Zechariah 4

1 And the angel that spoke in me came again: and he waked me, as a man that is wakened out of his sleep.

The angel who talked with me came again and wakened me, as a man who is wakened out of his sleep.

2 And he said to me: What seest thou? And I said: I have looked, and behold a candlestick all of gold, and its lamp upon the top of it: and the seven lights thereof upon it: and seven funnels for the lights that were upon the top thereof.

He said to me, “What do you see?” I said, “I have seen, and behold, a lamp stand all of gold, with its bowl on the top of it, and its seven lamps on it; there are seven pipes to each of the lamps which are on the top of it;

3 And two olive trees over it: one upon the right side of the lamp, and the other upon the left side thereof.

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

4 And I answered, and said to the angel that spoke in me, saying: What are these things, my lord?

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

5 And the angel that spoke in me answered, and said to me: Knowest thou not what these things are? And I said: No, my lord.

Then the angel who talked with me answered me, “Don’t you know what these are?” I said, “No, my lord.”

6 And he answered, and spoke to me, saying: This is the word of the Lord to Zorobabel, saying: Not with an army, nor by might, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts.

Then he answered and spoke to me, saying, “This is Yahweh’s word to Zerubbabel, saying, ‘Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says Yahweh of Armies.

7 Who art thou, O great mountain, before Zorobabel? thou shalt become a plain: and he shall bring out the chief stone, and shall give equal grace to the grace thereof.

Who are you, great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you are a plain; and he will bring out the capstone with shouts of ‘Grace, grace, to it!’”

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

Moreover Yahweh’s word came to me, saying,

9 The hands of Zorobabel have laid the foundations of this house, and his hands shall finish it: and you shall know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me to you.

“The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house. His hands shall also finish it; and you will know that Yahweh of Armies has sent me to you.

10 For who hath despised little days? and they shall rejoice, and shall see the tin plummet in the hand of Zorobabel. These are the seven eyes of the Lord, that run to and fro through the whole earth.

Indeed, who despises the day of small things? For these seven shall rejoice, and shall see the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel. These are Yahweh’s eyes, which run back and forth through the whole earth.”

11 And I answered, and said to him: What are these two olive trees upon the right side of the candlestick, and upon the left side thereof?

Then I asked him, “What are these two olive trees on the right side of the lamp stand and on the left side of it?”

12 And I answered again, and said to him: What are the two olive branches, that are by the two golden beaks, in which are the funnels of gold?

I asked him the second time, “What are these two olive branches, which are beside the two golden spouts that pour the golden oil out of themselves?”

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

He answered me, “Don’t you know what these are?” I said, “No, my lord.”

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

Then he said, “These are the two anointed ones who stand by the Lord of the whole earth.”