Ezechiele 1

BIBBIA TINTORI	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 L'anno trentesimo, il quarto mese, ai cinque del mese, mentre io me ne stava in mezzo agli esiliati, presso il fiume Cobar, si apersero i cieli, e vidi le visioni di Dio.	1 And it happened that, in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth of the month, when I was in the midst of the captives beside the river Chebar, the heavens were opened, and I saw the visions of God.
2 Ai cinque del mese (era l'anno quinto dopo la deportazione del re Ioachim)	2 On the fifth of the month, the same is the fifth year of the transmigration of king Joachin,
3 la parola del Signore fu indirizzata ad Ezechiele, sacerdote, figlio di Buzi, nel paese dei Caldei, presso il fiume Cobar, e lì fu su di lui la mano del Signore.	3 the word of the Lord came to Ezekiel, a priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans, next to the river Chebar. And the hand of the Lord was over him there.
4 E vidi, ed ecco un vento di tempesta venir dal settentrione, una gran nube, un fuoco avvolgente, circondato di splendore, e nel suo centro, in mezzo al fuoco, brillava una specie di elettro.	4 And I saw, and behold, a whirlwind arrived from the north. And a great cloud, wrapped in fire and brightness, was all around it. And from its midst, that is, from the midst of the fire, there was something with the appearance of amber.
5 Nel mezzo Fimmagine di quattro animali, ed eccone l'aspetto: somigliavano all'uomo;	5 And in its midst, there was the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance: the likeness of a man was in them.
6 ma ciascuno aveva quattro facce, ciascuno aveva quattro ali.	6 Each one had four faces, and each one had four wings.
7 I loro piedi eran dei piedi dritti, e la pianta dei loro piedi era come la pianta del piede d'un vitello, e scintillavano come rame incandescente.	7 Their feet were straight feet, and the sole of their foot was like the sole of the foot of a calf, and they sparkled with the appearance of glowing brass.
8 Avevano ai quattro lati, sotto le ali, mani d'uomo, ed avevan facce ed ali dai quattro lati.	8 And they had the hands of a man under their wings on the four sides. And they had faces with the wings on the four sides.
9 Le loro ali erano unite l'una all'altra, nel camminare non tornavano indietro, ma ciascuno andava in direzione della sua faccia.	9 And their wings were joined to one another. They did not turn as they went. Instead, each one advanced before his face.
10 Ecco l'aspetto delle loro facce: tutti e quattro avevano faccia d'uomo e di leone alla loro destra; tutti e quattro avevano faccia di bove a sinistra; al disopra di tutti e quattro v'era la faccia dell'aquila.	10 But as for the likeness of their face, there was the face of a man, and the face of a lion on the right of each of the four, then the face of an ox on the left of each of the four, and the face of an eagle above each of the four.
11 Così le loro facce. Le loro ali si stendevano in alto, due ali di ciascuno si univano, e due coprivano il loro corpo.	11 Their faces and their wings were extended above: two wings of each one were joined together, and two covered their bodies.
12 Ciascuno di essi andava in direzione della sua faccia, andavano dove portava l'impeto dello spirito, e nel camminare non si volgevano indietro.	12 And each one of them advanced before his face. Wherever the impetus of the spirit was to go, there they went. And they did not turn as they advanced.
13 In quanto alla forma degli animali, il loro aspetto era come fuoco di carboni ardenti e come faci accese. Ecco quanto vedevo scorrere nel mezzo degli animali: splendore di fuoco, e dal fuoco uscir folgori.	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 dashing in the midst of the living creatures, a bright fire, with lightning going forth from the fire.
14 E gli animali andavano e venivano a somiglianza di folgori lampeggianti.	14 And the living creatures went and returned like flashes of lightning.
15 Mentre stavo a guardare gli animali, apparve in terra presso gli animali una ruota che aveva quattro facce.	15 And as I beheld the living creatures, there appeared above the earth, next to the living creatures, one wheel having four faces.
16 L'aspetto delle ruote e la loro struttura era come la vista del mare, e tutte quattro si somigliavano, e il loro aspetto e la loro struttura era come di una ruota in mezzo a un'altra ruota.	16 And the appearance of the wheels and their work was like the appearance of the sea. And each of the four were similar to one another. And their appearance and work was like a wheel in the center of a wheel.
17 Esse andavano costantemente pei loro quattro lati, e nell'andare non si volgevano indietro.	17 Going forth, they went by means of their four parts. And they did not turn as they went.
18 La grandezza e l'altezza delle ruote era spaventosa a vedersi, e tutta la superfìcie delle quattro ruote era piena d'occhi.	18 Also, the size and height and appearance of the wheels was dreadful. And the entire body was full of eyes all around each of the four.
19 E quando camminavano gli animali, si movevano parimenti ai loro lati anche le ruote, e quando gli animali s'alzavano da terra, si alzavano insieme anche le ruote.	19 And when the living creatures advanced, the wheels advanced together with them. And when the living creatures were lifted up from the earth, the wheels, too, were lifted up at the same time.
20 Dovunque andava lo spirito, là, dietro allo spirito s'alzavano parimenti anche le ruote, seguitandolo, essendo nelle ruote lo spirito della vita.	20 Wherever the spirit went, as the spirit was going forth to that place, the wheels, too, were lifted up together, so as to follow them. For the spirit of life was in the wheels.
21 Se (gli animali) andavano, esse andavano, se essi stavano fermi, esse stavano ferme, e se essi s'alzavano da terra, s'alzavano da terra anche le ruote, seguendoli, essendo nelle ruote lo spirito della vita.	21 When going forth, they went forth, and when standing still, they stood still. And when they were lifted up from the earth, the wheels, too, were lifted up together, so as to follow them. For the spirit of life was in the wheels.
22 Sopra le teste degli animali v'era la figura del firmamento, ed aveva l'aspetto di stupendo cristallo disteso sopra le loro teste.	22 And above the heads of the living creatures was the likeness of a firmament: similar to crystal, but dreadful to behold, and extending over their heads from above.
23 Sotto il firmamento stavano le loro ali stese, quella dell'uno a quella dell'altro, ciascuno con due ali velava il suo corpo, e l'altro allo stesso modo era velato.	23 And their wings were straight under the firmament, one toward the other. One of them was covered by two wings on his body, and the other was covered similarly.
24 Ed io stavo a sentire il rumore delle ali, simile al rumore d'immense acque, simile alla voce del sublime Dio; se camminavano, il rumore era come quello d'immensa moltitudine, come il rumore d'una armata; quando stavan fermi s'abbassavano le loro ali.	24 And I heard the sound of their wings, like the sound of many waters, like the sound of the sublime God. When they walked, it was like the sound of a multitude, like the sound of an army. And when they stood still, their wings were let down.
25 Or, quando si faceva sentire una voce sopra il firmamento che era sopra le loro teste, stavan fermi, ed abbassavano le loro ali.	25 For when a voice came from above the firmament, which was over their heads, they stood still, and they put down their wings.
26 E sul firmamento che stava al di sopra delle loro teste appariva come una pietra di zaffiro in forma di trono e sopra questa specie di trono vi stava uno che sembrava all'aspetto un uomo e dentro di lui	26 And above the firmament, which was suspended over their heads, there was the likeness of a throne, with the appearance of the sapphire stone. And over the likeness of the throne, there was a likeness with the appearance of a man above it.
27 e all'intorno io vidi una specie di elettro, come l'apparenza del fuoco, e, dai suoi lombi al di sopra e dai suoi lombi al di sotto, vidi come una specie di fuoco che risplendeva all'intorno.	27 And I saw something with the appearance of amber, with the likeness of fire within it and all around it. And from his waist and upward, and from his waist downward, I saw something with the appearance of fire shining all around.
28 Come l'aspetto dell'arcobaleno quando si forma nella nube in giorno di pioggia, tale era l'aspetto dello splendor all'intorno.	28 There was the appearance of the rainbow, as when it is in a cloud on a rainy day. This was the appearance of the splendor on every side.