The Two Witnesses
1I was given a reed like a measuring rod and was told, “Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, with its worshipers. 2But exclude the outer court; do not measure it, because it has been given to the Gentiles. They will trample on the holy city for 42 months. 3And I will appoint my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth.” 4They are “the two olive trees” and the two lampstands, and “they stand before the Lord of the earth.”11:4 See Zech. 4:3,11,14. 5If anyone tries to harm them, fire comes from their mouths and devours their enemies. This is how anyone who wants to harm them must die. 6They have power to shut up the heavens so that it will not rain during the time they are prophesying; and they have power to turn the waters into blood and to strike the earth with every kind of plague as often as they want.
7Now when they have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up from the Abyss will attack them, and overpower and kill them. 8Their bodies will lie in the public square of the great city—which is figuratively called Sodom and Egypt—where also their Lord was crucified. 9For three and a half days some from every people, tribe, language and nation will gaze on their bodies and refuse them burial. 10The inhabitants of the earth will gloat over them and will celebrate by sending each other gifts, because these two prophets had tormented those who live on the earth.
11But after the three and a half days the breath11:11 Or Spirit (see Ezek. 37:5,14) of life from God entered them, and they stood on their feet, and terror struck those who saw them. 12Then they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, “Come up here.” And they went up to heaven in a cloud, while their enemies looked on.
13At that very hour there was a severe earthquake and a tenth of the city collapsed. Seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and the survivors were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.
14The second woe has passed; the third woe is coming soon.
The Seventh Trumpet
15The seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, which said:
“The kingdom of the world has become
the kingdom of our Lord and of his Messiah,
and he will reign for ever and ever.”
16And the twenty-four elders, who were seated on their thrones before God, fell on their faces and worshiped God, 17saying:
“We give thanks to you, Lord God Almighty,
the One who is and who was,
because you have taken your great power
and have begun to reign.
18The nations were angry,
and your wrath has come.
The time has come for judging the dead,
and for rewarding your servants the prophets
and your people who revere your name,
both great and small—
and for destroying those who destroy the earth.”
19Then God’s temple in heaven was opened, and within his temple was seen the ark of his covenant. And there came flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake and a severe hailstorm.
Nnansefo Baanu No
1Wɔmaa me susudua bi a ɛte sɛ pema, na wɔka kyerɛɛ me se, “Sɔre na susuw Onyankopɔn asɔredan no ne afɔremuka no na kan wɔn a wɔresom wɔ asɔredan no mu no. 2Nanso mfa asɔredan no adiwo nka ho, efisɛ wɔde hɔ ama amanamanmufo, na wobetiatia kurow kronkron no so asram aduanan abien. 3Mɛsoma me nnansefo baanu a wofurafura atweaatam, na wɔaka Onyankopɔn asɛm saa nna apem ahannu ne aduosia no mu.” 4Saa nnansefo baanu no ne ngodua abien no ne akaneadua abien a esisi asase a ɛwɔ Awurade anim no so no. 5Ogya a efi wɔn anom bekunkum atamfo biara a wɔpɛ sɛ wɔhaw wɔn no. Ɛno nti wobekum obiara a ɔpɛ sɛ ɔhaw wɔn no. 6Wɔwɔ tumi sɛ wɔto ɔsoro mu a osu rentɔ wɔ bere a wɔrehyɛ nkɔm no. Wɔwɔ tumi sɛ wɔdan nsu ma ɛyɛ mogya na wɔde ɔhaw to asase so mpɛn dodow biara a wɔpɛ.
7Na sɛ wɔka wɔn asɛm no wie a, aboa a obefi bun no mu apue no ne wɔn bɛko. Obedi wɔn so akunkum wɔn 8na wɔn amu no agu kurow kɛse no abɔnten so, wɔ faako a wɔbɔɔ wɔn Awurade nnadewa mu wɔ asennua no so a ɛhɔ din pa ne Sodom ne Misraim no. 9Na nnipa a wofi aman so ne mmusuakuw ne ɔkasa ahorow ne aman bi so bɛhwɛ wɔn afunu nnansa ne fa, na wɔremma kwan mma wonsie wɔn. 10Asase so nnipa ani begye sɛ saa nnipa baanu no awuwu. Wobegye wɔn ani na wɔamema wɔn ho wɔn ho akyɛde, efisɛ saa adiyifo baanu no na wɔde ɔhaw bɛtoo asase sofo so.
11Nnansa akyi no, honhom a efi Onyankopɔn bewura wɔn mu na wɔasɔre. Na ehu kɛse bɛka obiara a obehu. 12Afei nne a ano yɛ den fi ɔsoro bɛka se, “Mommra ɔsoro ha.” Na bere a wɔn atamfo rehwɛ wɔn no, wɔfaa omununkum mu kɔɔ ɔsoro.
13Saa bere koro no ara mu na asase wosow denneennen, kurow no nkyɛmu du mu baako sɛee, na nnipa mpem ason wuwuu wɔ asasewosow no mu. Nnipa a wɔaka no bɔɔ hu na wɔkamfoo Onyankopɔn a ɔwɔ ɔsoro no kɛseyɛ.
14Ɔhaw a ɛto so abien no atwa, nanso hwɛ, ɛrenkyɛ na ɔhaw a ɛto so abiɛsa aba.
Torobɛnto A Ɛto So Ason
15Afei ɔbɔfo a ɔto so ason no hyɛn ne torobɛnto, na nne dennen fi ɔsoro kae se,
“Tumi a wɔde di wiase so mprempren no
yɛ yɛn Awurade ne ne Kristo no de,
na obedi hene daa daa.”
16Afei mpanyimfo aduonu anan a wɔtete wɔn ahengua so wɔ Onyankopɔn anim no de wɔn anim butubutuw fam, som Onyankopɔn, 17kae se,
“Yɛda wo ase, Otumfo Onyankopɔn,
wo a wowɔ hɔ na wowɔ hɔ dedaw,
wonam wo tumi kɛse so
afi ase redi hene!
18Aman bo fuwii,
na wʼabufuwhyew no aba.
Bere aso sɛ wobu awufo atɛn.
Bere a ɛsɛ sɛ wobɔ wo nkoa, adiyifo
ne wo nkurɔfo nyinaa a wosuro wo,
akɛse ne nketewa no aba so no adu.
Bere adu sɛ wosɛe wɔn a wɔsɛee asase no!”
19Onyankopɔn asɔredan a ɛwɔ ɔsoro no bue ma wohuu adaka a apam no wɔ mu no wɔ asɔredan no mu. Afei anyinam ne aprannaa paapaee, na asase wosowee na mparuwbo bebree nso tɔe.
