Ezekiel 1

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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 Nel trentesimo anno, il cinque del quarto mese, mentre mi trovavo tra gli esuli presso il canale Chebàr, si aprirono i cieli e vidi una visione divina.
2 On the fifth day of the month, the same was the fifth year of the captivity of king Joachin,	2 Il cinque del mese -- era il quinto anno dell'esilio di Ioiachìn --
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 giunse per Ezechiele figlio di Buzi, sacerdote, la parola del Signore, nella terra dei Caldei, presso il canale Chebàr e là fu su di lui la mano del Signore.
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 Ecco cosa vidi: un vento impetuoso proveniente dal nord, una grande nube con lampi e splendore all'intorno e nel centro come il luccicare dell'elettro, in mezzo al fuoco.
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 In mezzo la forma di quattro esseri: ciascuno aveva aspetto d'uomo,
6 Every one had four faces, and every one four wings.	6 ciascuno con 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 I loro piedi erano zampe affusolate e la loro pianta era come quella della zampa di un vitello, scintillanti come il luccicare di un bronzo levigato.
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 Avevano mani umane di sotto le ali sui loro quattro lati; avevano facce e ali tutti e quattro.
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 ali erano accoppiate a due a due. Essi avanzavano senza girarsi, ciascuno avanzava diritto davanti a sé.
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 Le forme delle facce erano di uomo; poi forme di leone sul lato destro dei quattro, di bue sul lato sinistro dei quattro, e ciascuno di essi forme di aquila.
11 And their faces, and their wings were stretched upward: two wings of every one were joined, and two covered their bodies:	11 Le loro ali erano distese verso l'alto; ciascuno aveva due ali che si toccavano e due che velavano i loro 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 Ciascuno procedeva diritto davanti a sé. Procedevano dove tirava quel vento, senza girarsi.
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 Tra gli esseri apparivano come dei carboni infuocati che sembravano lampade e che lampeggiavano fra quegli esseri: il fuoco splendeva e da esso schizzavano fulmini.
14 And the living creatures ran and returned like flashes of lightning.	14 Gli esseri correvano a zig-zag come la folgore.
15 Now as I beheld the living creatures, there appeared upon the earth by the living creatures one wheel with four faces.	15 E vidi che gli esseri avevano in terra una ruota per ciascuno di loro quattro.
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 la loro struttura era luccicante come il crisolito; ciascuna delle quattro aveva la stessa forma, e l'aspetto e la struttura erano tali che le ruote risultavano congegnate l'una nell'altra.
17 When they went, they went by their four parts: and they turned not when they went.	17 Quegli esseri procedevano ai quattro lati; procedevano senza girarsi.
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 I cerchioni di esse erano alti, avevano occhi tutto intorno, tutti e quattro.
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 Con gli esseri procedevano anche le ruote e quando essi s'innalzavano da terra anch'esse s'innalzavano.
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 Andavano dove tirava quel vento; le ruote s'innalzavano con essi, perché lo stesso vento degli esseri agiva 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 Se quelli avanzavano, esse avanzavano; se quelli si fermavano, esse si fermavano, e se quelli s'innalzavano da terra, le ruote s'innalzavano con essi, perché il vento degli esseri agiva sulle 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 vidi sulla testa degli esseri la forma di una volta, stupenda come il luccicare del ghiaccio, tesa in alto sulle loro 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 al di sotto della volta c'erano le coppie delle loro ali affusolate delle quali due per ciascuno velavano i loro corpi.
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 Udii il fragore delle loro ali come quello di molte acque, come quello dell'Onnipotente, mentre avanzavano; il fragore del loro strepito era come quello d'un campo militare. Le ali si acquietavano quando quelli si fermavano.
25 For when a voice came from above the firmament, that was over their heads, they stood, and let down their wings.	25 Ci fu un gran rumore sopra la volta che era sulla loro testa.
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 Sulla parte superiore della volta, che era sulla loro testa, c'era la forma di un trono, che sembrava di zaffiro. Sulla specie di trono, in alto, stava uno di forma umana.
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 Vidi come un luccicare di elettro, come se vi fosse del fuoco tutt'intorno da quelli che sembravano i fianchi in su; e da quelli che sembravano i fianchi in giù vidi come fuoco e splendore intorno ad esso.
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 Come l'arcobaleno tra le nubi quando c'è il temporale, così era l'aspetto di quello splendore all'intorno. Così appariva la forma della Gloria del Signore. La vidi e caddi bocconi e udii uno che parlava.