Ezekiel 1

DOUAI-RHEIMS	DIODATI
1 Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, when I was in the midst of the captives by the river Chobar, the heavens were opened, and I saw the visions of God.	1 OR avvenne, nell’anno trentesimo, nel quinto giorno del quarto mese, che essendo io sopra il fiume Chebar, fra quelli ch’erano stati menati in cattività, i cieli furono aperti, ed io vidi delle visioni di Dio.
2 On the fifth day of the month, the same was the fifth year of the captivity of king Joachin,	2 Nel quinto giorno di quel mese di quell’anno, ch’era il quinto della cattività del re Gioiachin,
3 The word of the Lord came to Ezechiel the priest the son of Bud in the land of the Chaldeans, by the river Chobar: and the hand of the Lord was there upon him.	3 la parola del Signore fu d’una maniera singolare indirizzata ad Ezechiele, figliuolo di Buzi, sacerdote, nel paese de’ Caldei, in sul fiume Chebar; e la mano del Signore fu quivi sopra lui
4 And I saw, and behold a whirlwind came out of the north: and a great cloud, and a fire infolding it, and brightness was about it: and out of the midst thereof, that is, out of the midst of the fire, as it were the resemblance of amber:	4 Io adunque vidi, ed ecco un vento tempestoso, che veniva dal Settentrione, ed una grossa nuvola, ed un fuoco avviluppato, intorno al quale vi era uno splendore; e di mezzo di quel fuoco appariva come la sembianza di fin rame scintillante.
5 And in the midst thereof the likeness of four living creatures: and this was their appearance: there was the likeness of a man in them.	5 Di mezzo di quello ancora appariva la sembianza di quattro animali. E tale era la lor forma: aveano sembianza d’uomini;
6 Every one had four faces, and every one four wings.	6 ed aveano ciascuno quattro facce, e quattro ali.
7 Their feet were straight feet, and the sole of their foot was like the sole of a calf's foot, and they sparkled like the appearance of glowing brass.	7 Ed i lor piedi eran diritti, e la pianta de’ lor piedi era come la pianta del piè d’un vitello; ed erano sfavillanti, quale è il colore del rame forbito.
8 And they had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides: and they bad faces, and wings on the four sides,	8 Ed aveano delle mani d’uomo di sotto alle loro ali, ne’ quattro lor lati; e tutti e quattro aveano le lor facce, e le loro ali.
9 And the wings of one were joined to the wings of another. They turned not when they went: but every one went straight forward.	9 Le loro ali si accompagnavano l’una l’altra; essi non si volgevano camminando; ciascuno camminava diritto davanti a sè.
10 And as for the likeness of their faces: there was the face of a man, and the face of a lion on the right side of all the four: and the face of an ox, on the left side of all the four: and the face of an eagle over all the four.	10 Ora, quant’è alla sembianza delle lor facce, tutti e quattro aveano una faccia d’uomo, ed una faccia di leone, a destra; parimente tutti e quattro aveano una faccia di bue, e una faccia d’aquila, a sinistra.
11 And their faces, and their wings were stretched upward: two wings of every one were joined, and two covered their bodies:	11 E le lor facce, e le loro ali, erano divise di sopra; ciascuno avea due ali che si accompagnavano l’una l’altra, e due altre che coprivano i lor corpi.
12 And every one of them went straight forward: whither the impulse of the spirit was to go, thither they went: and they turned not when they went.	12 E ciascun d’essi camminava diritto davanti a sè; camminavano dovunque lo spirito si moveva; mentre camminavano, non si volgevano qua e là.
13 And as for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like that of burning coals of fire, and like the appearance of lamps. This was the vision running to and fro in the midst of the living creatures, a bright fire, and lightning going forth from the fire.	13 E quant’è alla sembianza degli animali, il loro aspetto somigliava delle brace di fuoco; ardevano in vista, come fiaccole; quel fuoco andava attorno per mezzo gli animali, dava uno splendore, e del fuoco usciva un folgore.
14 And the living creatures ran and returned like flashes of lightning.	14 E gli animali correvano, e ritornavano, come un folgore in vista
15 Now as I beheld the living creatures, there appeared upon the earth by the living creatures one wheel with four faces.	15 E, come io ebbi veduti gli animali, ecco una ruota in terra, presso a ciascun animale, dalle quattro lor facce.
16 And the appearance of the wheels, and the work of them was like the appearance of the sea: and the four had all one likeness: and their appearance and their work was as it were a wheel in the midst of a wheel.	16 L’aspetto delle ruote, e il lor lavoro, era simile al color d’un grisolito; e tutte e quattro aveano una medesima sembianza; e il loro aspetto, e il lor lavoro era come se una ruota fosse stata in mezzo di un’altra ruota.
17 When they went, they went by their four parts: and they turned not when they went.	17 Quando si movevano, si movevano tutte e quattro, ciascuna dal suo lato; elleno non si volgevano qua e là, movendosi.
18 The wheels had also a size, and a height, and a dreadful appearance: and the whole body was full of eyes round about all the four.	18 E quant’è a’ lor cerchi, erano alti spaventevolmente; e tutti e quattro erano pieni d’occhi d’ogn’intorno.
19 And when the living creatures went, the wheels also went together by them: and when the living creatures were lifted up from the earth, the wheels also were lifted up with them.	19 E quando gli animali camminavano, le ruote si movevano allato a loro; e quando gli animali si alzavano da terra, le ruote parimente si alzavano.
20 Whithersoever the spirit went, thither as the spirit went the wheels also were lifted up withal, and followed it: for the spirit of life was in the wheels.	20 Dovunque lo spirito si moveva, si movevano anch’essi; e le ruote si alzavano allato a quelli; perciocchè lo spirito degli animali era nelle ruote.
21 When those went these went, and when those stood these stood, and when those were lifted up from the earth, the wheels also were lifted up together, and followed them: for the spirit of life was in the wheels.	21 Quando quelli camminavano, le ruote altresì si movevano; quando quelli si fermavano, le ruote altresì si fermavano; e quando si alzavano da terra, le ruote altresì si alzavano da terra, allato ad essi; perciocchè lo spirito degli animali era nelle ruote.
22 And over the heads of the living creatures was the likeness of the firmament, as the appearance of crystal terrible to behold, and stretched out over their heads above.	22 E la sembianza di ciò ch’era di sopra alle teste degli animali era d’una distesa del cielo, simile a cristallo in vista, molto spaventevole; ed era distesa di sopra alle lor teste.
23 And under the firmament were their wings straight, the one toward the other, every one with two wings covered his body, and the other was covered in like manner.	23 E sotto alla distesa erano le loro ali diritte, l’una di rincontro all’altra; ciascuno ne avea due altre che gli coprivano il corpo.
24 And I heard the noise of their wings, like the noise of many waters, as it were the voice of the most high God: when they walked, it was like the voice of a multitude, like the noise of an army, and when they stood, their wings were let down.	24 Ed io udii il suono delle loro ali, mentre camminavano; ed era simile al suono di grandi acque, alla voce dell’Onnipotente; la voce della lor favella era come il romore di un campo; quando si fermavano, bassavano le loro ali;
25 For when a voice came from above the firmament, that was over their heads, they stood, and let down their wings.	25 e quando si fermavano, e bassavano le loro ali, vi era una voce, che veniva d’in su la distesa, ch’era sopra le lor teste
26 And above the firmament that was over their heads, was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of the sapphire stone, and upon the likeness of the throne, was a likeness as of the appearance of a man above upon it.	26 E di sopra alla distesa, ch’era sopra le lor teste, vi era la sembianza di un trono, simile in vista ad una pietra di zaffiro, e in su la sembianza del trono vi era una sembianza come della figura di un uomo che sedeva sopra esso.
27 And I saw as it were the resemblance of amber as the appearance of fire within it round about: from his loins and upward, and from his loins downward, I saw as it were the resemblance of fire shining round about.	27 Poi vidi come un color di rame scintillante, simile in vista a fuoco, indentro di quella sembianza di trono, d’ogn’intorno, dalla sembianza de’ lombi di quell’uomo in su; parimente, dalla sembianza dei suoi lombi in giù, vidi come un’apparenza di fuoco, intorno al quale vi era uno splendore.
28 As the appearance of the rainbow when it is in a cloud on a rainy day: this was the appearance of the brightness round about.	28 L’aspetto di quello splendore d’ogn’intorno era simile all’aspetto dell’arco, che è nella nuvola in giorno di pioggia. Questo fu l’aspetto della somiglianza della gloria del Signore; la quale come io ebbi veduta, caddi sopra la mia faccia, e udii la voce d’uno che parlava