1And the angel that talked with me came again, and waked me, as a man that is wakened out of his sleep, 2And said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have looked, and behold a candlestick all of gold, with a bowl upon the top of it, and his seven lamps thereon, and seven pipes to the seven lamps, which are upon the top thereof:4.2 a bowl: Heb. her bowl4.2 seven pipes…: or, seven several pipes to the lamps 3And two olive trees by it, one upon the right side of the bowl, and the other upon the left side thereof. 4So I answered and spake to the angel that talked with me, saying, What are these, my lord? 5Then the angel that talked with me answered and said unto me, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord. 6Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts.4.6 might: or, army 7Who art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain: and he shall bring forth the headstone thereof with shoutings, crying, Grace, grace unto it. 8Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 9The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also finish it; and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto you. 10For who hath despised the day of small things? for they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel with those seven; they are the eyes of the LORD, which run to and fro through the whole earth.4.10 for they…: or, since the seven eyes of the LORD shall rejoice4.10 plummet: Heb. stone of tin
11¶ Then answered I, and said unto him, What are these two olive trees upon the right side of the candlestick and upon the left side thereof? 12And I answered again, and said unto him, What be these two olive branches which through the two golden pipes empty the golden oil out of themselves?4.12 through: Heb. by the hand of4.12 empty…: or, empty out of themselves oil into the gold4.12 the golden oil: Heb. the gold 13And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord. 14Then said he, These are the two anointed ones, that stand by the Lord of the whole earth.4.14 anointed…: Heb. sons of oil
رؤيای چراغدان
1فرشتهای كه با من صحبت میكرد، مرا مثل شخصی كه خوابيده باشد، بيدار كرد. 2سپس از من پرسيد: «چه میبينی؟»
جواب دادم: «چراغدانی از طلا میبينم كه هفت چراغ دارد و بر سر آن روغندانی هست كه بهوسیله هفت لولهای كه به آن متصل است به چراغها روغن میرساند. 3همچنين دو درخت زيتون میبينم كه يكی در طرف راست و ديگری در طرف چپ چراغدان قرار دارد.» 4سپس از فرشته پرسيدم: «ای سرورم اينها چيستند و چه معنايی دارند؟»
5گفت: «نمیدانی؟»
گفتم: «نه، نمیدانم.»
10aگفت: «اين هفت چراغ نشانهای هستند از چشمان خداوند كه همه جای دنيا را زير نظر دارند.»4:10 قسمت دوم آيه 10 و نيز آيات 11 الی 14 را بعد از آيه 5 آوردهايم تا ترتيب طبيعی مطلب را حفظ کرده باشيم.
11سپس پرسيدم: «آن دو درخت زيتون دو طرف چراغدان 12و آن دو شاخهٔ زيتون كنار دو لولهٔ طلا كه از آنها روغن میريزد، چه هستند؟»
13گفت: «نمیدانی؟»
گفتم: «نه، نمیدانم.»
14آنگاه او به من گفت: «آنها نشانهٔ دو مردی هستند كه خداوند، مالک تمامی جهان، آنها را برگزيده و مسح كرده تا او را خدمت كنند.»