Adiyisɛm 13
1 Na ɔwɔ no kɔgyinaa mpoano hɔ. Afei, mehunuu sɛ aboa bi apue ɛpo no mu reba. Na ɔwɔ mmɛn edu ne tire nson a na ahenkyɛ hyehyɛ mmɛn no biara so na edin a ɛgu Onyankopɔn ho fi bobɔ etire no ho.
Then I saw a beast with ten horns and seven heads rising out of the sea. There were ten royal crowns on its horns and blasphemous names on its heads.
2 Aboa a mehunuu no no, na ɔte sɛ ɔsebɔ a ne nan te sɛ sisi, na nʼano nso te sɛ gyata. Ɔtweaseɛ no de ɔno ankasa ahoɔden ne nʼahennwa ne ne tumi nyinaa maa aboa no.
The beast I saw was like a leopard, with the feet of a bear and the mouth of a lion. And the dragon gave the beast his power and his throne and great authority.
3 Mehunuu sɛ wɔapira ne tiri no baako a ayɛ sɛ wɔrentumi nkum kuro no, nanso na kuro no awu. Aboa no ho yɛɛ ewiasefoɔ nyinaa nwanwa, enti wɔtu dii nʼakyi.
One of the heads of the beast appeared to be mortally wounded. But the mortal wound was healed, and the whole world marveled and followed the beast.
4 Nnipa nyinaa somm ɔtweaseɛ no, ɛfiri sɛ, ɔde ne tumi nyinaa ama aboa no. Wɔsomm aboa no nso kaa sɛ, “Hwan na ɔte sɛ aboa no? Na hwan na ɔbɛtumi ne no ako?”
They worshiped the dragon who had given authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast, and who can wage war against it?”
5 Wɔmaa aboa no kwan maa ɔkaa abususɛm akɛseakɛseɛ tiaa Onyankopɔn, na wɔmaa no tumi sɛ ɔnyɛ deɛ ɔpɛ biara abosome aduanan mmienu.
The beast was given a mouth to speak arrogant and blasphemous words, and authority to act for 42 months.
6 Ɔhyɛɛ aseɛ domee Onyankopɔn, ne din, baabi a ɔte ne wɔn a wɔte ɔsoro nyinaa.
And the beast opened its mouth to speak blasphemies against God and to slander His name and His tabernacle—those who dwell in heaven.
7 Wɔmaa no ɛkwan ma ɔne Onyankopɔn nkurɔfoɔ koeɛ sɛ ɔbɛdi wɔn so. Na wɔmaa no aman ne mmusuakuo ne nkurɔfoɔ ne kasa nyinaa mu so tumi.
Then the beast was permitted to wage war against the saints and to conquer them, and it was given authority over every tribe and people and tongue and nation.
8 Nnipa a wɔte asase so nyinaa bɛsom no: obiara a wantwerɛ ne din anhyɛ ateasefoɔ nwoma a ɛwɔ Odwammaa a wɔkumm no no mu ansa na wɔrebɔ ewiase.
And all who dwell on the earth will worship the beast—all whose names have not been written from the foundation of the world in the Book of Life belonging to the Lamb who was slain.
9 “Tie, wo a wowɔ aso, bɛtie.
He who has an ear, let him hear:
10 “Obiara a ɛsɛ sɛ wɔkyere no no, wɔbɛkyere no. Obiara a ɛsɛ sɛ wɔkum no akofena ano no, wɔbɛkum no.” Yei mu boasetɔ ne gyidie ho hia Onyankopɔn nkurɔfoɔ.
“If anyone is destined for captivity, into captivity he will go; if anyone is to die by the sword, by the sword he must be killed.” Here is a call for the perseverance and faith of the saints.
11 Afei, mehunuu aboa foforɔ a ɔrepue afiri asase mu. Na ɔwɔ mmɛn mmienu te sɛ nnwammaa, nanso na ɔkasa te sɛ ɔtweaseɛ no.
Then I saw another beast rising out of the earth. This beast had two horns like a lamb, but spoke like a dragon.
12 Ɔsii aboa a ɔdi ɛkan no ananmu de ne tumi kɛseɛ no dii dwuma, na ɔhyɛɛ asase ne ɛso nnipa sɛ wɔnsom deɛ nʼapirakuro no awu no.
And this beast exercised all the authority of the first beast and caused the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose mortal wound had been healed.
13 Aboa a ɔtɔ so mmienu yi yɛɛ anwanwadeɛ akɛseɛ bebree. Ɔmaa ogya firi ɔsoro baa asase so wɔ nnipa nyinaa anim.
And the second beast performed great signs to cause even fire from heaven to come down to earth in the presence of the people.
14 Na ɔnam anwanwadeɛ a wɔmaa no ho ɛkwan yɛeɛ wɔ aboa a ɔdi ɛkan no anim no so daadaa nnipa a wɔte asase so nyinaa. Aboa no ka kyerɛɛ ewiase nnipa nyinaa sɛ, wɔnsi ohoni mfa nhyɛ aboa a wɔde akofena piraa no nanso nʼapirakuro no awu na ɔte ase no animuonyam.
Because of the signs it was given to perform on behalf of the first beast, it deceived those who dwell on the earth, telling them to make an image to the beast that had been wounded by the sword and yet had lived.
15 Wɔmaa aboa a ɔtɔ so mmienu no ɛkwan ma ɔhomee nkwa guu aboa a ɔdi ɛkan ohoni no mu, sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a ohoni no bɛtumi akasa, na wakum obiara a ɔnsom no no.
The second beast was permitted to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that the image could speak and cause all who refused to worship it to be killed.
16 Aboa no hyɛɛ nnipa nyinaa, nketewa ne akɛseɛ; adefoɔ ne ahiafoɔ, nkoa ne wɔn a wɔde wɔn ho sɛ wɔnhyɛ wɔn nsa nifa ho ne wɔn moma so agyiraeɛ.
And the second beast required all people small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their forehead,
17 Obiara nni ho ɛkwan sɛ ɔtɔ anaa ɔtɔn, gye sɛ wɔde aboa no din anaa nsɛnkyerɛnneɛ a ɛgyina hɔ ma edin no hyɛ ne ho agyiraeɛ.
so that no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark—the name of the beast or the number of its name.
18 Yei hia ma nyansa. Obiara a ɔnim nyansa no bɛtumi ahunu nsɛnkyerɛnneɛ a ɛgyina hɔ ma aboa no ase, ɛfiri sɛ, nsɛnkyerɛnneɛ no gyina hɔ ma onipa edin. Ne nsɛnkyerɛnneɛ yɛ ahansia aduosia nsia.
Here is a call for wisdom: Let the one who has insight calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and that number is 666.
