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.

And the angel that spoke with me came back again, and waked me up, as a man that is wakened up out of his sleep;

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.

And he said unto me, What art thou seeing? And I said, I have looked, and behold, there is a candlestick all of gold, with a bowl upon its top, and its seven lamps are thereupon, and seven pipes to the seven lamps, which are upon its top:

3 And there were two olive trees upon it: one to the right of the lamp, and one to its left.”

And two olive-trees are by it, one upon the right side of the bowl, and the other upon the left side thereof.

4 And I answered and spoke to the angel who was speaking with me, saying, “What are these, my lord?”

And I commenced and said unto the angel that spoke with me, saying, What are these, my lord?

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.”

Then the angel that spoke with me answered and said unto me, Knowest thou not what these are? And I said, No, my lord.

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.

Then answered he and spoke unto me, saying, This is the word of the Lord unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts.

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.

Who art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel thou wilt become a plain: and he shall bring forth the headstone with shoutings of, Grace, grace unto it.

8 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,

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.

The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house, and his hands shall complete it: and thou shalt know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me unto you.

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.

For whoever even despised the day of [its] small beginning: yet will they rejoice when they see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel, with those seven; they are the eyes of the Lord, which hold a survey through all the earth.

11 And I responded and said to him, “What are these two olive trees to the right of the candlestick, and to its left?”

And I began, and said unto him, What are these two olive-trees upon the right side of the candle-stick and upon its left?

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?”

And I began a second time, and said unto him, What are these two olive-branches, which are close by the two golden pipes which empty out of themselves the gold-colored oil?

13 And he spoke to me, saying, “Do you not know what these are?” And I said, “No, my lord.”

And he said to me as followeth, Knowest thou not what these things are? And I said, No, my lord.

14 And he said, “These are the two sons of oil, who attend before the Sovereign of all the earth.”

Then said he, These are the two sons of the clear oil, that stand by the Lord of the whole earth.