Adiyisɛm 18
1 Yei akyi, mehunuu ɔbɔfoɔ foforɔ sɛ ɔfiri ɔsoro reba fam. Na ɔwɔ tumi kɛseɛ na nʼanimuonyam hyerɛn asase so nyinaa.
After these things I saw another angel coming down out of heaven, having great authority; and the earth was bright with 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 gave a loud cry, saying, Babylon the great has come down from her high place, she has come to destruction and has become a place of evil spirits, and of every unclean spirit, and a hole for every unclean and hated bird.
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.”
For through the wine of the wrath of her evil desires all the nations have come to destruction; and the kings of the earth made themselves unclean with her, and the traders of the earth had their wealth increased by the power of her evil ways.
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!
And another voice from heaven came to my ears, saying, Come out of her, my people, so that you may have no part in her sins and in her punishments.
5 Ɛfiri sɛ, wɔahyehyɛ ne bɔne atoatoa abɛduru soro, na Onyankopɔn akae nʼawudie no.
For her sins have gone up even to heaven, and God has taken note of her evil-doing.
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 to her as she gave, even an increased reward for her works; in the cup which was mixed by her, let there be mixed as much again for herself.
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 she gave glory to herself, and became more evil in her ways, in the same measure give her pain and weeping: for she says in her heart, I am seated here a queen, and am no widow, and will in no way see sorrow.
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.
For this reason in one day will her troubles come, death and sorrow and need of food; and she will be completely burned with fire; for strong is the Lord God who is her judge.
9 “Sɛ asase so ahene a wɔne no bɔɔ adwaman, dii dɛ no hunu hye a wɔrehye no no wisie a, wɔbɛsu atwa agyaadwoɔ.
And the kings of the earth, who made themselves unclean with her, and in her company gave themselves up to evil, will be weeping and crying over her, when they see the smoke of her burning,
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.’
Watching from far away, for fear of her punishment, saying, Sorrow, sorrow for Babylon, the great town, the strong town! for in one hour you have been judged.
11 “Adwadifoɔ a wɔwɔ asase so nso su no ɛfiri sɛ, obiara ntɔ wɔn nneɛma bio.
And the traders of the earth are weeping and crying over her, because no man has any more desire for their goods,
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,
Gold, and silver, and stones of great price, and jewels, and delicate linen, and robes of purple and silk and red; and perfumed wood, and every vessel of ivory, and every vessel made of fair wood, and of brass, and iron, and stone;
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.
And sweet-smelling plants, and perfumes, and wine, and oil, and well crushed grain, and cattle and sheep; and horses and carriages and servants; 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 the fruit of your soul's desire has gone from you, and all things delicate and shining have come to an end and will never again be seen.
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 traders in these things, by which their wealth was increased, will be watching far off for fear of her punishment, weeping and crying;
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, Sorrow, sorrow for the great town, she who was clothed in delicate linen, and purple, and red; with ornaments of gold and stones of great price and jewels!
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 one hour such great wealth has come to nothing. And every shipmaster, and all who are sailing on the sea, and sailors and all who get their living by the sea, were watching from far away,
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 crying out when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What town is like the great town?
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!’
And they put dust on their heads, and were sad, weeping and crying, and saying, Sorrow, sorrow for the great town, in which was increased the wealth of all who had their ships on the sea because of her great stores! for in one hour she is made waste.
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.”
Be glad over her, heaven, and you saints, and Apostles, and prophets; because she has been judged by God on your account.
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.
And a strong angel took up a stone like the great stone with which grain is crushed, and sent it into the sea, saying, So, with a great fall, will Babylon, the great town, come to destruction, and will not be seen any more at all.
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 voice of players and makers of music will never again be sounding in you: and no worker, expert in art, will ever again be living in you; and there will be no sound of the crushing of grain any more at all in you;
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.
And never again will the shining of lights be seen in you; and the voice of the newly-married man and the bride will never again be sounding in you: for your traders were the lords of the earth, and by your evil powers were all the nations turned out of the right way.
24 Wɔ ne mu na wɔhunuu adiyifoɔ ne ahotefoɔ ne wɔn a wɔkumm wɔn asase so nyinaa mogya.”
And in her was seen the blood of prophets and of saints, and of all who have been put to death on the earth.
