1 N ow a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a garland of twelve stars.

And 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.

2 T hen being with child, she cried out in labor and in pain to give birth.

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

3 A nd another sign appeared in heaven: behold, a great, fiery red dragon having seven heads and ten horns, and seven diadems on his heads.

Then 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.

4 H is tail drew a third of the stars of heaven and threw them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was ready to give birth, to devour her Child as soon as it was born.

His 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.

5 S he bore a male Child who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron. And her Child was caught up to God and His throne.

And 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.

6 T hen the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God, that they should feed her there one thousand two hundred and sixty days. Satan Thrown Out of Heaven

And 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).

7 A nd war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought with the dragon; and the dragon and his angels fought,

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

8 b ut they did not prevail, nor was a place found for them in heaven any longer.

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

9 S o the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

And 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.

10 T hen I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, “Now salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren, who accused them before our God day and night, has been cast down.

Then 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!

11 A nd they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.

And 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.

12 T herefore rejoice, O heavens, and you who dwell in them! Woe to the inhabitants of the earth and the sea! For the devil has come down to you, having great wrath, because he knows that he has a short time.” The Woman Persecuted

Therefore 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!

13 N ow when the dragon saw that he had been cast to the earth, he persecuted the woman who gave birth to the male Child.

And 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.

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

But 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).

15 S o the serpent spewed water out of his mouth like a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away by the flood.

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

16 B ut the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed up the flood which the dragon had spewed out of his mouth.

But 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.

17 A nd the dragon was enraged with the woman, and he went to make war with the rest of her offspring, who keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.

So 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].