Daniel 9
1 Ahasweros babarima Dario (a nʼase fi Media) a wɔyɛɛ no ɔhene wɔ Babilonia ahenni so no,
In the first yeere of Darius the sonne of Ahashuerosh, of the seede of the Medes, which was made King ouer the realme of the Caldeans,
2 afe a edi kan no, me, Daniel, metee ase fii kyerɛwsɛm mu sɛnea Awurade de maa Odiyifo Yeremia se, Yerusalem bɛda mpan mfirihyia aduɔson.
Euen in the first yeere of his reigne, I Daniel vnderstood by bookes the nomber of the yeeres, whereof the Lord had spoken vnto Ieremiah the Prophet, that he would accomplish seuentie yeeres in the desolation of Ierusalem.
3 Ɛno nti, mifuraa atweaatam de nsõ yɛɛ me ho dii mmuada. Afei mede nkotosrɛ kɔɔ Awurade Nyankopɔn anim kɔbɔɔ mpae srɛe.
And I turned my face vnto the Lord God, and sought by prayer and supplications with fasting and sackcloth and ashes.
4 Mebɔɔ Awurade me Nyankopɔn mpae, na mepaee mu kae se: “Awurade, wo a wo so na woyɛ Onyankopɔn nwonwani! Wo a wudi ɔdɔ apam so—ɔdɔ apam a woayɛ ama wɔn a wɔdɔ wo na wodi wo mmara so.
And I prayed vnto the Lord my God, and made my confession, saying, Oh Lord God, which art great and fearefull, and keepest couenant and mercy toward them which loue thee, and toward them that keepe thy commandements,
5 Yɛayɛ bɔne, na yɛayɛ mfomso. Yɛabɔ atirimɔden na yɛatew atua; yɛakwati wo mmara ne wʼahyɛde.
We haue sinned, and haue committed iniquitie and haue done wickedly, yea, we haue rebelled, and haue departed from thy precepts, and from thy iudgements.
6 Yɛantie wʼasomfo adiyifo a wɔkasaa wɔ wo din mu kyerɛɛ yɛn ahemfo ne ahenemma ne agyanom ne nnipa a wɔwɔ asase no so nyinaa.
For we would not obey thy seruants the Prophets, which spake in thy Name to our Kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, and to all the people of the land.
7 “Awurade, woyɛ ɔtreneeni, nanso nnɛ de, yɛn anim agu ase, Yudafo ne Yerusalemfo ne Israelfo nyinaa, wɔn a wɔbɛn ne wɔn a wɔwɔ akyirikyiri a wɔabɔ apansam. Esiane yɛn amumɔyɛ nti, yɛn anim agu ase.
O Lord, righteousnes belongeth vnto thee, and vnto vs open shame, as appeareth this day vnto euery man of Iudah, and to the inhabitants of Ierusalem: yea, vnto all Israel, both neere and farre off, through all the countreys, whither thou hast driuen them, because of their offences, that they haue committed against thee.
8 Awurade, aniwu aka yɛn ne yɛn ahemfo, ahenemma ne yɛn agyanom, efisɛ yɛayɛ bɔne atia wo.
O Lord, vnto vs apperteineth open shame, to our Kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we haue sinned against thee.
9 Ɛwɔ mu sɛ, yɛatew Awurade yɛn Nyankopɔn anim atua, nanso ɔyɛ ahummɔbɔ na ɔde bɔne kyɛ.
Yet compassion and forgiuenesse is in the Lord our God, albeit we haue rebelled against him.
10 Yɛanyɛ osetie amma Awurade yɛn Nyankopɔn, na yɛanni ne mmara a ɔnam nʼasomfo adiyifo so de maa yɛn no so.
For we haue not obeyed the voyce of the Lord our God, to walke in his lawes, which he had laide before vs by the ministerie of his seruants the Prophets.
11 Israel nyinaa abu wo mmara so, na wɔafi ho a wɔmpɛ sɛ wɔyɛ osetie ma wo. “Enti nnome ne atemmu a wɔaka ntam akyerɛw wɔ Onyankopɔn somfo Mose Mmara mu no, wɔahwie agu yɛn so, sɛ yɛayɛ bɔne atia wo nti.
Yea, all Israel haue transgressed thy Lawe, and are turned backe, and haue not heard thy voyce: therefore the curse is powred vpon vs, and the othe that is written in the Lawe of Moses the seruant of God, because we haue sinned against him.
12 Ɔhaw kɛse a wobɔɔ ho kɔkɔ sɛ wobɛyɛ atia yɛn ne yɛn ahemfo no, woayɛ. Ɔsoro ase nyinaa, biribiara nsii sɛnea asi wɔ Yerusalem no bi da.
And he hath confirmed his wordes, which he spake against vs, and against our iudges that iudged vs, by bringing vpon vs a great plague: for vnder the whole heauen hath not bene the like, as hath bene brought vpon Ierusalem.
13 Sɛnea wɔakyerɛw wɔ Mose mmara mu no, saa amanehunu yi nyinaa aba yɛn so, nanso yɛnhwehwɛɛ Awurade yɛn Nyankopɔn mmɔborɔhunu, sɛ yebefi yɛn bɔne ho na yɛapɛ nokware akyi kwan.
All this plague is come vpon vs, as it is written in the Lawe of Moses: yet made we not our prayer before the Lord our God, that we might turne from our iniquities and vnderstand thy trueth.
14 Awurade antwentwɛn sɛ ɔde amanehunu no bɛba yɛn so, efisɛ Awurade yɛn Nyankopɔn yɛ pɛ wɔ biribiara a ɔyɛ mu, nanso yɛanyɛ osetie amma no.
Therefore hath the Lord made ready the plague, and brought it vpon vs: for the Lord our God is righteous in all his works which he doeth: for we would not heare his voyce.
15 “Awurade yɛn Nyankopɔn, wo a wode nsa a ɛyɛ den yii wo nkurɔfo fii Misraim, de gyee din a atena hɔ abesi nnɛ yi, yɛayɛ bɔne, yɛayɛ mfomso.
And nowe, O Lord our God, that hast brought thy people out of the land of Egypt with a mightie hand, and hast gotten thee renoume, as appeareth this day, we haue sinned, we haue done wickedly.
16 Awurade, sɛnea wo trenee nneyɛe nyinaa te no nti, yi wʼabufuw ne wʼanibere fi wo kuropɔn Yerusalem ne wo bepɔw kronkron no so. Esiane yɛn bɔne ne yɛn agyanom amumɔyɛ nti, nnipa a wɔatwa Yerusalem ho ahyia no nyinaa di Yerusalem ne wo nkurɔfo ho fɛw.
O Lord, according to all thy righteousnes, I beseech thee, let thine anger and thy wrath be turned away from thy citie Ierusalem thine holy Mountaine: for because of our sinnes, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Ierusalem and thy people are a reproche to all that are about vs.
17 “Na afei yɛn Nyankopɔn, tie wʼakoa mpaebɔ, ne ne nkotosrɛ. Wo nti, Awurade, tew wʼanim bio kyerɛ wo kronkronbea hɔ a agyigya no.
Nowe therefore, O our God, heare the prayer of thy serunant, and his supplications, and cause thy face to shine vpon thy Sanctuarie, that lyeth waste for the Lords sake.
18 Yɛ aso, me Nyankopɔn na tie; bue wʼani, na hwɛ kuropɔn a wo Din da so a agyigya no. Ɛnyɛ yɛn trenee nti na yɛde yɛn nkotosrɛ aba wʼanim, na mmom ɛyɛ wo mmɔborɔhunu bebrebe no nti.
O my God, encline thine eare and heare: open thine eyes, and beholde our desolations, and the citie whereupon thy Name is called: for we doe not present our supplications before thee for our owne righteousnes, but for thy great tender mercies.
19 Awurade, tie! Awurade, fa kyɛ! Awurade, tie na yɛ! Wo nti, me Nyankopɔn, ntwentwɛn wʼanan ase, efisɛ wo Din da wo kuropɔn ne wo nkurɔfo so.”
O Lord, heare, O Lord forgiue, O Lord consider, and doe it: deferre not, for thine owne sake, O my God: for thy Name is called vpon thy citie, and vpon thy people.
20 Bere a merekasa na merebɔ mpae, na mereka me ne me nkurɔfo Israelfo bɔne akyerɛ, na mede mʼadesrɛ reto Awurade me Nyankopɔn anim ama ne bepɔw kronkron no,
And whiles I was speaking and praying, and confessing my sinne, and the sinne of my people Israel, and did present my supplication before the Lord my God, for the holy Mountaine of my God,
21 na migu so rebɔ mpae no, Gabriel a mihuu no kan anisoadehu mu no de ahoɔhare baa me nkyɛn bɛyɛ anwummere afɔrebɔ bere mu.
Yea, while I was speaking in prayer, euen the man Gabriel, whome I had seene before in the vision, came flying, and touched mee about the time of the euening oblation.
22 Ɔkyerɛkyerɛɛ me se, “Daniel, maba ha sɛ merebrɛ wo nhumu ne ntease.
And he informed me, and talked with me, and sayd, O Daniel, I am now come forth to giue thee knowledge and vnderstanding.
23 Wufii ase sɛ worebɔ mpae pɛ no, mmuae bae, na maba sɛ merebɛka akyerɛ wo, efisɛ, wobu wo yiye. Enti dwene asɛm no ho na te anisoadehu no ase.
At the beginning of thy supplications the commandement came foorth, and I am come to shewe thee, for thou art greatly beloued: therefore vnderstande the matter and consider the vision.
24 “‘Mmere aduɔson ahorow ason’ na wɔahyɛ ama wo nkurɔfo ne wo kuropɔn kronkron no sɛ wɔmfa nnyae mmarato, na wontwa bɔneyɛ so, na wɔmpata atirimɔden, na trenee a to ntwa da mmra, na wɔnsɔw anisoadehu ne nkɔmhyɛ ano, na wɔnsra Kronkron mu Kronkronbea hɔ ngo.
Seuentie weekes are determined vpon thy people and vpon thine holy citie, to finish the wickednes, and to seale vp the sinnes, and to reconcile the inquitie, and to bring in euerlasting righteousnesse, and to seale vp the vision and prophecie, and to anoynt the most Holy.
25 “Tie na te eyi ase: Efi bere a asɛm no bɛkɔ ama wɔasi Yerusalem ayɛ no foforo, kosi sɛ Nea Wɔasra no Ngo no bɛba no bɛyɛ mmere ason ahorow ‘ason’, ne aduosia abien ahorow ‘ason.’ Wobeyiyi mmorɔn ne akwan na wɔayɛ bammɔ a ɛyɛ den, nanso ɛbɛyɛ ahohiahia bere mu.
Knowe therefore and vnderstande, that from the going foorth of the commandement to bring againe the people, and to builde Ierusalem, vnto Messiah the prince, shall be seuen weekes and threescore and two weekes, and the streete shalbe built againe, and the wall euen in a troublous time.
26 Mmere aduosia abien ahorow ason akyi no, wobekum Nea Wɔasra no ngo no a wɔrennya ne ho asɛm biara. Ɔhene a ɔbɛba no nkurɔfo bɛba abɛsɛe kuropɔn ne kronkronbea no. Awiei no bɛba sɛ nsuyiri, na ɔko ne mu ahoyeraw bɛba akosi awiei sɛnea wɔahyɛ no.
And after threescore and two weekes, shall Messiah be slaine, and shall haue nothing, and the people of the prince that shall come, shall destroy the citie and the Sanctuarie, and the end thereof shalbe with a flood: and vnto the end of the battell it shalbe destroyed by desolations.
27 Ɔbɛhoro ɔno ne nnipa bebree ntam apam so dua wɔ mmere ‘ason’ baako mu. Na mmere ‘ason’ no mfimfini no, obegyae afɔrebɔ ne ayɛyɛdema. Obedua abusude a ɛde ɔsɛe bɛba wɔ asɔredan no mu, kosi sɛ awiei a wɔahyɛ no behwie agu ne so.”
And he shall confirme the couenant with many for one weeke: and in the middes of the weeke he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the ouerspreading of the abominations, he shall make it desolate, euen vntill the consummation determined shalbe powred vpon the desolate.
