Revelation 13
1 Then I saw a beast with ten horns and seven heads rising out of the sea. There were ten royal crowns on its horns and blasphemous names on its heads.
Na ɔwɔ no kogyinaa mpoano hɔ. Afei mihuu sɛ aboa bi apue fi po no mu reba. Na ɔwɔ mmɛn du ne ti ason a na ahenkyɛw hyehyɛ mmɛn no biara so na din a egu Onyankopɔn ho fi bobɔ ti no ho.
2 The beast I saw was like a leopard, with the feet of a bear and the mouth of a lion. And the dragon gave the beast his power and his throne and great authority.
Aboa a mihuu no no, na ɔte sɛ ɔsebɔ a ne nan te sɛ sisi, na nʼano nso te sɛ gyata. Ɔwɔ no de ɔno ankasa ahoɔden ne nʼahengua ne ne tumi nyinaa maa aboa no.
3 One of the heads of the beast appeared to be mortally wounded. But the mortal wound was healed, and the whole world marveled and followed the beast.
Mihuu sɛ na opirakuru kɛse bi aba ne ti baako ho a kuru no ayɛ sɛ nea awu. Aboa no ho yɛɛ wiasefo nyinaa nwonwa, enti wotu dii nʼakyi.
4 They worshiped the dragon who had given authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast, and who can wage war against it?”
Nnipa nyinaa som ɔwɔ no efisɛ ɔde ne tumi nyinaa ama aboa no. Wɔsom aboa no nso kae se, “Hena na ɔte sɛ aboa no? Na hena na obetumi ne no ako?”
5 The beast was given a mouth to speak arrogant and blasphemous words, and authority to act for 42 months.
Wɔmaa aboa no kwan ma ɔkaa abususɛm akɛseakɛse tiaa Onyankopɔn, na wɔmaa no tumi sɛ ɔnyɛ nea ɔpɛ biara asram aduanan abien.
6 And the beast opened its mouth to speak blasphemies against God and to slander His name and His tabernacle—those who dwell in heaven.
Ofii ase domee Onyankopɔn, ne din, baabi a ɔte ne wɔn a wɔte ɔsoro nyinaa.
7 Then the beast was permitted to wage war against the saints and to conquer them, and it was given authority over every tribe and people and tongue and nation.
Wɔmaa no kwan ma ɔne Onyankopɔn nkurɔfo koe sɛ obedi wɔn so. Na wɔmaa no aman ne mmusuakuw ne nkurɔfo ne ɔkasa nyinaa so tumi.
8 And all who dwell on the earth will worship the beast—all whose names have not been written from the foundation of the world in the Book of Life belonging to the Lamb who was slain.
Nnipa a wɔte asase so nyinaa bɛsom no: obiara a wɔankyerɛw ne din anhyɛ ateasefo nhoma a ɛwɔ Oguamma a wokum no ansa na wɔrebɔ wiase no mu.
9 He who has an ear, let him hear:
“Tie, wo a wowɔ aso, betie no.
10 “If anyone is destined for captivity, into captivity he will go; if anyone is to die by the sword, by the sword he must be killed.” Here is a call for the perseverance and faith of the saints.
“Obiara a ɛsɛ sɛ wɔkyere no no, wɔbɛkyere no. Obiara a ɛsɛ sɛ wokum no afoa ano no, wobekum no.” Eyi mu boasetɔ ne gyidi ho hia Onyankopɔn nkurɔfo.
11 Then I saw another beast rising out of the earth. This beast had two horns like a lamb, but spoke like a dragon.
Afei mihuu aboa foforo a ɔrepue afi asase mu. Na ɔwɔ mmɛn abien te sɛ nguantenmma, nanso na ɔkasa te sɛ ɔwɔ no.
12 And this beast exercised all the authority of the first beast and caused the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose mortal wound had been healed.
Osii aboa a odi kan no anan mu de ne tumi kɛse no dii dwuma, na ɔhyɛɛ asase ne so nnipa sɛ wɔnsom nea nʼapirakuru no awu no.
13 And the second beast performed great signs to cause even fire from heaven to come down to earth in the presence of the people.
Aboa a ɔto so abien yi yɛɛ anwonwade akɛse bebree. Ɔmaa ogya fii soro baa asase so wɔ nnipa nyinaa anim.
14 Because of the signs it was given to perform on behalf of the first beast, it deceived those who dwell on the earth, telling them to make an image to the beast that had been wounded by the sword and yet had lived.
Na ɔnam anwonwade a wɔmaa no ho kwan yɛe wɔ aboa a odi kan no anim no so daadaa nnipa a wɔte asase so nyinaa. Aboa no ka kyerɛɛ wiase nnipa nyinaa se, wonsi ohoni mfa nhyɛ aboa a wɔde afoa piraa no nanso nʼapirakuru no awu na ɔte ase no anuonyam.
15 The second beast was permitted to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that the image could speak and cause all who refused to worship it to be killed.
Wɔmaa aboa a ɔto so abien no kwan ma ɔhomee nkwa guu aboa a odi kan honi no mu, sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a ohoni no betumi akasa, na wakum obiara a ɔnsom no no.
16 And the second beast required all people small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their forehead,
Aboa no hyɛɛ nnipa nyinaa, nketewa ne akɛse; adefo ne ahiafo, nkoa ne wɔn a wɔde wɔn ho sɛ wɔnhyɛ wɔn nsa nifa ho ne wɔn moma so agyirae.
17 so that no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark—the name of the beast or the number of its name.
Obiara nni ho kwan sɛ ɔtɔ anaa ɔtɔn, gye sɛ wɔde aboa no din anaa nsɛnkyerɛnne a egyina hɔ ma din no hyɛ ne ho agyirae.
18 Here is a call for wisdom: Let the one who has insight calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and that number is 666.
Eyi hia ma nyansa. Obiara a onim nyansa no betumi ahu nsɛnkyerɛnne a egyina hɔ ma aboa no ase, efisɛ nsɛnkyerɛnne no gyina hɔ ma onipa din. Ne nsɛnkyerɛnne yɛ ahansia aduosia asia.
