Revelation 4

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	DIODATI
1 After these things, I saw, and behold, a door was opened in heaven, and the voice that I heard speaking with me first was like a trumpet, saying: “Ascend to here, and I will reveal to you what must occur after these things.”	1 DOPO queste cose io vidi, ed ecco una porta aperta nel cielo; ecco ancora quella prima voce, a guisa di tromba, che io avea udita parlante meco, dicendo: Sali qua, ed io ti mostrerò le cose che debbono avvenire da ora innanzi.
2 And immediately I was in the Spirit. And behold, a throne had been placed in heaven, and there was One sitting upon the throne.	2 E subito io fui rapito in ispirito; ed ecco, un trono era posto nel cielo, e in sul trono v’era uno a sedere.
3 And the One who was sitting there was similar in appearance to a stone of jasper and sardius. And there was an iridescence surrounding the throne, in aspect similar to an emerald.	3 E colui che sedea era nell’aspetto simigliante ad una pietra di diaspro, e sardia; e intorno al trono v’era l’arco celeste, simigliante in vista ad uno smeraldo.
4 And surrounding the throne were twenty-four smaller thrones. And upon the thrones, twenty-four elders were sitting, clothed entirely in white vestments, and on their heads were gold crowns.	4 E intorno al trono v’erano ventiquattro troni, e in su i ventiquattro troni vidi sedere i ventiquattro vecchi, vestiti di vestimenti bianchi; ed aveano in su le lor teste delle corone d’oro.
5 And from the throne, lightnings and voices and thunders went forth. And there were seven burning lamps before the throne, which are the seven spirits of God.	5 E dal trono procedevano folgori, e suoni, e tuoni; e v’erano sette lampane ardenti davanti al trono, le quali sono i sette spiriti di Dio.
6 And in view of the throne, there was something that seemed like a sea of glass, similar to crystal. And in the middle of the throne, and all around the throne, there were four living creatures, full of eyes in front and in back.	6 E davanti al trono v’era come un mare di vetro, simile a cristallo. E quivi in mezzo, ove era il trono, e d’intorno ad esso, v’erano quattro animali, pieni d’occhi, davanti e dietro.
7 And the first living creature resembled a lion, and the second living creature resembled a calf, and the third living creature had a face like a man, and the fourth living creature resembled a flying eagle.	7 E il primo animale era simile ad un leone, e il secondo animale simile ad un vitello, e il terzo animale avea la faccia come un uomo, e il quarto animale era simile ad un’aquila volante
8 And each of the four living creatures had upon them six wings, and all around and within they are full of eyes. And they took no rest, day or night, from saying: “Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was, and who is, and who is to come.”	8 E i quattro animali aveano per uno sei ale d’intorno, e dentro erano pieni d’occhi; e non restano mai, nè giorno, nè notte, di dire: Santo, Santo, Santo è il Signore Iddio, l’Onnipotente che era, che è, che ha da venire!
9 And while those living creatures were giving glory and honor and blessings to the One sitting upon the throne, who lives forever and ever,	9 E quando gli animali rendevano gloria, ed onore, e grazie, a colui che sedeva in sul trono, a colui che vive nei secoli de’ secoli;
10 the twenty-four elders fell prostrate before the One sitting upon the throne, and they adored him who lives forever and ever, and they cast their crowns before the throne, saying:	10 i ventiquattro vecchi si gettavano giù davanti a colui che sedeva in sul trono, e adoravan colui che vive ne’ secoli de’ secoli; e gettavano le lor corone davanti al trono, dicendo:
11 “You are worthy, O Lord our God, to receive glory and honor and power. For you have created all things, and they became and were created because of your will.”	11 Degno sei, o Signore e Iddio nostro, o Santo, di ricever la gloria, l’onore, e la potenza; perciocchè tu hai create tutte le cose, e per la tua volontà sono, e sono state create