Daniel 9
1 In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, who was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans,
Le Ahasuerus (Mediatɔ ƒe vi), Darius, ame si wotsɔ ɖo fiae ɖe Babilonia fiaɖuƒea nu ƒe fiaɖuɖu ƒe ƒe gbãtɔ me la,
2 in the first year of his reign, I Daniel understood by the books that the number of the years, whereof the word of Jehovah came to Jeremiah the prophet, for the accomplishment of the desolations of Jerusalem, was seventy years.
nye Daniel, mese egɔme tso Ŋɔŋlɔ Kɔkɔe la me, tso nya si Yehowa tsɔ na Nyagblɔɖila Yeremia me, be Yerusalem ƒe aƒedozuzu anɔ anyi ƒe blaadre.
3 And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes;
Ale metrɔ ɖe Yehowa, nye Mawu ŋu eye meƒo koko nɛ to gbedodoɖa, kukuɖeɖe, nutsitsidɔ, akpanyatata kple dzowɔsisi me.
4 and I prayed unto Jehovah my God, and made my confession, and said, Alas Lord! the great and terrible God, keeping covenant and loving-kindness with them that love him, and that keep his commandments:
Medo gbe ɖa na Yehowa, nye Mawu eye meʋu nye nu vɔ̃ me be, “O Yehowa, Mawu gã si ŋu ŋɔdzi le, ame si léa lɔlɔ̃ ƒe nubabla me ɖe asi na ame siwo katã lɔ̃nɛ eye wowɔa eƒe sewo dzi,
5 we have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even turning aside from thy commandments and from thine ordinances.
míewɔ nu vɔ̃ eye míeda vo. Míesẽ ŋuta eye míedze aglã. Míeɖe asi le wò ɖoɖowo kple sewo ŋuti.
6 And we have not hearkened unto thy servants the prophets, who spoke in thy name to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, and to all the people of the land.
Míeɖo to wò dɔla nyagblɔɖilawo, ame siwo ƒo nu le wò ŋkɔ me na míaƒe fiawo, dumegãwo kple mía fofowo kple anyigbadzitɔwo katã o.
7 Thine, O Lord, is the righteousness, but unto us confusion of face, as at this day, to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and unto all Israel, that are near, and that are far off, in all the countries whither thou hast driven them, because of their unfaithfulness in which they have been unfaithful against thee.
“Aƒetɔ, ènye dzɔdzɔetɔ, ke egbe la, ŋukpe lé mí, Yudatɔwo kple Yerusalemtɔwo kple Israelviwo katã, kpuiƒetɔwo kple didiƒetɔwo siaa, le dukɔ siwo me nèka mí hlẽ ɖo le míaƒe nuteƒemawɔmawɔ na wò ta.
8 O Lord, unto us is confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against thee.
O Yehowa, ŋukpe lé mí, míaƒe fiawo, míaƒe dumegãwo kple mía fofowo le ale si míeda vo ɖe ŋuwò la ta.
9 With the Lord our God are mercies and pardons, for we have rebelled against him;
Aƒetɔ, mía Mawu la kpɔa nublanui eye wòtsɔa nu vɔ̃ kena togbɔ be míedze aglã ɖe eŋu hã.
10 and we have not hearkened unto the voice of Jehovah our God, to walk in his laws, which he set before us through his servants the prophets.
Míeɖo to Yehowa, míaƒe Mawu la o, eye míelé se siwo wòde na mí to eƒe dɔla, nyagblɔɖilawo dzi la me ɖe asi o.
11 And all Israel have transgressed thy law, even turning aside so as not to listen unto thy voice. And the curse hath been poured out upon us, and the oath that is written in the law of Moses the servant of God: for we have sinned against him.
Israel blibo la da le wò sewo dzi, wotrɔ le yowòme, eye wogbe toɖoɖo wò eya ta wotrɔ fiƒode kple atam siwo woŋlɔ ɖe Mawu ƒe dɔla Mose ƒe sewo me la, kɔ ɖe mía dzi elabena míewɔ nu vɔ̃ ɖe ŋutiwò.
12 And he hath performed his words, which he spoke against us, and against our judges that judged us, by bringing upon us a great evil; so that there hath not been done under the whole heaven as hath been done upon Jerusalem.
Èwɔ nya siwo wogblɔ ɖe míawo kple míaƒe dziɖulawo ŋu la dzi, to dzɔgbevɔ̃e gã hehe va mía dzi me. Le dziƒo blibo la te la, womewɔ naneke kpɔ abe nu si wowɔ Yerusalem la ene o.
13 As it is written in the law of Moses, all this evil is come upon us; yet we besought not Jehovah our God, that we might turn from our iniquities, and understand thy truth.
Abe ale si woŋlɔ ɖe Mose ƒe sewo me ene la, dzɔgbevɔ̃e sia katã dzɔ ɖe mía dzi, míedi Yehowa, mía Mawu la ƒe amenuveve to asiɖeɖe le míaƒe nu vɔ̃wo ŋu kple ŋkuléle ɖe wò nyateƒe la ŋu me o.
14 And Jehovah hath watched over the evil, and brought it upon us; for Jehovah our God is righteous in all his works which he hath done; and we have not hearkened unto his voice.
Yehowa mehe ɖe megbe le dzɔgbevɔ̃e la hehe va mía dzi me o elabena Yehowa, míaƒe Mawu la dzɔdzɔetɔe wònye le nu sia nu si wòwɔna la me gake míeɖo toe o.
15 — And now, O Lord our God, who broughtest thy people forth out of the land of Egypt with a strong hand, and hast made thee a name, as it is this day, — we have sinned, we have done wickedly.
“Azɔ la, O Aƒetɔ, mía Mawu, wò ame si kplɔ wò amewo do goe tso Egipte kple asi sesẽ eye nède ŋkɔ ɖokuiwò ŋu, ŋkɔ si le ŋuwò va ɖo egbe sia, míewɔ nu vɔ̃ eye míeda vo.
16 Lord, according to all thy righteousnesses, I beseech thee, let thine anger and thy fury be turned away from thy city Jerusalem, thy holy mountain; for because of our sins, and because of the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and thy people [are become] a reproach to all round about us.
O Aƒetɔ, le wò nu dzɔdzɔewo katã wɔwɔ me la, na wò dziku kple dɔmedzoe helĩhelĩ naɖe ɖa le Yerusalem, wò du kple wò to kɔkɔe la ŋu. Míaƒe nu vɔ̃wo kple mía fofowo ƒe dzidadawo na Yerusalem kple wò amewo zu fewuɖunu na ame siwo katã ƒo xlã mí.
17 And now, our God, hearken to the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplications, and cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord's sake.
“Azɔ, mía Mawu, se wò dɔla ƒe gbedodoɖa kple kokoƒoƒo. Le wò ŋutɔ ta, O Aƒetɔ, kpɔ wò Kɔkɔeƒe si zu aƒedo la ɖa kple amenuveve.
18 Incline thine ear, O my God, and hear; open thine eyes and behold our desolations, and the city that is called by thy name: for we do not present our supplications before thee because of our righteousnesses, but because of thy manifold mercies.
Ɖo to, O Mawu eye nàse nu; ʋu wò ŋkuwo eye nàkpɔ wò du si ŋu wò Ŋkɔ le la ƒe aƒedozuzu ɖa. Míele nu biam wò le míaƒe dzɔdzɔenyenye ta o, ke boŋ le wò nublanuikpɔkpɔ gã la ta.
19 Lord, hear! Lord, forgive! Lord, hearken and do! defer not, for thine own sake, O my God! for thy city and thy people are called by thy name.
O Aƒetɔ, ƒu to anyi! O Aƒetɔ, tsɔe ke dzro! O Aƒetɔ, se nu eye nàwɔ nu! Le wò ŋutɔ ta, O nye Mawu, mègahe ɖe megbe o elabena wò Ŋkɔ le wò du kple wò amewo ŋu.”
20 And whilst I was speaking, and praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before Jehovah my God for the holy mountain of my God;
Esime menɔ nu ƒom, henɔ gbe dom ɖa nɔ nye kple nye dukɔ, Israel, ƒe nu vɔ̃ me ʋum eye menɔ koko ƒom na Yehowa, nye Mawu, ɖe eƒe to kɔkɔe la ta
21 whilst I was yet speaking in prayer, the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, flying swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation.
eye meganɔ gbe dom ɖa ko la, Gabriel, ame si mekpɔ le nye ŋutega si do ŋgɔ me la va do ɖe dzinye kpoyi le fiẽvɔsaɣi.
22 And he informed [me], and talked with me, and said, Daniel, I am now come forth to make thee skilful of understanding.
Efia num, gblɔ nam be, “Daniel, meva azɔ be mana sidzedze kple gɔmesese wò.
23 At the beginning of thy supplications the word went forth, and I am come to declare [it]; for thou art one greatly beloved. Therefore consider the word, and have understanding in the vision:
Esime nèdze gbedodoɖa gɔme teti ko la, wona ŋuɖoɖo aɖe si meva be magblɔ na wò elabena wobua wò ŋutɔ eya ta bu gbedeasi la ŋu eye nàse ŋutega la gɔme:
24 Seventy weeks are apportioned out upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to close the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make expiation for iniquity, and to bring in the righteousness of the ages, and to seal the vision and prophet, and to anoint the holy of holies.
“Woɖo Kɔsiɖa blaadre na wò amewo kple wò du kɔkɔe la be miawu sedzidada nu, miadzudzɔ nu vɔ̃ wɔwɔ, woalé avu ɖe vɔ̃ɖivɔ̃ɖi ta, woatsɔ dzɔdzɔenyenye mavɔtɔ vɛ, woatre ŋutegawo kple nyagblɔɖiwo nu eye woasi ami na kɔkɔeƒe ƒe kɔkɔeƒe la.
25 Know therefore and understand: From the going forth of the word to restore and to build Jerusalem unto Messiah, the Prince, are seven weeks, and sixty-two weeks. The street and the moat shall be built again, even in troublous times.
“Nya nu sia eye nàse egɔme. Tso sedede sia be woagbugbɔ Yerusalem atu dzi va se ɖe esime Amesiamina la, dziɖula la nava la, anye kɔsiɖa adre eye woagbugbɔe atu kple mɔtatawo kple tsisitoƒewo gake woawɔe le xaxaɣi.
26 And after the sixty-two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, and shall have nothing; and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with an overflow, and unto the end, war, — the desolations determined.
Le kɔsiɖa blaade-vɔ-eveawo megbe la, woaɖe Amesiamina la ɖa eye naneke manɔ esi o. Dziɖula si ava la ƒe amewo agbã du la kple kɔkɔeƒe la. Nuwuwu la ava abe tsiɖɔɖɔ ene. Aʋawɔwɔ ayi edzi va se ɖe nuwuwu la eye woaɖe mɔ le aƒedozuzu ŋuti.
27 And he shall confirm a covenant with the many [for] one week; and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and because of the protection of abominations [there shall be] a desolator, even until that the consumption and what is determined shall be poured out upon the desolate.
Aɖo kpe nu si wòbla kple ame geɖewo la dzi kɔsiɖa ɖeka. Le kɔsiɖa ɖeka la titina la, atɔ te vɔsawo kple nunanawo. Le gbedoxɔ la ƒe dzogoe ɖeka dzi la, ali ŋunyɔnu si hea gbegblẽ vɛ la ɖi va se ɖe esime woatrɔ nuwuwu si woɖo ɖi la akɔ ɖe edzi.”
