Zechariah 4
1 Then the angel who had been talking with me returned, and he called to me as though I had been asleep.
Et l’ange qui parlait en moi revint, 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 il me dit: Que vois-tu, toi? Et je répondis: J’ai vu, et voilà un chandelier tout d’or, et sa lampe sur son sommet, et ses sept lampes au-dessus; et sept canaux aux lampes qui étaient sur son sommet;
3 Furthermore, I see two olive trees, one at the right side of the lampstand and one at the left side.”
Et deux oliviers au-dessus; un à la droite de la lampe, et un à sa gauche.
4 I asked the angel who was talking with me, “Sir, what are these?”
Et je pris la parole, et je dis à l’ange qui parlait en moi: Qu’est ceci, mon Seigneur?
5 He replied, “Surely you know [RHQ] what they are?” I replied, “No, I do not know.”
Et l’ange qui parlait en moi me répondit et me dit: Est-ce que tu ne sais pas ce que c’est? 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 reprit, et s’adressa à moi, disant: Voici la parole du Seigneur à Zorobabel. Ce n’est point par une armée, ni par la force, que tu achèveras le temple, mais par mon esprit, dit le Seigneur 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!”’”
Qu’es-tu, grande montagne, devant Zorobabel? tu seras aplanie; il posera la pierre principale, et il ajoutera une beauté égale à sa beauté.
8 Then Yahweh gave me [another] message.
Et la parole du Seigneur me fut adressée, 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 vous saurez que le Seigneur 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 a vu avec mépris les jours courts? Mais on se réjouira, et on verra le plomb à la main de Zorobabel. Ce sont là les sept yeux du Seigneur qui parcourent toute la terre.
11 Then I asked the angel, “What is [the meaning of] the two olive trees, one on each side of the lampstand?
Et je repris et je lui dis: Que sont ces deux oliviers à la droite du chandelier, et à sa gauche?
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 repris une seconde fois, et je lui dis: Que sont ces deux branches d’oliviers qui sont auprès de deux becs d’or dans lesquels sont les canaux d’or par où coule l’huile?
13 He replied, “Surely [RHQ] you know what they are?” I replied, “No, sir, [I do not know.]”
Et il m’interpella, en disant: Est-ce que tu ne sais pas ce que c’est? Et je répondis: 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 sainte, qui assistent devant le Dominateur de toute la terre.
