啟示錄 12
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
婦人與巨龍
12 在天上出現了一個奇異的景象:有一個婦人,身披太陽,腳踏月亮,頭戴有十二顆星的冠冕。 2 她懷了孕,正因產痛而呼叫。
3 這時天上出現了另一個奇異的景象:有一條紅色巨龍出現,牠有七頭十角,每個頭上都戴著冠冕。 4 牠的尾巴將天上三分之一的星掃落到地上。巨龍站在那正要生產的婦人面前,等著要吃掉她生下來的嬰孩。 5 婦人生下一個男嬰,就是將來要用鐵杖治理列國的。那男嬰被提到了上帝的寶座那裡, 6 婦人則逃到曠野,在上帝為她預備的地方安度一千二百六十天。
7 天上起了戰爭,米迦勒和他的天使出戰巨龍。巨龍和牠的天使極力抵抗, 8 那巨龍敗下陣來,天上再沒有牠們的立足之地, 9 牠和牠的天使都一同從天上被摔到地上。巨龍就是那古蛇,又名魔鬼或撒旦,也就是那迷惑全人類的。
10 我聽見天上有大響聲說:「我們上帝的救贖、權能、國度和祂所立的基督的權柄現在來臨了。因為那晝夜不停地在我們上帝面前控告我們弟兄的,已經被摔到地上了。 11 弟兄們是靠著羔羊的血和自己所見證的道戰勝了牠,他們甘願犧牲,視死如歸。 12 因此,諸天和其中的居民都要歡欣雀躍!但大地和海洋有禍了,因為魔鬼知道牠的時日不多了,就怒氣沖沖地下到你們那裡。」
13 巨龍見自己被摔到地上,就迫害那先前產下男嬰的婦人。 14 但那婦人得到一對巨鷹的翅膀,使她能飛到曠野,去上帝為她預備的地方避難,在那裡被照顧三年半。 15 巨龍緊追不捨,張口吐出大量的水,如同江河一般,要沖走那婦人, 16 大地卻幫助她,張口吞了巨龍口中吐出來的大水。 17 巨龍大怒,轉而攻擊她的其他兒女,就是那些堅守上帝的誡命、為耶穌做見證的人。 18 那時巨龍站在海邊的沙地上。
Hisgalus 12
Orthodox Jewish Bible
12 And an ot gadol (miraculous sign) was seen in Shomayim, an ISHA (BERESHIS 3:15) having been clothed with the shemesh (sun), and the levanah (moon) underneath the feet of her, and on the rosh of her an atarah (diadem) of kokhavim (stars) numbering Shneym Asar (Twelve), [BERESHIS 37:9]
2 And in her womb having a YELED (CHILD, Moshiach, YESHAYAH 9:5), and she cries out, suffering CHEVLEI and being in pain to give birth. [YESHAYAH 26:17]
3 And another ot (miraculous sign) was seen in Shomayim. And hinei, a great red Dragon NACHASH (BERESHIS 3:1), having sheva (seven) heads and eser (ten) horns, and on the heads of it sheva (seven) ketarim (crowns) [Dan 7:7,20].
4 And the tail of him drags down a third of the kokhavim (stars) of Shomayim and threw them to ha’aretz (the earth), and the Dragon NACHASH was standing before the ISHA (Woman) who was about to give birth, that when she gives birth to the YELED (CHILD, Moshiach, YESHAYAH 9:5[6]) of her, he might devour the YELED. [DANIEL 8:10]
5 And she gave birth to a BEN (SON, Moshiach, YESHAYAH 9:5[6]), a zachar (male), who is about to shepherd all the Goyim (Nations) with a shevet barzel (scepter of iron, Ps 2:9), and the YELED of the ISHA was snatched up to Hashem and to his Kes (Throne).
6 And the ISHA fled into the wilderness, where she has there a place having been prepared by Hashem, that there she can be nourished a thousand two hundred and sixty yamim (days).
7 And there was milchamah (war) in Shomayim, Mikha’el and the malachim of him fought against the Dragon NACHASH; and the Dragon NACHASH and his malachim fought back.
8 But the Dragon NACHASH was not strong enough nor was any place found for them any longer in Shomayim.
9 And the great Dragon, that NACHASH HaKadmoni (Ancient Serpent) was thrown down, the one being called the Malshin (Informer, Accuser) and Hasatan, the one deceiving the whole inhabited world. He was thrown to ha’aretz (the earth) and the malachim of him were thrown down with him [BERESHIS 3:1-7]
10 And I heard a kol gadol (loud voice) in Shomayim, saying, “Now has come the Yeshu’at Eloheinu and the Gevurah (Power) and the Malchut of Hashem Eloheinu and the memshalah (government) of his Moshiach, because the Malshin who is the accuser of our Achim b’Moshiach, the one accusing them before Hashem yomam valailah (day and night) was thrown down [IYOV 1:9-11; ZECHARYAH 3:1]
11 And they won the nitzachon (victory) over the Dragon NACHASH because of the dahm of the SEH (Lamb, SHEMOT 12:22-23; YESHAYAH 53:7, Moshiach) and because of the dvar of the eidushaft (testimony) of them and because they did not have ahavah for their neshamot unto Mavet and were willing to die al kiddush ha-Shem.
12 Therefore be glad, Shomayim, and the ones whose mishkan is there, but oy to ha’aretz (the earth) and to hayam (the sea), because Hasatan came down to you, having great ka’as (anger), having da’as that his time is short. [TEHILLIM 96:11; YESHAYAH 44:23; 49:13]
13 And when the Dragon NACHASH saw that he was thrown down to ha’aretz, he brought redifah (persecution) on the ISHA who gave birth to the zachar.
14 And two wings of the Nesher hagadol (great Eagle) were given to the ISHA that she might fly to her place in the midbar, where she is nourished there for a time and times and half a time, away from the presence of the NACHASH (Serpent) . [SHEMOT 19:4; DANIEL 7:25; 12:7]
15 And the NACHASH spewed mayim (water) after the ISHA from its mouth as a river, that he might make her carried away by a river.
16 And ha’aretz (the earth) aided the ISHA and ha’aretz opened its mouth and swallowed the river which the Dragon NACHASH spewed out of its mouth.
17 And the Dragon NACHASH had great ka’as (anger) at the ISHA and went away to make milchamah with the rest of her ZERA (seed, BERESHIS 3:15, YESHAYAH 53:10), the ones keeping the mitzvot of Hashem and having the eidus (testimony, see eidus , edus, edut, p.669 transliterated variously in the OJB, also eidushaft) of Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach.
18 And then the Dragon NACHASH took his stand on the seashore sand of the yam (sea). T.N. CHAPTER 13 COULD BE TITLED: THE “NUREMBERG RALLIES” OF THE LITTLE MOUTH OF THE LITTLE HORN (DANIEL 7:8) WHO IS THE CHAYYAH (BEAST, ANTI-MOSHIACH)
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