Ezekiel 1

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	BIBBIA MARTINI
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.	1 E avvenne, che l'anno trentesimo nel quarto mese ai cinque del mese, mentre io me ne stava in mezzo ai prigionieri presso il fiume Chobar, si apersero i cieli, e vidi visioni divine.
2 On the fifth of the month, the same is the fifth year of the transmigration of king Joachin,	2 Ai cinque del mese nell'anno appunto, che fu il quinto dopo la trasmigrazione del re Joachin,
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.	3 Il Signore indirizzò sua parola ad Ezechiele sacerdote figliuolo di Buzi nel paese de' Caldei, presso il fiume Chobar, ed ivi si fé sentire sopra di lui la mano del Signore.
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.	4 E vidi, ed ecco un turbine di vento, che veniva da settentrione, e una nube grande, e un fuoco, che in lei s'immergeva, e uno splendore intorno ad essa, e dal suo centro (viene a dire da mezzo al fuoco) una immagine come di elettro:
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.	5 E in mezzo a quel (fuoco) la rappresentanza di quattro animali, de quali l'apparenza era tale: eglino aveano somiglianza di uomo.
6 Each one had four faces, and each one had four wings.	6 Ciascuno avea quattro facce, e ciascuno avea quattro ali.
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.	7 I loro piedi, piedi diritti, e la pianta de' loro piedi come la pianta del piede di un vitello, e gettavano scintille come fa al vedersi un fulgido acciaio.
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.	8 E mani di uomo (eran) sotto le loro ali ai quattro lati, ed avean le facce, e le ali da' quattro lati.
9 And their wings were joined to one another. They did not turn as they went. Instead, each one advanced before his face.	9 Ed erano unite le ali dell'uno di essi a quelle dell'altro. Non andavan indietro allorché camminavano, ma ciascheduno si movea secondo la direzione della sua faccia.
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.	10 Quanto alla figura de' loro volti, avean faccia di uomo, e faccia di lione avean tutti quattro alla loro destra parte: la faccia di bue avean tutti quattro alla sinistra parte, e al disopra di essi quattro era la faccia dell'aquila.
11 Their faces and their wings were extended above: two wings of each one were joined together, and two covered their bodies.	11 Le loro facce, e le loro ali si stendeano all'insù: due ale di ciascuno di essi erano egualmente distese, e due cuoprivano i loro corpi.
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.	12 E ognuno di essi si movea secondo la direzione della sua faccia: dove portavali l'impeto dello spirito, colà andavano, né in andando si volgevan indietro.
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.	13 E gli animali erano a vederli come carboni ardenti di fuoco, e come accese faci: vedeasi scorrere nel mezzo degli animali uno splendore di fuoco, e dal fuoco uscir folgori.
14 And the living creatures went and returned like flashes of lightning.	14 E gli animali andavano, e venivano a somiglianza di folgore lampeggiante.
15 And as I beheld the living creatures, there appeared above the earth, next to the living creatures, one wheel having four faces.	15 E mentre io mirava gli animali, apparì una ruota sulla terra presso agli animali, la quale avea quattro facce:
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.	16 E le ruote, e la materia di esse erano a vederle come del colore del mare, ed erano tutte quattro ad un modo, e la loro forma, e la loro struttura era come di una ruota nel mezzo di un'altra ruota.
17 Going forth, they went by means of their four parts. And they did not turn as they went.	17 Camminavano costantemente pe' quattro lati, e quando camminavano non si volgevano indietro.
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.	18 Le ruote avean pure una grandezza, e una altezza orribile a vedersi, e tutto il corpo di tutte quattro all'intorno era pieno di occhi.
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.	19 E camminando gli animali, camminavano del pari anche le ruote dietro ad essi, e quando gli animali si alzavan da terra, si alzavano insieme anche le ruote.
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.	20 Dovunque andava lo spirito, colà dietro allo spirito s'indirizzavan le ruote seguitandolo; imperocché nelle ruote era lo spirito di 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.	21 Andavano se quelli andavano, stavan ferme se stavan fermi quelli, e alzandosi quelli da terra, si alzavan anche le ruote seguendoli, perchè lo spirito di vita era nelle ruote.
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.	22 E sopra le teste degli animali era la figura del firmamento, che pareva un cristallo orribile a vedersi, steso sopra le loro teste.
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.	23 E sotto del firmamento le loro ale stese quella dell'uno a quella dell'altro, ciascuno con due ale velava il suo corpo, e l'altro era velato allo stesso modo.
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.	24 E io udiva il suono delle ale come romorreggiamento di molte acque, come tuono di Dio possente: quando camminavano il romore era come di turba grande, come romore di un'armata: e quando stavan fermi, avean posa 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.	25 Imperocché quando levavasi voce sopra il firmamento, che era sopra le loro teste, eglino si fermavano, e tenevan ferme le loro ale.
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.	26 E sul firmamento, che era sopra le loro teste, era come un trono di pietra saffiro; e su quel quasi trono era la figura come di un uomo.
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.	27 Ed io vidi una specie come di elettro, e come un fuoco dentro di lui, e all'intorno dai lombi di lui all'insù, e da' lombi di lui sino all'infime parti, vidi come un fuoco, che risplendeva 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.	28 Qual è l'aspetto dell'arco baleno allorché formasi nella nube in un dì piovoso, tal era l'aspetto fuoco, che risplendeva all'intorno.