Adiyisɛm 18
1 Eyi akyi no, mihuu ɔbɔfo foforo sɛ ofi ɔsoro reba fam. Na ɔwɔ tumi kɛse na nʼanuonyam hyerɛn wɔ asase so nyinaa.
And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory.
2 Ɔteɛɛ mu denneennen se, “‘Wahwe ase! Babilonia Kokuroko ahwe ase!’ Adan ahonhommɔne tenabea ne ahonhom fi nyinaa ahintawee. Nnomaafi a wokyi wɔn nyinaa te ne mu.
And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.
3 Ɔde ne nsa a ɛyɛ nʼaguamammɔ a ano yɛ den no maa nnipa nyinaa nomee. Asase so ahene ne no bɔɔ aguaman, na asase so adwumayɛfo nam nʼahonya mmoroso so nyaa wɔn ho.”
For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.
4 Afei metee sɛ nne foforo bi a efi ɔsoro reka se, “Mumfi, me nkurɔfo, na moamfa mo ho amfra bɔne a ɔyɛ no mu, na mo ne no ankyɛ nʼasotwe!
And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.
5 Efisɛ wɔahyehyɛ ne bɔne sɛ soro tenten, na Onyankopɔn akae nʼawudi no.
For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities.
6 Sɛnea ɔyɛɛ mo no, monyɛ no saa pɛpɛɛpɛ; nea ɔyɛɛ mo biara no, muntua ne so ka mprenu. Nsa a ɔde maa mo no, monhyɛ no nea ano yɛ den mmɔho abien.
Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double.
7 Momma nʼayayade ne nʼawerɛhow nnɔɔso sɛ anuonyam ne ahonya a ɔpɛ maa ne ho no. Efisɛ daa ɔka se, ‘Mete ha sɛ ɔhemmea; menyɛ okunafo, na me werɛ renhow da!’
How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.
8 Eyi nti, nʼamanehunu a ɛyɛ ɔyare, awerɛhow ne ɔkɔm bɛba ne so da bi. Na wɔde ogya ahyew no, efisɛ Awurade Nyankopɔn a obu no atɛn no yɛ ɔkɛse.
Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong [is] the Lord God who judgeth her.
9 “Sɛ asase so ahene a wɔne no bɔɔ aguaman, dii dɛ no hu hye a wɔrehyew no no wusiw a, wobesu atwa agyaadwo.
And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning,
10 Nʼamanehunu no hu a ɛyɛ nti, wobegyina akyiri asu se, “‘Due! Due, Ao, kuropɔn, Ao Babilonia, kuropɔn a ɛwɔ tumi! Wʼatemmu aba dɔnhwerew baako pɛ mu.’
Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.
11 “Aguadifo a wɔwɔ asase so nso su no, efisɛ obiara ntɔ wɔn nneɛma bio.
And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more:
12 Obiara ntɔ sikakɔkɔɔ ne dwetɛ, aboɔden abo ne nhene pa, nwera pa ne ɔtamkɔkɔɔ ne sirikyi ne tamkɔkɔɔ, ne nnua a ɛyɛ huam nyinaa ne asonse adwinne nyinaa, adwinne a wɔde nnua a ne bo yɛ den ayɛ, asanka ne dade ne abohemaa,
The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble,
13 ne pɛprɛ ne mmorɔngo, nnuhuam ne kurobow, huamfufu ne nsa ne ngo, asikresiam muhumuhu ne awi, nyɛmmoa ne nguan ne apɔnkɔ ne nteaseɛnam ne nkoa ne nnipa akra.
And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men.
14 “Aguadifo no bɛka se, ‘Nneɛma pa a wopere hwehwɛe no nyinaa ayera, na wʼahonya ne wʼanuonyam no kɔ, na wo nsa renka bio.’
And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee, and all things which were dainty and goodly are departed from thee, and thou shalt find them no more at all.
15 Aguadifo a wonyaa wɔn ho wɔ kurow no mu no begyina akyirikyiri efisɛ wosuro amane a ɔrehu no. Wobesu na wɔatwa agyaadwo,
The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing,
16 na wɔaka se: “‘Due! Due, Ao, kuropɔn a ofura nwera pa ne tamkɔkɔɔ na sika ne aboɔdenmmo a nhene pa bobɔ mu.
And saying, Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls!
17 Dɔnhwerew pɛ, na saa ahonya dodow yi asɛe.’ “Hyɛn mu sahene ne hyɛn no mu nnipa, mu adwumayɛfo ne wɔn a wɔka ho a wonya wɔn anoduan fi hyɛn adwumayɛ mu no nyinaa gyinaa akyirikyiri.
For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off,
18 Wosui wɔ bere a wohuu ogya a ɛrehyew no wusiw no, wɔteɛɛ mu kae se ‘Kuropɔn biara a ne kɛse te sɛɛ mmaa da.’”
And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What [city is] like unto this great city!
19 Wɔbɛtow mfutuma agu wɔn atifi na wɔasu, atwa agyaadwo se, “‘Due! Due, wo kuropɔn, wo a wɔn a wɔwɔ ahyɛn wɔ wo mu no nam wʼahonya so yɛɛ adefo. Na dɔnhwerew baako pɛ mu, woahwere biribiara!’
And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate.
20 “Momma mo ani nnye wɔ ne ho, mo ɔsorofo! Momma mo ani nnye, Onyankopɔn nnipa! Momma mo ani nnye, asomafo ne adiyifo! Efisɛ Onyankopɔn abu no atɛn.”
Rejoice over her, [thou] heaven, and [ye] holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.
21 Afei, ɔbɔfo hoɔdenfo bi faa ɔbo a ne kɛse bɛyɛ sɛ awiyammo tow kyenee po mu kae se, “Saa ahoɔden yi ara na wɔde bɛtow Babilonia kuropɔn no akyene, a wɔrenhu no bio.
And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast [it] into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all.
22 Wɔrente sankubɔfo ne nnwontofo, atɛntɛbɛnhyɛnfo ne torobɛntohyɛnfo nka wɔ mu bio. Wɔrenhu odwumfo biara wɔ wo mu bio. Na wɔrente owiyamfo biara nka wɔ wo mu bio.
And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman, of whatsoever craft [he be], shall be found any more in thee; and the sound of a millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee;
23 Kanea hann renhyerɛn wɔ wo mu bio. Wɔrente ayeforokunu ne ayeforo nne wɔ wo mu bio. Wʼaguadifo yɛ wiase mu nnipa atitiriw. Na wɔde wo ntafowayi adaadaa aman nyinaa.
And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived.
24 Ne mu na wohuu adiyifo ne ahotefo ne wɔn a wokum wɔn wɔ asase so no nyinaa mogya.”
And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth.
