Zechariah 4

1 The angel who talked with me came again, and wakened me, as a man who is wakened out of his sleep.

Then the messenger who talked with me came again and woke me, as someone who is woken from sleep.

2 He said to me, "What do you see?" I said, "I have seen, and look, a lampstand all of gold, with its bowl on the top of it, and its seven lamps thereon; there are seven pipes to each of the lamps, which are on the top of it;

He said to me, ‘What do you see?’ I said, ‘I see a candlestick, all of gold, with a bowl on its top, and seven lamps on it. There are seven pipes to each of the lamps, which are on its top,

3 and two olive trees by it, one on the right side of the bowl, and the other on the left side of it."

and two olive trees next to it, one on the right side of the bowl, and the other on its left side.’

4 I answered and spoke to the angel who talked with me, saying, "What are these, my lord?"

I said to the messenger who talked with me, ‘What are these, my lord?’

5 Then the angel who talked with me answered me, "Do you not know what these are?" I said, "No, my lord."

Then the messenger who talked with me answered, ‘Don’t you know what these are?’ And I said. ‘No, my lord.’

6 Then he answered and spoke to me, saying, "This is the word of YHWH to Zerubbabel, saying, 'Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit,' says YHWH of hosts.

He said to me, ‘This is the message of the Lord regarding Zerubbabel: Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, says the Lord of hosts,

7 Who are you, great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you are a plain; and he will bring out the capstone with shouts of 'Grace, grace, to it.'"

will I make the great mountain before Zerubbabel a plain. He will bring forth the top stones with shoutings of, “Grace, grace, to it.”’

8 Moreover the word of YHWH came to me, saying,

Moreover this message of the Lord came to me:

9 "The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house. His hands shall also finish it; and you will know that YHWH of hosts has sent me to you.

The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house. His hands will also finish it. Then you will know that the Lord of hosts has sent me to you.

10 Indeed, who despises the day of small things? For these seven shall rejoice, and shall see the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel. These are the eyes of YHWH, which run back and forth through the whole earth."

For who has despised the day of small things? They will rejoice, and will see the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel. (The seven lamps are the eyes of the Lord that search all around the world.)

11 Then I asked him, "What are these two olive trees on the right side of the lampstand and on the left side of it?"

Again I asked, ‘What are these two olive trees on the right side of the candlestick and on its left side?’

12 I asked him the second time, "What are these two olive branches, which are beside the two golden spouts, that pour the golden oil out of themselves?"

Again, ‘What are these two branches of the olive trees, which are pouring out the golden oil through the two golden pipes?’

13 He answered me, "Do you not know what these are?" I said, "No, my lord."

He answered me, ‘Don’t you now what these are?’ And I said, ‘No, my lord.’

14 Then he said, "These are the two anointed ones who stand by the Lord of the whole earth."

Then he explained, ‘They are the two anointed ones who attend the Lord of all the earth.’