1 T hen I looked, and, behold, in the firmament that was above the head of the cherubims there appeared over them as it were a sapphire stone, as the appearance of the likeness of a throne.

M-am uitat şi iată că peste întinderea care se afla deasupra capetelor heruvimilor se vedea ceva ca o piatră de safir care semăna la înfăţişare cu un tron.

2 A nd he spake unto the man clothed with linen, and said, Go in between the wheels, even under the cherub, and fill thine hand with coals of fire from between the cherubims, and scatter them over the city. And he went in in my sight.

El i-a zis bărbatului îmbrăcat în haine de in astfel: „Intră între roţile de sub heruvimi! Umple-ţi apoi mâinile cu cărbunii aprinşi care sunt între heruvimi şi împrăştie-i peste cetate!“ L-am văzut cum se duce.

3 N ow the cherubims stood on the right side of the house, when the man went in; and the cloud filled the inner court.

În acest timp, heruvimii stăteau în partea dreaptă a Casei, iar norul umpluse curtea interioară.

4 T hen the glory of the Lord went up from the cherub, and stood over the threshold of the house; and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was full of the brightness of the Lord’s glory.

Atunci slava Domnului s-a ridicat dintre heruvimi şi s-a oprit deasupra pragului Casei. Norul a umplut Casa şi strălucirea slavei Domnului a umplut curtea.

5 A nd the sound of the cherubims’ wings was heard even to the outer court, as the voice of the Almighty God when he speaketh.

Zgomotul făcut de aripile heruvimilor se auzea până în curtea exterioară şi era ca glasul Dumnezeului Atotputernic când vorbeşte.

6 A nd it came to pass, that when he had commanded the man clothed with linen, saying, Take fire from between the wheels, from between the cherubims; then he went in, and stood beside the wheels.

Când i-a poruncit deci bărbatului îmbrăcat în haine de in să meargă să ia cărbuni aprinşi dintre roţi, dintre heruvimi, acesta s-a dus şi s-a oprit lângă roţi.

7 A nd one cherub stretched forth his hand from between the cherubims unto the fire that was between the cherubims, and took thereof, and put it into the hands of him that was clothed with linen: who took it, and went out.

Atunci unul dintre heruvimi a întins mâna spre focul care era între ei, a luat cărbuni şi i-a pus în palma celui cu haine de in; acesta i-a luat şi a plecat.

8 A nd there appeared in the cherubims the form of a man’s hand under their wings.

Undeva, sub aripile heruvimilor, se vedea ceva ca o mână de om.

9 A nd when I looked, behold the four wheels by the cherubims, one wheel by one cherub, and another wheel by another cherub: and the appearance of the wheels was as the colour of a beryl stone.

M-am uitat şi iată că în apropierea heruvimilor erau patru roţi, o roată în apropierea unui heruvim şi o roată în apropierea următorului heruvim. Înfăţişarea roţilor era ca strălucirea unei pietre de crisolit.

10 A nd as for their appearances, they four had one likeness, as if a wheel had been in the midst of a wheel.

Cele patru roţi aveau aceeaşi înfăţişare, fiecare având aspectul unei roţi care se afla în mijlocul altei roţi.

11 W hen they went, they went upon their four sides; they turned not as they went, but to the place whither the head looked they followed it; they turned not as they went.

Când mergeau, ele se puteau deplasa în toate cele patru direcţii fără să se rotească în mers, căci, încotro era îndreptat capul fiecărui heruvim, într-acolo mergeau şi ele, fără să se rotească în mers.

12 A nd their whole body, and their backs, and their hands, and their wings, and the wheels, were full of eyes round about, even the wheels that they four had.

Tot trupul heruvimilor, inclusiv spatele, mâinile, aripile şi roţile – cele patru roţi ale lor – era plin de ochi de jur împrejur.

13 A s for the wheels, it was cried unto them in my hearing, O wheel.

Am auzit că roţile erau numite Galgal.

14 A nd every one had four faces: the first face was the face of a 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.

Fiecare heruvim avea patru feţe: prima faţă era de heruvim, a doua faţă era de om, a treia faţă era de leu, iar a patra faţă era de vultur.

15 A nd the cherubims were lifted up. This is the living creature that I saw by the river of Chebar.

Apoi heruvimii s-au ridicat. Erau aceleaşi fiinţe pe care le văzusem la râul Chebar.

16 A nd when the cherubims went, the wheels went by them: and when the cherubims lifted up their wings to mount up from the earth, the same wheels also turned not from beside them.

Când mergeau heruvimii, mergeau şi roţile alături de ei, iar când îşi ridicau aripile ca să se înalţe de la pământ, roţile rămâneau tot în apropierea lor.

17 W hen they stood, these stood; and when they were lifted up, these lifted up themselves also: for the spirit of the living creature was in them.

Când se opreau, se opreau şi ele; când mergeau, mergeau şi ele, căci duhul fiinţelor era în ele.

18 T hen the glory of the Lord departed from off the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubims.

Slava Domnului a părăsit pragul Casei şi s-a oprit deasupra heruvimilor.

19 A nd the cherubims lifted up their wings, and mounted up from the earth in my sight: when they went out, the wheels also were beside them, and every one stood at the door of the east gate of the Lord’s house; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above.

Apoi, sub privirea mea, heruvimii şi-au ridicat aripile şi s-au înălţat de la pământ. Când au plecat ei, au plecat şi roţile împreună cu ei. S-au oprit la intrarea porţii dinspre răsărit a Casei Domnului, slava Dumnezeului lui Israel fiind sus, deasupra lor.

20 T his is the living creature that I saw under the God of Israel by the river of Chebar; and I knew that they were the cherubims.

Erau aceleaşi fiinţe pe care le văzusem stând sub Dumnezeul lui Israel, la râul Chebar, şi mi-am dat seama că sunt heruvimi.

21 E very one had four faces apiece, and every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings.

Fiecare avea câte patru feţe, câte patru aripi şi ceva de forma unor mâini omeneşti sub aripi.

22 A nd the likeness of their faces was the same faces which I saw by the river of Chebar, their appearances and themselves: they went every one straight forward.

Înfăţişarea feţelor lor era aceeaşi cu a feţelor pe care le văzusem la râul Chebar; aveau aceeaşi înfăţişare şi fiecare mergea în partea în care avea îndreptată faţa.