Zechariah 4

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

El ángel que hablaba conmigo vino de nuevo y me despertó, como un hombre que es despertado de su sueño.

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.

Me dijo: “¿Qué ves?” Dije: “He visto, y he aquí un candelabro todo de oro, con su cuenco en la parte superior, y sus siete lámparas sobre él; hay siete tubos para cada una de las lámparas que están en la parte superior;

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

y dos olivos junto a él, uno a la derecha del cuenco, y el otro a la izquierda.”

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

Respondí y hablé con el ángel que hablaba conmigo, diciendo: “¿Qué es esto, mi señor?”

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

El ángel que hablaba conmigo me respondió: “¿No sabes lo que son?” Dije: “No, mi señor”.

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.

Entonces él respondió y me habló diciendo: “Esta es la palabra de Yahvé para Zorobabel, que dice: ‘No con fuerza, ni con poder, sino con mi Espíritu’, dice Yahvé de los Ejércitos.

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!”’”

¿Quién eres tú, gran montaña? Ante Zorobabel eres una llanura; y él sacará la piedra angular con gritos de ‘¡Gracia, gracia, a ella!’”

8 Then Yahweh gave me [another] message.

Y vino a mí la palabra de Yahvé, diciendo:

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.”

“Las manos de Zorobabel han puesto los cimientos de esta casa. Sus manos también la terminarán; y sabrás que el Señor de los Ejércitos me ha enviado a ti.

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.”

En efecto, ¿quién desprecia el día de las cosas pequeñas? Porque estos siete se alegrarán, y verán la plomada en la mano de Zorobabel. Estos son los ojos de Yahvé, que recorren toda la tierra”.

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

Entonces le pregunté: “¿Qué son esos dos olivos que están a la derecha y a la izquierda del candelabro?”

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?”

Le pregunté por segunda vez: “¿Qué son estas dos ramas de olivo que están al lado de los dos surtidores de oro que vierten de sí mismos el aceite de oro?”

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

Me respondió: “¿No sabes lo que son?” Dije: “No, mi señor”.

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

Entonces dijo: “Estos son los dos ungidos que están junto al Señor de toda la tierra”.