Daniel 7
1 Ɔhene Belsasar adedi afe a edi kan wɔ Babilonia mu no, Daniel soo dae, nyaa anisoadehu ahorow, bere a ɔda ne mpa so no. Ɔkyerɛw dae no mu nsɛm titiriw too hɔ.
In the first year of Belshazzar, king of Babylon, Daniel saw a dream and a vision in his head on his bed. And, writing down the dream, he understood it in a concise manner, and so, summarizing it tersely, he said:
2 Daniel kae se, “Mʼanisoadehu no mu saa anadwo no, mihuu ɔsoro mframa anan a ɛrebobɔw fa po kɛse no so.
I saw in my vision at night, and behold, the four winds of the heavens fought upon the great sea.
3 Afei mmoa akɛse anan bi pue fii po no mu a ɛsono wɔn mu biara bɔbea.
And four great beasts, different from one another, ascended from the sea.
4 “Na aboa a odi kan no te sɛ gyata a ɔwɔ ɔkɔre ntaban. Mehwɛɛ no ara kosii sɛ wotutuu ne ntaban no, na wɔpagyaw no ma ogyinaa ne nan abien so te sɛ onipa. Na wɔmaa no onipa adwene.
The first was like a lioness and had the wings of an eagle. I watched as its wings were plucked off, and it was raised from the earth and stood on its feet like a man, and the heart of a man was given to it.
5 “Afei mihuu aboa a ɔto so abien a na ɔte sɛ sisi. Na ɔda ne nkyɛn mu a na mfe mparow abiɛsa hyɛ ne se ntam wɔ nʼanom. Na wɔka kyerɛɛ no se, ‘Sɔre na we nam a wubetumi!’
And behold, another beast, like a bear, stood to one side, and there were three rows in its mouth and in its teeth, and they spoke to it in this way: “Arise, devour much flesh.”
6 “Eyi akyi no, mihuu aboa foforo a ɔte sɛ ɔsebɔ. Na ɔwɔ ntaban anan a ɛte sɛ nnomaa ntaban a etuatua nʼakyi. Saa aboa yi wɔ ti anan, na wɔmaa no tumi kɛse.
After this, I watched, and behold, another like a leopard, and it had wings like a bird, four upon it, and four heads were on the beast, and power was given to it.
7 “Eyi akyi no, mʼanisoadehu anadwo no, mihuu aboa a ɔto so anan a ne ho yɛ hu yiye, na ne ho yɛ den nso. Ɔwɔ se akɛse a ɛyɛ dade na ɔde bubu mmoa a ɔkyere wɔn no na wawe, na afei ɔde ne nʼanan tiatia nkae no so. Ɔda nsow koraa wɔ mmoa nkae no mu. Na ɔwɔ mmɛn du.
After this, I watched in the vision of the night, and behold, a fourth beast, terrible yet wondrous, and exceedingly strong; it had great iron teeth, eating yet crushing, and trampling down the remainder with his feet, but it was unlike the other beasts, which I had seen before it, and it had ten horns.
8 “Bere a migu so redwene mmɛn no ho no, abɛn ketewa foforo bi puee wɔ mmɛn dedaw no ntam, na etutuu mmɛn dedaw no mu abiɛsa. Na saa abɛn ketewa no wɔ aniwa te sɛ onipa, na ɔwɔ ano a ɛkasa ahantan so.
I considered the horns, and behold, another little horn rose out of the midst of them. And three of the first horns were rooted out by its presence. And behold, eyes like the eyes of a man were in this horn, and a mouth speaking unnatural things.
9 “Migu so rehwɛ no, “mihui sɛ, wɔde nhengua besisii hɔ, na Nea ɔwɔ hɔ fi Tete no bɛtenaa ase. Na nʼatade yɛ fitaa sɛ sukyerɛmma; na ne tinwi hoa sɛ oguan nwi. Nʼahengua dɛw sɛ ogyatannaa na nʼahengua nhankare nso dɛwee framfram.
I watched until thrones were set up, and the Ancient of days sat down. His garment was radiant like snow, and the hair of his head like clean wool; his throne was flames of fire, its wheels had been set on fire.
10 Na ogya a ɛte sɛ asubɔnten sen fii nʼanim bae. Abɔfo mpempem kotow no, na ɔpepe nso gyinagyinaa nʼanim. Baguafo no tenaa ase, na wofii ase buebuee nhoma mu.
A river of fire rushed forth from his presence. Thousands upon thousands ministered to him, and ten thousand times hundreds of thousands attended before him. The trial began, and the books were opened.
11 “Na mekɔɔ so hwɛe, efisɛ na abɛn ketewa no de ahantan rekasa. Mehwɛɛ ara kosii sɛ wokum aboa no, na wɔtow no kyenee ogyatannaa a ɛredɛw framfram no mu.
I watched because of the voice of the great words which that horn was speaking, and I saw that the beast had been destroyed, and its body was ruined and had been handed over to be burnt with fire.
12 Mmoa a aka no nso, wogyee wɔn tumi fii wɔn nsam, ma wɔtenaa ase kyɛe kakra.
Likewise, the power of the other beasts was taken away, and a limited time of life was appointed to them, until one time and another.
13 “Anadwo a minyaa mʼanisoadehu no, mehwɛ huu obi te sɛ onipa ba no a ɔnam ɔsoro omununkum mu reba. Ɔbɛn Nea ɔwɔ hɔ fi Tete no, wodii nʼanim kɔɔ ne nkyɛn.
I watched, therefore, in the vision of the night, and behold, with the clouds of heaven, one like a son of man arrived, and he approached all the way to the Ancient of days, and they presented him before him.
14 Wɔmaa no tumi, anuonyam ne adehyetumi; na aman ne kasa ahorow nyinaa som no. Nʼahenni yɛ daa ahenni a to rentwa da. Nʼaheman yɛ nea wɔrensɛe no da.”
And he gave him power, and honor, and the kingdom, and all peoples, tribes, and languages will serve him. His power is an eternal power, which will not be taken away, and his kingdom, one which will not be corrupted.
15 “Me, Daniel, nea mihuu no nyinaa haw me wɔ honhom mu, na mʼanisoadehu no bɔɔ me hu.
My spirit was terrified. I, Daniel, was fearful at these things, and the visions of my head disturbed me.
16 Enti, mekɔɔ wɔn a wogyinagyina hɔ no mu baako hɔ, kobisaa no saa nneɛma no nyinaa ase. “Ɔkyerɛɛ me ase se:
I approached one of the attendants and asked the truth from him about all these things. He told me the interpretation of the words, and he instructed me:
17 ‘Saa mmoa akɛse anan yi gyina hɔ ma ahemman anan a wɔbɛsɔre wɔ asase so.
“These four great beasts are four kingdoms, which will rise from the earth.
18 Nanso Ɔsorosoroni no ahotefo no begye ahemman no na wɔafa no afebɔɔ.’
Yet it is the saints of the Most High God who will receive the kingdom, and they will hold the kingdom from this generation, and forever and ever.”
19 “Afei mepɛɛ sɛ mihu aboa a ɔto so anan no a na ɔda nsow wɔ nkae no mu no nkyerɛase. Na ne ho yɛ hu yiye, na ɔde ne se a ɛyɛ dade ne nʼawerɛw a ɛyɛ kɔbere no tetew mmoa a ɔkyere wɔn no we no, na afei ɔde ne nan tiatia nkae no so.
After this, I wanted to learn diligently about the fourth beast, which was very different from all, and exceedingly terrible; his teeth and claws were of iron; he devoured and crushed, and the remainder he trampled with his feet;
20 Afei mepɛɛ sɛ mete mmɛn du a na etuatua ne ti ho ne nea epuee akyi no ase. Ɛbɛsɛee nea na ɛwɔ hɔ dedaw no mu abiɛsa, na eyi yɛ abɛn a edi mu kyɛn nkae no a na ɛwɔ onipa aniwa ne ano a ɛkasa ahantan so no.
and about the ten horns, which he had on his head, and about the other, which had sprung up, before which three horns fell, and about that horn which had eyes and a mouth speaking great things, and which was more powerful than the rest.
21 Mehwɛɛ no, na saa abɛn yi atu atreneefo no so sa redi wɔn so nkonim,
I watched, and behold, that horn made war against the holy ones and prevailed over them,
22 kosii sɛ, Nea ɔwɔ hɔ fi Tete no ba bebuu atɛn, maa Ɔsorosoroni ahotefo no dii bem. Afei bere duu sɛ wɔfa ahemman no.
until the Ancient of days came and gave judgment to the holy ones of the Supreme One, and the time arrived, and the holy ones obtained the kingdom.
23 “Afei ɔkyerɛɛ me ase se, ‘Saa aboa a ɔto so anan yi yɛ ahemman a ɛto so anan a ɛbɛba asase so. Ɛbɛda nsow wɔ ahemman a aka no nyinaa mu. Ɛbɛmene asase nyinaa, na atiatia so abubu no asinasin.
And thus he said, “The fourth beast will be the fourth kingdom on earth, which will be greater than all the kingdoms, and will devour the whole earth, and will trample and crush it.
24 Ne mmɛn du no yɛ ahemfo du a wobefi saa ahemman no mu. Afei ɔhene foforo bɛsɔre a ɔda nsow wɔ du a aka no mu a ɔbɛbrɛ ahemfo no mu baasa ase.
Moreover, the ten horns of the same kingdom will be ten kings, and another will rise up after them, and he will be mightier than the ones before him, and he will bring down three kings.
25 Ɔbɛkasa atia Ɔsorosoroni no, na wahyɛ ahotefo no so. Ɔbɛbɔ mmɔden sɛ, ɔbɛsesa wɔn afahyɛ kronkron ahorow ne wɔn mmara no, na wɔde wɔn ahyɛ nʼase akosi mmere bi.
And he will speak words against the Supreme One, and will exhaust the holy ones of the Most High, and he will think about what it would take to change the times and the laws, and they will be given into his hand until a time, and times, and half a time.
26 “‘Nanso baguafo bɛtena ase, na wɔagye ne tumi nyinaa, na wɔasɛe no korakora.
And a trial will begin, so that his power may be taken away, and be crushed, and be undone all the way to the end.
27 Afei wɔde ahenni ne tumi ne kɛseyɛ a ɛwɔ nheman a ɛwɔ ɔsoro ase nyinaa bɛma ahotefo, Ɔsorosoroni no nkurɔfo. Na nʼaheman bɛtena hɔ daa, na ahemfo nyinaa bɛsɔre no na wɔayɛ osetie ama no.’
Yet the kingdom, and the power, and the greatness of that kingdom, which is under all of heaven, shall be given to the people of the holy ones of the Most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all kings will serve and obey him.”
28 “Asɛm no awiei ni. Me, Daniel, mʼadwennwene yi haw me yiye na mʼanim sesae, na mede saa nsɛm yi siee me koma mu.”
And here is the end of the message. I, Daniel, was greatly disturbed by my thoughts, and my mood was changed in me, but I preserved the message in my heart.
