1 و َظَهَرَتْ عَلامَةٌ عَظِيمَةٌ فِي السَّماءِ: امْرأةٌ تَلبِسُ الشَّمسَ، وَالقَمَرُ تَحتَ قَدَمَيها، وَفَوقَ رَأسِها تاجٌ باثْنَتَي عَشرَةَ نَجمَةً.

¶ And there appeared a great sign in the heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars;

2 ك انَتْ حُبلَى، وَصَرَخَتْ بَسَبَبِ آلامِ المَخاضِ، لِأنَّها كانَتْ عَلَى وَشْكِ الوِلادَةِ.

and she being with child cried out, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.

3 ث ُمَّ ظَهَرَتْ عَلامَةٌ أُخْرَى فِي السَّماءِ: تِنِّينٌ ضَخمٌ أحمَرُ كَالنّارِ، لَهُ سَبعَةُ رُؤُوسٍ وَعَشْرَةُ قُرُونٍ، وَعَلَى رُؤُوسِهِ سَبعَةُ تِيجانٍ.

And there appeared another sign in the heaven; and, behold, a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.

4 س َحَبَ ذَيلُهُ ثُلْثَ نُجُومِ السَّماءِ، وَرَمَى بِها إلَى الأرْضِ! وَقَفَ التِّنِّيْنُ أمامَ المَرأةِ الَّتِي كانَتْ عَلَى وَشَكِ الوِلادَةِ، عَلَّهُ يَتَمَكَّنُ مِنَ التِهامِ الوَلِيدِ حالَ وِلادَتِهِ.

And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven and cast them to the earth; and the dragon stood before the woman who was ready to be delivered, to devour her child as soon as it was born.

5 ث ُمَّ وَلَدَتِ المَرأةُ ابناً، صَبِيّاً كانَ يَنبَغِي أنْ يَحكُمَ كُلَّ الأُمَمِ بِعَصاً مِنْ حَدِيدِ. لَكِنَّ طِفلَها اختُطِفَ إلَى حَيثُ اللهُ وَعَرشُهُ،

And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all the Gentiles with a rod of iron; and her child was caught up unto God and to his throne.

6 و َهَرَبَتِ المَرأةُ إلَى مَكانٍ أعَدَّهُ اللهُ لَها فِي البَرِّيَّةِ، حَيثُ سَيُعتَنَى بِها لِمُدَّةِ ألفٍ وَمِئَتَينِ وَسِتِّينَ يَوماً.

And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and sixty days.

7 ث ُمَّ اندَلَعَتْ حَربٌ فِي السَّماءِ. وَحارَبَ مِيخائِيلُ وَمَلائِكَتُهُ التّنِّينَ، وَحارَبَهُمُ التِّنِّيْنُ وَمَلائِكَتُهُ.

And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,

8 ل َكِنْ لَمْ تَكُنْ لَدَى التِّنِّيْنِ وَمَلائِكَتِهِ قُوَّةٌ كافِيَةٌ، فَخَسِرُوا مَكانَهُمْ فِي السَّماءِ.

and did not prevail; neither was their place found any more in heaven.

9 و َأُلقِيَ التِّنِّينُ الضَّخمُ إلَى الأسفَلِ، وَهُوَ تِلكَ الحَيَّةُ القَدِيمَةُ الَّتِي تُدعَى إبلِيسَ أوِ الشَّيطانَ، وَالَّتِي تُضَلِّلُ كُلَّ ساكِنِي الأرْضِ. سَقَطَ هُوَ وَمَلائِكَتُهُ مَعَهُ.

And the great dragon was cast out, the serpent of old, who is called Devil and the Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

10 ث ُمَّ سَمِعْتُ صَوتاً عالِياً فِي السَّماءِ يَقُولُ: «هَذِهِ هِيَ لَحظَةُ انتِصارِ إلَهِنا وَقُوَّتِهِ وَمُلكِهِ، وَها مَسِيحُهُ قَدْ أظهَرَ سَلطانَهُ! لِأنَّ الَّذِي اتَّهَمَ إخْوَتَنا قَدْ سَقَطَ، وَهُوَ الَّذِي كانَ يَتَّهِمُهُمْ أمامَ إلَهِنا لَيلَ نَهارَ.

And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation and virtue and the kingdom of our God and the power of his Christ; for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, who accused them before our God day and night.

11 ل َكِنَّهُمْ هَزَمُوهُ بِدَمِ الحَمَلِ، وَبِالشَّهادَةِ الَّتِي قَدَّمُوها، إذِ لَمْ يَهتَمُّوا بِحَياتِهِمْ حَتَّى إلَى المَوتِ.

And they have overcome him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.

12 ل ِذا افرَحِي أيَّتُها السَّماواتُ، وَأنتُمُ الَّذِينَ تَعِيشُونَ فِيها. لَكِنْ يا لِهَولِ ما سَيَحْدُثُ لِلأرْضِ وَلِلبَحرِ، لِأنَّ الشَّيطانَ قَدْ نَزَلَ إلَيكُمْ! إنَّهُ مَملُوءٌ بِالغَضَبِ، فَهوَ يَعلَمُ أنَّهُ لَمْ يَبقَ لَهُ إلّا وَقتٌ قَلِيلٌ.»

¶ Therefore, rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, knowing that he has but a short time.

13 و َعِندَما رَأى التِّنِّيْنُ أنَّهُ طُرِحَ إلَى الأرْضِ، بَدَأ باضطِهادِ المَرأةِ الَّتِي وَلَدَتِ الطِّفلَ الذَّكَرَ.

And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman who brought forth the man child.

14 ل َكِنَّ المَرأةَ كانَتْ قَدْ مُنِحَتْ جَناحَيْ نَسرٍ عَظِيمٍ، حَتَّى تُحَلِّقَ بَعِيداً إلَى البَرّيَّةِ، إلَى المَكانِ المُعَدِّ لَها، حَيثُ سَتُعالُ لِمُدَّةِ ثَلاثِ سَنَواتٍ وَنِصفٍ بَعِيداً عَنِ الحَيَّةِ.

And to the woman were given two wings of the great eagle that she might fly from the presence of the serpent into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time and times.

15 ع ِندَها سَكَبَتِ الحَيَّةُ عَلَى المَرأةِ ماءً مِنْ فَمِها كَالنَّهرِ، لِكَي يَجرِفَها النَّهرُ.

And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a river after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away by the river.

16 ل َكِنَّ الأرْضَ ساعَدَتِ المَرأةَ، فَفَتَحَتْ فَمَها وَابتَلَعَتِ النَّهرَ الَّذِي سَكَبَهُ التِّنِّيْنُ مِنْ فَمِهِ.

And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth and swallowed up the river which the dragon had cast out of his mouth.

17 ف اشتَعَلَ غَضَبُ التِّنِّينِ عَلَى المَرأةِ، وَذَهَبَ لِيُحارِبَ بَقِيَّةَ نَسلِها الَّذِينَ يَحفَظونَ وَصايا اللهِ، وَيَشهَدُونَ عَنْ يَسُوعَ.

And the dragon was wroth with the woman and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, who keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.