Ezechiele 10

BIBBIA CEI 2008	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
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 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 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 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 Ora i cherubini erano fermi alla destra del tempio, quando l’uomo vi andò, e una nube riempiva il cortile interno.	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 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 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 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 cherubim was heard even in the outer court, like the voice of Almighty God 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 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 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 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 Nei cherubini appariva la forma di una mano d’uomo sotto le loro ali.	8 And there appeared amid the cherubim the likeness of the hand of a man, 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 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 Sembrava che tutte e quattro fossero di una medesima forma, come se una ruota fosse in mezzo all’altra.	10 And in their appearance, each one of the four were similar, 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 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 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 entire body, with their necks and their hands and their wings and the circles, were full of eyes all around the four wheels.
13 Io sentii che le ruote venivano chiamate Tùrbine.	13 And in my hearing, he called these wheels: “constantly changing.”
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 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 I cherubini si alzarono in alto: erano gli stessi esseri viventi che avevo visto al fiume Chebar.	15 And the cherubim were lifted up. This is the living creature, which I had seen beside the river Chebar.
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 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 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 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 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 above the cherubim.
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 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 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 beside the river Chebar. And I understood that they were cherubim.
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 the hand of a man 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, 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.