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.

And the messenger who is speaking with me doth turn back, and stir me up as one who is stirred up out of his sleep,

2 And said to me, What see you? And I said, I have looked, and behold a candlestick all of gold, with a bowl on the top of it, and his seven lamps thereon, and seven pipes to the seven lamps, which are on the top thereof:

and he saith unto me, 'What art thou seeing?' And I say, 'I have looked, and lo, a candlestick of gold — all of it, and its bowl [is] on its top, and its seven lamps [are] upon it, and twice seven pipes [are] to the lights that [are] on its top,

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

and two olive-trees [are] by it, one on the right of the bowl, and one on its left.'

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

And I answer and speak unto the messenger who is speaking with me, saying, 'What [are] these, my lord?'

5 Then the angel that talked with me answered and said to me, Know you not what these be? And I said, No, my lord.

And the messenger who is speaking with me answereth and saith unto me, 'Hast thou not known what these [are]?' And I say, 'No, my lord.'

6 Then he answered and spoke to me, saying, This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, says the LORD of hosts.

And he answereth and speaketh unto me, saying: 'This [is] a word of Jehovah unto Zerubbabel, saying: Not by a force, nor by power, But — by My Spirit, said Jehovah of Hosts.

7 Who are you, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain: and he shall bring forth the headstone thereof with shoutings, crying, Grace, grace to it.

Who [art] thou, O great mountain Before Zerubbabel — for a plain! And he hath brought forth the top-stone, Cries of Grace, grace — [are] to it.'

8 Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

And there is a word of Jehovah to me, saying,

9 The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also finish it; and you shall know that the LORD of hosts has sent me to you.

Hands of Zerubbabel did found this house, And his hands do finish it, And thou hast known that Jehovah of Hosts Hath sent me unto you.

10 For who has despised the day of small things? for they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel with those seven; they are the eyes of the LORD, which run to and fro through the whole earth.

For who trampled on the day of small things, They have rejoiced, And seen the tin weight in the hand of Zerubbabel, These seven [are] the eyes of Jehovah, They are going to and fro in all the land.'

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

And I answer and say unto him, 'What [are] these two olive-trees, on the right of the candlestick, and on its left?'

12 And I answered again, and said to him, What be these two olive branches which through the two golden pipes empty the golden oil out of themselves?

And I answer a second time, and say unto him, 'What [are] the two branches of the olive trees that, by means of the two golden pipes, are emptying out of themselves the oil?'

13 And he answered me and said, Know you not what these be? And I said, No, my lord.

And he speaketh unto me, saying, 'Hast thou not known what these [are]?' And I say, 'No, my lord.'

14 Then said he, These are the two anointed ones, that stand by the LORD of the whole earth.

And he saith, 'These [are] the two sons of the oil, who are standing by the Lord of the whole earth.'