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 to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, when I was in the midst of the captives by the river Chobar, the heavens were opened, and I saw the 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, the same was the fifth year of the captivity of king Joachin,
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 Ezechiel the priest the son of Bud in the land of the Chaldeans, by the river Chobar: and the hand of the Lord was there upon him.
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 I saw, and behold a whirlwind came out of the north: and a great cloud, and a fire infolding it, and brightness was about it: and out of the midst thereof, that is, out of the midst of the fire, as it were the resemblance of amber:
5 Och derinnan uti var lika som fyra djur, och ett af dem var såsom en menniska.
And in the midst thereof the likeness of four living creatures: and this was their appearance: there was the likeness of a man in them.
6 Och de hade hvartdera fyra ansigte och fyra vingar.
Every one had four faces, and every one four wings.
7 Och deras ben stodo rätt; men deras fötter voro lika som oxafötter, och glimmade såsom glödande koppar;
Their feet were straight feet, and the sole of their foot was like the sole of a calf’s foot, and they sparkled like the appearance of glowing 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 on their four sides: and they bad faces, and wings on the 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.
And the wings of one were joined to the wings of another. They turned not when they went: but 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.
And as for the likeness of their faces: there was the face of a man, and the face of a lion on the right side of all the four: and the face of an ox, on the left side of all the four: and the face of an eagle over all the four.
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 faces, and their wings were stretched upward: two wings of every one were joined, and two covered 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.
And every one of them went straight forward: whither the impulse of the spirit was to go, thither they went: and they turned not when they went.
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 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 running to and fro in the midst of the living creatures, a bright fire, and lightning going forth from the fire.
14 Och djuren lupo hit och dit, lika som en ljungeld.
And the living creatures ran and returned like flashes of lightning.
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 as I beheld the living creatures, there appeared upon the earth by the living creatures one wheel with four faces.
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.
And the appearance of the wheels, and the work of them was like the appearance of the sea: and the four had all one likeness: and their appearance and their work was as it were a wheel in the midst of a wheel.
17 När de skulle gå, så kunde de gå på alla fyra sidor, och behöfde intet vända sig, när de gingo.
When they went, they went by their four parts: and they turned not when they went.
18 Deras lötar och höjd voro förskräckelig, och deras lötar voro full med ögon allt omkring på alla fyra hjulen.
The wheels had also a size, and a height, and a dreadful appearance: and the whole body was full of eyes round about all the four.
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 creatures went, the wheels also went together by them: and when the living creatures were lifted up from the earth, the wheels also were lifted up with them.
20 Hvart vädret gick, dit gingo de ock, och hjulen upplyfte sig med dem; ty ett starkt väder var i hjulomen.
Whithersoever the spirit went, thither as the spirit went the wheels also were lifted up withal, and followed it: for the spirit of life 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 those went these went, and when those stood these stood, and when those were lifted up from the earth, the wheels also were lifted up together, and followed them: for the spirit of life 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 creatures was the likeness of the firmament, as the appearance of crystal terrible to behold, and stretched out over their heads above.
23 Så att under himmelen stodo deras vingar, den ene rätt emot den andra; och två vingar öfvertäckte hvarsderas kropp.
And under the firmament were their wings straight, the one toward the other, every one with two wings covered his body, and the other was covered in like manner.
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 I heard the noise of their wings, like the noise of many waters, as it were the voice of the most high God: when they walked, it was like the voice of a multitude, like the noise of an army, and when they stood, their wings were let down.
25 Och när de stilla stodo, och läto vingarna neder, så dundrade i himmelen öfver dem.
For when a voice came from above the firmament, that was over their heads, they stood, and 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 above the firmament that was over their heads, was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of the sapphire stone, and upon the likeness of the throne, was a likeness as of the appearance of a man above upon it.
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 as it were the resemblance of amber as the appearance of fire within it round about: from his loins and upward, and from his loins downward, I saw as it were the resemblance of fire shining round about.
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.
As the appearance of the rainbow when it is in a cloud on a rainy day: this was the appearance of the brightness round about.
