1 Så så jeg at over buens hode, over de bevingede vesener, var det noe som så ut som safirstein, formet som en kongestol.

Then looking, I saw that on the arch which was over the head of the winged ones there was seen over them what seemed like a sapphire stone, having the form of a king's seat.

2 Og han sa til mannen kledd i lin: Gå inn mellom hjulene, under de bevingede vesener, og fyll begge hendene med glødende kull fra de bevingede vesener og spre dem over byen. Og han gikk inn for øynene på meg.

And he said to the man clothed in linen, Go in between the wheels, under the winged ones, and get your two hands full of burning coals from between the winged ones and send them in a shower over the town. And he went in before my eyes.

3 De bevingede vesener sto ved høyre side av huset da mannen gikk inn, og den indre gårdsplassen var full av skyen.

Now the winged ones were stationed on the right side of the house when the man went in; and the inner square was full of the cloud.

4 Herrens herlighet gikk opp fra de bevingede vesener og hvilte over husets dørterskel. Huset ble fylt av skyen og den åpne gårdsplassen ble fylt av Herrens herlighets stråleglans.

And the glory of the Lord went up from the winged ones and came to rest over the doorstep of the house; and the house was full of the cloud and the open square was full of the shining of the Lord's glory.

5 Lyden av de bevingede vesener kunne høres helt ut i den ytre gårdsplassen, lik stemmen til Herskeren over alt.

And the sound of the wings of the winged ones was clear even in the outer square, like the voice of the Ruler of all.

6 Og da han ga ordre til mannen kledd i lin, sa han: Ta ild fra mellom hjulene, fra mellom de bevingede vesener. Så gikk han inn og stilte seg ved siden av et hjul.

And when he gave orders to the man clothed in linen, saying, Take fire from between the wheels, from between the winged ones, then he went in and took his place at the side of a wheel.

7 Han rakte hånden ut mot ilden som var mellom de bevingede vesener, tok noe av den og gikk ut.

And stretching out his hand to the fire which was between the winged ones, he took some of it and went out.

8 Og jeg så noe som lignet menneskehender blant de bevingede vesener under deres vinger.

And I saw the form of a man's hands among the winged ones under their wings.

9 Da jeg så nærmere, så jeg fire hjul ved siden av de bevingede vesener, ett hjul ved siden av ett bevinget vesen og et annet hjul ved siden av et annet; og hjulene så ut som berylstein.

And looking, I saw four wheels by the side of the winged ones, one wheel by the side of a winged one and another wheel by the side of another: and the wheels were like the colour of a beryl stone to the eye.

10 De fire hadde samme form, som om et hjul var inni et annet hjul.

In form the four of them were all the same, they seemed like a wheel inside a wheel.

11 Når de beveget seg, gikk de i retningen mot hvor hodet vendte uten å snu seg.

When they were moving, they went on their four sides without turning; they went after the head in the direction in which it was looking; they went without turning.

12 Rammene på de fire hjulene var fulle av øyne rundt om.

And the edges of the four wheels were full of eyes round about.

13 Når det gjaldt hjulene, ble de i min hørsel kalt 'sirkulerende hjul'.

As for the wheels, they were named in my hearing, the circling wheels.

14 Hvert vesen hadde fire ansikter: det første var et bevinget vesens ansikt, det andre et menneskes ansikt, det tredje et løves ansikt, og det fjerde et ørns ansikt.

And every one had four faces: the first face was the face of a winged one, and the second was the face of a man, and the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.

15 De bevingede vesener hevet seg; dette er de levende skapninger jeg så ved elven Kebar.

And the winged ones went up on high: this is the living being which I saw by the river Chebar.

16 Når de bevingede vesener beveget seg, var hjulene ved deres side; når vingene deres løftet dem opp fra jorden, snudde ikke hjulene seg fra deres side.

And when the winged ones went, the wheels went by their side: and when their wings were lifted to take them up from the earth, the wheels were not turned from their side.

17 Når de sto stille, sto også de; når de ble løftet opp, fulgte hjulene med; for livets ånd var i dem.

When they were at rest in their place, these were at rest; when they were lifted up, these went up with them: for the spirit of life was in them.

18 Da gikk Herrens herlighet ut fra dørterskelen og hvilte over de bevingede vesener.

Then the glory of the Lord went out from the doorstep of the house, and came to rest over the winged ones.

19 De bevingede vesener løftet sine vinger og steg opp fra jorden for øynene mine, med hjulene ved deres side; de hvilte ved den østlige porten til Herrens hus, og Israels Guds herlighet var over dem.

And the winged ones, lifting up their wings, went up from the earth before my eyes, with the wheels by their side: and they came to rest at the east doorway of the Lord's house; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them on high.

20 Dette er de levende skapninger jeg så under Israels Gud ved elven Kebar; og jeg forstod at de var de bevingede vesener.

This is the living being which I saw under the God of Israel by the river Chebar; and it was clear to me that they were the winged ones.

21 Hver av dem hadde fire ansikter og fire vinger, og menneskehender var under deres vinger.

Every one had four faces and every one had four wings; and hands like a man's hands were under their wings.

22 Når det gjaldt ansiktene deres, var de de samme jeg så ved elven Kebar; når de beveget seg, gikk hver av dem rett frem.

As for the form of their faces, they were the faces whose form I saw by the river Chebar; when they went, every one of them went straight forward.