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, 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. 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 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. 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 cherubim were standing on the south side of the house, when the man went in; and a 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. 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. 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 wings of the cherubim was heard as far as the outer court, like the voice of God Almighty when he speaks.

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

8. The cherubim appeared to have the form of a human 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 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. In appearance, all four looked alike, as though each wheel had another wheel inside it.

10. And as for their appearance, the four had the same likeness, as if a wheel were within 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 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. 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 rims, and their spokes, and the wheels were full of eyes round about -- the wheels that the four of them had.

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

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

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 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. The winged creatures rose; this was the being I had seen by the River Chebar.

15. And the cherubim mounted up. These were the living creatures that I saw by the river 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 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. 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 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. The glory of Yahweh then came out over the Temple threshold and paused over the winged creatures.

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

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

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

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

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.