Zaccaria 4
1 E l’angelo che parlava meco tornò, e mi svegliò come si sveglia un uomo dal sonno.
Then the angel who had been talking with me returned, and he called to me as though I had been asleep.
2 E mi disse: “Che vedi?” Io risposi: “Ecco, vedo un candelabro tutto d’oro, che ha in cima un vaso, ed è munito delle sue sette lampade, e di sette tubi per le lampade che stanno in cima;
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.
3 e vicino al candelabro stanno due ulivi; l’uno a destra del vaso, e l’altro alla sua sinistra”.
Furthermore, I see two olive trees, one at the right side of the lampstand and one at the left side.”
4 E io presi a dire all’angelo che parlava meco: “Che significan queste cose, signor mio?”
I asked the angel who was talking with me, “Sir, what are these?”
5 L’angelo che parlava meco rispose e disse: “Non sai quel che significhino queste cose?” E io dissi: “No, mio signore”.
He replied, “Surely you know [RHQ] what they are?” I replied, “No, I do not know.”
6 Allora egli rispondendo, mi disse: “E’ questa la parola che l’Eterno rivolge a Zorobabele: Non per potenza, né per forza, ma per lo spirito mio, dice l’Eterno degli eserciti.
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.
7 Chi sei tu, o gran monte, davanti a Zorobabele? Tu diventerai pianura; ed egli porterà innanzi la pietra della vetta, in mezzo alle grida di: Grazia, grazia, su di lei!”.
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!”’”
8 E la parola dell’Eterno mi fu rivolta in questi termini:
Then Yahweh gave me [another] message.
9 “Le mani di Zorobabele hanno gettato le fondamenta di questa casa, e le sue mani la finiranno; e tu saprai che l’Eterno degli eserciti mi ha mandato a voi.
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.”
10 Poiché chi potrebbe sprezzare il giorno delle piccole cose, quando quei sette là, gli occhi dell’Eterno che percorrono tutta la terra, vedono con gioia il piombino in mano a Zorobabele?”
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.”
11 E io riposi e gli dissi: “Che significano questi due ulivi a destra e a sinistra del candelabro?”
Then I asked the angel, “What is [the meaning of] the two olive trees, one on each side of the lampstand?
12 E per la seconda volta io presi a dire: “Che significano questi due ramoscelli d’ulivo che stanno allato ai due condotti d’oro per cui scorre l’olio dorato?”
And what [the meaning of] the two olive branches, one alongside each of the gold pipes from which [olive] oil flows to the lamps?”
13 Ed egli rispose e mi disse: “Non sai che significhino queste cose?” Io risposi: “No, signor mio”.
He replied, “Surely [RHQ] you know what they are?” I replied, “No, sir, [I do not know.]”
14 Allora egli disse: “Questi sono i due unti che stanno presso il Signore di tutta la terra”.
So he said, “They represent the two [men who have been] appointed [MTY] to serve the Lord who [rules] the entire earth.”
