Revelation 16 – NIV & AKCB

New International Version

Revelation 16:1-21

The Seven Bowls of God’s Wrath

1Then I heard a loud voice from the temple saying to the seven angels, “Go, pour out the seven bowls of God’s wrath on the earth.”

2The first angel went and poured out his bowl on the land, and ugly, festering sores broke out on the people who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image.

3The second angel poured out his bowl on the sea, and it turned into blood like that of a dead person, and every living thing in the sea died.

4The third angel poured out his bowl on the rivers and springs of water, and they became blood. 5Then I heard the angel in charge of the waters say:

“You are just in these judgments, O Holy One,

you who are and who were;

6for they have shed the blood of your holy people and your prophets,

and you have given them blood to drink as they deserve.”

7And I heard the altar respond:

“Yes, Lord God Almighty,

true and just are your judgments.”

8The fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and the sun was allowed to scorch people with fire. 9They were seared by the intense heat and they cursed the name of God, who had control over these plagues, but they refused to repent and glorify him.

10The fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and its kingdom was plunged into darkness. People gnawed their tongues in agony 11and cursed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, but they refused to repent of what they had done.

12The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings from the East. 13Then I saw three impure spirits that looked like frogs; they came out of the mouth of the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast and out of the mouth of the false prophet. 14They are demonic spirits that perform signs, and they go out to the kings of the whole world, to gather them for the battle on the great day of God Almighty.

15“Look, I come like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays awake and remains clothed, so as not to go naked and be shamefully exposed.”

16Then they gathered the kings together to the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon.

17The seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, and out of the temple came a loud voice from the throne, saying, “It is done!” 18Then there came flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder and a severe earthquake. No earthquake like it has ever occurred since mankind has been on earth, so tremendous was the quake. 19The great city split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. God remembered Babylon the Great and gave her the cup filled with the wine of the fury of his wrath. 20Every island fled away and the mountains could not be found. 21From the sky huge hailstones, each weighing about a hundred pounds,16:21 Or about 45 kilograms fell on people. And they cursed God on account of the plague of hail, because the plague was so terrible.

Akuapem Twi Contemporary Bible

Adiyisɛm 16:1-21

Onyankopɔn Abufuw Ason No

1Afei metee nne bi sɛ ɛrekasa fi asɔredan mu hɔ kyerɛ abɔfo no se, “Monkohwie Onyankopɔn abufuw ason a ɛwɔ nkuruwa ason no mu no ngu asase so.”

2Ɔbɔfo a odi kan no kohwiee ne kuruwa mu abufuw no guu asase so. Akuru a ɛyɛ hu na ɛyɛ yaw tutuu wɔn a wɔde aboa no ahyɛ wɔn ho agyirae no ne wɔn a wɔsom ne sɛso honi no nso.

3Ɔbɔfo a ɔto so abien no hwiee ne kuruwa mu abufuw guu po mu. Nsu no dan sɛ owufo mogya, na abɔde biara a nkwa wɔ mu wɔ po no mu no wui.

4Ɔbɔfo a ɔto so abiɛsa no hwiee ne kuruwa mu abufuw no guu nsubɔnten ne nsuwa mu maa ne nyinaa dan mogya. 5Metee sɛ ɔbɔfo a ɔhwɛ nsu so no reka se,

“Wʼatɛn a wubu no yɛ atɛntrenee.

Ɔkronkronni a wowɔ hɔ na wowɔ ha dedaw,

6efisɛ wɔahwie mo ahotefo ne adiyifo mogya agu,

woama wɔn mogya sɛ wɔnnom, sɛnea ɛfata wɔn.”

7Afei metee nne bi wɔ afɔremuka no so se,

“Yiw, Awurade, Otumfo Nyankopɔn,

atɛn a wubu nyinaa yɛ atɛntrenee!”

8Ɔbɔfo a ɔto so anan no hwiee ne kuruwa mu abufuw no guu owia so na wɔmaa no tumi sɛ ɔnhye nnipa. 9Owia hyew no anoden maa nnipa domee Onyankopɔn a ɔwɔ saa ɔhaw yi nyinaa so tumi no din. Nanso wɔansakra wɔn adwene anhyɛ Onyankopɔn anuonyam.

10Afei ɔbɔfo a ɔto so anum no hwiee ne kuruwa mu abufuw no guu aboa no ahengua no so. Sum duruu wɔ aboa no ahemman mu, na esiane ɔyaw nti, nnipa wee wɔn tɛkrɛma; 11na esiane saa ɔyaw no ne akuru a etutuu wɔn no nti, wɔdomee ɔsoro Nyankopɔn. Nanso wɔantwe wɔn ho amfi wɔn bɔne ho.

12Ɔbɔfo a ɔto so asia no hwiee ne kuruwa mu abufuw no guu Asubɔnten Eufrate mu. Asu no yow dan ɔkwan maa ahemfo a wofi apuei no. 13Afei mihuu ahonhommɔne abiɛsa bi a na wɔte sɛ mpɔtorɔ a na wofifi ɔwɔ no ne aboa no ne atoro diyifo no anom. 14Wɔyɛ ahonhommɔne a wɔyɛ anwonwade. Saa ahonhom abiɛsa yi kɔ ahene a wɔwɔ asase so nyinaa nkyɛn kɔka wɔn nyinaa boa ano ma Otumfo Nyankopɔn ɔko da kɛse no.

15“Muntie! Mereba te sɛ ɔkorɔmfo. Nhyira ne nea ɔwɛn na ɔhwɛ ne ntade so, sɛnea ɔrennantew adagyaw ngu ne ho anim ase wɔ bagua mu!”

16Ahonhom no boaa ahene no ano wɔ baabi a Hebri kasa mu no wɔfrɛ hɔ Armagedon.

17Afei ɔbɔfo a ɔto so ason no hwiee ne kuruwa no mu abufuw guu mframa mu. Nne dennen bi fi ahengua a ɛwɔ asɔredan no mu no so kae se, “Wɔawie.” 18Na anyinam twitwa maa aprannaa paapaee, na asasewosow dennen bi bae. Efii sɛ wɔbɔɔ onipa no, asasewosow biara mmaa saa da. Eyi ne asasewosow nyinaa mu nea ano yɛ den pa ara. 19Kurow kɛse no mu paee abiɛsa, na aman nyinaa nkurow akɛse sɛesɛee. Onyankopɔn kaee Babilonia Kokuroko no, na ɔmaa no nsa nomee; nsa a ɛyɛ nʼabufuw a ano yɛ den no fi ne kuruwa ano. 20Asupɔw ne mmepɔw nyinaa yerae. 21Mparuwbo akɛse a biara mu duru yɛ kilogram aduonum tɔ fii ɔsoro guu nnipa so. Na esiane mparuwbo no haw a na ɛyɛ hu no nti, nnipa domee Onyankopɔn.