Ezekiel 10

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1 And I saw, and behold, in the firmament that was over the heads of the cherubim, there appeared above them something like the sapphire stone, with the sight of the likeness of a throne.	1 Allora vidi che sopra la volta che era sulla testa dei cherubini appariva come una pietra di zaffiro, il cui aspetto aveva la forma di trono.
2 And he spoke to the man who was clothed with linen, and he said: “Enter, between the wheels that are under the cherubim, and fill your hand with the coals of fire that are between the cherubim, and pour them upon the city.” And he entered, in my sight.	2 Egli disse all'uomo vestito di lino: "Va' fra le ruote sotto il cherubino e riempiti le mani di carboni accesi in mezzo ai cherubini e spargili sulla città". Quello si incamminò sotto i miei occhi.
3 Now the cherubim were standing before the right side of the house, when the man entered. And a cloud filled the inner court.	3 Mentre l'uomo andava, i cherubini si erano messi alla destra del tempio. La nube riempiva il cortile interno.
4 And the glory of the Lord was lifted up, from above the cherubim, to the threshold of the house. And the house was filled with the cloud. And the court was filled with the splendor of the glory of the Lord.	4 Quando la Gloria del Signore si era alzata dal cherubino portandosi sopra al podio del tempio, il tempio si era riempito della nube e il cortile si era riempito dello splendore della Gloria del Signore.
5 And the sound of the wings of the cherubim was heard even in the outer court, like the voice of Almighty God speaking.	5 Il rumore delle ali dei cherubini si era sentito fin nel cortile esterno, come la voce dell'Onnipotente quando parla.
6 And when he had instructed the man who was clothed with linen, saying, “Take fire from the midst of the wheels that are between the cherubim,” he entered and stood next to the wheel.	6 Intanto, avendo egli ordinato all'uomo vestito di lino così: "Prendi il fuoco fra le ruote, in mezzo ai cherubini", quegli andò e si pose a fianco alla ruota.
7 And one cherub extended his hand, from the midst of the cherubim, to the fire that was between the cherubim. And he took and gave it into the hands of the one who was clothed with linen, and he accepted it and went forth.	7 Il cherubino stese la mano di tra i cherubini verso il fuoco che era tra i cherubini, ne prelevò e ne mise nella mano di quello vestito di lino che lo prese e uscì.
8 And there appeared amid the cherubim the likeness of the hand of a man, under their wings.	8 Si era intravista nei cherubini la sagoma di un braccio umano sotto le loro ali.
9 And I saw, and behold, there were four wheels beside the cherubim. One wheel was next to one cherub, and another wheel was next to another cherub. And the appearance of the wheels was like the sight of the chrysolite stone.	9 Vidi pure quattro ruote a fianco dei cherubini, una ruota vicino a ogni cherubino; le ruote avevano l'aspetto luccicante del crisolito.
10 And in their appearance, each one of the four were similar, as if a wheel were in the midst of a wheel.	10 Apparivano di forma identica tutt'e quattro come se una ruota fosse congegnata nell'altra.
11 And when they went, they advanced in four parts. And they did not turn as they went. Instead, to the place to which they were inclined to go at first, the rest also followed, and they did not turn back.	11 Quando si muovevano procedevano sui quattro lati, nel procedere non si giravano, ma là dove si rivolgeva la principale andavano senza girarsi.
12 And their entire body, with their necks and their hands and their wings and the circles, were full of eyes all around the four wheels.	12 Tutto il loro corpo, il dorso, le mani, le ali e le singole ruote erano piene di occhi tutt'intorno, ognuno dei quattro aveva la propria ruota.
13 And in my hearing, he called these wheels: “constantly changing.”	13 Le loro ruote, a quanto udii, erano chiamate Turbine.
14 Now each one had four faces. One face was the face of a cherub, and the second face was the face of a man, and in the third was the face of a lion, and in the fourth was the face of an eagle.	14 Essi avevano quattro facce ciascuno; una era di cherubino, la seconda di uomo, la terza di leone e la quarta di aquila.
15 And the cherubim were lifted up. This is the living creature, which I had seen beside the river Chebar.	15 I cherubini, cioè gli esseri che avevo visto sul canale Chebàr, si alzarono.
16 And when the cherubim advanced, the wheels also went beside them. And when the cherubim lifted up their wings in order to be raised up from the earth, the wheels did not remain behind, but they also were beside them.	16 Con i cherubini procedevano anche le ruote e quando i cherubini allargavano le ali per alzarsi da terra, le ruote non si allontanavano dal loro fianco.
17 When they were standing, these stood still. And when they were lifted up, these were lifted up. For the spirit of life was in them.	17 Quando essi si fermavano, si fermavano anch'esse e quando essi si alzavano, si alzavano anch'esse con loro; c'era infatti in esse il vento degli esseri.
18 And the glory of the Lord went forth from the threshold of the temple, and stood above the cherubim.	18 La gloria del Signore si staccò quindi dal podio del tempio e si pose sui cherubini.
19 And the cherubim, lifting up their wings, were raised up from the earth in my sight. And as they went away, the wheels also followed. And it stood at the entrance to the east gate of the house of the Lord. And the glory of the God of Israel was over them.	19 I cherubini allargarono le ali e si alzarono da terra sotto i miei occhi, e le ruote con essi. Sostarono all'ingresso della porta orientale del tempio con la Gloria del Dio d'Israele su di loro.
20 This is the living creature, which I saw under the God of Israel beside the river Chebar. And I understood that they were cherubim.	20 Erano gli esseri che vidi sotto il Dio d'Israele presso il canale Chebàr; capii che erano i cherubini.
21 Each one had four faces, and each one had four wings. And the likeness of the hand of a man was under their wings.	21 Avevano quattro facce ciascuno e quattro ali ciascuno e la forma di mani umane sotto le ali.
22 And, concerning the appearance of their faces, these were the same faces that I had seen beside the river Chebar, and the gaze and force of each one of them was to go before his face.	22 La forma delle facce era come quelle che avevo visto presso il canale Chebàr. Ciascuno andava diritto davanti a sé.