Ezekiel 1
1 and to be in/on/with thirty year in/on/with fourth in/on/with five to/for month and I in/on/with midst [the] captivity upon river Chebar to open [the] heaven and to see: see vision God
[I am] Ezekiel, a priest, the son of Buzi. When I was 30 years [old], I [living] among [Israeli] people who had been (exiled from/forced to leave) [and had come to Babylon]. I was living along the Kebar River/ [south of Babylon]. Almost five years after King Jehoiachin had been (exiled/forced to leave Judah), on the fifth day of the fourth [of that year, it was as though] the sky was opened and I saw visions from God. On that day,
2 in/on/with five to/for month he/she/it [the] year [the] fifth to/for captivity [the] king Jehoiachin
3 to be to be word LORD to(wards) Ezekiel son: child Buzi [the] priest in/on/with land: country/planet Chaldea upon river Chebar and to be upon him there hand: power LORD
God gave me [in visions here] in Babylonia, and I felt the power [MTY] of Yahweh on me.
4 and to see: see and behold spirit: breath tempest to come (in): come from [the] north cloud great: large and fire to take: fire and brightness to/for him around and from midst her like/as eye: appearance [the] amber from midst [the] fire
[In one of the visions, I saw a] windstorm coming from the north. There was a huge cloud, and lightning was flashing continually, and a brilliant light surrounded the cloud. In the center of where the lightning was flashing there was something that resembled glowing bronze.
5 and from midst her likeness four living thing and this appearance their likeness man to/for them
In the center of the storm I saw what resembled four living creatures. They resembled humans,
6 and four face to/for one and four wing to/for one to/for them
but each of them had four faces and four wings [DOU].
7 and foot their foot upright and palm: sole foot their like/as palm: sole foot calf and to shine like/as eye: appearance bronze burnished
Their legs were straight. Their feet resembled the hooves of calves, and the creatures shone like polished bronze.
8 (and hand *Q(K)*) man from underneath: under wing their upon four fourth their and face their and wing their to/for four their
On their four sides under their wings there were hands like humans have.
9 to unite woman: another to(wards) sister her wing their not to turn: turn in/on/with to go: went they man: anyone to(wards) side: beyond face: before his to go: went
As the four [stood there, they formed a circle/square], with their wings touching each other. They did not turn when they were moving; they went straight ahead.
10 and likeness face their face man and face lion to(wards) [the] right to/for four their and face cattle from [the] left to/for four their and face eagle to/for four their
[of the creatures had four faces]. The face that was in front [of each one was a face that] resembled a human face. The face on the right side resembled a lion’s face. The face on the left side resembled an ox’s face. The face in back resembled an eagle’s face.
11 and face their and wing their to separate from to/for above [to] to/for man: anyone two to unite man: anyone and two to cover [obj] body their
Two of each creature’s wings were lifted up and touched the wings of the creatures that were on each side. The other two wings were folded against the creature’s body.
12 and man: anyone to(wards) side: beyond face: before his to go: went to(wards) which to be there [to] [the] spirit to/for to go: went to go: went not to turn: turn in/on/with to go: went they
The creatures went straight ahead in whatever direction the [that controlled/guided them] wanted them to go, without changing directions while they were moving.
13 and likeness [the] living thing appearance their like/as coal fire to burn: burn like/as appearance [the] torch he/she/it to go: walk between: among [the] living thing and brightness to/for fire and from [the] fire to come out: come lightning
[four] creatures resembled burning coals or torches. A blazing fire moved back and forth among the creatures, and lighting flashed from among them.
14 and [the] living thing to run and to return: return like/as appearance [the] lightning
The creatures moved back and [extremely rapidly], like [SIM] flashes of lightning.
15 and to see: see [the] living thing and behold wheel one in/on/with land: country/planet beside [the] living thing to/for four face his
While I looked at the four living creatures, I saw a wheel on the ground beside each of them.
16 appearance [the] wheel and deed: work their like/as eye: appearance jasper and likeness one to/for four their and appearance their and deed: work their like/as as which to be [the] wheel in/on/with midst [the] wheel
Each of the wheels was the same, and they all shone like [SIM] (chrysolite/a valuable green stone). Each seemed to have one wheel inside another wheel.
17 upon four fourth their in/on/with to go: went they to go: went not to turn: turn in/on/with to go: went they
Whenever they moved, they would go straight in one of the four directions that they faced; they did not [in another direction] while they moved.
18 and back/rim/brow their and height to/for them and fear to/for them and back/rim/brow their full eye around to/for four their
The rims of the wheels were covered with eyes.
19 and in/on/with to go: went [the] living thing to go: went [the] wheel beside them and in/on/with to lift: raise [the] living thing from upon [the] land: country/planet to lift: raise [the] wheel
Whenever the living creatures moved, the wheels moved with them. [So] whenever the creatures rose from the ground, the [also] rose up.
20 upon which to be there [the] spirit to/for to go: went to go: went there [to] [the] spirit to/for to go: went and [the] wheel to lift: raise to/for close them for spirit [the] living thing in/on/with wheel
Wherever the [that controlled the creatures] wanted the creatures to go, they went, and the wheels went with them, because the [that controlled/guided them] was in the wheels [DOU].
21 in/on/with to go: went they to go: went and in/on/with to stand: stand they to stand: stand and in/on/with to lift: raise they from upon [the] land: country/planet to lift: raise [the] wheel to/for close them for spirit [the] living thing in/on/with wheel
Whenever the creatures moved, the wheels moved. Whenever the creatures [still], the wheels stopped. Whenever the creatures rose up from the ground, the wheels rose up with them.
22 and likeness upon head [the] living thing expanse like/as eye: appearance [the] ice [the] to fear: revere to stretch upon head their from to/for above [to]
Above the heads of the creatures there was something that resembled a dome. It shone like ice (OR, crystal) shines, and it was awesome.
23 and underneath: under [the] expanse wing their upright woman: another to(wards) sister her to/for man: anyone two to cover to/for them and to/for man: anyone two to cover to/for them [obj] body their
Under the dome, the creatures stretched out their wings. Each one had two wings; [each wing] stretched towards the creature [was next to] it, and two wings that were against the creature’s body.
24 and to hear: hear [obj] voice: sound wing their like/as voice: sound water many like/as voice: sound Almighty in/on/with to go: went they voice: sound tumult like/as voice: sound camp in/on/with to stand: stand they to slacken wing their
Whenever the creatures moved, their wings made a sound that resembled the roar made by a rushing stream. It also sounded like the voice of Almighty God, and like [SIM] the noise of a huge army marching. Whenever the creatures stood [on the ground], they lowered their wings.
25 and to be voice from upon to/for expanse which upon head their in/on/with to stand: stand they to slacken wing their
While they [on the ground] with their wings lowered, there was a voice from the dome that was over their heads.
26 and from above to/for expanse which upon head their like/as appearance stone sapphire likeness throne and upon likeness [the] throne likeness like/as appearance man upon him from to/for above [to]
Above the dome was something that resembled [huge] [that was made of a huge] (sapphire/valuable blue stone). Sitting on the throne was someone that resembled a human.
27 and to see: see like/as eye: appearance amber like/as appearance fire house: inside to/for her around from appearance loin his and to/for above [to] and from appearance loin his and to/for beneath to see: see like/as appearance fire and brightness to/for him around
I saw that above his waist his body resembled metal that was glowing as though it [a very hot] fire inside it. And I saw that below his waist there was a very brilliant light that surrounded him.
28 like/as appearance [the] bow which to be in/on/with cloud in/on/with day [the] rain so appearance [the] brightness around he/she/it appearance likeness glory LORD and to see: see and to fall: fall upon face my and to hear: hear voice to speak: speak
[shone] like [SIM] a rainbow shines in the clouds on a rainy day. That was the brilliant light that represented the presence of Yahweh. When I saw it, I prostrated myself on the ground, and I heard him speak.
