حِزْقِيَال 1

١ 1 كَانَ فِي سَنَةِ ٱلثَّلَاثِينَ، فِي ٱلشَّهْرِ ٱلرَّابِعِ، فِي ٱلْخَامِسِ مِنَ ٱلشَّهْرِ، وَأَنَا بَيْنَ ٱلْمَسْبِيِّينَ عِنْدَ نَهْرِ خَابُورَ، أَنَّ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ ٱنْفَتَحَتْ، فَرَأَيْتُ رُؤَى ٱللهِ.

Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, that I was in the midst of the captivity by the river of Chobar; and the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.

٢ 2 فِي ٱلْخَامِسِ مِنَ ٱلشَّهْرِ، وَهِيَ ٱلسَّنَةُ ٱلْخَامِسَةُ مِنْ سَبْيِ يُويَاكِينَ ٱلْمَلِكِ،

On the fifth day of the month; this was the fifth year of the captivity of king Joakim.

٣ 3 صَارَ كَلَامُ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَى حِزْقِيَالَ ٱلْكَاهِنِ ٱبْنِ بُوزِي فِي أَرْضِ ٱلْكَلْدَانِيِّينَ عِنْدَ نَهْرِ خَابُورَ. وَكَانَتْ عَلَيْهِ هُنَاكَ يَدُ ٱلرَّبِّ.

And the word of the Lord came to Jezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans, by the river of Chobar; and the hand of the Lord was upon me.

٤ 4 فَنَظَرْتُ وَإِذَا بِرِيحٍ عَاصِفَةٍ جَاءَتْ مِنَ ٱلشِّمَالِ. سَحَابَةٌ عَظِيمَةٌ وَنَارٌ مُتَوَاصِلَةٌ وَحَوْلَهَا لَمَعَانٌ، وَمِنْ وَسْطِهَا كَمَنْظَرِ ٱلنُّحَاسِ ٱللَّامِعِ مِنْ وَسْطِ ٱلنَّارِ.

And I looked, and, behold, a sweeping wind came from the north, and a great cloud on it, and [there was] brightness round about it, and gleaming fire, and in the midst of it as it were the appearance of amber in the midst of the fire, and brightness in it.

٥ 5 وَمِنْ وَسْطِهَا شِبْهُ أَرْبَعَةِ حَيَوَانَاتٍ. وَهَذَا مَنْظَرُهَا: لَهَا شِبْهُ إِنْسَانٍ.

And in the midst as it were the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance; the likeness of a man was upon them.

٦ 6 وَلِكُلِّ وَاحِدٍ أَرْبَعَةُ أَوْجُهٍ، وَلِكُلِّ وَاحِدٍ أَرْبَعَةُ أَجْنِحَةٍ.

And each one [had] four faces, and each one [had] four wings.

٧ 7 وَأَرْجُلُهَا أَرْجُلٌ قَائِمَةٌ، وَأَقْدَامُ أَرْجُلِهَا كَقَدَمِ رِجْلِ ٱلْعِجْلِ، وَبَارِقَةٌ كَمَنْظَرِ ٱلنُّحَاسِ ٱلْمَصْقُولِ.

And their legs were straight; and their feet were winged, and [there were] sparks, like gleaming brass, and their wings were light.

٨ 8 وَأَيْدِي إِنْسَانٍ تَحْتَ أَجْنِحَتِهَا عَلَى جَوَانِبِهَا ٱلْأَرْبَعَةِ. وَوُجُوهُهَا وَأَجْنِحَتُهَا لِجَوَانِبِهَا ٱلْأَرْبَعَةِ.

And the hand of a man was under their wings on their four sides.

٩ 9 وَأَجْنِحَتُهَا مُتَّصِلَةٌ ٱلْوَاحِدُ بِأَخِيهِ. لَمْ تَدُرْ عِنْدَ سَيْرِهَا. كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ يَسِيرُ إِلَى جِهَةِ وَجْهِهِ.

And the faces of them four turned not when they went; they went everyone straight forward.

١٠ 10 أَمَّا شِبْهُ وُجُوهِهَا فَوَجْهُ إِنْسَانٍ وَوَجْهُ أَسَدٍ لِلْيَمِينِ لِأَرْبَعَتِهَا، وَوَجْهُ ثَوْرٍ مِنَ ٱلشِّمَالِ لِأَرْبَعَتِهَا، وَوَجْهُ نَسْرٍ لِأَرْبَعَتِهَا.

And the likeness of their faces was the face of a man, and the face of a lion on the right of the four; and the face of a calf on the left of the four; and the face of an eagle to the four.

١١ 11 فَهَذِهِ أَوْجُهُهَا. أَمَّا أَجْنِحَتُهَا فَمَبْسُوطَةٌ مِنْ فَوْقُ. لِكُلِّ وَاحِدٍ ٱثْنَانِ مُتَّصِلَانِ أَحَدُهُمَا بِأَخِيهِ، وَٱثْنَانِ يُغَطِّيَانِ أَجْسَامَهَا.

And the four had their wings spread out above; each one [had] two joined to one another, and two covered their bodies.

١٢ 12 وَكُلُّ وَاحِدٍ كَانَ يَسِيرُ إِلَى جِهَةِ وَجْهِهِ. إِلَى حَيْثُ تَكُونُ ٱلرُّوحُ لِتَسِيرَ تَسِيرُ. لَمْ تَدُرْ عِنْدَ سَيْرِهَا.

And each one went straight forward: wherever the spirit was going they went, and turned not back.

١٣ 13 أَمَّا شِبْهُ ٱلْحَيَوَانَاتِ فَمَنْظَرُهَا كَجَمْرِ نَارٍ مُتَّقِدَةٍ، كَمَنْظَرِ مَصَابِيحَ هِيَ سَالِكَةٌ بَيْنَ ٱلْحَيَوَانَاتِ. وَلِلنَّارِ لَمَعَانٌ، وَمِنَ ٱلنَّارِ كَانَ يَخْرُجُ بَرْقٌ.

And in the midst of the living creatures [there was] an appearance as of burning coals of fire, as an appearance of lamps turning among the living creatures; and the brightness of fire, and out of the fire came forth lightning.

١٤ 14 ٱلْحَيَوَانَاتُ رَاكِضَةٌ وَرَاجِعَةٌ كَمَنْظَرِ ٱلْبَرْقِ.

١٥ 15 فَنَظَرْتُ ٱلْحَيَوَانَاتِ وَإِذَا بَكَرَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ بِجَانِبِ ٱلْحَيَوَانَاتِ بِأَوْجُهِهَا ٱلْأَرْبَعَةِ.

And I looked, and, behold, the four [had each] one wheel on the ground near the living creatures.

١٦ 16 مَنْظَرُ ٱلْبَكَرَاتِ وَصَنْعَتُهَا كَمَنْظَرِ ٱلزَّبَرْجَدِ. وَلِلْأَرْبَعِ شَكْلٌ وَاحِدٌ، وَمَنْظَرُهَا وَصَنْعَتُهَا كَأَنَّهَا كَانَتْ بَكَرَةً وَسْطِ بَكَرَةٍ.

And the appearance of the wheels was as the appearance of beryl: and the four had one likeness: and their work was as it were a wheel in a wheel.

١٧ 17 لَمَّا سَارَتْ، سَارَتْ عَلَى جَوَانِبِهَا ٱلْأَرْبَعَةِ. لَمْ تَدُرْ عِنْدَ سَيْرِهَا.

They went on their four sides: they turned not as they went;

١٨ 18 أَمَّا أُطُرُهَا فَعَالِيَةٌ وَمُخِيفَةٌ. وَأُطُرُهَا مَلْآنَةٌ عُيُونًا حَوَالَيْهَا لِلْأَرْبَعِ.

neither did their backs [turn]: and they were high: and I beheld them, and the backs of them four were full of eyes round about.

١٩ 19 فَإِذَا سَارَتِ ٱلْحَيَوَانَاتُ، سَارَتِ ٱلْبَكَرَاتُ بِجَانِبِهَا، وَإِذَا ٱرْتَفَعَتِ ٱلْحَيَوَانَاتُ عَنِ ٱلْأَرْضِ ٱرْتَفَعَتِ ٱلْبَكَرَاتُ.

And when the living creatures went, the wheels went by them: and when the living creatures lifted themselves off the earth, the wheels were lifted off.

٢٠ 20 إِلَى حَيْثُ تَكُونُ ٱلرُّوحُ لِتَسِيرَ يَسِيرُونَ، إِلَى حَيْثُ ٱلرُّوحُ لِتَسِيرَ وَٱلْبَكَرَاتُ تَرْتَفِعُ مَعَهَا، لِأَنَّ رُوحَ ٱلْحَيَوَانَاتِ كَانَتْ فِي ٱلْبَكَرَاتِ.

Wherever the cloud happened to be, there was the spirit ready to go: the wheels went and were lifted up with them; because the spirit of life was in the wheels.

٢١ 21 فَإِذَا سَارَتْ تِلْكَ سَارَتْ هَذِهِ، وَإِذَا وَقَفَتْ تِلْكَ وَقَفَتْ. وَإِذَا ٱرْتَفَعَتْ تِلْكَ عَنِ ٱلْأَرْضِ ٱرْتَفَعَتِ ٱلْبَكَرَاتُ مَعَهَا، لِأَنَّ رُوحَ ٱلْحَيَوَانَاتِ كَانَتْ فِي ٱلْبَكَرَاتِ.

When those went, [the wheels] went; and when those stood, [the wheels] stood; and when those lifted themselves off the earth, they were lifted off with them: for the spirit of life was in the wheels.

٢٢ 22 وَعَلَى رُؤُوسِ ٱلْحَيَوَانَاتِ شِبْهُ مُقَبَّبٍ كَمَنْظَرِ ٱلْبِلَّوْرِ ٱلْهَائِلِ مُنْتَشِرًا عَلَى رُؤُوسِهَا مِنْ فَوْقُ.

And the likeness over the heads of the living creatures was as a firmament, as the appearance of crystal, spread out over their wings above.

٢٣ 23 وَتَحْتَ ٱلْمُقَبَّبِ أَجْنِحَتُهَا مُسْتَقِيمَةٌ ٱلْوَاحِدُ نَحْوَ أَخِيهِ. لِكُلِّ وَاحِدٍ ٱثْنَانِ يُغَطِّيَانِ مِنْ هُنَا، وَلِكُلِّ وَاحِدٍ ٱثْنَانِ يُغَطِّيَانِ مِنْ هُنَاكَ أَجْسَامَهَا.

And their wings were spread out under the firmament, reaching one to the other; two [wings] to each, covering their bodies.

٢٤ 24 فَلَمَّا سَارَتْ سَمِعْتُ صَوْتَ أَجْنِحَتِهَا كَخَرِيرِ مِيَاهٍ كَثِيرَةٍ، كَصَوْتِ ٱلْقَدِيرِ. صَوْتَ ضَجَّةٍ، كَصَوْتِ جَيْشٍ. وَلَمَّا وَقَفَتْ أَرْخَتْ أَجْنِحَتَهَا.

And I heard the sound of their wings when they went, as the sound of much water: and when they stood, their wings were let down.

٢٥ 25 فَكَانَ صَوْتٌ مِنْ فَوْقِ ٱلْمُقَبَّبِ ٱلَّذِي عَلَى رُؤُوسِهَا. إِذَا وَقَفَتْ أَرْخَتْ أَجْنِحَتَهَا.

And lo! a voice from above the firmament

٢٦ 26 وَفَوْقَ ٱلْمُقَبَّبِ ٱلَّذِي عَلَى رُؤُوسِهَا شِبْهُ عَرْشٍ كَمَنْظَرِ حَجَرِ ٱلْعَقِيقِ ٱلْأَزْرَقِ، وَعَلَى شِبْهِ ٱلْعَرْشِ شِبْهٌ كَمَنْظَرِ إِنْسَانٍ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ فَوْقُ.

that was over their head, [there was] as the appearance of a sapphire stone, [and] the likeness of a throne upon it: and upon the likeness of the throne was the likeness as an appearance of a man above.

٢٧ 27 وَرَأَيْتُ مِثْلَ مَنْظَرِ ٱلنُّحَاسِ ٱللَّامِعِ كَمَنْظَرِ نَارٍ دَاخِلَهُ مِنْ حَوْلِهِ، مِنْ مَنْظَرِ حَقْوَيْهِ إِلَى فَوْقُ، وَمِنْ مَنْظَرِ حَقْوَيْهِ إِلَى تَحْتُ، رَأَيْتُ مِثْلَ مَنْظَرِ نَارٍ وَلَهَا لَمَعَانٌ مِنْ حَوْلِهَا.

And I saw as it were the resemblance of amber from the appearance of the loins and upwards, and from the appearance of the loins and under I saw an appearance of fire, and the brightness thereof round about.

٢٨ 28 كَمَنْظَرِ ٱلْقَوْسِ ٱلَّتِي فِي ٱلسَّحَابِ يَوْمَ مَطَرٍ، هَكَذَا مَنْظَرُ ٱللَّمَعَانِ مِنْ حَوْلِهِ. هَذَا مَنْظَرُ شِبْهِ مَجْدِ ٱلرَّبِّ. وَلَمَّا رَأَيْتُهُ خَرَرْتُ عَلَى وَجْهِي، وَسَمِعْتُ صَوْتَ مُتَكَلِّمٍ.

As the appearance of the bow when it is in the cloud in days of rain, so was the form of brightness round about.

The Prophet Ezekiel