Livre d'Ézéchiel 10

BIBLES DES PEUPLES	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
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 I saw, and behold, in the firmament that was over the heads of the cherubim, there appeared above them something like the sapphire stone, with the sight 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 who was clothed with linen, and he said: “Enter, between the wheels that are under the cherubim, and fill your hand with the coals of fire that are between the cherubim, and pour them upon the city.” And he entered, 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 Now the cherubim were standing before the right side of the house, when the man entered. 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 cherubim, to the threshold of the house. And the house was filled with the cloud. And the court was filled with the splendor 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 cherubim was heard even in the outer court, like the voice of Almighty God 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 instructed the man who was clothed with linen, saying, “Take fire from the midst of the wheels that are between the cherubim,” he entered and stood next to 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 extended his hand, from the midst of the cherubim, to the fire that was between the cherubim. And he took and gave it into the hands of the one who was clothed with linen, and he accepted it and went forth.
8 J’ai bien vu alors comme une main d’homme sous les ailes des chérubins.	8 And there appeared amid the cherubim the likeness of the hand of a man, 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 beside the cherubim. One wheel was next to one cherub, and another wheel was next to another cherub. And the appearance of the wheels was like the sight of 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 in their appearance, each one of the four were similar, 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 advanced in four parts. And they did not turn as they went. Instead, to the place to which they were inclined to go at first, the rest also followed, and they did not turn back.
12 Les jantes des quatre roues étaient remplies d’yeux tout autour.	12 And their entire body, with their necks and their hands and their wings and the circles, were full of eyes all around the four wheels.
13 J’entendis alors que l’on donnait à ces roues le nom de ‘tourbillon’.	13 And in my hearing, he called these wheels: “constantly changing.”
14 NO TEXT	14 Now each one had four faces. One face was the face of a cherub, and the second face was the face of a man, and in the third was the face of a lion, and in the fourth was the face of an eagle.
15 NO TEXT	15 And the cherubim were lifted up. This is the living creature, which I had seen beside the river Chebar.
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 cherubim advanced, the wheels also went beside them. And when the cherubim lifted up their wings in order to be raised up from the earth, the wheels did not remain behind, but they also were beside 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 were standing, these stood still. 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 above the cherubim.
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 cherubim, lifting up their wings, were raised up from the earth in my sight. And as they went away, the wheels also followed. And it stood at the entrance to 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 beside the river Chebar. And I understood that they were cherubim.
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 the hand of a man 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, concerning the appearance of their faces, these were the same faces that I had seen beside the river Chebar, and the gaze and force of each one of them was to go before his face.