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Ezequiel 1
Dios Habla Hoy

Visión del trono de Dios

1 Yo, el sacerdote Ezequiel, hijo de Buzí, estaba un día a orillas del río Quebar, en Babilonia, entre los que habían sido llevados al destierro. En esto se abrió el cielo, y vi a Dios en una visión. Era el día cinco del mes cuarto del año treinta, cinco años después que el rey Joaquín había sido llevado al destierro. El Señor puso su mano sobre mí. 4 Entonces vi que del norte venía un viento huracanado; de una gran nube salía un fuego como de relámpagos, y en su derredor había un fuerte resplandor. En medio del fuego brillaba algo semejante al metal bruñido, 5 y en el centro mismo había algo parecido a cuatro seres con aspecto humano. 6 Cada uno de ellos tenía cuatro caras y cuatro alas; 7 sus piernas eran rectas, con pezuñas como de becerro, y brillaban como bronce muy pulido. 8-9 Además de sus cuatro caras y sus cuatro alas, estos seres tenían manos de hombre en sus cuatro costados, debajo de sus alas. Las alas se tocaban unas con otras. Al andar, no se volvían, sino que caminaban de frente. 10 Las caras de los cuatro seres tenían este aspecto: por delante, su cara era la de un hombre; a la derecha, la de un león; a la izquierda, la de un toro; y por detrás, la de un águila. 11 Las alas se extendían hacia arriba. Dos de ellas se tocaban entre sí, y con las otras dos se cubrían el cuerpo. 12 Todos caminaban de frente, y no se volvían al andar. Iban en la dirección en que el poder de Dios los llevaba. 13 El aspecto de los seres era como de carbones encendidos, o como de algo parecido a antorchas que iban y venían en medio de ellos; el fuego era resplandeciente, y de él salían relámpagos. 14 Los seres iban y venían rápidamente, como si fueran relámpagos.

15 Miré a aquellos seres y vi que en el suelo, al lado de cada uno de ellos, había una rueda. 16 Las cuatro ruedas eran iguales y, por la manera en que estaban hechas, brillaban como el topacio. Parecía como si dentro de cada rueda hubiera otra rueda. 17 Podían avanzar en cualquiera de las cuatro direcciones, sin tener que volverse. 18 Vi que las cuatro ruedas tenían sus aros, y que en su derredor estaban llenas de reflejos. 19 Cuando aquellos seres avanzaban, también avanzaban las ruedas con ellos, y cuando los seres se levantaban del suelo, también se levantaban las ruedas. 20 Los seres se movían en la dirección en que el poder de Dios los impulsaba, y las ruedas se levantaban junto con ellos, porque las ruedas formaban parte viva de los seres. 21 Cuando los seres se movían, se movían también las ruedas, y cuando ellos se detenían, las ruedas también se detenían; y cuando los seres se levantaban del suelo, también las ruedas se levantaban con ellos, porque las ruedas formaban parte viva de los seres.

22 Por encima de sus cabezas se veía una especie de bóveda, brillante como el cristal. 23 Debajo de la bóveda se extendían rectas las alas de aquellos seres, tocándose unas con otras. Con dos de ellas se cubrían el cuerpo. 24 Y oí también el ruido que hacían las alas cuando avanzaban: era como el ruido del agua de un río crecido, como la voz del Todopoderoso, como el ruido de un gran ejército. Cuando se detenían, bajaban las alas. 25 Y salió un ruido de encima de la bóveda que estaba sobre la cabeza de ellos. 26 Encima de la bóveda vi algo como un trono que parecía de zafiro, y sobre aquella especie de trono había alguien que parecía un hombre. 27 De lo que parecía ser su cintura para arriba, vi que brillaba como metal bruñido rodeado de fuego, y de allí para abajo vi algo semejante al fuego. En su derredor había un resplandor 28 parecido al arco iris cuando aparece entre las nubes en un día de lluvia. De esta manera se me presentó la gloria del Señor. Al verla, me incliné hasta tocar el suelo con la frente.

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Ezekiel’s Inaugural Vision

1 In my thirtieth year, in the fourth month on the fifth day, while I was among the exiles(A) by the Kebar River,(B) the heavens were opened(C) and I saw visions(D) of God.

2 On the fifth of the month—it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin(E)— 3 the word of the Lord came to Ezekiel(F) the priest, the son of Buzi, by the Kebar River in the land of the Babylonians.[a] There the hand of the Lord was on him.(G)

4 I looked, and I saw a windstorm(H) coming out of the north(I)—an immense cloud with flashing lightning and surrounded by brilliant light. The center of the fire looked like glowing metal,(J) 5 and in the fire was what looked like four living creatures.(K) In appearance their form was human,(L) 6 but each of them had four faces(M) and four wings. 7 Their legs were straight; their feet were like those of a calf and gleamed like burnished bronze.(N) 8 Under their wings on their four sides they had human hands.(O) All four of them had faces and wings, 9 and the wings of one touched the wings of another. Each one went straight ahead; they did not turn as they moved.(P)

10 Their faces looked like this: Each of the four had the face of a human being, and on the right side each had the face of a lion, and on the left the face of an ox; each also had the face of an eagle.(Q) 11 Such were their faces. They each had two wings(R) spreading out upward, each wing touching that of the creature on either side; and each had two other wings covering its body. 12 Each one went straight ahead. Wherever the spirit would go, they would go, without turning as they went.(S) 13 The appearance of the living creatures was like burning coals(T) of fire or like torches. Fire moved back and forth among the creatures; it was bright, and lightning(U) flashed out of it. 14 The creatures sped back and forth like flashes of lightning.(V)

15 As I looked at the living creatures,(W) I saw a wheel(X) on the ground beside each creature with its four faces. 16 This was the appearance and structure of the wheels: They sparkled like topaz,(Y) and all four looked alike. Each appeared to be made like a wheel intersecting a wheel. 17 As they moved, they would go in any one of the four directions the creatures faced; the wheels did not change direction(Z) as the creatures went. 18 Their rims were high and awesome, and all four rims were full of eyes(AA) all around.

19 When the living creatures moved, the wheels beside them moved; and when the living creatures rose from the ground, the wheels also rose. 20 Wherever the spirit would go, they would go,(AB) and the wheels would rise along with them, because the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels. 21 When the creatures moved, they also moved; when the creatures stood still, they also stood still; and when the creatures rose from the ground, the wheels rose along with them, because the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.(AC)

22 Spread out above the heads of the living creatures was what looked something like a vault,(AD) sparkling like crystal, and awesome. 23 Under the vault their wings were stretched out one toward the other, and each had two wings covering its body. 24 When the creatures moved, I heard the sound of their wings, like the roar of rushing(AE) waters, like the voice(AF) of the Almighty,[b] like the tumult of an army.(AG) When they stood still, they lowered their wings.

25 Then there came a voice from above the vault over their heads as they stood with lowered wings. 26 Above the vault over their heads was what looked like a throne(AH) of lapis lazuli,(AI) and high above on the throne was a figure like that of a man.(AJ) 27 I saw that from what appeared to be his waist up he looked like glowing metal, as if full of fire, and that from there down he looked like fire; and brilliant light surrounded him.(AK) 28 Like the appearance of a rainbow(AL) in the clouds on a rainy day, so was the radiance around him.(AM)

This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory(AN) of the Lord. When I saw it, I fell facedown,(AO) and I heard the voice of one speaking.

Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 1:3 Or Chaldeans
  2. Ezekiel 1:24 Hebrew Shaddai
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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

  1. Ezekiel 1:1 Or from God
  2. Ezekiel 1:4 Or amber; also verse 27
  3. Ezekiel 1:12 Or Spirit; also twice in verse 20 and once in verse 21
  4. Ezekiel 1:15 Hebrew of their faces
  5. Ezekiel 1:17 Hebrew on their four sides
  6. Ezekiel 1:20 Or the spirit of life; also verse 21
  7. Ezekiel 1:26 Or lapis lazuli
  8. Ezekiel 1:27 Or it
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