Zechariah 4

1 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;

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 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:

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 are by it, one upon the right side of the bowl, and the other upon the left side thereof.

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

4 And I commenced and said unto the angel that spoke 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 Then the angel that spoke 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 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.

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 wilt become a plain: and he shall bring forth the headstone with shoutings of, 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 the Lord 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 complete it: and thou shalt know that the Lord 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 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.

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

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 said to me as followeth, Knowest thou not what these things 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 Then said he, These are the two sons of the clear oil, that stand by 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.”