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 me réveilla comme un homme que l'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 vois! et voici un chandelier tout d'or, ayant son réservoir à son sommet et portant sept lampes, et sept tuyaux pour chacune des lampes qui sont à son sommet;
3 Furthermore, I see two olive trees, one at the right side of the lampstand and one at the left side.”
et auprès, deux oliviers, un à droite du réservoir et un à sa 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 parlait avec moi: Qu'est-ce que cela, mon Seigneur?
5 He replied, “Surely you know [RHQ] what they are?” I replied, “No, I do not know.”
Et l'ange qui parlait avec moi, répondit et me dit: Ne sais-tu pas ce que c'est? 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.
Et il répondit et me dit: C'est ici la parole de l'Éternel adressée à Zorobabel: Ni par la force, ni par la puissance, mais par mon Esprit, 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!”’”
Qui es-tu, grosse montagne? Devant Zorobabel aplanis-toi! Il fait saillir la pierre du faîte aux cris de: La grâce! la grâce pour elle!
8 Then Yahweh gave me [another] message.
Et la parole de l'Éternel 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 l'Éternel des armées m'a envoyé à 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 pourrait mépriser le jour des faibles commencements? Avec joie ils contempleront le plomb dans la main de Zorobabel, ces sept, 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 répondis et lui dis: Que sont 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?”
Et reprenant une seconde fois la parole je lui dis: Que sont ces deux rameaux d'olivier qui touchent aux deux conduits d'or d'où découle la liqueur dorée.
13 He replied, “Surely [RHQ] you know what they are?” I replied, “No, sir, [I do not know.]”
Et il me dit: Ne sais-tu pas ce que c'est? 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.”
Et il dit: Ce sont les deux oints qui se tiennent debout auprès du Seigneur de toute la terre.
