1 A nd a great sign (wonder)— appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and with a crownlike garland (tiara) of twelve stars on her head.

E viu-se um grande sinal no céu: uma mulher vestida do sol, tendo a lua debaixo dos seus pés, e uma coroa de doze estrelas sobre a sua cabeça.

2 S he was pregnant and she cried out in her birth pangs, in the anguish of her delivery.

E estando grávida, gritava com as dores do parto, sofrendo tormentos para dar ã luz.

3 T hen another ominous sign (wonder) was seen in heaven: Behold, a huge, fiery-red dragon, with seven heads and ten horns, and seven kingly crowns (diadems) upon his heads.

Viu-se também outro sinal no céu: eis um grande dragão vermelho que tinha sete cabeças e dez chifres, e sobre as suas cabeças sete diademas;

4 H is tail swept and dragged down a third of the stars and flung them to the earth. And the dragon stationed himself in front of the woman who was about to be delivered, so that he might devour her child as soon as she brought it forth.

a sua cauda levava após si a terça parte das estrelas do céu, e lançou-as sobre a terra; e o dragão parou diante da mulher que estava para dar ã luz, para que, dando ela ã luz, lhe devorasse o filho.

5 A nd she brought forth a male Child, One Who is destined to shepherd (rule) all the nations with an iron staff (scepter), and her Child was caught up to God and to His throne.

E deu ã luz um filho, um varão que há de reger todas as nações com vara de ferro; e o seu filho foi arrebatado para Deus e para o seu trono.

6 A nd the woman fled into the desert (wilderness), where she has a retreat prepared by God, in which she is to be fed and kept safe for 1, 260 days (42 months; three and one-half years).

E a mulher fugiu para o deserto, onde já tinha lugar preparado por Deus, para que ali fosse alimentada durante mil duzentos e sessenta dias.

7 T hen war broke out in heaven; Michael and his angels went forth to battle with the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought.

Então houve guerra no céu: Miguel e os seus anjos batalhavam contra o dragão. E o dragão e os seus anjos batalhavam,

8 B ut they were defeated, and there was no room found for them in heaven any longer.

mas não prevaleceram, nem mais o seu lugar se achou no céu.

9 A nd the huge dragon was cast down and out—that age-old serpent, who is called the Devil and Satan, he who is the seducer (deceiver) of all humanity the world over; he was forced out and down to the earth, and his angels were flung out along with him.

E foi precipitado o grande dragão, a antiga serpente, que se chama o Diabo e Satanás, que engana todo o mundo; foi precipitado na terra, e os seus anjos foram precipitados com ele.

10 T hen I heard a strong (loud) voice in heaven, saying, Now it has come—the salvation and the power and the kingdom (the dominion, the reign) of our God, and the power (the sovereignty, the authority) of His Christ (the Messiah); for the accuser of our brethren, he who keeps bringing before our God charges against them day and night, has been cast out!

Então, ouvi uma grande voz no céu, que dizia: Agora é chegada a salvação, e o poder, e o reino do nosso Deus, e a autoridade do seu Cristo; porque já foi lançado fora o acusador de nossos irmãos, o qual diante do nosso Deus os acusava dia e noite.

11 A nd they have overcome (conquered) him by means of the blood of the Lamb and by the utterance of their testimony, for they did not love and cling to life even when faced with death.

E eles o venceram pelo sangue do Cordeiro e pela palavra do seu testemunho; e não amaram as suas vidas até a morte.

12 T herefore be glad (exult), O heavens and you that dwell in them! But woe to you, O earth and sea, for the devil has come down to you in fierce anger (fury), because he knows that he has a short time!

Pelo que alegrai-vos, ó céus, e vós que neles habitais. Mas ai da terra e do mar! porque o Diabo desceu a vós com grande ira, sabendo que pouco tempo lhe resta.

13 A nd when the dragon saw that he was cast down to the earth, he went in pursuit of the woman who had given birth to the male Child.

Quando o dragão se viu precipitado na terra, perseguiu a mulher que dera ã luz o filho varão.

14 B ut the woman was supplied with the two wings of a giant eagle, so that she might fly from the presence of the serpent into the desert (wilderness), to the retreat where she is to be kept safe and fed for a time, and times, and half a time (three and one-half years, or 1, 260 days).

E foram dadas ã mulher as duas asas da grande águia, para que voasse para o deserto, ao seu lugar, onde é sustentada por um tempo, e tempos, e metade de um tempo, fora da vista da serpente.

15 T hen out of his mouth the serpent spouted forth water like a flood after the woman, that she might be carried off with the torrent.

E a serpente lançou da sua boca, atrás da mulher, água como um rio, para fazer que ela fosse arrebatada pela corrente.

16 B ut the earth came to the rescue of the woman, and the ground opened its mouth and swallowed up the stream of water which the dragon had spouted from his mouth.

A terra, porém acudiu ã mulher; e a terra abriu a boca, e tragou o rio que o dragão lançara da sua boca.

17 S o then the dragon was furious (enraged) at the woman, and he went away to wage war on the remainder of her descendants— who obey God’s commandments and who have the testimony of Jesus Christ '> bear witness to Him].

E o dragão irou-se contra a mulher, e foi fazer guerra aos demais filhos dela, os que guardam os mandamentos de Deus, e mantêm o testemunho de Jesus. E o dragão parou sobre a areia do mar.