Zechariah 4

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 And the angel who had been speaking with me returned, and he awakened me, like a man who is awakened from his sleep.	1 Then the angel who spoke with me returned and awakened me, like a man awakened from his sleep.
2 And he said to me, “What do you see?” And I said, “I looked, and behold, a candlestick entirely in gold, and its lamp was at its top, and seven oil lamps of it were upon it, and there were seven funnels for the oil lamps that were at its top.	2 "What do you see?" he asked me. "I see a lampstand all of gold, with a bowl at the top," I replied; "on it are seven lamps with their tubes,
3 And there were two olive trees upon it: one to the right of the lamp, and one to its left.”	3 and beside it are two olive trees, one on the right and the other on the left."
4 And I answered and spoke to the angel who was speaking with me, saying, “What are these, my lord?”	4 Then I said to the angel who spoke with me, "What are these things, my lord?"
5 And the angel who was speaking with me answered, and he said to me, “Do you not know what these are?” And I said, “No, my lord.”	5 And the angel who spoke with me replied, "Do you not know what these things are?" "No, my lord," I answered.
6 And he answered and spoke to me, saying: This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel, saying: Not by an army, nor by might, but in my spirit, says the Lord of hosts.	6 Then he said to me, "This is the LORD'S message to Zerubbabel: Not by an army, nor by might, but by my spirit, says the LORD of hosts.
7 What are you, great mountain, in the sight of Zerubbabel? You are among the plains. And he will lead out the primary stone, and he will give equal grace to its grace.	7 What are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you are but a plain. He shall bring out the capstone amid exclamations of 'Hail, Hail' to it."
8 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:	8 This word of the LORD then came to me:
9 The hand of Zerubbabel has founded this house, and his hands will complete it. And you will know that the Lord of hosts has sent me to you.	9 The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundations of this house, and his hands shall finish it; then you shall know that the LORD of hosts has sent me to you.
10 For who has despised the little days? And they will rejoice and will see the silver and lead stone in the hand of Zerubbabel. These are the seven eyes of the Lord, which roam quickly through all the earth.	10 For even they who were scornful on that day of small beginnings shall rejoice to see the select stone in the hands of Zerubbabel. These seven facets are the eyes of the LORD that range over the whole earth.
11 And I responded and said to him, “What are these two olive trees to the right of the candlestick, and to its left?”	11 I then asked him, "What are these two olive trees at each side of the lampstand?"
12 And I responded a second time and said to him, “What are the two olive branches, which are next to the two golden ridges, in which are the pouring spouts of gold?”	12 And again I asked, "What are the two olive tufts which freely pour out fresh oil through the two golden channels?"
13 And he spoke to me, saying, “Do you not know what these are?” And I said, “No, my lord.”	13 "Do you not know what these are?" he said to me. "No, my lord," I answered him.
14 And he said, “These are the two sons of oil, who attend before the Sovereign of all the earth.”	14 He said, "These are the two anointed who stand by the LORD of the whole earth."