< Zechariah 3 >

1 He showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of YHWH, and Satan standing at his right hand to be his adversary.
And the Lord shewed me Jesus the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord: and Satan stood on his right hand to be his adversary.
2 YHWH said to Satan, "YHWH rebuke you, Satan. Yes, YHWH who has chosen Jerusalem rebuke you. Isn't this a burning stick plucked out of the fire?"
And the Lord said to Satan: The Lord rebuke thee, O Satan: and the Lord that chose Jerusalem rebuke thee: Is not this a brand plucked out of 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 the 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."
Who answered, and said to them that stood before him, saying: Take away the filthy garments from him. And he said to him: Behold I have taken away thy iniquity, and have clothed thee with change of garments.
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 YHWH was standing by.
And he said: Put a clean mitre upon his head: and they put a clean mitre upon his head, and clothed him with garments, and the angel of the Lord stood.
6 The angel of YHWH protested to Joshua, saying,
And the angel of the Lord protested to Jesus, saying:
7 "Thus says YHWH 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 saith the Lord of hosts: If thou wilt walk in my ways, and Beep my charge, thou also shalt judge my house, and shalt keep my courts, and I will give thee some of them that are now present here to walk with thee.
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.
Hear, O Jesus thou high priest, then and thy friends that dwell before thee, for they are portending men: for behold I WILL BRING MY SERVANT THE ORIENT.
9 For, look, the stone that I have set before Joshua; on one stone are seven eyes: look, I will engrave its engraving,' says YHWH of hosts, 'and I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day.
For behold the stone that I have laid before Jesus: upon one stone there are seven eyes: behold I will grave the graving thereof, saith the Lord of hosts: and I will take away the iniquity of that land in one day.
10 In that day,' says YHWH of hosts, 'you will invite every man his neighbor under the vine and under the fig tree.'"
In that day, saith the Lord of hosts, every man shell call his friend under the vine and under the fig tree.

< Zechariah 3 >