Nyaɖeɖefia 13
1 Ale ʋɔ driba la nɔ tsitre ɖe atsiaƒu la to. Tete mekpɔ lã wɔadã aɖe wòdo go tso atsiaƒu me gbɔna. Eto dzo ewo kple ta adre; fiakuku ewo nɔ dzoawo dzi, eye woŋlɔ busuŋkɔwo ɖe ta adreawo dometɔ ɖe sia ɖe ŋu.
Then I stood on the sand of the sea. I saw a beast coming up out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads. On his horns were ten crowns, and on his heads, blasphemous names.
2 Lã wɔadã si mekpɔ la ɖi lãkle, gake eƒe afɔwo nɔ abe sisiblisi tɔwo ene, eye eƒe nu le abe dzata tɔ ene. Ʋɔ driba la tsɔ eƒe ŋusẽ, fiazikpui kple dziɖuɖuŋusẽ na lã wɔadã la.
The beast which I saw was like a leopard, and his feet were like those of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. The dragon gave him his power, his throne, and great authority.
3 Edze abe lã wɔadã la ƒe tawo dometɔ ɖeka ɖe wòxɔ abi vevie ene, gake abi gã si wòxɔ la ku. Xexea me katã ƒe nu ku, eye wodze lã wɔadã la yome.
One of his heads looked like it had been wounded fatally. His fatal wound was healed, and the whole earth marvelled at the beast.
4 Amewo subɔ ʋɔ driba la, elabena etsɔ dziɖuɖu ƒe ŋusẽ na lã wɔadã la, eye wosubɔ lã wɔadã la hã hebia be, “Ame kae le abe lã wɔadã la ene? Ame kae ate ŋu awɔ aʋa kplii?”
They worshipped the dragon because he gave his authority to the beast; and they worshipped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him?”
5 Wona nu lã wɔadã la be wòagblɔ adegbeƒonyawo kple busunyawo, eye be wòaɖu dzi hena ɣleti blaene-vɔ-eve.
A mouth speaking great things and blasphemy was given to him. Authority to make war for forty-two months was given to him.
6 Eke eƒe nu be yeagblɔ busunya ɖe Mawu ŋu, eye yeaƒo ɖi eƒe ŋkɔ, eƒe nɔƒe kple ame siwo katã li kplii le dziƒo la.
He opened his mouth for blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, his dwelling, and those who dwell in heaven.
7 Wona ŋusẽe be wòawɔ aʋa kple ame kɔkɔeawo, eye wòaɖu wo dzi. Nenema ke wona dziɖuɖuŋusẽe ɖe to sia to, ƒome sia ƒome, gbegbɔgblɔ sia gbegbɔgblɔ kple dukɔ sia dukɔ dzi.
It was given to him to make war with the saints and to overcome them. Authority over every tribe, people, language, and nation was given to him.
8 Anyigbadzitɔwo katã asubɔ lã wɔadã la, ame siwo ƒe ŋkɔwo womeŋlɔ ɖe Alẽvi si wowu tso xexea me ƒe gɔmedzedze ke la ƒe agbegbalẽ la me o.
All who dwell on the earth will worship him, everyone whose name has not been written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who has been killed.
9 Ame si to senu li na la nesee.
If anyone has an ear, let him hear.
10 “Ne ame aɖe ayi aboyo me la, aboyo mee wòayi. Ne woawu ame aɖe kple yi la, yie woatsɔ awui.” Esia hiã na dzigbɔɖi le dzidodo me kple nuteƒewɔwɔ le ame kɔkɔeawo ƒe akpa dzi.
If anyone is to go into captivity, he will go into captivity. If anyone is to be killed with the sword, he must be killed. Here is the endurance and the faith of the saints.
11 Eye mekpɔ lã wɔadã bubu wònɔ dodom tso anyigba ƒe tume. Eto dzo eve abe agbovi ene, gake enɔ nu ƒom abe ʋɔ driba ene.
I saw another beast coming up out of the earth. He had two horns like a lamb and it spoke like a dragon.
12 Ewɔ lã wɔadã gbãtɔ ƒe dziɖuɖuŋusẽwo katã ŋu dɔ ɖe lã wɔadã gbãtɔ teƒe, eye wòna be anyigba kple edzinɔlawo katã nasubɔ lã wɔadã gbãtɔ, ame si ƒe kubi wowɔ wòku la.
He exercises all the authority of the first beast in his presence. He makes the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose fatal wound was healed.
13 Ewɔ dzesi kple nukunu gãwo, eye wòna be dzo gɔ̃ hã ge tso dziƒo va dze anyi le amewo ƒe ŋkume.
He performs great signs, even making fire come down out of the sky to the earth in the sight of people.
14 Le ŋusẽ si wonae be wòawɔ nukunuwo ɖe lã wɔadã gbãtɔ teƒe ta la, eble anyigbadzitɔwo katã. Ede se na wo be woali legba abe bubudede lã wɔadã si ŋu wode abi kple yi, eye wògale agbe la ŋu ene.
He deceives my own people who dwell on the earth because of the signs he was granted to do in front of the beast, saying to those who dwell on the earth that they should make an image to the beast who had the sword wound and lived.
15 Wona ŋusẽe be wòade gbɔgbɔ lã wɔadã gbãtɔ ƒe legba me, ale be legba la nate ŋu aƒo nu, eye be woawu ame siwo katã gbe be yewomasubɔ lã wɔadã la ƒe legba o la.
It was given to him to give breath to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause as many as wouldn’t worship the image of the beast to be killed.
16 Nenema ke wòzi ame sia ame, suewo kple gãwo, kesinɔtɔwo kple ame dahewo, ablɔɖeviwo kple kluviwo dzi be woade dzesi woƒe nuɖusibɔ alo woƒe ŋgonu,
He causes all, the small and the great, the rich and the poor, and the free and the slave, to be given marks on their right hands or on their foreheads;
17 ale be ame aɖeke mate ŋu aƒle nu alo adzra nu o, negbe ɖe wòxɔ dzesi si nye lã wɔadã la ƒe ŋkɔ alo xexlẽme si nye eƒe ŋkɔ la hafi.
and that no one would be able to buy or to sell unless he has that mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of his name.
18 Esia hiã nunya. Ne sidzedze le ame aɖe si la, nebu lã wɔadã la ƒe xexlẽme kpɔ, elabena enye ame ƒe xexlẽme ƒe dzesi. Eƒe xexlẽme ƒe dzesie nye alafa ade blaade-vɔ-ade.
Here is wisdom. He who has understanding, let him calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man. His number is six hundred and sixty-six.
