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

¶ 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 H e spoke to the man clothed in linen, and said, Go in between the whirling wheels, even under the cherub, and fill both your hands with coals of fire from between the cherubim, and scatter them over the city. He went in as I watched.

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

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

4 Y ahweh’s glory mounted 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 Yahweh’s glory.

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 T he sound of the wings of the cherubim was heard even to the outer court, as the voice of God Almighty when he speaks.

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 I t came to pass, when he commanded the man clothed in linen, saying, Take fire from between the whirling wheels, from between the cherubim, that he went in, and stood beside a wheel.

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 T he cherub stretched out his hand from between the cherubim to the fire that was between the cherubim, and took of it, and put it into the hands of him who was clothed in linen, who took it and went out.

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 T here appeared in the cherubim the form of a man’s hand under their wings.

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

9 I looked, and behold, four wheels beside the cherubim, one wheel beside one cherub, and another wheel beside another cherub; and the appearance of the wheels was like a beryl stone.

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 A s for their appearance, the four of them had one likeness, like a wheel within a wheel.

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

11 W hen they went, they went in their four directions: they didn’t turn as they went, but to the place where the head looked they followed it; they didn’t turn as they went.

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 heir whole body, and their backs, and their hands, and their wings, and the wheels, were full of eyes all around, even the wheels that the four of them had.

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 s for the wheels, they were called in my hearing, the whirling wheels.

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

14 E very 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 face the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.

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 T he cherubim mounted up: this is the living creature that I saw by the river Chebar.

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

16 W hen the cherubim went, the wheels went beside them; and when the cherubim lifted up their wings to mount up from the earth, the wheels also didn’t turn from beside them.

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 W hen they stood, these stood; and when they mounted up, these mounted up with them: for the spirit of the living creature was in them.

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 Y ahweh’s glory went out from over the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubim.

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

19 T he cherubim lifted up their wings, and mounted up from the earth in my sight when they went out, and the wheels beside them: and they stood at the door of the east gate of Yahweh’s house; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above.

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

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

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

22 A s for the likeness of their faces, they were the faces which I saw by the river Chebar, their appearances and themselves; they went every one straight forward.

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.