Ezekiel 1
1 I det tredivte Aar paa den femte Dag i den fjerde Maaned da jeg var blandt de Landflygtige ved Floden Kebar, skete det, at Himmelen aabnede sig, og jeg skuede Syner fra Gud.
Now it came about in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, while I was by the river Chebar among those who had been made prisoners, that the heavens were made open and I saw visions of God.
2 Den femte Dag i Maaneden — det var det femte Aar efter at Kong Jojakin var bortført —
On the fifth day of the month, in the fifth year after King Jehoiachin had been made a prisoner,
3 kom HERRENS Ord til Præsten Ezekiel, Buzis Søn, i Kaldæernes Land ved Floden Kebar, og HERRENS Haand kom over ham der.
The word of the Lord came to me, Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldaeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of the Lord was on me there.
4 Jeg skuede og se, et Stormvejr kom fra Nord, og en vældig Sky fulgte med, omgivet af Straaleglans og hvirvlende Ild, i hvis Midte det glimtede som funklende Malm.
And, looking, I saw a storm-wind coming out of the north, a great cloud with flames of fire coming after one another, and a bright light shining round about it and in the heart of it was something coloured like electrum.
5 Midt i Ilden var der noget ligesom fire levende Væsener, og de saa saaledes ud: De havde et Menneskes Skikkelse;
And in the heart of it were the forms of four living beings. And this was what they were like; they had the form of a man.
6 men de havde hver fire Ansigter og fire Vinger;
And every one had four faces, and every one of them had four wings.
7 deres Ben var lige og deres Fodsaaler som en Kalvs; de skinnede som funklende Kobber, og deres Vingeslag var hurtigt;
And their feet were straight feet; and the under sides of their feet were like the feet of oxen; and they were shining like polished brass.
8 der var Menneskehænder under Vingerne paa alle fire Sider.
And they had the hands of a man under their wings; the four of them had faces on their four sides.
9 De fire levende Væseners Ansigter vendte sig ikke, naar de gik, men de gik alle lige ud.
They went without turning, every one went straight forward.
10 Ansigterne saa saaledes ud: De havde alle fire et Menneskeansigt fortil, et Løveansigt til højre, et Okseansigt til venstre og et Ørneansigt bagtil;
As for the form 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, and the four of them had the face of an eagle.
11 Vingerne var paa dem alle fire udbredt opad, saaledes at to og to rørte hinanden, og to skjulte deres Legemer.
And their wings were separate at the top; two of the wings of every one were joined one to another, and two were covering their bodies.
12 De gik alle lige ud; hvor Aanden vilde have dem hen gik de; de vendte sig ikke, naar de gik.
Every one of them went straight forward; wherever the spirit was to go they went; they went on without turning.
13 Midt imellem de levende Væsener var der noget som glødende Kul at se til, som Blus, der for hid og did imellem dem, og Ilden udsendte Straaleglans, og Lyn for ud derfra.
And between the living beings it was like burning coals of fire, as if flames were going one after the other between the living beings; and the fire was bright, and out of the fire went thunder-flames.
14 Og Væsenerne løb frem og tilbage, som Lynglimt at se til.
And the living beings went out and came back as quickly as a thunder-flame.
15 Videre skuede jeg, og se, der var et Hjul paa Jorden ved Siden af hvert af de fire levende Væsener;
Now while I was looking at the four living beings, I saw one wheel on the earth, by the side of the living beings, for the four of them.
16 og Hjulene var at se til som funklende Krysolit; de saa alle fire ens ud, og de var lavet saaledes, at der i hvert Hjul var et andet Hjul;
The form of the wheels and their work was like a beryl; the four of them had the same form and design, and they were like a wheel inside a wheel.
17 de kunde derfor gaa til alle fire Sider; de vendte sig ikke, naar de gik.
The four of them went straight forward without turning to one side.
18 Videre skuede jeg, og se, der var Fælge paa dem, og Fælgene var paa dem alle fire rundt om fulde af Øjne.
And I saw that they had edges, and their edges, even of the four, were full of eyes round about.
19 Og naar de levende Væsener gik, gik ogsaa Hjulene ved Siden af, og naar Væsenerne løftede sig fra Jorden, løftede ogsaa Hjulene sig;
And when the living beings went on, the wheels went by their side; and when the living beings were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up.
20 hvor Aanden vilde have dem hen, gik Hjulene, og de løftede sig samtidig, thi det levende Væsens Aand var i Hjulene;
Wherever the spirit was to go they went; and the wheels were lifted up by their side: for the spirit of the living beings was in the wheels.
21 naar Væsenerne gik, gik ogsaa de; naar de standsede, standsede ogsaa de, og naar de løftede sig fra Jorden, løftede ogsaa Hjulene sig samtidig, thi det levende Væsens Aand var i Hjulene.
When these went on, the others went; and when these came to rest, the others came to rest; and when these were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up by their side: for the spirit of the living beings was in the wheels.
22 Oven over Væsenernes Hoveder var der noget ligesom en Himmelhvælving, funklende som Krystal, udspændt oven over deres Hoveder;
And over the heads of the living beings there was the form of an arch, looking like ice, stretched out over their heads on high.
23 og under Hvælvingen var deres Vinger udspændt, den ene mod den anden; hvert af dem havde desuden to, som skjulte deres Legemer.
Under the arch their wings were straight, one stretched out to another: every one had two wings covering their bodies on this side and two covering their bodies on that side.
24 Og naar de gik, lød Vingesuset for mig som mange Vandes Brus, som den Almægtiges Røst; det buldrede som en Hær.
And when they went, the sound of their wings was like the sound of great waters to my ears, like the voice of the Ruler of all, a sound like the rushing of an army: when they came to rest they let down their wings.
25 Det drønede oven over Hvælvingen over deres Hoveder; men naar de stod, sænkede de Vingerne.
And there was a voice from the top of the arch which was over their heads: when they came to rest they let down their wings.
26 Men oven over Hvælvingen over deres Hoveder var der noget som Safir at se til, noget ligesom en Trone, og paa den, ovenover, var der noget ligesom et Menneske at se til.
And on the top of the arch which was over their heads was the form of a king's seat, like a sapphire stone; and on the form of the seat was the form of a man seated on it on high.
27 Og jeg skuede noget som funklende Malm fra det, der saa ud som hans Hofter, og opefter; og fra det, der saa ud som hans Hofter, og nedefter skuede jeg noget som Ild at se til; og Straaleglans omgav ham.
And I saw it coloured like electrum, with the look of fire in it and round it, going up from what seemed to be the middle of his body; and going down from what seemed to be the middle of his body I saw what was like fire, and there was a bright light shining round him.
28 Som Regnbuen, der viser sig i Skyen paa en Regnvejrsdag, var Straaleglansen om ham at se til. Saaledes saa HERRENS Herlighedsaabenbarelse ud. Da jeg skuede det, faldt jeg paa mit Ansigt. Og jeg hørte en Røst, som talede.
Like the bow in the cloud on a day of rain, so was the light shining round him. And this is what the glory of the Lord was like. And when I saw it I went down on my face, and the voice of one talking came to my ears.
