Zechariah 4

1 And the angel that talked with me came again, and waked me, as a man that 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 And he said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have seen, and behold, a candlestick all of gold, with its bowl upon the top of it, and its seven lamps thereon; there are seven pipes to each of the lamps, which are upon the top thereof:

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 upon the right side of the bowl, and the other upon the left side thereof.

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

4 And I answered and spake to the angel that 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 that talked with me answered and said unto me, Knowest thou not what these be? And 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 spake 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.

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 art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel [thou shalt become] a plain: and he shall bring forth the head stone with shoutings of Grace, grace, unto 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 the LORD came unto 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 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 will also finish it. Then you will know that the Lord of hosts has sent me to you.

10 For who hath despised the day of small things? for they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel, even these seven, [which are] the eyes of the LORD; they run to and fro 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 answered I, and said unto him, What are these two olive trees upon the right side of the candlestick and upon the left side thereof?

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

12 And I answered the second time, and said unto him, What be these two olive branches, which are beside the two golden spouts, that empty 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 And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord.

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

14 Then said he, These are the two sons of oil, that 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.’