Ezekiel 10
1 And saw and behold in the firmament that was over the heads of the cherubims, there appeared over them as it were the sapphire stone, as the appearance of the likeness of a throne.
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.
2 And he spoke to the man, that was clothed with linen, and said: Go in between the wheels that are under the cherubims and fill thy hand with the coals of fire that are between the cherubims, and pour them out upon the city. And he went in, in my sight:
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.
3 And the cherubims stood on the right side of the house, when the man went in, and a cloud filled the inner court.
Ed i Cherubini erano fermi dal [lato] destro della Casa, quando quell'uomo entrò [là]; e la nuvola riempiè il cortile di dentro.
4 And the glory of the Lord was lifted up from above the cherub to the threshold of the house: and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was filled with the brightness of the glory of the Lord.
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.
5 And the sound of the wings of the cherubims was heard even to the outward court as the voice of God Almighty speaking.
Ed il suono dell'ali de' Cherubini si udiva fino al cortile di fuori, simile alla voce dell'Iddio onnipotente, quando egli parla.
6 And when he had commanded the man that was clothed with linen, saying: Take fire from the midst of the wheels that are between the cherubims: he went in and stood beside the wheel,
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.
7 And one cherub stretched out his arm from the midst of the cherubims to the fire that was between the cherubims: and he took, and put it into the hands of him that was clothed with linen: who took it and went forth.
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.
8 And there appeared in the cherubims the likeness of a man’s hand under their wings.
Or ne' Cherubini appariva una figura d'una man d'uomo, sotto alle loro ali.
9 And I saw, and behold there were four wheels by the cherubims: one wheel by one cherub, and another wheel by another cherub: and the appearance of the wheels was to the sight like the chrysolite stone:
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.
10 And as to their appearance, all four were alike: as if a wheel were in the midst of a wheel.
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.
11 And when they went, they went by four ways: and they turned not when they went: but to the place whither they first turned, the rest also followed, and did not turn back.
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].
12 And their whole body, and their necks, and their hands, and their wings, and the circles were full of eyes, round about the four wheels.
[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.
13 And these wheels he called voluble, in my hearing.
E fu gridato alle ruote, udente me: O ruote.
14 And every one had four faces: one face was the face of a cherub, and the second face, the face of a man: and in the third was the face of a lion: and in the fourth the face of an eagle.
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.
15 And the cherubims were lifted up: this is the living creature that I had seen by the river Chobar.
E i Cherubini si alzarono. Questi [erano] i medesimi animali, che io avea veduti presso al fiume Chebar.
16 And when the cherubims went, the wheels also went by them: and when the cherubims lifted up their wings, to mount up from the earth, the wheels stayed not behind, but were by them.
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.
17 When they stood, these stood: and when they were lifted up, these were lifted up: for the spirit of life was in them.
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.
18 And the glory of the Lord went forth from the threshold of the temple: and stood over the cherubims.
Poi la gloria del Signore si partì d'in su la soglia della Casa, stando sopra i Cherubini.
19 And the cherubims lifting up their wings, were raised from the earth before me: and as they went out, the wheels also followed: and it stood in the entry of the east gate of the house of the Lord: and the glory of the God of Israel was over them.
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.
20 This is the living creature, which I saw under the God of Israel by the river Chobar: and I understood that they were cherubims.
Questi [erano] gli stessi animali, che io avea veduti sotto l'Iddio d'Israele, presso al fiume Chebar; ed io riconobbi che [erano] Cherubini.
21 Each one had four faces, and each one had four wings: and the likeness of a man’s hand was under their wings.
Ciascun [di loro] avea quattro facce e quattro ali; ed aveano sotto alle loro ali una sembianza di mani d'uomo.
22 And as to the likeness of their faces, they were the same faces which I had seen by the river Chobar, and their looks, and the impulse of every one to go straight forward.
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.
