Adiyisɛm 7
1 Eyi akyi no, mihuu abɔfo baanan sɛ wogyinagyina asase ntwea anan no so a wɔretwe mframanan a ɛwɔ asase so no, sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a mframa biara remmɔ wɔ asase ne po so ne baabiara.
After this I saw four angels. One was standing at the north, one at the east, one at the south, and one at the west. They were restraining the winds that blew from all directions [MTY] to keep them from blowing [destructively] on the earth or on the ocean or even on any tree.
2 Na mihuu ɔbɔfo foforo a ofi apuei reba a okura Onyankopɔn a ɔte ase no nsɔwano. Ɔteɛɛ mu frɛɛ abɔfo baanan no a na Onyankopɔn ama wɔn tumi sɛ wɔnsɛe asase ne po no.
I saw another angel come up from the east. He was carrying God’s seal. [With this] seal God, who is all-powerful, marks [his own people to protect them]. The angel called out with a loud voice to the four angels to whom [he] had given [power] to harm the earth and the ocean. He said
3 Ɔbɔfo no kae se, “Monnsɛe asase ne po anaa nnua kosi sɛ yɛde nsɔwano bɛhyɛ Onyankopɔn asomfo no agyirae.”
[to them], “Do not harm the earth or the ocean or the trees until we [(exc)] have marked the servants of our [(inc)] God on their foreheads.”
4 Na wɔkyerɛɛ me wɔn a wɔde Onyankopɔn nsɔwano hyɛɛ wɔn agyirae wɔ wɔn moma so no dodow. Wɔn nyinaa dodow yɛ mpem ɔha aduanan anan a, wɔn nyinaa fi Israel mmusuakuw no mu.
[Then the angel and his fellow angels marked all God’s servants]. I heard the number of people who were marked {whom [the angels] marked} [because of their being God’s servants. The number was] 144,000. They were from all the tribes of Israel. [They symbolized the complete number of people whom God would protect].
5 Yuda abusuakuw mu nnipa a wɔsɔw wɔn ano si mpem dumien. Ruben abusuakuw mu nnipa a wɔsɔw wɔn ano si mpem dumien. Gad abusuakuw mu nnipa a wɔsɔw wɔn ano si mpem dumien.
[The angels] marked 12,000 people from the tribe of Judah, 12,000 from the tribe of Reuben, 12,000 from the tribe of Gad,
6 Aser abusuakuw mu nnipa a wɔsɔw wɔn ano si mpem dumien. Naftali abusuakuw mu nnipa a wɔsɔw wɔn ano si mpem dumien. Manase abusuakuw mu nnipa a wɔsɔw wɔn ano si mpem dumien.
12,000 from the tribe of Asher, 12,000 from the tribe of Naphtali, 12,000 from the tribe of Manasseh,
7 Simeon abusuakuw mu nnipa a wɔsɔw wɔn ano si mpem dumien. Lewi abusuakuw mu nnipa a wɔsɔw wɔn ano si mpem dumien. Isakar abusuakuw mu nnipa a wɔsɔw wɔn ano si mpem dumien.
12,000 from the tribe of Simeon, 12,000 from the tribe of Levi, 12.000 from the tribe of Issachar,
8 Sebulon abusuakuw mu nnipa a wɔsɔw wɔn ano si mpem dumien. Yosef abusuakuw mu nnipa a wɔsɔw wɔn ano si mpem dumien. Benyamin abusuakuw mu nnipa a wɔsɔw wɔn ano si mpem dumien.
12,000 from the tribe of Zebulun, 12,000 from the tribe of Joseph, and 12,000 from the tribe of Benjamin.
9 Eyi akyi no, mihuu nnipakuw a obiara ntumi nkan wɔn dodow. Wofifi aman ne mmusuakuw ne nkurɔfo ne kasa nyinaa mu a wogyinagyina ahengua no ne Oguamma no anim a wɔhyehyɛ ntade fitafitaa, kurakura berɛw.
After these things I saw a huge crowd. There were so [many people] that no one would be able to count them. [They were] from every nation, every tribe, every people-group, and every language [MTY]. They were standing before the throne and before [Jesus, the one who is like a] lamb. They were wearing white robes and held palm branches [to wave them in order to celebrate].
10 Wɔteɛɛ mu se, “Yɛn nkwagye fi yɛn Nyankopɔn a ɔte ahengua no so ne Oguamma no.”
They shouted loudly, “[O] our [(exc)] God, you who sit on the throne, and [Jesus, you who are like a] lamb, [you two] have delivered [us(exc) from Satan’s power]!”
11 Na abɔfo no atwa ahengua no ne mpanyimfo no ne ateasefo baanan no ho ahyia. Afei wobutubutuw ahengua no anim, som Onyankopɔn
All the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living [creatures]. They all bowed down before the throne with their faces [to the ground] and worshipped God.
12 kae se, “Amen! Nhyira ne anuonyam ne nyansa ne aseda ne nidi ne tumi ne ahoɔden yɛ Onyankopɔn de daa daa! Amen!” (aiōn g165)
They said, “May it be so! [We(exc)] praise, thank, and honor [you], our [(exc)] God, forever! [We(exc) acknowledge] that you are completely wise, the powerful one, who is forever able to accomplish everything he wants to. (May everyone acknowlege that it is so!/Amen!)” (aiōn g165)
13 Mpanyimfo no mu baako bisaa me se, “Ɛhefo na wɔhyehyɛ ntade fitafitaa yi, na wofi he?”
Then one of the elders asked me, “These [people] who are wearing white robes, [do you know] who they are, and where they come from?”
14 Mibuae se, “Minnim, owura. Na wo na wunim.” Ɔka kyerɛɛ me se, “Eyinom ne wɔn a wɔafi ɔtaa mu. Wɔde Oguamma no mogya ahoro wɔn ntade ama ayɛ fitaa.
I answered him, “Sir, [I do not know. Surely] you know [who they are]!” He said to me, “These are the people (whom [others] have caused to suffer greatly/who [have been persecuted]). [Because they believed that Jesus, the one who is like a sacrificial] lamb, [atoned for our sin when] his blood [flowed from his body when he died, it is as though] [MET] they have washed their robes and have made them [clean and] white.
15 Na ɛno nti na, “wogyinagyina Onyankopɔn ahengua anim a wɔresom awia ne anadwo wɔ ne hyiadan mu yi. Nea ɔbɛtena ahengua no so no bɛbɔ wɔn ho ban.
Because of this, they are in front of God’s throne, and they serve him day and night in his [heavenly temple. God], the one who sits on the throne, will shelter/protect them [MTY].
16 Osukɔm renne wɔn bio; ɔkɔm renne wɔn bio. Owia anaa ɔhyew biara renka wɔn bio.
[As a result], they will never again be hungry. They will never again be thirsty. The sun will never again (beat on/burn) them, nor will any heat [scorch them].
17 Efisɛ Oguamma no a ɔwɔ ahengua no mfimfini no bɛyɛ wɔn guanhwɛfo de wɔn akɔ nkwa asuti ho. Na Onyankopɔn bɛpepa wɔn aniwa mu nisu nyinaa.”
This is because the [one who is like a] lamb who is at the throne will [take care of them, just like] a shepherd [takes care of his sheep] [MET]. He will guide them [to the source of eternal life, just like a shepherd leads his sheep] to springs of water, [which enable the sheep] to live [MET]. God will [cause them to no longer be sad. It will be as if he were] wiping away all tears from their eyes [MTY].”
