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 who was talking with me turned and roused me like a man roused from his 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.

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.

3 And twei olyues there onne, oon of the riythalf `of the laumpe, and `an other on the left half therof.

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

4 And Y answeride, and seide to the aungel that spak in me, and Y seide, What ben these thingis, my lord?

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

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.

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.”

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.

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.

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.

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!'”

8 And the word of the Lord was maad to me,

The word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

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.

“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.

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.

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.)

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 these two olive trees that stand on the left and the right 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?

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

13 And he seide to me, and spak, Whether thou woost not what ben these thingis?

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

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.

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