Zechariah 4
1 Then the angel who had been talking with me returned, and he called to me as though I had been asleep.
Puis l'Ange qui parlait avec moi retourna, et me réveilla comme un homme qu'on réveille de son sommeil;
2 He asked me, “What do you see?” I replied, “I see a lampstand [made] completely of gold. There is a small bowl [for olive oil] at the top, and there are seven [small] lamps around the bowl, and a place for a wick on each lamp.
Et me dit: Que vois-tu? Et je répondis: Je regarde, et voilà un chandelier tout d'or, et un bassin au-dessus de son sommet, et ses sept lampes sont sur lui, avec sept tuyaux pour les sept lampes qui sont à son sommet.
3 Furthermore, I see two olive trees, one at the right side of the lampstand and one at the left side.”
Et il y a deux oliviers au-dessus, l'un à la droite du bassin, et l'autre à la gauche.
4 I asked the angel who was talking with me, “Sir, what are these?”
Alors je pris la parole, et je dis à l'Ange qui parlait avec moi, ce qui s'ensuit: Mon Seigneur, que veulent dire ces choses?
5 He replied, “Surely you know [RHQ] what they are?” I replied, “No, I do not know.”
Et l'Ange qui parlait avec moi, répondit, et me dit: Ne sais-tu pas ce que [veulent dire] ces choses? Et je dis: Non, mon Seigneur!
6 Then he said to me, “This is the message that Yahweh [says that you should give] to Zerubbabel [the governor of Judah: ‘You will do what I want you to do, but it will] not be by your own strength or power. It will be [done] by [the power of] my Spirit, says the Commander of the armies of angels.
Et il répondit, et me dit: C'est ici la parole de l'Eternel à Zorobabel, disant: Ce n'est point par armée, ni par force, mais par mon Esprit, a dit l'Eternel des armées.
7 Zerubbabel, you [have many difficult matters to handle. They are like] high mountains [MET]. But they will [become easy to handle, as though] they will become flat land. And you will bring [to the temple] the final stone [to complete the rebuilding of the temple]. When you do that, [all the people] will shout repeatedly, “It is beautiful! May God bless it!”’”
Qui es-tu, grande montagne, devant Zorobabel? Une plaine. Il tirera la pierre la plus haute; il y aura des sons éclatants; Grâce, Grâce pour elle.
8 Then Yahweh gave me [another] message.
Aussi la parole de l'Eternel me fut [adressée], en disant:
9 He said [to me], “Zerubbabel [SYN] laid the first stone in the foundation of the temple, and he will put the last stone in its place. When that happens, the people will know that [it is I, the Commander of the armies of angels, who] have sent you to them.” And he said, “The seven bowls represent the eyes of Yahweh, who looks back and forth at everything [that happens] on the earth.”
Les mains de Zorobabel ont fondé cette maison, et ses mains l'achèveront; et tu sauras que l'Eternel des armées m'a envoyé vers vous.
10 No one [RHQ] should think that little things that are done at the beginning of a big project are unimportant. [When the temple is almost finished being rebuilt, ] Zerubbabel will use a (plumb line/string with a stone fastened to it) [to see if the walls they are building are straight]; so when the people see that, they will rejoice.”
Car qui est-ce qui a méprisé le temps des petits [commencements?] Vu que ces sept là, [savoir], les yeux de l'Eternel qui vont çà et là par toute la terre, se réjouiront, et verront la pierre du niveau en la main de Zorobabel.
11 Then I asked the angel, “What is [the meaning of] the two olive trees, one on each side of the lampstand?
Et je répondis, et lui dis: Que [signifient] ces deux oliviers, à la droite et à la gauche du chandelier?
12 And what [the meaning of] the two olive branches, one alongside each of the gold pipes from which [olive] oil flows to the lamps?”
Et je pris la parole pour la seconde fois, et lui dis: Que [signifient] ces deux branches d'olivier qui sont auprès des deux becs d'or, desquels l'or découle?
13 He replied, “Surely [RHQ] you know what they are?” I replied, “No, sir, [I do not know.]”
Et il me répondit, et dit: Ne sais-tu pas ce que signifient ces choses? Et je dis: Non, mon Seigneur.
14 So he said, “They represent the two [men who have been] appointed [MTY] to serve the Lord who [rules] the entire earth.”
Et il dit: Ce sont les deux fils de l'huile, qui se tiennent devant le Seigneur de toute la terre.
