Ezechiele 8

BIBBIA CEI 2008	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
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 happened that, in the sixth year, in the sixth month, on the fifth of the month, I was sitting in my house, and the elders of Judah were sitting before me, and the hand of the Lord God fell upon me there.
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, there was an image with the appearance of fire. From the appearance of his waist, and downward, there was fire. And from his waist, and upward, there was the appearance of splendor, like the sight 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 as the image of a hand went out, it took hold of me by a lock of my head. And the Spirit lifted me up between earth and heaven. And he brought me into Jerusalem, within a vision of God, next to the inner gate that looked toward the north, where there was stationed an idol of rivalry, so as to provoke an envious emulation.
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, in accord with the vision that 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 your eyes to the way of the north.” And I lifted up my eyes to the way of the north. And behold, from the north of the gate of the altar was the idol of rivalry, at the same entrance.
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, you see what these ones are doing, the great abominations that the house of Israel is committing here. Do you not think, then, that I should withdraw far away from my own sanctuary? But if you turn again, you will see even greater abominations.”
7 Mi condusse allora all’ingresso del cortile e vidi un foro nella parete.	7 And he led me in by the door of the atrium. And I saw, and behold, there was an opening 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 dug in the wall, there appeared one door.
9 Mi disse: «Entra e osserva gli abomini malvagi che commettono costoro».	9 And he said to me: “Enter and see the most wicked abominations which they are committing 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 entering, I saw, and behold, every kind of image of reptiles and animals, the abominations, and all of the idols of the house of Israel were depicted on the wall all around, throughout the entire place.
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 there were seventy men out of the elders of the house of Israel, with Jaazaniah, the son of Shaphan, standing in their midst, and they stood before the pictures. And each one had a censer in his hand. And a cloud of smoke rose 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 said to me: “Certainly, son of man, you see what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the darkness, each one while hidden in his chamber. For they say: ‘The Lord does not see us. The Lord has forsaken the earth.’ ”
13 Poi mi disse: «Vedrai che si commettono abomini peggiori di questi».	13 And he said to me: “If you turn again, you will see even greater abominations, which these ones are committing.”
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 led me in through the door of the gate of the Lord’s house, which looked toward the north. And behold, women were sitting there, mourning for Adonis.
15 Mi disse: «Hai visto, figlio dell’uomo? Vedrai abomini peggiori di questi».	15 And he said to me: “Certainly, son of man, you have seen. But if you turn again, you will see even 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 led me into the inner atrium of the house of the Lord. And behold, at the door of the temple of the Lord, between the vestibule and the altar, there were about twenty-five men with their backs toward the temple of the Lord, and their faces toward the east. And they were adoring toward 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: “Certainly, son of man, you have seen. Can this be so trivial to the house of Judah, when they commit these abominations, just as they have committed here, that, having filled the earth with iniquity, they now turn to provoke me? And behold, they are applying 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 act toward them in my fury. My eye will not be lenient, nor will I take pity. And when they will have cried out to my ears with a loud voice, I will not heed them.”