Ezekiel 1
1 In the thirtieth year, on the fifth day of the fourth month, while I was among the exiles by the River Kebar, the heavens opened and I saw visions of God.
三十年四月五日，當我在革巴爾河畔，在俘虜之中的時候，天開了，我見了天主的異像，
2 On the fifth day of the month—it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin—
時在耶苛泥雅王充軍後第五年四月五日；
3 the word of the LORD came directly to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the River Kebar. And there the LORD’s hand was upon him.
那時在加色丁地，靠近革巴爾河，上主的話傳給步齊的兒子厄則克耳司祭，上主的手臨於我。
4 I looked and saw a whirlwind coming from the north, a great cloud with fire flashing back and forth and brilliant light all around it. In the center of the fire was a gleam like amber,
我觀望，看，有一陣暴風由北方吹來，颳來一大塊火光四射的雲彩，雲中有一團旋轉的火，火中有一種發亮的金屬。
5 and within it was the form of four living creatures. And this was their appearance: They had a human form,
火中似乎有四個活物的形狀，牠們的外表是這樣：都有人的形狀。
6 but each had four faces and four wings.
每個有四種形像，每個有四隻翅膀。
7 Their legs were straight, and the soles of their feet were like the hooves of a calf, gleaming like polished bronze.
牠們的腳是直立的腳，腳掌像牛蹄，發亮像磨光的銅。
8 Under their wings on their four sides they had human hands. All four living creatures had faces and wings,
在牠們四面的翅膀下邊，都有人手；四個活物各有自己的形像和翅膀。
9 and their wings were touching one another. They did not turn as they moved; each one went straight ahead.
牠們的翅膀互相連接，在行走時不必轉身，各朝著自己的前面行走。
10 The form of their faces was that of a man, and each of the four had the face of a lion on the right side, the face of an ox on the left side, and also the face of an eagle.
關於牠們外表的形像：牠們四個的正面都具有人的形像，右邊有獅的形像，左邊牛的形像，背面有鷹的形像。
11 Such were their faces. Their wings were spread upward; each had two wings touching the wings of the creature on either side, and two wings covering its body.
牠們的翅膀向上伸開，每個用兩隻翅膀互相連接，用兩隻翅膀遮蔽身體。
12 Each creature went straight ahead. Wherever the spirit would go, they would go, without turning as they moved.
每個朝著自己的前面行走；神力催迫牠們往那裏去，牠們就往那裏去；行走時不必轉身。
13 In the midst of the living creatures was the appearance of glowing coals of fire, or of torches. Fire moved back and forth between the living creatures; it was bright, and lightning flashed out of it.
在活物中間有壹種相似燃著的炭火，又好似火炬在活物中旋轉。這火有亮光，由火中射出閃光。
14 The creatures were darting back and forth as quickly as flashes of lightning.
活物來回疾馳，好像閃電。
15 When I looked at the living creatures, I saw a wheel on the ground beside each creature with its four faces.
我觀望那些活物時，看，靠近那些活物的四面，在地上各有一個輪子。
16 The workmanship of the wheels looked like the gleam of beryl, and all four had the same likeness. Their workmanship looked like a wheel within a wheel.
那些輪子及其構造的外表，光澤有如橄欖石，四輪都有同樣的形狀。四輪結構的樣式，好像輪子套在輪子中。
17 As they moved, they went in any of the four directions, without pivoting as they moved.
輪子轉動時，可向四方旋轉，前行時不必轉轍。
18 Their rims were high and awesome, and all four rims were full of eyes all around.
輪輞高大，我看見四個輪輞都佈滿了眼睛。
19 So as the living creatures moved, the wheels moved beside them, and when the creatures rose from the ground, the wheels also rose.
活物行走時，輪子也在牠們旁邊轉動；活物由地面升起時，輪子也升起。
20 Wherever the spirit would go, they would go, and the wheels would rise alongside them, because the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.
神力催迫活物往那裏去，牠們就往神力催迫的方向去；輪子也同時與牠們一起升起，因為活物的神力在輪子內。
21 When the creatures moved, the wheels moved; when the creatures stood still, the wheels stood still; and when the creatures rose from the ground, the wheels rose alongside them, because the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.
活物行走，輪子也轉動；活物站住，輪子也停住；活物由地上升起，輪子也隨之升起，因為活物的神力在輪子內。
22 Spread out above the heads of the living creatures was the likeness of an awesome expanse, gleaming like crystal.
在活物的頭上，有相似穹蒼的東西，好像發亮的水晶，在牠們頭上展開。
23 And under the expanse, their wings stretched out toward one another. Each one also had two wings covering its body.
在穹蒼下伸直牠們的翅膀，一隻的翅膀與另一隻的翅膀彼此相接，又各有兩隻翅膀遮蔽著身體。
24 When the creatures moved, I heard the sound of their wings like the roar of many waters, like the voice of the Almighty, like the tumult of an army. When they stood still, they lowered their wings.
當牠們行動時，我聽見翅膀的颯颯聲，像洪水之聲，又像全能者的聲音，又似軍營中的喧噪之聲。當牠們站住時，就歛起翅膀。
25 And there came a voice from above the expanse over their heads as they stood still with their wings lowered.
那時，由牠們頭頂上的穹蒼那裏，發出一種響聲；活物即站住，就歛起翅膀。
26 Above the expanse over their heads was the likeness of a throne with the appearance of sapphire, and on the throne high above was a figure like that of a man.
在她們頭頂上的穹蒼上面，有一塊像藍玉的石頭，有寶座的形狀；在這狀如寶座之上，有一個外貌像人的坐在上頭。
27 From what seemed to be His waist up, I saw a gleam like amber, with what looked like fire within it all around. And from what seemed to be His waist down, I saw what looked like fire; and brilliant light surrounded Him.
我望見在他相似腰部的上面，好像有發亮的金屬，內裏和周圍好像一團火。我又望見在相似腰部的下面，好像有火的形狀，周圍有光環繞，
28 The appearance of the brilliant light all around Him was like that of a rainbow in a cloud on a rainy day. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell facedown and heard a voice speaking.
環繞在周圍的光，猶如落雨時雲彩中所出現的虹霓。這就是上主的光榮顯現時的奇象。我一看見，就伏地掩面，同時也聽見有一位講話的聲音。
