1 U n grand signe parut dans le ciel: une femme enveloppée du soleil, la lune sous ses pieds, et une couronne de douze étoiles sur sa tête.

Something very special was seen in heaven. A woman was there dressed with the sun. The moon was under her feet. A crown with twelve stars in it was on her head.

2 E lle était enceinte, et elle criait, étant en travail et dans les douleurs de l'enfantement.

She was about to become a mother. She cried out with pain waiting for the child to be born.

3 U n autre signe parut encore dans le ciel; et voici, c'était un grand dragon rouge, ayant sept têtes et dix cornes, et sur ses têtes sept diadèmes.

Something else special was seen in heaven. A large dragon was there. It was red and had seven heads and ten horns. There was a crown on each head.

4 S a queue entraînait le tiers des étoiles du ciel, et les jetait sur la terre. Le dragon se tint devant la femme qui allait enfanter, afin de dévorer son enfant, lorsqu'elle aurait enfanté.

With his tail he pulled one-third part of the stars out of heaven. He threw them down to the earth. This dragon stood in front of the woman as she was about to give birth to her child. He was waiting to eat her child as soon as it was born.

5 E lle enfanta un fils, qui doit paître toutes les nations avec une verge de fer. Et son enfant fut enlevé vers Dieu et vers son trône.

Then the woman gave birth to a son. He is to be the leader of the world using a piece of iron. But this child was taken away to God and His throne.

6 E t la femme s'enfuit dans le désert, où elle avait un lieu préparé par Dieu, afin qu'elle y fût nourrie pendant mille deux cent soixante jours.

The woman ran away into the desert. God had made the place ready for her. He will care for her there 1, 260 days. War in Heaven

7 E t il y eut guerre dans le ciel. Michel et ses anges combattirent contre le dragon. Et le dragon et ses anges combattirent,

Then there was war in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against this dragon. This animal and his angels fought back.

8 m ais ils ne furent pas les plus forts, et leur place ne fut plus trouvée dans le ciel.

But the dragon was not strong enough to win. There was no more room in heaven for them.

9 E t il fut précipité, le grand dragon, le serpent ancien, appelé le diable et Satan, celui qui séduit toute la terre, il fut précipité sur la terre, et ses anges furent précipités avec lui.

The dragon was thrown down to earth from heaven. This animal is the old snake. He is also called the Devil or Satan. He is the one who has fooled the whole world. He was thrown down to earth and his angels were thrown down with him.

10 E t j'entendis dans le ciel une voix forte qui disait: Maintenant le salut est arrivé, et la puissance, et le règne de notre Dieu, et l'autorité de son Christ; car il a été précipité, l'accusateur de nos frères, celui qui les accusait devant notre Dieu jour et nuit.

Then I heard a loud voice in heaven saying, “Now God has saved from the punishment of sin! God’s power as King has come! God’s holy nation has come! God’s Christ is here with power! The one who spoke against our Christian brothers has been thrown down to earth. He stood before God speaking against them day and night.

11 I ls l'ont vaincu à cause du sang de l'agneau et à cause de la parole de leur témoignage, et ils n'ont pas aimé leur vie jusqu'à craindre la mort.

They had power over him and won because of the blood of the Lamb and by telling what He had done for them. They did not love their lives but were willing to die.

12 C 'est pourquoi réjouissez-vous, cieux, et vous qui habitez dans les cieux. Malheur à la terre et à la mer! car le diable est descendu vers vous, animé d'une grande colère, sachant qu'il a peu de temps.

For this reason, O heavens and you who are there, be full of joy. It is bad for you, O earth and sea. For the devil has come down to you. He is very angry because he knows he has only a short time.” War on Earth

13 Q uand le dragon vit qu'il avait été précipité sur la terre, il poursuivit la femme qui avait enfanté l'enfant mâle.

When the dragon which is the devil saw that he had been thrown down to the earth, he began to hunt for the woman who had given birth to the boy baby.

14 E t les deux ailes du grand aigle furent données à la femme, afin qu'elle s'envolât au désert, vers son lieu, où elle est nourrie un temps, des temps, et la moitié d'un temps, loin de la face du serpent.

The woman was given two wings like the wings of a very large bird so she could fly to her place in the desert. She was to be cared for there and kept safe from the snake, which is the devil, for three-and one-half years.

15 E t, de sa bouche, le serpent lança de l'eau comme un fleuve derrière la femme, afin de l'entraîner par le fleuve.

Then the snake spit water from his mouth so the woman might be carried away with a flood.

16 E t la terre secourut la femme, et la terre ouvrit sa bouche et engloutit le fleuve que le dragon avait lancé de sa bouche.

The earth helped the woman by opening its mouth. It drank in the flood of water that this dragon spit from his mouth.

17 E t le dragon fut irrité contre la femme, et il s'en alla faire la guerre au restes de sa postérité, à ceux qui gardent les commandements de Dieu et qui ont le témoignage de Jésus.

This dragon was very angry with the woman. He went off to fight with the rest of her children. They are the ones who obey the Laws of God and are faithful to the teachings of Jesus.