Jezekiel 1
1 Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, that I was in the midst of the captivity by the river of Chobar; and the heavens were 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; this was the fifth year of the captivity of king Joakim.
時在耶苛泥雅王充軍後第五年四月五日；
3 And the word of the Lord came to Jezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans, by the river of Chobar; and the hand of the Lord was upon me.
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 And I looked, and, behold, a sweeping wind came from the north, and a great cloud on it, and [there was] brightness round about it, and gleaming fire, and in the midst of it as it were the appearance of amber in the midst of the fire, and brightness in it.
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 in the midst as it were the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance; the likeness of a man was upon them.
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 And each one [had] four faces, and each one [had] four wings.
每個有四種形像，每個有四隻翅膀。
7 And their legs were straight; and their feet were winged, and [there were] sparks, like gleaming brass, and their wings were light.
牠們的腳是直立的腳，腳掌像牛蹄，發亮像磨光的銅。
8 And the hand of a man was under their wings on their four sides.
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 the faces of them four turned not when they went; they went everyone straight forward.
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 And the likeness of their faces was the face of a man, and the face of a lion on the right of the four; and the face of a calf on the left of the four; and the face of an eagle to the four.
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 And the four had their wings spread out above; each one [had] two joined to one another, and two covered their bodies.
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 And each one went straight forward: wherever the spirit was going they went, and turned not back.
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 And in the midst of the living creatures [there was] an appearance as of burning coals of fire, as an appearance of lamps turning among the living creatures; and the brightness of fire, and out of the fire came forth lightning.
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。
活物來回疾馳，好像閃電。
15 And I looked, and, behold, the four [had each] one wheel on the ground near the living creatures.
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 And the appearance of the wheels was as the appearance of beryl: and the four had one likeness: and their work was as it were a wheel in 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 They went on their four sides: they turned not as they went;
輪子轉動時，可向四方旋轉，前行時不必轉轍。
18 neither did their backs [turn]: and they were high: and I beheld them, and the backs of them four were full of eyes round about.
輪輞高大，我看見四個輪輞都佈滿了眼睛。
19 And when the living creatures went, the wheels went by them: and when the living creatures lifted themselves off the earth, the wheels were lifted off.
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 cloud happened to be, there was the spirit ready to go: the wheels went and were lifted up with them; because the spirit of life 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 those went, [the wheels] went; and when those stood, [the wheels] stood; and when those lifted themselves off the earth, they were lifted off with them: for the spirit of life 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 And the likeness over the heads of the living creatures was as a firmament, as the appearance of crystal, spread out over their wings above.
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 their wings were spread out under the firmament, reaching one to the other; two [wings] to each, covering their bodies.
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 And I heard the sound of their wings when they went, as the sound of much water: and when they stood, their wings were let down.
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 lo! a voice from above the firmament
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 that was over their head, [there was] as the appearance of a sapphire stone, [and] the likeness of a throne upon it: and upon the likeness of the throne was the likeness as an appearance of a man above.
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 And I saw as it were the resemblance of amber from the appearance of the loins and upwards, and from the appearance of the loins and under I saw an appearance of fire, and the brightness thereof round about.
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 As the appearance of the bow when it is in the cloud in days of rain, so was the form of brightness round about.
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。
