Revelation 18
1 After this I saw another angel descending from heaven with great authority, and the earth was illuminated by his glory.
Eyi akyi no, mihuu ɔbɔfo foforo sɛ ofi ɔsoro reba fam. Na ɔwɔ tumi kɛse na nʼanuonyam hyerɛn wɔ asase so nyinaa.
2 And he cried out in a mighty voice: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons and a haunt for every unclean spirit, every unclean bird, and every detestable beast.
Ɔteɛɛ mu denneennen se, “‘Wahwe ase! Babilonia Kokuroko ahwe ase!’ Adan ahonhommɔne tenabea ne ahonhom fi nyinaa ahintawee. Nnomaafi a wokyi wɔn nyinaa te ne mu.
3 All the nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her immorality. The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown wealthy from the extravagance of her luxury.”
Ɔde ne nsa a ɛyɛ nʼaguamammɔ a ano yɛ den no maa nnipa nyinaa nomee. Asase so ahene ne no bɔɔ aguaman, na asase so adwumayɛfo nam nʼahonya mmoroso so nyaa wɔn ho.”
4 Then I heard another voice from heaven say: “Come out of her, My people, so that you will not share in her sins or contract any of her plagues.
Afei metee sɛ nne foforo bi a efi ɔsoro reka se, “Mumfi, me nkurɔfo, na moamfa mo ho amfra bɔne a ɔyɛ no mu, na mo ne no ankyɛ nʼasotwe!
5 For her sins are piled up to heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities.
Efisɛ wɔahyehyɛ ne bɔne sɛ soro tenten, na Onyankopɔn akae nʼawudi no.
6 Give back to her as she has done to others; pay her back double for what she has done; mix her a double portion in her own cup.
Sɛnea ɔyɛɛ mo no, monyɛ no saa pɛpɛɛpɛ; nea ɔyɛɛ mo biara no, muntua ne so ka mprenu. Nsa a ɔde maa mo no, monhyɛ no nea ano yɛ den mmɔho abien.
7 As much as she has glorified herself and lived in luxury, give her the same measure of torment and grief. In her heart she says, ‘I sit as queen; I am not a widow and will never see grief.’
Momma nʼayayade ne nʼawerɛhow nnɔɔso sɛ anuonyam ne ahonya a ɔpɛ maa ne ho no. Efisɛ daa ɔka se, ‘Mete ha sɛ ɔhemmea; menyɛ okunafo, na me werɛ renhow da!’
8 Therefore her plagues will come in one day— death and grief and famine— and she will be consumed by fire, for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.”
Eyi nti, nʼamanehunu a ɛyɛ ɔyare, awerɛhow ne ɔkɔm bɛba ne so da bi. Na wɔde ogya ahyew no, efisɛ Awurade Nyankopɔn a obu no atɛn no yɛ ɔkɛse.
9 Then the kings of the earth who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her will weep and wail at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her.
“Sɛ asase so ahene a wɔne no bɔɔ aguaman, dii dɛ no hu hye a wɔrehyew no no wusiw a, wobesu atwa agyaadwo.
10 In fear of her torment, they will stand at a distance and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, the mighty city of Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.”
Nʼamanehunu no hu a ɛyɛ nti, wobegyina akyiri asu se, “‘Due! Due, Ao, kuropɔn, Ao Babilonia, kuropɔn a ɛwɔ tumi! Wʼatemmu aba dɔnhwerew baako pɛ mu.’
11 And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, because there is no one left to buy their cargo—
“Aguadifo a wɔwɔ asase so nso su no, efisɛ obiara ntɔ wɔn nneɛma bio.
12 cargo of gold, silver, precious stones, and pearls; of fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet; of all kinds of citron wood and every article of ivory, precious wood, bronze, iron, and marble;
Obiara ntɔ sikakɔkɔɔ ne dwetɛ, aboɔden abo ne nhene pa, nwera pa ne ɔtamkɔkɔɔ ne sirikyi ne tamkɔkɔɔ, ne nnua a ɛyɛ huam nyinaa ne asonse adwinne nyinaa, adwinne a wɔde nnua a ne bo yɛ den ayɛ, asanka ne dade ne abohemaa,
13 of cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, and frankincense; of wine, olive oil, fine flour, and wheat; of cattle, sheep, horses, and chariots; of slaves and souls of men.
ne pɛprɛ ne mmorɔngo, nnuhuam ne kurobow, huamfufu ne nsa ne ngo, asikresiam muhumuhu ne awi, nyɛmmoa ne nguan ne apɔnkɔ ne nteaseɛnam ne nkoa ne nnipa akra.
14 And they will say: “The fruit of your soul’s desire has departed from you; all your luxury and splendor have vanished, never to be seen again.”
“Aguadifo no bɛka se, ‘Nneɛma pa a wopere hwehwɛe no nyinaa ayera, na wʼahonya ne wʼanuonyam no kɔ, na wo nsa renka bio.’
15 The merchants who sold these things and grew their wealth from her will stand at a distance, in fear of her torment. They will weep and mourn,
Aguadifo a wonyaa wɔn ho wɔ kurow no mu no begyina akyirikyiri efisɛ wosuro amane a ɔrehu no. Wobesu na wɔatwa agyaadwo,
16 saying: “Woe, woe to the great city, clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls!
na wɔaka se: “‘Due! Due, Ao, kuropɔn a ofura nwera pa ne tamkɔkɔɔ na sika ne aboɔdenmmo a nhene pa bobɔ mu.
17 For in a single hour such fabulous wealth has been destroyed!” Every shipmaster, passenger, and sailor, and all who make their living from the sea, will stand at a distance
Dɔnhwerew pɛ, na saa ahonya dodow yi asɛe.’ “Hyɛn mu sahene ne hyɛn no mu nnipa, mu adwumayɛfo ne wɔn a wɔka ho a wonya wɔn anoduan fi hyɛn adwumayɛ mu no nyinaa gyinaa akyirikyiri.
18 and cry out at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her. “What city was ever like this great city?” they will exclaim.
Wosui wɔ bere a wohuu ogya a ɛrehyew no wusiw no, wɔteɛɛ mu kae se ‘Kuropɔn biara a ne kɛse te sɛɛ mmaa da.’”
19 Then they will throw dust on their heads as they weep and mourn and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, where all who had ships on the sea were enriched by her wealth! For in a single hour she has been destroyed.”
Wɔbɛtow mfutuma agu wɔn atifi na wɔasu, atwa agyaadwo se, “‘Due! Due, wo kuropɔn, wo a wɔn a wɔwɔ ahyɛn wɔ wo mu no nam wʼahonya so yɛɛ adefo. Na dɔnhwerew baako pɛ mu, woahwere biribiara!’
20 Rejoice over her, O heaven, O saints and apostles and prophets, because God has pronounced for you His judgment against her.
“Momma mo ani nnye wɔ ne ho, mo ɔsorofo! Momma mo ani nnye, Onyankopɔn nnipa! Momma mo ani nnye, asomafo ne adiyifo! Efisɛ Onyankopɔn abu no atɛn.”
21 Then a mighty angel picked up a stone the size of a great millstone and cast it into the sea, saying: “With such violence the great city of Babylon will be cast down, never to be seen again.
Afei, ɔbɔfo hoɔdenfo bi faa ɔbo a ne kɛse bɛyɛ sɛ awiyammo tow kyenee po mu kae se, “Saa ahoɔden yi ara na wɔde bɛtow Babilonia kuropɔn no akyene, a wɔrenhu no bio.
22 And the sound of harpists and musicians, of flute players and trumpeters, will never ring out in you again. Nor will any craftsmen of any trade be found in you again, nor the sound of a millstone be heard in you again.
Wɔrente sankubɔfo ne nnwontofo, atɛntɛbɛnhyɛnfo ne torobɛntohyɛnfo nka wɔ mu bio. Wɔrenhu odwumfo biara wɔ wo mu bio. Na wɔrente owiyamfo biara nka wɔ wo mu bio.
23 The light of a lamp will never shine in you again, and the voices of a bride and bridegroom will never call out in you again. For your merchants were the great ones of the earth, because all the nations were deceived by your sorcery.”
Kanea hann renhyerɛn wɔ wo mu bio. Wɔrente ayeforokunu ne ayeforo nne wɔ wo mu bio. Wʼaguadifo yɛ wiase mu nnipa atitiriw. Na wɔde wo ntafowayi adaadaa aman nyinaa.
24 And there was found in her the blood of prophets and saints, and of all who had been slain on the earth.
Ne mu na wohuu adiyifo ne ahotefo ne wɔn a wokum wɔn wɔ asase so no nyinaa mogya.”
