Zechariah 4
1 Then the angel who had been talking with me returned, and he called to me as though I had been asleep.
Puis l'ange qui me parlait revint, et me réveilla, comme un homme qu'on 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? Et je dis: Je regarde, et voici il y a un chandelier tout d'or, avec son réservoir au sommet, et portant ses sept lampes, avec sept conduits pour les sept lampes qui sont au sommet du chandelier.
3 Furthermore, I see two olive trees, one at the right side of the lampstand and one at the left side.”
Et il y a près de lui deux oliviers, l'un à droite du réservoir, et l'autre à gauche.
4 I asked the angel who was talking with me, “Sir, what are these?”
Et je pris la parole, et dis à l'ange qui me parlait: Que signifient ces choses, mon seigneur?
5 He replied, “Surely you know [RHQ] what they are?” I replied, “No, I do not know.”
Et l'ange qui me parlait répondit et me dit: Ne sais-tu pas ce que signifient ces choses? Et je dis: 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.
Alors il reprit et me dit: C'est ici la parole de l'Éternel, qu'il adresse à Zorobabel, disant: Ce n'est point par puissance, ni par force, mais par mon Esprit, a dit l'Éternel 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!”’”
Qu'es-tu, grande montagne, devant Zorobabel? Tu seras aplanie. Il fera paraître la pierre du faîte, aux cris de: Grâce, grâce sur elle!
8 Then Yahweh gave me [another] message.
La parole de l'Éternel me fut encore adressée, en ces mots:
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 l'Éternel 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 est-ce qui méprise le temps des petits commencements? Ils se réjouiront, en voyant la pierre du niveau dans la main de Zorobabel. Ces sept yeux sont les yeux de l'Éternel, 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?
Et je pris la parole, et lui dis: Que signifient 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 la parole une seconde fois, et lui dis: Que signifient ces deux grappes d'olives qui sont à côté des deux conduits d'or, d'où découle l'or?
13 He replied, “Surely [RHQ] you know what they are?” I replied, “No, sir, [I do not know.]”
Et il me parla, et me dit: Ne sais-tu pas ce qu'ils signifient? Et je dis: 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.”
Alors il dit: Ce sont les deux oints de l'Éternel, qui se tiennent devant le Seigneur de toute la terre.
