Zaharija 4

1 Anđeo koji je govorio sa mnom vrati se tad i probudi me kao čovjeka koji se oda sna budi.

Then the angel I had been talking to returned and got my attention, like waking someone from sleep.

2 “Što vidiš?” - upita. Ja odgovorih: “Vidim, evo, svijećnjak, sav od zlata, s posudom za ulje vrh njega; i sedam je žižaka na svijećnjaku, sa sedam lijevaka za sedam žižaka što su na njemu.

“What do you see?” he asked me. “I see a lampstand made of solid gold with a bowl at its top having seven lamps on it, each with seven lips.

3 Dvije su masline kraj njega, jedna njemu zdesna, druga slijeva.”

I also see olive trees, one to the right and one to the left of the bowl.”

4 Obratih se anđelu koji je govorio sa mnom i upitah ga: “Što je to, gospodaru?”

Then I asked the angel I was talking to, “What are these, my lord?”

5 Anđeo koji je govorio sa mnom odgovori mi: “Zar ne znaš što je to?” Ja rekoh: “Ne, gospodaru.”

“Don't you know what these are?” the angel replied. “No, my lord,” I responded.

6 [6a] On mi tad odgovori ovako: [6b]Evo riječi Jahvine Zerubabelu: “Ne silom niti snagom, već duhom mojim!” - riječ je Jahve nad Vojskama.

Then he told me, “This is the Lord's message to Zerubbabel: Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, says the Lord Almighty.

7 Što si ti, goro velika? Pred Zreubabelom postaješ ravnica! On će izvući krunišni kamen uz poklike: “Hvala! Hvala za njega!”

Even obstacles as big as mountains will be flattened before Zerubbabel. Finally he will bring out the capstone to shouts of ‘Blessings on it!’”

8 Dođe mi potom riječ Jahvina:

Then the Lord gave me another message.

9 Zerubabelove su ruke ovaj Dom utemeljile, njegove će ga ruke završiti. I vi ćete znati da me k vama poslao Jahve nad Vojskama.

Zerubbabel with his own hands laid the foundations for this Temple, and it will be completed the same way. Then you will know the Lord Almighty has sent me.

10 [10a] Jer, tko je prezreo dan skromnih početaka? Radovat će se kad vide olovni visak u ruci Zerubabelovoj. [10b] “Ovih sedam oči su Jahvine što strijeljaju po svoj zemlji.”

For who dares look down on this time of small beginnings? They will be happy when they see the plumb line in Zerubbabel's hand. “The seven lamps represent the eyes of the Lord which see all over the world.”

11 Tad progovorih i zapitah ga: “Što su one dvije masline desno i lijevo od svijećnjaka?”

Then I asked the angel, “What are the two olive trees that stand to the right and the left of the lampstand?”

12 Progovorih opet i upitah ga: “Što su one dvije maslinove grančice koje kroz dvije zlatne cijevi dolijevaju ulje?”

And I also asked him, “What are the two olive branches from which the golden oil pours out from through golden pipes?”

13 On mi odgovori: “Zar ne znaš što je to?” Odvratih: “Ne, gospodaru!”

“Don't you know?” the angel replied. “No, my lord,” I responded.

14 On reče: “To su dva Pomazanika koji stoje pred Gospodarem sve zemlje.”

“These are the two who have been anointed who stand by the Lord of all the earth,” he replied.