Ezechiele 1
1 Or avvenne l’anno trentesimo, il quinto giorno del quarto mese, che, essendo presso al fiume Kebar, fra quelli ch’erano stati menati in cattività, i cieli s’aprirono, e io ebbi delle visioni divine.
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.
2 Il quinto giorno del mese (era il quinto anno della cattività del re Joiakin),
On the fifth of the month, the same is the fifth year of the transmigration of king Joachin,
3 la parola dell’Eterno fu espressamente rivolta al sacerdote Ezechiele, figliuolo di Buzi, nel paese dei Caldei, presso al fiume Kebar; e la mano dell’Eterno fu quivi sopra lui.
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.
4 Io guardai, ed ecco venire dal settentrione un vento di tempesta, una grossa nuvola con un globo di fuoco che spandeva tutto all’intorno d’essa uno splendore; e nel centro di quel fuoco si vedeva come del rame sfavillante in mezzo al fuoco.
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.
5 Nel centro del fuoco appariva la forma di quattro esseri viventi; e questo era l’aspetto loro: avevano sembianza umana.
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.
6 Ognuno d’essi aveva quattro facce, e ognuno quattro ali.
Each one had four faces, and each one had four wings.
7 I loro piedi eran diritti, e la pianta de’ loro piedi era come la pianta del piede d’un vitello; e sfavillavano come il rame terso.
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.
8 Avevano delle mani d’uomo sotto le ali ai loro quattro lati; e tutti e quattro avevano le loro facce e le loro ali.
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.
9 Le loro ali s’univano l’una all’altra; camminando, non si voltavano; ognuno camminava dritto dinanzi a sé.
And their wings were joined to one another. They did not turn as they went. Instead, each one advanced before his face.
10 Quanto all’aspetto delle loro facce, essi avevan tutti una faccia d’uomo, tutti e quattro una faccia di leone a destra, tutti e quattro una faccia di bue a sinistra, e tutti e quattro una faccia d’aquila.
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.
11 Le loro facce e le loro ali erano separate nella parte superiore; ognuno aveva due ali che s’univano a quelle dell’altro, e due che coprivan loro il corpo.
Their faces and their wings were extended above: two wings of each one were joined together, and two covered their bodies.
12 Camminavano ognuno dritto davanti a sé, andavano dove lo spirito li faceva andare, e, camminando, non si voltavano.
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.
13 Quanto all’aspetto degli esseri viventi, esso era come di carboni ardenti, come di fiaccole; quel fuoco circolava in mezzo agli esseri viventi, era un fuoco sfavillante, e dal fuoco uscivan de’ lampi.
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.
14 E gli esseri viventi correvano in tutti i sensi, simili al fulmine.
And the living creatures went and returned like flashes of lightning.
15 Or com’io stavo guardando gli esseri viventi, ecco una ruota in terra, presso a ciascun d’essi, verso le loro quattro facce.
And as I beheld the living creatures, there appeared above the earth, next to the living creatures, one wheel having four faces.
16 L’aspetto delle ruote e la loro forma eran come l’aspetto del crisolito; tutte e quattro si somigliavano; il loro aspetto e la loro forma eran quelli d’una ruota che fosse attraversata da un’altra ruota.
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.
17 Quando si movevano, andavano tutte e quattro dal proprio lato, e, andando, non si voltavano.
Going forth, they went by means of their four parts. And they did not turn as they went.
18 Quanto ai loro cerchi, essi erano alti e formidabili; e i cerchi di tutte e quattro eran pieni d’occhi d’ogn’intorno.
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.
19 Quando gli esseri viventi camminavano, le ruote si movevano allato a loro; e quando gli esseri viventi s’alzavan su da terra, s’alzavano anche le ruote.
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.
20 Dovunque lo spirito voleva andare, andavano anch’essi; e le ruote s’alzavano allato a quelli, perché lo spirito degli esseri viventi era nelle ruote.
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.
21 Quando quelli camminavano, anche le ruote si movevano; quando quelli si fermavano, anche queste si fermavano; e quando quelli s’alzavano su da terra, anche queste s’alzavano allato d’essi, perché lo spirito degli esseri viventi era nelle ruote.
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.
22 Sopra le teste degli esseri viventi c’era come una distesa di cielo, di colore simile a cristallo d’ammirabile splendore, e s’espandeva su in alto, sopra alle loro teste.
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.
23 Sotto la distesa si drizzavano le loro ali, l’una verso l’altra; e ne avevano ciascuno due che coprivano loro il corpo.
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.
24 E quand’essi camminavano, io sentivo il rumore delle loro ali, come il rumore delle grandi acque, come la voce dell’Onnipotente: un rumore di gran tumulto, come il rumore d’un accampamento; quando si fermavano, abbassavano le loro ali;
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.
25 e s’udiva un rumore che veniva dall’alto della distesa ch’era sopra le loro teste.
For when a voice came from above the firmament, which was over their heads, they stood still, and they put down their wings.
26 E al disopra della distesa che stava sopra le loro teste, c’era come una pietra di zaffiro, che pareva un trono; e su questa specie di trono appariva come la figura d’un uomo, che vi stava assiso sopra, su in alto.
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.
27 Vidi pure come del rame terso, come del fuoco, che lo circondava d’ogn’intorno dalla sembianza dei suoi fianchi in su; e dalla sembianza dei suoi fianchi in giù vidi come del fuoco, come uno splendore tutto attorno a lui.
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.
28 Qual è l’aspetto dell’arco ch’è nella nuvola in un giorno di pioggia, tal era l’aspetto di quello splendore che lo circondava. Era una apparizione dell’immagine della gloria dell’Eterno. A questa vista caddi sulla mia faccia, e udii la voce d’uno che parlava.
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.
