Zechariah 4

1 Then the angel who had been talking with me returned, and he called to me as though I had been asleep.

Datanglah kembali malaikat yang berbicara dengan aku itu, lalu dibangunkannyalah aku seperti seorang yang dibangunkan dari tidurnya.

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.

Maka berkatalah ia kepadaku: "Apa yang engkau lihat?" Jawabku: "Aku melihat: tampak sebuah kandil, dari emas seluruhnya, dan tempat minyaknya di bagian atasnya; kandil itu ada tujuh pelitanya dan ada tujuh corot pada masing-masing pelita yang ada di bagian atasnya itu.

3 Furthermore, I see two olive trees, one at the right side of the lampstand and one at the left side.”

Dan pohon zaitun ada terukir padanya, satu di sebelah kanan tempat minyak itu dan satu di sebelah kirinya."

4 I asked the angel who was talking with me, “Sir, what are these?”

Lalu berbicaralah aku, kataku kepada malaikat yang berbicara dengan aku itu: "Apakah arti semuanya ini, tuanku?"

5 He replied, “Surely you know [RHQ] what they are?” I replied, “No, I do not know.”

Maka berbicaralah malaikat yang berbicara dengan aku itu, katanya kepadaku: "Tidakkah engkau tahu, apa arti semuanya ini?" Jawabku: "Tidak, tuanku!"

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.

Maka berbicaralah ia, katanya: "Inilah firman TUHAN kepada Zerubabel bunyinya: Bukan dengan keperkasaan dan bukan dengan kekuatan, melainkan dengan roh-Ku, firman TUHAN semesta alam.

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!”’”

Siapakah engkau, gunung yang besar? Di depan Zerubabel engkau menjadi tanah rata. Ia akan mengangkat batu utama, sedang orang bersorak: Bagus! Bagus sekali batu itu!"

8 Then Yahweh gave me [another] message.

Kemudian datanglah firman TUHAN kepadaku, demikian:

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.”

"Tangan Zerubabel telah meletakkan dasar Rumah ini, dan tangannya juga akan menyelesaikannya. Maka kamu akan mengetahui, bahwa TUHAN semesta alam yang mengutus aku kepadamu.

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.”

Sebab siapa yang memandang hina hari peristiwa-peristiwa yang kecil, mereka akan bersukaria melihat batu pilihan di tangan Zerubabel. Yang tujuh ini adalah mata TUHAN, yang menjelajah seluruh bumi."

11 Then I asked the angel, “What is [the meaning of] the two olive trees, one on each side of the lampstand?

Lalu berbicaralah aku kepadanya: "Apakah arti kedua pohon zaitun yang di sebelah kanan dan di sebelah kiri kandil ini?"

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?”

Untuk kedua kalinya berbicaralah aku kepadanya: "Apakah arti kedua dahan pohon zaitun yang di samping kedua pipa emas yang menyalurkan cairan emas dari atasnya itu?"

13 He replied, “Surely [RHQ] you know what they are?” I replied, “No, sir, [I do not know.]”

Ia menjawab aku: "Tidakkah engkau tahu, apa arti semuanya ini?" Jawabku: "Tidak, tuanku!"

14 So he said, “They represent the two [men who have been] appointed [MTY] to serve the Lord who [rules] the entire earth.”

Lalu ia berkata: "Inilah kedua orang yang diurapi yang berdiri di dekat Tuhan seluruh bumi!"