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10 Og jeg skuede og se, over hvælvingen over kerubernes hoveder var der noget som Safir; noget ligesom en Trone viste sig over dem. Så sagde han til Manden i det linnede Klædebon: "Gå ind mellem Hjulene under keruberne og tag Hænderne fulde af glødende Kul fra Rummet mellem Keruberne og strø det ud over Byen!" Og jeg så ham gå derhen. Keruberne stod sønden for Templet, da Manden gik derhen, og Skyen fyldte den indre Forgård. Og Herrens Herlighed hævede sig fra Keruberne og flyttede sig hen til Templets Tærskel; da fyldtes Templet af Skyen, og Forgården fyldtes af Herrens Herligheds Glalans. Og Suset af Kerubernes Vinger hørtes helt ud i den ydre Forgård som Gud den Almægtiges Røst, når han taler. Så bød han Manden i det linnede Klædebon: "Tag Ild fra Rummet mellem Hjulene, inde mellem keruberne!" Og Manden stillede sig hen ved Siden af det ene Hjul og rakte Hånden ind i Ilden, som brændte mellem Keruberne, og kom ud med noget deraf. Under Kerubernes Vinger sås noget, der lignede en Menneskehånd; og jeg skuede, og se, der var fire Hjul ved Siden af Keruberne, eet ved hver Kerub, og Hjulene var som funklende Krysolit at se til. 10 De så alle fire ens ud, og det var, som om der i hvert Hjul var et andet Hjul, 11 De kunde gå til alle fire Sider de vendte sig ikke, når de gik. Thi de gik i den Retning, den forreste vendte, og de vendte sig ikke, når de gik. 12 Hele deres Legeme, Ryg, Hænder og Vinger og ligeledes Hjulene var fulde af Øjne rundt om; således var det med alle fire Hjul. 13 Og jeg hørte, at Hjulene kaldtes Galgal. 14 Hver af dem havde fire Ansigter; det ene var et Kerubansigt, det andet et Menneskeansigt, det tredje et Løveansigt og det fjerde et Ørneansigt. 15 Og Keruberne hævede sig i Vejret. Det var det samme levende Væsen, jeg så ved Floden Kebar. 16 Når Keruberne gik, gik også Hjulene ved Siden af, og når Keruberne løftede Vingerne for at hæve sig fra Jorden, vendte Hjulene sig ikke fra dem; 17 når de standsede, standsede også de; og når de hævede sig, hævede de sig med, thi Væsenets Ånd var i dem.

18 Så forlod Herrens Herlighed Templets Tærskel og stillede sig over Keruberne. 19 Og jeg så, hvorledes Keruberne løftede Vingerne og hævede sig fra Jorden, da de gik, og Hjulene med dem; og de standsede ved Indgangen til Herrens Huses Østport, og Israels Guds Herlighed var oven over dem. 20 Det var det samme levende Væsen, jeg så under Israels Gud ved Floden Kebar; og jeg skønnede, at det var Keruber. 21 Hver af dem havde fire Ansigter og fire Vinger og noget ligesom Menneskehænder under Vingerne. 22 Og deres Ansigter var ligesom de Ansigter, jeg så ved Floden Kebar. De gik alle lige ud.

Herrens herlighed forlader templet

10 Derefter så jeg i mit syn noget, der lignede en trone af safir, som stod på den lysende hvælving over kerubernes hoveder. Jeg hørte Herren sige til manden, der var klædt i linned: „Gå ind mellem hjulene under keruberne og tag en håndfuld af de glødende kul og strø dem ud over byen.”

Da manden fik besked på at gå hen til keruberne, stod de ved templets sydside, og den strålende sky af Herrens herlighed fyldte den indre forgård. Herrens stråleglans havde løftet sig fra keruberne og flyttet sig hen over templets indgang, så hele templet fyldtes af skyen, og hele forgården fyldtes af skæret fra Herrens herlighed. Lyden af kerubernes vingeslag kunne høres helt ud i den ydre forgård, og det lød, som når Gud, den Almægtige, taler.

Da Herren befalede manden at gå ind mellem hjulene under keruberne og tage en håndfuld glødende kul, gik han hen og stillede sig ved et af hjulene. Derefter rakte en af keruberne hånden ud, tog nogle af de glødende kul fra ilden og gav dem til ham. Han tog imod kullene og gik tilbage, hvor han kom fra.

Under kerubernes vinger var der nemlig noget, der lignede menneskehænder. Under hver af de fire keruber var der et hjul, der funklede som ædelsten. 10 Alle hjulene var ens og inden i hvert hjul sad der et andet hjul på tværs. 11 Keruberne og hjulene kunne bevæge sig i alle fire retninger uden at vende sig. De fulgte efter den ledende kerub uden at vende sig. 12 Kerubernes krop, ryg, hænder og vinger var fulde af øjne, og det samme gjaldt hjulene. 13 Jeg hørte, at hjulene blev kaldt „hvirvelhjul”.

14 Hver af keruberne havde fire ansigter: et kerubansigt, et menneskeansigt, et løveansigt og et ørneansigt.

15 Derpå bevægede de sig op i luften. De var ligesom de levende væsener, jeg tidligere havde set ved Kebarfloden. 16 Når keruberne flyttede sig, gjorde hjulene det også. Når keruberne hævede sig i vejret, fulgte hjulene med dem og blev hos dem, mens de fløj. 17 Hvor som helst de bevægede sig hen, fulgte hjulene med, for deres ånd var i hjulene.

18 Derefter flyttede Herrens herlighed sig fra templets indgang til tronen over keruberne, 19 og jeg så keruberne sprede vingerne ud og løfte sig fra jorden sammen med hjulene. De fløj væk fra templet, men gjorde ophold ved den østlige port, og Israels Guds herlighed hvilede hele tiden over dem.

20 Jeg var klar over, at disse keruber var de samme som de levende væsener, jeg tidligere havde set under Israels Guds trone ved Kebarfloden. 21 Hver af dem havde fire ansigter og fire vinger, og under deres vinger var der noget, som lignede menneskehænder. 22 Deres ansigter var som dem, jeg havde set ved Kebarfloden, og de bevægede sig også på samme måde.

The Glory Departs from the Temple

10 And I looked, and there in the (A)firmament[a] that was above the head of the cherubim, there appeared something like a sapphire stone, having the appearance of the likeness of a throne. (B)Then He spoke to the man clothed with linen, and said, “Go in among the wheels, under the cherub, fill your hands with (C)coals of fire from among the cherubim, and (D)scatter them over the city.” And he went in as I watched.

Now the cherubim were standing on the [b]south side of the [c]temple when the man went in, and the (E)cloud filled the inner court. (F)Then the glory of the Lord went up from the cherub, and paused over the threshold of the [d]temple; and (G)the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was full of the brightness of the Lord’s (H)glory. And the (I)sound of the wings of the cherubim was heard even in the outer court, like (J)the voice of Almighty God when He speaks.

Then it happened, when He commanded the man clothed in linen, saying, “Take fire from among the wheels, from among the cherubim,” that he went in and stood beside the wheels. And the cherub stretched out his hand from among the cherubim to the fire that was among the cherubim, and took some of it and put it into the hands of the man clothed with linen, who took it and went out. (K)The cherubim appeared to have the form of a man’s hand under their wings.

(L)And when I looked, there were four wheels by the cherubim, one wheel by one cherub and another wheel by each other cherub; the wheels appeared to have the color of a (M)beryl stone. 10 As for their appearance, all four looked alike—as it were, a wheel in the middle of a wheel. 11 (N)When they went, they went toward any of their four directions; they did not turn aside when they went, but followed in the direction the head was facing. They did not turn aside when they went. 12 And their whole body, with their back, their hands, their wings, and the wheels that the four had, were (O)full of eyes all around. 13 As for the wheels, they were called in my [e]hearing, “Wheel.”

14 (P)Each one had four faces: the first face was the face of a cherub, the second face the face of a man, the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle. 15 And the cherubim were lifted up. This was (Q)the living creature I saw by the River Chebar. 16 (R)When the cherubim went, the wheels went beside them; and when the cherubim lifted their wings to mount up from the earth, the same wheels also did not turn from beside them. 17 (S)When [f]the cherubim stood still, the wheels stood still, and when [g]one was lifted up, [h]the other lifted itself up, for the spirit of the living creature was in them.

18 Then (T)the glory of the Lord (U)departed from the threshold of the [i]temple and stood over the cherubim. 19 And (V)the cherubim lifted their wings and mounted up from the earth in my sight. When they went out, the wheels were beside them; and they stood at the door of the (W)east gate of the Lord’s house, and the glory of the God of Israel was above them.

20 (X)This is the living creature I saw under the God of Israel (Y)by the River Chebar, and I knew they were cherubim. 21 (Z)Each one had four faces and each one four wings, and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings. 22 And (AA)the likeness of their faces was the same as the faces which I had seen by the River Chebar, their appearance and their persons. (AB)They each went straight forward.

Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 10:1 expanse
  2. Ezekiel 10:3 Lit. right
  3. Ezekiel 10:3 Lit. house
  4. Ezekiel 10:4 Lit. house
  5. Ezekiel 10:13 Lit. ears
  6. Ezekiel 10:17 Lit. they
  7. Ezekiel 10:17 Lit. they were
  8. Ezekiel 10:17 Lit. they lifted them
  9. Ezekiel 10:18 Lit. house

God’s Glory Leaves Jerusalem

10 Then I looked, and behold, on the firmament that was over the heads of the cherubim there appeared above them something like a sapphire, in form resembling a throne. And he said to the man clothed in linen, “Go in among the whirling wheels underneath the cherubim; fill your hands with burning coals from between the cherubim, and scatter them over the city.”

And he went in before my eyes. Now the cherubim were standing on the south side of the house, when the man went in; and a cloud filled the inner court. And the glory of the Lord went up from the cherubim to the threshold of the house; and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was full of the brightness of the glory of the Lord. And the sound of the wings of the cherubim was heard as far as the outer court, like the voice of God Almighty when he speaks.

And when he commanded the man clothed in linen, “Take fire from between the whirling wheels, from between the cherubim,” he went in and stood beside a wheel. And a cherub stretched forth his hand from between the cherubim to the fire that was between the cherubim, and took some of it, and put it into the hands of the man clothed in linen, who took it and went out. The cherubim appeared to have the form of a human hand under their wings.

And I looked, and behold, there were four wheels beside the cherubim, one beside each cherub; and the appearance of the wheels was like sparkling chrysolite. 10 And as for their appearance, the four had the same likeness, as if a wheel were within a wheel. 11 When they went, they went in any of their four directions[a] without turning as they went, but in whatever direction the front wheel faced the others followed without turning as they went. 12 And[b] their rims, and their spokes,[c] and the wheels were full of eyes round about—the wheels that the four of them had. 13 As for the wheels, they were called in my hearing the whirling wheels. 14 And every one had four faces: the first face was the face of the cherub, and the second face was the face of a man, and the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.

15 And the cherubim mounted up. These were the living creatures that I saw by the river Chebar. 16 And when the cherubim went, the wheels went beside them; and when the cherubim lifted up their wings to mount up from the earth, the wheels did not turn from beside them. 17 When they stood still, these stood still, and when they mounted up, these mounted up with them; for the spirit of the living creatures[d] was in them.

18 Then the glory of the Lord went forth from the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubim. 19 And the cherubim lifted up their wings and mounted up from the earth in my sight as they went forth, with the wheels beside them; and they stood at the door of the east gate of the house of the Lord; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them.

20 These were the living creatures that I saw underneath the God of Israel by the river Chebar; and I knew that they were cherubim. 21 Each had four faces, and each four wings, and underneath their wings the semblance of human hands. 22 And as for the likeness of their faces, they were the very faces whose appearance I had seen by the river Chebar. They went every one straight forward.

Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 10:11 Heb on their four sides
  2. Ezekiel 10:12 Gk: Heb And their whole body and
  3. Ezekiel 10:12 Heb spokes and their wings
  4. Ezekiel 10:17 Or of life