4 I saw a storm blowing in from the north. Lightning flashed from a huge cloud and lit up the whole sky with a dazzling brightness. The fiery centre of the cloud was as shiny as polished metal,
5 and in that centre I saw what looked like four living creatures. They were somewhat like humans,
6 except that each one had four faces and four wings.
7 Their legs were straight, but their feet looked like the hoofs of calves and sparkled like bronze.
8 Under each of their wings, these creatures had a human hand.
9 The four creatures were standing back-to-back with the tips of their wings touching. They moved together in every direction, without turning their bodies.
10 Each creature had the face of a human in front, the face of a lion on the right side, the face of a bull on the left, and the face of an eagle at the back.