The Woman and the Dragon
1 Something important appeared in the sky. It was a woman whose clothes were the sun. The moon was under her feet, and a crown made of twelve stars was on her head. 2 She was about to give birth, and she was crying because of the great pain.
3 Something else appeared in the sky. It was a huge red dragon with seven heads and ten horns, and a crown on each of its seven heads. 4 With its tail, it dragged a third of the stars from the sky and threw them down to the earth. Then the dragon turned toward the woman, because it wanted to eat her child as soon as it was born.
5 The woman gave birth to a son, who would rule all nations with an iron rod. The boy was snatched away. He was taken to God and placed on his throne. 6 The woman ran into the desert to a place that God had prepared for her. There she would be taken care of for 1,260 days.
Michael Fights the Dragon
7 A war broke out in heaven. Michael and his angels were fighting against the dragon and its angels. 8 But the dragon lost the battle. It and its angels were forced out of their places in heaven 9 and were thrown down to the earth. Yes, that old snake and his angels were thrown out of heaven! That snake, who fools everyone on earth, is known as the devil and Satan. 10 Then I heard a voice from heaven shout,
“Our God has shown
his saving power,
and his kingdom has come!
God's own Chosen One
has shown his authority.
Satan accused our people
in the presence of God
day and night.
Now he has been thrown out!
11 “Our people defeated Satan
because of the blood
of the Lamb
and the message of God.
They were willing
to give up their lives.
12 “The heavens should rejoice,
together with everyone
who lives there.
But pity the earth
and the sea,
because the devil
was thrown down
to the earth.
He knows his time is short,
and he is very angry.”
13 When the dragon realized it had been thrown down to the earth, it tried to make trouble for the woman who had given birth to a son. 14 But the woman was given two wings like those of a huge eagle, so she could fly into the desert. There she would escape from the snake and be taken care of for a time, two times, and half a time.
15 The snake then spewed out water like a river to sweep the woman away. 16 But the earth helped her and swallowed the water that had come from the dragon's mouth. 17 This made the dragon terribly angry with the woman. So it started a war against the rest of her children. They are the people who obey God and are faithful to what Jesus did and taught. 18 The dragon stood on the beach beside the sea.
Sieviete saules tērpā un pūķis
1 Debesīs parādījās liela zīme: sieviete tērpta saulē, mēness zem viņas kājām, un galvā viņai vainags no divpadsmit zvaigznēm. 2 Viņa ir grūta un sāpēs kliedz, ciešot dzemdību mokas. 3 Un parādījās cita zīme debesīs, redzi – liels ugunīgs pūķis ar septiņām galvām un desmit ragiem, un uz viņa septiņām galvām septiņas diadēmas. 4 Viņa aste velk no debesīm trešdaļu zvaigžņu un met tās uz zemi. Pūķis nostājas priekšā sievietei, kas gatavojas dzemdēt, lai tad, kad viņa būs dzemdējusi, bērnu aprītu. 5 Un viņa dzemdē dēlu, vīru, kas visus pagānus ganīs ar dzelzs zizli. Un viņas bērns tiek aizrauts pie Dieva un pie viņa troņa. 6 Bet sieviete aizbēg tuksnesī, kur viņai ir Dieva sagatavota vieta, lai tur viņu uzturētu tūkstoš divi simti sešdesmit dienas.
Erceņģelis Mihaēls satriec pūķi
7 Izcēlās karš debesīs – Mihaēls un viņa eņģeļi sāka karu ar pūķi. Un pūķis un viņa eņģeļi karoja. 8 Bet viņam nepietika spēka, un tie zaudēja savu vietu debesīs. 9 Milzu pūķis tika satriekts – sensenā čūska, ko sauc par velnu un sātanu, kas maldina visus pasaules iedzīvotājus, – viņš tika nomests un līdz ar viņu nomesti viņa eņģeļi. 10 Tad es dzirdēju skaļu balsi debesīs:
ir atnākusi pestīšana,
mūsu Dieva spēks un valstība
un viņa Kristus vara,
jo ir nomests mūsu brāļu apsūdzētājs,
kas apsūdzēja tos mūsu Dieva priekšā dienām un naktīm.
11 Viņi uzvarēja to ar Jēra asinīm
un savas liecības vārdiem,
jo viņi neturēja savas dzīvības mīļas un devās pat nāvē.
12 Tādēļ līksmojieties, debesis
un tie, kas tajās mājo.
Vai! zemei un jūrai,
jo velns ir nokāpis pie jums,
viņš ir dusmu pilns,
zinādams, ka laika viņam ir maz.
Pūķis turpina cīņu uz zemes
13 Kad pūķis redzēja, ka ir nomests uz zemes, viņš sāka vajāt sievieti, kas bija dzemdējusi dēlu. 14 Sievietei bija divi vareni ērgļa spārni, lai viņa varētu aizlidot tuksnesī uz vietu, kur viņa būtu drošībā prom no čūskas klātbūtnes veselu laiku, divus laikus un puslaiku. 15 Sievietei pakaļ čūska izšļāca ūdeni kā upi, lai upes ūdens viņu aizskalotu. 16 Bet zeme nāca sievietei palīgā, atvēra savu muti un izdzēra upi, ko pūķis bija izšļācis no savas mutes. 17 Tad pūķis, sadusmots par sievieti, devās projām, lai sāktu karu ar tiem pārējiem no viņas dzimuma, kas ievēro Dieva baušļus un tur Jēzus liecību. 18 Un tas nostājās jūras malā.
