エゼキエル書 1
Japanese Living Bible
最初の幻
1 1-3 ブジの息子である私エゼキエルは祭司でしたが、バビロンに連れて来られた捕囚のユダヤ人の一人として、ケバル川のほとりに住んでいました。第四の月の五日、突然、天が開いて、私は神からの幻を見たのです。その時、私は三十歳になっていました。
4 その幻の中で、私は見たのです。北の方から、燃える火のような巨大な雲を前面に押し出しながら、激しい嵐が私を目がけて突進して来ます。雲に包まれた火は絶え間なく閃光を放ちながら、火の中には、みがき上げた真鍮のように輝くものがありました。
5 すると、その雲の真ん中から、人間のように見える奇妙な姿をした四つのものが現れました。 6 その四つのものは、それぞれ四つの顔と二対の翼を持っていました。 7 足は人間の足のようですが、先が子牛のひづめのように分かれていて、みがいた真鍮のように輝いているのです。 8 また、それぞれ翼の下から人間の手が出ているのが見えました。
9 この四つの生きものは翼を連ねて、曲がらずにまっすぐ飛んで来ました。 10 それぞれの顔は、正面は人の顔、右側はライオンの顔、左側は牛の顔、背面はわしの顔でした。 11 それぞれの二対の翼は、背中の中央から広げられ、一対は両側の生きものの翼に触れ合い、他の一対は体を覆っていました。 12 そして、彼らの霊が行く所はどこへでも、曲がることなく、まっすぐに進んで行きました。
13 これらの生きものの間を、赤く燃える炭火や明るいたいまつのように輝く別の生きものがうごめいていました。それらの生きものからは、いなずまが出ていました。 14 その生きものたちは、いなずまの光のように速く、あちこち動き回っていました。
15 私がこの光景に見入っていると、四つの生きものの下には、地上でそれらを支えるように四つの輪があるのが見えました。それぞれの生きものに一つの輪がついているのです。 16 輪はみがき上げた琥珀でできているように見え、輪の中にもう一つの輪が内側にあるようにはめ込まれていました。 17 これらの輪は、向きを変えずに四つの方向に向かうことができました。 18 四つの輪には縁と輻があり、縁の外側には目がいっぱいついていました。 19-21 四つの生きものが前方に飛ぶときは輪も前方に動き、上に飛ぶと輪も上に動きました。生きものが止まると輪も止まりました。生きものの霊が輪の中にあったからです。それで、霊が行く所はどこへでも、輪と生きものも行きました。
22 生きものの上に広がった大空は、まるで水晶のように輝き、ことばでは表現できないほどの美しさでした。 23 それぞれの生きものの翼は、互いにまっすぐに伸びて触れ合い、もう一対の翼が体を覆っていました。 24 生きものが飛ぶと、翼は打ち寄せる波や神の声のように、あるいは大軍勢の雄たけびのようなとどろきを立てました。生きものは止まると、翼を下に垂れました。 25 生きものが止まるたびに、頭上の水晶のような大空から声が聞こえました。
26 生きものの頭上の空高く、壮麗な青いサファイヤで作った王座のようなものがあり、人間の姿に似た方が座っていたのです。 27-28 その方は、腰から上は、火のように照り輝く、燃える青銅のように見えました。腰から下は炎に包まれ、その方の回りには虹のような輝きがありました。このように、主の栄光が示されたのです。これを見て、私は地にひれ伏しました。そして、私に語りかける方の声を聞いたのです。
Ezekiel 1
King James Version
1 Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the river of 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 the Lord came expressly unto Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of the Lord was there upon him.
4 And I looked, and, behold, a whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire infolding itself, and a brightness was about it, and out of the midst thereof as the colour of amber, out of the midst of the fire.
5 Also out of the midst thereof came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance; they had the likeness of a man.
6 And every one had four faces, and every one had four wings.
7 And their feet were straight feet; and the sole of their feet was like the sole of a calf's foot: and they sparkled like the colour of burnished brass.
8 And they had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides; and they four had their faces and their wings.
9 Their wings were joined one to another; they turned not when they went; they went every one straight forward.
10 As for the likeness of their faces, they four had the face of a man, and the face of a lion, on the right side: and they four had the face of an ox on the left side; they four also had the face of an eagle.
11 Thus were their faces: and their wings were stretched upward; two wings of every one were joined one to another, and two covered their bodies.
12 And they went every one straight forward: whither the spirit was to go, they went; and they turned not when they went.
13 As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, and like the appearance of lamps: it went up and down among the living creatures; and the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning.
14 And the living creatures ran and returned as the appearance of a flash of lightning.
15 Now as I beheld the living creatures, behold one wheel upon the earth by the living creatures, with his four faces.
16 The appearance of the wheels and their work was like unto the colour of a beryl: and they four had one likeness: and their appearance and their work was as it were a wheel in the middle of a wheel.
17 When they went, they went upon their four sides: and they turned not when they went.
18 As for their rings, they were so high that they were dreadful; and their rings were full of eyes round about them four.
19 And when the living creatures went, the wheels went by them: and when the living creatures were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up.
20 Whithersoever the spirit was to go, they went, thither was their spirit to go; and the wheels were lifted up over against 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 over against them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.
22 And the likeness of the firmament upon the heads of the living creature was as the colour of the terrible crystal, stretched forth over their heads above.
23 And under the firmament were their wings straight, the one toward the other: every one had two, which covered on this side, and every one had two, which covered on that side, their bodies.
24 And when they went, I heard the noise of their wings, like the noise of great waters, as the voice of the Almighty, the voice of speech, as the noise of an host: when they stood, they let down their wings.
25 And there was a voice from the firmament that was over their heads, when they stood, and had let down their wings.
26 And above the firmament that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone: and upon the likeness of the throne was the likeness as the appearance of a man above upon it.
27 And I saw as the colour of amber, as the appearance of fire round about within it, from the appearance of his loins even upward, and from the appearance of his loins even downward, I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and it had brightness round about.
28 As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord. And when I saw it, I fell upon my face, and I heard a voice of one that spake.
Ezekiel 1
English Standard Version
Ezekiel in Babylon
1 (A)In the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, as I was among the exiles by (B)the Chebar canal, (C)the heavens were opened, and I saw (D)visions of God.[a] 2 On the fifth day of the month (it was (E)the fifth year of (F)the exile of King Jehoiachin), 3 the word of the Lord came to Ezekiel (G)the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by (H)the Chebar canal, and (I)the hand of the Lord was upon him there.
The Glory of the Lord
4 As I looked, behold, (J)a stormy wind came (K)out of the north, and a great cloud, with (L)brightness around it, and fire flashing forth continually, and in the midst of the fire, (M)as it were gleaming metal.[b] 5 And from the midst of it came the likeness of (N)four living creatures. (O)And this was their appearance: they had a human likeness, 6 (P)but each had four faces, and each of them had four wings. 7 Their legs were straight, and the soles of their feet were like the sole of a calf's foot. And they sparkled (Q)like burnished bronze. 8 Under their wings (R)on their four sides (S)they had human hands. And the four had their faces and their wings thus: 9 their wings touched one another. (T)Each one of them went straight forward, (U)without turning as they went. 10 As for the likeness of their faces, (V)each had a human face. The four had the face of a lion on the right side, the four had the face of an ox on the left side, and the four had the face of an eagle. 11 Such were their faces. And their wings were spread out above. Each creature had two wings, each of which touched the wing of another, while (W)two covered their bodies. 12 (X)And each went straight forward. (Y)Wherever the spirit[c] would go, they went, without turning as they went. 13 As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was (Z)like burning coals of fire, (AA)like the appearance of torches moving to and fro among the living creatures. (AB)And the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning. 14 And the living creatures (AC)darted to and fro, (AD)like the appearance of a flash of lightning.
15 (AE)Now as I looked at the living creatures, I saw a wheel on the earth beside the living creatures, one for each of the four of them.[d] 16 (AF)As for the appearance of the wheels and their construction: their appearance was like (AG)the gleaming of beryl. (AH)And the four had the same likeness, their appearance and construction being as it were a wheel within a wheel. 17 (AI)When they went, they went (AJ)in any of their four directions[e] (AK)without turning as they went. 18 And their rims were tall and awesome, (AL)and the rims of all four were full of eyes all around. 19 (AM)And when the living creatures went, the wheels went beside them; (AN)and when the living creatures rose from the earth, the wheels rose. 20 (AO)Wherever the spirit wanted to go, they went, and the wheels rose along with them, (AP)for the spirit of the living creatures[f] was in the wheels. 21 (AQ)When those went, these went; and when those stood, these stood; (AR)and when those rose from the earth, the wheels rose along with them, (AS)for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.
22 Over the heads of the living creatures there was (AT)the likeness of an expanse, shining like awe-inspiring (AU)crystal, spread out above their heads. 23 And under the expanse their wings were (AV)stretched out straight, one toward another. (AW)And each creature had two wings covering its body. 24 And when they went, I heard the sound of their wings (AX)like the sound of many waters, like (AY)the sound of the (AZ)Almighty, a sound of tumult (BA)like the sound of an army. When they stood still, they let down their wings. 25 And there came a voice from above (BB)the expanse over their heads. When they stood still, they let down their wings.
26 And above the expanse over their heads there was (BC)the likeness of a throne, (BD)in appearance (BE)like sapphire;[g] and seated above the likeness of a throne was (BF)a likeness with a human appearance. 27 And (BG)upward from what had the appearance of his waist I saw as it were (BH)gleaming metal, like the appearance of fire enclosed all around. And downward from what had the appearance of his waist I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and (BI)there was brightness around him.[h] 28 Like the appearance of (BJ)the bow that is in the cloud on the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness all around.
Such was the appearance of the likeness of (BK)the glory of the Lord. And when I saw it, (BL)I fell on my face, and I heard the voice of one speaking.
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 1:1 Or from God
- Ezekiel 1:4 Or amber; also verse 27
- Ezekiel 1:12 Or Spirit; also twice in verse 20 and once in verse 21
- Ezekiel 1:15 Hebrew of their faces
- Ezekiel 1:17 Hebrew on their four sides
- Ezekiel 1:20 Or the spirit of life; also verse 21
- Ezekiel 1:26 Or lapis lazuli
- Ezekiel 1:27 Or it
Hesekiel 1
Swedish New Living Bible (Nya Levande Bibeln)
Synen med de levande varelserna
1-3 På femte dagen i fjärde månaden det år jag blev trettio år gammal, öppnades plötsligt himlen för mig och jag fick se en syn från Gud. Det var den fjärde dagen i den femte månaden och fem år sedan kung Jojakim blev bortförd i landsflykt. Jag befann mig tillsammans med andra landsflyktiga judar vid Kebarkanalen i Babylon. Då kom Herrens ord till mig, prästen Hesekiel, son till Busi.
4 I en syn såg jag en väldig storm komma emot mig från norr. Den förde med sig en molnsky av flammande eld, som i sin mitt glänste som glödande metall.
5 Inne i molnet syntes något som liknade fyra varelser. De såg ut som människor,
6 men var och en av dem hade fyra ansikten och fyra vingar.
7 Deras ben var raka som människors, men fötterna såg ut som klövar och glänste som putsad koppar.
8 Under vingarna, på alla dess fyra sidor, kunde jag dessutom se människohänder.
9 De fyra levande varelserna vidrörde varandras vingspetsar, och de rörde sig rakt fram utan att vända sig om.
10 Var och en av dem hade en människas ansikte framtill, ett lejonansikte på högra sidan av huvudet, ett tjuransikte på vänstra sidan och ett örnansikte mitt emot människoansiktet.
11 Varje varelse hade två par vingar. Ett par av vingarna var utsträckta mot de levande varelser som stod på dess sidor, och med det andra paret täckte de sin kropp.
12 Dit deras ande gick, dit gick också de, och de gick alltid rakt fram utan att vända sig om.
13 De glödde som kol och påminde om brinnande facklor. Eld och blixtar omslöt dem och vandrade mellan dem.
14 De rörde sig fram och tillbaka, snabbt som blixten.
15 Jag lade märke till fyra hjul på marken bredvid var och en av dem.
16 Hjulen gnistrade som krysolit. Varje hjul hade ett inre hjul som gick tvärs igenom i rät vinkel.
17 Varelserna kunde gå i vilken riktning som helst av de fyra huvudriktningarna utan att hjulen behövde svänga.
18 Hjulen var höga och fruktansvärda, försedda med ögon runtom.
19-21 När de fyra varelserna rörde sig framåt, rörde sig hjulen tillsammans med dem. När de flög uppåt, följde hjulen med. När varelserna stannade, stannade även hjulen. De fyra varelsernas ande var nämligen i hjulen.
22 Himlen som bredde ut sig över dem var härlig och gnistrade som iskristaller.
23 Varelserna sträckte ett par av sina vingar mot varandra, och med det andra paret täckte de kroppen.
24 När de flög dånade deras vingar som vågor mot stranden, som Guds röst och som dånet från en väldig armé.
25 När de stannade sänkte de vingarna. Varje gång de stannade hördes en röst från himlen över dem.
26 Högt däruppe stod något som liknade en tron av underbara blå safirstenar, och på tronen satt någon som liknade en människa.
27-28 Från midjan och uppåt var han som glänsande koppar, bländande som eld. Från midjan och neråt var han en enda flammande låga, och runt omkring honom fanns ett ljussken som en regnbåge. Det var så jag upplevde Herrens härlighet. När jag såg den, föll jag ner med ansiktet mot marken och hörde rösten av någon som talade till mig.
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