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.
Uti tretionde årena, på femte dagen i fjerde månadenom, då jag var ibland de fångna vid den älfvena Chebar, öppnade sig himmelen, och Gud viste mig syner.
2 On the fifth day of the month, in the fifth year of the captivity of King Jehoiachin,
Den samme femte dagen var uti femte årena, efter att Jojachin, Juda Konung, var fången bortförd.
3 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.
Då skedde Herrans ord till Hesekiel, Busi son, Prestens, uti de Chaldeers lande, vid den älfvena Chebar; der kom Herrans hand öfver honom.
4 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.
Och jag såg, och si, der kom ett stormväder nordanefter, med en stor molnsky full med eld, så att det glimmade allt omkring; och midt uti eldenom var det ganska klart.
5 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.
Och derinnan uti var lika som fyra djur, och ett af dem var såsom en menniska.
6 And every one had four faces, and every one had four wings.
Och de hade hvartdera fyra ansigte och fyra vingar.
7 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.
Och deras ben stodo rätt; men deras fötter voro lika som oxafötter, och glimmade såsom glödande koppar;
8 And they had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides, and all four had faces and wings.
Och hade menniskohänder under deras vingar, på deras fyra sidor; ty de hade alle fyra deras ansigte och deras vingar.
9 Their wings were joined one to another; they turned not about when they went; they went every one straight forward.
Och vingarna voro ju hvar vid annan; och då de gingo, så behöfde de intet vända sig, utan hvart de gingo, gingo de rätt framåt.
10 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.
Deras ansigte på högre sidone af de fyra voro lika som menniskos och lejons; men på venstra sidone af de fyra voro deras ansigte lika som oxars och örns.
11 Thus were their faces. And their wings were expanded upward; two wings of every one were joined, and two covered their bodies.
Och deras ansigte och vingar voro ofvantill uträckte, så att ju två vingar tillsammans slogo, och med två vingar skylde de sina kroppar.
12 And they went every one straight forward; whither the spirit was to go, they went, and they turned not about when they went.
Hvart de gingo, då gingo de rätt framåt och de gingo dit som vädret bar, och behöfde intet vända sig, då de gingo.
13 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.
Och djuren voro anseende lika som dödande kol, de der brinna, och lika som bloss emellan djuren; men elden gaf ett glimmande ifrå sig, och utur eldenom gick ett ljungande.
14 And the living creatures ran backward and forward like a flash of lightning.
Och djuren lupo hit och dit, lika som en ljungeld.
15 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.
Som jag nu så såg dessa djuren, si, då stod der ett hjul på jordene när de fyra djuren, och var anseendes lika som fyra hjul.
16 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.
Och de hjulen voro lika som en turkos, och voro alla fyra, det ena som det andra; och de voro anseende lika som ett hjul vore i de andro.
17 When they went, they went upon their four sides, and they turned not about when they went.
När de skulle gå, så kunde de gå på alla fyra sidor, och behöfde intet vända sig, när de gingo.
18 As for their felloes, they were high and terrible; and their felloes were full of eyes round about upon all four of them.
Deras lötar och höjd voro förskräckelig, och deras lötar voro full med ögon allt omkring på alla fyra hjulen.
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.
Och när djuren gingo, så gingo ock hjulen när dem; och då djuren upplyfte sig ifrå jordene, så upplyfte ock hjulen sig.
20 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.
Hvart vädret gick, dit gingo de ock, och hjulen upplyfte sig med dem; ty ett starkt väder var i hjulomen.
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 creatures was in the wheels.
När de gingo, så gingo desse ock; när de stodo, så stodo desse ock; och när de upplyfte sig ifrå jordene, så upplyfte sig i ock hjulen när dem; ty ett starkt väder var i hjulomen.
22 And over the heads of the living creatures was the appearance of a firmament, like crystal, terrible, spread out over their heads above.
Men ofvanpå djuren var lika som himmelen, såsom en christall, förskräckelig, rätt öfver dem utsträckt;
23 And under the firmament were their wings upright, the one toward the other; and every one had two, which covered his body.
Så att under himmelen stodo deras vingar, den ene rätt emot den andra; och två vingar öfvertäckte hvarsderas kropp.
24 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.
Och jag hörde vingarna dåna, lika som stor vatten, och lika som en dön dens Allsmägtigas, när de gingo, och lika som en gny af enom här; men när de stilla stodo, så läto de vingarna neder.
25 And there was a voice from the firmament, that was over their heads; and they stood still, and let down their wings.
Och när de stilla stodo, och läto vingarna neder, så dundrade i himmelen öfver dem.
26 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.
Och öfver himmelen, som öfver dem var, var lika som en saphir, såsom en stol, och på dem stolenom satt en, lik ene mennisko.
27 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.
Och jag såg, och det var såsom ett klart ljus; och innantill var det såsom en eld allt omkring; ifrå hans länder upp och neder såg jag såsom en eld blänka allt omkring.
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 glory of Jehovah. And when I saw it I fell upon my face, and I heard the voice of one who spoke.
Lika som regnbågen synes i molnskynom, när regnat hafver, så blänkte det allt omkring. Detta var Herrans härlighets anseende; och då jag det sett hade, föll jag uppå mitt ansigte, och hörde en tala.
