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BIBBIA CEI 2008	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 Nell’anno sesto, nel sesto mese, il cinque del mese, mentre mi trovavo in casa e dinanzi a me sedevano gli anziani di Giuda, la mano del Signore Dio si posò su di me	1 And it came to pass in the sixth year, in the sixth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I sat in my house, and the ancients of Juda sat before me, that the hand of the Lord God fell there upon me.
2 e vidi qualcosa dall’aspetto d’uomo: da ciò che sembravano i suoi fianchi in giù, appariva come di fuoco e dai fianchi in su appariva come uno splendore simile al metallo incandescente.	2 And I saw, and behold a likeness as the appearance of fire: from the appearance of his loins, and downward, fire: and from his loins, and upward, as the appearance of brightness, as the appearance of amber.
3 Stese come una mano e mi afferrò per una ciocca di capelli: uno spirito mi sollevò fra terra e cielo e in visioni divine mi portò a Gerusalemme, all’ingresso della porta interna, che guarda a settentrione, dove era collocato l’idolo della gelosia, che provoca gelosia.	3 And the likeness of a hand was put forth and took me by a lock of my head: and the spirit lifted me up between the earth and the heaven, and brought me in the vision of God into Jerusalem, near the inner gate, that looked toward the north, where was set the idol of jealousy to provoke to jealousy.
4 Ed ecco, là era la gloria del Dio d’Israele, simile a quella che avevo visto nella valle.	4 And behold the glory of the God of Israel was there, according to the vision which I had seen in the plain.
5 Mi disse: «Figlio dell’uomo, alza gli occhi verso settentrione!». Ed ecco, a settentrione della porta dell’altare l’idolo della gelosia, proprio all’ingresso.	5 And he said to me: Son of man, lift up thy eyes towards the way of the north. And I lifted up my eyes towards the way of the north: and behold on the north side of the gate of the altar the idol of jealousy in the very entry.
6 Mi disse: «Figlio dell’uomo, vedi che cosa fanno costoro? Guarda i grandi abomini che la casa d’Israele commette qui per allontanarmi dal mio santuario! Ne vedrai altri ancora peggiori».	6 And he said to me: Son of man, dost thou see, thinkest thou, what these are doing, the great abominations that the house of Israel committeth here, that I should depart far off from my sanctuary? and turn thee yet again and thou shalt see greater abominations.
7 Mi condusse allora all’ingresso del cortile e vidi un foro nella parete.	7 And he brought me in to the door of the court: and I saw, and behold a hole in the wall.
8 Mi disse: «Figlio dell’uomo, sfonda la parete». Sfondai la parete, ed ecco apparve una porta.	8 And he said to me: Son of man, dig in the wall. And when I had digged in the wall, behold a door.
9 Mi disse: «Entra e osserva gli abomini malvagi che commettono costoro».	9 And he said to me: Go in, and see the wicked abominations which they commit here.
10 Io entrai e vidi ogni sorta di rettili e di animali obbrobriosi e tutti gli idoli della casa d’Israele raffigurati intorno alle pareti.	10 And I went in and saw, and behold every form of creeping things, and of living creatures, the abomination, and all the idols of the house of Israel, were painted on the wall all round about.
11 Settanta anziani della casa d’Israele, fra i quali vi era Iaazania, figlio di Safan, ritto in mezzo a loro, stavano davanti ad essi, ciascuno con il turibolo in mano, mentre il profumo saliva in nubi d’incenso.	11 And seventy men of the ancients of the house of Israel, and Jezonias the son of Saaphan stood in the midst of them, that stood before the pictures: and every one had a censer in his hand: and a cloud of smoke went up from the incense.
12 Mi disse: «Hai visto, figlio dell’uomo, quello che fanno gli anziani della casa d’Israele nelle tenebre, ciascuno nella stanza recondita del proprio idolo? Vanno dicendo: “Il Signore non ci vede, il Signore ha abbandonato il paese”».	12 And he add to me: Surely thou seest. O son of man, what the ancients of the house of Israel do in the dark, every one in private in his chamber: for they say: The Lord seeth us not, the Lord hath forsaken the earth.
13 Poi mi disse: «Vedrai che si commettono abomini peggiori di questi».	13 And he said to me: If thou turn thee again, thou shalt see greater abominations which these commit.
14 Mi condusse all’ingresso della porta del tempio del Signore che guarda a settentrione e vidi donne sedute che piangevano Tammuz.	14 And he brought me in by the door of the gate of the Lord's house, which looked to the north: and behold women sat there mourning for Adonis.
15 Mi disse: «Hai visto, figlio dell’uomo? Vedrai abomini peggiori di questi».	15 And he said to me: Surely thou hast seen, O son of man: but turn thee again: and thou shalt see greater abominations than these.
16 Mi condusse nel cortile interno del tempio del Signore; ed ecco, all’ingresso dell’aula del tempio, fra il vestibolo e l’altare, circa venticinque uomini, con le spalle voltate al tempio e la faccia a oriente che, prostrati, adoravano il sole.	16 And he brought me into the inner court of the house of the Lord: and behold at the door of the temple of the Lord, between the porch and the altar, were about five and twenty men having their backs towards the temple of the Lord, and their faces to the east: and they adored towards the rising of the sun.
17 Mi disse: «Hai visto, figlio dell’uomo? Come se non bastasse per quelli della casa di Giuda commettere simili abomini in questo luogo, hanno anche riempito il paese di violenze, per provocare la mia collera. Eccoli, vedi, che si portano il ramoscello sacro alle narici.	17 And he said to me: Surely thou hast seen, O son of man: is this a light thing to the house of Juda, that they should commit these abominations which they have committed here: because they have filled the land with iniquity, and have turned to provoke me to anger? and behold they put a branch to their nose.
18 Ebbene, anch’io agirò con furore. Il mio occhio non avrà pietà e non avrò compassione: manderanno alte grida ai miei orecchi, ma non li ascolterò».	18 Therefore I also will deal with them in my wrath: my eye shall not spare them, neither will I shew mercy: and when they shall cry to my ears with a loud voice, I will not hear them.