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 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 Now the cherubims stood on the right side of the house, when the man went in; and the cloud filled the inner court. 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 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 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 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 ¶ And there appeared in the cherubims the form of a man’s hand under their wings. 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 And as for their appearances, they four had one likeness, as if a wheel had been in the midst of a wheel. 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 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 As for the wheels, it was cried unto them in my hearing, O wheel. 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 And the cherubims were lifted up. This is the living creature that I saw by the river of Chebar. 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 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 Then the glory of the LORD departed from off the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubims. 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 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 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 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.
A visão das brasas de fogo
1 Olhei, e eis que, no firmamento que estava por cima da cabeça dos querubins, havia algo como uma pedra de safira e que parecia ser um trono. 2 E falou ao homem vestido de linho:
— Vá por entre as rodas até debaixo dos querubins e encha as mãos com brasas acesas que estão entre os querubins. Depois, espalhe as brasas sobre a cidade.
Ele entrou, enquanto eu observava. 3 Os querubins estavam no lado sul do templo, quando o homem entrou; e uma nuvem encheu o átrio interior. 4 Então a glória do Senhor se levantou de sobre o querubim e foi para a entrada do templo. O templo se encheu da nuvem, e o átrio ficou cheio do brilho da glória do Senhor. 5 O ruído das asas dos querubins se ouviu até o átrio exterior, como a voz do Deus Todo-Poderoso, quando fala.
6 Quando o Senhor ordenou ao homem vestido de linho que fosse tirar fogo do meio das rodas, do meio dos querubins, ele entrou e se pôs junto às rodas. 7 Então um dos querubins estendeu a mão para o fogo que estava entre eles, pegou algumas brasas e as pôs nas mãos do homem que estava vestido de linho, o qual as pegou e saiu. 8 Os querubins tinham debaixo das suas asas o que parecia ser mão humana.
A visão das quatro rodas
9 Olhei, e eis quatro rodas junto aos querubins, uma roda junto a cada querubim; o aspecto das rodas era brilhante como pedra de berilo. 10 Quanto ao seu aspecto, as quatro rodas tinham a mesma aparência; eram como se uma roda estivesse dentro da outra. 11 Quando elas andavam, podiam ir em quatro direções e não se viravam quando se moviam. Para onde a primeira roda ia, as outras seguiam; e elas não se viravam quando se moviam. 12 Todo o corpo dos querubins, suas costas, as mãos, as asas e também as rodas estavam cheias de olhos ao redor. 13 Quanto às rodas, pude ouvir que foram chamadas de “giratórias”. 14 Cada um dos seres viventes tinha quatro rostos: o primeiro era rosto de querubim, o segundo, rosto humano, o terceiro, rosto de leão, e o quarto, rosto de águia.
15 Os querubins se elevaram. Estes eram os mesmos seres viventes que vi junto ao rio Quebar. 16 Quando os querubins se moviam, as rodas se moviam ao lado deles; quando os querubins levantavam as suas asas, para se elevarem da terra, as rodas não se separavam deles. 17 Quando eles paravam, as rodas paravam; e, quando eles se elevavam, as rodas também se elevavam; porque o espírito dos seres viventes estava nelas.
A glória de Deus abandona o templo
18 Então a glória do Senhor saiu da entrada do templo e parou sobre os querubins. 19 Os querubins levantaram as suas asas e se elevaram da terra à minha vista, quando saíram acompanhados pelas rodas. Pararam à entrada do portão leste da Casa do Senhor, e a glória do Deus de Israel estava no alto, sobre eles.
20 Estes eram os mesmos seres viventes que vi debaixo do Deus de Israel, junto ao rio Quebar, e fiquei sabendo que eram querubins. 21 Cada um tinha quatro rostos e quatro asas e, debaixo das asas, o que parecia mãos humanas. 22 A aparência dos seus rostos era como a dos rostos que eu tinha visto junto ao rio Quebar; tinham o mesmo aspecto, eram os mesmos seres. Cada um andava para a sua frente.