Zechariah 4

1 And the angel that talked with me came again, and waked me, as a man that is wakened out of his sleep.

Then the angel who was talking with me turned and roused me like a man roused from his sleep.

2 And he said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I see, and behold, a lamp-stand all of gold, with a bowl upon the top of it, and its seven lamps thereon, seven [lamps] and seven pipes to the lamps, which are upon the top thereof;

He said to me, “What do you see?” I said, “I see a lampstand made entirely of gold, with a bowl on its top. It has seven lamps on it and seven lamp wicks at the top of each lamp.

3 and two olive-trees beside it, one on the right of the bowl, and the other on the left of it.

Two olive trees are by it, one on the right side of the bowl and the other on the left side.”

4 And I answered and spoke to the angel that talked with me, saying, What are these, my lord?

So I spoke again to the angel who was talking with me. I said, “What do these things mean, my master?”

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

The angel who was talking with me answered and said to me, “Do you not know what these things mean?” I said, “No, my master.”

6 And he answered and spoke unto me, saying, This is the word of Jehovah unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, saith Jehovah of hosts.

So he said to me, “This is the word of Yahweh to Zerubbabel: Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit, says Yahweh of hosts.

7 Who art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel [thou dost become] a plain; and he shall bring forth the head-stone with shoutings: Grace, grace unto it!

What are you, great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become a plain, and he will bring out the top stone to shouts of 'Grace! Grace to it!'”

8 And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

The word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

9 The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; and his hands shall finish it: and thou shalt know that Jehovah of hosts hath sent me unto you.

“The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house and his hands will bring it to completion.” Then you will know that Yahweh of hosts has sent me to you.

10 For who hath despised the day of small things? Yea, they shall rejoice [even] those seven — and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel: these are the eyes of Jehovah, which run to and fro in the whole earth.

Who has despised the day of small things? These people will rejoice and will see the plumb stone in the hand of Zerubbabel. (These seven lamps are the eyes of Yahweh that roam over the whole earth.)

11 And I answered and said unto him, What are these two olive-trees on the right of the lamp-stand and on its left?

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

12 And I answered the second time and said unto him, What are the two olive-branches which are beside the two golden tubes that empty the gold out of themselves?

Once more I asked him, “What are these two olive branches beside the two gold pipes that have golden oil pouring out of them?”

13 And he spoke to me, saying, Knowest thou not what these are? And I said, No, my lord.

Then he said to me, “Do you not know what these are?” I said, “No, my master.”

14 And he said, These are the two sons of oil, that stand before the Lord of the whole earth.

So he said, “These are the sons of fresh olive oil who stand before the Lord of all the earth.”