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.

The angel who talked with me came again, and wakened me, as a man who is wakened out of his sleep.

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.

He said to me, “What do you see?” I said, “I have seen, and behold, a lamp stand all of gold, with its bowl on the top of it, and its seven lamps on it; there are seven pipes to each of the lamps, which are on the top of it;

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

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

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

I answered and spoke to the angel who talked with me, saying, “What are these, my lord?”

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

Then the angel who talked with me answered me, “Don’t you know what these are?” I said, “No, my lord.”

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.

Then he answered and spoke to me, saying, “This is Yahweh’s word to Zerubbabel, saying, ‘Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says Yahweh of Armies.

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!”’”

Who are you, great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you are a plain; and he will bring out the capstone with shouts of ‘Grace, grace, to it!’”

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

Moreover Yahweh’s word came to me, saying,

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.

“The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house. His hands shall also finish it; and you will know that Yahweh of Armies has sent me to you.

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.”

Indeed, who despises the day of small things? For these seven shall rejoice, and shall see the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel. These are Yahweh’s eyes, which run back and forth through the whole earth.”

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

Then I asked him, “What are these two olive trees on the right side of the lamp stand and on the left side of it?”

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?”

I asked him the second time, “What are these two olive branches, which are beside the two golden spouts, that pour the golden oil out of themselves?”

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

He answered me, “Don’t you know what these are?” I said, “No, my lord.”

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

Then he said, “These are the two anointed ones who stand by the Lord of the whole earth.”