< حِزِقیال 1 >
در روز پنجمِ ماه چهارم از سال سیام، وقتی من با تبعیدیان یهودی در کنار رود کِبار در بابِل بودم، آسمان گشوده شد و من رؤیاهای خدا را دیدم. | 1 |
And it happened that, in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth of the month, when I was in the midst of the captives beside the river Chebar, the heavens were opened, and I saw the visions of God.
این اتفاق در سال پنجم اسارت یهویاکین پادشاه به وقوع پیوست. | 2 |
On the fifth of the month, the same is the fifth year of the transmigration of king Joachin,
(خداوند این پیام را در کنار رود کِبار در سرزمین بابِلیان به حزقیال کاهن، پسر بوزی، داد؛ و دست خداوند در آنجا بر او بود.) | 3 |
the word of the Lord came to Ezekiel, a priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans, next to the river Chebar. And the hand of the Lord was over him there.
در یکی از این رؤیاها، طوفانی دیدم که از شمال به طرف من میآمد. پیشاپیش آن، ابر بزرگی از آتش در حرکت بود، هالهای از نور دور آن بود و در درون آن، چیزی مانند فلزی براق، میدرخشید. | 4 |
And I saw, and behold, a whirlwind arrived from the north. And a great cloud, wrapped in fire and brightness, was all around it. And from its midst, that is, from the midst of the fire, there was something with the appearance of amber.
سپس، از میان ابر، چهار موجود زنده ظاهر شدند که شبیه انسان بودند. | 5 |
And in its midst, there was the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance: the likeness of a man was in them.
ولی هر یک، چهار صورت و دو جفت بال داشتند! | 6 |
Each one had four faces, and each one had four wings.
پاهایشان راست و کف پایشان به سم گوساله شباهت داشت و مانند فلزی براق، میدرخشید. | 7 |
Their feet were straight feet, and the sole of their foot was like the sole of the foot of a calf, and they sparkled with the appearance of glowing brass.
زیر هر یک از چهار بالشان، دستهایی میدیدم مثل دست انسان. پس هر یک از چهار موجود زنده چهار صورت و چهار بال داشت. | 8 |
And they had the hands of a man under their wings on the four sides. And they had faces with the wings on the four sides.
انتهای بالهای آن چهار موجود زنده به همدیگر وصل بود. آنها مستقیم حرکت میکردند بدون آنکه برگردند. | 9 |
And their wings were joined to one another. They did not turn as they went. Instead, each one advanced before his face.
هر یک از آنها چهار صورت داشت: در جلو، صورت انسان؛ در طرف راست، صورت شیر؛ در طرف چپ، صورت گاو و در پشت، صورت عقاب. | 10 |
But as for the likeness of their face, there was the face of a man, and the face of a lion on the right of each of the four, then the face of an ox on the left of each of the four, and the face of an eagle above each of the four.
هر کدام دو جفت بال داشتند، که یک جفت باز بود و به نوک بالهای موجودات پهلویی میرسید و جفت دیگر، بدنشان را میپوشاند. | 11 |
Their faces and their wings were extended above: two wings of each one were joined together, and two covered their bodies.
هر یک از این موجودات زنده رو به چهار طرف داشت، پس گروهشان میتوانست هرجا بخواهد برود، بدون آنکه رویشان را برگرداند. | 12 |
And each one of them advanced before his face. Wherever the impetus of the spirit was to go, there they went. And they did not turn as they advanced.
در میان این موجودات زنده، چیزهایی شبیه به زغال افروخته با مشعل روشن، در حال حرکت بودند. از میان آنها، برق میجهید. | 13 |
And as for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like that of burning coals of fire, and like the appearance of lamps. This was the vision dashing in the midst of the living creatures, a bright fire, with lightning going forth from the fire.
آن موجودات زنده نیز به سرعت برق به عقب و جلو حرکت میکردند. | 14 |
And the living creatures went and returned like flashes of lightning.
در همان حال که به این چهار موجود زنده خیره شده بودم، زیر آنها و بر روی زمین، چهار چرخ دیدم زیر هر موجود یک چرخ. | 15 |
And as I beheld the living creatures, there appeared above the earth, next to the living creatures, one wheel having four faces.
چرخها مانند زبرجد میدرخشیدند و همه مثل هم بودند. داخل هر چرخ، چرخ دیگری نیز قرار داشت. | 16 |
And the appearance of the wheels and their work was like the appearance of the sea. And each of the four were similar to one another. And their appearance and work was like a wheel in the center of a wheel.
برای همین میتوانستند بیآنکه مجبور باشند دور بزنند، به هر سو که بخواهند، بروند. | 17 |
Going forth, they went by means of their four parts. And they did not turn as they went.
آن چهار چرخ دارای لبهها و پرههایی بودند و دور لبهها پر از چشم بود. | 18 |
Also, the size and height and appearance of the wheels was dreadful. And the entire body was full of eyes all around each of the four.
وقتی آن موجودات زنده حرکت میکردند، چرخها هم با آنها حرکت میکردند. هنگامی که آنها از زمین برمیخاستند، چرخها نیز برمیخاستند، و وقتی میایستادند، چرخها هم میایستادند، چون روح آن چهار موجود در چرخها نیز قرار داشت. پس موجودات زنده و چرخها تحت هدایت روحشان بودند. | 19 |
And when the living creatures advanced, the wheels advanced together with them. And when the living creatures were lifted up from the earth, the wheels, too, were lifted up at the same time.
Wherever the spirit went, as the spirit was going forth to that place, the wheels, too, were lifted up together, so as to follow them. For the spirit of life was in the wheels.
When going forth, they went forth, and when standing still, they stood still. And when they were lifted up from the earth, the wheels, too, were lifted up together, so as to follow them. For the spirit of life was in the wheels.
بالای سر موجودات زنده، چیزی شبیه به یک صفحهٔ بزرگ گسترده شده بود که مانند بلور میدرخشید و انسان را به هراس میانداخت. | 22 |
And above the heads of the living creatures was the likeness of a firmament: similar to crystal, but dreadful to behold, and extending over their heads from above.
زیر این صفحه، دو بال هر موجود زنده طوری باز بود که به بالهای موجود دیگر میرسید، و دو بال دیگر، بدنشان را میپوشانید. | 23 |
And their wings were straight under the firmament, one toward the other. One of them was covered by two wings on his body, and the other was covered similarly.
وقتی پرواز میکردند، صدای بالهایشان مانند غرش امواج ساحل یا همچون صدای خدای قادرمطلق و یا همانند غوغای لشکر بزرگ بود. وقتی میایستادند، بالهایشان را پایین میآوردند. | 24 |
And I heard the sound of their wings, like the sound of many waters, like the sound of the sublime God. When they walked, it was like the sound of a multitude, like the sound of an army. And when they stood still, their wings were let down.
هر بار که بالهایشان را پایین میآوردند و میایستادند، از صفحهٔ بلورین بالای سر آنها صدایی به گوش میرسید. | 25 |
For when a voice came from above the firmament, which was over their heads, they stood still, and they put down their wings.
بر فراز صفحهٔ بالای سرشان، چیزی شبیه به یک تخت سلطنتی زیبا قرار داشت که گویی از یاقوت کبود ساخته شده بود و بر روی آن تخت، وجودی نشسته بود که به یک انسان شباهت داشت. | 26 |
And above the firmament, which was suspended over their heads, there was the likeness of a throne, with the appearance of the sapphire stone. And over the likeness of the throne, there was a likeness with the appearance of a man above it.
از کمر به بالا همچون فلزی بَرّاق میدرخشید، و از کمر به پایین، مانند شعلههای آتش، تابان بود. دورتادورش را نیز نوری درخشان فرا گرفته بود | 27 |
And I saw something with the appearance of amber, with the likeness of fire within it and all around it. And from his waist and upward, and from his waist downward, I saw something with the appearance of fire shining all around.
که همهٔ رنگهای رنگینکمان که در روز بارانی در ابر پدیدار میشود، در آن دیده میشد. حضور پرجلال خداوند بدینگونه بر من ظاهر شد. هنگامی که آن منظره را دیدم، به خاک افتادم. آنگاه صدای کسی را شنیدم که با من سخن میگفت. | 28 |
There was the appearance of the rainbow, as when it is in a cloud on a rainy day. This was the appearance of the splendor on every side.