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, 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 Den femte Dag i Måneden - det var det femte År efter at Kong Jojakin var bortført -
On the fifth day of the month, in the fifth year of the captivity of King Jehoiachin,
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 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 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 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 Midt i Ilden var der noget ligesom fire levende Væsener, og de så således ud: De havde et Menneskes Skikkelse;
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 men de havde hver fire Ansigter og fire Vinger;
And every one had four faces, and every one had four wings.
7 deres Ben var lige og deres Fodsåler som en Kalvs; de skinnede som funklende Kobber, og deres Vingeslag var hurtigt;
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 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 all four had faces and wings.
9 De fire levende Væseners Ansigter vendte sig ikke, når de gik, men de gik alle lige ud".
Their wings were joined one to another; they turned not about when they went; they went every one 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;
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 Vingerne var på dem alle fire udbredt opad, således at to og to rørte hinanden, og to skjulte deres Legemer.
Thus were their faces. And their wings were expanded 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 they went every one straight forward; whither the spirit was to go, they went, and they turned not about 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 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 Og Væsenerne løb frem og tilbage, som Lynglimt at se til
And the living creatures ran backward and forward like a flash 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, behold, there stood a wheel upon the earth by each of the living creatures, with its four sides.
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;
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 de kunde derfor gå til alle fire Sider; de vendte sig ikke, når de gik.
When they went, they went upon their four sides, and they turned not about 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.
As for their felloes, they were high and terrible; and their felloes were full of eyes round about upon all four of them.
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 went beside them; and when the living creatures were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up.
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 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 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 were lifted up beside them; for the spirit of the living creatures 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 appearance of a firmament, like crystal, terrible, spread 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 upright, the one toward the other; and every one had two, which covered his body.
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 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 Det drønede oven over Hvælvingen over deres Hoveder; men når de stod, sænkede de Vingerne.
And there was a voice from the firmament, that was over their heads; and they stood still, 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 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 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 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 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 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.
