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10 Unë po shikoja dhe ja, mbi kupën qiellore që ishte mbi kryet e kerubinëve, dukej mbi ta një si gur safiri që i përngjante nga forma një froni.

Zoti i foli pastaj njeriut të veshur me rroba liri dhe i tha: "Shko midis rrotave poshtë kerubinit, mbushi duart me qymyr të ndezur që është midis kerubinëve dhe përhapi mbi qytetin". Dhe ai shkoi, ndërsa unë shikoja.

Kur hyri ai njeri, kerubinët rrinin në të djathtë të tempullit dhe reja mbushte oborrin e brendshëm.

Pastaj lavdia e Zotit u ngrit mbi kerubinin duke lëvizur drejt pragut të tempullit; atëherë tempulli u mbush me renë dhe oborri u mbush me shkëlqimin e lavdisë të Zotit.

Zhurma e krahëve të kerubinëve u dëgjua deri në oborrin e jashtëm, ashtu si zëri i Perëndisë të plotfuqishëm kur flet.

Kur Zoti e urdhëroi njeriun e veshur me rroba liri, duke thënë: "Merr zjarrin midis rrotave që ndodhen ndër kerubinë," ai shkoi të ndalet pranë një rrote.

Atëherë një kerubin shtriu dorën midis kerubinëve drejt zjarrit që ishte mes tyre, e mori dhe e vuri në duart e njeriut të veshur me rroba liri, që e pranoi dhe doli.

Kerubinët dukeshin sikur kishin formën e dorës së njeriut poshtë krahëve.

Shikova akoma dhe ja, në krah të kerubinëve kishte katër rrota, një rrotë përbri çdo kerubini dhe një rrotë tjetër për çdo kerubin tjetër; rrotat kishin pamjen e një guri të topazit.

10 Dukej sikur që të katra kishin po atë formë, sikur një rrotë të ishte në mes të tjetrës.

11 Kur lëviznin, shkonin nga një prej katër drejtimeve të tyre dhe, duke shkuar, nuk silleshin, por ndiqnin drejtimin që kishte marrë koka e tyre dhe, duke shkuar, nuk silleshin.

12 Tërë trupi i tyre, kurrizi i tyre, duart e tyre, krahët e tyre ishin plot me sy rreth e qark, po, edhe vetë rrotat që kishin të katër.

13 Unë dëgjova që rrotat quheshin "Turbina".

14 Çdo kerubin kishte katër fytyra; fytyra e parë ishte fytyra e kerubinit, fytyra e dytë ishte fytyra e njeriut, fytyra e tretë fytyra e luanit dhe fytyra e katërt ajo e shqiponjës.

15 Pastaj kerubinët u ngritën. Ata ishin po ato qenie të gjalla që kisha parë pranë lumit Kebar.

16 Kur kerubinët lëviznin, edhe rrotat lëviznin nga ana e tyre; dhe kur kerubinët hapnin fletët për t’u ngritur nga toka, rrotat nuk largoheshin nga krahu i tyre.

17 Kur ata ndaleshin, ndaleshin edhe ato; kur ata ngriheshin, ngriheshin edhe ato bashkë me ta, sepse fryma e qënieve të gjalla ishte ndër ta.

18 Lavdia e Zotit u largua pastaj nga pragu i tempullit dhe u ndal te kerubinët.

19 Pastaj kerubinët i hapën krahët e tyre dhe u ngritën nga toka para syve të mi; ndërsa po largoheshin edhe rrotat ishin pranë tyre. U ndalën pastaj te hyrja e portës që shikonte nga lindja e shtëpisë të Zotit, ndërsa lavdia e Perëndisë të Izraelit qëndronte lart mbi ta.

20 Ishin po ato qenie të gjalla që kisha parë nën Perëndinë e Izraelit pranë lumit Kebar dhe njoha që ishin kerubinë.

21 Secili prej tyre kishte katër fytyra, secili katër krahë dhe poshtë krahëve të tyre dilte forma e dorës së njeriut.

22 Sa për pamjen e fytyrave të tyre, ishin po ato fytyra që kisha parë pranë lumit Kebar; ishin po ato shëmbëlltyra dhe po ata kerubinë. Secili shkonte drejt para tij.

God’s Glory Departs From the Temple

10 I looked, and I saw the likeness of a throne(A) of lapis lazuli(B) above the vault(C) that was over the heads of the cherubim.(D) The Lord said to the man clothed in linen,(E) “Go in among the wheels(F) beneath the cherubim. Fill(G) your hands with burning coals(H) from among the cherubim and scatter them over the city.” And as I watched, he went in.

Now the cherubim were standing on the south side of the temple when the man went in, and a cloud filled the inner court. Then the glory of the Lord(I) rose from above the cherubim and moved to the threshold of the temple. The cloud filled the temple, and the court was full of the radiance of the glory of the Lord. The sound of the wings of the cherubim could be heard as far away as the outer court, like the voice(J) of God Almighty[a] when he speaks.(K)

When the Lord commanded the man in linen, “Take fire from among the wheels,(L) from among the cherubim,” the man went in and stood beside a wheel. Then one of the cherubim reached out his hand to the fire(M) that was among them. He took up some of it and put it into the hands of the man in linen, who took it and went out. (Under the wings of the cherubim could be seen what looked like human hands.)(N)

I looked, and I saw beside the cherubim four wheels, one beside each of the cherubim; the wheels sparkled like topaz.(O) 10 As for their appearance, the four of them looked alike; each was like a wheel intersecting a wheel. 11 As they moved, they would go in any one of the four directions the cherubim faced; the wheels did not turn about[b] as the cherubim went. The cherubim went in whatever direction the head faced, without turning as they went. 12 Their entire bodies, including their backs, their hands and their wings, were completely full of eyes,(P) as were their four wheels.(Q) 13 I heard the wheels being called “the whirling wheels.” 14 Each of the cherubim(R) had four faces:(S) One face was that of a cherub, the second the face of a human being, the third the face of a lion,(T) and the fourth the face of an eagle.(U)

15 Then the cherubim rose upward. These were the living creatures(V) I had seen by the Kebar River.(W) 16 When the cherubim moved, the wheels beside them moved; and when the cherubim spread their wings to rise from the ground, the wheels did not leave their side. 17 When the cherubim stood still, they also stood still; and when the cherubim rose, they rose with them, because the spirit of the living creatures was in them.(X)

18 Then the glory(Y) of the Lord departed from over the threshold of the temple and stopped above the cherubim.(Z) 19 While I watched, the cherubim spread their wings and rose from the ground, and as they went, the wheels went with them.(AA) They stopped at the entrance of the east gate of the Lord’s house, and the glory(AB) of the God of Israel was above them.

20 These were the living creatures I had seen beneath the God of Israel by the Kebar River,(AC) and I realized that they were cherubim. 21 Each had four faces(AD) and four wings,(AE) and under their wings was what looked like human hands. 22 Their faces had the same appearance as those I had seen by the Kebar River.(AF) Each one went straight ahead.

Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 10:5 Hebrew El-Shaddai
  2. Ezekiel 10:11 Or aside

10 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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.