Ezekiel 10

DOUAI-RHEIMS	BIBBIA CEI 1974
1 And saw and behold in the firmament that was over the heads of the cherubims, there appeared over them as it were the sapphire stone, as the appearance of the likeness of a throne.	1 Io guardavo ed ecco sul firmamento che stava sopra il capo dei cherubini vidi come una pietra di zaffìro e al di sopra appariva qualcosa che aveva la forma di un trono.
2 And he spoke to the man, that was clothed with linen, and said: Go in between the wheels that are under the cherubims and fill thy hand with the coals of fire that are between the cherubims, and pour them out upon the city. And he went in, in my sight:	2 Disse all'uomo vestito di lino: "Va' fra le ruote che sono sotto il cherubino e riempi il cavo delle mani dei carboni accesi che sono fra i cherubini e spargili sulla città". Egli vi andò mentre io lo seguivo con lo sguardo.
3 And the cherubims stood on the right side of the house, when the man went in, and a cloud filled the inner court.	3 Ora i cherubini erano fermi a destra del tempio, quando l'uomo vi andò, e una nube riempiva il cortile interno.
4 And the glory of the Lord was lifted up from above the cherub to the threshold of the house: and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was filled with the brightness of the glory of the Lord.	4 La gloria del Signore si alzò sopra il cherubino verso la soglia del tempio e il tempio fu riempito dalla nube e il cortile fu pieno dello splendore della gloria del Signore.
5 And the sound of the wings of the cherubims was heard even to the outward court as the voice of God Almighty speaking.	5 Il fragore delle ali dei cherubini giungeva fino al cortile esterno, come la voce di Dio onnipotente quando parla.
6 And when he had commanded the man that was clothed with linen, saying: Take fire from the midst of the wheels that are between the cherubims: he went in and stood beside the wheel,	6 Appena ebbe dato all'uomo vestito di lino l'ordine di prendere il fuoco fra le ruote in mezzo ai cherubini, egli avanzò e si fermò vicino alla ruota.
7 And one cherub stretched out his arm from the midst of the cherubims to the fire that was between the cherubims: and he took, and put it into the hands of him that was clothed with linen: who took it and went forth.	7 Il cherubino tese la mano per prendere il fuoco che era fra i cherubini; ne prese e lo mise nel cavo delle mani dell'uomo vestito di lino, il quale lo prese e uscì.
8 And there appeared in the cherubims the likeness of a man's hand under their wings.	8 Io stavo guardando: i cherubini avevano sotto le ali la forma di una mano d'uomo.
9 And I saw, and behold there were four wheels by the cherubims: one wheel by one cherub, and another wheel by another cherub: and the appearance of the wheels was to the sight like the chrysolite stone:	9 Guardai ancora ed ecco che al fianco dei cherubini vi erano quattro ruote, una ruota al fianco di ciascun cherubino. Quelle ruote avevano l'aspetto del topazio.
10 And as to their appearance, all four were alike: as if a wheel were in the midst of a wheel.	10 Sembrava che tutte e quattro fossero di una medesima forma, come se una ruota fosse in mezzo all'altra.
11 And when they went, they went by four ways: and they turned not when they went: but to the place whither they first turned, the rest also followed, and did not turn back.	11 Muovendosi, potevano andare nelle quattro direzioni senza voltarsi, perché si muovevano verso il lato dove era rivolta la testa, senza voltarsi durante il movimento.
12 And their whole body, and their necks, and their hands, and their wings, and the circles were full of eyes, round about the four wheels.	12 Tutto il loro corpo, il dorso, le mani, le ali e le ruote erano pieni di occhi tutt'intorno; ognuno dei quattro aveva la propria ruota.
13 And these wheels he called voluble, in my hearing.	13 Io sentii che le ruote venivano chiamate "Turbine".
14 And every one had four faces: one face was the face of a cherub, and the second face, the face of a man: and in the third was the face of a lion: and in the fourth the face of an eagle.	14 Ogni cherubino aveva quattro sembianze: la prima quella di cherubino, la seconda quella di uomo, la terza quella di leone e la quarta quella di aquila.
15 And the cherubims were lifted up: this is the living creature that I had seen by the river Chobar.	15 I cherubini si alzarono in alto: essi erano quegli esseri viventi che avevo visti al canale Chebàr.
16 And when the cherubims went, the wheels also went by them: and when the cherubims lifted up their wings, to mount up from the earth, the wheels stayed not behind, but were by them.	16 Quando i cherubini si muovevano, anche le ruote avanzavano al loro fianco: quando i cherubini spiegavano le ali per sollevarsi da terra, le ruote non si allontanavano dal loro fianco;
17 When they stood, these stood: and when they were lifted up, these were lifted up: for the spirit of life was in them.	17 quando si fermavano, anche le ruote si fermavano; quando si alzavano, anche le ruote si alzavano con loro perché lo spirito di quegli esseri era in loro.
18 And the glory of the Lord went forth from the threshold of the temple: and stood over the cherubims.	18 La gloria del Signore uscì dalla soglia del tempio e si fermò sui cherubini.
19 And the cherubims lifting up their wings, were raised from the earth before me: and as they went out, the wheels also followed: and it stood in the entry of the east gate of the house of the Lord: and the glory of the God of Israel was over them.	19 I cherubini spiegarono le ali e si sollevarono da terra sotto i miei occhi; anche le ruote si alzarono con loro e si fermarono all'ingresso della porta orientale del tempio, mentre la gloria del Dio d'Israele era in alto su di loro.
20 This is the living creature, which I saw under the God of Israel by the river Chobar: and I understood that they were cherubims.	20 Erano i medesimi esseri che io avevo visti sotto il Dio d'Israele lungo il canale Chebàr e riconobbi che erano cherubini.
21 Each one had four faces, and each one had four wings: and the likeness of a man's hand was under their wings.	21 Ciascuno aveva quattro aspetti e ciascuno quattro ali e qualcosa simile a mani d'uomo sotto le ali.
22 And as to the likeness of their faces, they were the same faces which I had seen by the river Chobar, and their looks, and the impulse of every one to go straight forward.	22 Il loro sembiante era il medesimo che avevo visto lungo il canale Chebàr. Ciascuno di loro procedeva di fronte a sé.