Zechariah 4
1 Then the angel who had been talking with me returned, and he called to me as though I had been asleep.
Vino de nuevo el ángel que había hablado conmigo, y me despertó como a hombre a quien se despierta de su sueño.
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.
Y me dijo: «¿Qué es lo que ves?» Respondí: «Miré y vi un candelabro, todo de oro, y encima de él su recipiente, y sus siete tubos para las lámparas que hay en el candelabro,
3 Furthermore, I see two olive trees, one at the right side of the lampstand and one at the left side.”
y junto a él dos olivos, uno a la derecha del recipiente, y el otro a su izquierda».
4 I asked the angel who was talking with me, “Sir, what are these?”
Entonces, dirigiéndome al ángel que hablaba conmigo; le pregunté: «¿Qué es esto?, señor mío».
5 He replied, “Surely you know [RHQ] what they are?” I replied, “No, I do not know.”
Respondió el ángel que conmigo hablaba, y me dijo: «¿Tú no sabes lo que es esto?» «No, señor mío», dije yo.
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.
Tomó él la palabra y me dijo así: «Esta es la palabra de Yahvé a Zorobabel: No por medio de un ejército ni por la fuerza, sino por mi Espíritu, dice Yahvé de los ejércitos.
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!”’”
¿Qué eres tú, oh monte grande, ante Zorobabel? Serás reducido a una llanura; y él colocará la piedra de remate en medio de las aclamaciones (del pueblo): ¡Gracia, gracia sobre ella!
8 Then Yahweh gave me [another] message.
Y me llegó la palabra de parte de Yahvé, diciendo:
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.”
Las manos de Zorobabel echaron los fundamentos de esta Gasa, y sus manos la acabarán; por esto conocerás que Yahvé de los ejércitos me ha enviado a vosotros.
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 los que despreciaron el tiempo de los humildes (comienzos), verán gozosos la plomada en la mano de Zorobabel. Aquellos siete (ojos) son los ojos de Yahvé que recorren toda la tierra».
11 Then I asked the angel, “What is [the meaning of] the two olive trees, one on each side of the lampstand?
Yo respondí (al ángel) preguntándole: «¿Qué significan estos dos olivos a la derecha y a la izquierda del candelabro?»
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?”
Y pregunté de nuevo y dije: «¿Qué significan las dos ramas de olivo que por medio de los dos tubos de oro vierten de sí el dorado aceite?»
13 He replied, “Surely [RHQ] you know what they are?” I replied, “No, sir, [I do not know.]”
Me contestó diciendo: «Pues qué, ¿no sabes tú qué son estos?» A lo cual respondí: «No, señor mío».
14 So he said, “They represent the two [men who have been] appointed [MTY] to serve the Lord who [rules] the entire earth.”
Entonces dijo: «Estos son los dos ungidos que están ante el Señor de toda la tierra».
