Daniel 7
1 [Previously, ] during the first year that Belshazzar was the king of Babylonia, I had a dream and a vision one night as I lay on my bed. [The next morning] I wrote down what I had dreamed. This is what I wrote:
Ɔhene Belsasar adedie afe a ɛdi ɛkan wɔ Babilonia mu no, Daniel soo daeɛ, hunuu anisoadehunu ahodoɔ ɛberɛ a ɔda ne mpa so no. Ɔtwerɛɛ daeɛ no mu nsɛm titire too hɔ.
2 I, Daniel, had a vision last night. In the vision I saw that strong winds were blowing from all four directions, stirring up [the water in] the ocean.
Daniel kaa sɛ, “Mʼanisoadehunu no mu saa anadwo no, mehunuu ɔsoro mframa ɛnan a ɛrebobɔ fa ɛpo kɛseɛ no so.
3 Then [I saw] four beasts coming out of the ocean. All four of them were different.
Afei, mmoa akɛseɛ ɛnan bi pue firii ɛpo no mu a wɔn mu biara bɔbea nko.
4 The first one resembled a lion, but it had wings like an eagle has. But as I watched, something tore off its wings {its wings were pulled off}. The beast was left there, standing on its two hind/rear legs, like a human being stands. And it was given a mind like humans have.
“Na aboa a ɔdi ɛkan no te sɛ gyata a ɔwɔ ɔkɔdeɛ ntaban. Mehwɛɛ no ara kɔsii sɛ wɔtutuu ne ntaban no, na wɔpagyaa no ma ɔgyinaa ne nan mmienu so te sɛ onipa. Na wɔmaa no onipa adwen.
5 The second beast resembled a bear. It was crouching, and it held between its teeth three ribs [from another animal that it had killed and eaten]. Someone said to it {It was told}, “Stand up and eat as much meat [as you want]!”
“Afei, mehunuu aboa a ɔtɔ so mmienu a na ɔte sɛ sisire. Na ɔda ne nkyɛn mu a na mfempadeɛ mmiɛnsa hyɛ ne se ntam wɔ nʼanom. Na wɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, ‘Sɔre na we ɛnam a wobɛtumi!’
6 Then I saw in front of me the third of those beasts. It resembled a leopard, but it had four wings protruding from its back. The wings were like a bird’s wings. It had four heads. It was given the power/authority to rule [people].
“Yei akyi no, mehunuu aboa foforɔ a ɔte sɛ ɔsebɔ. Na ɔwɔ ntaban ɛnan a ɛte sɛ nnomaa ntaban a ɛtuatua nʼakyi. Saa aboa yi wɔ tire ɛnan, na wɔmaa no tumi kɛseɛ.
7 In the vision I saw a fourth beast. It was stronger than the other beasts, and it was more terrifying. It crushed other creatures with its huge iron teeth and ate their flesh. The parts of animals that it did not grind with its teeth, it trampled [on the ground]. It was different from the other three beasts: It had ten horns [on its head].
“Yei akyi no, mʼanisoadehunu anadwo no, mehunuu aboa a ɔtɔ so ɛnan a ne ho yɛ hu yie, na ne ho yɛ den nso. Ɔwɔ se akɛseɛ a ɛyɛ dadeɛ na ɔde bubu mmoa a ɔkyere wɔn na wawe, na afei ɔde ne nan tiatia nkaeɛ no so. Ɔda nso koraa wɔ mmoa nkaeɛ no mu. Na ɔwɔ mmɛn edu.
8 While I was looking at those horns, I saw a little horn appear [on the head of that beast]. It tore out three of the other horns. This little horn had eyes like humans have, and it had a mouth [with which it spoke] very boastfully.
“Ɛberɛ a megu so redwene mmɛn no ho no, abɛn ketewa foforɔ bi pueɛ wɔ mmɛn dada no ntam, na ɛtutuu mmɛn dada no mu mmiɛnsa. Na saa abɛn ketewa no wɔ aniwa te sɛ onipa, na ɔwɔ ano a ɛkasa ahantan so.
9 [Then] while I watched, thrones were put in the places [where they belonged], and [God], the one who had been living forever, sat on one of the thrones. His clothes were as white as snow, and his hair was as white as pure/clean wool. His throne had wheels that were blazing with fire, and his throne was [also] blazing.
“Megu so rehwɛ no, “mehunuu sɛ, wɔde nhennwa bɛsisii hɔ, na Deɛ ɔwɔ hɔ firi Tete no bɛtenaa ase. Na nʼatadeɛ yɛ fitaa sɛ sukyerɛmma; na ne tirinwi hoa sɛ odwan nwi. Nʼahennwa dɛre sɛ ogyaframa na nʼahennwa nhankra nso dɛree framfram.
10 A fire was rushing out of in front of him like a stream. Many thousands [of people] (OR, [angels]) [were there] serving him, and millions [of other people] (OR, [angels]) were standing in front of him. They started (the court session/judging people), and they opened the books [in which they had written the record of all the good and bad things that people had done].
Na ogya a ɛte sɛ asubɔnten tene firii nʼanim baeɛ. Abɔfoɔ mpempem kotoo no, na ɔpepe nso gyinagyinaa nʼanim. Abadwafoɔ no tenaa ase, na wɔhyɛɛ aseɛ buebuee nwoma mu.
11 While I was watching, I could hear the little horn speaking very boastfully. As I [continued to] watch, the [fourth] beast was killed. Its corpse was thrown into a fire and completely burned.
“Na mekɔɔ so hwɛeɛ, ɛfiri sɛ, na abɛn ketewa no de ahantan rekasa. Mehwɛeɛ ara kɔsii sɛ wɔkumm aboa no, na wɔtoo no twenee ogyaframa a ɛrederɛ framfram no mu.
12 The power/authority of the other [three] beasts was taken away from them, but they were allowed to continue to live for a while.
Mmoa a aka no nso, wɔgyee wɔn tumi firii wɔn nsam, ma wɔtenaa ase kyɛree kakra.
13 While I [continued to] see the vision that night, I saw someone who resembled a human being. He was coming [closer to me], surrounded by clouds. Then he was taken to [God], the one who had been living forever.
“Anadwo a menyaa mʼanisoadehunu no, mehwɛ hunuu obi te sɛ onipa ba no a ɔnam ɔsoro omununkum mu reba. Ɔbɛn Deɛ ɔwɔ hɔ firi Tete no, wɔdii nʼanim kɔɔ ne nkyɛn.
14 He was honored and given great authority to rule over all the nations in the world, in order that people from every people-group and every nation, people from all language groups, would worship/serve him. He will rule forever; he will never stop ruling. The kingdom that he rules will never be destroyed.
Wɔmaa no tumi, animuonyam ne adehyetumi; na aman ne kasa ahodoɔ nyinaa somm no. Nʼahennie yɛ daa ahennie a ɛtoɔ rentwa da. Nʼahemman yɛ deɛ ɛrensɛe da.”
15 As for me, Daniel, I was very terrified by what I had seen in that vision, and I did not know what to think about it.
“Me, Daniel, deɛ mehunuiɛ no nyinaa haa me wɔ honhom mu, na mʼanisoadehunu no bɔɔ me hu.
16 I went to one of those who were standing in front of the throne of God, and I asked him to tell me what it meant. So he told me the meaning of it.
Enti, mekɔɔ wɔn a wɔgyinagyina hɔ no mu baako, kɔbisaa no saa nneɛma no nyinaa ase. “Ɔkyerɛɛ me aseɛ sɛ:
17 [He said], “The four huge beasts represent four kingdoms/empires that will exist on the earth.
‘Saa mmoa akɛseɛ ɛnan yi gyina hɔ ma ahemman ɛnan a wɔbɛsɔre asase so.
18 But the Supreme God will give power/authority to his people [to rule], and they shall rule forever.”
Nanso, Ɔsorosoroni no ahotefoɔ no bɛgye ahemman no na wɔafa no afebɔɔ.’
19 Then I wanted to know what the fourth beast signified—[the beast] that was different from the other three, the beast that crushed [those that it attacked] with its bronze claws, and [then] ate [their flesh] with its iron teeth, and trampled on the parts of their bodies [that it did not eat].
“Afei, mepɛɛ sɛ mehunu aboa a ɔtɔ so ɛnan no a na ɔda nso wɔ nkaeɛ no mu no nkyerɛaseɛ. Na ne ho yɛ hu yie, na ɔde ne se a ɛyɛ dadeɛ ne nʼabɔwerɛ a ɛyɛ kɔbere no tete mmoa a ɔkyere wɔn no we, na afei ɔde ne nan tiatia nkaeɛ no so.
20 [I also wanted to know about] the ten horns on its head, and about the horn that appeared later, which got rid of three of the other horns. [I wanted to know what it meant that] it had eyes and a mouth with which it spoke very boastfully. [The beast that was represented by] that horn was more terrifying than the other beasts.
Afei, mepɛɛ sɛ mete mmɛn edu a na ɛtuatua ne tiri ho ne deɛ ɛpuee akyire no ase. Ɛbɛsɛee deɛ na ɛwɔ hɔ dada no mu mmiɛnsa, na yei yɛ abɛn a ɛdi mu kyɛn nkaeɛ no a na ɛwɔ onipa aniwa ne ano a ɛkasa ahantan so.
21 While I was having the vision, I saw that this horn attacked God’s people and was defeating them.
Mehwɛeɛ no, na saa abɛn yi atu ateneneefoɔ no so sa redi wɔn so nkonim,
22 But then the Supreme God, the one who had been living forever, came and judged in favor of the people who belonged to him. And [I knew that] it was time for God’s people to receive authority [to rule].
kɔsii sɛ, Deɛ ɔwɔ ho firi Tete no baeɛ, bɛbuu atɛn, maa Ɔsorosoroni ahotefoɔ no dii bem. Afei, ɛberɛ duruiɛ sɛ, wɔfa ahemman no.
23 [Then] the man who was standing there said [to me], “The fourth beast represents an empire that will exist on the earth; that [empire] will be different from all [other] empires. [The army of] that empire will crush/kill [people all over] the world and trample [on their bodies].
“Afei, ɔkyerɛɛ me aseɛ sɛ, ‘Saa aboa a ɔtɔ so ɛnan yi yɛ ahemman a ɛtɔ so ɛnan a ɛbɛba asase so. Ɛbɛda nso wɔ ahemman a aka no nyinaa mu. Ɛbɛmene asase nyinaa, na atiatia so abubu no asinasini.
24 As for its ten horns, they represent ten kings who will rule that empire, [one after the other]. Then another [king] will appear. He will be different from the previous kings. He will defeat the three kings [that were represented by the three horns that were pulled out].
Ne mmɛn edu no yɛ ahemfo edu a wɔbɛfiri saa ahemman no mu. Afei, ɔhene foforɔ bɛsɔre a ɔda nso wɔ edu a aka no mu a ɔbɛbrɛ ahemfo no mu mmiɛnsa ase.
25 He will revile the Supreme God, and he will oppress God’s people. He will try to change the [sacred] festivals and their [religious] laws/regulations. He will control them for three and a half years.
Ɔbɛkasa atia Ɔsorosoroni no, na wahyɛ ahotefoɔ no so. Ɔbɛbɔ mmɔden sɛ, ɔbɛsesa wɔn afahyɛ kronkron ahodoɔ ne wɔn mmara no, na wɔde wɔn ahyɛ nʼase kɔsi mmerɛ bi.
26 But there will be a session/meeting of the court/judges in heaven, and that king’s authority/power will be taken away, and he will be completely destroyed.
“‘Nanso, abadwafoɔ bɛtena ase, na wɔagye ne tumi nyinaa, na wɔasɛe no korakora.
27 Then all the power and the greatness of all the kingdoms on the earth will be given to the people who belong to the Supreme God. The kingdom that he rules (OR, they rule) will endure forever. And the rulers of all the nations on the earth will serve and obey him (OR, them).”
Afei, wɔde ahennie ne tumi ne kɛseyɛ a ɛwɔ ahemman a ɛwɔ ɔsoro ase nyinaa bɛma ahotefoɔ, Ɔsorosoroni no nkurɔfoɔ. Na nʼahemman bɛtena hɔ daa, na ahemfo nyinaa bɛsɔre no na wɔayɛ ɔsetie ama no.’
28 That is [what I saw in] my vision/dream. I, Daniel, was terrified, with the result that my face became pale. But I did not tell anyone about the vision [that I had seen].
“Asɛm no awieeɛ nie. Me, Daniel, mʼadwendwene yi haa me yie na mʼanim sesaeɛ na mede saa nsɛm yi siee mʼakoma mu.”
