Ezekiel 1
1 I det tredivte År på den femte dag i den fjerde Måned da jeg var bandt de landflygtige ved Floden Kebar, skete det, at Himmelen åbnede sig, og jeg skuede Syner fra Gud.
Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, when I was in the midst of the captives by the river Chobar, the heavens were opened, and I saw the visions of God.
2 Den femte Dag i Måneden - det var det femte År efter at Kong Jojakin var bortført -
On the fifth day of the month, the same was the fifth year of the captivity of king Joachin,
3 kom HERRENs Ord til Præsten Ezekiel, Buzis Søn, i Kaldæernes Land ved Floden Kebar, og HERRENs Hånd kom over ham der.
The word of the Lord came to Ezechiel the priest the son of Bud in the land of the Chaldeans, by the river Chobar: and the hand of the Lord was there upon him.
4 Jeg skuede og se, et Stormvejr kom fra Nord, og en vældig Sky fulgte med, omgivet af Stråleglans og hvirvlende Ild, i hvis Midte det glimtede som funklende Malm.
And I saw, and behold a whirlwind came out of the north: and a great cloud, and a fire infolding it, and brightness was about it: and out of the midst thereof, that is, out of the midst of the fire, as it were the resemblance of amber:
5 Midt i Ilden var der noget ligesom fire levende Væsener, og de så således ud: De havde et Menneskes Skikkelse;
And in the midst thereof the likeness of four living creatures: and this was their appearance: there was the likeness of a man in them.
6 men de havde hver fire Ansigter og fire Vinger;
Every one had four faces, and every one four wings.
7 deres Ben var lige og deres Fodsåler som en Kalvs; de skinnede som funklende Kobber, og deres Vingeslag var hurtigt;
Their feet were straight feet, and the sole of their foot was like the sole of a calf’s foot, and they sparkled like the appearance of glowing brass.
8 der var Menneskehænder under Vingerne på alle fire Sider.
And they had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides: and they bad faces, and wings on the four sides,
9 De fire levende Væseners Ansigter vendte sig ikke, når de gik, men de gik alle lige ud".
And the wings of one were joined to the wings of another. They turned not when they went: but every one went straight forward.
10 Ansigterne så således ud: De havde alle fire et Menneskeansigt fortil, et Løveansigt til højre, et Okseansigt til venstre og et Ørneansigt bagtil;
And as for the likeness of their faces: there was the face of a man, and the face of a lion on the right side of all the four: and the face of an ox, on the left side of all the four: and the face of an eagle over all the four.
11 Vingerne var på dem alle fire udbredt opad, således at to og to rørte hinanden, og to skjulte deres Legemer.
And their faces, and their wings were stretched upward: two wings of every one were joined, and two covered their bodies:
12 De gik alle lige ud; hvor Ånden vilde have dem hen gik de; de vendte sig ikke, når de gik.
And every one of them went straight forward: whither the impulse of the spirit was to go, thither they went: and they turned not when they went.
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 Stråleglans, og Lyn for ud derfra.
And as for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like that of burning coals of fire, and like the appearance of lamps. This was the vision running to and fro in the midst of the living creatures, a bright fire, and lightning going forth from the fire.
14 Og Væsenerne løb frem og tilbage, som Lynglimt at se til
And the living creatures ran and returned like flashes of lightning.
15 Videre skuede jeg, og se, der var et Hjul på Jorden ved Siden af hvert af de fire levende Væsener;
Now as I beheld the living creatures, there appeared upon the earth by the living creatures one wheel with four faces.
16 og Hjulene var at se til som funklende Krysolit; de så alle fire ens ud, og de var lavet således, at der i hvert Hjul var et andet Hjul;
And the appearance of the wheels, and the work of them was like the appearance of the sea: and the four had all one likeness: and their appearance and their work was as it were a wheel in the midst of a wheel.
17 de kunde derfor gå til alle fire Sider; de vendte sig ikke, når de gik.
When they went, they went by their four parts: and they turned not when they went.
18 Videre skuede jeg, og se, der var Fælge på dem, og Fælgene var på dem alle fire rundt om fulde af Øjne.
The wheels had also a size, and a height, and a dreadful appearance: and the whole body was full of eyes round about all the four.
19 Og når de levende Væsener gik, gik også Hjulene ved Siden af, og når Væsenerne løftede sig fra Jorden, løftede også Hjulene sig;
And when the living creatures went, the wheels also went together by them: and when the living creatures were lifted up from the earth, the wheels also were lifted up with them.
20 hvor Ånden vilde have dem hen, gik Hjulene, og de løftede sig samtidig, thi det levende Væsens Ånd var i Hjulene;
Whithersoever the spirit went, thither as the spirit went the wheels also were lifted up withal, and followed it: for the spirit of life was in the wheels.
21 når Væsenerne gik, gik også de; når de standsede, standsede også de, og når de løftede sig fra Jorden, løftede også Hjulene sig samtidig, thi det levende Væsens Ånd var i Hjulene.
When those went these went, and when those stood these stood, and when those were lifted up from the earth, the wheels also were lifted up together, and followed them: for the spirit of life 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 creatures was the likeness of the firmament, as the appearance of crystal terrible to behold, and stretched out over their heads above.
23 og under Hvælvingen var deres Vinger udspændt, den ene mod den anden; hvert af dem havde desuden to, som skjulte deres Legemer.
And under the firmament were their wings straight, the one toward the other, every one with two wings covered his body, and the other was covered in like manner.
24 Og når de gik, lød Vingesuset for mig som mange Vandes Brus, som den Almægtiges Røst; det buldrede som en Hær.
And I heard the noise of their wings, like the noise of many waters, as it were the voice of the most high God: when they walked, it was like the voice of a multitude, like the noise of an army, and when they stood, their wings were let down.
25 Det drønede oven over Hvælvingen over deres Hoveder; men når de stod, sænkede de Vingerne.
For when a voice came from above the firmament, that was over their heads, they stood, and 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 på den, ovenover, var der noget ligesom et Menneske at se til.
And above the firmament that was over their heads, was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of the sapphire stone, and upon the likeness of the throne, was a likeness as of the appearance of a man above upon it.
27 Og jeg skuede noget som funklende Malm fra det, der så ud som hans Hofter, og opefter; og fra det, der så ud som hans Hofter, og nedefter skuede jeg noget som Ild at se til; og Stråleglans omgav ham.
And I saw as it were the resemblance of amber as the appearance of fire within it round about: from his loins and upward, and from his loins downward, I saw as it were the resemblance of fire shining round about.
28 Som Regnbuen, der viser sig i Skyen på en Regnvejrsdag, var Stråleglansen om ham at se til. Således så HERRENs Herlighedsåbenbarelse ud. Da jeg skuede det, faldt jeg på mit Ansigt. Og jeg hørte en Røst, som talede.
As the appearance of the rainbow when it is in a cloud on a rainy day: this was the appearance of the brightness round about.
