst of the fire.
5And in the midst of it [was] the likeness of four living creatures. And this [was] their appearance: The likeness of a man [was] unto them,
6[with] four faces for each one, and four wings for each one unto them.
7And their feet [were] straight feet, and the soles of their feet [were] like the soles of the foot of a calf, and they sparkled like an eye of polished bronze.
8And the hands of a man [were] under their wings on four of their sides. And the faces and wings [were] unto the four of them,
9joining each one to her sister; their wings did not turn in their going, [each] man went to straight ahead.
10And the likeness of their faces, [was] the face of a man, and the face of a lion on the right side [was] unto the four of them; and the face of an ox on the left side [was] unto the four of them, and the face of an eagle [was] unto the four of them.
11And such [were] their faces. And their wings were spread out above each one; unto each one [were] two touching one, and two were covering their bodies.
12And each one went toward straight ahead of its face; to the [direction] that there the spirit was to go, they would go, [and] they did not turn in their going.
13And the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance [was] like coals of fire burning, like the appearance of torches; it was going about among the living creatures, and brightness [was] unto the fire, and from the fire was going forth lightning.
14And the living creatures [were] running and returning like the appearance of the lightning.
15And I looked [at] the living creatures, and behold, a wheel on the earth beside the living creatures, one with his four faces.
16The appearance of the wheels and their workings [was] like an eye of beryl, and a single likeness unto four of them; and their appearance and of their workings [was] as it were a wheel in the middle of a wheel.
17Upon their four sides, in their going they went, [and] they did not turn aside in their going.
18And [unto] their rims [was] height to them and fearsomeness to them, and their rims [were] full of eyes all around for the four of them.
19And in the going of the living creatures, the wheels went beside them; and in the lifting up of the living creatures from the earth, the wheels were lifted up.
20Upon which the spirit was to go, there they would go; there the spirit [was] to go, and the wheels would rise alongside them, for the spirit of the living creatures [was] in the wheels.
21In their going they go, and in their standing they stand; and in their being lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up together with them, for the spirit of the living creatures [was] in the wheels.
22And the likeness over the heads of the living creatures [was] the firmament, like an eye of awe-inspiring crystal, stretched out over their heads above.
23And under the firmament their wings [were] straight, each one toward its sister; for each one [were] two [as] a covering for them, and for each one [were] two covering for them their body.
24And I heard the voice of their wings, like the voice of many waters, like the voice of Shaddai, in their going—the voice of a tumult like the voice of an army—and in their standing, they would slacken their wings.
25And there was a voice from over the firmament that [was] over their heads; in their standing they would slacken their wings.
26And from above the firmament that [was] over their heads, in appearance like a stone of sapphire, [was] the likeness of a throne, and on the likeness of the throne [was] a likeness like the appearance of a man over it from above.
27And I saw as an eye of amber, like the appearance of fire, a house for it all around, from the appearance of His loins and above; and from the appearance of His loins and downward, I saw as the appearance of fire and brightness to it all around.
28As the appearance of a rainbow that comes to be in the cloud on a day of rain, so [was] the appearance of the brightness surrounding. It [was] the appearance of the likeness of the glory of YHWH. And I saw [it], and I fell upon my face, and I heard a voice speaking.
2On the fifth of the month—it [was] the fifth year of the captivity of king Jehoiachin—
3the word of YHWH came directly to Ezekiel son of Buzi the priest in the land of the Chaldeans by the River Kebar; And there the hand of YHWH was upon him.
4And I looked, and behold, a wind of a tempest was coming from the north, and a great cloud and fire taking hold [of it], and a brightness to it all around, and in the midst of it [was] like the color of amber, from the midst of the fire.
5And in the midst of it [was] the likeness of four living creatures. And this [was] their appearance: The likeness of a man [was] unto them,
6[with] four faces for each one, and four wings for each one unto them.
7And their feet [were] straight feet, and the soles of their feet [were] like the soles of the foot of a calf, and they sparkled like an eye of polished bronze.
8And the hands of a man [were] under their wings on four of their sides. And the faces and wings [were] unto the four of them,
9joining each one to her sister; their wings did not turn in their going, [each] man went to straight ahead.
10And the likeness of their faces, [was] the face of a man, and the face of a lion on the right side [was] unto the four of them; and the face of an ox on the left side [was] unto the four of them, and the face of an eagle [was] unto the four of them.
11And such [were] their faces. And their wings were spread out above each one; unto each one [were] two touching one, and two were covering their bodies.
12And each one went toward straight ahead of its face; to the [direction] that there the spirit was to go, they would go, [and] they did not turn in their going.
13And the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance [was] like coals of fire burning, like the appearance of torches; it was going about among the living creatures, and brightness [was] unto the fire, and from the fire was going forth lightning.
14And the living creatures [were] running and returning like the appearance of the lightning.
15And I looked [at] the living creatures, and behold, a wheel on the earth beside the living creatures, one with his four faces.
16The appearance of the wheels and their workings [was] like an eye of beryl, and a single likeness unto four of them; and their appearance and of their workings [was] as it were a wheel in the middle of a wheel.
17Upon their four sides, in their going they went, [and] they did not turn aside in their going.
18And [unto] their rims [was] height to them and fearsomeness to them, and their rims [were] full of eyes all around for the four of them.
19And in the going of the living creatures, the wheels went beside them; and in the lifting up of the living creatures from the earth, the wheels were lifted up.
20Upon which the spirit was to go, there they would go; there the spirit [was] to go, and the wheels would rise alongside them, for the spirit of the living creatures [was] in the wheels.
21In their going they go, and in their standing they stand; and in their being lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up together with them, for the spirit of the living creatures [was] in the wheels.
22And the likeness over the heads of the living creatures [was] the firmament, like an eye of awe-inspiring crystal, stretched out over their heads above.
23And under the firmament their wings [were] straight, each one toward its sister; for each one [were] two [as] a covering for them, and for each one [were] two covering for them their body.
24And I heard the voice of their wings, like the voice of many waters, like the voice of Shaddai, in their going—the voice of a tumult like the voice of an army—and in their standing, they would slacken their wings.
25And there was a voice from over the firmament that [was] over their heads; in their standing they would slacken their wings.
26And from above the firmament that [was] over their heads, in appearance like a stone of sapphire, [was] the likeness of a throne, and on the likeness of the throne [was] a likeness like the appearance of a man over it from above.
27And I saw as an eye of amber, like the appearance of fire, a house for it all around, from the appearance of His loins and above; and from the appearance of His loins and downward, I saw as the appearance of fire and brightness to it all around.
28As the appearance of a rainbow that comes to be in the cloud on a day of rain, so [was] the appearance of the brightness surrounding. It [was] the appearance of the likeness of the glory of YHWH. And I saw [it], and I fell upon my face, and I heard a voice speaking.
