| 1 El año treinta, el día cinco del mes cuarto, estando yo entre los deportados junto al río Quebar, se abrieron los cielos y tuve visiones de Dios. | 1 And it happened that, in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth of the month, when I was in the midst of the captives beside the river Chebar, the heavens were opened, and I saw the visions of God. |
| 2 El cinco del mes —era el año quinto de la deportación del rey Jeconías— | 2 On the fifth of the month, the same is the fifth year of the transmigration of king Joachin, |
| 3 vino la palabra del Señor sobre Ezequiel, hijo de Buzi, sacerdote, en tierra de los caldeos, a orillas del río Quebar. Allí se posó sobre él la mano del Señor. | 3 the word of the Lord came to Ezekiel, a priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans, next to the river Chebar. And the hand of the Lord was over him there. |
| 4 Vi un viento huracanado que venía del norte: una gran nube y un fuego zigzagueante con un resplandor en torno, y desde el centro del fuego como un resplandor de ámbar, | 4 And I saw, and behold, a whirlwind arrived from the north. And a great cloud, wrapped in fire and brightness, was all around it. And from its midst, that is, from the midst of the fire, there was something with the appearance of amber. |
| 5 y en el centro de todo la figura de cuatro seres vivientes. Este era su aspecto: tenían forma humana, | 5 And in its midst, there was the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance: the likeness of a man was in them. |
| 6 con cuatro rostros y cuatro alas cada uno. | 6 Each one had four faces, and each one had four wings. |
| 7 Sus piernas eran rectas y las plantas de sus pies como las de un becerro. Brillaban como bronce bruñido. | 7 Their feet were straight feet, and the sole of their foot was like the sole of the foot of a calf, and they sparkled with the appearance of glowing brass. |
| 8 Debajo de las alas tenían manos humanas por los cuatro costados; los cuatro tenían rostros y alas. | 8 And they had the hands of a man under their wings on the four sides. And they had faces with the wings on the four sides. |
| 9 Sus alas se juntaban una a la otra. No se volvían al caminar; caminaban de frente. | 9 And their wings were joined to one another. They did not turn as they went. Instead, each one advanced before his face. |
| 10 Su rostro tenía este aspecto: rostro de hombre y rostro de león por el lado derecho de los cuatro, rostro de toro por el lado izquierdo de los cuatro, rostro de águila los cuatro. | 10 But as for the likeness of their face, there was the face of a man, and the face of a lion on the right of each of the four, then the face of an ox on the left of each of the four, and the face of an eagle above each of the four. |
| 11 Sus alas estaban extendidas hacia arriba: un par de alas se juntaban, otro par de alas les cubría el cuerpo. | 11 Their faces and their wings were extended above: two wings of each one were joined together, and two covered their bodies. |
| 12 Los cuatro caminaban de frente; avanzaban a favor del viento, sin volverse al caminar. | 12 And each one of them advanced before his face. Wherever the impetus of the spirit was to go, there they went. And they did not turn as they advanced. |
| 13 Y en medio de los vivientes había como ascuas encendidas; parecían antorchas agitándose entre los vivientes. Había un resplandor de fuego y de él salían relámpagos. | 13 And as for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like that of burning coals of fire, and like the appearance of lamps. This was the vision dashing in the midst of the living creatures, a bright fire, with lightning going forth from the fire. |
| 14 Los seres vivientes corrían en todas direcciones, como rayos. | 14 And the living creatures went and returned like flashes of lightning. |
| 15 Miré y vi una rueda en tierra junto a cada uno de ellos, vuelta hacia sus cuatro rostros. | 15 And as I beheld the living creatures, there appeared above the earth, next to the living creatures, one wheel having four faces. |
| 16 En cuanto al aspecto de las ruedas y su estructura: eran como de crisólito resplandeciente. Las cuatro se asemejaban. Su aspecto y estructura era como si una rueda estuviera dentro de la otra. | 16 And the appearance of the wheels and their work was like the appearance of the sea. And each of the four were similar to one another. And their appearance and work was like a wheel in the center of a wheel. |
| 17 Cuando se movían, iban hacia los cuatro lados, y no cambiaban su dirección. | 17 Going forth, they went by means of their four parts. And they did not turn as they went. |
| 18 Sus llantas eran imponentes; las cuatro resplandecían alrededor. | 18 Also, the size and height and appearance of the wheels was dreadful. And the entire body was full of eyes all around each of the four. |
| 19 Cuando los seres vivientes marchaban, las ruedas se movían junto a ellos; si se alzaban del suelo, se alzaban también las ruedas. | 19 And when the living creatures advanced, the wheels advanced together with them. And when the living creatures were lifted up from the earth, the wheels, too, were lifted up at the same time. |
| 20 Dondequiera que iba el espíritu, iban también las ruedas. Las ruedas se elevaban junto a ellos, porque el espíritu de los seres vivientes estaba en las ruedas. | 20 Wherever the spirit went, as the spirit was going forth to that place, the wheels, too, were lifted up together, so as to follow them. For the spirit of life was in the wheels. |
| 21 Cuando aquellos andaban, también se movían las ruedas; cuando se detenían, también estas se detenían; cuando aquellos se elevaban del suelo, también las ruedas se alzaban junto con ellos, porque el espíritu de los seres vivientes estaba en las ruedas. | 21 When going forth, they went forth, and when standing still, they stood still. And when they were lifted up from the earth, the wheels, too, were lifted up together, so as to follow them. For the spirit of life was in the wheels. |
| 22 Sobre la cabeza de los seres vivientes se extendía una especie de bóveda, de admirable esplendor, como de cristal. | 22 And above the heads of the living creatures was the likeness of a firmament: similar to crystal, but dreadful to behold, and extending over their heads from above. |
| 23 Bajo la bóveda, sus alas estaban horizontalmente emparejadas; cada uno se cubría el cuerpo con un par. | 23 And their wings were straight under the firmament, one toward the other. One of them was covered by two wings on his body, and the other was covered similarly. |
| 24 Y oí el rumor de sus alas cuando se movían, como estruendo de aguas caudalosas, como la voz del Todopoderoso, como griterío de multitudes, como estruendo de tropas. Cuando se detenían, replegaban sus alas. | 24 And I heard the sound of their wings, like the sound of many waters, like the sound of the sublime God. When they walked, it was like the sound of a multitude, like the sound of an army. And when they stood still, their wings were let down. |
| 25 También se oyó un estruendo sobre la bóveda que estaba encima de sus cabezas; cuando se detenían, replegaban sus alas. | 25 For when a voice came from above the firmament, which was over their heads, they stood still, and they put down their wings. |
| 26 Y por encima de la bóveda, que estaba sobre sus cabezas, había una especie de zafiro en forma de trono; sobre esta especie de trono sobresalía una figura que parecía un hombre. | 26 And above the firmament, which was suspended over their heads, there was the likeness of a throne, with the appearance of the sapphire stone. And over the likeness of the throne, there was a likeness with the appearance of a man above it. |
| 27 Y vi un brillo como de ámbar (algo así como fuego lo enmarcaba) de lo que parecían sus caderas para arriba, y de lo que parecían sus caderas para abajo vi algo así como fuego, rodeado de resplandor, | 27 And I saw something with the appearance of amber, with the likeness of fire within it and all around it. And from his waist and upward, and from his waist downward, I saw something with the appearance of fire shining all around. |
| 28 como el arco que aparece en las nubes cuando llueve. Tal era la apariencia del resplandor en torno. Era la apariencia visible de la Gloria del Señor. Al contemplarla, caí rostro en tierra y escuché una voz que hablaba. | 28 There was the appearance of the rainbow, as when it is in a cloud on a rainy day. This was the appearance of the splendor on every side. |
