1 And the Angel returned that spake in me: & he raised me up, as a man that is raised out of his sleep.
1 And the angel that spoke in me came again: and he waked me, as a man that is wakened out of his sleep.
2 And he said to me: What seest thou? And I said: I saw, & lo a candlestick all of gold, & the lamp thereof upon the head of it: and the seven lights thereof upon it: and seven funnels for the lights, that were upon the head thereof.
2 And he said to me: What seest thou? And I said: I have looked, and behold a candlestick all of gold, and its lamp upon the top of it: and the seven lights thereof upon it: and seven funnels for the lights that were upon the top thereof.
3 And two olive-trees upon it: one on the right hand of the lamp, and one on the left hand thereof.
3 And two olive trees over it: one upon the right side of the lamp, and the other upon the left side thereof.
4 And I answered, and I said to the Angel that spake in me, saying: What are these things, my Lord?
4 And I answered, and said to the angel that spoke in me, saying: What are these things, my lord?
5 And the Angel that spake in me answered, and said to me: Why, knowest thou not what these things are? And I said: No my Lord.
5 And the angel that spoke in me answered, and said to me: Knowest thou not what these things are? And I said: No, my lord.
6 And he answered, & said to me, saying: This is the word of our Lord to Zorobabel, saying: Not in an host, nor in strength: but in my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts.
6 And he answered, and spoke to me, saying: This is the word of the Lord to Zorobabel, saying: Not with an army, nor by might, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts.
7 Who art thou o great mountain before Zorobabel? Into a plain: & he will bring forth the principal stone, and will make grace equal to the grace thereof.
7 Who art thou, O great mountain, before Zorobabel? Thou shalt become a plain: and he shall bring out the chief stone, and shall give equal grace to the grace thereof.
8 And the word of our Lord was made to me, saying:
8 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
9 The hands of Zorobabel have founded this house, and his hands shall perfit it: and you shall know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me to you.
9 The hands of Zorobabel have laid the foundations of this house, and his hands shall finish it: and you shall know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me to you.
10 For who hath despised little days? And they shall rejoice, & shall see the stone of tin in the hand of Zorobabel. These are the seven eyes of our Lord, that run throughout the whole earth.
10 For who hath despised little days? And they shall rejoice, and shall see the tin plummet in the hand of Zorobabel. These are the seven eyes of the Lord, that run to and fro through the whole earth.
11 And I answered, and said to him: What are these two olive-trees on the right hand of the candlestick, and on the left hand thereof?
11 And I answered, and said to him: What are these two olive trees upon the right side of the candlestick, and upon the left side thereof?
12 And I answered the second time, and said to him: What are the two branches of olive-trees, that are beside the two beaks of gold, in which are the funnels of gold?
12 And I answered again, and said to him: What are the two olive branches, that are by the two golden beaks, in which are the funnels of gold?
13 And he said to me, saying: Why, knowest thou not what these are? And I said: No, my Lord.
13 And he spoke to me, saying: Knowest thou not what these are? And I said: No, my lord.
14 And he said: These are two sons of oil which assist the dominatour of the whole earth.
14 And he said: These are two sons of oil who stand before the Lord of the whole earth.