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.
Io guardai, ed ecco, sulla distesa sopra il capo dei cherubini, v’era come una pietra di zaffiro; si vedeva come una specie di trono che stava 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 l’Eterno parlò all’uomo vestito di lino, e disse: “Va’ fra le ruote sotto i cherubini, empiti le mani di carboni ardenti tolti di fra i cherubini, e spargili sulla città”. Ed egli v’andò in mia presenza.
3 And the cherubims stood on the right side of the house, when the man went in, and a cloud filled the inner court.
Or i cherubini stavano al lato destro della casa, quando l’uomo entrò là; e la nuvola riempì il cortile interno.
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.
E la gloria dell’Eterno s’alzò di sui cherubini, movendo verso la soglia della casa; e la casa fu ripiena della nuvola; e il cortile fu ripieno dello splendore della gloria dell’Eterno.
5 And the sound of the wings of the cherubims was heard even to the outward court as the voice of God Almighty speaking.
E il rumore delle ali dei cherubini s’udì fino al cortile esterno, simile alla voce dell’Iddio onnipotente quand’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,
E quando l’Eterno ebbe dato all’uomo vestito di lino l’ordine di prender del fuoco di fra le ruote che son tra i cherubini, quegli venne a fermarsi presso 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 uno dei cherubini stese la mano fra gli altri cherubini verso il fuoco ch’era fra i cherubini, ne prese e lo mise nelle mani dell’uomo vestito di lino, che lo ricevette, ed uscì.
8 And there appeared in the cherubims the likeness of a man’s hand under their wings.
Or ai cherubini si vedeva una forma di mano d’uomo sotto alle 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:
E io guardai, ed ecco quattro ruote presso ai cherubini, una ruota presso ogni cherubino; e le ruote avevano l’aspetto d’una pietra di crisolito.
10 And as to their appearance, all four were alike: as if a wheel were in the midst of a wheel.
E, a vederle, tutte e quattro avevano una medesima forma, come se una ruota passasse attraverso all’altra.
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 dai loro quattro lati; e, movendosi, non si voltavano, ma seguivano la direzione del luogo verso il quale guardava il capo, e, andando, non si voltavano.
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.
E tutto il corpo dei cherubini, i loro dossi, le loro mani, le loro ali, come pure le ruote, le ruote di tutti e quattro, eran pieni d’occhi tutto attorno.
13 And these wheels he called voluble, in my hearing.
E udii che le ruote eran chiamate “Il Turbine”.
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 ogni cherubino aveva quattro facce: la prima faccia era una faccia di cherubino; la seconda faccia, una faccia d’uomo; la terza, una faccia di leone; la quarta, una 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 s’alzarono. Erano gli stessi esseri viventi, che avevo veduti presso il fiume Kebar.
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 si movevano, anche le ruote si movevano allato a loro; e quando i cherubini spiegavano le ali per alzarsi da terra, anche le ruote non deviavano da presso 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, anche queste si fermavano; quando quelli s’innalzavano, anche queste s’innalzavano con loro, perché lo spirito degli esseri viventi era in esse.
18 And the glory of the Lord went forth from the threshold of the temple: and stood over the cherubims.
E la gloria dell’Eterno si partì di sulla soglia della casa, e si fermò sui 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 spiegarono le loro ali e s’innalzarono su dalla terra; e io li vidi partire, con le ruote allato a loro. Si fermarono all’ingresso della porta orientale della casa dell’Eterno; e la gloria dell’Iddio d’Israele stava sopra di loro, su in alto.
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.
Erano gli stessi esseri viventi, che avevano veduti sotto l’Iddio d’Israele presso il fiume Kebar; e 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.
Ognun d’essi avevan quattro facce, ognuno quattro ali; e sotto le loro ali appariva la forma 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 quanto all’aspetto delle loro facce, eran le facce che avevo vedute presso il fiume Kebar; erano gli stessi aspetti, i medesimi cherubini. Ognuno andava dritto davanti a sé.
