Chapter 1

Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the river of Chebar, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.

Ora aconteceu no trigésimo ano, no quarto mês, no dia quinto do mês, que estando eu no meio dos cativos, junto ao rio Quebar, se abriram os céus, e eu tive visões de Deus.   

In the fifth day of the month, which was the fifth year of king Jehoiachin's captivity,

No quinto dia do mês, já no quinto ano do cativeiro do rei Joaquim,   

The word of the LORD came expressly unto Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of the LORD was there upon him.

veio expressamente a palavra do Senhor a Ezequiel, filho de Buzi, o sacerdote, na terra dos caldeus, junto ao rio Quebar; e ali esteve sobre ele a mão do Senhor.   

And I looked, and, behold, a whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire infolding itself, and a brightness was about it, and out of the midst thereof as the colour of amber, out of the midst of the fire.

Olhei, e eis que um vento tempestuoso vinha do norte, uma grande nuvem, com um fogo que emitia de contínuo labaredas, e um resplendor ao redor dela; e do meio do fogo saía uma coisa como o brilho de âmbar.   

Also out of the midst thereof came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance; they had the likeness of a man.

E do meio dela saía a semelhança de quatro seres viventes. E esta era a sua aparência: tinham a semelhança de homem;   

And every one had four faces, and every one had four wings.

cada um tinha quatro rostos, como também cada um deles quatro asas.   

And their feet were straight feet; and the sole of their feet was like the sole of a calf's foot: and they sparkled like the colour of burnished brass.

E as suas pernas eram retas; e as plantas dos seus pés como a planta do pé dum bezerro; e luziam como o brilho de bronze polido.   

And they had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides; and they four had their faces and their wings.

E tinham mãos de homem debaixo das suas asas, aos quatro lados; e todos quatro tinham seus rostos e suas asas assim:   

Their wings were joined one to another; they turned not when they went; they went every one straight forward.

Uniam-se as suas asas uma à outra; eles não se viravam quando andavam; cada qual andava para adiante de si;   

As for the likeness of their faces, they four had the face of a man, and the face of a lion, on the right side: and they four had the face of an ox on the left side; they four also had the face of an eagle.

e a semelhança dos seus rostos era como o rosto de homem; e à mão direita todos os quatro tinham o rosto de leão, e à mão esquerda todos os quatro tinham o rosto dé boi; e também tinham todos os quatro o rosto de águia;   

Thus were their faces: and their wings were stretched upward; two wings of every one were joined one to another, and two covered their bodies.

assim eram os seus rostos. As suas asas estavam estendidas em cima; cada qual tinha duas asas que tocavam às de outro; e duas cobriam os corpos deles.   

And they went every one straight forward: whither the spirit was to go, they went; and they turned not when they went.

E cada qual andava para adiante de si; para onde o espírito havia de ir, iam; não se viravam quando andavam.   

As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, and like the appearance of lamps: it went up and down among the living creatures; and the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning.

No meio dos seres viventes havia uma coisa semelhante a ardentes brasas de fogo, ou a tochas que se moviam por entre os seres viventes; e o fogo resplandecia, e do fogo saíam relâmpagos.   

And the living creatures ran and returned as the appearance of a flash of lightning.

E os seres viventes corriam, saindo e voltando à semelhança dum raio.   

Now as I beheld the living creatures, behold one wheel upon the earth by the living creatures, with his four faces.

Ora, eu olhei para os seres viventes, e vi rodas sobre a terra junto aos seres viventes, uma para cada um dos seus quatro rostos.   

The appearance of the wheels and their work was like unto the colour of a beryl: and they four had one likeness: and their appearance and their work was as it were a wheel in the middle of a wheel.

O aspecto das rodas, e a obra delas, era como o brilho de crisólita; e as quatro tinham uma mesma semelhança; e era o seu aspecto, e a sua obra, como se estivera uma roda no meio de outra roda.   

When they went, they went upon their four sides: and they turned not when they went.

Andando elas, iam em qualquer das quatro direções sem se virarem quando andavam.   

As for their rings, they were so high that they were dreadful; and their rings were full of eyes round about them four.

Estas rodas eram altas e formidáveis; e as quatro tinham as suas cambotas cheias de olhos ao redor.   

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

E quando andavam os seres viventes, andavam as rodas ao lado deles; e quando os seres viventes se elevavam da terra, elevavam-se também as rodas.   

Whithersoever the spirit was to go, they went, thither was their spirit to go; and the wheels were lifted up over against them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.

Para onde o espírito queria ir, iam eles, mesmo para onde o espírito tinha de ir; e as rodas se elevavam ao lado deles; porque o espírito do ser vivente estava nas rodas.   

When those went, these went; and when those stood, these stood; and when those were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up over against them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.

Quando aqueles andavam, andavam estas; e quando aqueles paravam, paravam estas; e quando aqueles se elevavam da terra, elevavam-se também as rodas ao lado deles; porque o espírito do ser vivente estava nas rodas.   

And the likeness of the firmament upon the heads of the living creature was as the colour of the terrible crystal, stretched forth over their heads above.

E por cima das cabeças dos seres viventes havia uma semelhança de firmamento, como o brilho de cristal terrível, estendido por cima, sobre a sua cabeça.   

And under the firmament were their wings straight, the one toward the other: every one had two, which covered on this side, and every one had two, which covered on that side, their bodies.

E debaixo do firmamento estavam as suas asas direitas, uma em direção à outra; cada um tinha duas que lhe cobriam o corpo dum lado, e cada um tinha outras duas que o cobriam doutro lado.   

And when they went, I heard the noise of their wings, like the noise of great waters, as the voice of the Almighty, the voice of speech, as the noise of an host: when they stood, they let down their wings.

E quando eles andavam, eu ouvia o ruído das suas asas, como o ruído de muitas águas, como a voz do Onipotente, o ruído de tumulto como o ruído dum exército; e, parando eles, abaixavam as suas asas.   

And there was a voice from the firmament that was over their heads, when they stood, and had let down their wings.

E ouvia-se uma voz por cima do firmamento, que estava por cima das suas cabeças; parando eles, abaixavam as suas asas.   

And above the firmament that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone: and upon the likeness of the throne was the likeness as the appearance of a man above upon it.

E sobre o firmamento, que estava por cima das suas cabeças, havia uma semelhança de trono, como a aparência duma safira; e sobre a semelhança do trono havia como que a semelhança dum homem, no alto, sobre ele.   

And I saw as the colour of amber, as the appearance of fire round about within it, from the appearance of his loins even upward, and from the appearance of his loins even downward, I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and it had brightness round about.

E vi como o brilho de âmbar, como o aspecto do fogo pelo interior dele ao redor desde a semelhança dos seus lombos, e daí para cima; e, desde a semelhança dos seus lombos, e daí para baixo, vi como a semelhança de fogo, e havia um resplendor ao redor dele.   

As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell upon my face, and I heard a voice of one that spake.

Como o aspecto do arco que aparece na nuvem no dia da chuva, assim era o aspecto do resplendor em redor. Este era o aspecto da semelhança da glória do Senhor; e, vendo isso, caí com o rosto em terra, e ouvi uma voz de quem falava.