Zechariah 4

1 Then the angel who was talking with me turned and roused me like a man roused from his sleep.

And the messenger who is speaking with me turns back, and stirs me up as one who is stirred up out of his sleep,

2 He said to me, “What do you see?” I said, “I see a lampstand made entirely of gold, with a bowl on its top. It has seven lamps on it and seven lamp wicks at the top of each lamp.

and he says to me, “What are you seeing?” And I say, “I have looked, and behold, a lampstand of gold—all of it, and its bowl [is] on its top, and its seven lamps [are] on it, and twice seven pipes [are] to the lights that [are] on its top,

3 Two olive trees are by it, one on the right side of the bowl and the other on the left side.”

and two olive-trees [are] by it, one on the right of the bowl and one on its left.”

4 So I spoke again to the angel who was talking with me. I said, “What do these things mean, my master?”

And I answer and speak to the messenger who is speaking with me, saying, “What [are] these, my lord?”

5 The angel who was talking with me answered and said to me, “Do you not know what these things mean?” I said, “No, my master.”

And the messenger who is speaking with me answers and says to me, “Have you not known what these [are]?” And I say, “No, my lord.”

6 So he said to me, “This is the word of Yahweh to Zerubbabel: Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit, says Yahweh of hosts.

And he answers and speaks to me, saying, “This [is] a word of YHWH to Zerubbabel, saying, Not by a force, nor by power, But—by My Spirit, said YHWH of Hosts.

7 What are you, great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become a plain, and he will bring out the top stone to shouts of 'Grace! Grace to it!'”

Who [are] you, O great mountain Before Zerubbabel—for a plain! And he has brought forth the top-stone, Cries of Grace, grace—[are] to it.”

8 The word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

And there is a word of YHWH to me, saying,

9 “The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house and his hands will bring it to completion.” Then you will know that Yahweh of hosts has sent me to you.

“Hands of Zerubbabel founded this house, And his hands finish it, And you have known that YHWH of Hosts Has sent Me to you.

10 Who has despised the day of small things? These people will rejoice and will see the plumb stone in the hand of Zerubbabel. (These seven lamps are the eyes of Yahweh that roam over the whole earth.)

For who trampled on the day of small things, They have rejoiced, And seen the tin weight in the hand of Zerubbabel, These seven [are] the eyes of YHWH, They are going to and fro in all the land.”

11 Then I asked the angel, “What are these two olive trees that stand on the left and the right of the lampstand?”

And I answer and say to him, “What [are] these two olive-trees, on the right of the lampstand, and on its left?”

12 Once more I asked him, “What are these two olive branches beside the two gold pipes that have golden oil pouring out of them?”

And I answer a second time, and say to him, “What [are] the two branches of the olive trees that, by means of the two golden pipes, are emptying out of themselves the oil?”

13 Then he said to me, “Do you not know what these are?” I said, “No, my master.”

And he speaks to me, saying, “Have you not known what these [are]?” And I say, “No, my lord.”

14 So he said, “These are the sons of fresh olive oil who stand before the Lord of all the earth.”

And he says, “These [are] the two sons of the oil, who are standing by the Lord of the whole earth.”