Ezechiele 10
1 POI riguardai, ed ecco, sopra la distesa ch'[era] sopra il capo dei Cherubini, [vi era] come una pietra di zaffiro, simigliante in vista ad un trono, [il quale] appariva sopra loro.
Then I saw, and, behold, on the vault that was above the head of the cherubim, there appeared over them something like a sapphire stone, something similar in appearance to the likeness of a throne.
2 E [colui che sedeva sopra il trono] disse all'uomo ch'era vestito di panni lini: Entra per mezzo le ruote, di sotto a' Cherubini, ed empiti le pugna di brace di fuoco, d'infra i Cherubini, e spargi[le] sopra la città. Ed egli [vi] entrò nel mio cospetto.
And he said unto the man clothed in linen, and said, Go in between the wheels, under the cherub, and fill thy hands with coals of fire from between the cherubim, and throw [them] over the city. And he went in before my eyes.
3 Ed i Cherubini erano fermi dal [lato] destro della Casa, quando quell'uomo entrò [là]; e la nuvola riempiè il cortile di dentro.
Now the cherubim were standing on the right side of the house, when the man went in: and the cloud filled the inner court.
4 Poi la gloria del Signore si levò d'in su i Cherubini, [traendo] verso la soglia della Casa; e la Casa fu ripiena della nuvola; e il cortile fu ripieno dello splendor della gloria del Signore.
Then the glory of the Lord rose upward from the cherub, toward the threshold of the house: and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was full of the brightness of the Lord's glory.
5 Ed il suono dell'ali de' Cherubini si udiva fino al cortile di fuori, simile alla voce dell'Iddio onnipotente, quando egli parla.
And the sound of the wings of the cherubim was heard as far as the outer court, like the voice of the Almighty God when he speaketh.
6 Ora, quando colui ebbe comandato all'uomo vestito di panni lini, dicendo: Prendi del fuoco di mezzo delle ruote, d'infra i Cherubini, egli venne, e si fermò presso ad una delle ruote.
And it came to pass, when he commanded the man clothed in linen, saying, Take fire from between the wheels, from between the cherubim, that he went in, and stood beside the wheel.
7 E l'uno de' Cherubini distese la sua mano, d'infra i Cherubini, verso il fuoco, ch'[era] per mezzo i Cherubini, e ne prese, e [lo] diede nelle pugna di colui ch'era vestito di panni lini; il quale lo pigliò, ed uscì fuori.
And the one cherub stretched forth his hand from between the cherubim unto the fire that was between the cherubim, and lifted it up, and placed it into the hands of the one clothed in linen; who took it, and went out.
8 Or ne' Cherubini appariva una figura d'una man d'uomo, sotto alle loro ali.
And there became visible on the cherubim the form of a man's hand beneath their wings.
9 Ed io riguardai, ed ecco quattro ruote allato a' Cherubini, ciascuna ruota allato a ciascun Cherubino; e le ruote rassomigliavano in vista al color della pietra del grisolito.
And I saw, and, behold, there were four wheels by the cherubim, one wheel by the one cherub, and another wheel by the other cherub: and the appearance of the wheels was like the glitter of a chrysolite stone.
10 E quant'è alla lor sembianza, tutte e quattro [erano] d'una medesima sembianza; come se una ruota fosse stata in mezzo d'un' [altra] ruota.
And as for their appearances, the whole four had one likeness, as if a wheel were in the midst of another wheel.
11 Quando si movevano, si movevano tutte e quattro, ciascuna dal lato suo; e movendosi, non si volgevano [qua e là]; anzi là dove si volgeva il capo, esse si volgevano dietro a lui; movendosi, non si volgevano [qua e là].
In their going, they went toward their four sides, they turned not round in their going; but to the place whither the head was turned they followed it, they turned not round in their going.
12 [Vi era] eziandio tutta la carne de' [Cherubini], e i lor dossi, e le lor mani, e le loro ali; e quant'è alle ruote, le lor quattro ruote [erano] piene d'occhi d'ogn'intorno.
And their whole body, and their back, and their hands, and their wings, as also the wheels, were full of eyes round about, [even] the wheels that belonged to all four of them.
13 E fu gridato alle ruote, udente me: O ruote.
As for the wheels, they were called Galgal before my ears.
14 E ciascun [Cherubino] avea quattro facce; la prima faccia [era] faccia di Cherubino; la seconda, faccia d'uomo; la terza, faccia di leone; e la quarta, faccia d'aquila.
And every one had four faces: the one face was the face of a cherub, and the second face was the face of a man, and the third face was the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.
15 E i Cherubini si alzarono. Questi [erano] i medesimi animali, che io avea veduti presso al fiume Chebar.
And the cherubim lifted themselves up. This is the living creature that I saw by the river Kebar.
16 E quando i Cherubini camminavano, le ruote ancora si movevano allato a loro; e quando i Cherubini alzavano le loro ali, per elevarsi da terra, le ruote ancora non si rivolgevano d'appresso a loro.
And when the cherubim went forward, the wheels went close by them; and when the cherubim lifted up their wings to mount up from the earth, the wheels also did not turn away from beside them.
17 Quando quelli si fermavano, [le ruote altresì] si fermavano; quando essi si alzavano, [le ruote] si alzavano insieme con loro; perciocchè lo spirito degli animali [era] in esse.
When those halted, these halted; and when those lifted themselves up, these lifted themselves up with them; for the spirit of the living creature was in them.
18 Poi la gloria del Signore si partì d'in su la soglia della Casa, stando sopra i Cherubini.
And the glory of the Lord went forth from off the threshold of the house, and halted over the cherubim.
19 E i Cherubini, uscendo fuori, alzarono le loro ali, e si elevarono da terra nel mio cospetto; e le ruote [si elevarono] parimente con loro; e quelli si fermarono all'entrata della porta orientale, della Casa del Signore; e la gloria dell'Iddio d'Israele [era] al disopra di loro.
And the cherubim lifted up their wings, and mounted up from the earth before my eyes as they went forth, and the wheels at the same time with them, and halted at the entrance of the east gate of the house of the Lord: and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above.
20 Questi [erano] gli stessi animali, che io avea veduti sotto l'Iddio d'Israele, presso al fiume Chebar; ed io riconobbi che [erano] Cherubini.
This is the living creature that I saw under the God of Israel by the river Kebar; and I understood that they were cherubim.
21 Ciascun [di loro] avea quattro facce e quattro ali; ed aveano sotto alle loro ali una sembianza di mani d'uomo.
Every one had four faces apiece, and every one had four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings.
22 E quant'è alla sembianza delle lor facce, [erano] le medesime, che io avea vedute presso al fiume Chebar; [erano] i medesimi aspetti di quelli anzi [i Cherubini erano] gli stessi; ciascuno camminava diritto davanti a sè.
And the likeness of their faces was the same as the faces which I had seen by the river Kebar, their appearances and themselves: they went every one in the direction of his face.
