Livre d'Ézéchiel 10

BIBLES DES PEUPLES	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 À ce moment-là, je vis que sur la plate-forme, au-dessus des chérubins, il y avait une pierre de saphir qui formait comme un trône.	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 Alors il dit à l’homme habillé de lin: “Passe en dessous, entre les roues, et prends à pleines mains des charbons que tu répandras sur la ville.” L’homme y alla sous mes yeux;	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 pendant qu’il s’y glissait, les chérubins se tenaient à l’arrêt sur le côté sud et la nuée remplissait la cour intérieure.	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 La Gloire de Yahvé s’éleva de dessus le chérubin, en direction de la porte du Temple; la nuée remplissait le Temple et toute la cour était inondée de l’éclat de la gloire de Yahvé.	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 Le bruit des ailes des chérubins s’entendait jusque dans la cour extérieure, on aurait cru la voix du Dieu Tout-Puissant lorsqu’il parle.	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 Il donna cet ordre à l’homme habillé de lin: “Prends du feu au milieu des roues entre les chérubins.” L’homme s’approcha et se tint près de la roue.	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 Le chérubin étendit la main vers le feu, il en prit et déposa les braises dans la main de l’homme habillé de lin; celui-ci les prit et sortit.	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 J’ai bien vu alors comme une main d’homme sous les ailes des chérubins.	8 And there appeared in the cherubims the likeness of a man's hand under their wings.
9 J’ai vu quatre roues placées à côté des chérubins (il y avait une roue à côté de chaque chérubin) et les roues avaient l’éclat de la pierre précieuse.	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 Les quatre roues avaient la même forme: on aurait dit que chaque roue était faite de deux roues entrecroisées.	10 And as to their appearance, all four were alike: as if a wheel were in the midst of a wheel.
11 Elles pouvaient donc aller sans se tourner vers les quatre points cardinaux, elles allaient sans se tourner dans la même direction où était la face du chérubin.	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 Les jantes des quatre roues étaient remplies d’yeux tout autour.	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 J’entendis alors que l’on donnait à ces roues le nom de ‘tourbillon’.	13 And these wheels he called voluble, in my hearing.
14 NO TEXT	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 NO TEXT	15 And the cherubims were lifted up: this is the living creature that I had seen by the river Chobar.
16 Lorsque les chérubins avançaient, les roues avançaient avec eux; lorsque les chérubins déployaient leurs ailes pour s’élever de terre, les roues ne cessaient de les accompagner.	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 Lorsque les chérubins s’arrêtaient, les roues s’arrêtaient, et lorsqu’ils s’élevaient elles s’élevaient avec eux, car l’esprit de l’être vivant était en elles.	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 Gloire de Yahvé sortit du Temple et s’arrêta au-dessus des chérubins.	18 And the glory of the Lord went forth from the threshold of the temple: and stood over the cherubims.
19 Sous mes yeux, les chérubins ouvrirent leurs ailes pour s’élever de terre, et ils sortirent accompagnés par les roues; ils s’arrêtèrent à l’entrée de la porte orientale du Temple de Yahvé, avec la gloire du Dieu d’Israël reposant sur eux.	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 C’étaient bien les êtres vivants que j’avais vus au bord du fleuve Kébar portant le Dieu d’Israël; alors j’ai su que c’étaient des chérubins.	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 Chacun avait quatre visages et quatre ailes, et sous leurs ailes ils avaient comme des mains d’homme.	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 Leurs visages étaient les mêmes que j’avais vus près du fleuve Kébar: chacun allait droit dans la direction d’une de ses faces.	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.