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 happened in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth of the month, as I was among the captives by the river Chebar, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.
2 Den samme femte dagen var uti femte årena, efter att Jojachin, Juda Konung, var fången bortförd.
In the fifth of the month, which was the fifth year of king Jehoiachin's captivity,
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 YHWH came to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of YHWH came 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.
I looked, and look, a stormy wind came out of the north, a great cloud, with flashing lightning, and a brightness around it, and out of its midst as it were glowing metal, out of the midst of the fire.
5 Och derinnan uti var lika som fyra djur, och ett af dem var såsom en menniska.
Out of its midst came the likeness of four living creatures. This was their appearance: they had the likeness of a man.
6 Och de hade hvartdera fyra ansigte och fyra vingar.
And each one had four faces, and each one of them had four wings.
7 Och deras ben stodo rätt; men deras fötter voro lika som oxafötter, och glimmade såsom glödande koppar;
Their legs were straight, and the sole of their feet was like the sole of a calf's foot; and they sparkled like burnished bronze.
8 Och hade menniskohänder under deras vingar, på deras fyra sidor; ty de hade alle fyra deras ansigte och deras vingar.
They had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides; and the four of them had their faces and their wings thus:
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.
their wings were joined one to another; they didn't turn when they went; each 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 likeness 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; the four of them also 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.
Such were their faces. Their wings were spread out above. Two wings of each one touched another, 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.
Each one went straight forward: where the spirit would go, they went; they didn't turn 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 in the midst of the living creatures was an appearance of burning coals of fire, like the appearance of torches. The fire went up and down among the living creatures; and the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning.
14 Och djuren lupo hit och dit, lika som en ljungeld.
The living creatures darted back and forth, like the appearance of a flash 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 saw the living creatures, look, there was a wheel on the ground beside each living creature with its 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 their work was like a beryl: and the four of them had the same likeness; and their appearance and their work was as it were a wheel within 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 in their four directions: they didn't turn when they went.
18 Deras lötar och höjd voro förskräckelig, och deras lötar voro full med ögon allt omkring på alla fyra hjulen.
As for their rims, they were high and awesome; and the four of them had their rims full of eyes all around.
19 Och när djuren gingo, så gingo ock hjulen när dem; och då djuren upplyfte sig ifrå jordene, så upplyfte ock hjulen sig.
When the living creatures went, the wheels went beside them; and when the living creatures rose from the ground, the wheels also rose.
20 Hvart vädret gick, dit gingo de ock, och hjulen upplyfte sig med dem; ty ett starkt väder var i hjulomen.
They went in whichever direction the spirit would go, and the wheels rose alongside them because the spirit of the living creatures 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 [the living creatures] moved, these [the wheels] moved; and when those [the living creatures] stood still, and when those [the living creatures] rose from the ground, the wheels rose alongside them because the spirit of the living creatures 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 there was the likeness of an expanse, like glittering ice, it was awesome to look upon, 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.
Under the expanse their wings were straight, the one toward the other. And each one had two which covered its body.
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.
When they went, I heard the noise of their wings like the noise of great waters, like the voice of Shaddai, a noise of tumult like the noise of an army: when they stood, they let down their wings.
25 Och när de stilla stodo, och läto vingarna neder, så dundrade i himmelen öfver dem.
There was a voice above the expanse that was over their heads.
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.
Above the expanse that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone; and on the likeness of the throne was a likeness as the appearance of a man on it above.
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.
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 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 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 glory of YHWH. When I saw it, I fell on my face, and I heard a voice speaking.
