Jezekiel 1
1 Now it came to pass in the thirties 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.
Pada tanggal lima bulan empat pada tahun ketiga puluh, dalam tahun kelima sejak Raja Yoyakhin diangkut ke pembuangan, aku, Imam Yehezkiel anak Busi, berada di tepi Sungai Kebar di Babel bersama orang-orang buangan Yahudi lainnya. Tiba-tiba langit terbuka dan aku mendapat penglihatan tentang Allah. Aku mendengar TUHAN berbicara kepadaku dan aku merasakan kuat kuasa-Nya.
2 On the fifth day of the month; this was the fifth year of the captivity of king Joakim.
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.
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.
Aku menengadah dan melihat badai bertiup dari utara. Petir sambar-menyambar dari segumpal awan yang amat besar, dan langit di sekitarnya terang-benderang. Dalam kilat yang memancar-mancar itu tampak sesuatu yang berkilauan seperti perunggu.
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.
Di tengah-tengah awan itu, kulihat empat kerub yaitu makhluk hidup yang menyerupai manusia,
6 And each one [had] four faces, and each one [had] four wings.
tetapi masing-masing mempunyai empat wajah dan dua pasang sayap.
7 And their legs were straight; and their feet were winged, and [there were] sparks, like gleaming brass, and their wings were light.
Kakinya lurus dan mengkilap seperti perunggu yang digosok. Jari kakinya berkuku seperti kuku banteng.
8 And the hand of a man was under their wings on their four sides.
Selain empat wajah dan dua pasang sayap itu, mereka mempunyai tangan manusia di bawah setiap sayap.
9 And the faces of them four turned not when they went; they went everyone straight forward.
Sepasang sayap dari setiap makhluk itu terkembang dan ujung-ujungnya bersentuhan dengan sayap makhluk yang lain, sehingga keempat makhluk itu membentuk segi empat. Kalau bergerak, mereka masing-masing bergerak lurus ke depan tanpa membalikkan tubuhnya.
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.
Setiap makhluk itu mempunyai empat wajah yang berlain-lainan; wajah manusia di depan, wajah singa di sebelah kanan, wajah banteng sebelah kiri, dan wajah rajawali di sebelah belakang.
11 And the four had their wings spread out above; each one [had] two joined to one another, and two covered their bodies.
Sepasang sayap dari setiap makhluk itu dikembangkan ke atas sehingga menyentuh ujung sayap-sayap makhluk di sebelahnya, dan sepasang sayapnya lagi terlipat menutupi tubuhnya.
12 And each one went straight forward: wherever the spirit was going they went, and turned not back.
Masing-masing makhluk itu menghadap ke empat jurusan sekaligus, sehingga mereka dapat pergi ke mana saja mereka suka tanpa memutar tubuhnya.
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.
Di tengah makhluk-makhluk itu ada sesuatu yang tampaknya seperti bara api atau obor bernyala yang bergerak-gerak tiada hentinya. Api itu berpijar-pijar dan memercikkan kilatan-kilatan petir.
Makhluk-makhluk itu sendiri bergerak kian ke mari secepat kilat.
15 And I looked, and, behold, the four [had each] one wheel on the ground near the living creatures.
Sedang aku memperhatikan semua itu, kulihat empat buah roda di atas tanah, satu roda di samping setiap makhluk itu.
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.
Keempat roda itu serupa dan berkilauan seperti batu permata, dan masing-masing mempunyai satu roda lainnya yang melintang di tengah-tengahnya.
17 They went on their four sides: they turned not as they went;
Dengan demikian roda-roda itu dapat menuju keempat jurusan.
18 neither did their backs [turn]: and they were high: and I saw them, and the backs of them four were full of eyes round about.
Lingkaran-lingkaran roda itu penuh dengan mata.
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.
Makhluk-makhluk itu pergi ke mana saja mereka suka, dan roda-roda itu selalu ikut, karena dikuasai oleh makhluk-makhluk itu. Setiap kali makhluk-makhluk itu bergerak naik ke udara atau berhenti, roda-roda itu selalu ikut bersama mereka.
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.
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.
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.
Di atas kepala makhluk-makhluk itu terbentang sesuatu yang seperti kubah dari kristal yang kemilau.
23 And their wings were spread out under the firmament, reaching one to the other; two [wings] to each, covering their bodies.
Di bawah kubah itu setiap makhluk itu merentangkan sepasang sayapnya ke arah makhluk yang di sebelahnya, sedangkan sayapnya yang sepasang lagi menutupi tubuhnya.
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.
Kalau mereka terbang, aku mendengar suara kepakan sayapnya; bunyinya seperti deru air terjun, seperti derap langkah pasukan tentara yang besar, seperti suara Allah Yang Mahakuasa. Kalau mereka berhenti terbang, mereka melipat sayap-sayapnya,
25 And behold! a voice from above the firmament
tetapi dari atas kubah yang di atas kepala mereka, masih terdengar bunyi suara.
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.
Di atas kubah itu ada sesuatu yang menyerupai takhta dari batu nilam, dan di atasnya duduk sesuatu yang tampaknya seperti manusia.
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.
Bagian atasnya kelihatan bercahaya seperti perunggu di tengah nyala api. Bagian bawahnya bersinar terang-benderang,
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.
dan berwarna-warni seperti pelangi. Itulah terang kemilau yang menunjukkan kehadiran TUHAN. Melihat itu, aku jatuh tertelungkup di tanah. Lalu kudengar suara yang
