¹ 你們存活於世的日子，在耶和華─你們列祖的神所賜你們為業的地上，要謹守遵行的律例典章乃是這些：

² 你們要將所趕出的國民事奉神的各地方，無論是在高山，在小山，在各青翠樹下，都毀壞了；

³ 也要拆毀他們的祭壇，打碎他們的柱像，用火焚燒他們的木偶，砍下他們雕刻的神像，並將其名從那地方除滅。

⁴ 你們不可照他們那樣事奉耶和華─你們的神。

⁵ 但耶和華─你們的神從你們各支派中選擇何處為立他名的居所，你們就當往那裡去求問，

⁶ 將你們的燔祭、平安祭、十分取一之物，和手中的舉祭，並還願祭、甘心祭，以及牛群羊群中頭生的，都奉到那裡。

⁷ 在那裡，耶和華─你們神的面前，你們和你們的家屬都可以吃，並且因你手所辦的一切事蒙耶和華─你的神賜福，就都歡樂。

⁸ 我們今日在這裡所行的是各人行自己眼中看為正的事，你們將來不可這樣行；

⁹ 因為你們還沒有到耶和華─你神所賜你的安息地，所給你的產業。

¹⁰ 但你們過了約但河，得以住在耶和華─你們神使你們承受為業之地，又使你們太平，不被四圍的一切仇敵擾亂，安然居住。

¹¹ 那時要將我所吩咐你們的燔祭、平安祭、十分取一之物，和手中的舉祭，並向耶和華許願獻的一切美祭，都奉到耶和華─你們神所選擇要立為他名的居所。

¹² 你們和兒女、僕婢，並住在你們城裡無分無業的利未人，都要在耶和華─你們的神面前歡樂。

¹³ 你要謹慎，不可在你所看中的各處獻燔祭。

¹⁴ 惟獨耶和華從你那一支派中所選擇的地方，你就要在那裡獻燔祭，行我一切所吩咐你的。

¹⁵ 然而，在你各城裡都可以照耶和華─你神所賜你的福分，隨心所欲宰牲吃肉；無論潔淨人不潔淨人都可以吃，就如吃羚羊與鹿一般。

¹⁶ 只是不可吃血，要倒在地上，如同倒水一樣。

¹⁷ 你的五穀、新酒，和油的十分之一，或是牛群羊群中頭生的，或是你許願獻的，甘心獻的，或是手中的舉祭，都不可在你城裡吃。

¹⁸ 但要在耶和華─你的神面前吃，在耶和華─你神所要選擇的地方，你和兒女、僕婢，並住在你城裡的利未人，都可以吃；也要因你手所辦的，在耶和華─你神面前歡樂。

¹⁹ 你要謹慎，在你所住的地方永不可丟棄利未人。

²⁰ 耶和華─你的神照他所應許擴張你境界的時候，你心裡想要吃肉，說：我要吃肉，就可以隨心所欲地吃肉。

²¹ 耶和華─你神所選擇要立他名的地方若離你太遠，就可以照我所吩咐的，將耶和華賜給你的牛羊取些宰了，可以隨心所欲在你城裡吃。

²² 你吃那肉，要像吃羚羊與鹿一般；無論潔淨人不潔淨人都可以吃。

²³ 只是你要心意堅定，不可吃血，因為血是生命；不可將血（原文作生命）與肉同吃。

²⁴ 不可吃血，要倒在地上，如同倒水一樣。

²⁵ 不可吃血。這樣，你行耶和華眼中看為正的事，你和你的子孫就可以得福。

²⁶ 只是你分別為聖的物和你的還願祭要奉到耶和華所選擇的地方去。

²⁷ 你的燔祭，連肉帶血，都要獻在耶和華─你神的壇上。平安祭的血要倒在耶和華─你神的壇上；平安祭的肉，你自己可以吃。

²⁸ 你要謹守聽從我所吩咐的一切話，行耶和華─你神眼中看為善，看為正的事。這樣，你和你的子孫就可以永遠享福。

²⁹ 耶和華─你神將你要去趕出的國民從你面前剪除，你得了他們的地居住，

³⁰ 那時就要謹慎，不可在他們除滅之後隨從他們的惡俗，陷入網羅，也不可訪問他們的神說：這些國民怎樣事奉他們的神，我也要照樣行。

³¹ 你不可向耶和華─你的神這樣行，因為他們向他們的神行了耶和華所憎嫌所恨惡的一切事，甚至將自己的兒女用火焚燒，獻與他們的神。

³² 凡我所吩咐的，你們都要謹守遵行，不可加添，也不可刪減。

¹ Now it happened 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 In the fifth [day] of the month, which was the fifth year of king Jehoiachin's captivity,

³ the word of Yahweh came expressly to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of Yahweh was there on him.

⁴ I looked, and behold, 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 Out of its midst came the likeness of four living creatures. This was their appearance: they had the likeness of a man.

⁶ Everyone had four faces, and each one of them had four wings.

⁷ 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 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 their wings were joined one to another; they didn't turn when they went; each one went straight forward.

¹⁰ 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 Such were their faces. Their wings were spread out above. Two wings of each one touched another, and Two covered their bodies.

¹² Each one went straight forward: where the spirit was to go, they went; they didn't turn when they went.

¹³ 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 The living creatures ran and returned as the appearance of a flash of lightning.

¹⁵ Now as I saw the living creatures, behold, one wheel on the earth beside the living creatures, for each of the four faces of it.

¹⁶ The appearance of the wheels and their work was like a beryl: and the four of them had one likeness; and their appearance and their work was as it were a wheel within a wheel.

¹⁷ When they went, they went in their four directions: they didn't turn when they went.

¹⁸ As for their rims, they were high and dreadful; and the four of them had their rims full of eyes all around.

¹⁹ 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 Wherever the spirit was to go, they went; there 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 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 the head of the living creature there was the likeness of an expanse, like the awesome crystal to look on, stretched forth Over their heads above.

²³ Under the expanse were their wings straight, the one toward the other: each one had two which covered on this side, and every one had two which covered on that side, their bodies.

²⁴ 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 an army: when they stood, they let down their wings.

²⁵ There was a voice above the expanse that was over their heads: when they stood, they let down their wings.

²⁶ 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 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 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 Yahweh. When I saw it, I fell on my face, and I heard a voice of one that spoke.