Adiyisɛm 18
1 Yei akyi, mehunuu ɔbɔfoɔ foforɔ sɛ ɔfiri ɔsoro reba fam. Na ɔwɔ tumi kɛseɛ na nʼanimuonyam hyerɛn asase so nyinaa.
After this I saw another angel descending from heaven with great authority, and the earth was illuminated by his glory.
2 Ɔteaam dendeenden sɛ, “‘Wahwe ase! Babilonia kɛseɛ ahwe ase!’ Adane ahonhommɔne tenaberɛ ne ahonhom efi nyinaa atɛeɛ. Nnomaa a wɔyɛ efi a wɔkyiri wɔn nyinaa te ne mu.
And he cried out in a mighty voice: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons and a haunt for every unclean spirit, every unclean bird, and every detestable beast.
3 Ɔde ne nsã a ɛyɛ nʼadwamammɔ a ano yɛ den no maa nnipa nyinaa nomeeɛ. Asase so ahene ne no bɔɔ adwaman, na asase so adwadifoɔ nam nʼahonya mmorosoɔ so nyaa wɔn ho.”
All the nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her immorality. The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown wealthy from the extravagance of her luxury.”
4 Afei, metee nne foforɔ bi a ɛfiri ɔsoro ka sɛ, “Momfiri, me nkurɔfoɔ, na moamfa mo ho amfra bɔne a ɔyɛ no mu, na mo ne no ankyɛre nʼasotweɛ!
Then I heard another voice from heaven say: “Come out of her, My people, so that you will not share in her sins or contract any of her plagues.
5 Ɛfiri sɛ, wɔahyehyɛ ne bɔne atoatoa abɛduru soro, na Onyankopɔn akae nʼawudie no.
For her sins are piled up to heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities.
6 Sɛdeɛ ɔyɛɛ mo no, monyɛ no saa pɛpɛɛpɛ; deɛ ɔyɛɛ mo biara no, montua ne so ka mprenu. Nsa a ɔde maa mo no, monhyɛ no deɛ ano yɛ den mmɔho mmienu.
Give back to her as she has done to others; pay her back double for what she has done; mix her a double portion in her own cup.
7 Momma nʼayayadeɛ ne nʼawerɛhoɔ nnɔɔso sɛ animuonyam ne ahonya a ɔpɛ maa ne ho no. Ɛfiri sɛ, daa ɔka sɛ, ‘Mete ha sɛ ɔhemmaa; menyɛ okunafoɔ, na me werɛ renho da!’
As much as she has glorified herself and lived in luxury, give her the same measure of torment and grief. In her heart she says, ‘I sit as queen; I am not a widow and will never see grief.’
8 Yei enti, nʼamanehunu a ɛyɛ yadeɛ awerɛhoɔ ne ɛkɔm bɛba ne so da bi. Na wɔde ogya ahye no, ɛfiri sɛ, Awurade Onyankopɔn a ɔbu no atɛn no yɛ kɛseɛ.
Therefore her plagues will come in one day— death and grief and famine— and she will be consumed by fire, for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.”
9 “Sɛ asase so ahene a wɔne no bɔɔ adwaman, dii dɛ no hunu hye a wɔrehye no no wisie a, wɔbɛsu atwa agyaadwoɔ.
Then the kings of the earth who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her will weep and wail at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her.
10 Nʼamanehunu no hu a ɛyɛ enti, wɔbɛgyina akyiri asu sɛ, “‘Due! Due, Ao, kuropɔn kɛseɛ, Ao Babilonia, kuropɔn a ɛwɔ tumi! Dɔnhwere baako pɛ mu, wʼatemmuo aba.’
In fear of her torment, they will stand at a distance and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, the mighty city of Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.”
11 “Adwadifoɔ a wɔwɔ asase so nso su no ɛfiri sɛ, obiara ntɔ wɔn nneɛma bio.
And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, because there is no one left to buy their cargo—
12 Obiara ntɔ sikakɔkɔɔ ne dwetɛ, ne aboɔden aboɔ ne nhweneɛ pa, ne nwera pa ne ntoma afasebire ne serekye ne tam kɔkɔɔ, ne nnua a ɛyɛ hwam nyinaa ne asonse adwinneɛ nyinaa, ne adwinneɛ a wɔde nnua a ɛwɔ din ayɛ, ne ayowaa ne dadeɛ ne abohemaa,
cargo of gold, silver, precious stones, and pearls; of fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet; of all kinds of citron wood and every article of ivory, precious wood, bronze, iron, and marble;
13 ne pɛperɛ ne mmorɔngo, ne nnuhwam ne kurobo, ne hwamfufuo ne nsã ne ngo, ne asikyiresiam muhumuhu ne ayuo, ne nyɛmmoa ne nnwan ne apɔnkɔ ne nteaseɛnam ne nkoa ne nnipa akra.
of cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, and frankincense; of wine, olive oil, fine flour, and wheat; of cattle, sheep, horses, and chariots; of slaves and souls of men.
14 “Adwadifoɔ no bɛka sɛ, ‘Nneɛma pa a wopere hwehwɛeɛ no nyinaa ayera, na wʼahonya ne wʼanimuonyam no kɔ, na wo nsa renka bio.’
And they will say: “The fruit of your soul’s desire has departed from you; all your luxury and splendor have vanished, never to be seen again.”
15 Adwadifoɔ a wɔnyaa wɔn ho wɔ kuro no mu no bɛgyina akyirikyiri ɛfiri sɛ, wɔsuro amanehunu a ɔrehunu no. Wɔbɛsu na wɔatwa agyaadwoɔ,
The merchants who sold these things and grew their wealth from her will stand at a distance, in fear of her torment. They will weep and mourn,
16 na wɔaka sɛ: “‘Due! Due, Ao, kuropɔn kɛseɛ a ɔfira nwera pa ne ntoma afasebire ne tam kɔkɔɔ, na sika ne aboɔden aboɔ ne nhwene pa bobɔ mu.
saying: “Woe, woe to the great city, clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls!
17 Dɔnhwere pɛ, na saa ahonya dodoɔ yi asɛe.’ “Ahyɛnkafoɔ panin ne ɛhyɛn no mu nnipa, ne ɛhyɛn no mu adwumayɛfoɔ, ne wɔn a wɔka ho a wɔnya wɔn anoduane firi ɛhyɛn adwumayɛ mu no nyinaa gyinaa akyirikyiri.
For in a single hour such fabulous wealth has been destroyed!” Every shipmaster, passenger, and sailor, and all who make their living from the sea, will stand at a distance
18 Wɔsuiɛ wɔ ɛberɛ a wɔhunuu ogya a ɛrehyeɛ no wisie no, wɔteam ka sɛ ‘Kuropɔn biara a ne kɛseɛ te sɛi mmaa da.’”
and cry out at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her. “What city was ever like this great city?” they will exclaim.
19 Wɔtoo mfuturo guu wɔn atifi na wɔsu twaa agyaadwoɔ sɛ, “‘Due! Due Ao kuropɔn kɛseɛ, wo a wɔn a wɔwɔ ahyɛn wɔ wo mu no nam wʼahonya so yɛɛ adefoɔ. Na dɔnhwereɛ baako pɛ mu, wɔahwere biribiara!’
Then they will throw dust on their heads as they weep and mourn and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, where all who had ships on the sea were enriched by her wealth! For in a single hour she has been destroyed.”
20 “Ma wʼani nnye ne ho. Ao, ɔsoro! Ahotefoɔ ne asomafoɔ ne adiyifoɔ mo ani nnye! Ɛkwan a ɔde mo faa so enti, Onyankopɔn abu no atɛn.”
Rejoice over her, O heaven, O saints and apostles and prophets, because God has pronounced for you His judgment against her.
21 Afei, ɔbɔfoɔ hoɔdenfoɔ bi faa ɛboɔ a ne kɛseɛ bɛyɛ sɛ owiyammoɔ to twenee ɛpo mu kaa sɛ, “Saa ahoɔden yi ara na wɔde bɛto Babilonia kɛseɛ no atwene, a wɔrenhunu no bio.
Then a mighty angel picked up a stone the size of a great millstone and cast it into the sea, saying: “With such violence the great city of Babylon will be cast down, never to be seen again.
22 Wɔrente sankubɔfoɔ ne nnwomtofoɔ, atɛntɛbɛnbɔfoɔ ne totorobɛntohyɛnfoɔ nka bio wɔ mo mu. Wɔrenhunu odwumfoɔ biara wɔ wo mu bio. Na wɔrente owiyamfoɔ biara nka wɔ wo mu bio.
And the sound of harpists and musicians, of flute players and trumpeters, will never ring out in you again. Nor will any craftsmen of any trade be found in you again, nor the sound of a millstone be heard in you again.
23 Kanea hann renhyerɛn wɔ wo mu bio. Wɔrente ayeforɔkunu ne ayeforɔyere nne wɔ wo mu bio. Wʼadwadifoɔ yɛ ewiase mu nnipa titire. Na wɔde wo ntafowayie adaadaa aman nyinaa.
The light of a lamp will never shine in you again, and the voices of a bride and bridegroom will never call out in you again. For your merchants were the great ones of the earth, because all the nations were deceived by your sorcery.”
24 Wɔ ne mu na wɔhunuu adiyifoɔ ne ahotefoɔ ne wɔn a wɔkumm wɔn asase so nyinaa mogya.”
And there was found in her the blood of prophets and saints, and of all who had been slain on the earth.
