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Ezechiele 10
La Nuova Diodati
Ezechiele 10
La Nuova Diodati
10 Io guardavo ed ecco, sul firmamento che stava sopra il capo dei cherubini, appariva sopra di essi come una pietra di zaffiro che somigliava nella forma a un trono.
2 L'Eterno parlò quindi all'uomo vestito di lino e disse: «Va' fra le ruote sotto il cherubino, riempiti le mani di carboni ardenti che sono fra i cherubini e spargili sulla città». Ed egli vi andò mentre io guardavo.
3 Quando l'uomo entrò, i cherubini stavano sulla destra del tempio e la nuvola riempiva il cortile interno.
4 Quindi la gloria dell'Eterno si alzò sopra il cherubino muovendo verso la soglia del tempio; allora il tempio fu ripieno della nuvola e il cortile fu ripieno dello splendore della gloria dell'Eterno.
5 Il rumore delle ali dei cherubini fu udito fin nel cortile esterno, come la voce di Dio onnipotente quando parla.
6 Ora, quando l'Eterno ebbe comandato all'uomo vestito di lino, dicendo: «Prendi il fuoco fra le ruote che sono tra i cherubini», egli andò a fermarsi vicino a una ruota.
7 Allora un cherubino stese la mano fra i cherubini verso il fuoco che era fra i cherubini, ne prese e lo mise nelle mani dell'uomo vestito di lino, che lo ricevette ed uscí.
8 Ora i cherubini sembravano avere la forma di una mano d'uomo sotto alle ali.
9 Guardai ancora ed ecco, a fianco dei cherubini vi erano quattro ruote, una ruota a fianco di ogni cherubino e un'altra ruota per ogni altro cherubino; le ruote avevano l'aspetto di una pietra di topazio.
10 Sembravano avere tutt'e quattro la medesima forma, come se una ruota fosse in mezzo all'altra.
11 Quando si muovevano, andavano verso una delle loro quattro direzioni e andando non si voltavano, ma seguivano la direzione verso la quale la testa era rivolta e, andando, non si voltavano.
12 Tutto il loro corpo, il loro dorso, le loro mani, le loro ali e le ruote, erano pieni di occhi tutt'intorno, sí, le ruote stesse che i quattro avevano.
13 Io udii che le ruote erano chiamate "Turbine".
14 Ogni cherubino aveva quattro facce: la prima faccia era faccia di cherubino, la seconda faccia era faccia d'uomo, la terza faccia di leone, la quarta faccia di aquila.
15 Poi i cherubini si alzarono. Essi erano gli stessi esseri viventi che avevo visto presso il fiume Kebar.
16 Quando i cherubini si muovevano, anche le ruote si muovevano al loro fianco e, quando i cherubini spiegavano le ali per alzarsi da terra, le ruote non si allontanavano dal loro fianco.
17 Quando essi si fermavano, si fermavano anch'esse; quando essi si alzavano, si alzavano anch'esse con loro, perché lo spirito degli esseri viventi era in esse.
18 La gloria dell'Eterno si allontanò quindi dalla soglia del tempio e si fermò sui cherubini.
19 Poi i cherubini spiegarono le loro ali e si sollevarono da terra sotto i miei occhi; mentre si allontanavano anche le ruote erano accanto a loro. Si fermarono quindi all'ingresso della porta che guarda a est della casa dell'Eterno, mentre la gloria del DIO d'Israele, stava in alto su di loro.
20 Erano gli stessi esseri viventi che avevo visto sotto il DIO d'Israele presso il fiume Kebara e riconobbi che erano cherubini.
21 Ognuno di loro aveva quattro facce, ognuno quattro ali, e sotto le loro ali appariva la forma di mani d'uomo.
22 Quanto all'aspetto delle loro facce, erano le stesse facce che avevo visto presso il fiume Kebar; erano le stesse loro sembianze e gli stessi cherubini. Ognuno andava diritto davanti a sé.
Ezekiel 10
New International Version
Ezekiel 10
New International Version
God’s Glory Departs From the Temple
10 I looked, and I saw the likeness of a throne(A) of lapis lazuli(B) above the vault(C) that was over the heads of the cherubim.(D) 2 The Lord said to the man clothed in linen,(E) “Go in among the wheels(F) beneath the cherubim. Fill(G) your hands with burning coals(H) from among the cherubim and scatter them over the city.” And as I watched, he went in.
3 Now the cherubim were standing on the south side of the temple when the man went in, and a cloud filled the inner court. 4 Then the glory of the Lord(I) rose from above the cherubim and moved to the threshold of the temple. The cloud filled the temple, and the court was full of the radiance of the glory of the Lord. 5 The sound of the wings of the cherubim could be heard as far away as the outer court, like the voice(J) of God Almighty[a] when he speaks.(K)
6 When the Lord commanded the man in linen, “Take fire from among the wheels,(L) from among the cherubim,” the man went in and stood beside a wheel. 7 Then one of the cherubim reached out his hand to the fire(M) that was among them. He took up some of it and put it into the hands of the man in linen, who took it and went out. 8 (Under the wings of the cherubim could be seen what looked like human hands.)(N)
9 I looked, and I saw beside the cherubim four wheels, one beside each of the cherubim; the wheels sparkled like topaz.(O) 10 As for their appearance, the four of them looked alike; each was like a wheel intersecting a wheel. 11 As they moved, they would go in any one of the four directions the cherubim faced; the wheels did not turn about[b] as the cherubim went. The cherubim went in whatever direction the head faced, without turning as they went. 12 Their entire bodies, including their backs, their hands and their wings, were completely full of eyes,(P) as were their four wheels.(Q) 13 I heard the wheels being called “the whirling wheels.” 14 Each of the cherubim(R) had four faces:(S) One face was that of a cherub, the second the face of a human being, the third the face of a lion,(T) and the fourth the face of an eagle.(U)
15 Then the cherubim rose upward. These were the living creatures(V) I had seen by the Kebar River.(W) 16 When the cherubim moved, the wheels beside them moved; and when the cherubim spread their wings to rise from the ground, the wheels did not leave their side. 17 When the cherubim stood still, they also stood still; and when the cherubim rose, they rose with them, because the spirit of the living creatures was in them.(X)
18 Then the glory(Y) of the Lord departed from over the threshold of the temple and stopped above the cherubim.(Z) 19 While I watched, the cherubim spread their wings and rose from the ground, and as they went, the wheels went with them.(AA) They stopped at the entrance of the east gate of the Lord’s house, and the glory(AB) of the God of Israel was above them.
20 These were the living creatures I had seen beneath the God of Israel by the Kebar River,(AC) and I realized that they were cherubim. 21 Each had four faces(AD) and four wings,(AE) and under their wings was what looked like human hands. 22 Their faces had the same appearance as those I had seen by the Kebar River.(AF) Each one went straight ahead.
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 10:5 Hebrew El-Shaddai
- Ezekiel 10:11 Or aside
Ezekiel 10
King James Version
Ezekiel 10
King James Version
10 Then I looked, and, behold, in the firmament that was above the head of the cherubims there appeared over them as it were a sapphire stone, as the appearance of the likeness of a throne.
2 And he spake unto the man clothed with linen, and said, Go in between the wheels, even under the cherub, and fill thine hand with coals of fire from between the cherubims, and scatter them over the city. And he went in in my sight.
3 Now the cherubims stood on the right side of the house, when the man went in; and the cloud filled the inner court.
4 Then the glory of the Lord went up from the cherub, and stood over 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 And the sound of the cherubims' wings was heard even to the outer court, as the voice of the Almighty God when he speaketh.
6 And it came to pass, that when he had commanded the man clothed with linen, saying, Take fire from between the wheels, from between the cherubims; then he went in, and stood beside the wheels.
7 And one cherub stretched forth his hand from between the cherubims unto the fire that was between the cherubims, and took thereof, and put it into the hands of him that was clothed with linen: who took it, and went out.
8 And there appeared in the cherubims the form of a man's hand under their wings.
9 And when I looked, behold the four wheels by the cherubims, one wheel by one cherub, and another wheel by another cherub: and the appearance of the wheels was as the colour of a beryl stone.
10 And as for their appearances, they four had one likeness, as if a wheel had been in the midst of a wheel.
11 When they went, they went upon their four sides; they turned not as they went, but to the place whither the head looked they followed it; they turned not as they went.
12 And their whole body, and their backs, and their hands, and their wings, and the wheels, were full of eyes round about, even the wheels that they four had.
13 As for the wheels, it was cried unto them in my hearing, O wheel.
14 And every one had four faces: the first face was the face of a cherub, and the second face was the face of a man, and the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.
15 And the cherubims were lifted up. This is the living creature that I saw by the river of Chebar.
16 And when the cherubims went, the wheels went by them: and when the cherubims lifted up their wings to mount up from the earth, the same wheels also turned not from beside them.
17 When they stood, these stood; and when they were lifted up, these lifted up themselves also: for the spirit of the living creature was in them.
18 Then the glory of the Lord departed from off the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubims.
19 And the cherubims lifted up their wings, and mounted up from the earth in my sight: when they went out, the wheels also were beside them, and every one stood at the door of the east gate of the Lord's house; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above.
20 This is the living creature that I saw under the God of Israel by the river of Chebar; and I knew that they were the cherubims.
21 Every one had four faces apiece, and every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings.
22 And the likeness of their faces was the same faces which I saw by the river of Chebar, their appearances and themselves: they went every one straight forward.
Ezekiel 10
New King James Version
Ezekiel 10
New King James Version
The Glory Departs from the Temple
10 And I looked, and there in the (A)firmament[a] that was above the head of the cherubim, there appeared something like a sapphire stone, having the appearance of the likeness of a throne. 2 (B)Then He spoke to the man clothed with linen, and said, “Go in among the wheels, under the cherub, fill your hands with (C)coals of fire from among the cherubim, and (D)scatter them over the city.” And he went in as I watched.
3 Now the cherubim were standing on the [b]south side of the [c]temple when the man went in, and the (E)cloud filled the inner court. 4 (F)Then the glory of the Lord went up from the cherub, and paused over the threshold of the [d]temple; and (G)the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was full of the brightness of the Lord’s (H)glory. 5 And the (I)sound of the wings of the cherubim was heard even in the outer court, like (J)the voice of Almighty God when He speaks.
6 Then it happened, when He commanded the man clothed in linen, saying, “Take fire from among the wheels, from among the cherubim,” that he went in and stood beside the wheels. 7 And the cherub stretched out his hand from among the cherubim to the fire that was among the cherubim, and took some of it and put it into the hands of the man clothed with linen, who took it and went out. 8 (K)The cherubim appeared to have the form of a man’s hand under their wings.
9 (L)And when I looked, there were four wheels by the cherubim, one wheel by one cherub and another wheel by each other cherub; the wheels appeared to have the color of a (M)beryl stone. 10 As for their appearance, all four looked alike—as it were, a wheel in the middle of a wheel. 11 (N)When they went, they went toward any of their four directions; they did not turn aside when they went, but followed in the direction the head was facing. They did not turn aside when they went. 12 And their whole body, with their back, their hands, their wings, and the wheels that the four had, were (O)full of eyes all around. 13 As for the wheels, they were called in my [e]hearing, “Wheel.”
14 (P)Each one had four faces: the first face was the face of a cherub, the second face the face of a man, the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle. 15 And the cherubim were lifted up. This was (Q)the living creature I saw by the River Chebar. 16 (R)When the cherubim went, the wheels went beside them; and when the cherubim lifted their wings to mount up from the earth, the same wheels also did not turn from beside them. 17 (S)When [f]the cherubim stood still, the wheels stood still, and when [g]one was lifted up, [h]the other lifted itself up, for the spirit of the living creature was in them.
18 Then (T)the glory of the Lord (U)departed from the threshold of the [i]temple and stood over the cherubim. 19 And (V)the cherubim lifted their wings and mounted up from the earth in my sight. When they went out, the wheels were beside them; and they stood at the door of the (W)east gate of the Lord’s house, and the glory of the God of Israel was above them.
20 (X)This is the living creature I saw under the God of Israel (Y)by the River Chebar, and I knew they were cherubim. 21 (Z)Each one had four faces and each one four wings, and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings. 22 And (AA)the likeness of their faces was the same as the faces which I had seen by the River Chebar, their appearance and their persons. (AB)They each went straight forward.
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 10:1 expanse
- Ezekiel 10:3 Lit. right
- Ezekiel 10:3 Lit. house
- Ezekiel 10:4 Lit. house
- Ezekiel 10:13 Lit. ears
- Ezekiel 10:17 Lit. they
- Ezekiel 10:17 Lit. they were
- Ezekiel 10:17 Lit. they lifted them
- Ezekiel 10:18 Lit. house
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