Ezekiel 1
Legacy Standard Bible
The Vision of Four Living Creatures
1 Now it happened in the thirtieth year, on the fifth day of the fourth month, while I was by the (A)river Chebar among the exiles, that the (B)heavens were opened, and I saw [a](C)visions of God. 2 (On the fifth of the month [b]in the (D)fifth year of King Jehoiachin’s exile, 3 the (E)word of [c]Yahweh came expressly to Ezekiel the priest, son of Buzi, in the (F)land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and there (G)the hand of Yahweh came upon him.)
4 Then I looked, and behold, a (H)storm wind was coming from the north, a great cloud with fire flashing forth continually and a bright light all around it, and in its midst something like the gleam of (I)glowing metal in the midst of the fire. 5 And within it there were figures with the likeness of (J)four living creatures. And this was their appearance: they had the (K)likeness of a man. 6 And each of them had (L)four faces and (M)four wings. 7 And their legs were straight, and [d]their feet were like a calf’s hoof, and they sparkled like the gleam of (N)burnished bronze. 8 And under their wings on their (O)four sides were (P)hands of a man. As for the faces and wings of the four of them, 9 their wings touched one another; their faces did (Q)not turn as they went; each (R)went straight forward. 10 And as for the (S)likeness of their faces, each had the (T)face of a man; [e]all four had the face of a lion on the right and the face of a bull on the left, and [f]all four had the face of an eagle. 11 And such were their faces. Their wings were spread out above; each had two touching another being, and (U)two covering their bodies. 12 And (V)each went straight forward; (W)wherever the spirit was about to go, they would go, without turning as they went. 13 [g]As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of (X)fire, [h]like the appearance of torches going back and forth among the living creatures. The fire was bright, and lightning was [i]flashing from the fire. 14 And the living creatures (Y)ran to and fro with the appearance of (Z)lightning.
15 Then I looked at the living creatures, and behold, there was one (AA)wheel on the earth beside the living creatures, [j]for each of the four of them. 16 The (AB)appearance of the wheels and their workmanship was like the gleam of (AC)beryl, and all four of them had the same likeness, their appearance and workmanship being as if [k]one wheel were within another. 17 Whenever they went, they went in any of their four [l]directions without (AD)turning as they went. 18 And as for their rims, they were lofty and awesome, and the rims of all four of them were (AE)full of eyes all around. 19 (AF)And when the living creatures went, the wheels went beside them. And when the living creatures (AG)rose from the earth, the wheels rose also. 20 (AH)Wherever the spirit was about to go, they would go in that direction, [m]where the spirit was about to go. And the wheels rose alongside of them; for the spirit of the living [n]creatures was in the wheels. 21 (AI)Whenever those went, these went; and whenever those stood still, these stood still. And whenever those rose from the earth, the wheels rose close beside them; for the spirit of the living [o]creatures was in the wheels.
The Vision of the Glory of Yahweh
22 Now (AJ)over the heads of the living [p]creatures there was something with the likeness of an expanse, like the awesome gleam of [q]crystal, spread out over their heads above. 23 And underneath the expanse their wings were stretched out straight, one toward the other; each one also had (AK)two wings covering its body on the one side and on the other. 24 I also heard the sound of their wings like the (AL)sound of many waters as they went, like the [r](AM)sound of [s]the Almighty, a sound of tumult like the (AN)sound of an army camp; whenever they stood still, they dropped their wings. 25 And there came a sound from above the (AO)expanse that was over their heads; whenever they stood still, they dropped their wings.
26 Now (AP)above the expanse that was over their heads there was something in the (AQ)likeness of a throne, like (AR)sapphire stone in appearance; and upon the likeness of the throne, high up, was the likeness of one with the appearance of a (AS)man. 27 Then I saw from the appearance of His loins and upward something (AT)like the gleam of [t]glowing metal with the appearance of fire all around within it, and from the appearance of His loins and downward I saw something with the appearance of fire; and there was a radiance all around Him. 28 As the appearance of the (AU)rainbow [u]in the clouds on a rainy day, so was the appearance of the radiance all around. Such was the appearance of the likeness of the (AV)glory of Yahweh. And I saw this, and I (AW)fell on my face and heard a sound of a voice speaking.
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 1:1 Some ancient mss and versions a vision
- Ezekiel 1:2 Lit it was
- Ezekiel 1:3 The personal covenant name of God, a form of I AM WHO I AM, cf. Ex 3:14-15
- Ezekiel 1:7 Lit the soles of their feet
- Ezekiel 1:10 Lit the four of them
- Ezekiel 1:10 Lit the four of them
- Ezekiel 1:13 Some ancient versions And in the midst of the living
- Ezekiel 1:13 Lit coming out
- Ezekiel 1:13 Lit coming out
- Ezekiel 1:15 Lit for his four faces
- Ezekiel 1:16 Lit the wheel in the midst of the wheel
- Ezekiel 1:17 Lit sides
- Ezekiel 1:20 Some ancient versions omit the final clause
- Ezekiel 1:20 M.T. creature
- Ezekiel 1:21 M.T. being
- Ezekiel 1:22 As in some ancient mss and versions; M.T. creature
- Ezekiel 1:22 Or ice
- Ezekiel 1:24 Or voice
- Ezekiel 1:24 Heb Shaddai
- Ezekiel 1:27 Or electrum
- Ezekiel 1:28 Lit which occurs in
Ezequiel 1
O Livro
O aparecimento das criaturas e a glória do Senhor
1 Eu, o sacerdote Ezequiel, filho de Buzi, vivia no meio dos judeus exilados nas proximidades do rio Quebar na Babilónia. No quinto dia do quarto mês[a] do meu trigésimo ano, abriram-se os céus de repente, perante mim, e tive visões da parte de Deus.
2 Era o quinto ano do cativeiro do rei Jeconias, no exílio babilónico, 3 quando veio a palavra do Senhor, dirigida pessoalmente a mim, Ezequiel, filho de Buzi, na terra dos caldeus, e a sua mão esteve sobre mim.
4 Houve um forte vento tempestuoso vindo do norte, empurrando uma nuvem enorme que ardia em fogo e que espalhava à sua volta uma luminosidade intensa; no meio havia algo que brilhava como bronze brilhante. 5 Então, do centro da nuvem, saíram quatro criaturas que se pareciam com seres humanos, 6 mas que tinham quatro rostos cada um e ainda dois pares de asas! 7 Tinham pernas direitas, mas pés com cascos de bezerro que brilhavam como bronze polido. 8 Debaixo das asas pude ver-lhes mãos humanas; os quatro tinham rostos e asas assim dispostas: 9 estavam juntas, asa com asa, e voavam em frente, em linha reta, sem desvios.
10 Para a frente do corpo tinham um rosto humano, para o lado direito da cabeça, um rosto de leão, para o lado esquerdo, um rosto de boi, e para trás, de águia. 11 Os dois pares de asas saíam-lhes do meio das costas. Um par estendia-se até às asas da criatura que estava a seu lado e o outro par cobria-lhes o corpo. 12 Cada um caminhava em frente; para onde quer que o Espírito se movia eles também iam e não se viravam quando se movimentavam. 13 Entre eles havia outras formas que se deslocavam para cima e para baixo e que pareciam como relâmpagos ou como algo que ardesse intensamente. 14 Um fogo movia-se entre esses seres, e brilhava intensamente, expelindo relâmpagos.
15 Enquanto olhava para isto tudo, vi ainda quatro rodas no chão, debaixo das criaturas; uma roda sob cada uma. 16 As rodas tinham a cor de um topázio, todas iguais, e cada uma delas tinha outra, na parte interior, atravessada. 17 Podiam assim rodar para a frente e para os lados sem se virarem. 18 As quatro rodas tinham aros e raios; os aros estavam cheios de olhos em toda a volta.
19 Quando os quatro seres viventes se deslocavam para a frente, as rodas seguiam-nos; se se elevavam, as rodas também se levantavam; se paravam, também as rodas. 20 Porque o espírito das criaturas estava também nas rodas. 21 Por isso, para onde quer que o seu espírito fosse, tanto as rodas como os seres seguiam-no.
22 Por cima das suas cabeças havia algo semelhante ao firmamento, que reluzia como cristal, estendido por cima deles. 23 As asas de cada um dos seres estendiam-se direitas, até tocaram nas do outro ao lado; com o outro par de asas cobriam o corpo. 24 Quando se deslocavam, as asas, ao baterem, faziam um ruído semelhante ao das vagas, rebentando na praia, ou à voz do Todo-Poderoso, ou ainda parecido com o tumulto de um grande exército. Quando paravam, baixavam as asas.
25 E ouvia-se uma voz do firmamento de cristal por cima deles. 26 Por cima desse firmamento estava algo semelhante a um trono, feito de belas pedras de safira azuis, e nele estava sentado alguém que parecia ser um homem. 27 Da cintura para cima, parecia ser de bronze brilhante, luzindo como fogo; para baixo, dava a impressão de ser todo ele uma chama. 28 Havia um resplendor em volta dele como um arco nas nuvens num dia de aguaceiros.
Foi assim que me apareceu a glória do Senhor. Quando vi aquilo, caí com o rosto em terra e ouvi a voz de alguém que me falava.
Footnotes
- 1.1 Mês de Tamuz. Entre a lua nova do mês de junho e o mês de julho.
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