1 S omething 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.

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

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

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

3 S omething 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.

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

4 W ith 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.

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

5 T hen 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.

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

6 T he 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

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

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

ثُمَّ اندَلَعَتْ حَربٌ فِي السَّماءِ. وَحارَبَ مِيخائِيلُ وَمَلائِكَتُهُ التّنِّينَ، وَحارَبَهُمُ التِّنِّيْنُ وَمَلائِكَتُهُ.

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

لَكِنْ لَمْ تَكُنْ لَدَى التِّنِّيْنِ وَمَلائِكَتِهِ قُوَّةٌ كافِيَةٌ، فَخَسِرُوا مَكانَهُمْ فِي السَّماءِ.

9 T he 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.

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

10 T hen 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.

ثُمَّ 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.

11 T hey 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.

لَكِنَّهُمْ هَزَمُوهُ بِدَمِ الحَمَلِ، وَبِالشَّهادَةِ الَّتِي قَدَّمُوها، إذِ لَمْ يَهتَمُّوا بِحَياتِهِمْ حَتَّى إلَى المَوتِ.

12 F or 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

لِذا 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.»

13 W hen 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.

وَعِندَما رَأى التِّنِّيْنُ أنَّهُ طُرِحَ إلَى الأرْضِ، بَدَأ باضطِهادِ المَرأةِ الَّتِي وَلَدَتِ الطِّفلَ الذَّكَرَ.

14 T he 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.

لَكِنَّ 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.

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

عِندَها سَكَبَتِ الحَيَّةُ عَلَى المَرأةِ ماءً مِنْ فَمِها كَالنَّهرِ، لِكَي يَجرِفَها النَّهرُ.

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

لَكِنَّ الأرْضَ ساعَدَتِ المَرأةَ، فَفَتَحَتْ فَمَها وَابتَلَعَتِ النَّهرَ الَّذِي سَكَبَهُ التِّنِّيْنُ مِنْ فَمِهِ.

17 T his 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.

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