1 T hen the angel who was speaking with me returned and woke me up like a man would be made to wake up from his sleep.

وَعادَ المَلاكُ الَّذِي كانَ يَتَكَلَّمُ مَعِي وَأيقَظَنِي، كما يُوقَظُ النائِمُ.

2 H e said to me, “What do you see?” And I said, “I see a gold lamp-stand with a cup at the top and seven lamps on it. And there are seven places to hold oil, one on the top of each of the lamps.

وَقالَ لِي: «ماذا تَرَى؟» فَقُلْتُ: «أرَى مَنارَةً مَسبٌوكَةً مِنَ الذَّهَبِ. وَأرَى إناءً فَوْقَها. وَلِلمَنارَةِ سَبْعَةُ سُرُجٍ. وَيَخرُجُ أُنبُوبٌ مِنْ كُلِّ سِراجٍ مِنَ السُّرُجِ الَّتِي فِي أعلَى المَنارَةِ.

3 T here are two olive trees by it, one on the right side of the cup and the other on its left side.”

وَرأيْتُ شَجَرَتَي زَيتُونٍ، واحِدَةً عَنْ يَمينِ الإناءِ، وَواحِدَةً عَنْ يَسارِهِ.

4 T hen I said to the angel who was speaking with me, “What are these, my lord?”

فَقُلْتُ لِلمَلاكِ الَّذِي كانَ يَتَكَلَّمُ مَعِي: «يا سَيِّدُ، ما هَذِهِ؟»

5 S o the angel who was speaking with me said, “Do you not know what these are?” And I said, “No, my lord.” God’s Promise to Zechariah

فَأجابَ المَلاكُ الَّذِي كانَ يَتَكَلَّمُ مَعِي: «ألا تَعرِفُ ما هَذِهِ؟» فَقُلْتُ: «لا يا سَيِّدِي.»

6 T hen he said to me, “This is the Word of the Lord to Zerubbabel saying, ‘Not by strength nor by power, but by My Spirit,’ says the Lord of All.

فَقالَ المَلاكُ: «هَذِهِ هِيَ رِسالَةُ اللهِ إلَى زَرُبّابِلَ: ‹لا بِالقُوَّةِ وَلا بِالقُدْرَةِ، بَلْ بِرُوحِي،› يَقُولُ اللهُ القَدِيرُ.

7 ‘ What are you, O great mountain? In front of Zerubbabel you will become a plain. Then he will bring out the top stone and call out, “May God give it loving-favor!”’”

‹ما أنتَ أيُّها الجَبَلُ العَظِيمُ؟ أمامَ زَرُبّابِلَ سَتَصِيرُ سَهلاً. سَيُخرَجُ الحَجَرُ الأعلَى فِي الهَيكَلِ عَلَى صَوْتِ الهُتافِ: مَرحَى! مَرحَى!›»

8 A lso the Word of the Lord came to me saying,

ثُمَّ تَلَقَّيتُ هَذِهِ الرِّسالَةَ مِنَ اللهِ:

9 “ Zerubbabel’s hands have laid the first stones of this house, and his hands will finish it. Then you will know that the Lord of All has sent me to you.

«يَدا زَرُبّابِلَ وَضَعَتا أساسَ هَذا الهَيكَلِ، وَيَداهُ سَتُكمِلانِهِ. وَحِينَ يَحدُثُ هَذا سَتَعرِفُ أنَّ اللهَ القَدِيرَ أرسَلَنِي إلَيكُمْ.

10 W ho has hated the day of small things? Men will be glad when they see Zerubbabel building the walls of the Lord’s house. These seven are the eyes of the Lord which travel over all the earth.”

لَنْ يَستَهينَ أحَدٌ بِالبِداياتِ الصَّغِيرَةِ، بَلْ سَيَفرَحُ الجَمِيعُ إذْ يَرَوْنَ خَيطَ القِياسِ فِي يَدِ زَرُبّابِلَ. أمّا هَذِهِ السُّرُجُ السَّبْعَةُ، فَهِيَ عُيُونُ اللهِ الَّتِي تَجُولُ فِي كُلِّ الأرْضِ.»

11 T hen I said to him, “What are these two olive trees on the right and left sides of the lamp-stand?”

ثُمَّ سَألْتُ المَلاكَ: «وَما شَجَرَتا الزَّيتُونِ اللَّتانِ عَنْ يَمينِ المَنارَةِ وَعَنْ يَسارِها؟

12 A second time I said to him, “What are the two olive branches beside the two gold places that hold the oil to be poured out?”

وَما غُصنا الزَّيتُونِ اللَّذانِ يَقطُرانِ زَيتاً مِنْ خِلالِ أنابِيبِ الذَّهَبِ؟»

13 H e answered me saying, “Do you not know what these are?” And I said, “No, my lord.”

فَقالَ لِي: «ألا تَعرِفُ ما هَذِهِ؟» فَقُلْتُ: «لا يا سَيِّدِي.»

14 T hen he said, “These are the two who are set apart to serve the Lord of All the earth.”

فَقالَ: «هَذانِ الغُصْنانِ هُما الرَّجُلانِ المَمْسُوحانِ الواقِفانِ أمامَ رَبِّ الأرْضِ كُلِّها.»