1 N ow in thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I was in the midst of captivity beside the river Chebar, the heavens were opened and I saw visions of God.

Era o quinto dia do quarto mês do trigésimo ano, e eu estava entre os exilados, junto ao rio Quebar. Abriram-se os céus, e eu tive visões de Deus.

2 O n the fifth day of the month, which was in the fifth year of King Jehoiachin’s captivity,

Foi no quinto ano do exílio do rei Joaquim, no quinto dia do quarto mês.

3 T he word of the Lord came expressly to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of the Lord was there upon him.

A palavra do Senhor veio ao sacerdote Ezequiel, filho de Buzi, junto ao rio Quebar, na terra dos caldeus. Ali a mão do Senhor esteve sobre ele.

4 A s I looked, behold, a stormy wind came out of the north, and a great cloud with a fire enveloping it and flashing continually; a brightness was about it and out of the midst of it there seemed to glow amber metal, out of the midst of the fire.

Olhei e vi uma tempestade que vinha do norte: uma nuvem imensa, com relâmpagos e faíscas, e cercada por uma luz brilhante. O centro do fogo parecia metal reluzente,

5 A nd out of the midst of it came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance: they had the likeness of a man,

e no meio do fogo havia quatro vultos que pareciam seres viventes. Na aparência tinham forma de homem,

6 B ut each one had four faces and each one had four wings.

mas cada um deles tinha quatro rostos e quatro asas.

7 A nd their legs were straight legs, and the sole of their feet was like the sole of a calf’s foot, and they sparkled like burnished bronze.

Suas pernas eram retas; seus pés eram como os de um bezerro e reluziam como bronze polido.

8 A nd they had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides. And the four of them had their faces and their wings thus:

Debaixo de suas asas, nos quatro lados, eles tinham mãos humanas. Os quatro tinham rostos e asas,

9 T heir wings touched one another; they turned not when they went but went every one straight forward.

e as suas asas encostavam umas nas outras. Quando se moviam andavam para a frente, e não se viravam.

10 A s for the likeness of their faces, they each had the face of a man, and each had the face of a lion on the right side and the face of an ox on the left side; the four also had the face of an eagle.

Quanto à aparência dos seus rostos, os quatro tinham rosto de homem, rosto de leão no lado direito, rosto de boi no lado esquerdo, e rosto de águia.

11 S uch were their faces. And their wings were stretched out upward; two wings of each one were touching the wing of the creatures on either side of it, and two wings of each creature covered its body.

Assim eram os seus rostos. Suas asas estavam estendidas para cima; cada um deles tinha duas asas que se encostavam na de outro ser vivente, de um lado e do outro, e duas asas que cobriam os seus corpos.

12 A nd they went every one straight forward; wherever the spirit would go, they went, and they turned not when they went.

Cada um deles ia sempre para a frente. Para onde quer que fosse o Espírito eles iam, e não se viravam quando se moviam.

13 I n the midst of the living creatures there was what looked like burning coals of fire, like torches moving to and fro among the living creatures; the fire was bright and out of the fire went forth lightning.

Os seres viventes pareciam carvão aceso; eram como tochas. O fogo ia de um lado a outro entre os seres viventes, e do fogo saíam relâmpagos e faíscas.

14 A nd the living creatures darted back and forth like a flash of lightning.

Os seres viventes iam e vinham como relâmpagos.

15 N ow as I was still looking at the living creatures, I saw one wheel upon the ground beside each of the living creatures with its four faces.

Enquanto eu olhava para eles, vi uma roda ao lado de cada um deles, diante dos seus quatro rostos.

16 A s to the appearance of the wheels and their construction: in appearance they gleamed like chrysolite; and the four were formed alike, and their construction work was as it were a wheel within a wheel.

Esta era a aparência das rodas e a sua estrutura: reluziam como o berilo; as quatro tinham aparência semelhante. Cada roda parecia estar entrosada na outra.

17 W hen they went, they went in one of their four directions without turning.

Quando se moviam, seguiam nas quatro direções dos quatro rostos, e não se viravam enquanto iam.

18 A s for their rims, they were so high that they were dreadful, and the four had their rims full of eyes round about.

Seus aros eram altos e impressionantes e estavam cheios de olhos ao redor.

19 A nd when the living creatures went, the wheels went beside them; and when the living creatures were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up.

Quando os seres viventes se moviam, as rodas ao seu lado se moviam; quando se elevavam do chão, as rodas também se elevavam.

20 W herever the spirit went, the creatures went and the wheels rose along with them, for the spirit or life of the living creature was in the wheels.

Para onde quer que o Espírito fosse, os seres viventes iam, e as rodas os seguiam, porque o mesmo Espírito estava nelas.

21 W hen those went, these went; and when those stood, these stood; and when those were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up high beside them, for the spirit or life of the living creature was in the wheels.

Quando os seres viventes se moviam, elas também se moviam; quando eles ficavam imóveis, elas também ficavam; e quando os seres viventes se elevavam do chão, as rodas também se elevavam com eles, porque o mesmo Espírito deles estava nelas.

22 O ver the head of the living creature there was the likeness of a firmament, looking like the terrible and awesome crystal or ice stretched across the expanse of sky over their heads.

Acima das cabeças dos seres viventes estava o que parecia uma abóbada, reluzente como gelo, e impressionante.

23 A nd under the firmament their wings were stretched out straight, one toward another. Every living creature had two wings which covered its body on this side and two which covered it on that side.

Debaixo dela cada ser vivente estendia duas asas ao que lhe estava mais próximo, e com as outras duas asas cobria o corpo.

24 A nd when they went, I heard the sound of their wings like the noise of great waters, like the voice of the Almighty, the sound of tumult like the noise of a host. When they stood, they let down their wings.

Ouvi o ruído de suas asas quando voavam. Parecia o ruído de muitas águas, parecia a voz do Todo-poderoso. Era um ruído estrondoso, como o de um exército. Quando paravam, fechavam as asas.

25 A nd there was a voice above the firmament that was over their heads; when they stood, they let down their wings.

Então veio uma voz de cima da abóbada sobre as suas cabeças, enquanto eles ficavam de asas fechadas.

26 A nd above the firmament that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne in appearance like a sapphire stone, and seated above the likeness of a throne was a likeness with the appearance of a Man.

Acima da abóbada sobre as suas cabeças havia o que parecia um trono de safira e, bem no alto, sobre o trono, havia uma figura que parecia um homem.

27 F rom what had the appearance of His waist upward, I saw a lustre as it were glowing metal with the appearance of fire enclosed round about within it; and from the appearance of His waist downward, I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and there was brightness round about Him.

Vi que a parte de cima do que parecia ser a cintura dele, parecia metal brilhante, como que cheia de fogo, e a parte de baixo parecia fogo; e uma luz brilhante o cercava.

28 L ike the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud on the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord. And when I saw it, I fell upon my face and I heard a voice of One speaking.

Tal como a aparência do arco-íris nas nuvens de um dia chuvoso, assim era o resplendor ao seu redor. Essa era a aparência da figura da glória do Senhor. Quando a vi, prostrei-me, rosto em terra, e ouvi a voz de alguém falando.