Ezekiel 1
1 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.
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.
2 In the fifth [day] of the month, which was the fifth year of king Jehoiachin’s captivity,
Den femte Dag i Maaneden — det var det femte Aar efter at Kong Jojakin var bortført —
3 the word of Jehovah came expressly unto Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of Jehovah was there upon him.
kom HERRENS Ord til Præsten Ezekiel, Buzis Søn, i Kaldæernes Land ved Floden Kebar, og HERRENS Haand kom over ham der.
4 And I looked, and, behold, a stormy wind came out of the north, a great cloud, with a fire infolding itself, and a brightness round about it, and out of the midst thereof as it were glowing metal, out of the midst of the fire.
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.
5 And out of the midst thereof came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance: they had the likeness of a man;
Midt i Ilden var der noget ligesom fire levende Væsener, og de saa saaledes ud: De havde et Menneskes Skikkelse;
6 and every one had four faces, and every one of them had four wings.
men de havde hver fire Ansigter og fire Vinger;
7 And their feet were straight feet; and the sole of their feet was like the sole of a calf’s foot; and they sparkled like burnished brass.
deres Ben var lige og deres Fodsaaler som en Kalvs; de skinnede som funklende Kobber, og deres Vingeslag var hurtigt;
8 And they had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides; and they four had their faces and their wings [thus]:
der var Menneskehænder under Vingerne paa alle fire Sider.
9 their wings were joined one to another; they turned not when they went; they went every one straight forward.
De fire levende Væseners Ansigter vendte sig ikke, naar de gik, men de gik alle lige ud.
10 As for the likeness of their faces, they had the face of a man; and they four had the face of a lion on the right side; and they four had the face of an ox on the left side; they four had also the face of an eagle.
Ansigterne saa saaledes ud: De havde alle fire et Menneskeansigt fortil, et Løveansigt til højre, et Okseansigt til venstre og et Ørneansigt bagtil;
11 And their faces and their wings were separate above; two [wings] of every one were joined one to another, and two covered their bodies.
Vingerne var paa dem alle fire udbredt opad, saaledes at to og to rørte hinanden, og to skjulte deres Legemer.
12 And they went every one straight forward: whither the spirit was to go, they went; they turned not when they went.
De gik alle lige ud; hvor Aanden vilde have dem hen gik de; de vendte sig ikke, naar de gik.
13 As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, like the appearance of torches: [the fire] went up and down among the living creatures; and the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning.
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.
14 And the living creatures ran and returned as the appearance of a flash of lightning.
Og Væsenerne løb frem og tilbage, som Lynglimt at se til.
15 Now as I beheld the living creatures, behold, one wheel upon the earth beside the living creatures, for each of the four faces thereof.
Videre skuede jeg, og se, der var et Hjul paa Jorden ved Siden af hvert af de fire levende Væsener;
16 The appearance of the wheels and their work was like unto a beryl: and they four had one likeness; and their appearance and their work was as it were a wheel within a wheel.
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;
17 When they went, they went in their four directions: they turned not when they went.
de kunde derfor gaa til alle fire Sider; de vendte sig ikke, naar de gik.
18 As for their rims, they were high and dreadful; and they four had their rims full of eyes round about.
Videre skuede jeg, og se, der var Fælge paa dem, og Fælgene var paa dem alle fire rundt om fulde af Øjne.
19 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.
Og naar de levende Væsener gik, gik ogsaa Hjulene ved Siden af, og naar Væsenerne løftede sig fra Jorden, løftede ogsaa Hjulene sig;
20 Whithersoever the spirit was to go, they went; thither was the spirit to go: and the wheels were lifted up beside them; for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.
hvor Aanden vilde have dem hen, gik Hjulene, og de løftede sig samtidig, thi det levende Væsens Aand var i Hjulene;
21 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 creature was in the wheels.
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.
22 And over the head of the living creature there was the likeness of a firmament, like the terrible crystal to look upon, stretched forth over their heads above.
Oven over Væsenernes Hoveder var der noget ligesom en Himmelhvælving, funklende som Krystal, udspændt oven over deres Hoveder;
23 And under the firmament were their wings straight, the one toward the other: every one had two which covered on this side, and every one had two which covered on that side, their bodies.
og under Hvælvingen var deres Vinger udspændt, den ene mod den anden; hvert af dem havde desuden to, som skjulte deres Legemer.
24 And when they went, I heard the noise of their wings like the noise of great waters, like the voice of the Almighty, a noise of tumult like the noise of a host: when they stood, they let down their wings.
Og naar de gik, lød Vingesuset for mig som mange Vandes Brus, som den Almægtiges Røst; det buldrede som en Hær.
25 And there was a voice above the firmament that was over their heads: when they stood, they let down their wings.
Det drønede oven over Hvælvingen over deres Hoveder; men naar de stod, sænkede de Vingerne.
26 And above the firmament that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone; and upon the likeness of the throne was a likeness as the appearance of a man upon it above.
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.
27 And I saw as it were glowing metal, as the appearance of fire within it round about, from the appearance of his loins and upward; and from the appearance of his loins and downward I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and there was brightness round about him.
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.
28 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 likeness of the glory of Jehovah. And when I saw it, I fell upon my face, and I heard a voice of one that spake.
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.
