Nyaɖeɖefia 6
1 Mekpɔ Alẽvi la wòʋu nutrenu adreawo ƒe gbãtɔ. Emegbe la, mese nu gbagbe eneawo dometɔ ɖeka gblɔ kple gbe si le abe dziɖegbe ene la be, “Va!”
And I saw, when the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four Living Creatures say, with a voice like thunder, "Come!"
2 Mekpɔ sɔ ɣi aɖe le ŋgɔnye! Sɔdola la lé dati ɖe asi, eye wotsɔ fiakuku nɛ, eye wòdo sɔ la do go dzo abe kalẽtɔ si ɖoe kplikpaa be yeaɖu dzi la ene.
And I saw, and lo, a white horse, and he who sat on him had a bow; and there was given him a crown; and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.
3 Alẽvi la ɖe nutrenu evelia ɖa, eye wòʋu agbalẽ evelia hã. Mese nu gbagbe evelia wògblɔ be, “Va!”
And when he opened the second seal, I heard the second Living Creature say, "Come!"
4 Tete sɔ bubu do go va; ebiã, eye adã le mo nɛ. Wona ŋusẽ edola be wòaɖe ŋutifafa ɖa le anyigba dzi, eye wòana amewo nawu wo nɔewo. Ale wotsɔ yi gã aɖe de asi nɛ.
And another horse come forth, a red horse. To him who sat on it, it was allowed to take peace from the earth, and to cause men to kill one another; and a great sword was given to him.
5 Esi Alẽvi la ɖe nutrenu etɔ̃lia ɖa la, mese nu gbagbe etɔ̃lia wògblɔ be, “Va!” Eye mekpɔ sɔ yibɔ aɖe. Edola lé nudanu ɖe asi.
And when he opened the third seal, I heard the third Living Creature say, "Come!" And I saw, and lo, a black horse! He who sat on him had a balance in his hand.
6 Mese nane si ɖi ame ƒe gbe le nu gbagbe eneawo dome la le gbɔgblɔm be, “Bli agba ɖeka axɔ apaɖila ƒe ŋkeke ɖeka ƒe fetu, eye lu agba etɔ̃ anye apaɖila ƒe ŋkeke ɖeka ƒe fetu. Mikpɔ egbɔ be miegblẽ ami kple wain dome o!”
And I heard the semblance of a voice in the midst of the four Living Creatures, saying. "A quart of wheat for a shilling, and three quarts of barley for a shilling; but do not harm the oil and the wine."
7 Esi Alẽvi la ɖe nutrenu enelia ɖa la, mese nu gbagbe enelia wògblɔ be, “Va!”
And when he opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth Living Creature calling, "Come!"
8 Mekpɔ sɔ si ɖi ku ŋutɔ la le ŋkunyeme! Edola ŋkɔe nye Ku, eye Tsiẽƒe le eyome kplikplikpli. Wona ŋusẽ wo ɖe anyigba ƒe mama enelia ƒe ɖeka dzi, be woawu amewo kple yi, dɔwuame kple dɔvɔ̃ kpakple lã wɔadã siwo le anyigba dzi la. (Hadēs g86)
So I liked, and lo, a pale horse; and he who sat on him was named Death; and Hades was following after him. To them was given authority over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with the sword, and with famine, and with death, and with the wild beasts of the earth. (Hadēs g86)
9 Esi Alẽvi la ɖe nutrenu atɔ̃lia ɖa la, mekpɔ vɔsamlekpui aɖe. Le vɔsamlekpui la te la, mekpɔ ame siwo katã wowu ɖe Mawu ƒe Nya la gbɔgblɔ kple ɖaseɖiɖi anukwaretɔe ta la ƒe luʋɔwo.
And when he opened the fifth seal, I saw underneath the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they bore.
10 Wodo ɣli kple gbe sesẽ be, “Aƒetɔ Ŋusẽkatãtɔ, kɔkɔetɔ kple dzɔdzɔetɔ, va se ɖe ɣe ka ɣi nàdrɔ̃ ʋɔnu anyigbadzitɔwo, eye nàbia hlɔ̃ ɖe míaƒe ʋu ta?”
And with a loud voice they cried, saying, "O Master, holy and true, How long dost thou not judge And avenge our blood On those who dwell on the earth?"
11 Tete wotsɔ awu ʋlaya ɣi na wo dometɔ ɖe sia ɖe, eye wogblɔ na wo bena woalala vie va se ɖe esime woƒe hadɔlawo kple wo nɔvi siwo wole wuwu ge abe woawo ke ene la hã ƒe xexlẽme nu nade.
And there was given to each one of them a white robe; and they were told that they should rest for yet a little time, until the number should be completed by their fellow slaves and their brethren who were about to be put to death as they had been.
12 Mekpɔ Alẽvi la wòɖe nutrenu adelia ɖa. Enumake anyigba ʋuʋu sesĩe. Ɣe ƒe keklẽ trɔ zu yibɔɔ abe avɔ si wolɔ̃ kple gbɔ̃fu yibɔ la ene. Nenema ke ɣleti hã biã dzẽe abe ʋu ene,
And I looked when he opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black, like sackcloth, and the full moon became like blood;
13 eye ɣletivi siwo le dziƒo la ge va dze anyigba abe ale si gbotsetse siwo tsi megbe la dudunae ne ya sesẽ aɖe ʋuʋu ati la ene.
and the stars of the sky fell to earth, as a fig tree shaken by a gale drops its unripe figs.
14 Dziŋgɔli gbugbɔ yi megbe abe lãgbalẽ si woŋlɔ ene, eye to ɖe sia ɖe kple ƒukpo ɖe sia ɖe te ɖa le wo nɔƒe.
And the sky parted asunder like a rolled-up scroll; and every mountain and island was moved out of its place;
15 Tete anyigbadzifiawo, bubumewo, aʋafiawo, hotsuitɔwo, kalẽtɔwo kple kluvi ɖe sia ɖe kple ablɔɖevi ɖe sia ɖe yi ɖaɣla wo ɖokuiwo ɖe agadowo me kple agakpewo dome.
and the kings of the earth, and the princes, and the generals, the rich and the mighty, both slaves and freemen, every one of them hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains.
16 Wogblɔ na towo kple agakpewo be, “Mimu dze mía dzi ne miaɣla mí ɖa tso ame si nɔ fiazikpui la dzi la ƒe ŋkume kple Alẽvi la ƒe dɔmedzoe helĩhelĩ la gbɔ,
And they began to say to the mountains and to the rocks. "Fall upon us and hide us From the face of him who is seated upon the throne, And from the wrath of the Lamb;
17 elabena woƒe dɔmedzoeŋkeke gã la ɖo vɔ. Ame kae ate ŋu anɔ te ɖe enu?”
For the Great Day of their wrath has come, And who is able to stand?"
