Zechariah 4
1 And the aungel turnede ayen, that spak in me, and reiside me, as a man that is reisid of his sleep.
Then the angel I had been talking to returned and got my attention, like waking someone from sleep.
2 And he seide to me, What seest thou? And Y seide, Y saiy, and lo! a candilstike al of gold, and the laumpe therof on the heed therof, and seuene lanternes therof on it, and seuene vessels for to holde oyle to the lanternes, that weren on the heed therof.
“What do you see?” he asked me. “I see a lampstand made of solid gold with a bowl at its top having seven lamps on it, each with seven lips.
3 And twei olyues there onne, oon of the riythalf `of the laumpe, and `an other on the left half therof.
I also see olive trees, one to the right and one to the left of the bowl.”
4 And Y answeride, and seide to the aungel that spak in me, and Y seide, What ben these thingis, my lord?
Then I asked the angel I was talking to, “What are these, my lord?”
5 And the aungel that spak in me, answeride, and seide to me, Whether thou woist not what ben these thingis? And Y seide, No, my lord.
“Don't you know what these are?” the angel replied. “No, my lord,” I responded.
6 And he answeride, and seide to me, and spak, This is the word of the Lord, seiynge to Sorobabel, Not in oost, nether in strengthe, but in my spirit, seith the Lord of oostis.
Then he told me, “This is the Lord's message to Zerubbabel: Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, says the Lord Almighty.
7 Who art thou, greet hil, bifore Sorobabel in to pleyn? and he schal lede out the firste stoon, and schal make euene grace to grace therof.
Even obstacles as big as mountains will be flattened before Zerubbabel. Finally he will bring out the capstone to shouts of ‘Blessings on it!’”
8 And the word of the Lord was maad to me,
Then the Lord gave me another message.
9 and seide, The hondis of Sorobabel foundiden this hous, and the hondis of hym schulen perfourme it; and ye schulen wite, that the Lord of oostis sente me to you.
Zerubbabel with his own hands laid the foundations for this Temple, and it will be completed the same way. Then you will know the Lord Almighty has sent me.
10 Who forsothe dispiside litle daies? and thei schulen be glad, and schulen se a stoon of tyn in the hond of Sorobabel. These ben seuene iyen of the Lord, that rennen aboute in to al erthe.
For who dares look down on this time of small beginnings? They will be happy when they see the plumb line in Zerubbabel's hand. “The seven lamps represent the eyes of the Lord which see all over the world.”
11 And Y answeride, and seide to hym, What ben these tweyne olyues on the riythalf of the candilstike, and at the lift-half therof?
Then I asked the angel, “What are the two olive trees that stand to the right and the left of the lampstand?”
12 And Y answeryde the secounde tyme, and seide to hym, What ben the tweyne eeris, ether ripe fruyt, of olyues, that ben bisidis the twei bilis of gold, in whiche ben oile vesselis of gold?
And I also asked him, “What are the two olive branches from which the golden oil pours out from through golden pipes?”
13 And he seide to me, and spak, Whether thou woost not what ben these thingis?
“Don't you know?” the angel replied. “No, my lord,” I responded.
14 And Y seide, No, my lord. And he seide, These ben twei sones of oile of schynyng, whiche stonden nyy to the lordli gouernour of al erthe.
“These are the two who have been anointed who stand by the Lord of all the earth,” he replied.
