< Ezekiel 1 >

1 And it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month on the fifth day of the month I being in the midst of them of the captivity, by the river Chebar, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.
Ary tamin’ ny andro fahadimy tamin’ ny volana fahefatra tamin’ ny taona fahatelo-polo, raha teo amin’ ny babo teo amoron’ ny ony Kebara aho, dia nisokatra ny lanitra, ka nahita fahitana avy tamin’ Andriamanitra aho.
2 On the fifth of the month, that was the fifth year of the captivity of King Jehoiachin,
Tamin’ ny andro fahadimy tamin’ ny volana (taona fahadimy taorian’ ny namaboana an’ i Joiakina mpanjaka izany)
3 in very deed came the word of Yahweh unto Ezekiel son of Buzi the priest in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar, —yea the hand of Yahweh, came on him there.
dia tonga tamin’ i Ezekiela mpisorona, zanak’ i Bozy, ny tenin’ i Jehovah tany amin’ ny tanin’ ny Kaldeana, teo amoron’ ny ony Kebara; ary ny tànan’ i Jehovah dia taminy teo.
4 So then I beheld and lo! a tempestuous wind coming out of the North, a great cloud and a fire catching hold of itself, and it had a brightness round about, —and out of the midst thereof, as burnished copper to look upon out of the midst of the fire;
Ary hitako fa, indro, nisy tafio-drivotra avy tany avaratra, dia rahona lehibe sy afo mifandrambondrambona, sady nisy namirapiratra manodidina azy; ary avy teo amin’ ny afo dia nisy toy ny volon’ ny metaly mamirapiratra.
5 and out of the midst thereof, a likeness of four living ones, and this was their appearance, the likeness of a man, had they;
Ary teo aminy koa nisy toa endriky ny zava-manan’ aina efatra. Ary ny fikery azy dia hoatra ny endrik’ olona.
6 and four faces each, and four wings each, had they;
Ary samy nanana tarehy efatra sy elatra efatra avy izy.
7 and their feet were straight feet, —and the sole of their feet was like the sole of the foot of a calf, but sparkling, as shining bronze to look upon;
Ary mahitsy ny tongony; ary ny faladiany dia tahaka ny faladian’ ny ombilahy kely; ary mamirapiratra toy ny volon’ ny varahina manganohano izy.
8 and the hands of a man! were under their wings, on their four sides, —and their faces and their wings belonged to the four of them:
Ary nisy tanan’ olona teo ambanin’ ny elany teo amin’ ny lafiny efatra, ary samy nanana ny tarehiny sy ny elany avy izy efatra.
9 joined to each other, were their wings, —they turned not when they went, each one straight before him, did they go;
Nifanendry ny elany; tsy niherika izy raha nandeha, fa samy nizotra tamin’ izay hitsiny avy izy rehetra.
10 and the likeness of their faces was the face of a man, with the face of a lion to the right of the four of them, and the face of an ox on the left, of the four of them, —the face of an eagle, also had they four;
Ary ny toetry ny tarehiny dia tahaka ny tarehin’ olona; ary tamin’ ny ankavanany dia samy nanana ny tarehin’ ny liona izy efatra, ary tamin’ ny ankaviany dia samy nanana ny tarehin’ omby, ary samy nanana ny tarehin’ ny voromahery koa izy efatra.
11 and their wings were spread above, — two of each joined one another, and two covered their bodies;
Ary ny tarehiny sy ny elany dia nisaraka hatreo ambony: samy nisy roa nifanendry tamin’ ny an’ ny namany, ary ny roa nanarona ny tenany.
12 and each one straight before him, did they go, —whithersoever the spirit was minded to go, they went, they turned not when they went.
Dia samy nizotra tamin’ izay hitsiny avy izy, ka na aiza na aiza no tian’ ny fanahy ho nalehany dia nalehany: tsy niherika izy raha nandeha.
13 As for the likeness of the living ones, their appearance was like live coals of fire burning up like the appearance of torches, the same went to and fro between the living ones, —and the fire had brightness and out of the fire, went forth a lightning.
Ary tahaka ny vainafo mirehitra ny fijery ny zava-manan’ aina, dia tahaka ny fijery ny fanilo; nivoivoy teny anelanelan’ ny zava-manan’ aina ny afo; ary namirapiratra ny afo, sady nisy helatra nivoaka avy tao aminy.
14 And the living ones ran and returned, —like the appearance of a flash of lightning.
Ary ny zava-manan’ aina nifanaresaka nankary nankatsy toy ny helatra mifelopeloka.
15 And I looked at the living ones, —and lo! one wheel upon the earth beside the living ones for each of his four faces,
Ary hitako ny zava-manan’ aina, fa, indro, nisy kodia iray avy teo ambonin’ ny tany, teo anilan’ ny zava-manan’ aina teo anoloan’ ny tarehiny efatra.
16 The appearance of the wheels and of their structure was like a Tarshish-stone to look upon, and they four had one likeness, —and their appearance and their structure were just as would be a wheel in the midst of a wheel.
Ny tarehin’ ny kodia sy ny rafiny dia tahaka ny volon’ ny krysolita, ary nitovy endrika izy efatra, ary ny tarehiny sy ny rafiny dia toy ny kodia anatin’ ny kodia.
17 Upon their four sides, when they went, so did they go, —they turned not when they went.
Raha nandeha izy, dia nandeha tamin’ izay hitsin’ ny lafiny efatra: tsy niherika izy raha nandeha.
18 As for their rings, they were so high that they were terrible, -and their rings full of eyes round about, had they four.
Ary ny boriboriny manodidina azy dia avo sy mahatahotra, sady feno maso manodidina izy efatra.
19 And when the living ones went, the wheels went beside them, —and when the living ones were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up:
Ary raha nandeha ny zava-manan’ aina, dia nandeha teo anilany koa ny kodia; ary raha niainga tsy nipaka tamin’ ny tany ireo zava-manan’ aina, dia mba niainga koa ny kodia.
20 whithersoever the spirit was minded to go, they went—thither was the spirit minded to go, —and the wheels would be lifted up along with them, for the spirit of the living one was in the wheels:
Na aiza na aiza no tian’ ny fanahy ho naleha dia nalehan’ ireo koa; fa any koa no mba tian’ ny fanahy haleha, ary ny kodia dia niainga teo anilany; fa teo amin’ ny kodia ny fanahin’ ny zava-manan’ aina.
21 when they went, these went, and when they stood, these stood, —and when they were lifted up from off the earth, the wheels were lifted up along with them, for the spirit of the living one was in the wheels.
Raha nandeha ireny, dia mba nandeha koa ireto; ary raha nijanona ireny, dia mba nijanona koa ireto; ary raha niainga tsy nipaka tamin’ ny tany ireny, dia mba niainga teo anilany koa ny kodia; fa ny fanahin’ ny zava-manan’ aina dia tao amin’ ny kodia.
22 And there was a likeness over the heads of the living one—an expanse, like terrible crystal to look upon, -stretched forth over their heads above.
Ary teo ambonin’ ny lohan’ ny zava-manan’ aina dia nisy toa endriky ny eloelo, toy ny volon’ ny krystaly mahatahotra, mivelatra eo ambonin’ ny lohany.
23 And under the expanse, their wings were straight, one towards another, —each one had two covering on this side, and each one had two covering on that side, their bodies.
Ary nivelatra mahitsy sady nifanendry ny elany teo ambanin’ ny eloelo: samy nanan-droa avy izy rehetra, izay nanaronany ny tenany.
24 And I heard the sound of their wings, as the sound of many waters, as the sound of the Almighty, when they went, the sound of a storm as the sound of a host, —when they stood, they let down their wings,
Ary raha nandeha izy, dia nahare ny fikopakopaky ny elany aho, toy ny firohondrohon’ ny rano be, dia tahaka ny feon’ ny Tsitoha, dia feo toy ny fireondreon’ ny miaramila mitoby;
25 And there was a voice above the expanse that was over their head, —when they stood, they let down their wings.
Ary nisy feo avy teo ambonin’ ny eloelo izay teo ambonin’ ny lohany; nony nijanona izy, dia namihina ny elany.
26 And above the expanse that was over their heads, as the appearance of a sapphire stone, was the likeness of a throne, —and upon the likeness of a throne, was a likeness as the appearance of a man upon it above.
Ary teo ambonin’ ny eloelo, izay teo ambonin’ ny lohany, dia nisy endriky ny seza fiandrianana mitovy volo amin’ ny vato safira; ary teo ambonin’ ny endriky ny seza fiandrianana dia nisy hoatra ny endrik’ olona.
27 And I saw as burnished copper to look upon, as the appearance of fire within it round about, from the appearance of his loins and upwards and from the appearance of his loins and downwards, saw I as the appearance of fire, and he had brightness round about:
Ary nahita toy ny volon’ ny metaly mamirapiratra aho, dia hoatra ny tarehin’ ny afo manodidina azy; ary hatramin’ ny valahany no ho miakatra ka hatramin’ ny valahany no ho midìna dia hitako tahaka ny afo, ka nisy namirapiratra manodidina azy.
28 as the appearance of the bow which is in a cloud on a day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about, that was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of Yahweh, and when I saw, I fell upon my face, and heard a voice of one speaking.
Toy ny tarehin’ avana amin’ ny rahona amin’ ny andro nisy ranon’ orana no tarehin’ ny namirapiratra manodidina. Izany no fijery ny endriky ny voninahitr’ i Jehovah. Ary nony nahita izany aho, dia nikarapoka nihohoka ka nandre ny feon’ ny anankiray niteny.

< Ezekiel 1 >