< Zechariah 3 >

1 He showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of Jehovah, and Satan standing at his right hand to be his adversary.
And the Lord revealed to me: Jesus the high priest, standing in the sight of the angel of the Lord. And Satan stood before his right hand, so as to be his adversary.
2 Jehovah said to Satan, "Jehovah rebuke you, Satan. Yes, Jehovah who has chosen Jerusalem rebuke you. Isn't this a burning stick plucked out of the fire?"
And the Lord said to Satan, “May the Lord rebuke you, Satan! And may the Lord, who chose Jerusalem, rebuke you! Are you not a firebrand plucked from the fire?”
3 Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and was standing before the angel.
And Jesus was clothed with filthy garments. And he stood before the face of an angel.
4 He answered and spoke to those who stood before him, saying, "Take the filthy garments off of him." To him he said, "Look, I have caused your iniquity to pass from you, and I will clothe you with rich clothing."
He answered and spoke to those who stood before him, saying, “Take away the filthy garments from him.” And he said to him, “Behold, I have taken away from you your iniquity, and I have clothed you with a change of clothing.”
5 I said, "Let them set a clean turban on his head." So they set a clean turban on his head, and clothed him; and the angel of Jehovah was standing by.
And he said, “Place a clean diadem on his head.” And they placed a clean diadem on his head, and they clothed him with garments. And the angel of the Lord remained standing.
6 The angel of Jehovah protested to Joshua, saying,
And the angel of the Lord contested with Jesus, saying:
7 "Thus says Jehovah of hosts: 'If you will walk in my ways, and if you will follow my instructions, then you also shall judge my house, and shall also keep my courts, and I will give you a place of access among these who stand by.
Thus says the Lord of hosts: If you will walk in my ways and keep my charge, you likewise will judge my house and will keep my courts, and I will give you some of those who now attend here to walk with you.
8 Hear now, Joshua the high priest, you and your fellows who sit before you; for they are men who are a sign: for, look, I will bring forth my servant, the Branch.
Listen, Jesus the high priest, you and your friends, who dwell before you, who have been portending to men. For behold, I will lead my servant to the East.
9 For, look, the stone that I have set before Joshua; on one stone are seven eyes: look, I will engrave its engraving,' says Jehovah of hosts, 'and I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day.
For behold, the stone that I have bestowed before Jesus. Upon one stone, there are seven eyes. Behold, I will carve its engraving, says the Lord of hosts. And I will take away the iniquity of that land in one day.
10 In that day,' says Jehovah of hosts, 'you will invite every man his neighbor under the vine and under the fig tree.'"
On that day, says the Lord of hosts, every man will call his friend from under the vine and from under the fig tree.

< Zechariah 3 >