Zechariah 4
1 Then the angel who had been talking with me returned, and he called to me as though I had been asleep.
E tornou o anjo que falava comigo, e me despertou, como a um homem que se desperta do seu sono,
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.
E me disse: Que vês? E eu disse: Olho, e eis que vejo um castiçal todo de ouro, e um vaso de azeite sobre a sua cabeça, e as suas sete lâmpadas nela; e cada lâmpada que estava na sua cabeça tinha sete canudos.
3 Furthermore, I see two olive trees, one at the right side of the lampstand and one at the left side.”
E, por cima dele, duas oliveiras, uma à direita do vaso de azeite, e outra à sua esquerda.
4 I asked the angel who was talking with me, “Sir, what are these?”
E respondi, e disse ao anjo que falava comigo, dizendo: Senhor meu, que é isto?
5 He replied, “Surely you know [RHQ] what they are?” I replied, “No, I do not know.”
Então respondeu o anjo que falava comigo, e me disse: Não sabes tu o que isto é? E eu disse: Não, Senhor meu
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.
E respondeu, e me falou, dizendo: Esta é a palavra do Senhor a Zorobabel, dizendo: Não por força nem por violência, mas sim pelo meu espírito, diz o Senhor dos exércitos.
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!”’”
Quem és tu, ó monte grande? diante de Zorobabel serás feito uma campina; porque ele produzirá a primeira pedra com algazarras: Graça, graça a ela.
8 Then Yahweh gave me [another] message.
E a palavra do Senhor veio mais a mim, dizendo:
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.”
As mãos de Zorobabel tem fundado esta casa, também as suas mãos a acabarão, para que saibais que o Senhor dos exércitos me enviou a vós.
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.”
Porque, quem despreza o dia das coisas pequenas? pois aqueles sete se alegrarão, vendo o prumo na mão de Zorobabel: esses são os olhos do Senhor, que discorrem por toda a terra.
11 Then I asked the angel, “What is [the meaning of] the two olive trees, one on each side of the lampstand?
Respondi mais, e disse-lhe: Que são as duas oliveiras à direita do castiçal e à sua esquerda?
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?”
E, respondendo-lhe outra vez, disse: Que são aqueles dois raminhos das oliveiras, que estão junto aos dois tubos de ouro, e que vertem de si ouro?
13 He replied, “Surely [RHQ] you know what they are?” I replied, “No, sir, [I do not know.]”
E ele me falou, dizendo: Não sabes tu o que isto é? E eu disse: Não, Senhor meu.
14 So he said, “They represent the two [men who have been] appointed [MTY] to serve the Lord who [rules] the entire earth.”
Então ele disse: Estes são dois ramos de óleo, que estão diante do Senhor de toda a terra.
