1 A nd the angel who talked with me came again and awakened me, like a man who is wakened out of his sleep.

And the messenger who is speaking with me doth turn back, and stir me up as one who is stirred up out of his sleep,

2 A nd said to me, What do you see? I said, I see, and behold, a lampstand all of gold, with its bowl on the top of it and its seven lamps on it, and seven pipes to each of the seven lamps which are upon the top of it.

and he saith unto me, `What art thou seeing?' And I say, `I have looked, and lo, a candlestick of gold -- all of it, and its bowl on its top, and its seven lamps upon it, and twice seven pipes to the lights that on its top,

3 A nd there are two olive trees by it, one upon the right side of the bowl and the other upon the left side of it.

and two olive-trees by it, one on the right of the bowl, and one on its left.'

4 S o I asked the angel who talked with me, What are these, my lord?

And I answer and speak unto the messenger who is speaking with me, saying, `What these, my lord?'

5 T hen the angel who talked with me answered me, Do you not know what these are? And I said, No, my lord.

And the messenger who is speaking with me answereth and saith unto me, `Hast thou not known what these ?' And I say, `No, my lord.'

6 T hen he said to me, This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by My Spirit, says the Lord of hosts.

And he answereth and speaketh unto me, saying: `This a word of Jehovah unto Zerubbabel, saying: Not by a force, nor by power, But -- by My Spirit, said Jehovah of Hosts.

7 F or who are you, O great mountain ? Before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain '> molehill]! And he shall bring forth the finishing gable stone with loud shoutings of the people, crying, Grace, grace to it!

Who thou, O great mountain Before Zerubbabel -- for a plain! And he hath brought forth the top-stone, Cries of Grace, grace -- to it.'

8 M oreover, the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

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

9 T he hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundations of this house; his hands shall also finish it. Then you shall know (recognize and understand) that the Lord of hosts has sent me to you.

Hands of Zerubbabel did found this house, And his hands do finish it, And thou hast known that Jehovah of Hosts Hath sent me unto you.

10 W ho despises the day of small things? For these seven shall rejoice when they see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel. are the eyes of the Lord which run to and fro throughout 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 the eyes of Jehovah, They are going to and fro in all the land.'

11 T hen I said to him, What are these two olive trees on the right side of the lampstand and on the left side of it?

And I answer and say unto him, `What these two olive-trees, on the right of the candlestick, and on its left?'

12 A nd a second time I said to him, What are these two olive branches which are beside the two golden tubes or spouts by which the golden oil is emptied out?

And I answer a second time, and say unto him, `What the two branches of the olive trees that, by means of the two golden pipes, are emptying out of themselves the oil?'

13 A nd he answered me, Do you not know what these are? And I said, No, my lord.

And he speaketh unto me, saying, `Hast thou not known what these ?' And I say, `No, my lord.'

14 T hen said he, These are the two sons of oil who stand before the Lord of the whole earth.

And he saith, `These the two sons of the oil, who are standing by the Lord of the whole earth.'