Zechariah 4
1 Then the angel who had been talking with me returned, and he called to me as though I had been asleep.
Entonces el ángel con el que yo hablaba volvió y llamó mi atención, como cuando despiertan a alguien 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.
“¿Qué ves?” me preguntó. “Veo un candelabro hecho de oro sólido con un tazón que sostiene siete lámparas sobre él, cada una con siete labios.
3 Furthermore, I see two olive trees, one at the right side of the lampstand and one at the left side.”
También veo árboles de olivos, uno a la derecha y uno a la izquierda del tazón”.
4 I asked the angel who was talking with me, “Sir, what are these?”
Entonces le pregunté al ángel con el que hablaba: “¿Qué son estos, mi señor?”
5 He replied, “Surely you know [RHQ] what they are?” I replied, “No, I do not know.”
“¿No sabes lo que son?” respondió el ángel. “No, mi señor”, respondí.
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.
Entonces me dijo: “Este es el mensaje del Señor a Zorobabel: No es con poder, ni con fuerza sino con mi espíritu, dice el Señor.
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!”’”
Aún los obstáculos grandes como montañas serán aplastados ante Zorobabel. Finalmente traerá la piedra angular con gritos de ‘¡Bendiciones sobre ella!’”
8 Then Yahweh gave me [another] message.
Entonces el Señor me dio otro mensaje.
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.”
Zorobabel con sus propias manos estableció los cimientos de este Templo, y será completado de la misma forma. Entonces sabrás que el Señor Todopoderoso me ha enviado.
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.”
¿Acaso quién se atreve a menospreciar estos tiempos de comienzos pequeños? Serán felices cuando vean la plomada en la mano de Zorobabel. “Las siete lámparas representan los ojos del Señor que ve a todo el mundo”.
11 Then I asked the angel, “What is [the meaning of] the two olive trees, one on each side of the lampstand?
Entonces le pregunté al ángel: “¿Que significan los dos árboles de olivo que están a los lados 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 también le pregunté: “¿Que significan las dos ramas de olvido de las cuales sale el aceite dorado a través de las boquillas doradas?”
13 He replied, “Surely [RHQ] you know what they are?” I replied, “No, sir, [I do not know.]”
“¿No lo sabes?” respondió el ángel. “No, mi señor”, le respondí.
14 So he said, “They represent the two [men who have been] appointed [MTY] to serve the Lord who [rules] the entire earth.”
“Estos son los dos que han sido ungidos y que están junto al Señor de toda la tierra”, respondió.
