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 conversait avec moi revint; il me réveilla comme un homme qu’on réveillerait 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: "Je vois un chandelier tout en or son récipient sur son sommet, ses sept lampes alignéeset sept conduits pour les lampes qui en couronnent le sommet.
3 Furthermore, I see two olive trees, one at the right side of the lampstand and one at the left side.”
Puis, deux oliviers à ses côtés, l’un à droite du récipient, l’autre à gauche."
4 I asked the angel who was talking with me, “Sir, what are these?”
Je repris et je dis à l’ange qui conversait avec moi: "Qu’est-ce que ces choses, Seigneur?"
5 He replied, “Surely you know [RHQ] what they are?” I replied, “No, I do not know.”
L’Ange qui conversait avec moi me répondit: "Quoi! Tu ne sais donc pas ce que signifient ces choses?" Je répondis: "Non, 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.
Il reprit et me parla en ces termes: "Ceci est la parole de l’Eternel à Zorobabel: Ni par la puissance ni par la force, mais bien par mon esprit! dit l’Eternel-Cebaot.
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!”’”
Qu’es-tu, grande montagne, devant Zorobabel? une simple plaine. Qu’il amène la pierre du faîte au milieu des acclamations: "Qu’elle est belle! Qu’elle est belle!"
8 Then Yahweh gave me [another] message.
La parole de l’Eternel 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, afin que tu reconnaisses que c’est l’Eternel-Cebaot qui 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 jour de ces humbles commencements? Plutôt se réjouiront-ils de voir la pierre du niveau dans la main de Zorobabel. Ces sept-là sont les yeux de l’Eternel 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 pris la parole et lui dis: "Qu’est-ce que ces deux oliviers à droite et à gauche du chandelier?"
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 pour la seconde fois et lui dis: "Qu’est-ce que ces deux branches d’olivier à côté des deux tuyaux d’or qui laissent couler le liquide doré?"
13 He replied, “Surely [RHQ] you know what they are?” I replied, “No, sir, [I do not know.]”
Il me répondit en ces termes: "Quoi! Tu ne sais pas ce qu’elles signifient? Non, Seigneur!" répliquai-je.
14 So he said, “They represent the two [men who have been] appointed [MTY] to serve the Lord who [rules] the entire earth.”
Alors, il dit: "Ce sont les deux hommes consacrés par l’huile, qui se tiennent auprès du Maître de toute la terre!"
