Hesekiel 1
1 Uti tretionde årena, på femte dagen i fjerde månadenom, då jag var ibland de fångna vid den älfvena Chebar, öppnade sig himmelen, och Gud viste mig syner.
Now it came about in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, while I was by the river Chebar among those who had been made prisoners, that the heavens were made open and I saw visions of God.
2 Den samme femte dagen var uti femte årena, efter att Jojachin, Juda Konung, var fången bortförd.
On the fifth day of the month, in the fifth year after King Jehoiachin had been made a prisoner,
3 Då skedde Herrans ord till Hesekiel, Busi son, Prestens, uti de Chaldeers lande, vid den älfvena Chebar; der kom Herrans hand öfver honom.
The word of the Lord came to me, Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldaeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of the Lord was on me there.
4 Och jag såg, och si, der kom ett stormväder nordanefter, med en stor molnsky full med eld, så att det glimmade allt omkring; och midt uti eldenom var det ganska klart.
And, looking, I saw a storm-wind coming out of the north, a great cloud with flames of fire coming after one another, and a bright light shining round about it and in the heart of it was something coloured like electrum.
5 Och derinnan uti var lika som fyra djur, och ett af dem var såsom en menniska.
And in the heart of it were the forms of four living beings. And this was what they were like; they had the form of a man.
6 Och de hade hvartdera fyra ansigte och fyra vingar.
And every one had four faces, and every one of them had four wings.
7 Och deras ben stodo rätt; men deras fötter voro lika som oxafötter, och glimmade såsom glödande koppar;
And their feet were straight feet; and the under sides of their feet were like the feet of oxen; and they were shining like polished brass.
8 Och hade menniskohänder under deras vingar, på deras fyra sidor; ty de hade alle fyra deras ansigte och deras vingar.
And they had the hands of a man under their wings; the four of them had faces on their four sides.
9 Och vingarna voro ju hvar vid annan; och då de gingo, så behöfde de intet vända sig, utan hvart de gingo, gingo de rätt framåt.
They went without turning, every one went straight forward.
10 Deras ansigte på högre sidone af de fyra voro lika som menniskos och lejons; men på venstra sidone af de fyra voro deras ansigte lika som oxars och örns.
As for the form of their faces, they had the face of a man, and the four of them had the face of a lion on the right side, and the four of them had the face of an ox on the left side, and the four of them had the face of an eagle.
11 Och deras ansigte och vingar voro ofvantill uträckte, så att ju två vingar tillsammans slogo, och med två vingar skylde de sina kroppar.
And their wings were separate at the top; two of the wings of every one were joined one to another, and two were covering their bodies.
12 Hvart de gingo, då gingo de rätt framåt och de gingo dit som vädret bar, och behöfde intet vända sig, då de gingo.
Every one of them went straight forward; wherever the spirit was to go they went; they went on without turning.
13 Och djuren voro anseende lika som dödande kol, de der brinna, och lika som bloss emellan djuren; men elden gaf ett glimmande ifrå sig, och utur eldenom gick ett ljungande.
And between the living beings it was like burning coals of fire, as if flames were going one after the other between the living beings; and the fire was bright, and out of the fire went thunder-flames.
14 Och djuren lupo hit och dit, lika som en ljungeld.
And the living beings went out and came back as quickly as a thunder-flame.
15 Som jag nu så såg dessa djuren, si, då stod der ett hjul på jordene när de fyra djuren, och var anseendes lika som fyra hjul.
Now while I was looking at the four living beings, I saw one wheel on the earth, by the side of the living beings, for the four of them.
16 Och de hjulen voro lika som en turkos, och voro alla fyra, det ena som det andra; och de voro anseende lika som ett hjul vore i de andro.
The form of the wheels and their work was like a beryl; the four of them had the same form and design, and they were like a wheel inside a wheel.
17 När de skulle gå, så kunde de gå på alla fyra sidor, och behöfde intet vända sig, när de gingo.
The four of them went straight forward without turning to one side.
18 Deras lötar och höjd voro förskräckelig, och deras lötar voro full med ögon allt omkring på alla fyra hjulen.
And I saw that they had edges, and their edges, even of the four, were full of eyes round about.
19 Och när djuren gingo, så gingo ock hjulen när dem; och då djuren upplyfte sig ifrå jordene, så upplyfte ock hjulen sig.
And when the living beings went on, the wheels went by their side; and when the living beings were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up.
20 Hvart vädret gick, dit gingo de ock, och hjulen upplyfte sig med dem; ty ett starkt väder var i hjulomen.
Wherever the spirit was to go they went; and the wheels were lifted up by their side: for the spirit of the living beings was in the wheels.
21 När de gingo, så gingo desse ock; när de stodo, så stodo desse ock; och när de upplyfte sig ifrå jordene, så upplyfte sig i ock hjulen när dem; ty ett starkt väder var i hjulomen.
When these went on, the others went; and when these came to rest, the others came to rest; and when these were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up by their side: for the spirit of the living beings was in the wheels.
22 Men ofvanpå djuren var lika som himmelen, såsom en christall, förskräckelig, rätt öfver dem utsträckt;
And over the heads of the living beings there was the form of an arch, looking like ice, stretched out over their heads on high.
23 Så att under himmelen stodo deras vingar, den ene rätt emot den andra; och två vingar öfvertäckte hvarsderas kropp.
Under the arch their wings were straight, one stretched out to another: every one had two wings covering their bodies on this side and two covering their bodies on that side.
24 Och jag hörde vingarna dåna, lika som stor vatten, och lika som en dön dens Allsmägtigas, när de gingo, och lika som en gny af enom här; men när de stilla stodo, så läto de vingarna neder.
And when they went, the sound of their wings was like the sound of great waters to my ears, like the voice of the Ruler of all, a sound like the rushing of an army: when they came to rest they let down their wings.
25 Och när de stilla stodo, och läto vingarna neder, så dundrade i himmelen öfver dem.
And there was a voice from the top of the arch which was over their heads: when they came to rest they let down their wings.
26 Och öfver himmelen, som öfver dem var, var lika som en saphir, såsom en stol, och på dem stolenom satt en, lik ene mennisko.
And on the top of the arch which was over their heads was the form of a king's seat, like a sapphire stone; and on the form of the seat was the form of a man seated on it on high.
27 Och jag såg, och det var såsom ett klart ljus; och innantill var det såsom en eld allt omkring; ifrå hans länder upp och neder såg jag såsom en eld blänka allt omkring.
And I saw it coloured like electrum, with the look of fire in it and round it, going up from what seemed to be the middle of his body; and going down from what seemed to be the middle of his body I saw what was like fire, and there was a bright light shining round him.
28 Lika som regnbågen synes i molnskynom, när regnat hafver, så blänkte det allt omkring. Detta var Herrans härlighets anseende; och då jag det sett hade, föll jag uppå mitt ansigte, och hörde en tala.
Like the bow in the cloud on a day of rain, so was the light shining round him. And this is what the glory of the Lord was like. And when I saw it I went down on my face, and the voice of one talking came to my ears.
