Hiezechielis Prophetæ 1
1 Et factum est in trigesimo anno, in quarto, in quinta mensis, cum essem in medio captivorum iuxta fluvium Chobar, aperti sunt caeli, et vidi visiones Dei.
In the thirtieth year, on the fifth day of the fourth month, while I was among the exiles by the River Kebar, the heavens opened and I saw visions of God.
2 In quinta mensis, ipse est annus quintus transmigrationis regis Ioachin,
On the fifth day of the month—it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin—
3 factum est verbum Domini ad Ezechielem filium Buzi sacerdotem in terra Chaldaeorum, secus flumen Chobar: et facta est super eum ibi manus Domini.
the word of the LORD came directly to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the River Kebar. And there the LORD’s hand was upon him.
4 Et vidi, et ecce ventus turbinis veniebat ab Aquilone: et nubes magna, et ignis involvens, et splendor in circuitu eius: et de medio eius quasi species electri, id est de medio ignis:
I looked and saw a whirlwind coming from the north, a great cloud with fire flashing back and forth and brilliant light all around it. In the center of the fire was a gleam like amber,
5 et in medio eius similitudo quattuor animalium: et hic aspectus eorum, similitudo hominis in eis.
and within it was the form of four living creatures. And this was their appearance: They had a human form,
6 Quattuor facies uni, et quattuor pennae uni.
but each had four faces and four wings.
7 Pedes eorum pedes recti, et planta pedis eorum quasi planta pedis vituli, et scintillae quasi aspectus aeris candentis.
Their legs were straight, and the soles of their feet were like the hooves of a calf, gleaming like polished bronze.
8 Et manus hominis sub pennis eorum in quattuor partibus: et facies, et pennas per quattuor partes habebant.
Under their wings on their four sides they had human hands. All four living creatures had faces and wings,
9 Iunctaeque erant pennae eorum alterius ad alterum. non revertebantur cum incederent: sed unumquodque ante faciem suam gradiebatur.
and their wings were touching one another. They did not turn as they moved; each one went straight ahead.
10 Similitudo autem vultus eorum: facies hominis, et facies leonis a dextris ipsorum quattuor: facies autem bovis, a sinistris ipsorum quattuor, et facies aquilae desuper ipsorum quattuor.
The form of their faces was that of a man, and each of the four had the face of a lion on the right side, the face of an ox on the left side, and also the face of an eagle.
11 Facies eorum, et pennae eorum extentae desuper: duae pennae singulorum iungebantur, et duae tegebant corpora eorum:
Such were their faces. Their wings were spread upward; each had two wings touching the wings of the creature on either side, and two wings covering its body.
12 et unumquodque eorum coram facie sua ambulabat: ubi erat impetus spiritus, illuc gradiebantur, nec revertebantur cum ambularent.
Each creature went straight ahead. Wherever the spirit would go, they would go, without turning as they moved.
13 Et similitudo animalium, et aspectus eorum quasi carbonum ignis ardentium, et quasi aspectus lampadarum. Haec erat visio discurrens in medio animalium, splendor ignis, et de igne fulgur egrediens.
In the midst of the living creatures was the appearance of glowing coals of fire, or of torches. Fire moved back and forth between the living creatures; it was bright, and lightning flashed out of it.
14 Et animalia ibant, et revertebantur in similitudinem fulguris coruscantis.
The creatures were darting back and forth as quickly as flashes of lightning.
15 Cumque aspicerem animalia, apparuit rota una super terram iuxta animalia, habens quattuor facies.
When I looked at the living creatures, I saw a wheel on the ground beside each creature with its four faces.
16 et aspectus rotarum, et opus earum, quasi visio maris: et una similitudo ipsarum quattuor: et aspectus earum et opera, quasi sit rota in medio rotae.
The workmanship of the wheels looked like the gleam of beryl, and all four had the same likeness. Their workmanship looked like a wheel within a wheel.
17 Per quattuor partes earum euntes ibant: et non revertebantur cum ambularent.
As they moved, they went in any of the four directions, without pivoting as they moved.
18 Statura quoque erat rotis, et altitudo, et horribilis aspectus: et totum corpus oculis plenum in circuitu ipsarum quattuor.
Their rims were high and awesome, and all four rims were full of eyes all around.
19 Cumque ambularent animalia, ambulabant pariter et rotae iuxta ea: et cum elevarentur animalia de terra, elevabantur simul et rotae.
So as the living creatures moved, the wheels moved beside them, and when the creatures rose from the ground, the wheels also rose.
20 Quocumque ibat spiritus, illuc eunte spiritu, et rotae pariter elevabantur, sequentes eum. Spiritus enim vitae erat in rotis.
Wherever the spirit would go, they would go, and the wheels would rise alongside them, because the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.
21 Cum euntibus ibant, et cum stantibus stabant: et cum elevatis a terra, pariter elevabantur et rotae, sequentes ea: quia spiritus vitae erat in rotis.
When the creatures moved, the wheels moved; when the creatures stood still, the wheels stood still; and when the creatures rose from the ground, the wheels rose alongside them, because the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.
22 Et similitudo super capita animalium firmamenti, quasi aspectus crystalli horribilis, et extenti super capita eorum desuper.
Spread out above the heads of the living creatures was the likeness of an awesome expanse, gleaming like crystal.
23 Sub firmamento autem pennae eorum rectae alterius ad alterum: unumquodque duabus alis velabat corpus suum, et alterum similiter velabatur.
And under the expanse, their wings stretched out toward one another. Each one also had two wings covering its body.
24 Et audiebam sonum alarum, quasi sonum aquarum multarum, quasi sonum sublimis Dei: cum ambularent quasi sonus erat multitudinis ut sonus castrorum. cumque starent, demittebantur pennae eorum.
When the creatures moved, I heard the sound of their wings like the roar of many waters, like the voice of the Almighty, like the tumult of an army. When they stood still, they lowered their wings.
25 Nam cum fieret vox super firmamentum, quod erat super caput eorum, stabant, et submittebant alas suas.
And there came a voice from above the expanse over their heads as they stood still with their wings lowered.
26 Et super firmamentum, quod erat imminens capiti eorum, quasi aspectus lapidis sapphiri similitudo throni: et super similitudinem throni similitudo quasi aspectus hominis desuper.
Above the expanse over their heads was the likeness of a throne with the appearance of sapphire, and on the throne high above was a figure like that of a man.
27 Et vidi quasi speciem electri, velut aspectum ignis, intrinsecus eius per circuitum: a lumbis eius et desuper, et a lumbis eius usque deorsum, vidi quasi speciem ignis splendentis in circuitu:
From what seemed to be His waist up, I saw a gleam like amber, with what looked like fire within it all around. And from what seemed to be His waist down, I saw what looked like fire; and brilliant light surrounded Him.
28 Velut aspectum arcus cum fuerit in nube in die pluviae. hic erat aspectus splendoris per gyrum.
The appearance of the brilliant light all around Him was like that of a rainbow in a cloud on a rainy day. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell facedown and heard a voice speaking.
