Ezechiele 2

BIBBIA CEI 2008	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Mi disse: «Figlio dell’uomo, àlzati, ti voglio parlare».	1 This was the vision of the likeness of the glory of the Lord. And I saw, and I fell on my face, and I heard the voice of someone speaking. And he said to me: “Son of man, stand on your feet, and I will speak with you.”
2 A queste parole, uno spirito entrò in me, mi fece alzare in piedi e io ascoltai colui che mi parlava.	2 And after this was spoken to me, the Spirit entered into me, and he set me on my feet. And I heard him speaking to me,
3 Mi disse: «Figlio dell’uomo, io ti mando ai figli d’Israele, a una razza di ribelli, che si sono rivoltati contro di me. Essi e i loro padri si sono sollevati contro di me fino ad oggi.	3 and saying: “Son of man, I am sending you to the sons of Israel, to an apostate nation, which has withdrawn from me. They and their fathers have betrayed my covenant, even to this day.
4 Quelli ai quali ti mando sono figli testardi e dal cuore indurito. Tu dirai loro: “Dice il Signore Dio”.	4 And those to whom I am sending you are sons with a hard face and an unyielding heart. And you shall say to them: ‘Thus says the Lord God.’
5 Ascoltino o non ascoltino – dal momento che sono una genìa di ribelli –, sapranno almeno che un profeta si trova in mezzo a loro.	5 Perhaps it may be that they will hear, and perhaps they may be quieted. For they are a provoking house. And they shall know that there has been a prophet in their midst.
6 Ma tu, figlio dell’uomo, non li temere, non avere paura delle loro parole. Essi saranno per te come cardi e spine e tra loro ti troverai in mezzo a scorpioni; ma tu non temere le loro parole, non t’impressionino le loro facce: sono una genìa di ribelli.	6 But as for you, son of man, you should not fear them, and you should not dread their words. For you are among unbelievers and subversives, and you are living with scorpions. You should not fear their words, and you should not dread their faces. For they are a provoking house.
7 Ascoltino o no – dal momento che sono una genìa di ribelli –, tu riferirai loro le mie parole.	7 Therefore, you shall speak my words to them, so that perhaps they may hear and be quieted. For they are provoking.
8 Figlio dell’uomo, ascolta ciò che ti dico e non essere ribelle come questa genìa di ribelli: apri la bocca e mangia ciò che io ti do».	8 But as for you, son of man, listen to all that I say to you. And do not choose to be provoking, as that house is a provoker. Open your mouth, and eat whatever I give to you.”
9 Io guardai, ed ecco, una mano tesa verso di me teneva un rotolo.	9 And I looked, and behold: a hand was put forth toward me; there was a scroll rolled up in it. And he spread it out before me, and there was writing on the inside and on the outside. And there were written in it lamentations, and verses, and woes.
10 Lo spiegò davanti a me; era scritto da una parte e dall’altra e conteneva lamenti, pianti e guai.