Nyaɖeɖefia 17
1 Mawudɔla adreawo dometɔ ɖeka si lé kplu adreawo ɖe asi la va gblɔ nam be, “Va, mafia tohehe si woana gbolo gã si nɔ anyi ɖe tsi geɖewo dzi la wò.
And one of the seven angels who had the seven vessels came and said to me, Come here, so that you may see the judging of the evil woman who is seated on the great waters;
2 Anyigbadzifiawo wɔ ahasi kplii, eye anyigbadzitɔwo no eƒe ahasiwɔwɔ ƒe wain mu.”
With whom the kings of the earth made themselves unclean, and those who are on the earth were full of the wine of her evil desires.
3 Tete mawudɔla la kɔm le gbɔgbɔ me yi gbedzi. Afi ma mekpɔ nyɔnu aɖe si nɔ anyi ɖe lã dzĩ aɖe dzi, esi ŋu busuŋkɔwo le la. Lã la to ta adre kple dzo ewo.
And he took me away in the Spirit into a waste land: and I saw a woman seated on a bright red beast, full of evil names, having seven heads and ten horns,
4 Nyɔnu la do awu legbe si wotɔ kple avɔ blɔ kple avɔ dzĩ, eye wòde sikakɔga keklẽwo, kpe xɔasi dzonuwo kple dzonu bubuwo kɔ. Sikakplu si yɔ fũu kple ŋunyɔnuwo kple eƒe ahasiwɔwɔ ƒe ŋunyɔnu la le esi.
And the woman was clothed in purple and bright red, with ornaments of gold and stones of great price and jewels; and in her hand was a gold cup full of evil things and her unclean desires;
5 Woŋlɔ ŋkɔ si nye nya ɣaɣla la ɖe eƒe ŋgonu be: Babilonia gã la, gbolowo kple anyigbadziŋunyɔnuwo dada.
And on her brow was a name, SECRET, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF THE EVIL WOMEN AND OF THE UNCLEAN THINGS OF THE EARTH.
6 Mekpɔ be nyɔnu la mu ame kɔkɔewo kple ame siwo ɖi ɖase le Yesu ŋuti la ƒe ʋu. Esi mekpɔe la, nye mo wɔ yaa.
And I saw the woman overcome as with the wine of the blood of the saints, and the blood of those put to death because of Jesus. And when I saw her, I was overcome with a great wonder.
7 Tete mawudɔla la biam be, “Nu ka ta wò mo wɔ yaa ɖo? Maɖe nyɔnu la kple lã si dom wòle, lã si to ta adre kple dzo ewo la ƒe nu ɣaɣla me na wò.
And the angel said to me, Why were you surprised? I will make clear to you the secret of the woman, and of the beast on which she is seated, which has the seven heads and the ten horns.
8 Lã si nèkpɔ la nɔ anyi tsã, gake megali fifia o, eye ado tso ʋe globo la me ayi eƒe tsɔtsrɔ̃ la me. Anyigbadzitɔ siwo ƒe ŋkɔwo womeŋlɔ ɖe agbegbalẽ la me tso xexea me ƒe gɔmedzedzea me o la ƒe mo awɔ yaa ne wokpɔ lã la, elabena enɔ anyi tsã, ke megali fifia o, gake agatrɔ ava. (Abyssos g12)
The beast which you saw was, and is not; and is about to come up out of the great deep, and to go into destruction. And those who are on the earth, whose names have not been put in the book of life from the first, will be full of wonder when they see the beast, that he was, and is not, and still will be. (Abyssos g12)
9 “Nya sia hiã na susu si me nunya le. Ta adreawo nye togbɛ adre siwo dzi nyɔnu la nɔ anyi ɖo la. Woganye fia adrewo hã.
Here is the mind which has wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman is seated:
10 Wo ame atɔ̃ dze anyi, ɖeka li fifia, eye ɖeka mekpɔ va haɖe o. Ke ne eva la, anɔ anyi hena ɣeyiɣi kpui aɖe ko.
And they are seven kings; the five have come to an end, the one is, the other has not come; and when he comes, he will have to go on for a little time.
11 Lã si nɔ anyi kpɔ, eye megali fifia o lae nye fia enyilia. Enye fia adreawo dometɔ ɖeka, eye wòyina ɖe eƒe tsɔtsrɔ̃ la me.
And the beast which was, and is not, is himself the eighth, and is of the seven; and he goes into destruction.
12 “Dzo ewo siwo nèkpɔ la nye fia ewo siwo si fiaɖuƒe mesu haɖe o la, gake woana dziɖuɖuŋusẽ wo abe fiawo ene, kpe ɖe lã la ŋu hena gaƒoƒo ɖeka.
And the ten horns which you saw are ten kings, which still have been given no kingdom; but they are given authority as kings, with the beast, for one hour.
13 Taɖodzinu ɖeka le wo si, eye woatsɔ woƒe ŋusẽ kple dziɖuɖuŋusẽ ana lã la.
These have one mind, and they give their power and authority to the beast.
14 Woawɔ aʋa kple Alẽvi la, gake Alẽvi la aɖu wo dzi, elabena eyae nye aƒetɔwo ƒe Aƒetɔ kple fiawo ƒe Fia la, eye eƒe ame tiatiawo, ame siwo wòyɔ kple ame siwo dze eyome le anukware me la anɔ egbɔ.”
These will make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, because he is the Lord of lords and King of kings; and those who are with him are named, marked out, and true.
15 Mawudɔla la yi edzi gblɔ nam be, “Tsi siwo nèkpɔ, esiwo dzi gbolo la nɔ anyi ɖo la nye amewo, amehawo, dukɔwo kple gbegbɔgblɔwo.
And he said to me, The waters which you saw, where the evil woman is seated, are peoples, and armies, and nations and languages.
16 Lã la kple eƒe dzo ewo siwo nèkpɔ la alé fu gbolo la, woahee va gbegblẽ me, eye woagblẽe ɖi amamae; woaɖu eƒe lã, eye woatɔ dzoe,
And the ten horns which you saw, and the beast, these will be turned against the evil woman, and will make her waste and uncovered, and will take her flesh for food, and will have her burned with fire.
17 elabena Mawu tsɔe de woƒe dzi me be woana eƒe tameɖoɖo nava eme ne woalɔ̃ atsɔ woƒe ŋusẽ ana lã la ne wòatsɔ aɖu dzii va se ɖe esime Mawu ƒe nyawo nava eme.
Because God has put it in their hearts to do his purpose, and to be of one mind, giving their kingdom to the beast, till the words of God have effect and are complete.
18 Nyɔnu si nèkpɔ la, eyae nye du gã si le anyigbadzifiawo dzi ɖum.”
And the woman whom you saw is the great town, which is ruling over the kings of the earth.
