< Zechariah 4 >

1 And the angel who had been speaking with me returned, and he awakened me, like a man who is awakened from his sleep.
[第五個神視:金燈台和兩棵葡萄樹]那與我談話的使者又來喚醒我,如喚醒夢中人一樣;
2 And he said to me, “What do you see?” And I said, “I looked, and behold, a candlestick entirely in gold, and its lamp was at its top, and seven oil lamps of it were upon it, and there were seven funnels for the oil lamps that were at its top.
衪問我說:「你看見了什麼﹖」我回答說:「我看見,啊! 一座純金的燈台,頂上有一個油壺和七盞燈,頂端那七盞燈具有七條導管。
3 And there were two olive trees upon it: one to the right of the lamp, and one to its left.”
而燈台兩旁有兩棵橄欖樹,一左一右。
4 And I answered and spoke to the angel who was speaking with me, saying, “What are these, my lord?”
我便問那與我談話的使者說:「我主,那是什麼意思﹖」
5 And the angel who was speaking with me answered, and he said to me, “Do you not know what these are?” And I said, “No, my lord.”
那與我談話的使者回答我說:「你不知道那是什麼意思嗎﹖」我說:「我主,我不知道。」
6 And he answered and spoke to me, saying: This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel, saying: Not by an army, nor by might, but in my spirit, says the Lord of hosts.
他向我說:「
7 What are you, great mountain, in the sight of Zerubbabel? You are among the plains. And he will lead out the primary stone, and he will give equal grace to its grace.
這七盞燈就是那遍察全地的上主的眼睛,」
8 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
我又問他說:「這燈台左右的兩棵橄欖樹是意思﹖」
9 The hand of Zerubbabel has founded this house, and his hands will complete it. And you will know that the Lord of hosts has sent me to you.
我再問他說:「這兩根經兩個金管流出黃金色油的橄欖樹枝,是什麼意思﹖
10 For who has despised the little days? And they will rejoice and will see the silver and lead stone in the hand of Zerubbabel. These are the seven eyes of the Lord, which roam quickly through all the earth.
他對我說:「你不知道這是什麼意思嗎﹖」我回答說:「我主,不知道。」
11 And I responded and said to him, “What are these two olive trees to the right of the candlestick, and to its left?”
他說:「這是侍立在全地的主宰面前的兩位受傅者。」[以下號碼與上衝突]:
12 And I responded a second time and said to him, “What are the two olive branches, which are next to the two golden ridges, in which are the pouring spouts of gold?”
這是上主關於則魯巴貝耳所說的話:不是藉權勢,不是藉能力,而是藉我的神能──萬軍的上主說。
13 And he spoke to me, saying, “Do you not know what these are?” And I said, “No, my lord.”
大山啊! 你算得什麼﹖在則魯巴貝耳面前,你必化為平地! 他要在「好啊! 好啊!」的歡呼聲中搬出角石。
14 And he said, “These are the two sons of oil, who attend before the Sovereign of all the earth.”
上主的話傳給我說:則魯巴貝耳的手奠定了這殿宇的基礎,他的手也要完成這工程:這樣你們便知道:是萬軍的上主差遺了我到你們這裏來。
因為誰敢為了事業開端的微小,就輕視這一天呢﹖當他們看到則魯巴貝耳手中拿出笠石時,就要高興喜悅了。

< Zechariah 4 >