Ezechiele, 1

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.

1. In the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, as I was among the exiles by the river Chebar, the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.

2. Il cinque del mese -- era il quinto anno dell'esilio di Ioiachìn --

2. On the fifth day of the month (it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoi'achin),

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.

3. the word of the LORD came to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chalde'ans by the river Chebar; and the hand of the LORD was upon him there.

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.

4. As I looked, behold, a stormy wind came out of the north, and a great cloud, with brightness round about it, and fire flashing forth continually, and in the midst of the fire, as it were gleaming bronze.

5. In mezzo la forma di quattro esseri: ciascuno aveva aspetto d'uomo,

5. And from the midst of it came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance: they had the form of men,

6. ciascuno con quattro facce e quattro ali.

6. but each had four faces, and each of them had four wings.

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.

7. Their legs were straight, and the soles of their feet were like the sole of a calf's foot; and they sparkled like burnished bronze.

8. Avevano mani umane di sotto le ali sui loro quattro lati; avevano facce e ali tutti e quattro.

8. Under their wings on their four sides they had human hands. And the four had their faces and their wings thus:

9. Le ali erano accoppiate a due a due. Essi avanzavano senza girarsi, ciascuno avanzava diritto davanti a sé.

9. their wings touched one another; they went every one straight forward, without turning as they went.

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.

10. As for the likeness of their faces, each had the face of a man in front; the four had the face of a lion on the right side, the four had the face of an ox on the left side, and the four had the face of an eagle at the back.

11. Le loro ali erano distese verso l'alto; ciascuno aveva due ali che si toccavano e due che velavano i loro corpi.

11. Such were their faces. And their wings were spread out above; each creature had two wings, each of which touched the wing of another, while two covered their bodies.

12. Ciascuno procedeva diritto davanti a sé. Procedevano dove tirava quel vento, senza girarsi.

12. And each went straight forward; wherever the spirit would go, they went, without turning as they went.

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.

13. In the midst of the living creatures there was something that looked like burning coals of fire, like torches moving to and fro among the living creatures; and the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning.

14. Gli esseri correvano a zig-zag come la folgore.

14. And the living creatures darted to and fro, like a flash of lightning.

15. E vidi che gli esseri avevano in terra una ruota per ciascuno di loro quattro.

15. Now as I looked at the living creatures, I saw a wheel upon the earth beside the living creatures, one for each of the four of them.

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.

16. As for the appearance of the wheels and their construction: their appearance was like the gleaming of a chrysolite; and the four had the same likeness, their construction being as it were a wheel within a wheel.

17. Quegli esseri procedevano ai quattro lati; procedevano senza girarsi.

17. When they went, they went in any of their four directions without turning as they went.

18. I cerchioni di esse erano alti, avevano occhi tutto intorno, tutti e quattro.

18. The four wheels had rims and they had spokes; and their rims were full of eyes round about.

19. Con gli esseri procedevano anche le ruote e quando essi s'innalzavano da terra anch'esse s'innalzavano.

19. And when the living creatures went, the wheels went beside them; and when the living creatures rose from the earth, the wheels rose.

20. Andavano dove tirava quel vento; le ruote s'innalzavano con essi, perché lo stesso vento degli esseri agiva nelle ruote.

20. Wherever the spirit would go, they went, and the wheels rose along with them; for the spirit of the living creatures 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.

21. When those went, these went; and when those stood, these stood; and when those rose from the earth, the wheels rose along with them; for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.

22. E vidi sulla testa degli esseri la forma di una volta, stupenda come il luccicare del ghiaccio, tesa in alto sulle loro teste.

22. Over the heads of the living creatures there was the likeness of a firmament, shining like crystal, spread out above their heads.

23. E al di sotto della volta c'erano le coppie delle loro ali affusolate delle quali due per ciascuno velavano i loro corpi.

23. And under the firmament their wings were stretched out straight, one toward another; and each creature had two wings covering its body.

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.

24. And when they went, I heard the sound of their wings like the sound of many waters, like the thunder of the Almighty, a sound of tumult like the sound of a host; when they stood still, they let down their wings.

25. Ci fu un gran rumore sopra la volta che era sulla loro testa.

25. And there came a voice from above the firmament over their heads; when they stood still, they let down their wings.

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.

26. And above the firmament over their heads there was the likeness of a throne, in appearance like sapphire; and seated above the likeness of a throne was a likeness as it were of a human form.

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.

27. And upward from what had the appearance of his loins I saw as it were gleaming bronze, like the appearance of fire enclosed round about; and downward from what had the appearance of his loins I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and there was brightness round about him.

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.

28. Like the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud on the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. Such was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell upon my face, and I heard the voice of one speaking.