Revelation 7
1 After this I saw four angels. One was standing at the north, one at the east, one at the south, and one at the west. They were restraining the winds that blew from all directions [MTY] to keep them from blowing [destructively] on the earth or on the ocean or even on any tree.
Lani n pendi, n den laa malekinba naa ke bi se i tinkunnaadi kani. Bi den kubi ki tinga facian naadi ke yin da go figi baa waamu ki tinga po, leni mi ñincianma po, leni tibuba kuli po.
2 I saw another angel come up from the east. He was carrying God’s seal. [With this] seal God, who is all-powerful, marks [his own people to protect them]. The angel called out with a loud voice to the four angels to whom [he] had given [power] to harm the earth and the ocean. He said
Lani, n go den laa maleki toa ke o yugi ñani u yienu n pudi naani po, o den kubi U Tienu yua n fo maalima, ki kpaani ki maadi leni bi maleki naadiba, yaaba n den baa li bali ki baa waani ki tinga leni mi ñincianma fala ki yedi baa:
3 [to them], “Do not harm the earth or the ocean or the trees until we [(exc)] have marked the servants of our [(inc)] God on their foreheads.”
Yin da tieni ki tinga, leni mi ñincianma, leni i tiidi yaala n bia kuli, hali tin tabini U Tienu naaceenba yutuna po o maalima no.
4 [Then the angel and his fellow angels marked all God’s servants]. I heard the number of people who were marked {whom [the angels] marked} [because of their being God’s servants. The number was] 144,000. They were from all the tribes of Israel. [They symbolized the complete number of people whom God would protect].
N go den gbadi ke yaaba n baa mi maalima yeni coali n da maama; Isalele buolu kuli nni, kobiga n piina n niba tudanaa.
5 [The angels] marked 12,000 people from the tribe of Judah, 12,000 from the tribe of Reuben, 12,000 from the tribe of Gad,
juda boulu nni, piiga n niba tuda lie. Lubena buolu nni, piiga n tuda lie. Gada buolu nni, piiga n tuda lie,
6 12,000 from the tribe of Asher, 12,000 from the tribe of Naphtali, 12,000 from the tribe of Manasseh,
Asela buolu nni, piiga n tuda lie, Nefitali buolu nni, piiga n tuda lie, Manase buolu nni, piiga n tuda lie;
7 12,000 from the tribe of Simeon, 12,000 from the tribe of Levi, 12.000 from the tribe of Issachar,
Simeyono buolu nni, piiga n tuda lie. Lefi buolu nni, piiga n tuda lie. Isakala buolu nni, piiga n tuda lie.
8 12,000 from the tribe of Zebulun, 12,000 from the tribe of Joseph, and 12,000 from the tribe of Benjamin.
Sabulono buolu nni, piiga n tuda lie. Josefi buolu nni, piiga n tuda lie. Benjamina buolu nni, piiga n tuda lie.
9 After these things I saw a huge crowd. There were so [many people] that no one would be able to count them. [They were] from every nation, every tribe, every people-group, and every language [MTY]. They were standing before the throne and before [Jesus, the one who is like a] lamb. They were wearing white robes and held palm branches [to wave them in order to celebrate].
Lani n pendi, n den diidi ki laa yaa niligu n yaba hali ke oba kuli kan fidi ki coadi ba. Handuna diema kuli yaaba, leni i nibuoli kuli, leni i mabuoli kuli. Bi den se li balikalikaanu leni ki pebiga nintuali, ki laa a liadipienciama, ki muubi bi niinni mo i kpakpabeni.
10 They shouted loudly, “[O] our [(exc)] God, you who sit on the throne, and [Jesus, you who are like a] lamb, [you two] have delivered [us(exc) from Satan’s power]!”
Bi den kpaani leni unialuciamu ki tua: Ti tienu yua ka libali kalikaanu po leni ki pebiga n die tindima!
11 All the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living [creatures]. They all bowed down before the throne with their faces [to the ground] and worshipped God.
Malekinba kuli den se ki lindi li balikalikaanu, leni bi nikpeliba, leni a bonfuodinaada, lani bi kuli den labini li balikalikaanu nintuali ki pugi U Tienu.
12 They said, “May it be so! [We(exc)] praise, thank, and honor [you], our [(exc)] God, forever! [We(exc) acknowledge] that you are completely wise, the powerful one, who is forever able to accomplish everything he wants to. (May everyone acknowlege that it is so!/Amen!)” (aiōn g165)
Ki tua: Amina! Ti tienu n die ti pagidi leni ti kpiagidi, mi yanfuoma, leni i tuondi, ti jigidi, u paaciamu leni u fidu hali ya yogunu kuli. Amina! (aiōn g165)
13 Then one of the elders asked me, “These [people] who are wearing white robes, [do you know] who they are, and where they come from?”
Lani bi nikpeliba yeni siiga, yendo den taa mi maama ki buali nni yaaba n laa ti tiapiendi yeni tie ŋmenbe? Ki ñani le?
14 I answered him, “Sir, [I do not know. Surely] you know [who they are]!” He said to me, “These are the people (whom [others] have caused to suffer greatly/who [have been persecuted]). [Because they believed that Jesus, the one who is like a sacrificial] lamb, [atoned for our sin when] his blood [flowed from his body when he died, it is as though] [MET] they have washed their robes and have made them [clean and] white.
N den yedi o: n Diedo, a bani. Lani o den yedi nni: Bi tie yaaba ñani o falaciamo nni yo, bi ŋuudi bi liadiciama ki pebiga soama nni ki pendi ŋa.
15 Because of this, they are in front of God’s throne, and they serve him day and night in his [heavenly temple. God], the one who sits on the throne, will shelter/protect them [MTY].
Li tie lanyaapo yo ke bi ye U Tienu bali kalikaanu nintuali ki kpiagidi o, o dieli nni u yensiinu leni ku ñiagu kuli wani yua n ka libalikalikaanu po ba ti kuani ba o diegu nni.
16 [As a result], they will never again be hungry. They will never again be thirsty. The sun will never again (beat on/burn) them, nor will any heat [scorch them].
Mi koma leni u ñinñuulu kan go cuo ba, u yienu mo kan go ñidi ba, baa wulugu mo kan go gbadiba.
17 This is because the [one who is like a] lamb who is at the throne will [take care of them, just like] a shepherd [takes care of his sheep] [MET]. He will guide them [to the source of eternal life, just like a shepherd leads his sheep] to springs of water, [which enable the sheep] to live [MET]. God will [cause them to no longer be sad. It will be as if he were] wiping away all tears from their eyes [MTY].”
Kelima ki pebiga, yua n ye libali kalikaanu kani baa tie bi yankpaalo, ki gobidi ki caaniba li miali ñinbuna kani, U Tienu mo baa duuni ki ñani bi ninsiidi kuli.
