¹ Επειτα ειδον και ιδου, εν τω στερεωματι τω ανωθεν της κεφαλης των χερουβειμ εφαινετο υπερανω αυτων ως λιθος σαπφειρος, κατα την θεαν ομοιωματος θρονου.

² Και ελαλησε προς τον ανδρα τον ενδεδυμενον τα λινα και ειπεν, Εισελθε μεταξυ των τροχων, υποκατω των χερουβειμ, και γεμισον την χειρα σου ανθρακας πυρος εκ μεσου των χερουβειμ και διασκορπισον αυτους επι την πολιν. Και εισηλθεν ενωπιον μου.

³ Τα δε χερουβειμ ισταντο εν δεξιοις του οικου, οτε εισηρχετο ο ανηρ· και η νεφελη εγεμισε την εσωτεραν αυλην.

⁴ Και η δοξα του Κυριου υψωθη ανωθεν των χερουβειμ κατα το κατωφλιον του οικου· και ενεπλησε τον οικον η νεφελη και η αυλη ενεπλησθη απο της λαμψεως της δοξης του Κυριου.

⁵ Και ο ηχος των πτερυγων των χερουβειμ ηκουετο εως της εξωτερας αυλης, ως φωνη του Παντοδυναμου Θεου, οποταν λαλη.

⁶ Και οτε προσεταξε τον ανδρα τον ενδεδυμενον τα λινα, λεγων, Λαβε πυρ εκ μεσου των τροχων, εκ μεσου των χερουβειμ, τοτε εισηλθε και εσταθη πλησιον των τροχων.

⁷ Και εν χερουβ εξετεινε την χειρα αυτου εκ μεσου των χερουβειμ, προς το πυρ το εν τω μεσω των χερουβειμ, και ελαβεν εκ τουτου και εθεσεν εις τας χειρας του ενδεδυμενου τα λινα· ο δε ελαβεν αυτο και εξηλθεν.

⁸ Εφαινετο δε ομοιωμα χειρος ανθρωπου εις τα χερουβειμ υπο τας πτερυγας αυτων.

⁹ Και ειδον και ιδου, τεσσαρες τροχοι πλησιον των χερουβειμ, εις τροχος πλησιον ενος χερουβ και εις τροχος πλησιον αλλον χερουβ, και η θεα των τροχων ητο ως οψις βηρυλλου λιθου.

¹⁰ Περι δε της θεας αυτων, και οι τεσσαρες ειχον το αυτο ομοιωμα, ως εαν ητο τροχος εν μεσω τροχου.

¹¹ Ενω εβαδιζον, επορευοντο κατα τα τεσσαρα αυτων πλαγια· δεν εστρεφοντο ενω εβαδιζον, αλλ' εις οντινα τοπον ο πρωτος απευθυνετο, ηκολουθουν αυτον οι αλλοι· δεν εστρεφοντο ενω εβαδιζον.

¹² Ολον δε το σωμα αυτων και τα νωτα αυτων και αι χειρες αυτων και αι πτερυγες αυτων και οι τροχοι, οι τεσσαρες αυτων τροχοι, ησαν κυκλω πληρεις οφθαλμων.

¹³ Περι δε των τροχων, ουτοι εκαλουντο, ακουοντος εμου, Γαλγαλ.

¹⁴ Και εκαστον ειχε τεσσαρα προσωπα· το προσωπον του ενος προσωπον χερουβ, και το προσωπον του δευτερου προσωπον ανθρωπου, και του τριτου προσωπον λεοντος, και του τεταρτου προσωπον αετου.

¹⁵ Και τα χερουβειμ υψωθησαν τουτο ειναι το ζωον, το οποιον ειδον παρα τον ποταμον Χεβαρ.

¹⁶ Και οτε τα χερουβειμ επορευοντο, επορευοντο οι τροχοι πλησιον αυτων και οτε τα χερουβειμ υψονον τας πτερυγας αυτων δια να ανυψωθωσιν απο της γης, και αυτοι οι τροχοι δεν εξεκλινον απο πλησιον αυτων.

¹⁷ Οτε δε ισταντο, και εκεινοι ισταντο· και οτε ανυψουντο, και εκεινοι ανυψουντο μετ' αυτων διοτι το πνευμα των ζωων ητο εν αυτοις.

¹⁸ Και η δοξα του Κυριου εξηλθεν απο του κατωφλιου του οικου και εσταθη επι των χερουβειμ.

¹⁹ Και τα χερουβειμ υψωσαν τας πτερυγας αυτων και ανυψωθησαν απο της γης ενωπιον μου οτε εξηλθον, ησαν και οι τροχοι πλησιον αυτων· και εσταθησαν εν τη θυρα της ανατολικης πυλης του οικου του Κυριου· και η δοξα του Θεου του Ισραηλ ητο επ' αυτων υπερανωθεν.

²⁰ Τουτο ειναι το ζωον, το οποιον ειδον υποκατω του Θεου του Ισραηλ παρα τον ποταμον Χεβαρ· και εγνωρισα οτι ησαν χερουβειμ.

²¹ Εκαστον ειχεν ανα τεσσαρα προσωπα και εκαστον τεσσαρας πτερυγας και ομοιωμα χειρων ανθρωπου υπο τας πτερυγας αυτων.

²² Τα δε προσωπα αυτων ησαν κατα το ομοιωμα, τα αυτα προσωπα, τα οποια ειδον παρα τον ποταμον Χεβαρ, η θεα αυτων και αυτα· επορευοντο δε εκαστον κατεναντι του προσωπου αυτου.

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.