Zechariah 4 – NIRV & LCB

New International Reader’s Version

Zechariah 4:1-14

A Vision of the Gold Lampstand and Two Olive Trees

1Then the angel who was talking with me returned. He woke me up. It was as if I had been asleep. 2“What do you see?” he asked me.

“I see a solid gold lampstand,” I answered. “It has a bowl on top of it. There are seven lamps on it. Seven tubes lead to the lamps. 3There are two olive trees by the lampstand. One is on its right side. The other is on its left.”

4I asked the angel who was talking with me, “Sir, what are these?”

5He answered, “Don’t you know what they are?”

“No, sir,” I replied.

6So he said to me, “A message from the Lord came to Zerubbabel. The Lord said, ‘Your strength will not get my temple rebuilt. Your power will not do it either. Only the power of my Spirit will do it,’ says the Lord who rules over all.

7“So nothing can stop Zerubbabel from completing the temple. Even a mountain of problems will be smoothed out by him. When the temple is finished, he will put its most important stone in place. Then the people will shout, ‘God bless it! God bless it!’ ”

8Then a message from the Lord came to me. His angel said, 9“The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this temple. His hands will also complete it. Then you will know that the Lord who rules over all has sent me to you.

10“Do not look down on the small amount of work done on the temple so far. The seven eyes of the Lord look over the whole earth. They will see Zerubbabel holding the most important stone. They will be filled with joy when they see it.”

11Then I said to the angel, “I see two olive trees. One is on the right side of the lampstand. The other is on the left. What are these trees?”

12I continued, “I also see two olive branches. They are next to the two gold pipes that pour out golden olive oil. What are these branches?”

13He answered, “Don’t you know what they are?”

“No, sir,” I said.

14So he told me, “They are Zerubbabel and Joshua. The Lord of the whole earth has anointed them to serve him.”

Luganda Contemporary Bible

Zekkaliya 4:1-14

Okwolesebwa kwa Nnabbi ku Kikondo ky’Ettaala ekya Zaabu n’Emiti Emizeeyituuni Ebiri

14:1 a Dan 8:18 b Yer 31:26Awo malayika eyali ayogera nange n’akomawo, n’anzuukusa ng’omuntu bw’azuukusibwa mu tulo. 24:2 a Yer 1:13 b Kuv 25:31; Kub 1:12 c Kub 4:5N’ambuuza nti, “Kiki ky’olaba?”

Ne muddamu nti, “Ndaba ekikondo ky’ettaala nga kyonna kya zaabu, nga waggulu kiriko n’akabakuli kaakwo, n’ettaala zaakwo omusanvu, nga buli ttaala eriko omumwa gwayo. 34:3 nny 11; Kub 11:4Era waliwo emiti emizeeyituuni ebiri ku mabbali gaakyo, ogumu ku mukono ogwa ddyo ogw’akabakuli, n’omulala ku mukono ogwa kkono.”

4Ne mbuuza malayika eyali ayogera nange nti, “Bino biki mukama wange?”

54:5 Zek 1:9Malayika eyali ayogera nange n’addamu n’aŋŋamba nti, “Tobimanyi?”

Ne muddamu nti, “Nedda mukama wange.”

64:6 a Ezr 5:2 b Is 11:2-4; Kos 1:7Awo n’addamu n’aŋŋamba nti, “Kino kye kigambo kya Mukama eri Zerubbaberi: ‘Si lwa maanyi so si lwa buyinza naye lwa Mwoyo wange,’ bw’ayogera Mukama ow’Eggye.

74:7 a Yer 51:25 b Zab 118:22“Ggwe olusozi olunene weyita ki? Mu maaso ga Zerubbaberi olibeera lusenyi, era alireeta ejjinja erya waggulu mu mizira n’okwogerera mu ddoboozi ery’omwanguka ng’agamba nti, ‘Liweebwe omukisa, liweebwe omukisa!’ ”

8Awo ekigambo kya Mukama ne kinzijira nga kyogera nti, 94:9 a Ezr 3:11 b Ezr 3:8; 6:15; Zek 6:12 c Zek 2:9“Emikono gya Zerubbaberi gitaddewo omusingi gwa yeekaalu eno era girigumaliriza, era olitegeera nti Mukama ow’Eggye ye yantuma gye muli.

104:10 a Kag 2:3 b Zek 3:9; Kub 5:6“Ani anyooma olunaku olw’ebintu ebitono? Abantu balijaguza, bwe baliraba ejjinja erigera mu mukono gwa Zerubbaberi. Gano omusanvu ge maaso ga Katonda agayitaayita mu nsi yonna.”

114:11 nny 3; Kub 11:4Ne ndyoka mubuuza nti, “Emizeeyituuni gino ebiri ku mukono ogwa ddyo ne ku gwa kkono ogw’ekikondo ky’ettabaaza, gitegeeza ki?”

12Ne nnyongera okumubuuza nti, “Gano amatabi abiri ag’emizeeyituuni agaliraanye emidumu gya zaabu ge gayitamu amafuta aga zaabu?”

13N’anziramu nti, “Tobimanyi?”

Ne njogera nti, “Nedda, mukama wange.”

144:14 Kuv 29:7; 40:15; Dan 9:24-26; Zek 3:1-7Awo n’addamu nti, “Abo be babiri abaafukibwako amafuta abaweereza Mukama ow’ensi yonna.”