Zechariah 4 Young's Literal Translation

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OT: Masoretic Hebrew
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1898
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YLT Young's Literal Translation

RV1909 Reina-Valera 1909

1 And the messenger who is speaking with me doth turn back, and stir me up as one who is stirred up out of his sleep,

1 Y VOLVIÓ el ángel que hablaba conmigo, y despertóme como un hombre que es despertado de su sueño.

2 and he saith unto me, 'What art thou seeing?' And I say, 'I have looked, and lo, a candlestick of gold — all of it, and its bowl [is] on its top, and its seven lamps [are] upon it, and twice seven pipes [are] to the lights that [are] on its top,

2 Y díjome: ¿Qué ves? Y respondí: He mirado, y he aquí un candelero todo de oro, con su vaso sobre su cabeza, y sus siete lámparas encima del candelero; y siete canales para las lámparas que están encima de él;

3 and two olive-trees [are] by it, one on the right of the bowl, and one on its left.'

3 Y sobre él dos olivas, la una á la derecha del vaso, y la otra á su izquierda.

4 And I answer and speak unto the messenger who is speaking with me, saying, 'What [are] these, my lord?'

4 Proseguí, y hablé á aquel ángel que hablaba conmigo, diciendo: ¿Qué es esto, señor mío?

5 And the messenger who is speaking with me answereth and saith unto me, 'Hast thou not known what these [are]?' And I say, 'No, my lord.'

5 Y el ángel que hablaba conmigo respondió, y díjome: ¿No sabes qué es esto? Y dije: No, señor mío.

6 And he answereth and speaketh unto me, saying: 'This [is] a word of Jehovah unto Zerubbabel, saying: Not by a force, nor by power, But — by My Spirit, said Jehovah of Hosts.

6 Entonces respondió y hablóme, diciendo: Esta es palabra de Jehová á Zorobabel, en que se dice: No con ejército, ni con fuerza, sino con mi espíritu, ha dicho Jehová de los ejércitos.

7 Who [art] thou, O great mountain Before Zerubbabel — for a plain! And he hath brought forth the top-stone, Cries of Grace, grace — [are] to it.'

7 ¿Quién eres tú, oh gran monte? Delante de Zorobabel [serás reducido] á llanura: él sacará la primera piedra con aclamaciones de Gracia, gracia á ella.

8 And there is a word of Jehovah to me, saying,

8 Y fué palabra de Jehová á mí, diciendo:

9 Hands of Zerubbabel did found this house, And his hands do finish it, And thou hast known that Jehovah of Hosts Hath sent me unto you.

9 Las manos de Zorobabel echarán el fundamento á esta casa, y sus manos la acabarán; y conocerás que Jehová de los ejércitos me envió á vosotros.

10 For who trampled on the day of small things, They have rejoiced, And seen the tin weight in the hand of Zerubbabel, These seven [are] the eyes of Jehovah, They are going to and fro in all the land.'

10 Porque los que menospreciaron el día de las pequeñeces se alegrarán, y verán la plomada en la mano de Zorobabel. Aquellas siete [son] los ojos de Jehová que recorren por toda la tierra.

11 And I answer and say unto him, 'What [are] these two olive-trees, on the right of the candlestick, and on its left?'

11 Hablé más, y díjele: ¿Qué [significan] estas dos olivas á la derecha del candelero, y á su izquierda?

12 And I answer a second time, and say unto him, 'What [are] the two branches of the olive trees that, by means of the two golden pipes, are emptying out of themselves the oil?'

12 Hablé aún de nuevo, y díjele: ¿Qué [significan] las dos ramas de olivas que por medio de dos tubos de oro vierten de sí [aceite como] oro?

13 And he speaketh unto me, saying, 'Hast thou not known what these [are]?' And I say, 'No, my lord.'

13 Y respondióme, diciendo: ¿No sabes qué es esto? Y dije: Señor mío, no.

14 And he saith, 'These [are] the two sons of the oil, who are standing by the Lord of the whole earth.'

14 Y él dijo: Estos dos hijos de aceite son los que están delante del Señor de toda la tierra.

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Zerubbabel
Governor of Judah
He led the return from Babylon and rebuilt the temple in Jerusalem.
Cited in the guide: Ezra 3-6; Hag. 2:23; Zech. 4; Matt. 1:12-13
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Quotes verse 4:10 Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lectures (Lecture VI)
Some again dared to say that He has seven eyes, because it is written, seven eyes of the Lord looking upon the whole earth.
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