1 — Ezechiel

1Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, when I was in the midst of the captives by the river Chobar, the heavens were opened, and I saw the visions of God.E avvenne, che l'anno trentesimo nel quarto mese ai cinque del mese, mentre io me ne stava in mezzo ai prigionieri presso il fiume Chobar, si apersero i cieli, e vidi visioni divine.AND IT came to passe in the thirtith yeare, in the fourth, in the fifth if the moneth, when I was in the middes of the captiues beside the riuer Chobar, the heauens were opened, and I saw the visions of God.Et factum est in trigesimo anno, in quarto, in quinta mensis, cum essem in medio captivorum juxta fluvium Chobar, aperti sunt cæli, et vidi visiones Dei. 2On the fifth day of the month, the same was the fifth year of the captivity of king Joachin,Ai cinque del mese nell'anno appunto, che fu il quinto dopo la trasmigrazione del re Joachin,In the fifth of the moneth, the same is the fifth yeare of the transmigration of king Ioachin,In quinta mensis, ipse est annus quintus transmigrationis regis Joachim, 3The word of the Lord came to Ezechiel the priest the son of Buzi in the land of the Chaldeans, by the river Chobar: and the hand of the Lord was there upon him.Il Signore indirizzò sua parola ad Ezechiele sacerdote figliuolo di Buzi nel paese de' Caldei, presso il fiume Chobar, ed ivi si fe' sentire sopra di lui la mano del Signore.the word of our Lord was made to Ezechiel the sonne of Buzi priest in the land of the Chaldees, by the riuer Chobar: and there the hand of our Lord was made vpon him.factum est verbum Domini ad Ezechielem filium Buzi sacerdotem, in terra Chaldæorum, secus flumen Chobar: et facta est super eum ibi manus Domini. 4And I saw, and behold a whirlwind came out of the north: and a great cloud, and a fire infolding it, and brightness was about it: and out of the midst thereof, that is, out of the midst of the fire, as it were the resemblance of amber:E vidi, ed ecco un turbine di vento, che veniva da settentrione, e una nube grande, e un fuoco, che in lei s'immergeva, e uno splendore intorno ad essa, e dal suo centro (viene a dire da mezzo al fuoco) una immagine come di elettro:And I saw, and behold a whirlewinde came from the North: and a great clowde, & a fire inuoluing, and brightnes round about it: & out of the middes therof as it were the forme of amber, that is, out of the middes of the fire:Et vidi, et ecce ventus turbinis veniebat ab aquilone, et nubes magna, et ignis involvens, et splendor in circuitu ejus: et de medio ejus, quasi species electri, id est, de medio ignis:

5And in the midst thereof the likeness of four living creatures: and this was their appearance: there was the likeness of a man in them.E in mezzo a quel (fuoco) la rappresentanza di quattro animali, de' quali l'apparenza era tale: eglino aveano somiglianza di uomo.and out of the middes therof the similitude of soure liuing creatures: and this was their look: the similitude of a man in them.et in medio ejus similitudo quatuor animalium. Et hic aspectus eorum, similitudo hominis in eis. 6Every one had four faces, and every one four wings.Ciascuno avea quattro facce, e ciascuno avea quattro ali.There were four faces to one, and foure winges to one.Quatuor facies uni, et quatuor pennæ uni. 7Their feet were straight feet, and the sole of their foot was like the sole of a calf’s foot, and they sparkled like the appearance of glowing brass.I loro piedi, piedi diritti, e la pianta de' loro piedi come la pianta del piede di un vitello, e gettavano scintille come fa al vedersi un fulgido acciaio.Their feete streight feete, and the sole of their foote as the sole of a calues foote, and sparkes as the forme of glowing brassePedes eorum, pedes recti, et planta pedis eorum quasi planta pedis vituli: et scintillæ quasi aspectus æris candentis. 8And they had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides: and they had faces, and wings on the four sides,E mani di uomo (eran) sotto le loro ali ai quattro lati, ed avean le facce, e le ali da' quattro lati.And the handes of a man vnder their winges in foure partes 〈…〉ey had faces, and winges by the foure partes.Et manus hominis sub pennis eorum, in quatuor partibus: et facies et pennas per quatuor partes habebant. 9And the wings of one were joined to the wings of another. They turned not when they went: but every one went straight forward.Ed erano unite le ali dell'uno di essi a quelle dell'altro. Non andavan indietro allorché camminavano, ma ciascheduno si movea secondo la direzione della sua faccia.And the winges of them were ioyned one to an other. They returned not when they went: but euerie one went before his face.Junctæque erant pennæ eorum alterius ad alterum: non revertebantur cum incederent, sed unumquodque ante faciem suam gradiebatur. 10And as for the likeness of their faces: there was the face of a man, and the face of a lion on the right side of all the four: and the face of an ox, on the left side of all the four: and the face of an eagle over all the four.Quanto alla figura de' loro volti, avean faccia di uomo, e faccia di lione avean tutti quattro alla loro destra parte: la faccia di bue avean tutti quattro alla sinistra parte, e al disopra di essi quattro era la faccia dell'aquila.And the similitude of their countenance: the face of a man, and the face of a lyon on the right hand of them foure: and the face of an oxe, on the lefe hand of them foure: and the face of an eagle ouer them foure.Similitudo autem vultus eorum, facies hominis et facies leonis a dextris ipsorum quatuor, facies autem bovis a sinistris ipsorum quatuor, et facies aquilæ desuper ipsorum quatuor.

11And their faces, and their wings were stretched upward: two wings of every one were joined, and two covered their bodies:Le loro facce, e le loro ali si stendeano all'insù: due ale di ciascuno di essi erano egualmente distese, e due cuoprivano i loro corpi.And their faces, and their winges were streched out aboue: two winges of euerie one were ioyned, and two couered their bodies:Facies eorum et pennæ eorum extentæ desuper: duæ pennæ singulorum jungebantur, et duæ tegebant corpora eorum. 12And every one of them went straight forward: whither the impulse of the spirit was to go, thither they went: and they turned not when they went.E ognuno di essi si movea secondo la direzione della sua faccia: dove portavali l'impeto dello spirito, colà andavano, né in andando si volgevan indietro.and euerie one of them walked before his face: where the force of the spirite was, thither they went: neither did they returne when they went: neither did they returne when they walked.Et unumquodque eorum coram facie sua ambulabat: ubi erat impetus spiritus, illuc gradiebantur, nec revertebantur cum ambularent. 13And 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 running to and fro in the midst of the living creatures, a bright fire, and lightning going forth from the fire.E gli animali erano a vederli come carboni ardenti di fuoco, e come accese faci: vedeasi scorrere nel mezzo degli animali uno splendore di fuoco, e dal fuoco uscir folgori.And the similitude of the liuing creatures, their looke as it were of coales of burning fire, & as it were the resemblance of lampes. This was the vision running in the middes of the liuing creatures, brightnes of fire, and from the fire lightening going forth.Et similitudo animalium, aspectus eorum quasi carbonum ignis ardentium, et quasi aspectus lampadarum: hæc erat visio discurrens in medio animalium, splendor ignis, et de igne fulgur egrediens. 14And the living creatures ran and returned like flashes of lightning.E gli animali andavano, e venivano a somiglianza di folgore lampeggiante.And the liuing creatures went, and returned after the similitude of glistering lightning.Et animalia ibant et revertebantur, in similitudinem fulguris coruscantis. 15Now as I beheld the living creatures, there appeared upon the earth by the living creatures one wheel with four faces.E mentre io mirava gli animali, apparì una ruota sulla terra presso agli animali, la quale avea quattro facce:And when I beheld the liuing creatures, there appeared one wheele vpon the earth by the liuing creatures, hauing foure faces.Cumque aspicerem animalia, apparuit rota una super terram juxta animalia, habens quatuor facies.

16And the appearance of the wheels, and the work of them was like the appearance of the sea: and the four had all one likeness: and their appearance and their work was as it were a wheel in the midst of a wheel.E le ruote, e la materia di esse erano a vederle come del colore del mare, ed erano tutte quattro ad un modo, e la loro forma, e la loro struttura era come di una ruota nel mezzo di un'altra ruota.And the shape of the wheeles, and the worke of them, as it were apparence of the sea: and one similitude of them foure and their apparence and worke, as if it were a wheele in the middes of a wheele.Et aspectus rotarum et opus earum quasi visio maris: et una similitudo ipsarum quatuor: et aspectus earum et opera quasi sit rota in medio rotæ. 17When they went, they went by their four parts: and they turned not when they went.Camminavano costantemente pe' quattro lati, e quando camminavano non si volgevano indietro.By their foure partes going they went: and they returned not when they walked.Per quatuor partes earum euntes ibant, et non revertebantur cum ambularent. 18The wheels had also a size, and a height, and a dreadful appearance: and the whole body was full of eyes round about all the four.Le ruote avean pure una grandezza, e una altezza orribile a vedersi, e tutto il corpo di tutte quattro all'intorno era pieno di occhi.There was a stature also to the wheeles, and height, and a fearful forme: and the whole 〈…〉 was ful of eies round about them foure.Statura quoque erat rotis, et altitudo, et horribilis aspectus: et totum corpus oculis plenum in circuitu ipsarum quatuor. 19And, when the living creatures went, the wheels also went together by them: and when the living creatures were lifted up from the earth, the wheels also were lifted up with them.E camminando gli animali, camminavano del pari anche le ruote dietro ad essi, e quando gli animali si alzavan da terra, si alzavano insieme anche le ruote.And when the liuing creatures walked, the wheeles also walked together by them: and when the liuing creatures were lifted vp from the earth, the wheeles also were lifted vp together.Cumque ambularent animalia, ambulabant pariter et rotæ juxta ea: et cum elevarentur animalia de terra, elevabantur simul et rotæ. 20Whithersoever the spirit went, thither as the spirit went the wheels also were lifted up withal, and followed it: for the spirit of life was in the wheels.Dovunque andava lo spirito, colà dietro allo spirito s'indirizzavan le ruote seguitandolo; imperocché nelle ruote era lo spirito di vita.Whithersoeuer the spirit went, thither the spirit going, the wheeles also were lifted vp withal, folowing it: for the spirit of life was in the wheeles.Quocumque ibat spiritus, illuc, eunte spiritu, et rotæ pariter elevabantur sequentes eum: spiritus enim vitæ erat in rotis.

21When those went these went, and when those stood these stood, and when those were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up together, and followed them: for the spirit of life was in the wheels.Andavano se quelli andavano, stavan ferme se stavan fermi quelli, e alzandosi quelli da terra, si alzavan anche le ruote seguendoli, perchè lo spirito di vita era nelle ruote.With them going they went, and with them standing they stood, and with them lifted vp from the earth, the wheeles also were lifted vp together, folowing them: because the spirit of life was in the wheeles.Cum euntibus ibant, et cum stantibus stabant: et cum elevatis a terra, pariter elevabantur et rotæ sequentes ea, quia spiritus vitæ erat in rotis. 22And over the heads of the living creatures was the likeness of the firmament, the appearance of crystal terrible to behold, and stretched out over their heads above.E sopra le teste degli animali era la figura del firmamento, che pareva un cristallo orribile a vedersi, steso sopra le loro teste.And a similitude ouer the heades of the liuing creatures of the firmament, as it were the sight of christal dreadful, and streched out ouer their heades aboue.Et similitudo super capita animalium firmamenti, quasi aspectus crystalli horribilis, et extenti super capita eorum desuper. 23And under the firmament were their wings straight, the one toward the other, every one with two wings covered his body, and the other was covered in like manner.E sotto del firmamento le loro ale stese quella dell'uno a quella dell'altro, ciascuno con due ale velava il suo corpo, e l'altro era velato allo stesso modo.And vnder the firmament the winges of them streight one toward an other, euerie one with two winges couered his bodie, and the other was couered in like maner.Sub firmamento autem pennæ eorum rectæ alterius ad alterum: unumquodque duabus alis velabat corpus suum, et alterum similiter velabatur. 24And I heard the noise of their wings, like the noise of many waters, as it were the voice of the most high God: when they walked, it was like the voice of a multitude, like the noise of an army, and when they stood, their wings were let down.E io udiva il suono delle ale come romoreggiamento di molte acque, come tuono di Dio possente: quando camminavano il romore era come di turba grande, come romore di un'armata: e quando stavan fermi, avean posa le loro ali;And I heard the sound of the winges, as it were the sound of manie waters, as it were the sound of the high God, when they walked, it was as the voice of multitude, as the sound of a campe, and when they stood, their winges were let downe.Et audiebam sonum alarum, quasi sonum aquarum multarum, quasi sonum sublimis Dei: cum ambularent, quasi sonus erat multitudinis ut sonus castrorum: cumque starent, demittebantur pennæ eorum.

25For when a voice came from above the firmament, that was over their heads, they stood, and let down their wings.Imperocché quando levavasi voce sopra il firmamento, che era sopra le loro teste, eglino si fermavano, e tenevan ferme le loro ale.For when a voice was made aboue the firmament, that was ouer their head, they stood, and let downe their winges.Nam cum fieret vox super firmamentum quod erat super caput eorum, stabant, et submittebant alas suas. 26And above the firmament that was over their heads, was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of the sapphire stone, and upon the likeness of the throne, was the likeness of the appearance of a man above upon it.E sul firmamento, che era sopra le loro teste, era come un trono di pietra saffiro; e su quel quasi trono era la figura come di un uomo.And aboue the firmament, that hung ouer their head, as it were the forme of the sapphire stone the similitude of a throne, and vpon the similitude of the throne, a similitude as it were the shape of a man aboue.Et super firmamentum quod erat imminens capiti eorum, quasi aspectus lapidis sapphiri similitudo throni: et super similitudinem throni similitudo quasi aspectus hominis desuper. 27And I saw as it were the resemblance of amber as the appearance of fire within it round about: from his loins and upward, and from his loins downward, I saw as it were the resemblance of fire shining round about.Ed io vidi una specie come di elettro, e come un fuoco dentro di lui, e all'intorno dai lombi di lui all'insù, e da' lombi di lui sino all'infime parti, vidi come un fuoco, che risplendeva all'intorno.And I saw as it were the forme of amber, as the resemblance of fire within it round about: from his loines & vpward, and from his loines downward, I saw as it were the resemblance of fire glistering round about. As the forme of the bowEt vidi quasi speciem electri, velut aspectum ignis, intrinsecus ejus per circuitum: a lumbis ejus et desuper, et a lumbis ejus usque deorsum, vidi quasi speciem ignis splendentis in circuitu, 28As the appearance of the rainbow when it is in a cloud on a rainy day: this was the appearance of the brightness round about.Qual è l'aspetto dell'arco baleno allorché formasi nella nube in un dì piovoso, tal era l'aspetto fuoco, che risplendeva all'intorno.when it is in a clowde on a day of rayne, this was the forme of the brightnes round about.velut aspectum arcus cum fuerit in nube in die pluviæ. Hic erat aspectus splendoris per gyrum.