Ezekiel 1
Magandang Balita Biblia
Ang Pangitain tungkol sa Kaluwalhatian ng Diyos
1 Akong(A) si Ezekiel ay isa sa mga dinalang-bihag sa baybay ng Ilog Kebar. Noong ikalimang araw ng ikaapat na buwan ng ikatatlumpung taon, nabuksan ang langit at isang pangitain mula sa Diyos ang aking nakita. 2 Ikalimang(B) araw noon ng ikaapat na buwan ng ikalimang taon ng pagkatapon kay Haring Jehoiakin. 3 Ako na isang pari at anak ni Buzi ay nasa Babilonia sa baybayin ng Ilog Kebar nang magpahayag sa akin si Yahweh.
4 Nang ako'y tumingala, naramdaman ko ang malakas na hanging nagmumula sa hilaga at nakita ko ang makapal na ulap na naliligid ng liwanag. Tuwing kikidlat, may isang bagay na kumikislap, parang makinang na tanso. 5 Sa(C) sentro ng bagyong ito, may apat na nilalang na buháy na anyong tao. 6 Sila'y may tig-aapat na mukha at pakpak. 7 Tuwid ang kanilang mga binti. Ang mga paa nila'y parang paa ng guya at tila makinang na tanso. 8 Nasa ilalim ng kanilang mga pakpak ang kanilang mga kamay na parang kamay ng tao. 9 Magkakadikit ang kanilang mga pakpak. Hindi na sila kailangang pumihit saanman nila gustong pumunta sapagkat nakaharap sila kahit saan. 10 Sa(D) harap, mukha silang tao. Sa kanang tagiliran, mukhang leon. Sa kaliwa naman ay mukha silang toro at mukhang agila sa likuran. 11 Ang tig-dalawa nilang pakpak ay nakabukang pataas at magkaabot ang dulo. Ang tig-dalawa naman ay nakatakip sa kanilang katawan. 12 Hindi na nga sila kailangang pumihit saanman nila gustong pumunta sapagkat nakaharap sila sa lahat ng dako. 13 Sa(E) gitna nila ay may naglalagablab na apoy na parang sulo, at nagpapalipat-lipat sa apat na nilalang na buháy. Maningning ang liwanag niyon at pinagmumulan ng kidlat. 14 Ang apat na nilalang ay nagpaparoo't paritong simbilis ng kidlat.
15 Nang(F) tingnan kong muli ang apat na nilalang, may nakita akong tig-isang gulong sa tabi nila. 16 Ang mga ito ay kumikislap na parang topaz. Iisa ang ayos nila at parang ang isa'y nakapaloob sa isa. 17 Ang mga ito'y hindi na kailangang ipihit saanman ito gustong pagulungin pagkat nakaharap kahit saan. 18 Ang(G) bawat gulong ay puno ng mga mata sa palibot. 19 Paglakad ng apat na nilalang, kasunod ang mga gulong. Kapag sila'y tumaas, tumataas din ang mga gulong. 20 Saanman gumawi ang apat na nilalang ay kasunod ang apat na gulong pagkat ang apat na nilalang ang nagpapagalaw sa apat na gulong. 21 Kaya paglakad ng apat na nilalang, lakad din ang mga gulong. Pagtigil naman, tigil din sila. Pagtaas, taas din sila. Anuman ang gawin ng apat na nilalang ay ginagawa ng apat na gulong.
22 Sa(H) ulunan ng apat na nilalang, naroon ang isang bubungang tila kristal. 23 Sa ilalim nito'y magkakaabot na nakabuka ang tigalawang pakpak ng apat na nilalang, at ang tigalawa'y nakatakip sa kanilang katawan. 24 Nang(I) sila'y lumipad, parang lagaslas ng malaking baha ang dinig ko sa pagaspas ng kanilang mga pakpak; parang ugong ng tinig ng Diyos na Makapangyarihan, parang ragasa ng isang malaking hukbo. Nang sila'y tumigil, ibinabâ nila ang kanilang mga pakpak. 25 At mula sa ibabaw ng bubungan, narinig ang isang malakas na tinig. Nang tumigil nga ng paglipad ang apat na nilalang, binayaan nilang nakalaylay ang kanilang mga pakpak.
26 Sa(J) ibabaw ng bubungan, naroon ang tila tronong yari sa safiro at may nakaupong parang isang tao. 27 Mula(K) sa baywang nito pataas ay may nagniningning na tila makinis na tanso. Sa ibaba naman ay may nakapalibot na apoy na nakakasilaw, 28 na ang kulay ay parang bahaghari.
Ganyan ang katulad ng kaluwalhatian ni Yahweh. Nang makita ko ito, ako'y nagpatirapa, at may narinig akong tinig.
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
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