以西結書 1
1 當三十年四月初五日，以西結在迦巴魯河邊被擄的人中，天就開了，得見上帝的異象。
Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the river Chebar, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.
2 正是約雅斤王被擄去第五年四月初五日，
On the fifth day of the month, in the fifth year of the captivity of King Jehoiachin,
3 在迦勒底人之地、迦巴魯河邊，耶和華的話特特臨到布西的兒子祭司以西結；耶和華的靈降在他身上。
the word of Jehovah came to Ezekiel, the son of Buzi, the priest, in the land of the Chaldaeans, by the river Chebar; and the hand of Jehovah was there upon him.
4 我觀看，見狂風從北方颳來，隨着有一朵包括閃爍火的大雲，周圍有光輝；從其中的火內發出好像光耀的精金；
And I looked, and behold, a stormy wind came from the north, a great cloud, and a mass of fire; and a brightness was round about it, and in the midst of it the appearance of bright brass, in the midst of the fire.
5 又從其中顯出四個活物的形像來。他們的形狀是這樣：有人的形像，
And in the midst of it were the forms of four living creatures. And this was their appearance. They had the form of a man.
6 各有四個臉面，四個翅膀。
And every one had four faces, and every one had four wings.
7 他們的腿是直的，腳掌好像牛犢之蹄，都燦爛如光明的銅。
And their feet were upright; and the sole of their feet was as the sole of a calf's foot; and they sparkled like polished brass.
8 在四面的翅膀以下有人的手。這四個活物的臉和翅膀乃是這樣：
And they had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides, and all four had faces and wings.
9 翅膀彼此相接，行走並不轉身，俱各直往前行。
Their wings were joined one to another; they turned not about when they went; they went every one straight forward.
10 至於臉的形像：前面各有人的臉，右面各有獅子的臉，左面各有牛的臉，後面各有鷹的臉。
As for the form of their faces, all four had the face of a man, and the face of a lion on the right side, and all four had the face of an ox on the left side, and all four had also the face of an eagle.
11 各展開上邊的兩個翅膀相接，各以下邊的兩個翅膀遮體。
Thus were their faces. And their wings were expanded upward; two wings of every one were joined, and two covered their bodies.
12 他們俱各直往前行。靈往哪裏去，他們就往那裏去，行走並不轉身。
And they went every one straight forward; whither the spirit was to go, they went, and they turned not about when they went.
13 至於四活物的形像，就如燒着火炭的形狀，又如火把的形狀。火在四活物中間上去下來，這火有光輝，從火中發出閃電。
And the appearance of the living creatures was as coals of fire, burning like torches; and the fire moved about among the living creatures, and shone forth brightly; and out of the fire came forth lightning.
14 這活物往來奔走，好像電光一閃。
And the living creatures ran backward and forward like a flash of lightning.
15 我正觀看活物的時候，見活物的臉旁各有一輪在地上。
Now as I beheld the living creatures, behold, there stood a wheel upon the earth by each of the living creatures, with its four sides.
16 輪的形狀和顏色好像水蒼玉。四輪都是一個樣式，形狀和作法好像輪中套輪。
The appearance of the wheels, and their work, was like that of a chrysolite, and all four had one form, and their appearance and their work was as if a wheel had been within a wheel.
17 輪行走的時候，向四方都能直行，並不掉轉。
When they went, they went upon their four sides, and they turned not about when they went.
18 至於輪輞，高而可畏；四個輪輞周圍滿有眼睛。
As for their felloes, they were high and terrible; and their felloes were full of eyes round about upon all four of them.
19 活物行走，輪也在旁邊行走；活物從地上升，輪也都上升。
And when 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.
20 靈往哪裏去，活物就往那裏去；活物上升，輪也在活物旁邊上升，因為活物的靈在輪中。
Whithersoever the spirit was to go, they went, whithersoever the spirit was to go; and the wheels were lifted up beside them; for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.
21 那些行走，這些也行走；那些站住，這些也站住；那些從地上升，輪也在旁邊上升，因為活物的靈在輪中。
When 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 creatures was in the wheels.
22 活物的頭以上有穹蒼的形像，看着像可畏的水晶，鋪張在活物的頭以上。
And over the heads of the living creatures was the appearance of a firmament, like crystal, terrible, spread out over their heads above.
23 穹蒼以下，活物的翅膀直張，彼此相對；每活物有兩個翅膀遮體。
And under the firmament were their wings upright, the one toward the other; and every one had two, which covered his body.
24 活物行走的時候，我聽見翅膀的響聲，像大水的聲音，像全能者的聲音，也像軍隊鬨嚷的聲音。活物站住的時候，便將翅膀垂下。
And I heard the sound of their wings, as the sound of great waters, as the voice of the Almighty, when they went, —a sound like the noise of a host. And when they stood still, they let down their wings.
25 在他們頭以上的穹蒼之上有聲音。他們站住的時候，便將翅膀垂下。
And there was a voice from the firmament, that was over their heads; and they stood still, and let down their wings.
26 在他們頭以上的穹蒼之上有寶座的形像，彷彿藍寶石；在寶座形像以上有彷彿人的形狀。
And above the firmament over their heads was an appearance like a sapphire-stone, the form of a throne; and upon the form of the throne there was a form like that of a man above.
27 我見從他腰以上有彷彿光耀的精金，周圍都有火的形狀，又見從他腰以下有彷彿火的形狀，周圍也有光輝。
And I saw what had the appearance of bright brass, what had the appearance of fire round about within it, from the appearance of his loins and upward. And from the appearance of his loins downward I saw what had the appearance of fire, and its brightness was round about him.
28 下雨的日子，雲中虹的形狀怎樣，周圍光輝的形狀也是怎樣。 這就是耶和華榮耀的形像。我一看見就俯伏在地，又聽見一位說話的聲音。
As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the glory of Jehovah. And when I saw it I fell upon my face, and I heard the voice of one who spoke.
