The Scroll and the Lamb
1Then I saw in the right hand of him who sat on the throne a scroll with writing on both sides and sealed with seven seals. 2And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming in a loud voice, “Who is worthy to break the seals and open the scroll?” 3But no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth could open the scroll or even look inside it. 4I wept and wept because no one was found who was worthy to open the scroll or look inside. 5Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals.”
6Then I saw a Lamb, looking as if it had been slain, standing at the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits5:6 That is, the sevenfold Spirit of God sent out into all the earth. 7He went and took the scroll from the right hand of him who sat on the throne. 8And when he had taken it, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of God’s people. 9And they sang a new song, saying:
“You are worthy to take the scroll
and to open its seals,
because you were slain,
and with your blood you purchased for God
persons from every tribe and language and people and nation.
10You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God,
and they will reign5:10 Some manuscripts they reign on the earth.”
11Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels, numbering thousands upon thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand. They encircled the throne and the living creatures and the elders. 12In a loud voice they were saying:
“Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain,
to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength
and honor and glory and praise!”
13Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all that is in them, saying:
“To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb
be praise and honor and glory and power,
for ever and ever!”
14The four living creatures said, “Amen,” and the elders fell down and worshiped.
Nsɔano Nwoma No
1Mehunuu sɛ deɛ ɔte ahennwa so no kura nwoma bi wɔ ne nsa nifa mu. Na wɔatwerɛ akyire ne animu nyinaa a wɔde nsɔano nson asosɔ ano. 2Mehunuu ɔbɔfoɔ hoɔdenfoɔ bi a ɔde nne kɛseɛ kaa sɛ, “Hwan na ɔfata sɛ ɔte nsɔano no na ɔbue nwoma no mu?” 3Nanso, wɔannya obiara a ɔwɔ ɔsoro anaa asase so anaa asase ase a ɔtumi buee nwoma no mu hwɛɛ mu. 4Mesuu yie, ɛfiri sɛ wɔannya obiara a ɔfata sɛ ɔbue nwoma no mu na ɔhwɛ mu. 5Afei, ɔpanin baako ka kyerɛɛ me sɛ, “Nsu. Hwɛ! Gyata a ɔfiri Yuda abusuakuo mu a ɔyɛ Dawid aseni adi nkonim, na ɔbɛtumi atete nsɔano nson no na wabue nwoma no mu.”
6Afei, mehunuu Odwammaa bi sɛ ɔgyina ahennwa no mfimfini a ateasefoɔ baanan no ne mpanimfoɔ no atwa ne ho ahyia. Wɔhwɛ a na ɛsɛ deɛ wɔakum Odwammaa no. Na ɔwɔ mmɛn nson ne aniwa nson a ɛgyina hɔ ma Onyankopɔn ahonhom nson no a wɔasoma wɔn aba ewiase no. 7Odwammaa no kɔgyee nwoma no firii deɛ ɔte ahennwa so no nsa nifa mu. 8Ɔyɛɛ saa no, ateasefoɔ baanan no ne mpanimfoɔ aduonu ɛnan no butubutuu Odwammaa no anim. Na wɔn mu biara kura sankuo ne sika ayowaa a aduhwam ayɛ no ma a ɛyɛ ahotefoɔ mpaeɛ. 9Wɔtoo dwom foforɔ sɛ,
“Wofata sɛ wofa nwoma no
na wote ne nsɔano no,
ɛfiri sɛ wɔkumm wo,
na ɛnam wo wuo so maa wɔtɔɔ nnipa firii aman ne
mmusuakuo ne nkurɔfoɔ ne kasa nyinaa mu maa Onyankopɔn.
10Wɔayɛ wɔn asɔfoɔ ahemman sɛ wɔnsom yɛn Onyankopɔn
na wɔbɛdi asase so ɔhene.”
11Bio mehwɛeɛ, tee abɔfoɔ mpempem nka. Na wɔatwa ahennwa no ne ateasefoɔ baanan no ne mpanimfoɔ no ho ahyia 12reto dwom denden sɛ,
“Odwammaa a wɔkumm no no fata sɛ
ɔgye tumi, ahonya, nyansa ne ahoɔden
ne anidie ne animuonyam ne nkamfoɔ!”
13Na metee sɛ abɔdeɛ a wɔwɔ ɔsoro, asase so, asase ase ne abɔdeɛ biara a wɔwɔ ɛpo mu ne abɔdeɛ biara a wɔwɔ ewiase nyinaa reto dwom sɛ,
“Nhyira ne anidie ne animuonyam ne tumi,
nka deɛ ɔte ahennwa no so ne Odwammaa no,
daa daa!”
14Abɔdeɛ ɛnan no gyee so sɛ, “Amen!” Na mpanimfoɔ no butubutuu hɔ someeɛ.
