Zechariah 5

1 Then again I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and behold, a flying roll.

And I turned and lifted up my eyes: and I saw, and behold a volume flying.

2 And he said unto me, What seest thou? And I answered, I see a flying roll; the length thereof is twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof ten cubits.

And he said to me: What seest thou? And I said: I see a volume flying: the length thereof is twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof ten cubits.

3 Then said he unto me, This is the curse that goeth forth over the face of the whole land: for every one that stealeth shall be purged out on the one side according to it; and every one that sweareth shall be purged out on the other side according to it.

And he said to me: This is the curse that goeth forth over the face of the earth: for every thief shall be judged as is there written: and every one that sweareth in like manner shall be judged by it.

4 I will cause it to go forth, saith the LORD of hosts, and it shall enter into the house of the thief, and into the house of him that sweareth falsely by my name: and it shall abide in the midst of his house, and shall consume it with the timber thereof and the stones thereof.

I will bring it forth, saith the Lord of hosts: and it shall come to the house of the thief, and to the house of him that sweareth falsely by my name: and it shall remain in the midst of his house, and shall consume it, with the timber thereof, and the stones thereof.

5 Then the angel that talked with me went forth, and said unto me, Lift up now thine eyes, and see what is this that goeth forth.

And the angel went forth that spoke in me, and he said to me: Lift up thy eyes, and see what this is, that goeth forth.

6 And I said, What is it? And he said, This is the ephah that goeth forth. He said moreover, This is their resemblance in all the land:

And I said: What is it? And he said: This is a vessel going forth. And he said: This is their eye in all the earth.

7 (and behold, there was lifted up a talent of lead: ) and this is a woman sitting in the midst of the ephah.

And behold a talent of lead was carried, and behold a woman sitting in the midst of the vessel.

8 And he said, This is Wickedness; and he cast her down into the midst of the ephah: and he cast the weight of lead upon the mouth thereof.

And he said: This is wickedness. And he cast her into the midst of the vessel, and cast the weight of lead upon the mouth thereof.

9 Then lifted I up mine eyes, and saw, and behold, there came forth two women, and the wind was in their wings; now they had wings like the wings of a stork: and they lifted up the ephah between the earth and the heaven.

And I lifted up my eyes and looked: and behold there came out two women, and wind was in their wings, and they had wings like the wings of a kite: and they lifted up the vessel between the earth and the heaven.

10 Then said I to the angel that talked with me, Whither do these bear the ephah?

And I said to the angel that spoke in me: Whither do these carry the vessel?

11 And he said unto me, To build her an house in the land of Shinar: and when it is prepared, she shall be set there in her own place.

And he said to me: That a house may be built for it in the land of Sennaar, and that it may be established, and set there upon its own basis.