4 La prima era come un leone, ed avea delle ali d’aquila. Io guardai, finché non le furono strappate le ali; e fu sollevata da terra, fu fatta stare in piedi come un uomo, e le fu dato un cuor d’uomo.
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“The first was like a lion, and it had the wings of an eagle. I watched until its wings were torn off and it was lifted from the ground so that it stood on two feet like a human being, and the mind of a human was given to it.