Zechariah 4

1 And the angel that spoke with me came back again, and waked me up, as a man that is wakened up out of his sleep;

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

2 And he said unto me, What art thou seeing? And I said, I have looked, and behold, there is a candlestick all of gold, with a bowl upon its top, and its seven lamps are thereupon, and seven pipes to the seven lamps, which are upon its top:

He said to me, “What do you see?” I said, “I have seen, and behold, a lamp stand all of gold, with its bowl on the top of it, and its seven lamps on it; there are seven pipes to each of the lamps which are on the top of it;

3 And two olive-trees are by it, one upon the right side of the bowl, and the other upon the left side thereof.

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

4 And I commenced and said unto the angel that spoke with me, saying, What are these, my lord?

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

5 Then the angel that spoke with me answered and said unto me, Knowest thou not what these are? And I said, No, my lord.

Then the angel who talked with me answered me, “Don’t you know what these are?” I said, “No, my lord.”

6 Then answered he and spoke unto me, saying, This is the word of the Lord unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts.

Then he answered and spoke to me, saying, “This is Yahweh’s word to Zerubbabel, saying, ‘Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says Yahweh of Armies.

7 Who art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel thou wilt become a plain: and he shall bring forth the headstone with shoutings of, Grace, grace unto it.

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!’”

8 And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,

Moreover Yahweh’s word came to me, saying,

9 The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house, and his hands shall complete it: and thou shalt know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me unto you.

“The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house. His hands shall also finish it; and you will know that Yahweh of Armies has sent me to you.

10 For whoever even despised the day of [its] small beginning: yet will they rejoice when they see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel, with those seven; they are the eyes of the Lord, which hold a survey through all the earth.

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 Yahweh’s eyes, which run back and forth through the whole earth.”

11 And I began, and said unto him, What are these two olive-trees upon the right side of the candle-stick and upon its left?

Then I asked him, “What are these two olive trees on the right side of the lamp stand and on the left side of it?”

12 And I began a second time, and said unto him, What are these two olive-branches, which are close by the two golden pipes which empty out of themselves the gold-colored oil?

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?”

13 And he said to me as followeth, Knowest thou not what these things are? And I said, No, my lord.

He answered me, “Don’t you know what these are?” I said, “No, my lord.”

14 Then said he, These are the two sons of the clear oil, that stand by the Lord of the whole earth.

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