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/on/with year three to/for royalty Belshazzar [the] king vision to see: see to(wards) me I Daniel after [the] to see: see to(wards) me in/on/with beginning

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 to see: see in/on/with vision and to be in/on/with to see: see I and I in/on/with Susa [the] palace which in/on/with Elam [the] province and to see: see in/on/with vision and I to be upon 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 to lift: look eye my and to see: see and behold ram one to stand: stand to/for face: before [the] river and to/for him horn and [the] horn high and [the] one high from [the] second and [the] high to ascend: rise in/on/with 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.

to see: see [obj] [the] ram to gore sea: west [to] and north [to] and south [to] and all living thing not to stand: stand to/for face: before his and nothing to rescue from hand: power his and to make: do like/as acceptance his and to magnify

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 I to be to understand and behold male goat [the] goat to come (in): come from [the] west upon face: surface all [the] land: country/planet and nothing to touch in/on/with land: soil and [the] male goat horn vision between eye his

6 Eva agbo si to dzo eve si mekpɔ le tɔsisi la to la gbɔ eye wòlũ ɖe edzi kple dɔmedzoe helĩhelĩ.

and to come (in): come till [the] ram master: owning [the] horn which to see: see to stand: stand to/for face: before [the] river and to run: run to(wards) him in/on/with rage strength his

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 to see: see him to touch beside [the] ram and to provoke to(wards) him and to smite [obj] [the] ram and to break [obj] two horn his and not to be strength in/on/with ram to/for to stand: stand to/for face: before his and to throw him land: soil [to] and to trample him and not to be to rescue to/for ram from hand: power his

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 male goat [the] goat to magnify till much and like/as be vast he to break [the] horn [the] great: large and to ascend: rise vision four underneath: instead her to/for four spirit: breath [the] 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 from [the] one from them to come out: come horn one from little and to magnify remainder to(wards) [the] south and to(wards) [the] east and to(wards) [the] beauty

10 Etsi va se ɖe esime wòtɔ dziƒo ŋu, ena ɣletivi aɖewo ge va dze anyigba eye wòtu afɔ wo dzi.

and to magnify till army [the] heaven and to fall: fall land: soil [to] from [the] army and from [the] star and to trample them

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.

and till ruler [the] army to magnify and from him (to exalt *Q(K)*) [the] continually and to throw foundation sanctuary his

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 army to give: give upon [the] continually in/on/with transgression and to throw truth: true land: soil [to] and to make: do and to prosper

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?”

and to hear: hear [emph?] one holy to speak: speak and to say one holy to/for certain [the] to speak: speak till how [the] vision [the] continually and [the] transgression be desolate: destroyed to give: give and holiness and army trampling

14 Egblɔ nam be, “Fiẽ kple ŋdi akpe eve alafa etɔ̃ ava yi ekema woagbugbɔ kɔkɔƒe la ŋu akɔ.”

and to say to(wards) me till evening morning thousand and three hundred and to justify holiness

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 to be in/on/with to see: see I I Daniel [obj] [the] vision and to seek [emph?] understanding and behold to stand: stand to/for before me like/as appearance great 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 to hear: hear voice man between Ulai and to call: call by and to say Gabriel to understand to/for this [obj] [the] 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.”

and to come (in): come beside post my and in/on/with to come (in): come he to terrify and to fall: fall [emph?] upon face my and to say to(wards) me to understand son: child man for to/for time end [the] vision

18 Esime wònɔ nu ƒom nam la, menɔ alɔ̃ me ʋĩi eye metsyɔ mo anyi. Eka asi ŋunye eye wòfɔm ɖe tsitre.

and in/on/with to speak: speak he with me to sleep upon face my land: soil [to] and to touch in/on/with me and to stand: stand me upon post my

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 to say look! I to know you [obj] which to be in/on/with end [the] indignation for to/for meeting: time appointed end

20 Agbo dzoevee si nèkpɔ la nye Media fia kple Persia fia.

[the] ram which to see: see master: owning [the] horn king Media and Persia

21 Gbɔ̃tsu la nye Grik fia eye dzo titri si nɔ eƒe ŋkuwo dome lae nye fia gbãtɔ.

and [the] male goat [the] he-goat king Greece and [the] horn [the] great: large which between eye his he/she/it [the] king [the] first

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.

and [the] to break and to stand: rise four underneath: instead her four royalty from nation to stand: rise and not in/on/with strength his

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/on/with end royalty their like/as to finish [the] to transgress to stand: rise king strong face and to understand riddle

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 be vast strength his and not in/on/with strength his and to wonder to ruin and to prosper and to make: do and to ruin mighty and people holy: saint

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 upon understanding his and to prosper deceit in/on/with hand: power his and in/on/with heart his to magnify and in/on/with ease to ruin many and upon ruler ruler to stand: rise and in/on/with end hand: power to break

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 appearance [the] evening and [the] morning which to say truth: true he/she/it and you(m. s.) to close [the] vision for to/for day many

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 to be and be weak: ill day and to arise: rise and to make: do [obj] work [the] king and be desolate: appalled upon [the] appearance and nothing to understand