以西结书 1
1 当三十年四月初五日，以西结在迦巴鲁河边被掳的人中，天就开了，得见 神的异象。
And it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month on the fifth day of the month I being in the midst of them of the captivity, by the river Chebar, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.
2 正是约雅斤王被掳去第五年四月初五日，
On the fifth of the month, that was the fifth year of the captivity of King Jehoiachin,
3 在迦勒底人之地、迦巴鲁河边，耶和华的话特特临到布西的儿子祭司以西结；耶和华的灵降在他身上。
in very deed came the word of Yahweh unto Ezekiel son of Buzi the priest in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar, —yea the hand of Yahweh, came on him there.
4 我观看，见狂风从北方刮来，随着有一朵包括闪烁火的大云，周围有光辉；从其中的火内发出好像光耀的精金；
So then I beheld and lo! a tempestuous wind coming out of the North, a great cloud and a fire catching hold of itself, and it had a brightness round about, —and out of the midst thereof, as burnished copper to look upon out of the midst of the fire;
5 又从其中显出四个活物的形象来。他们的形状是这样：有人的形象，
and out of the midst thereof, a likeness of four living ones, and this was their appearance, the likeness of a man, had they;
6 各有四个脸面，四个翅膀。
and four faces each, and four wings each, had they;
7 他们的腿是直的，脚掌好像牛犊之蹄，都灿烂如光明的铜。
and their feet were straight feet, —and the sole of their feet was like the sole of the foot of a calf, but sparkling, as shining bronze to look upon;
8 在四面的翅膀以下有人的手。这四个活物的脸和翅膀乃是这样：
and the hands of a man! were under their wings, on their four sides, —and their faces and their wings belonged to the four of them:
9 翅膀彼此相接，行走并不转身，俱各直往前行。
joined to each other, were their wings, —they turned not when they went, each one straight before him, did they go;
10 至于脸的形象：前面各有人的脸，右面各有狮子的脸，左面各有牛的脸，后面各有鹰的脸。
and the likeness of their faces was the face of a man, with the face of a lion to the right of the four of them, and the face of an ox on the left, of the four of them, —the face of an eagle, also had they four;
11 各展开上边的两个翅膀相接，各以下边的两个翅膀遮体。
and their wings were spread above, — two of each joined one another, and two covered their bodies;
12 他们俱各直往前行。灵往哪里去，他们就往那里去，行走并不转身。
and each one straight before him, did they go, —whithersoever the spirit was minded to go, they went, they turned not when they went.
13 至于四活物的形象，就如烧着火炭的形状，又如火把的形状。火在四活物中间上去下来，这火有光辉，从火中发出闪电。
As for the likeness of the living ones, their appearance was like live coals of fire burning up like the appearance of torches, the same went to and fro between the living ones, —and the fire had brightness and out of the fire, went forth a lightning.
14 这活物往来奔走，好像电光一闪。
And the living ones ran and returned, —like the appearance of a flash of lightning.
15 我正观看活物的时候，见活物的脸旁各有一轮在地上。
And I looked at the living ones, —and lo! one wheel upon the earth beside the living ones for each of his four faces,
16 轮的形状和颜色好像水苍玉。四轮都是一个样式，形状和作法好像轮中套轮。
The appearance of the wheels and of their structure was like a Tarshish-stone to look upon, and they four had one likeness, —and their appearance and their structure were just as would be a wheel in the midst of a wheel.
17 轮行走的时候，向四方都能直行，并不掉转。
Upon their four sides, when they went, so did they go, —they turned not when they went.
18 至于轮辋，高而可畏；四个轮辋周围满有眼睛。
As for their rings, they were so high that they were terrible, -and their rings full of eyes round about, had they four.
19 活物行走，轮也在旁边行走；活物从地上升，轮也都上升。
And when the living ones went, the wheels went beside them, —and when the living ones were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up:
20 灵往哪里去，活物就往那里去；活物上升，轮也在活物旁边上升，因为活物的灵在轮中。
whithersoever the spirit was minded to go, they went—thither was the spirit minded to go, —and the wheels would be lifted up along with them, for the spirit of the living one was in the wheels:
21 那些行走，这些也行走；那些站住，这些也站住；那些从地上升，轮也在旁边上升，因为活物的灵在轮中。
when they went, these went, and when they stood, these stood, —and when they were lifted up from off the earth, the wheels were lifted up along with them, for the spirit of the living one was in the wheels.
22 活物的头以上有穹苍的形象，看着像可畏的水晶，铺张在活物的头以上。
And there was a likeness over the heads of the living one—an expanse, like terrible crystal to look upon, -stretched forth over their heads above.
23 穹苍以下，活物的翅膀直张，彼此相对；每活物有两个翅膀遮体。
And under the expanse, their wings were straight, one towards another, —each one had two covering on this side, and each one had two covering on that side, their bodies.
24 活物行走的时候，我听见翅膀的响声，像大水的声音，像全能者的声音，也像军队哄嚷的声音。活物站住的时候，便将翅膀垂下。
And I heard the sound of their wings, as the sound of many waters, as the sound of the Almighty, when they went, the sound of a storm as the sound of a host, —when they stood, they let down their wings,
25 在他们头以上的穹苍之上有声音。他们站住的时候，便将翅膀垂下。
And there was a voice above the expanse that was over their head, —when they stood, they let down their wings.
26 在他们头以上的穹苍之上有宝座的形象，仿佛蓝宝石；在宝座形象以上有仿佛人的形状。
And above the expanse that was over their heads, as the appearance of a sapphire stone, was the likeness of a throne, —and upon the likeness of a throne, was a likeness as the appearance of a man upon it above.
27 我见从他腰以上有仿佛光耀的精金，周围都有火的形状，又见从他腰以下有仿佛火的形状，周围也有光辉。
And I saw as burnished copper to look upon, as the appearance of fire within it round about, from the appearance of his loins and upwards and from the appearance of his loins and downwards, saw I as the appearance of fire, and he had brightness round about:
28 下雨的日子，云中虹的形状怎样，周围光辉的形状也是怎样。 这就是耶和华荣耀的形象。我一看见就俯伏在地，又听见一位说话的声音。
as the appearance of the bow which is in a cloud on a day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about, that was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of Yahweh, and when I saw, I fell upon my face, and heard a voice of one speaking.
