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LA SACRA BIBBIA	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 Allora vidi che sopra la volta che era sulla testa dei cherubini appariva come una pietra di zaffiro, il cui aspetto aveva la forma di trono.	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.
2 Egli disse all'uomo vestito di lino: "Va' fra le ruote sotto il cherubino e riempiti le mani di carboni accesi in mezzo ai cherubini e spargili sulla città". Quello si incamminò sotto i miei occhi.	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:
3 Mentre l'uomo andava, i cherubini si erano messi alla destra del tempio. La nube riempiva il cortile interno.	3 And the cherubims stood on the right side of the house, when the man went in, and a cloud filled the inner court.
4 Quando la Gloria del Signore si era alzata dal cherubino portandosi sopra al podio del tempio, il tempio si era riempito della nube e il cortile si era riempito dello splendore della Gloria del Signore.	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.
5 Il rumore delle ali dei cherubini si era sentito fin nel cortile esterno, come la voce dell'Onnipotente quando parla.	5 And the sound of the wings of the cherubims was heard even to the outward court as the voice of God Almighty speaking.
6 Intanto, avendo egli ordinato all'uomo vestito di lino così: "Prendi il fuoco fra le ruote, in mezzo ai cherubini", quegli andò e si pose a fianco alla ruota.	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,
7 Il cherubino stese la mano di tra i cherubini verso il fuoco che era tra i cherubini, ne prelevò e ne mise nella mano di quello vestito di lino che lo prese e uscì.	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.
8 Si era intravista nei cherubini la sagoma di un braccio umano sotto le loro ali.	8 And there appeared in the cherubims the likeness of a man's hand under their wings.
9 Vidi pure quattro ruote a fianco dei cherubini, una ruota vicino a ogni cherubino; le ruote avevano l'aspetto luccicante del crisolito.	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:
10 Apparivano di forma identica tutt'e quattro come se una ruota fosse congegnata nell'altra.	10 And as to their appearance, all four were alike: as if a wheel were in the midst of a wheel.
11 Quando si muovevano procedevano sui quattro lati, nel procedere non si giravano, ma là dove si rivolgeva la principale andavano senza girarsi.	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.
12 Tutto il loro corpo, il dorso, le mani, le ali e le singole ruote erano piene di occhi tutt'intorno, ognuno dei quattro aveva la propria ruota.	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.
13 Le loro ruote, a quanto udii, erano chiamate Turbine.	13 And these wheels he called voluble, in my hearing.
14 Essi avevano quattro facce ciascuno; una era di cherubino, la seconda di uomo, la terza di leone e la quarta di aquila.	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.
15 I cherubini, cioè gli esseri che avevo visto sul canale Chebàr, si alzarono.	15 And the cherubims were lifted up: this is the living creature that I had seen by the river Chobar.
16 Con i cherubini procedevano anche le ruote e quando i cherubini allargavano le ali per alzarsi da terra, le ruote non si allontanavano dal loro fianco.	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.
17 Quando essi si fermavano, si fermavano anch'esse e quando essi si alzavano, si alzavano anch'esse con loro; c'era infatti in esse il vento degli esseri.	17 When they stood, these stood: and when they were lifted up, these were lifted up: for the spirit of life was in them.
18 La gloria del Signore si staccò quindi dal podio del tempio e si pose sui cherubini.	18 And the glory of the Lord went forth from the threshold of the temple: and stood over the cherubims.
19 I cherubini allargarono le ali e si alzarono da terra sotto i miei occhi, e le ruote con essi. Sostarono all'ingresso della porta orientale del tempio con la Gloria del Dio d'Israele su di loro.	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.
20 Erano gli esseri che vidi sotto il Dio d'Israele presso il canale Chebàr; capii che erano i cherubini.	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.
21 Avevano quattro facce ciascuno e quattro ali ciascuno e la forma di mani umane sotto le ali.	21 Each one had four faces, and each one had four wings: and the likeness of a man's hand was under their wings.
22 La forma delle facce era come quelle che avevo visto presso il canale Chebàr. Ciascuno andava diritto davanti a sé.	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.