¹ And it cometh to pass, in the thirtieth year, in the fourth [month], in the fifth of the month, and I [am] in the midst of the Removed by the river Chebar, the heavens have been opened, and I see visions of God.

² In the fifth of the month -- it is the fifth year of the removal of the king Jehoiachin --

³ hath the word of Jehovah certainly been unto Ezekiel son of Buzi the priest, in the land of the Chaldeans, by the river Chebar, and there is on him there a hand of Jehovah.

⁴ And I look, and lo, a tempestuous wind is coming from the north, a great cloud, and fire catching itself, and brightness to it round about, and out of its midst as the colour of copper, out of the midst of the fire.

⁵ And out of its midst [is] a likeness of four living creatures, and this [is] their appearance; a likeness of man [is] to them,

⁶ and four faces [are] to each, and four wings [are] to each of them,

⁷ and their feet [are] straight feet, and the sole of their feet [is] as a sole of a calf's foot, and they are sparkling as the colour of bright brass;

⁸ and hands of man under their wings -- on their four sides, and their faces and their wings -- [are] to them four;

⁹ joining one unto another [are] their wings, they turn not round in their going, each straight forward they go.

¹⁰ As to the likeness of their faces, the face of a man, and the face of a lion, toward the right [are] to them four, and the face of an ox on the left [are] to them four, and the face of an eagle [are] to them four.

¹¹ And their faces and their wings are separate from above, to each [are] two joining together, and two are covering their bodies.

¹² And each straight forward they go, whither the spirit is to go, they go, they turn not round in their going.

¹³ As to the likeness of the living creatures, their appearances [are] as coals of fire -- burning as the appearance of lamps; it is going up and down between the living creatures, and brightness [is] to the fire, and out of the fire is going forth lightning.

¹⁴ And the living creatures are running, and turning back, as the appearance of the flash.

¹⁵ And I see the living creatures, and lo, one wheel [is] in the earth, near the living creatures, at its four faces.

¹⁶ The appearance of the wheels and their works [is] as the colour of beryl, and one likeness [is] to them four, and their appearances and their works [are] as it were the wheel in the midst of the wheel.

¹⁷ On their four sides, in their going they go, they turn not round in their going.

¹⁸ As to their rings, they are both high and fearful, and their rings [are] full of eyes round about them four.

¹⁹ And in the going of the living creatures, the wheels go beside them, and in the living creatures being lifted up from off the earth, lifted up are the wheels.

²⁰ Whither the spirit is to go, they go, thither the spirit [is] to go, and the wheels are lifted up over-against them, for a living spirit [is] in the wheels.

²¹ In their going, they go; and in their standing, they stand; and in their being lifted up from off the earth, lifted up are the wheels over-against them; for a living spirit [is] in the wheels.

²² And a likeness [is] over the heads of the living creatures of an expanse, as the colour of the fearful ice, stretched out over their heads from above.

²³ And under the expanse their wings [are] straight, one toward the other, to each are two covering on this side, and to each are two covering on that side -- their bodies.

²⁴ And I hear the noise of their wings, as the noise of many waters, as the noise of the Mighty One, in their going -- the noise of tumult, as the noise of a camp, in their standing they let fall their wings.

²⁵ And there is a voice from above the expanse, that [is] above their head: in their standing they let fall their wings.

²⁶ And above the expanse that [is] over their head, as an appearance of a sapphire stone, [is] the likeness of a throne, and on the likeness of the throne a likeness, as the appearance of man upon it from above.

²⁷ And I see as the colour of copper, 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 have seen as the appearance of fire, and brightness [is] to it round about.

²⁸ As the appearance of the bow that is in a cloud in a day of rain, so [is] the appearance of the brightness round about.

¹ And they bring in the ark of God, and set it up in the midst of the tent that David hath stretched out for it, and they bring near burnt-offerings and peace-offerings before God;

² and David ceaseth from offering the burnt-offering and the peace-offerings, and blesseth the people in the name of Jehovah,

³ and giveth a portion to every man of Israel, both man and woman: to each a cake of bread, and a measure of wine, and a grape-cake.

⁴ And he putteth before the ark of Jehovah, of the Levites, ministers, even to make mention of, and to thank, and to give praise to Jehovah, God of Israel,

⁵ Asaph the head, and his second Zechariah; Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, with instruments of psalteries, and with harps; and Asaph with cymbals is sounding;

⁶ and Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests [are] with trumpets continually before the ark of the covenant of God.

⁷ On that day then hath David given at the beginning to give thanks to Jehovah by the hand of Asaph and his brethren: --

⁸ Give thanks to Jehovah, call in His name, Make known among the peoples His doings.

⁹ Sing ye to Him, Sing psalms to Him, Meditate on all His wonders.

¹⁰ Boast yourselves in His holy name, Rejoice doth the heart of those seeking Jehovah.

¹¹ Seek ye Jehovah and His strength, Seek His face continually.

¹² Remember His wonders that He did, His signs, and the judgments of His mouth,

¹³ O seed of Israel, His servant, O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones!

¹⁴ He [is] Jehovah our God, In all the earth [are] His judgments.

¹⁵ Remember ye to the age His covenant, The word He commanded -- To a thousand generations,

¹⁶ Which He hath made with Abraham, And His oath -- to Isaac,

¹⁷ And He establisheth it to Jacob for a statute, To Israel -- a covenant age-during.

¹⁸ Saying: To thee I give the land of Canaan, The portion of your inheritance,

¹⁹ When ye are few of number, As a little thing, and sojourners in it.

²⁰ And they go up and down, From nation unto nation, And from a kingdom unto another people.

²¹ He hath not suffered any to oppress them, And reproveth on their account kings:

²² Come not against Mine anointed ones, And against My prophets do not evil.

²³ Sing to Jehovah, all the earth, Proclaim from day unto day His salvation.

²⁴ Rehearse among nations His glory, Among all the peoples His wonders.

²⁵ For great [is] Jehovah, and praised greatly, And fearful He [is] above all gods.

²⁶ For all gods of the peoples [are] nought, And Jehovah the heavens hath made.

²⁷ Honour and majesty [are] before Him, Strength and joy [are] in His place.

²⁸ Ascribe to Jehovah, ye families of peoples, Ascribe to Jehovah honour and strength.

²⁹ Ascribe to Jehovah the honour of His name, Lift up a present, and come before Him. Bow yourselves to Jehovah, In the beauty of holiness.

³⁰ Be pained before Him, all the earth:

³¹ Also, established is the world, It is not moved! The heavens rejoice, and the earth is glad, And they say among nations: Jehovah hath reigned.

³² Roar doth the sea, and its fulness, Exult doth the field, and all that [is] in it,

³³ Then sing do trees of the forest, From the presence of Jehovah, For He hath come to judge the earth!

³⁴ Give thanks to Jehovah, for good, For to the age, [is] His kindness,

³⁵ And say, Save us, O God of our salvation, And gather us, and deliver us from the nations, To give thanks to Thy holy name, To triumph in Thy praise.

³⁶ Blessed [is] Jehovah, God of Israel, From the age and unto the age;' And all the people say, `Amen,' and have given praise to Jehovah.

³⁷ And he leaveth there before the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, for Asaph and for his brethren, to minister before the ark continually, according to the matter of a day in its day,

³⁸ both Obed-Edom and their brethren, sixty and eight, and Obed-Edom son of Jeduthun, and Hosah for gatekeepers,

³⁹ and Zadok the priest, and his brethren the priests, before the tabernacle of Jehovah, in a high place that [is] in Gibeon,

⁴⁰ to cause to ascend burnt-offerings to Jehovah, on the altar of burnt-offering continually, morning and evening, and for all that is written in the law of Jehovah, that He charged on Israel.

⁴¹ And with them [are] Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest of those chosen, who were defined by name, to give thanks to Jehovah, for to the age [is] His kindness,

⁴² and with them -- Heman and Jeduthun -- [are] trumpets and cymbals for those sounding, and instruments of the song of God, and the sons of Jeduthun [are] at the gate.

⁴³ And all the people go, each to his house, and David turneth round to bless his house.