Ezechiele 10

BIBBIA CEI 2008	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 Io guardavo, ed ecco, sul firmamento che stava sopra il capo dei cherubini, vidi come una pietra di zaffìro e al di sopra appariva qualcosa che aveva la forma di un 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 Disse all’uomo vestito di lino: «Va’ fra le ruote che sono sotto il cherubino e riempi il cavo delle mani di carboni accesi, che sono fra i cherubini, e spargili sulla città». Egli vi andò, mentre io lo seguivo con lo sguardo.	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 Ora i cherubini erano fermi alla destra del tempio, quando l’uomo vi andò, e una 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 La gloria del Signore si alzò sopra il cherubino verso la soglia del tempio e il tempio fu riempito dalla nube e il cortile fu pieno 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 fragore delle ali dei cherubini giungeva fino al cortile esterno, come la voce di Dio 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 Appena ebbe dato all’uomo vestito di lino l’ordine di prendere il fuoco fra le ruote in mezzo ai cherubini, questi avanzò e si fermò vicino 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 tese la mano per prendere il fuoco che era fra i cherubini; ne prese e lo mise nel cavo delle mani dell’uomo vestito di lino, il quale 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 Nei cherubini appariva la forma di una mano d’uomo sotto le loro ali.	8 And there appeared in the cherubims the likeness of a man's hand under their wings.
9 Guardai, ed ecco che al fianco dei cherubini vi erano quattro ruote, una ruota al fianco di ciascun cherubino. Quelle ruote avevano l’aspetto del topazio.	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 Sembrava che tutte e quattro fossero di una medesima forma, come se una ruota fosse in mezzo all’altra.	10 And as to their appearance, all four were alike: as if a wheel were in the midst of a wheel.
11 Muovendosi, potevano andare nelle quattro direzioni senza voltarsi, perché si muovevano verso il lato dove era rivolta la testa, senza voltarsi durante il movimento.	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 ruote erano pieni di occhi tutt’intorno, tutti e quattro con le loro ruote.	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 Io sentii che le ruote venivano chiamate Tùrbine.	13 And these wheels he called voluble, in my hearing.
14 Ogni cherubino aveva quattro sembianze: la prima quella di cherubino, la seconda quella di uomo, la terza quella di leone e la quarta quella 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 si alzarono in alto: erano gli stessi esseri viventi che avevo visto al fiume Chebar.	15 And the cherubims were lifted up: this is the living creature that I had seen by the river Chobar.
16 Quando i cherubini si muovevano, anche le ruote avanzavano al loro fianco: quando i cherubini spiegavano le ali per sollevarsi 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 si fermavano, anche le ruote si fermavano, e quando si alzavano, anche le ruote si alzavano con loro perché lo spirito degli esseri viventi era in esse.	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 uscì dalla soglia del tempio e si fermò 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 spiegarono le ali e si sollevarono da terra sotto i miei occhi; anche le ruote si alzarono con loro e si fermarono all’ingresso della porta orientale del tempio del Signore, mentre la gloria del Dio d’Israele era in alto 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 i medesimi esseri che io avevo visto sotto il Dio d’Israele lungo il fiume Chebar e riconobbi che erano 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 Ciascuno aveva quattro aspetti e ciascuno quattro ali e qualcosa simile a mani d’uomo 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 Il loro aspetto era il medesimo che avevo visto lungo il fiume Chebar. Ciascuno di loro avanzava 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.