Ezechiel 10

1And saw and behold in the firmament that was over the heads of the cherubims, there appeared over them as it were the sapphire stone, as the appearance of the likeness of a throne.

2And he spoke to the man, that was clothed with linen, and said: Go in between the wheels that are under the cherubims and fill thy hand with the coals of fire that are between the cherubims, and pour them out upon the city. And he went in, in my sight:

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

4And the glory of the Lord was lifted up from above the cherub to the threshold of the house: and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was filled with the brightness of the glory of the Lord.

5And the sound of the wings of the cherubims was heard even to the outward court as the voice of God Almighty speaking.

6And when he had commanded the man that was clothed with linen, saying: Take fire from the midst of the wheels that are between the cherubims: he went in and stood beside the wheel,

7And one cherub stretched out his arm from the midst of the cherubims to the fire that was between the cherubims: and he took, and put it into the hands of him that was clothed with linen: who took it and went forth.

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

9And I saw, and behold there were four wheels by the cherubims: one wheel by one cherub, and another wheel by another cherub: and the appearance of the wheels was to the sight like the chrysolite stone:

10And as to their appearance, all four were alike: as if a wheel were in the midst of a wheel.

11And when they went, they went by four ways: and they turned not when they went: but to the place whither they first turned, the rest also followed, and did not turn back.

12And their whole body, and their necks, and their hands, and their wings, and the circles were full of eyes, round about the four wheels.

13And these wheels he called voluble, in my hearing.

14And every one had four faces: one face was the face of a cherub, and the second face, the face of a man: and in the third was the face of a lion: and in the fourth the face of an eagle.

15And the cherubims were lifted up: this is the living creature that I had seen by the river Chobar.

16And when the cherubims went, the wheels also went by them: and when the cherubims lifted up their wings, to mount up from the earth, the wheels stayed not behind, but were by them.

17When they stood, these stood: and when they were lifted up, these were lifted up: for the spirit of life was in them.

18And the glory of the Lord went forth from the threshold of the temple: and stood over the cherubims.

19And the cherubims lifting up their wings, were raised from the earth before me: and as they went out, the wheels also followed: and it stood in the entry of the east gate of the house of the Lord: and the glory of the God of Israel was over them.

20This is the living creature, which I saw under the God of Israel by the river Chobar: and I understood that they were cherubims.

21Each one had four faces, and each one had four wings: and the likeness of a man’s hand was under their wings.

22And as to the likeness of their faces, they were the same faces which I had seen by the river Chobar, and their looks, and the impulse of every one to go straight forward.

1Et vidi: et ecce in firmamento quod erat super caput cherubim, quasi lapis sapphirus, quasi species similitudinis solii, apparuit super ea.

2Et dixit ad virum qui indutus erat lineis, et ait: Ingredere in medio rotarum quæ sunt subtus cherubim, et imple manum tuam prunis ignis quæ sunt inter cherubim, et effunde super civitatem. Ingressusque est in conspectu meo.

3Cherubim autem stabant a dextris domus cum ingrederetur vir, et nubes implevit atrium interius.

4Et elevata est gloria Domini desuper cherub ad limen domus: et repleta est domus nube, et atrium repletum est splendore gloriæ Domini.

5Et sonitus alarum cherubim audiebatur usque ad atrium exterius, quasi vox Dei omnipotentis loquentis.

6Cumque præcepisset viro qui indutus erat lineis, dicens: Sume ignem de medio rotarum quæ sunt inter cherubim: ingressus ille stetit juxta rotam.

7Et extendit cherub manum de medio cherubim ad ignem qui erat inter cherubim, et sumpsit, et dedit in manus ejus qui indutus erat lineis: qui accipiens egressus est.

8Et apparuit in cherubim similitudo manus hominis subtus pennas eorum.

9Et vidi: et ecce quatuor rotæ juxta cherubim: rota una juxta cherub unum, et rota alia juxta cherub unum: species autem rotarum erat quasi visio lapidis chrysolithi:

10et aspectus earum similitudo una quatuor, quasi sit rota in medio rotæ.

11Cumque ambularent, in quatuor partes gradiebantur, et non revertebantur ambulantes: sed ad locum ad quem ire declinabat quæ prima erat, sequebantur et ceteræ, nec convertebantur.

12Et omne corpus earum, et colla, et manus, et pennæ, et circuli, plena erant oculis in circuitu quatuor rotarum.

13Et rotas istas vocavit volubiles, audiente me.

14Quatuor autem facies habebat unum: facies una, facies cherub, et facies secunda, facies hominis: et in tertio facies leonis, et in quarto facies aquilæ.

15Et elevata sunt cherubim: ipsum est animal quod videram juxta fluvium Chobar.

16Cumque ambularent cherubim, ibant pariter et rotæ juxta ea: et cum elevarent cherubim alas suas ut exaltarentur de terra, non residebant rotæ, sed et ipsæ juxta erant.

17Stantibus illis stabant, et cum elevatis elevabantur: spiritus enim vitæ erat in eis.

18Et egressa est gloria Domini a limine templi, et stetit super cherubim.

19Et elevantia cherubim alas suas, exaltata sunt a terra coram me: et illis egredientibus, rotæ quoque subsecutæ sunt: et stetit in introitu portæ domus Domini orientalis, et gloria Dei Israël erat super ea.

20Ipsum est animal quod vidi subter Deum Israël juxta fluvium Chobar, et intellexi quia cherubim essent.

21Quatuor vultus uni, et quatuor alæ uni: et similitudo manus hominis sub alis eorum.

22Et similitudo vultuum eorum, ipsi vultus quos videram juxta fluvium Chobar, et intuitus eorum, et impetus singulorum ante faciem suam ingredi.

1And I saw, and behold, in the firmament that was over the heads of the cherubim, there appeared above them something like the sapphire stone, with the sight of the likeness of a throne.

2And he spoke to the man who was clothed with linen, and he said: “Enter, between the wheels that are under the cherubim, and fill your hand with the coals of fire that are between the cherubim, and pour them upon the city.” And he entered, in my sight.

3Now the cherubim were standing before the right side of the house, when the man entered. And a cloud filled the inner court.

4And the glory of the Lord was lifted up, from above the cherubim, to the threshold of the house. And the house was filled with the cloud. And the court was filled with the splendor of the glory of the Lord.

5And the sound of the wings of the cherubim was heard even in the outer court, like the voice of Almighty God speaking.

6And when he had instructed the man who was clothed with linen, saying, “Take fire from the midst of the wheels that are between the cherubim,” he entered and stood next to the wheel.

7And one cherub extended his hand, from the midst of the cherubim, to the fire that was between the cherubim. And he took and gave it into the hands of the one who was clothed with linen, and he accepted it and went forth.

8And there appeared amid the cherubim the likeness of the hand of a man, under their wings.

9And I saw, and behold, there were four wheels beside the cherubim. One wheel was next to one cherub, and another wheel was next to another cherub. And the appearance of the wheels was like the sight of the chrysolite stone.

10And in their appearance, each one of the four were similar, as if a wheel were in the midst of a wheel.

11And when they went, they advanced in four parts. And they did not turn as they went. Instead, to the place to which they were inclined to go at first, the rest also followed, and they did not turn back.

12And their entire body, with their necks and their hands and their wings and the circles, were full of eyes all around the four wheels.

13And in my hearing, he called these wheels: “constantly changing.”

14Now each one had four faces. One face was the face of a cherub, and the second face was the face of a man, and in the third was the face of a lion, and in the fourth was the face of an eagle.

15And the cherubim were lifted up. This is the living creature, which I had seen beside the river Chebar.

16And when the cherubim advanced, the wheels also went beside them. And when the cherubim lifted up their wings in order to be raised up from the earth, the wheels did not remain behind, but they also were beside them.

17When they were standing, these stood still. And when they were lifted up, these were lifted up. For the spirit of life was in them.

18And the glory of the Lord went forth from the threshold of the temple, and stood above the cherubim.

19And the cherubim, lifting up their wings, were raised up from the earth in my sight. And as they went away, the wheels also followed. And it stood at the entrance to the east gate of the house of the Lord. And the glory of the God of Israel was over them.

20This is the living creature, which I saw under the God of Israel beside the river Chebar. And I understood that they were cherubim.

21Each one had four faces, and each one had four wings. And the likeness of the hand of a man was under their wings.

22And, concerning the appearance of their faces, these were the same faces that I had seen beside the river Chebar, and the gaze and force of each one of them was to go before his face.