Zechariah 4
1 Then the angel who had been talking with me returned, and he called to me as though I had been asleep.
Et l'ange qui parlait avec moi revint, et il me réveilla, et je fus comme un homme éveillé 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: Vois-tu? Et je dis: J'ai vu; voilà un chandelier tout d'or, et dessus un lampion et sept lampes, et sept burettes à verser l'huile, pour les sept lampes qui sont sur le chandelier;
3 Furthermore, I see two olive trees, one at the right side of the lampstand and one at the left side.”
et au-dessus de lui deux oliviers, l'un à droite du lampion, l'autre à gauche.
4 I asked the angel who was talking with me, “Sir, what are these?”
Et je questionnai, et je parlai à l'ange qui était avec moi, disant: Qu'est-ce que cela, Seigneur?
5 He replied, “Surely you know [RHQ] what they are?” I replied, “No, I do not know.”
Et l'ange qui était avec moi répondit, et il me parla, disant: Tu ne sais pas ce que c'est? Et je repris: Nullement, 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 il me parla, disant: C'est la parole du Seigneur à Zorobabel, disant: Il te faut non une grande puissance, ni la force, mais Mon Esprit, dit le Seigneur tout-puissant.
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 pour prospérer, ô grande montagne que Je vois devant Zorobabel? Or Je transporterai la pierre de l'héritage, dont la grâce égale Ma grâce.
8 Then Yahweh gave me [another] message.
Et la parole du Seigneur me vint; disant:
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 ce temple, et ses mains l'achèveront; et tu connaîtras que le Seigneur tout-puissant m'a envoyé à toi.
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 a méprisé le temple dans les mauvais jours? Or on se réjouira, et on verra Zorobabel le plomb à la main. Ces sept yeux sont ceux qui regardent la terre.
11 Then I asked the angel, “What is [the meaning of] the two olive trees, one on each side of the lampstand?
Et je parlai, et je lui dis: Qu'en est-il de ces deux oliviers, à la droite du chandelier 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 pris une seconde fois la parole et je lui dis: Que sont ces deux rameaux d'olivier, à côté des deux becs de lampe où coule l'huile des sept burettes d'or?
13 He replied, “Surely [RHQ] you know what they are?” I replied, “No, sir, [I do not know.]”
Et il me répondit: Tu ne sais pas ce que c'est? et je répondis: Nullement, 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 dit: Ce sont les deux fils de l'onction qui se tiennent auprès du Seigneur de toute la terre.
