1 And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars: 2 And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered. 3 And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. 4 And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born. 5 And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne. 6 And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days. 7 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, 8 And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. 9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. 10 And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night. 11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. 12 Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time. 13 And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child . 14 And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent. 15 And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood. 16 And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth. 17 And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.
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.
