Ezekiel 1

DOUAI-RHEIMS	BIBBIA CEI 2008
1 Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, when I was in the midst of the captives by the river Chobar, the heavens were opened, and I saw the visions of God.	1 Nell’anno trentesimo, nel quarto mese, il cinque del mese, mentre mi trovavo fra i deportati sulle rive del fiume Chebar, i cieli si aprirono ed ebbi visioni divine.
2 On the fifth day of the month, the same was the fifth year of the captivity of king Joachin,	2 Era l’anno quinto della deportazione del re Ioiachìn, il cinque del mese:
3 The word of the Lord came to Ezechiel the priest the son of Bud in the land of the Chaldeans, by the river Chobar: and the hand of the Lord was there upon him.	3 la parola del Signore fu rivolta al sacerdote Ezechiele, figlio di Buzì, nel paese dei Caldei, lungo il fiume Chebar. Qui fu sopra di lui la mano del Signore.
4 And I saw, and behold a whirlwind came out of the north: and a great cloud, and a fire infolding it, and brightness was about it: and out of the midst thereof, that is, out of the midst of the fire, as it were the resemblance of amber:	4 Io guardavo, ed ecco un vento tempestoso avanzare dal settentrione, una grande nube e un turbinìo di fuoco, che splendeva tutto intorno, e in mezzo si scorgeva come un balenare di metallo incandescente.
5 And in the midst thereof the likeness of four living creatures: and this was their appearance: there was the likeness of a man in them.	5 Al centro, una figura composta di quattro esseri animati, di sembianza umana
6 Every one had four faces, and every one four wings.	6 con quattro volti e quattro ali ciascuno.
7 Their feet were straight feet, and the sole of their foot was like the sole of a calf's foot, and they sparkled like the appearance of glowing brass.	7 Le loro gambe erano diritte e i loro piedi come gli zoccoli d’un vitello, splendenti come lucido bronzo.
8 And they had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides: and they bad faces, and wings on the four sides,	8 Sotto le ali, ai quattro lati, avevano mani d’uomo; tutti e quattro avevano le proprie sembianze e le proprie ali,
9 And the wings of one were joined to the wings of another. They turned not when they went: but every one went straight forward.	9 e queste ali erano unite l’una all’altra. Quando avanzavano, ciascuno andava diritto davanti a sé, senza voltarsi indietro.
10 And as for the likeness of their faces: there was the face of a man, and the face of a lion on the right side of all the four: and the face of an ox, on the left side of all the four: and the face of an eagle over all the four.	10 Quanto alle loro fattezze, avevano facce d’uomo; poi tutti e quattro facce di leone a destra, tutti e quattro facce di toro a sinistra e tutti e quattro facce d’aquila.
11 And their faces, and their wings were stretched upward: two wings of every one were joined, and two covered their bodies:	11 Le loro ali erano spiegate verso l’alto; ciascuno aveva due ali che si toccavano e due che coprivano il corpo.
12 And every one of them went straight forward: whither the impulse of the spirit was to go, thither they went: and they turned not when they went.	12 Ciascuno andava diritto davanti a sé; andavano là dove lo spirito li sospingeva e, avanzando, non si voltavano indietro.
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 running to and fro in the midst of the living creatures, a bright fire, and lightning going forth from the fire.	13 Tra quegli esseri si vedevano come dei carboni ardenti simili a torce, che si muovevano in mezzo a loro. Il fuoco risplendeva e dal fuoco si sprigionavano bagliori.
14 And the living creatures ran and returned like flashes of lightning.	14 Gli esseri andavano e venivano come una saetta.
15 Now as I beheld the living creatures, there appeared upon the earth by the living creatures one wheel with four faces.	15 Io guardavo quegli esseri, ed ecco sul terreno una ruota al fianco di tutti e quattro.
16 And the appearance of the wheels, and the work of them was like the appearance of the sea: and the four had all one likeness: and their appearance and their work was as it were a wheel in the midst of a wheel.	16 Le ruote avevano l’aspetto e la struttura come di topazio e tutte e quattro la medesima forma; il loro aspetto e la loro struttura erano come di ruota in mezzo a un’altra ruota.
17 When they went, they went by their four parts: and they turned not when they went.	17 Potevano muoversi in quattro direzioni; procedendo non si voltavano.
18 The wheels had also a size, and a height, and a dreadful appearance: and the whole body was full of eyes round about all the four.	18 Avevano dei cerchioni molto grandi e i cerchioni di tutt’e quattro erano pieni di occhi.
19 And when the living creatures went, the wheels also went together by them: and when the living creatures were lifted up from the earth, the wheels also were lifted up with them.	19 Quando quegli esseri viventi si muovevano, anche le ruote si muovevano accanto a loro e, quando gli esseri si alzavano da terra, anche le ruote si alzavano.
20 Whithersoever the spirit went, thither as the spirit went the wheels also were lifted up withal, and followed it: for the spirit of life was in the wheels.	20 Dovunque lo spirito le avesse sospinte, le ruote andavano e ugualmente si alzavano, perché lo spirito degli esseri viventi era nelle ruote.
21 When those went these went, and when those stood these stood, and when those were lifted up from the earth, the wheels also were lifted up together, and followed them: for the spirit of life was in the wheels.	21 Quando essi si muovevano, anch’esse si muovevano; quando essi si fermavano, si fermavano anch’esse e, quando essi si alzavano da terra, anch’esse ugualmente si alzavano, perché nelle ruote vi era lo spirito degli esseri viventi.
22 And over the heads of the living creatures was the likeness of the firmament, as the appearance of crystal terrible to behold, and stretched out over their heads above.	22 Al di sopra delle teste degli esseri viventi era disteso una specie di firmamento, simile a un cristallo splendente,
23 And under the firmament were their wings straight, the one toward the other, every one with two wings covered his body, and the other was covered in like manner.	23 e sotto il firmamento erano le loro ali distese, l’una verso l’altra; ciascuno ne aveva due che gli coprivano il corpo.
24 And I heard the noise of their wings, like the noise of many waters, as it were the voice of the most high God: when they walked, it was like the voice of a multitude, like the noise of an army, and when they stood, their wings were let down.	24 Quando essi si muovevano, io udivo il rombo delle ali, simile al rumore di grandi acque, come il tuono dell’Onnipotente, come il fragore della tempesta, come il tumulto d’un accampamento. Quando poi si fermavano, ripiegavano le ali.
25 For when a voice came from above the firmament, that was over their heads, they stood, and let down their wings.	25 Ci fu un rumore al di sopra del firmamento che era sulle loro teste.
26 And above the firmament that was over their heads, was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of the sapphire stone, and upon the likeness of the throne, was a likeness as of the appearance of a man above upon it.	26 Sopra il firmamento che era sulle loro teste apparve qualcosa come una pietra di zaffìro in forma di trono e su questa specie di trono, in alto, una figura dalle sembianze umane.
27 And I saw as it were the resemblance of amber as the appearance of fire within it round about: from his loins and upward, and from his loins downward, I saw as it were the resemblance of fire shining round about.	27 Da ciò che sembravano i suoi fianchi in su, mi apparve splendido come metallo incandescente e, dai suoi fianchi in giù, mi apparve come di fuoco. Era circondato da uno splendore
28 As the appearance of the rainbow when it is in a cloud on a rainy day: this was the appearance of the brightness round about.	28 simile a quello dell’arcobaleno fra le nubi in un giorno di pioggia. Così percepii in visione la gloria del Signore. Quando la vidi, caddi con la faccia a terra e udii la voce di uno che parlava.