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1 三十年四月五日,當我在革巴爾河畔,在俘虜之中的時候,天開了,我見了天主的異像,
And it was don, in the thrittithe yeer, in the fourthe monethe, in the fyuethe dai of the moneth, whanne Y was in the myddis of caitifs, bisidis the flood Chobar, heuenes weren openyd, and Y siy the reuelaciouns of God.
In the fyueth dai of the monethe; thilke is the fyuethe yeer of passing ouer of Joachym, kyng of Juda;
3 那時在加色丁地,靠近革巴爾河,上主的話傳給步齊的兒子厄則克耳司祭,上主的手臨於我。
the word of the Lord was maad to Ezechiel, preest, the sone of Busi, in the lond of Caldeis, bisidis the flood Chobar; and the hond of the Lord was maad there on hym.
4 我觀望,看,有一陣暴風由北方吹來,颳來一大塊火光四射的雲彩,雲中有一團旋轉的火,火中有一種發亮的金屬。
And Y siy, and lo! a whirlewynd cam fro the north, and a greet cloude, and fier wlappynge in, and briytnesse in the cumpas therof; and as the licnesse of electre fro the myddis therof, that is, fro the myddis of the fier.
5 火中似乎有四個活物的形狀,牠們的外表是這樣:都有人的形狀。
And of myddis therof was a licnesse of foure beestis. And this was the biholdyng of tho, the licnesse of a man in tho.
And foure faces weren to oon, and foure wyngis weren to oon.
7 牠們的腳是直立的腳,腳掌像牛蹄,發亮像磨光的銅。
And the feet of tho weren streiyt feet, and the soole of the foote of tho was as the soole of a foot of a calf, and sparclis, as the biholdynge of buylynge bras.
8 在牠們四面的翅膀下邊,都有人手;四個活物各有自己的形像和翅膀。
And the hondis of a man weren vndur the wyngis of tho, in foure partis. And tho hadden faces and wyngis bi foure partis;
9 牠們的翅膀互相連接,在行走時不必轉身,各朝著自己的前面行走。
and the wyngis of tho weren ioyned togidir of oon to another. Tho turneden not ayen, whanne tho yeden, but eche yede bifore his face.
10 關於牠們外表的形像:牠們四個的正面都具有人的形像,右邊有獅的形像,左邊牛的形像,背面有鷹的形像。
Forsothe the licnesse `of the face of tho was the face of a man and the face of a lioun at the riythalf of tho foure. Forsothe the face of an oxe was at the left half of tho foure; and the face of an egle was aboue tho foure.
11 牠們的翅膀向上伸開,每個用兩隻翅膀互相連接,用兩隻翅膀遮蔽身體。
And the faces of tho and the wengis of tho weren stretchid forth aboue. Twei wyngis of eche weren ioyned togidere, and tweyne hiliden the bodies of tho.
12 每個朝著自己的前面行走;神力催迫牠們往那裏去,牠們就往那裏去;行走時不必轉身。
And ech of tho yede bifore his face. Where the fersnesse of the wynd was, thidur tho yeden, and turneden not ayen, whanne tho yeden.
13 在活物中間有壹種相似燃著的炭火,又好似火炬在活物中旋轉。這火有亮光,由火中射出閃光。
And the licnesse of the beestis, and the biholdyng of tho, was as of brennynge coolis of fier, and as the biholdyng of laumpis. This was the siyt rennynge aboute in the myddis of beestis, the schynyng of fier, and leit goynge out of the fier.
And the beestis yeden, and turneden ayen at the licnesse of leit schynynge.
15 我觀望那些活物時,看,靠近那些活物的四面,在地上各有一個輪子。
And whanne Y bihelde the beestis, o wheel, hauuynge foure faces, apperide on the erthe, bisidis the beestis.
16 那些輪子及其構造的外表,光澤有如橄欖石,四輪都有同樣的形狀。四輪結構的樣式,好像輪子套在輪子中。
And the biholdyng of the wheelis and the werk of tho was as the siyt of the see; and o licnesse was of tho foure; and the biholdyng and the werkis of tho, as if a wheel be in the myddis of a wheel.
Tho goynge yeden bi foure partis of tho, and turneden not ayen, whanne tho yeden.
Also stature, and hiynesse, and orible biholdyng was to the wheelis; and al the bodi was ful of iyen in the cumpas of tho foure.
19 活物行走時,輪子也在牠們旁邊轉動;活物由地面升起時,輪子也升起。
And whanne the beestis yeden, the wheelis also yeden togidere bisidis tho. And whanne the beestis weren reisid fro the erthe, the wheelis also weren reisid togidere.
20 神力催迫活物往那裏去,牠們就往神力催迫的方向去;輪子也同時與牠們一起升起,因為活物的神力在輪子內。
Whidur euere the spirit yede, whanne the spirit yede thedur, also the wheelis suynge it weren reisid togidere; for whi the spirit of lijf was in the wheelis.
21 活物行走,輪子也轉動;活物站住,輪子也停住;活物由地上升起,輪子也隨之升起,因為活物的神力在輪子內。
Tho yeden with the beestis goynge, and tho stoden with the beestis stondynge. And with the beestis reisid fro erthe, also the wheelis suynge tho beestis weren reisid togidere; for the spirit of lijf was in the wheelis.
22 在活物的頭上,有相似穹蒼的東西,好像發亮的水晶,在牠們頭上展開。
And the licnesse of the firmament was aboue the heed of the beestis, and as the biholdyng of orible cristal, and stretchid abrood on the heed of tho beestis aboue.
23 在穹蒼下伸直牠們的翅膀,一隻的翅膀與另一隻的翅膀彼此相接,又各有兩隻翅膀遮蔽著身體。
Forsothe vndur the firmament the wyngis of tho beestis weren streiyt, of oon to anothir; ech beeste hilide his bodi with twei wyngis, and an other was hilid in lijk maner.
24 當牠們行動時,我聽見翅膀的颯颯聲,像洪水之聲,又像全能者的聲音,又似軍營中的喧噪之聲。當牠們站住時,就歛起翅膀。
And Y herde the sown of wyngis, as the sown of many watris, as the sown of hiy God. Whanne tho yeden, ther was as a sown of multitude, as the sown of oostis of batel; and whanne tho stoden, the wyngis of tho weren late doun.
25 那時,由牠們頭頂上的穹蒼那裏,發出一種響聲;活物即站住,就歛起翅膀。
For whi whanne a vois was maad on the firmament, that was on the heed of tho, tho stoden, and leten doun her wyngis.
26 在她們頭頂上的穹蒼上面,有一塊像藍玉的石頭,有寶座的形狀;在這狀如寶座之上,有一個外貌像人的坐在上頭。
And on the firmament, that was aboue the heed of tho, was as the biholdyng of a saphire stoon, the licnesse of a trone; and on the licnesse of the trone was a licnesse, as the biholdyng of a man aboue.
27 我望見在他相似腰部的上面,好像有發亮的金屬,內裏和周圍好像一團火。我又望見在相似腰部的下面,好像有火的形狀,周圍有光環繞,
And Y siy as a licnesse of electre, as the biholding of fier with ynne, bi the cumpas therof; fro the lendis of hym and aboue, and fro the lendis of him til to bynethe, Y siy as the licnesse of fier schynynge in cumpas,
28 環繞在周圍的光,猶如落雨時雲彩中所出現的虹霓。這就是上主的光榮顯現時的奇象。我一看見,就伏地掩面,同時也聽見有一位講話的聲音。
as the biholdynge of the reynbowe, whanne it is in the cloude in the dai of reyn. This was the biholdyng of schynyng bi cumpas. This was a siyt of the licnesse of the glorie of the Lord. And Y siy, and felle doun on my face; and Y herde the vois of a spekere.