1 U na gran señal apareció en el cielo: una mujer vestida del sol, con la luna debajo de sus pies, y una corona de doce estrellas sobre su cabeza.

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 staba encinta, y gritaba por los dolores del parto y el sufrimiento de dar a luz.

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

3 E ntonces apareció otra señal en el cielo: Un gran dragón rojo que tenía siete cabezas y diez cuernos, y sobre sus cabezas había siete diademas (coronas).

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 u cola arrastró la tercera parte de las estrellas del cielo y las arrojó sobre la tierra. Y el dragón se paró delante de la mujer que estaba para dar a luz, a fin de devorar a su hijo cuando ella diera a luz.

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 Y ella dio a luz un Hijo varón, que ha de regir (pastorear) a todas las naciones con vara de hierro. Su Hijo fue arrebatado hasta Dios y hasta Su trono.

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 L a mujer huyó al desierto, donde tenía un lugar preparado por Dios, para ser sustentada allí por 1, 260 días.

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 ntonces hubo guerra en el cielo: Miguel y sus ángeles combatieron contra el dragón. Y el dragón y sus ángeles lucharon,

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

8 p ero no pudieron vencer, ni se halló ya lugar para ellos en el cielo.

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

9 Y fue arrojado el gran dragón, la serpiente antigua que se llama Diablo y Satanás, el cual engaña al mundo entero. Fue arrojado a la tierra y sus ángeles fueron arrojados con él.

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 ntonces oí una gran voz en el cielo, que decía: “Ahora ha venido la salvación, el poder y el reino de nuestro Dios y la autoridad de Su Cristo (el Mesías), porque el acusador de nuestros hermanos, el que los acusa delante de nuestro Dios día y noche, ha sido arrojado.

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 E llos lo vencieron por medio de la sangre del Cordero y por la palabra del testimonio de ellos, y no amaron sus vidas, llegando hasta sufrir la muerte.

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 P or lo cual regocíjense, cielos y los que moran en ellos. ¡Ay de la tierra y del mar!, porque el diablo ha descendido a ustedes con gran furor, sabiendo que tiene poco tiempo.”

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 C uando el dragón vio que había sido arrojado a la tierra, persiguió a la mujer que había dado a luz al Hijo varón.

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 Y se le dieron a la mujer las dos alas de la gran águila a fin de que volara de la presencia de la serpiente al desierto, a su lugar, donde fue sustentada por un tiempo, tiempos y medio tiempo.

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 L a serpiente arrojó de su boca, tras la mujer, agua como un río, para que ella fuera arrastrada por la corriente.

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

16 P ero la tierra ayudó a la mujer, y la tierra abrió su boca y tragó el río que el dragón había arrojado de su boca.

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 ntonces el dragón se enfureció contra la mujer, y salió para hacer guerra contra el resto de la descendencia de ella, los que guardan los mandamientos de Dios y tienen el testimonio de Jesús.

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.