Zechariah 4

1 And the angel that talked with me came again, and awaked me, as a man that is wakened out of his sleep,

Then the messenger who talked with me came again and woke me, as someone who is woken from sleep.

2 and said to me, What seest thou? And I said, I have looked, and behold, a chandelier all of gold, with a bowl upon the top of it, and its seven lamps upon it, and seven pipes to the seven lamps which are upon the top of it;

He said to me, “What do you see?” I said, “I see a candlestick, all of gold, with a bowl on its top, and seven lamps on it. There are seven pipes to each of the lamps, which are on its top,

3 and two olive-trees by it, one upon the right side of the bowl, and the other upon the left side of it.

and two olive trees next to it, one on the right side of the bowl, and the other on its left side.”

4 And I spake, and said to the angel that talked with me, What mean these, my lord?

I said to the messenger who talked with me, “What are these, my lord?”

5 Then the angel who talked with me answered and said to me, Knowest thou not what these mean? And I said, No, my lord.

Then the messenger who talked with me answered, “Don’t you know what these are?” And I said. “No, my lord.”

6 Then he answered and spake to me, saying, This is the word of Jehovah to Zerubbabel, saying: — Not by might, nor by power, But by my spirit, Saith Jehovah of hosts.

He said to me, “This is the message of the Lord regarding Zerubbabel: Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, says the Lord of hosts,

7 What art thou, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain! And he shall bring forth the corner-stone amid shoutings, [[The people crying, ]] “Grace, grace be to it!”

will I make the great mountain before Zerubbabel a plain. He will bring forth the top stones with shoutings of, ‘Grace, grace, to it.’”

8 Moreover, the word of Jehovah came to me, saying:

Moreover this message of the Lord came to me:

9 The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house, and his hands shall finish it. And thou shalt know that Jehovah of hosts hath sent me to you.

The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house. His hands will also finish it. Then you will know that the Lord of hosts has sent me to you.

10 For who hath despised the day of small things? With joy shall the plummet be seen in the hand of Zerubbabel by those seven; they are the eyes of Jehovah, which run to and fro through the whole earth.

For who has despised the day of small things? They will rejoice, and will see the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel. (The seven lamps are the eyes of the Lord that search all around the world.)

11 Then I spake and said to him, What mean these two olive-trees, upon the right side of the chandelier and upon the left side thereof?

Again I asked, “What are these two olive trees on the right side of the candlestick and on its left side?”

12 And I spake the second time, and said to him, What mean these two olive-branches, which are by the side of the two golden tubes which empty the golden oil out of themselves?

Again, “What are these two branches of the olive trees, which are pouring out the golden oil through the two golden pipes?”

13 And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these mean? And I said, No, my lord.

He answered me, “Don’t you now what these are?” And I said, “No, my lord.”

14 And he said, These are the two anointed ones that stand before the Lord of all the earth.

Then he explained, “They are the two anointed ones who attend the Lord of all the earth.”