< Zechariah 4 >

1 Then the angel who had been talking with me returned, and he called to me as though I had been asleep.
Y el ángel que me hablaba vino otra vez, despertándome como un hombre fuera 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.
Y él me dijo: ¿Qué ves? Y dije: veo un candelabro, hecho de oro, con su copa en la parte superior y siete luces encendidas; y hay siete tubos en cada una de las luces 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 de la copa y otro a la izquierda.
4 I asked the angel who was talking with me, “Sir, what are these?”
Y respondí y le dije al ángel que me estaba hablando: ¿Qué es esto, mi señor?
5 He replied, “Surely you know [RHQ] what they are?” I replied, “No, I do not know.”
Entonces el ángel que me estaba hablando, respondiéndome, dijo: ¿No sabes qué es? Y yo 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.
Esta es la palabra del Señor a Zorobabel, diciendo: No por la fuerza o por el poder, sino por mi espíritu, dice el Señor 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, llegarás a nivel del suelo: y él dejará que todos vean la piedra principal, con gritos de: Gracia, gracia a ella.
8 Then Yahweh gave me [another] message.
Entonces la palabra del Señor vino a mí, 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 en su lugar, y sus manos la completarán; y te quedará claro 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.”
Porque ¿quién ha menospreciado el día de las cosas pequeñas? porque se alegrarán cuando vean la plomada, en la mano de Zorobabel terminando la obra. Entonces él me respondió: Estas siete luces son los ojos del Señor que suben y bajan rápidamente por 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?
Y respondí y le dije: ¿Qué son estos dos olivos en el lado derecho del soporte de luz y en el izquierdo?
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?”
Y respondiendo por segunda vez, le dije: ¿Qué son estas dos ramas de olivo, a través de cuyos tubos de oro se drena el aceite?
13 He replied, “Surely [RHQ] you know what they are?” I replied, “No, sir, [I do not know.]”
Y él me respondió: ¿No sabes qué son? Y yo 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.”
Y él dijo: Estos son los dos ungidos, cuyo lugar está junto al Señor de toda la tierra.

< Zechariah 4 >