1 I det trettiende året, på den fjerde måneden, den femte dagen i måneden, mens jeg var blant fangene ved elven Kebar, ble himmelen åpnet, og jeg så syner av Gud.

Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth `month', in the fifth `day' 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 På den femte dagen i måneden, det var det femte året av kong Jojakins fangenskap,

In the fifth `day' of the month, which was the fifth year of king Jehoiachin's captivity,

3 kom Herrens ord tydelig til Esekiel, presten, sønn av Busi, i kaldeernes land ved elven Kebar; der var Herrens hånd over ham.

the word of Jehovah came expressly unto Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of Jehovah was there upon him.

4 Jeg så en stormfull vind som kom fra nord, en stor sky med ild som lyste opp, og rundt den var det et lysglans; og midt i ilden var det noe som så ut som glødende metall.

And I looked, and, behold, a stormy wind came out of the north, a great cloud, with a fire infolding itself, and a brightness round about it, and out of the midst thereof as it were glowing metal, out of the midst of the fire.

5 Ut fra midten kom det former av fire levende vesener. Og slik var deres utseende: de hadde formen som et menneske.

And out of the midst thereof came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance: they had the likeness of a man.

6 Hver av dem hadde fire ansikter, og hver av dem hadde fire vinger.

And every one had four faces, and every one of them had four wings.

7 Deres føtter var rette føtter; og sålen på føttene var som sålen på en kalvs fot, og de glitret som polert bronse.

And their feet were straight feet; and the sole of their feet was like the sole of a calf's foot; and they sparkled like burnished brass.

8 Under vingene på deres fire sider hadde de menneskehender; og de fire hadde sine ansikter og vinger slik:

And they had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides; and they four had their faces and their wings `thus':

9 Vingene deres var forbundet med hverandre; de snudde seg ikke når de gikk; hver gikk rett fram.

their wings were joined one to another; they turned not when they went; they went every one straight forward.

10 Når det gjelder likheten av deres ansikter, hadde de et menneskes ansikt; og alle fire hadde et løveansikt på høyre side, og alle fire hadde et oksens ansikt på venstre side; de fire hadde også et ørneansikt.

As for the likeness of their faces, they had the face of a man; and they four had the face of a lion on the right side; and they four had the face of an ox on the left side; they four had also the face of an eagle.

11 Deres ansikter og vinger var adskilte øverst; to vinger på hver var forbundet med hverandre, og to dekket kroppene deres.

And their faces and their wings were separate above; two `wings' of every one were joined one to another, and two covered their bodies.

12 Og de gikk hver rett fram: dit ånden ville gå, gikk de; de snudde seg ikke når de gikk.

And they went every one straight forward: whither the spirit was to go, they went; they turned not when they went.

13 I likheten av de levende vesenene, så deres utseende ut som brennende kull, som ildfakler; ilden beveget seg opp og ned mellom de levende vesenene; ilden var lys, og ut fra ilden kom lyn.

As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like 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 De levende vesenene løp fram og tilbake, lik lynets glimt.

And the living creatures ran and returned as the appearance of a flash of lightning.

15 Mens jeg betraktet de levende vesenene, se, der var et hjul på jorden ved siden av de levende vesenene, for hvert av de fire ansiktene deres.

Now as I beheld the living creatures, behold, one wheel upon the earth beside the living creatures, for each of the four faces thereof.

16 Hjulenes utseende og arbeid var som beryll: alle fire hadde samme likhet; deres utseende og arbeid var som om det var et hjul innenfor et hjul.

The appearance of the wheels and their work was like unto a beryl: and they four had one likeness; and their appearance and their work was as it were a wheel within a wheel.

17 Når de gikk, gikk de i sine fire retninger: de snudde seg ikke når de gikk.

When they went, they went in their four directions: they turned not when they went.

18 Deres felger var høye og formidable; og alle fire hadde felgene fulle av øyne rundt omkring.

As for their rims, they were high and dreadful; and they four had their rims full of eyes round about.

19 Og når de levende vesenene gikk, gikk hjulene ved siden av dem; og når de levende vesenene ble løftet opp fra jorden, ble hjulene løftet opp.

And when the living creatures went, the wheels went beside them; and when the living creatures were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up.

20 Hvor enn ånden ville gå, gikk de; dit ånden ville gå; og hjulene ble løftet opp ved siden av dem; for ånden til de levende vesenene var i hjulene.

Whithersoever the spirit was to go, they went; thither was the spirit to go: and the wheels were lifted up beside them; for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.

21 Når de gikk, gikk disse; og når de sto stille, sto disse; og når de ble løftet opp fra jorden, ble hjulene løftet opp ved siden av dem: for ånden til de levende vesenene var i hjulene.

When those went, these went; and when those stood, these stood; and when those were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up beside them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.

22 Over hodene på de levende vesenene var det en likhet av en himmel, som et fryktinngytende krystall å se på, strukket ut over hodene deres.

And over the head of the living creature there was the likeness of a firmament, like the terrible crystal to look upon, stretched forth over their heads above.

23 Under himmelen var vingene deres rette, den ene mot den andre: hver hadde to som dekket den ene siden, og hver hadde to som dekket den andre siden, kroppene deres.

And under the firmament were their wings straight, the one toward the other: every one had two which covered on this side, and every one had two which covered on that side, their bodies.

24 Og når de gikk, hørte jeg lyden av vingene deres som lyden av mange vann, som Herrens røst, en lyd av larm som lyden av en hær: når de sto stille, senket de vingene.

And when they went, I heard the noise of their wings like the noise of great waters, like the voice of the Almighty, a noise of tumult like the noise of a host: when they stood, they let down their wings.

25 Og det var en røst over himmelen som var over hodene deres: når de sto stille, senket de vingene.

And there was a voice above the firmament that was over their heads: when they stood, they let down their wings.

26 Og over himmelen som var over hodene deres, var det noe som så ut som en trone, som utseendet av en safirstein; og på den lignet tronen noe som så ut som en mann over den.

And above the firmament that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone; and upon the likeness of the throne was a likeness as the appearance of a man upon it above.

27 Og jeg så noe som så ut som glødende metall, som utseendet av ild inni det rundt omkring, fra midjen og oppover; og fra midjen og nedover så jeg noe som så ut som ild, og det var en glans rundt ham.

And I saw as it were glowing metal, as the appearance of fire within it round about, from the appearance of his loins and upward; and from the appearance of his loins and downward I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and there was brightness round about him.

28 Som utseendet til regnbuen i skyen på en regnværsdag, slik var utseendet til glansen rundt omkring. Dette var utseendet til likheten av Herrens herlighet. Og da jeg så det, falt jeg ned på mitt ansikt, og jeg hørte en røst som talte.

As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of Jehovah. And when I saw it, I fell upon my face, and I heard a voice of one that spake.