Zechariah 4
1 Then the angel who had been talking with me returned, and he called to me as though I had been asleep.
L'ange qui parlait avec moi revint, et il me réveilla comme un homme qui se réveille de son sommeil.
2 He asked me, “What do you see?” I replied, “I see a lampstand [made] completely of gold. There is a small bowl [for olive oil] at the top, and there are seven [small] lamps around the bowl, and a place for a wick on each lamp.
Et il me dit: " Que vois-tu? " Je répondis: " J'ai vu, et voici un candélabre tout en or, avec son bassin à son sommet, portant ses sept lampes avec sept conduits pour les lampes qui sont au sommet du candélabre.
3 Furthermore, I see two olive trees, one at the right side of the lampstand and one at the left side.”
Et deux oliviers sont à côté de lui, l'un à droite du bassin, et l'autre à sa gauche. "
4 I asked the angel who was talking with me, “Sir, what are these?”
Et je repris la parole et je dis à l'ange qui parlait avec moi: " Que sont ces choses, mon seigneur? "
5 He replied, “Surely you know [RHQ] what they are?” I replied, “No, I do not know.”
L'ange qui parlait avec moi me répondit et me dit: " Ne sais-tu pas ce que sont ces choses? " Je répondis: " Non, mon seigneur. "
6 Then he said to me, “This is the message that Yahweh [says that you should give] to Zerubbabel [the governor of Judah: ‘You will do what I want you to do, but it will] not be by your own strength or power. It will be [done] by [the power of] my Spirit, says the Commander of the armies of angels.
Et il reprit et me dit: Ceci est la parole de Yahweh à Zorobabel, savoir: " Ni par une armée, ni par la force, mais par mon Esprit, dit Yahweh des armées.
7 Zerubbabel, you [have many difficult matters to handle. They are like] high mountains [MET]. But they will [become easy to handle, as though] they will become flat land. And you will bring [to the temple] the final stone [to complete the rebuilding of the temple]. When you do that, [all the people] will shout repeatedly, “It is beautiful! May God bless it!”’”
Qui es-tu, grande montagne, devant Zorobabel? Tu seras une plaine. Et il élèvera la pierre du sommet au milieu des acclamations: Grâce, grâce sur elle! "
8 Then Yahweh gave me [another] message.
La parole de Yahweh me fut adressée en ces termes:
9 He said [to me], “Zerubbabel [SYN] laid the first stone in the foundation of the temple, and he will put the last stone in its place. When that happens, the people will know that [it is I, the Commander of the armies of angels, who] have sent you to them.” And he said, “The seven bowls represent the eyes of Yahweh, who looks back and forth at everything [that happens] on the earth.”
" Les mains de Zorobabel ont fondé cette maison, et ses mains l'achèveront, et tu sauras que Yahweh des armées m'a envoyé vers vous.
10 No one [RHQ] should think that little things that are done at the beginning of a big project are unimportant. [When the temple is almost finished being rebuilt, ] Zerubbabel will use a (plumb line/string with a stone fastened to it) [to see if the walls they are building are straight]; so when the people see that, they will rejoice.”
Car qui mépriserait le temps des petites choses? Ils se réjouiront en voyant le fil à plomb dans la main de Zorobabel. " " Ces sept lampes sont les yeux de Yahweh, qui parcourent toute la terre. "
11 Then I asked the angel, “What is [the meaning of] the two olive trees, one on each side of the lampstand?
Je repris la parole et je lui dis: " Que sont ces deux oliviers à la droite du candélabre et à sa gauche? "
12 And what [the meaning of] the two olive branches, one alongside each of the gold pipes from which [olive] oil flows to the lamps?”
Je repris une seconde fois la parole et lui dis: " Que sont ces deux grappes d'olivier qui se trouvent auprès des deux entonnoirs d'or d'où l'or découle? "
13 He replied, “Surely [RHQ] you know what they are?” I replied, “No, sir, [I do not know.]”
Il me parla en ces termes: " Ne sais-tu pas ce que c'est? " Je répondis: " Non, mon seigneur. "
14 So he said, “They represent the two [men who have been] appointed [MTY] to serve the Lord who [rules] the entire earth.”
Et il me dit: " Ce sont les deux fils de l'onction qui se tiennent prés du Seigneur de toute la terre. "
