Daniel 8
1 Le fia Belsazar ƒe fiaɖuɖu ƒe ƒe etɔ̃lia me la, nye Daniel mekpɔ ŋutega aɖe ɖe esi mekpɔ xoxo la yome.
In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar a vision appeared unto me, to me Daniel, after that which had appeared unto me at the first.
2 Le nye ŋutega la me la, mekpɔ ɖokuinye be mele Susa fiadu la me le Elam nutogã me. Le ŋutega la me la, mekpɔ hã be menɔ Ulai tɔsisi la to.
And I saw in the vision—and it came to pass, in my seeing, that I was at Shushan the capital, which is in the province of 'Elam; —and I saw in the vision, as though I was by the river Ulai.
3 Mefɔ kɔ dzi, eye mekpɔ agbo aɖe si to dzo eve, wòtsi tsitre ɖe tɔsisi la to; eƒe dzowo didi. Dzoawo dometɔ ɖeka nɔ kpuie wu evelia gake eva didi ɖe edzi emegbe.
And I lifted up my eyes, and saw, and, behold, there was a ram standing before the river, and he had two horns; and the horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher one came up last.
4 Menɔ ŋku lém ɖe agboa ŋu esi wònɔ dzo dam ɖo ta ɣetoɖoƒe kple anyiehe kple dziehe. Lã aɖeke mete ŋu nɔ te ɖe enu o eye ɖeke mete ŋu xɔ nu léle le esi o. Ewɔ nu si dze eŋu eye wòkpɔ ŋusẽ ŋutɔ.
I saw the ram butting westward, and northward, and southward; so that all the beasts could not stand before him, and no one was there to deliver out of his hand: and he did according to his will, and became great.
5 Esi menɔ nu sia ŋu bum la, gbɔ̃tsu aɖe tso ɣetoɖoƒe gome va le anyigba blibo la dzi tsam kple du gake eƒe afɔwo menɔ anyigba kam o. Gbɔ̃tsu la to dzo titri eve ɖe eƒe ŋkuwo dome.
And as I was looking attentively, behold, there came a shaggy, he-goat from the west over the face of the whole earth, without touching the ground; and the goat had a sightly large horn between his eyes.
6 Eva agbo si to dzo eve si mekpɔ le tɔsisi la to la gbɔ eye wòlũ ɖe edzi kple dɔmedzoe helĩhelĩ.
And he came as far as the ram that had two horns, that I had seen standing before the river, and ran at him with his furious power.
7 Mekpɔe wòlũ ɖe agbo la dzi dɔmedzoetɔe, tu dzoe eye wòŋe eƒe dzo eveawo. Ŋusẽ menɔ agbo la ŋu wòatrɔ anɔ te ɖe enu o. Gbɔ̃tsu la ƒoe ƒu anyi, tu afɔ edzi eye naneke mete ŋu ɖee le eƒe asi me o.
And I saw him coming close unto the ram, and he became bitterly enraged against him, and he struck the ram, and broke his two horns: and there was no power in the ram to stand forward before him: and he cast him down to the ground, and stamped upon him; and there was no one to deliver the ram out of his hand.
8 Gbɔ̃tsu la va xɔ ŋkɔ ale gbegbe gake le eƒe ŋusẽ ƒe kɔkɔƒe la, eƒe dzo biɖa la ŋe eye dzo titri ene to ɖe eteƒe do ɖe dziƒoya eneawo gbɔ.
And the shaggy he-goat became very great: but when he was grown strong, the great horn was broken; and there came up four slightly large ones in its place toward the four winds of heaven.
9 Dzo bubu to tso dzoawo dometɔ ɖeka me. Dzo sia nɔ sue gake eva tsi le ŋusẽ me yi ɖe dziehe godo, va ɣedzeƒe, do ɖe Anyigba Nyui la gbɔ ke.
And out of them came forth a little horn, which became exceedingly great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the glorious land.
10 Etsi va se ɖe esime wòtɔ dziƒo ŋu, ena ɣletivi aɖewo ge va dze anyigba eye wòtu afɔ wo dzi.
And it became great, even up to the host of the heavens; and it cast down to the ground some of the host and of the stars, and trod them under foot.
11 Edo eɖokui ɖe dzi ɖe aʋakɔwo ƒe Fia la ŋu eye wòxɔ gbe sia gbe ƒe vɔsalã le esi hegbã eƒe nɔƒe kɔkɔe la.
Yea, it magnified itself even up to the prince of the host, and by it the continual sacrifice was taken away, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down.
12 Le aglãdzedze ta la, wotsɔ ame kɔkɔewo ƒe aʋakɔ la kple gbe sia gbe ƒe vɔsa de asi nɛ. Nu sia nu si wòwɔ la dze edzi nɛ eye wòtsɔ nyateƒe ƒu gbe ɖe anyigba.
And the host is given up together with the continual sacrifice, by reason of transgression: and it casteth down the truth to the ground, and it doth [this], and is prosperous.
13 Tete mese ame kɔkɔe aɖe wònɔ nu ƒom eye ame kɔkɔe bubu gblɔ nɛ be “Va se ɖe ɣe ka ɣi hafi ŋutega sia nava eme, ŋutega si ku ɖe gbe sia gbe ƒe vɔsa, aglãdzedze si hea gbegblẽ vɛ kple asiɖeɖe le kɔkɔeƒe la ŋu kple dɔla si dzi woanye avuzi le?”
Then did I hear a certain holy one speaking, and a holy one said unto the unknown one who was speaking, For how long is the vision concerning the continual sacrifice, and the wasting transgression, to give up both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot?
14 Egblɔ nam be, “Fiẽ kple ŋdi akpe eve alafa etɔ̃ ava yi ekema woagbugbɔ kɔkɔƒe la ŋu akɔ.”
And he said unto me, Until two thousand and three hundred evenings and mornings, when the sanctuary shall be justified.
15 Esime nye, Daniel, menɔ ŋutega la kpɔm eye menɔ agbagba dzem be mase egɔme la, ame aɖe si ɖi ŋutsu la tsi tsitre ɖe nye ŋkume
And it came to pass, when I, even I Daniel, saw the vision, and sought for understanding, that, behold, there was standing opposite to me something like the appearance of a man.
16 eye mese ame aɖe ƒe gbe tso Ulai tɔsisi la gbɔ wògblɔ be, “Gabriel, gblɔ ŋutega la ƒe gɔmeɖeɖe na ŋutsu sia.”
And I heard the voice of a man between [the banks of] the Ulai, and it called, and said, Gabriel, cause this one to understand this appearance.
17 Esi wògogo afi si metsi tsitre ɖo la, vɔvɔ̃ ɖom eye metsyɔ mo anyi. Egblɔ nam be, “Ame vi, se egɔme be ŋutega la ku ɖe nuwuwu ƒe ɣeyiɣi ŋu.”
So he came close to where I stood: and when he came, I was terrified, and I fell upon my face; but he said unto me, Mark it well, O son of man; because for the time of the end is the vision.
18 Esime wònɔ nu ƒom nam la, menɔ alɔ̃ me ʋĩi eye metsyɔ mo anyi. Eka asi ŋunye eye wòfɔm ɖe tsitre.
Now as he was speaking with me, I fell down in amazement on my face to the ground: but he touched me, and set me upright where I had been standing.
19 Egblɔ nam be, “Kpɔ ɖa, mele nu si ava dzɔ emegbe le dɔmedzoe ƒe ɣeyiɣi me la gblɔ ge na wò elabena ŋutega la ku ɖe nuwuwu ƒe ɣeyiɣi ɖoɖo la ŋu.
And he said, Behold, I will make known unto thee what is to be at the last end of the indignation; for it is for the appointed time of the end.
20 Agbo dzoevee si nèkpɔ la nye Media fia kple Persia fia.
The ram that thou hast seen, him with the two horns, [signifieth] the kings of Media and Persia.
21 Gbɔ̃tsu la nye Grik fia eye dzo titri si nɔ eƒe ŋkuwo dome lae nye fia gbãtɔ.
And the shaggy he-goat is the king of Javan; and the great horn which is between his eyes is the first king.
22 Dzo ene siwo to ɖe ɖeka si woŋe teƒe lae nye fiaɖuƒe ene siwo ado tso eƒe dukɔ me gake ŋusẽ ma tɔgbi ke manɔ wo ŋu o.
But that it was broken, and that four sprung up in its stead, [signifieth that] four kingdoms will spring up out of the nation, but not with his power.
23 “Le woƒe dziɖuɖu ƒe nuwuwu lɔƒo esime aglãdzelawo ƒe aglãdzedze ado gã ɖe edzi la, fia vlo aɖe si nye ayetɔ gã aɖe la, ado.
And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors have filled their measure of guilt, there will arise a king of an impudent face, and understanding deep schemes.
24 Azu ame sesẽ aɖe ŋutɔ gake menye to eya ŋutɔ ƒe ŋusẽ me o. Agblẽ nuwo nyamanyama eye wòakpɔ dzidzedze le nu sia nu si wòawɔ la me. Atsrɔ̃ ŋutsuwo kple ame kɔkɔewo.
And his power will be mighty, but not by his own power; and he will destroy wonderfully, and will prosper while he doth [this]; and he will destroy very many and the people of the saints.
25 Ana beble nakpɔ dzidzedze eye wòabu eɖokui gã wu ale si wòle. Ne amewo bu be yewole dedie la, awu wo dometɔ geɖewo eye wòatsi tsitre ɖe fiawo dzi Fia la ŋu. Ke woatsrɔ̃e gake menye to amegbetɔ ƒe ŋusẽ me o.
And through his intelligence, and because he prospereth, is craftiness in his hand; and in his heart will he magnify himself, and in peace will he destroy many: he will also stand up against the Prince of princes; but without a human hand will he be broken.
26 “Ŋutega si wona nèkpɔ tso fiẽ kple ŋdi ŋu la nye nyateƒe gake dzra ŋutega la ɖo ɖe wò dzi me elabena eku ɖe ɣeyiɣi didi aɖe si gbɔna la ŋu.”
And the appearance of the evening and the morning which was spoken of is true: but do thou keep the vision closed up;
27 Ɖeɖi te nye, Daniel ŋu eye menɔ dɔba dzi ŋkeke aɖewo. Emegbe mefɔ eye meyi fia la ƒe dɔwɔwɔ dzi. Ŋutega la wɔ nuku nam ŋutɔ; ekɔ wu amewo ƒe gɔmesese.
And I Daniel grieved, and was sick several days; afterward I rose up, and did the king's business; and I was depressed because of the appearance; but no one observed it.
