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!”
I saw that [Jesus, the one who is like a] lamb, opened the first of the seven seals [of the scroll]. Then I heard one of the four living [creatures] say in a voice [as loud] as [SIM] 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.
Then I saw a white horse [come out]. The one who sat on it had a bow [and arrows]. [God] gave him a crown [to show that he was the king]. Then the one who conquers [people] went out to continue to conquer [people].
3 Alẽvi la ɖe nutrenu evelia ɖa, eye wòʋu agbalẽ evelia hã. Mese nu gbagbe evelia wògblɔ be, “Va!”
When the [one who was like a] lamb 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.
Then a red horse came out. The one sitting on it was allowed {[God] allowed the one sitting on it} to cause [people] to no longer [live] peacefully, but instead to be killing each other. [For this purpose] he was given {[God’s agent] gave to him} a large sword.
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.
When [the one who is like a] lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living [creature] say, “Come!” This time, I saw a black horse [come out]. The one who sat on it had a pair of scales 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!”
I heard a voice [that sounded] like [it was coming from] among the four living [creatures]. It was saying ([to the horseman/to the man who was sitting on the black horse]), “A quart of wheat [will cost so much that] a man must work a whole day to earn enough money to buy it, and three quarts of barley will sell for the same price. But do not cut off [the supply of] olive oil or the wine [MTY]!”
7 Esi Alẽvi la ɖe nutrenu enelia ɖa la, mese nu gbagbe enelia wògblɔ be, “Va!”
When the [one who is like a] lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the fourth living [creature] say, “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)
This time I saw a pale horse [come out]. The one who sat on it is named ‘[The one who causes] death [PRS]’, and [the one that is named ‘The place where dead people go’] accompanied him. [God] gave them authority over one quarter of the people on earth to incite them to kill each other with weapons [SYN], and also authority to kill them (by [causing them to] starve, by [their causing them to become] sick from epidemics, and by [their causing them to be attacked by] wild animals. (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.
When the [one who is like a] lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under (OR, at the base of) the altar [in heaven] the souls of [God’s servants] who had been killed {whom [people had] killed} because of [their believing] God’s message, and because they told others [the message about Jesus].
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?”
They spoke loudly [to God] saying, “Sovereign/Almighty Lord, you are holy and faithful. How long [will it be] before you judge [and punish] the people on earth who murdered [us(exc)]?”
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.
[God] gave to each of them a long white robe, and [he] told them to rest a little longer until [people] killed all the believers who served [the Lord] with them. They were believers whom [God wanted to die in just the same way] that these others had been killed.
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,
I saw that when [the one who is like a] lamb opened the sixth seal, the earth shook violently. The sun became as black as cloth made (of [black] wool/of pitch). The whole moon became [red] [SIM] 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.
The stars fell to the earth [in great numbers], just [SIM] like immature figs fall when a fig tree is shaken by a strong wind {when a strong wind shakes a fig tree}.
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.
The sky split open and [rolled up on either side] just [SIM] like an [old] scroll rolls up [when it is split in two]. Every mountain and island 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.
[As a result, all the rebellious people] of the earth, [including] kings, high-ranking people, generals, the rich people, the powerful people, along with everyone [else], both slave and free, hid themselves in caves and between the mountain rocks.
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,
They shouted to the mountains and to the rocks, “Fall on us [(exc)] and hide us [(exc)] in order that the one who sits upon the throne will not be able to see us [(exc)] [MTY], and [in order that] the [one who is like a] lamb will not be able to punish [MTY] us [(exc)].
17 elabena woƒe dɔmedzoeŋkeke gã la ɖo vɔ. Ame kae ate ŋu anɔ te ɖe enu?”
This is the terrible day on which they will punish [MTY] us [(exc)], and [when that happens], no one will be able to survive! [RHQ]”
