Daniel 11
1 I, therefore, in the first year of Darius the Mede, was at my station to strengthen and embolden him;
Le Midiatɔ, Darius ƒe fiaɖuɖu ƒe ƒe gbãtɔ me la, meɖoe ɖokuinye dzi be made megbe nɛ eye makpɔ eƒe agbe ta.
2 and, now, the truth, I will tell thee: —Lo! there are, yet three kings, to arise—belonging to Persia, and, the fourth, will amass greater riches than they all, and, when he hath strengthened himself in his riches, the whole, will stir up, the kingdom of Greece.
“Azɔ la, magblɔ nyateƒe la na wò. Fia etɔ̃ agava zi dzi le Persia, enelia akplɔ wo ɖo, ame si akpɔ hotsui wu fia siwo katã do ŋgɔ nɛ. Ne eva kpɔ ŋusẽ to eƒe hotsuikpɔkpɔ me la, ade adã ta me na amewo katã ɖe Grik fiaɖuƒe la ŋu.
3 And so a hero king, will arise, —and wield great authority, and do according to his own pleasure;
Emegbe fia sesẽ aɖe ava zi dzi, ame si aɖu fia kple asi sesẽ eye wòawɔ nu sia nu si adze eŋu.
4 but, when he hath arisen, his kingdom, shall be broken in pieces, and be divided, toward the four winds of the heavens, —but not to his own posterity, nor according to his own authority which he wielded, for his kingdom, shall be uprooted, even for others besides these.
Ne eva zi dzi teti ko la, woagbã eƒe fiaɖuƒe la, amae ɖe dziƒoya eneawo dzi. Fiaɖuƒe la manɔ anyi na eƒe dzidzimeviwo alo wòawɔ ŋusẽ si le esi la ŋu dɔ o, elabena woaxɔ eƒe fiaɖuƒe la atsɔ ana ame bubuwo.
5 But a king of the south, will become strong, even from among his rulers, —and will prevail against him, and have authority, a great authority, shall his authority be.
“Dziehefia akpɔ ŋusẽ ɖe edzi gake eƒe aʋafiawo dometɔ ɖeka akpɔ ŋusẽ wui gɔ̃ hã eye wòaɖu fia ɖe eya ŋutɔ ƒe fiaɖuƒe dzi kple ŋusẽ triakɔ.
6 And, at the end of years, they will league together, yea, the daughter of the king of the south, will go in unto the king of the north, to make peace, but she shall not retain strength of arm, neither shall he stand, nor his arm, but she shall be delivered up—she herself, and they who brought her in, and he who begat her, and he that strengthened her in the times.
Le ƒe aɖewo megbe la, woanyi dzo. Dziehefia ƒe vinyɔnu ayi ɖe Anyiehefia gbɔ be yeado ka kplii gake ŋusẽ avɔ le esi eye fia la ŋutɔ kple eƒe ŋusẽ hã nu atso. Le ŋkeke mawo me la, woakplɔ fiavinyɔnu la, eŋumewo, fofoa kple eƒe dzoɖuxɔlɔ̃wo katã ade asi.
7 But one will stand up from the sprout of her roots, [in] his stead, —and he will enter the army, and enter into a fortress of the king of the north, and deal with them and shew himself strong;
“Ke ame ado tso eƒe ƒome me axɔ ɖe eteƒe. Aho aʋa ɖe Anyiehefia ƒe aʋakɔwo ŋu eye wòage ɖe eƒe mɔ sesẽ la me awɔ aʋa kpli wo eye wòaɖu wo dzi.
8 yea, even their gods, with their molten images, with their delightful vessels of silver and gold, with a host of captives, will he bring into Egypt, —and, he, will stand more, years, than the king of the north;
Axɔ woƒe mawuwo le wo si, woƒe gayibɔlegbawo kple woƒe nu vevi siwo nye klosalo kple sika eye wòatsɔ wo adzoe ayi Egipte. Ana gbɔdzɔe Anyiehefia ƒe aɖewo.
9 so will the king of the south, enter into the kingdom, and then return unto his own soil.
Emegbe la, Anyiehefia ava dze Dziehefia ƒe nuto me dzi gake agbugbɔ ayi eya ŋutɔ ƒe dukɔ me.
10 But, his sons, will rouse themselves to war, and gather together a multitude of large armies, but he will come on and on, and overflow and pass through, —and will return and wage war, up to his fortress.
Viawo abla akpa na aʋawɔwɔ, woaƒo aʋakɔ gã aɖe nu ƒu woava ƒo ɖe wo dzi abe tsiɖɔɖɔ gã sẽŋu aɖe ene eye woawɔ aʋa la va se ɖe keke eƒe mɔ sesẽ la gbɔ.
11 Then will the king of the south, be enraged, and go forth and fight with him, with the king of the north, —and will raise a great multitude, but the multitude, will be delivered, into his hand.
“Tete Dziehefia atsɔ dziku helĩhelĩ awɔ aʋa kple Anyiehefia, ame si ava kple aʋakɔ gã aɖe gake woaɖu edzi.
12 And, when he hath taken away the multitude, his heart, will be uplifted, —and he will cause tens of thousands to fall, but will not conquer.
Dziehefia ayɔ fũu kple dada nenye be woɖe aboyo Anyiehefia ƒe aʋakɔwo eye woawu ame akpewo gake maɖu dzi ɖaa o,
13 Then will the king of the north again raise a multitude, greater than the first, —and, at the end of the times—some years, he will come on and on with a great army, and with great substance.
elabena Anyiehefia agbugbɔ aƒo aʋakɔ gã bubu nu ƒu si alolo wu gbãtɔ eye le ƒe geɖe megbe la, aho aʋa kple aʋakɔ gã si dzra ɖo nyuie.
14 And, in those times, many, will rise against the king of the south, —and, the sons of the oppressors of thy people, will exalt themselves to confirm the vision, but will be overthrown.
“Le ŋkeke mawo me la, ame geɖewo atso ɖe Dziehefia ŋuti. Ame dzeaglã siwo le woawo ŋutɔ ƒe amewo dome la adze aglã le ŋutega la ƒe nya nu gake womaɖu dzi o.
15 Then will come in the king of the north, and cast up a rampart, and capture a city of strongholds, —and, the arms of the south, will not rise, nor the people of his chosen ones, and there shall be no strength to rise.
Ekema Anyiehefia ava ƒu kpo ɖe du la ŋu eye wòaxɔ du si woɖo gli sesẽ ƒo xlãe. Ŋusẽ manɔ Dzieheʋakɔwo ŋu be woaʋli o, eye woƒe kalẽtɔwo gɔ̃ hã maɖo ŋusẽ be woanɔ te o.
16 So shall he that cometh against him do according to his own pleasure, and, none, shall stand before him, —therefore will he take his stand in the beautiful land, and it will languish and be exhausted in his hand.
Anyigbemeʋakɔwo awɔ nu si adze wo ŋu, ame aɖeke mate ŋu atsi tsitre ɖe wo ŋu o. Ava ɖo eƒe fiaɖuƒe anyi ɖe Anyigba Nyui la dzi eye ŋusẽ anɔ esi be wòagblẽ nu.
17 Then will he set his face to enter, with the might of all his kingdom, and, equitable terms with him, will make, —and, a daughter of women, will he give him to corrupt her, but she will not remain, nor, his, shall she become.
Adze agbagba be yeatsɔ yeƒe fiaɖuƒe la ƒe aʋakɔ la katã vɛ ahanyi dzo kple Dziehefia eye wòatsɔ via nyɔnu nɛ wòaɖe ale be wòate ŋu amu fiaɖuƒe la aƒu anyi gake eƒe tameɖoɖo sia madze edzi nɛ loo alo akpe ɖe eŋu o.
18 Then will he turn his face to the Coastlands, and will capture many, —but a commander, will bring to an end, his reproach against himself, that, his reproach, return not unto him.
Emegbe la, atrɔ ɖe ƒutaduwo ŋu eye wòaxɔ geɖeawo gake aʋafia aɖe ado si aɖo asi eƒe aglãdzedze la dzi eye wòatrɔ ɖe eya ŋutɔ ŋu.
19 Therefore will he turn his face towards the fortresses of his land, —but he shall stagger and fall, and shall not be found.
Esia megbe la, atrɔ ɖe eya ŋutɔ ƒe anyigba ƒe mɔ sesẽwo ŋu gake akli nu adze anyi eye womagakpɔe akpɔ o.
20 Then will rise up in his stead, one causing an exactor to pass through the ornament of the kingdom, —but, in a few days, shall he be broken in pieces, not with anger, nor in battle.
“Ame si axɔ ɖe eteƒe la ana dugadzɔlawo natsa adzɔ ga be woalé fiaɖuƒe la ƒe atsyɔ̃ ɖe te. Ke le ƒe ʋɛ aɖewo megbe la, woatsrɔ̃e, ke menye le dziku me loo alo le aʋagbedzi o.
21 Then will rise up in his stead, one despised, and they will not lay upon him the dignity of the kingdom, —but he will come in unexpectedly, and strengthen the kingdom by flatteries;
“Ame ɖigbɔ̃ aɖe ava ɖu fia ɖe eteƒe, ame si womatsɔ fianyenye ƒe bubu na o. Ke ne ameawo nɔ anyi le dedinɔnɔ me bɔkɔɔ la, ava ƒo ɖe wo dzi le vo me le fiaɖuƒe la me eye wòaxɔe to ayemɔ dzi.
22 and, the arms of an overflowing flood, will sweep all before him, and they shall be broken in pieces, —moreover also, the prince of a covenant;
Akplɔ aʋakɔ gã si gbagbã ɖe anyi la adzoe eye wòatsrɔ̃ aʋakɔ la kple nubabla la ƒe amegã siaa.
23 and, by reason of the leaguing against him, he will work deceitfully, and will come up and become strong, with a small nation.
Ne wonyi dzo kplii vɔ la, awɔ nu ayetɔe eye wòato ame ʋɛ siwo susɔ la dzi ava zi dzi.
24 Unexpectedly, even into the rich places of the province, will he enter, and will do what neither his fathers nor his father’s fathers had done, prey and spoil and substance—among them, will he scatter, —and, against strongholds, will he devise plots even until a (convenient) time.
Ekema ne nuto si si nunɔamesiwo le fũu la kpɔ be wole dedie la, ava dze wo dzi le vo me eye nu si fofoawo alo tɔgbuiawo mete ŋu wɔ o la, eya awɔe. Ama nuhaha, afunyinuwo kple kesinɔnuwo na eyomedzelawo. Aɖo ta me ɖe mɔ sesẽwo gbagbã ŋu ɣeyiɣi kpui aɖe.
25 Then will he stir up his strength and his heart, against the king of the south, with a great army, and, the king of the south, will wage war, with a great and exceedingly mighty army, —but will make no stand, for they will devise against him plots;
“Atsɔ aʋakɔ gã aɖe ade dzo eƒe ŋusẽ kple dzideƒo me ɖe Dziehefia ŋu. Dziehefia la akpe aʋa kplii kple aʋakɔ gã sesẽ dranyi aɖe gake mate ŋu anɔ te ɖe enu o, le nugbe si wòɖo ɖe eŋu la ta.
26 and, they who have been eating his delicacies, will break him in pieces, and, his army, will he overwhelm like a flood, —and many wounded, will fall.
Ame siwo ɖua nu le fia ƒe aƒe me la adze agbagba be yewoawui, woakplɔ eƒe aʋakɔwo adzoe eye ame geɖewo atsi aʋa.
27 Now, as for the two kings, their heart, will be set on acting wickedly, and, at one table, will they speak, falsehood, —but it shall not succeed, for yet is the end for an appointed time.
Fia eveawo, ame siwo ɖo nu vɔ̃ɖi kplikpaa ɖe woƒe dzi me la anɔ kplɔ̃ ɖeka ŋu, agblɔ alakpanyawo na wo nɔewo gake madze edzi o, elabena nuwuwu ava le ɣeyiɣi si woɖo la dzi.
28 So then he will return to his own land, with great substance, with, his heart, set upon a holy covenant; yea he will act with effect, and return to his own land.
Anyiehefia atrɔ ayi eƒe anyigba dzi kple kesinɔnu geɖewo gake eƒe dzi atsi tsitre ɖe nubabla kɔkɔe la ŋu, agblẽ eme eye emegbe la, atrɔ ayi eya ŋutɔ ƒe anyigba dzi.
29 At the appointed time, will he again enter the south, —but it shall not be like the former, nor like the latter.
“Ne ɣeyiɣi si woɖo, de la, agava adze Dziehenyigba dzi, ke emetsonu maganɔ nɛ fifia abe tsã ene o
30 Then will come in against him the ships of Cyprus, and he will be disheartened, and again have indignation against a holy covenant, and will act with effect, —and again gain intelligence, concerning them who are forsaking a holy covenant.
elabena, Kitimtɔwo ƒe ʋuwo atsi tsitre ɖe eŋu eye dzi aɖe le eƒo. Ekema atrɔ, aɖe dziku ɖe nubabla kɔkɔe la ŋu. Atrɔ agbɔ ava ve ame siwo gbe nu le nubabla kɔkɔe la gbɔ la nu.
31 And, arms, from him, will arise, —and will profane the sanctuary, the fortress, and will set aside the continual [ascending-sacrifice], and place the horrid abomination that astoundeth.
“Eƒe asrafowo atsi tsitre ava gblẽ kɔ ɖo na gbedoxɔ la ƒe mɔ sesẽ la eye woaɖe gbe sia gbe vɔsawo ɖa. Emegbe woaɖo ŋunyɔnu si he gbegblẽ vɛ la anyi
32 And, them who are ready to deal lawlessly with a covenant, will he make impious by flatteries, —but, the people who know their God, will be strong and act with effect.
eye woatsɔ amenublenyawo agblẽ ame siwo da le nubabla la dzi, ke ame siwo nya woƒe Mawu la anɔ te, atsi tsitre ɖe eŋu ade goe.
33 And, they who make the people wise, will impart understanding to the many, —yet shall they be brought low, by sword and by flame, by captivity and by prey, for some days;
“Nunyalawo afia nu ame geɖewo, togbɔ be le ɣeyiɣi kpui aɖe megbe la, woatsi yi nu alo woatɔ dzo wo alo woalé wo loo alo aha wo hã.
34 but, when they are brought low, they shall be helped with a little help, —and many, will join themselves unto them, by flatteries;
Ne wodze anyi la, woakpe ɖe wo ŋu vie eye ame geɖe siwo metoa nyateƒe o la aku ɖe wo ŋu.
35 and, of them who make wise, some shall be brought low, to refine them, and to purify and make white, up to the time of the end, —for yet is it for an appointed time.
Nunyalawo dometɔ aɖewo akli nu, ale be woate ŋu atsɔ dzo alolõ wo, aɖe ɖiƒoƒo ɖa le wo me eye woawɔ wo dzadzɛe va se ɖe nuwuwu ƒe ɣeyiɣi la naɖo elabena nuwuwu la ava le ɣeyiɣi si woɖo ɖi la dzi.
36 And the king, will do according to his own pleasure, and will exalt himself, and magnify himself against every GOD, yea, against the GOD of GODS, will he speak wonderful things, —and will succeed, until exhausted is the indignation, for, what is decreed, must be done;
“Fia la awɔ nu si adze eŋu. Ado eɖokui ɖe dzi eye wòawɔ eɖokui gãe wu mawu ɖe sia ɖe ale be wòagblɔ nya masekpɔwo ɖe mawuwo dzi Mawu la ŋuti. Nuwo adze edzi nɛ va se ɖe dziku ɣeyiɣiawo ƒe nuwuwu elabena ele be woawu nu si woɖo ɖi la nu.
37 and, for the god of his fathers, will he have no regard, nor, for the delight of women, nor for any god, will he have regard, —for, against all, will he magnify himself.
Made bubu aɖeke fofoawo ƒe mawuwo, ame siwo nyɔnuwo dina vevie loo alo ade bubu mawu bubu aɖeke ŋu o, ke boŋ akɔ eɖokui ɖe dzi wu wo katã.
38 Howbeit, to the god of the fortresses, in his place, will he give honour, —even to a god whom his fathers, knew not, will he give honour, with gold and with silver and with precious stones and with articles of delight.
Le woawo teƒe la, ade bubu mɔ sesẽ la ƒe mawu ŋu, mawu si fofoawo menya o. Mawu sia ŋue wòatsɔ sika, klosalo, kpe xɔasiwo kple nunana xɔasiwo ade bubue.
39 And he will prepare, for the strongholds of the fortress of the sea, the people of an alien god, whom he will acknowledge—will greatly honour, —and will give them authority over the many, and, the soil, will he apportion for a price.
Ava dze mɔ sesẽtɔwo kekeakewo dzi to dzromawu aɖe ƒe kpekpeɖeŋu me eye wòade bubu gã aɖe ame siwo xɔe la ŋuti. Atsɔ wo aɖo amegãwoe ɖe ame geɖewo nu eye wòama anyigba la na wo woaxe fe ɖe eta.
40 And, in the time of the end, will the king of the south, push at him, and the king of the north, will rush against him, with chariots and with horsemen, and with many ships, —and he will enter the lands, and overwhelm and pass over;
“Ne eƒe nuwuwu ɖo vɔ la, Dziehefia akpe aʋa kplii eye Anyiehefia ava kpee kple tasiaɖamwo, sɔdosrafowo kple tɔdziʋumesrafowo ƒe ha gã aɖe. Ava dze dukɔ geɖewo dzi eye wòazɔ wo dzi abe tsiɖɔɖɔ ene.
41 yea he will enter the beautiful land, and, many [lands], shall be laid low, —but, these, shall be delivered out of his hand, Edom and Moab, and the first portion of the sons of Ammon;
Ava dze Anyigba Nyui la hã dzi. Dukɔ geɖewo atsrɔ̃ gake woaɖe Edom kple Moab kple Amon ƒe dumegãwo tso eƒe asi me.
42 yea he will thrust forth his hand against the lands, —and, the land of Egypt, shall have no deliverance;
Eƒe ŋusẽ akeke ɖe dukɔ geɖewo dzi. Egiptenyigba hã mato le eme o.
43 and he will have authority over the treasures of gold and silver, and over all the delightful things of Egypt, —with Libyans and Ethiopians among his followers;
Akeke ɖe Egipte ƒe sika, klosalo kple kesinɔnu veviwo nu eye Libiatɔwo kple Kustɔwo hã ana ta
44 but, tidings, will terrify him, out of the east, and out of the north, —therefore will he go forth with great fury, to destroy and to devote many;
gake nyadzɔdzɔ siwo atso ɣedzeƒe kple anyiehe wòase la ado ŋɔdzi gã aɖe nɛ ale be wòaho kple dziku helĩhelĩ be wòagblẽ wo eye wòatsrɔ̃ geɖewo.
45 and will plant his palace-home between the seas, towards the beautiful holy mountain, but shall come to his end, with none to help him.
Atu eƒe fiagbadɔ ɖe atsiaƒu kple to kɔkɔe nyui la dome. Ke hã la, eƒe nuwuwu aɖo eye ame aɖeke maxɔ nɛ o.”
