Zechariah 4

1 And the messenger who is speaking with me turns back, and stirs me up as one who is stirred up out of his sleep,

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

2 and he says to me, “What are you seeing?” And I say, “I have looked, and behold, a lampstand of gold—all of it, and its bowl [is] on its top, and its seven lamps [are] on it, and twice seven pipes [are] to the lights that [are] on its top,

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.

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

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

4 And I answer and speak to the messenger who is speaking with me, saying, “What [are] these, my lord?”

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

5 And the messenger who is speaking with me answers and says to me, “Have you not known what these [are]?” And I say, “No, my lord.”

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.

6 And he answers and speaks to me, saying, “This [is] a word of YHWH to Zerubbabel, saying, Not by a force, nor by power, But—by My Spirit, said YHWH of Hosts.

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.

7 Who [are] you, O great mountain Before Zerubbabel—for a plain! And he has brought forth the top-stone, Cries of Grace, grace—[are] to it.”

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.

8 And there is a word of YHWH to me, saying,

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

9 “Hands of Zerubbabel founded this house, And his hands finish it, And you have known that YHWH of Hosts Has sent Me to you.

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.

10 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 YHWH, They are going to and fro in all the land.”

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.

11 And I answer and say to him, “What [are] these two olive-trees, on the right of the lampstand, and on its left?”

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?

12 And I answer a second time, and say to 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?”

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?

13 And he speaks to me, saying, “Have you not known what these [are]?” And I say, “No, my lord.”

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

14 And he says, “These [are] the two sons of the oil, who are standing by the Lord of the whole earth.”

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