Ezekiel, 10

1. Then, in vision I saw that above the solid surface over the heads of the winged creatures there was above them something like sapphire, which seemed to be like a throne.

1. Then I looked, and, behold, in the firmament that was above the head of the cherubims there appeared over them as it were a sapphire stone, as the appearance of the likeness of a throne.

2. He then said to the man dressed in linen, 'Go in between the wheels below the winged creatures; take a handful of burning coal from between the winged creatures and scatter it over the city.' He went in as I watched.

2. And he spake unto the man clothed with linen, and said, Go in between the wheels, [even] under the cherub, and fill thine hand with coals of fire from between the cherubims, and scatter [them] over the city. And he went in in my sight.

3. The winged creatures were on the right of the Temple as the man went in, and the cloud filled the inner court.

3. Now the cherubims stood on the right side of the house, when the man went in; and the cloud filled the inner court.

4. The glory of Yahweh rose from above the winged creatures, towards the threshold of the Temple; the Temple was filled by the cloud and the court was full of the brightness of the glory of Yahweh.

4. Then the glory of the LORD went 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 the LORD'S glory.

5. The noise of the winged creatures' wings could be heard even in the outer court, like the voice of God Almighty when he speaks.

5. And the sound of the cherubims' wings was heard [even] to the outer court, as the voice of the Almighty God when he speaketh.

6. When he had given the order to the man dressed in linen, 'Take the fire from between the wheels, between the winged creatures,' the man went in and stood by one of the wheels.

6. 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 cherubims; then he went in, and stood beside the wheels.

7. One of the winged creatures then reached his hand out towards the fire between the winged creatures, took some of it and put it into the hands of the man dressed in linen, who took it and came out again.

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

8. There appeared to be what looked like a human hand under the winged creatures' wings.

8. And there appeared in the cherubims the form of a man's hand under their wings.

9. And I looked, and there were four wheels beside the winged creatures, one wheel beside each winged creature, and the appearance of the wheels was like the sparkle of chrysolite.

9. And when I looked, behold the four wheels by the cherubims, one wheel by one cherub, and another wheel by another cherub: and the appearance of the wheels [was] as the colour of a beryl stone.

10. In appearance, all four looked alike, as though each wheel had another wheel inside it.

10. And [as for] their appearances, they four had one likeness, as if a wheel had been in the midst of a wheel.

11. In whichever of the four directions they moved, they did not need to turn as they moved, but whichever way the head was facing there they followed; they did not turn as they moved,

11. When they went, they went upon their four sides; they turned not as they went, but to the place whither the head looked they followed it; they turned not as they went.

12. and their entire bodies, their backs, their hands, their wings, as well as the wheels, had eyes all the way round (the wheels of all four).

12. And their whole body, and their backs, and their hands, and their wings, and the wheels, [were] full of eyes round about, [even] the wheels that they four had.

13. In my hearing, these wheels were called 'galgal'.

13. As for the wheels, it was cried unto them in my hearing, O wheel.

14. Each had four faces; the first was a winged creature's face, the second a human face, the third a lion's face and the fourth an eagle's face.

14. And every one had four faces: the first face [was] the face of a 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. The winged creatures rose; this was the being I had seen by the River Chebar.

15. And the cherubims were lifted up. This [is] the living creature that I saw by the river of Chebar.

16. When the winged creatures moved, the wheels moved beside them; and when the winged creatures raised their wings to leave the ground, the wheels did not turn beside them.

16. And when the cherubims went, the wheels went by them: and when the cherubims lifted up their wings to mount up from the earth, the same wheels also turned not from beside them.

17. When the former halted the latter halted; when the former rose, the latter rose with them, since they shared the same living spirit.

17. When they stood, [these] stood; and when they were lifted up, [these] lifted up themselves [also]: for the spirit of the living creature [was] in them.

18. The glory of Yahweh then came out over the Temple threshold and paused over the winged creatures.

18. Then the glory of the LORD departed from off the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubims.

19. These raised their wings and rose from the ground as I watched, and the wheels were beside them. They paused at the entrance to the east gate of the Temple of Yahweh, with the glory of the God of Israel over them, above.

19. And the cherubims lifted up their wings, and mounted up from the earth in my sight: when they went out, the wheels also [were] beside them, and [every one] stood at the door of the east gate of the LORD'S house; and the glory of the God of Israel [was] over them above.

20. This was the winged creature I had seen beneath the God of Israel by the River Chebar; I knew that they were winged creatures.

20. This [is] the living creature that I saw under the God of Israel by the river of Chebar; and I knew that they [were] the cherubims.

21. Each had four faces and four wings and what seemed to be human hands under their wings.

21. Every one had four faces apiece, and every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man [was] under their wings.

22. Their faces were like those I had seen by the River Chebar. Each one moved straight forward.

22. And the likeness of their faces [was] the same faces which I saw by the river of Chebar, their appearances and themselves: they went every one straight forward.