1 A nd it cometh to pass, in the thirtieth year, in the fourth, in the fifth of the month, and I in the midst of the Removed by the river Chebar, the heavens have been opened, and I see visions of God.

Now in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth of the month, as I was among the captives by the river Chebar, the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.

2 I n the fifth of the month -- it is the fifth year of the removal of the king Jehoiachin --

In the fifth of the month, which was the fifth year of king Jehoiachin’s captivity,

3 h ath the word of Jehovah certainly been unto Ezekiel son of Buzi the priest, in the land of the Chaldeans, by the river Chebar, and there is on him there a hand of Jehovah.

Yahweh’s word came expressly to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and Yahweh’s hand was there on him.

4 A nd I look, and lo, a tempestuous wind is coming from the north, a great cloud, and fire catching itself, and brightness to it round about, and out of its midst as the colour of copper, out of the midst of the fire.

I looked, and behold, a stormy wind came out of the north, a great cloud, with flashing lightning, and a brightness around it, and out of the middle of it as it were glowing metal, out of the middle of the fire.

5 A nd out of its midst a likeness of four living creatures, and this their appearance; a likeness of man to them,

Out of its center came the likeness of four living creatures. This was their appearance: they had the likeness of a man.

6 a nd four faces to each, and four wings to each of them,

Everyone had four faces, and each one of them had four wings.

7 a nd their feet straight feet, and the sole of their feet as a sole of a calf's foot, and they are sparkling as the colour of bright brass;

Their feet were straight feet; and the sole of their feet was like the sole of a calf’s foot; and they sparkled like burnished brass.

8 a nd hands of man under their wings -- on their four sides, and their faces and their wings -- to them four;

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:

9 j oining one unto another their wings, they turn not round in their going, each straight forward they go.

their wings were joined to one another; they didn’t turn when they went; each one went straight forward.

10 A s to the likeness of their faces, the face of a man, and the face of a lion, toward the right to them four, and the face of an ox on the left to them four, and the face of an eagle to them four.

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

11 A nd their faces and their wings are separate from above, to each two joining together, and two are covering their bodies.

Such were their faces. Their wings were spread out above. Two wings of each one touched another, and two covered their bodies.

12 A nd each straight forward they go, whither the spirit is to go, they go, they turn not round in their going.

Each one went straight forward: where the spirit was to go, they went; they didn’t turn when they went.

13 A s to the likeness of the living creatures, their appearances as coals of fire -- burning as the appearance of lamps; it is going up and down between the living creatures, and brightness to the fire, and out of the fire is going forth lightning.

As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, like the appearance of torches: the fire went up and down among the living creatures; and the fire was bright, and lightning went out of the fire.

14 A nd the living creatures are running, and turning back, as the appearance of the flash.

The living creatures ran and returned as the appearance of a flash of lightning.

15 A nd I see the living creatures, and lo, one wheel in the earth, near the living creatures, at its four faces.

Now as I saw the living creatures, behold, one wheel on the earth beside the living creatures, for each of the four faces of it.

16 T he appearance of the wheels and their works as the colour of beryl, and one likeness to them four, and their appearances and their works as it were the wheel in the midst of the wheel.

The appearance of the wheels and their work was like a beryl: and the four of them had one likeness; and their appearance and their work was as it were a wheel within a wheel.

17 O n their four sides, in their going they go, they turn not round in their going.

When they went, they went in their four directions: they didn’t turn when they went.

18 A s to their rings, they are both high and fearful, and their rings full of eyes round about them four.

As for their rims, they were high and dreadful; and the four of them had their rims full of eyes all around.

19 A nd in the going of the living creatures, the wheels go beside them, and in the living creatures being lifted up from off the earth, lifted up are the wheels.

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.

20 W hither the spirit is to go, they go, thither the spirit to go, and the wheels are lifted up over-against them, for a living spirit in the wheels.

Wherever the spirit was to go, they went; there was the spirit to go: and the wheels were lifted up beside them; for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.

21 I n their going, they go; and in their standing, they stand; and in their being lifted up from off the earth, lifted up are the wheels over-against them; for a living spirit in the wheels.

When those went, these went; and when those stood, these stood; and when those were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up beside them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.

22 A nd a likeness over the heads of the living creatures of an expanse, as the colour of the fearful ice, stretched out over their heads from above.

Over the head of the living creature there was the likeness of an expanse, like the awesome crystal to look on, stretched out over their heads above.

23 A nd under the expanse their wings straight, one toward the other, to each are two covering on this side, and to each are two covering on that side -- their bodies.

Under the expanse were their wings straight, the one toward the other: each one had two which covered on this side, and every one had two which covered on that side, their bodies.

24 A nd I hear the noise of their wings, as the noise of many waters, as the noise of the Mighty One, in their going -- the noise of tumult, as the noise of a camp, in their standing they let fall their wings.

When they went, I heard the noise of their wings like the noise of great waters, like the voice of the Almighty, a noise of tumult like the noise of an army: when they stood, they let down their wings.

25 A nd there is a voice from above the expanse, that above their head: in their standing they let fall their wings.

There was a voice above the expanse that was over their heads: when they stood, they let down their wings.

26 A nd above the expanse that over their head, as an appearance of a sapphire stone, the likeness of a throne, and on the likeness of the throne a likeness, as the appearance of man upon it from above.

Above the expanse that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone; and on the likeness of the throne was a likeness as the appearance of a man on it above.

27 A nd I see as the colour of copper, as the appearance of fire within it round about, from the appearance of his loins and upward, and from the appearance of his loins and downward, I have seen as the appearance of fire, and brightness to it round about.

I saw as it were glowing metal, as the appearance of fire within it all around, from the appearance of his waist and upward; and from the appearance of his waist and downward I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and there was brightness around him.

28 A s the appearance of the bow that is in a cloud in a day of rain, so the appearance of the brightness round about.

As the appearance of the rainbow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness all around. This was the appearance of the likeness of Yahweh’s glory. When I saw it, I fell on my face, and I heard a voice of one that spoke.