Zechariah, 6

1. And I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came four chariots out from between two mountains; and the mountains [were] mountains of brass.

1. Once more I raised my eyes and saw four chariots coming out from between two mountains of bronze.

2. In the first chariot [were] red horses; and in the second chariot black horses;

2. The first chariot had red horses, the second black,

3. And in the third chariot white horses; and in the fourth chariot grisled and bay horses.

3. the third white, and the fourth dapple gray.

4. Then I answered and said unto the angel that talked with me, What [are] these, my lord?

4. I asked the angel talking with me, "What are these, my Lord."

5. And the angel answered and said unto me, These [are] the four spirits of the heavens, which go forth from standing before the Lord of all the earth.

5. The angel replied, "These are the four winds of heaven, going forth after presenting themselves before the Lord of the whole earth.

6. The black horses which [are] therein go forth into the north country; and the white go forth after them; and the grisled go forth toward the south country.

6. The chariot with black horses goes towards the north country, the one with white horses towards the west, and the one with dapple gray horses towards the land of the south."

7. And the bay went forth, and sought to go that they might walk to and fro through the earth: and he said, Get you hence, walk to and fro through the earth. So they walked to and fro through the earth.

7. As the reds asked to start off and to patrol the earth, the angel said to them, "Go, patrol the earth!" and they went.

8. Then cried he upon me, and spake unto me, saying, Behold, these that go toward the north country have quieted my spirit in the north country.

8. Then he cried out to me, "Look, those have just gone to the land of the north and they will set my spirit at rest in the land of the north."

9. And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

9. The word of Yahweh came to me,

10. Take of [them of] the captivity, [even] of Heldai, of Tobijah, and of Jedaiah, which are come from Babylon, and come thou the same day, and go into the house of Josiah the son of Zephaniah;

10. "Take offerings from the returned captives, from the hands of Heldai, Tobijah and Jedaiah, and go this very day to the house of Josiah, Zephaniah's son, where they have arrived from Babylon.

11. Then take silver and gold, and make crowns, and set [them] upon the head of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest;

11. Take silver and gold and have crowns made, which you will set on the head of the high priest Joshua, son of Jehozadak.

12. And speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Behold the man whose name [is] The BRANCH; and he shall grow up out of his place, and he shall build the temple of the LORD:

12. Repeat to him these words of Yahweh Sabaoth: 'Here is the man whose name is Branch. From where he is he will branch out and build the temple of Yahweh.

13. Even he shall build the temple of the LORD; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and he shall be a priest upon his throne: and the counsel of peace shall be between them both.

13. It is he who will build the temple of Yahweh, and this will be his glory. He will sit and rule upon his throne. A priest will sit at his right, and there will be harmony between both.'

14. And the crowns shall be to Helem, and to Tobijah, and to Jedaiah, and to Hen the son of Zephaniah, for a memorial in the temple of the LORD.

14. As for the crowns, they will remain in the temple of Yahweh as a memorial of what Heldai, Tobijah, Jedaiah and Josiah, Zephaniah's son have done.

15. And they [that are] far off shall come and build in the temple of the LORD, and ye shall know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto you. And [this] shall come to pass, if ye will diligently obey the voice of the LORD your God.

15. Those from afar will come and help build the temple of Yahweh, and you will know that Yahweh Sabaoth has sent me to you. This will happen if you diligently listen to the voice of your God Yahweh."