1 M 'am uitat, şi iată că pe cerul care era deasupra capului heruvimilor era ceva ca o piatră de safir; deasupra lor se vedea ceva asemănător cu un chip de scaun de domnie.

¶ Then I looked, and, behold, above the heaven that was above the head of the cherubim there appeared over them as it were a sapphire stone, as the appearance of the likeness of a throne.

2 Ş i Domnul a zis omului aceluia îmbrăcat în haine de in:,, Vîră-te între roatele de supt heruvimi, umple-ţi mînile cu cărbunii aprinşi cari sînt între heruvimi, şi împrăştie -i peste cetate!`` Şi el s'a vîrît între roate supt ochii mei.

And he spoke to the man clothed with linen and said, Go in between the wheels under the cherubim and fill thine hand with coals of fire from between the cherubim, and scatter them over the city. And he went in, in my sight.

3 H eruvimii stăteau în partea dreaptă a casei, cînd s -a vîrît omul acela între roate, iar norul a umplut curtea din lăuntru.

Now the cherubim stood on the right side of the house when this man went in, and the cloud filled the inner court.

4 A tunci slava Domnului s'a ridicat de pe heruvimi, şi s'a îndreptat spre pragul casei, aşa în cît Templul s'a umplut de nor, şi curtea s'a umplut de strălucirea slavei Domnului.

And the glory of the LORD had gone up from the cherubim to the threshold of the door, and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was full of the brightness of the LORD’s glory.

5 V îjiitul aripilor heruvimilor s'a auzit pînă la curtea de afară, ca glasul Dumnezeului Celui Atotputernic, cînd vorbeşte,

And the thunder of the cherubim’s wings was heard even to the outer court as the voice of the Almighty God when he speaks.

6 C înd a poruncit deci omului aceluia îmbrăcat în haina de in să ia foc dintre roate, dintre heruvimi, omul acesta s'a dus şi s'a aşezat lîngă roate.

And it came to pass that when he had commanded the man clothed with linen, saying, Take fire from between the wheels, from between the cherubim; then he went in and stood among the wheels.

7 A tunci un heruvim a întins mîna între heruvimi spre focul care era între heruvimi; a luat foc, şi l -a pus în mînile omului aceluia îmbrăcat cu haina de in. Şi omul acesta l -a luat, şi a ieşt afară.

And one cherubim stretched forth his hand from between the cherubim unto the fire that was between the cherubim and took thereof and put it into the hands of him that was clothed with linen, who took it and went out.

8 L a heruvimi se vedea ceva ca o mînă de om supt aripile lor.

¶ And there appeared in the cherubim the form of a man’s hand under their wings.

9 M 'am uitat, şi iată că lîngă heruvimi erau patru roţi; o roată lîngă un heruvim şi o roată lîngă celălalt heruvim; dar roatele acestea străluceau ca o piatră de hrisolit.

And when I looked, behold, four wheels by the cherubim, one wheel by each cherubim; and the colour of the wheels was as a stone of Tarsis or beryl.

10 D upă înfăţişare, toate cele patru roţi aveau acelaş chip; fiecare roată părea că este în mijlocul altei roţi.

And as for their appearance, the four were the same, as if one were in the midst of another.

11 C înd mergeau, mergeau de cele patru laturi ale lor, şi nu se învîrteau în mers, ci mergeau încotro mergea capul, fără să se învîrtească în mersul lor.

When they went, they went upon their four sides; they did not turn as they went, but to the place where the first one went, they followed it; they did not turn as they went.

12 T ot trupul heruvimilor, spatele lor, mînile lor şi aripile lor, erau pline de ochi, ca şi cele patru roţi dimprejur.

And all their flesh and their ribs and their hands and their wings and the wheels: they were full of eyes round about in their four wheels.

13 A m auzit cu urechile mele că roatele erau chemate:,, Roate învîrtitoare.``

To the wheels, it was shouted unto them in my hearing, Roll!

14 F iecare avea patru feţe; faţa celui dintîi era o faţă de heruvim, faţa celui de al doilea o faţă de om, a celui de al treilea o faţă de leu, şi a celui de al patrulea o faţă de vultur.

And each one had four faces: the first face was the face of a cherubim; the second face was the face of a man; the third the face of a lion; the fourth the face of an eagle.

15 Ş i heruvimii s'au ridicat. Erau făpturile vii pe cari le văzusem lîngă rîul Chebar.

And the cherubim rose up. These are the living creatures that I saw by the river of Chebar.

16 C înd mergeau heruvimii, mergeau şi roatele cu ei, şi cînd îşi întindeau heruvimii aripile ca să se înalţe dela pămînt, nici roatele nu se depărtau de ei.

And when the cherubim went, the wheels went with them; and when the cherubim lifted up their wings to mount up from the earth, the same wheels also did not turn from beside them.

17 C înd se opreau ei, se opreau şi ele, şi cînd se înălţau ei, se înălţau şi ele cu ei, căci duhul făpturilor vii era în ele.

When they stood still, these stood still; and when they lifted up themselves, these lifted up themselves also; for the spirit of the living creatures was in them.

18 S lava Domului a plecat din pragul Templului, şi s'a aşezat pe heruvimi.

And the glory of the LORD departed from off the threshold of the house and stood over the cherubim.

19 H eruvimii şi-au întins aripile, şi s'au înălţat de pe pămînt supt ochii mei; cînd au plecat ei, au plecat şi roţile cu ei. S'au oprit la intrarea porţii casei Domnului spre răsărit; şi slava Dumnezeului lui Israel era sus deasupra lor.

And the cherubim lifted up their wings and mounted up from the earth in my sight; when they went out, the wheels also were in front of them, and they stood at the entrance of the east gate of the LORD’s house; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above.

20 E rau făpturile vii, pe cari le văzusem supt Dumnezeul lui Israel lîngă rîul Chebar, şi am băgat de seamă că erau heruvimi.

These were the living creatures that I saw under the God of Israel by the river of Chebar; and I knew that they were cherubim.

21 F iecare avea patru feţe, fiecare avea patru aripi, şi supt aripile lor era ceva ca o mînă de om.

Each one had four faces, and each one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings.

22 D ar feţele lor erau ca cele pe cari le văzusem la rîul Chebar, cu aceeaş înfăţişare: erau tot ei. Fiecare mergea drept înainte.

And the likeness of their faces was the same faces which I saw by the river of Chebar, their appearance and their being; each one went straight in the direction they were facing.