Yehezkiel 1
1 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.
Now 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, the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.
In the fifth of the month, which was the fifth year of King Jehoiachin’s captivity,
the LORD’s word came to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Kasdim by the river Chebar; and the LORD’s hand was there on him.
4 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.
I looked, and behold, a stormy wind came out of the north: a great cloud, with flashing lightning, and a brightness around it, and out of the middle of it as it were glowing metal, out of the middle of the fire.
5 Di tengah-tengah awan itu, kulihat empat kerub yaitu makhluk hidup yang menyerupai manusia,
Out of its center came the likeness of four living creatures. This was their appearance: They had the likeness of a man.
6 tetapi masing-masing mempunyai empat wajah dan dua pasang sayap.
Everyone had four faces, and each one of them had four wings.
7 Kakinya lurus dan mengkilap seperti perunggu yang digosok. Jari kakinya berkuku seperti kuku banteng.
Their feet were straight feet. The sole of their feet was like the sole of a calf’s foot; and they sparkled like burnished bronze.
8 Selain empat wajah dan dua pasang sayap itu, mereka mempunyai tangan manusia di bawah setiap sayap.
They had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides. The four of them had their faces and their wings like this:
9 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.
Their wings were joined to one another. They didn’t turn when they went. Each one went straight forward.
10 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.
As for the likeness of their faces, they had the face of a man. The four of them had the face of a lion on the right side. The four of them had the face of an ox on the left side. The four of them also had the face of an eagle.
11 Sepasang sayap dari setiap makhluk itu dikembangkan ke atas sehingga menyentuh ujung sayap-sayap makhluk di sebelahnya, dan sepasang sayapnya lagi terlipat menutupi tubuhnya.
Such were their faces. Their wings were spread out above. Two wings of each one touched another, and two covered their bodies.
12 Masing-masing makhluk itu menghadap ke empat jurusan sekaligus, sehingga mereka dapat pergi ke mana saja mereka suka tanpa memutar tubuhnya.
Each one went straight forward. Where the spirit was to go, they went. They didn’t turn when they went.
13 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.
As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, like the appearance of torches. The fire went up and down among the living creatures. The fire was bright, and lightning went out of the fire.
14 Makhluk-makhluk itu sendiri bergerak kian ke mari secepat kilat.
The living creatures ran and returned as the appearance of a flash of lightning.
15 Sedang aku memperhatikan semua itu, kulihat empat buah roda di atas tanah, satu roda di samping setiap makhluk itu.
Now as I saw the living creatures, behold, there was one wheel on the earth beside the living creatures, for each of the four faces of it.
16 Keempat roda itu serupa dan berkilauan seperti batu permata, dan masing-masing mempunyai satu roda lainnya yang melintang di tengah-tengahnya.
The appearance of the wheels and their work was like a beryl. The four of them had one likeness. Their appearance and their work was as it were a wheel within a wheel.
17 Dengan demikian roda-roda itu dapat menuju keempat jurusan.
When they went, they went in their four directions. They didn’t turn when they went.
18 Lingkaran-lingkaran roda itu penuh dengan mata.
As for their rims, they were high and dreadful; and the four of them had their rims full of eyes all around.
19 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.
When the living creatures went, the wheels went beside them. When the living creatures were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up.
Wherever the spirit was to go, they went. The spirit was to go there. The wheels were lifted up beside them; for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.
When those went, these went. When those stood, these stood. When those were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up beside them; for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.
22 Di atas kepala makhluk-makhluk itu terbentang sesuatu yang seperti kubah dari kristal yang kemilau.
Over the head of the living creature there was the likeness of an expanse, like an awesome crystal to look at, stretched out over their heads above.
23 Di bawah kubah itu setiap makhluk itu merentangkan sepasang sayapnya ke arah makhluk yang di sebelahnya, sedangkan sayapnya yang sepasang lagi menutupi tubuhnya.
Under the expanse, their wings were straight, one toward the other. Each one had two which covered on this side, and each one had two which covered their bodies on that side.
24 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,
When they went, I heard the noise of their wings like the noise of great waters, like the voice of the Almighty, a noise of tumult like the noise of an army. When they stood, they let down their wings.
25 tetapi dari atas kubah yang di atas kepala mereka, masih terdengar bunyi suara.
There was a voice above the expanse that was over their heads. When they stood, they let down their wings.
26 Di atas kubah itu ada sesuatu yang menyerupai takhta dari batu nilam, dan di atasnya duduk sesuatu yang tampaknya seperti manusia.
Above the expanse that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone. On the likeness of the throne was a likeness as the appearance of a man on it above.
27 Bagian atasnya kelihatan bercahaya seperti perunggu di tengah nyala api. Bagian bawahnya bersinar terang-benderang,
I saw as it were glowing metal, as the appearance of fire within it all around, from the appearance of his waist and upward; and from the appearance of his waist and downward I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and there was brightness around him.
28 dan berwarna-warni seperti pelangi. Itulah terang kemilau yang menunjukkan kehadiran TUHAN. Melihat itu, aku jatuh tertelungkup di tanah. Lalu kudengar suara yang
As the appearance of the rainbow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness all around. This was the appearance of the likeness of the LORD’s glory. When I saw it, I fell on my face, and I heard a voice of one that spoke.
