Zechariah 3

1 Then [Yahweh] showed me Joshua, the Supreme Priest, [who was] standing in front of the angel that Yahweh had sent. And Satan was standing at Joshua’s right side, [ready] to accuse him.

He showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of YHWH, and Satan standing at his right hand to be his adversary.

2 But Yahweh said to Satan, “Satan, I am rebuking you! I [am the one] who has chosen Jerusalem [to be my special city, and I] am rebuking you! This [man, Joshua], [has been brought back from Babylonia]; he is surely [like] [MET, RHQ] a burning stick that has been snatched from a fire.”

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?"

3 Joshua was wearing filthy clothes while he was standing in front of the angel.

Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and was standing before the angel.

4 The angel said to those [other angels] who were standing in front of him, “Take off his filthy clothes!” [After they did that, ] the angel said to Joshua, “Look! I have taken away [the guilt of] your sins, and I will put beautiful clothes on you.”

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."

5 Then I said to them, “Put a clean turban on his head!” So they put a clean turban on his head and put [new] on him, while the angel sent by Yahweh was standing there.

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.

6 Then the angel said [this] to Joshua:

The angel of YHWH protested to Joshua, saying,

7 “The Commander of the armies of angels says that if you do what I want you to do [IDM], and obey my instructions, you will (be in charge of/have authority over) [what is done in] my temple and its courtyard. And I will allow you to speak at any time to the angels who are standing near to me.

"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.

8 Joshua, [you are] the Supreme Priest, and your (associates/fellow priests) are sitting in front of you. They symbolize/represent things that will happen in the future. [Some day] I am going to bring someone who will work for me, someone who will be called the Branch.

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.

9 Look at the stone that I have put in front of Joshua. There are seven sides on the stone. I will engrave a message on that stone, and in one day I will remove the guilt of [all the people of] this country.

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.

10 At that time, each of you will invite his friends [to come and sit] under his grapevine and under his fig tree. [That is what] the Commander of the armies of angels declares.”

In that day,' says YHWH of hosts, 'you will invite every man his neighbor under the vine and under the fig tree.'"