¹ Siis ma vaatasin, ja ennäe, taevalaotuses, mis oli keerubite pea kohal, olid nagu safiirikivid; midagi, mis paistis aujärjena, nähti nende kohal.

² Ja ta rääkis mehega, kellel olid linased riided seljas, ja ütles: 'Mine rataste vahele, mis on iga keerubi all, ja täida pihud tuliste sütega keerubite vahelt ning pillu need linna peale!' Ja mees läks sisse minu nähes.

³ Keerubid seisid kojas paremal pool, kui mees läks, ja pilv täitis sisemise õue.

⁴ Siis tõusis Issanda auhiilgus keerubi kohalt koja lävele, koda täitus pilvest ja õu täitus Issanda auhiilguse särast.

⁵ Ja keerubite tiibade kahinat kuuldus kuni välimise õueni nagu Kõigeväelise Jumala häält, kui ta kõneleb.

⁶ Ja kui ta käskis meest, kellel olid linased riided seljas, öeldes: 'Võta tuld rataste vahelt, keerubite vahelt!', siis läks see ja asetus ratta kõrvale.

⁷ Ja üks keerub pistis oma käe keerubite vahelt tule juurde, mis oli keerubite vahel, ja võttis seda ning andis linasesse riietatu pihkudesse; ja see võttis ning läks välja.

⁸ Keerubitel paistis tiibade all olevat otsekui inimese käsi.

⁹ Ja ma vaatasin, ja ennäe, keerubite kõrval oli neli ratast, iga keerubi kõrval oli ratas, ja rattad olid välimuselt nagu krüsoliidikivid.

¹⁰ Ja neil neljal oli ühesugune välimus, otsekui oleks ratas olnud ratta sees.

¹¹ Kui nad liikusid, siis nad said minna iga nelja külje suunas, käigul pöördumata; sest sinna, kuhu oli pööratud esikülg, läksid nad selle järel; käigul nad ei pöördunud.

¹² Ja kogu nende keha, seljad, käed, tiivad ja rattad olid ümberringi täis silmi; sel nelikul olid rattad

¹³ ja rattaid nimetati, nagu ma kuulsin, 'ratastikuks'.

¹⁴ Ja igaühel oli neli nägu: üks oli keerubi nägu, teine inimese nägu, kolmas lõvi nägu ja neljas kotka nägu.

¹⁵ Ja keerubid tõusid üles, need olid samad olevused, keda ma olin näinud Kebari jõe ääres.

¹⁶ Ja kui keerubid liikusid, siis liikusid rattad nende kõrval; ja kui keerubid tõstsid tiibu, et maa pealt üles tõusta, siis ei pöördunud ka rattad ära nende kõrvalt.

¹⁷ Kui ühed seisid, siis seisid ka teised, ja kui ühed tõusid üles, siis tõusid teised koos nendega, sest nende sees oli olevuse vaim.

¹⁸ Siis Issanda auhiilgus läks ära koja lävelt ja seisis keerubite kohal.

¹⁹ Ja minnes tõstsid keerubid oma tiibu ning tõusid maast üles mu silme all, ja nende rattad samuti nagu nad isegi; nad jäid seisma Issanda koja idapoolse värava suus ja Iisraeli Jumala auhiilgus oli ülal nende kohal.

²⁰ Need olid needsamad olevused, keda ma olin näinud Iisraeli Jumala all Kebari jõe ääres; ja ma mõistsin, et need olid keerubid.

²¹ Igaühel oli neli nägu ja igaühel oli neli tiiba, ja neil olid otsekui inimese käed tiibade all.

²² Ja nende nägude kuju: need olid näod, mida ma olin näinud Kebari jõe ääres, nende välimus ja need ise; igaüks läks edasi omaette.

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.