Ezequiel, 10

1. Olhei. Na abóbada estendida acima da cabeça dos querubins, havia como que uma pedra de safira, uma espécie de trono, que aparecia sobre eles.

1. Then I looked, and behold, on the firmament that was over the heads of the cherubim there appeared above them something like a sapphire, in form resembling a throne.

2. O Senhor disse então ao homem vestido de linho: “Passa no meio das rodas, debaixo do querubim; enche a mão de carvões ardentes que tomarás entre os querubins, e espalha essas brasas sobre a cidade”. E ele se foi sob as minhas vistas.*

2. And he said to the man clothed in linen, "Go in among the whirling wheels underneath the cherubim; fill your hands with burning coals from between the cherubim, and scatter them over the city." And he went in before my eyes.

3. Quando o homem acabou de fazer isso, estavam os querubins à direita do templo, e a nuvem enchia o átrio interior.

3. Now the cherubim were standing on the south side of the house, when the man went in; and a cloud filled the inner court.

4. A glória do Se­nhor elevou-se acima dos querubins até a soleira do templo, e enquanto o esplendor da glória do Senhor enchia o átrio, a nuvem invadia o templo.

4. And the glory of the LORD went up from the cherubim to the threshold of the house; and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was full of the brightness of the glory of the LORD.

5. O ruflar das asas dos querubins fazia-se ouvir até no pátio exterior, e assemelhava-se à voz do Deus onipotente quando fala.*

5. And the sound of the wings of the cherubim was heard as far as the outer court, like the voice of God Almighty when he speaks.

6. Apenas havia ordenado ao homem de linho tomar o fogo no intervalo das rodas entre os querubins, este veio postar-se junto de uma roda,

6. And when he commanded the man clothed in linen, "Take fire from between the whirling wheels, from between the cherubim," he went in and stood beside a wheel.

7. e um dos querubins estendeu a mão para o fogo que se encontrava em meio dos querubins. Daí ele retirou brasas, que colocou na mão do homem vestido de linho, o qual as tomou, e saiu.

7. And a cherub stretched forth his hand from between the cherubim to the fire that was between the cherubim, and took some of it, and put it into the hands of the man clothed in linen, who took it and went out.

8. Notei que os querubins pareciam ter mãos humanas sob as asas.

8. The cherubim appeared to have the form of a human hand under their wings.

9. Eu olhei ainda. Havia ao lado dos querubins quatro rodas, uma junto a cada um deles. Possuíam o clarão da gema de Társis.

9. And I looked, and behold, there were four wheels beside the cherubim, one beside each cherub; and the appearance of the wheels was like sparkling chrysolite.

10. Todas as quatro pareciam ter a mesma forma, e cada uma parecia estar no meio da outra.

10. And as for their appearance, the four had the same likeness, as if a wheel were within a wheel.

11. Deslocando-se nas quatro direções, avançavam sem se voltarem, porque iam sempre na direção tomada pela que ia à frente, sem se voltar em seu movimento.

11. When they went, they went in any of their four directions without turning as they went, but in whatever direction the front wheel faced the others followed without turning as they went.

12. Todo o seu corpo, suas costas, suas mãos e suas asas, assim como as rodas, achavam-se guarnecidas de olhos em derredor: cada um dos quatro possuía uma roda.

12. And their rims, and their spokes, and the wheels were full of eyes round about -- the wheels that the four of them had.

13. Ouvi que se dava a essas rodas o nome de turbilhão.

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

14. Cada um dos querubins tinha quatro faces: o primeiro, a de um querubim; o segundo, um aspecto humano; o terceiro, o de um touro e o quarto, o de uma águia.

14. And every 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 the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.

15. Os querubins se elevaram eram os seres vivos que eu tinha visto às margens do Cobar.

15. And the cherubim mounted up. These were the living creatures that I saw by the river Chebar.

16. Quando os querubins se deslocavam, as rodas se deslocavam com eles; quando desdobravam as asas para elevar-se da terra, as rodas não se desprendiam deles.

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

17. Quando paravam, as rodas paravam; se se elevavam no espaço, elas de igual modo se elevavam, porque o espírito desses seres vivos estava também nelas.

17. When they stood still, these stood still, and when they mounted up, these mounted up with them; for the spirit of the living creatures was in them.

18. De repente, a glória do Senhor dei­xou a soleira do templo e pousou sobre os querubins.

18. Then the glory of the LORD went forth from the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubim.

19. Estes desdobraram as asas, e eu os vi alçarem-se da terra com as rodas ao lado, para partirem. Eles pararam à entrada da porta oriental do templo, dominados pela glória do Senhor.

19. And the cherubim lifted up their wings and mounted up from the earth in my sight as they went forth, with the wheels beside them; and they stood at the door of the east gate of the house of the LORD; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them.

20. Estavam lá os seres vivos que eu tinha visto debaixo do Deus de Israel, às margens do Cobar, e reconheci os querubins:*

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

21. cada um tinha quatro figuras e quatro asas, e sob as asas algo parecido com mãos humanas.

21. Each had four faces, and each four wings, and underneath their wings the semblance of human hands.

22. Suas figuras assemelhavam-se àquelas que eu tinha visto às margens do Cobar. Cada um deles ia para a frente diante de si.*

22. And as for the likeness of their faces, they were the very faces whose appearance I had seen by the river Chebar. They went every one straight forward.