Revelation 12
Contemporary English Version
The Woman and the Dragon
12 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 (A) 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 (B) 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 (C) 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 (D) 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 (E) 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 (F) 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[a]
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 (G) 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[b] stood on the beach beside the sea.
ᏣᏂ ᏄᏍᏛ ᎠᏥᎾᏄᎪᏫᏎᎸᎢ 12
Cherokee New Testament
12 ᎦᎸᎶᎢᏃ ᎦᎸᏉᏗ ᎤᏰᎸᏛ ᎤᎾᏄᎪᏨᎩ; ᎠᎨᏴ ᏅᏙ ᎢᎦ-ᎡᎯ ᎤᏄᏬᏍᏛᎩ, ᏅᏙᏃ ᏒᏃᏱ-ᎡᎯ ᎤᏔᏍᏓᎥᎩ, ᎤᎵᏍᏚᎸᎩᏃ ᎠᎵᏍᏚᎶ ᏔᏔᏚ ᏃᏈᏏ ᏗᎰᏢᏔᏅᎯ.
2 ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎦᏁᎵᏛ Ꭸ-Ꮢ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ, ᎤᏪᎷᏅᎩ ᎠᎴ ᎤᎾᏄᎪᏫᏏᏕᎾ ᎨᏒᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎡᎯᏍᏗ ᎤᏓᏅᏛ ᎤᏚᎵᏍᎬᎩ ᎤᎾᏄᎪᏫᏍᏗᏱ [ᎠᏰᎵ.]
3 ᎠᎴ ᏅᏩᏓᎴ ᎤᏍᏆᏂᎪᎩ ᎤᎾᏄᎪ ᏨᎩ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ; ᎠᎴ ᎬᏂᏳᏉ ᎤᏣᏅ ᎩᎦᎨ ᎢᎾᏛ [ᏫᏥᎪᎥᎩ,] ᎦᎸᏉᎩ ᏓᏍᎫᏓᏛᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᏍᎪᎯ ᏕᎤᎷ-ᎬᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎦᎸᏈᎩ ᏚᎵᏍᏚᎸᎩ ᏓᏍᎫᏓᏛᎢ.
4 ᎦᏂᏓᏛᏃ ᏃᏈᏏ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᎠᏂᎧᎸ ᏦᎢ ᎢᏗᎦᏛᎯ ᎨᏒ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏌᏉ ᎢᏳᏪᏨᎯ ᏕᎤ-ᏎᏒᏔᏅᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎦᏙᎯ ᏫᏚᏗᏅᏒᎩ; ᎢᎾᏛᏃ ᎢᎬᏱᏗᏢ ᎤᎴᏅᎩ ᎠᎨᏴ ᏄᏛᏅᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᎾᏄᎪᏫᏏᏕᎾ [ᎠᏲᎵ] ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏕᏃᏅᎯᏉ ᎤᏪᏯᎣᎲᏍᏗᏱ ᎤᏰᎸᏒᎩ.
5 ᎠᏍᎩᏯᏃ ᎠᏲᎵ ᎤᎾᏄᎪᏫᏒᎩ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏙᎳᏅᏍᏗ ᏔᎷᎩᏍᎩ ᎪᏢᏔᏅᎯ ᎤᏮᏙᏗ ᎨᏒᎩ ᏗᎬᏩᏁᎶᏙᏗᏱ ᎢᏳᏩᏁᏗᏱ ᏂᎦᏛ ᎤᎾᏓᏤᎵᏛ ᏓᏁᏩᏗᏒ ᏴᏫ; ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏪᏥ ᎤᎾᎳᏅᏱ ᏩᏥᏅᏍᏔᏅᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᎾᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏪᏍᎩᎸᎢ.
6 ᎠᎨᏴᏃ ᎤᎵᏘᏒᎩ ᎢᎾᎨ ᏭᎶᏒᎩ, ᎾᎿ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏛᎾᎢᏍᏓᏁᎸᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᎨᎳᏍᏗᏱ ᏌᏉ ᎢᏯᎦᏴᎵ ᏔᎵᏧᏈ ᏑᏓᎵᏍᎪᎯ ᏧᏒᎯᏛ.
7 ᏓᎿᏩᏃ ᏄᎵᏍᏔᏅᎩ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ; ᎹᏱᎩᎵ ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏗᏂᎧᎿᏩᏗᏙᎯ ᏑᎾᎵᎸᎩ ᏚᏂᎦᏘᎸᏒᎩ ᎢᎾᏛ; ᎢᎾᏛᏃ ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏧᏤᎵ ᏗᏂᎧᎿᏩᏗᏙᎯ ᏚᎾᏟᏴᎲᎩ,
8 ᎠᎴ ᎥᏝ ᏳᎾᏓᏎᎪᎩᏎᎢ; ᎥᏝ ᎠᎴ ᎿᏉ ᎢᎸᎯᏳ ᏳᏂᏩᏛᎮ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᎤᎾᏕᏗᏱ.
9 ᎾᏍᎩᏃ Ꮎ ᎤᏔᏅ ᎢᎾᏛ ᎠᏥᏄᎪᏫᏒᎩ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᎠᎦᏴᎵ ᎢᎾᏛ, ᎠᏍᎩᎾ ᏣᎪᏎᎭ, ᎠᎴ ᏎᏓᏂ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏥᏕᎦᎶᏄᎮᎭ ᏂᎬᎾᏛ ᎡᎶᎯ [ᎠᏁᎯ;] ᎾᏍᎩ ᏓᏰᏥᏄᎪᏫᏒᎩ ᎡᎶᎯ ᏓᏰᎦᏓᎢᏅᏒᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏧᏤᎵ ᏗᏂᎧᎿᏩᏗᏙᎯ ᎢᏧᎳᎭ ᏓᎨᏥᏄᎪᏫᏒᎩ.
10 ᎠᏆᏛᎦᏅᎩᏃ ᎠᏍᏓᏯ ᎧᏁᎬ ᎯᎠ ᏅᏗᎦᏪᏍᎬ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ, ᎿᏉ ᎠᎵᏰᎢᎶᎦ ᎠᎵᏍᏕᎸᏙᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎠᎴ ᎤᎵᏂᎩᏛ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎢᎦᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎾᎿ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᎵᏂᎩᏗᏳ ᎨᏒ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏤᎵᎦ; ᎢᏓᎵᏅᏟᏰᏃ ᎨᏒ ᎤᏄᎩᏍᏗᏍᎩ ᎡᎳᏗ ᏩᎦᏓᎤᎦ; ᎾᏍᎩ ᏧᏄᎯᏍᏗᏍᎬ ᎢᎦᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᎦᏔᎲᎢ ᎢᎦ ᎠᎴ ᏒᏃᏱ ᏗᎬᏩᏜᏍᏗ.
11 ᎠᎴ ᎬᏩᏎᎪᎩᏍᏔᏅᎩ ᎤᏃᏕᎾ ᎠᎩᎾ ᎤᎩᎬ, ᎠᎴ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎾᏅᏁᎲ ᎤᏃᎯᏳᏒᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏓᏅᏅ ᏂᏚᏂᎸᏉᏛᎾ ᎨᏒᎢ.
12 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎢᏣᎵᎮᎵᎩ ᏂᎦ ᎦᎸᎶᎢ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏂᎯ ᎾᎿ ᏥᏤᎭ. ᎤᏲᎢᏳ ᎢᏣᎵᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᎡᎶᎯ ᎢᏤᎯ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᎺᏉᎯ ᎢᏤᎯ! ᎠᏍᎩᎾᏰᏃ ᎢᏣᏠᎠᏎᎵᎦ, ᎤᏣᏘ ᎤᏔᎳᏬᏍᎬᎢ ᎠᎦᏔᎭᏰᏃ ᎤᏍᏆᎳᎯᏳ ᎨᏒ ᎠᎦᎵᏍᎪᎸᏓᏁᎸᎢ.
13 ᎢᎾᏛᏃ ᎤᏙᎴᎰᏒ ᎦᏙᎯ ᏣᎦᏓᎢᏅᏒᎢ, ᎤᏕᏯᏙᏔᏅᎩ ᎠᎨᏴ ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎤᎾᏄᎪᏫᏒᎯ.
14 ᎠᎨᏴᏃ ᏔᎵ ᏓᏥᏕᎸᎩ ᎠᏬᏎᎵ ᎤᏔᏅ ᏗᎧᏃᎨ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᎾᎨ ᏭᏃᎯᎸᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᎠᏥᏰᎸᎾᏁᎸᎩ, ᎾᎿ ᎤᏤᎵᎪᎯ ᏗᎨᏒᎢ, ᎾᎿ ᎠᎨᎳᏍᏗᏱ ᏑᏕᏘᏴᏛ, ᎠᎴ ᏔᎵ ᏧᏕᏘᏴᏛ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᏰᎵ ᎢᏳᏕᏘᏴᏛ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏥᎧᎲᏍᏗᏱ ᎢᎾᏛ ᎠᎦᏔᎲᎢ.
15 ᎢᎾᏛᏃ ᎠᎰᎵ ᏓᏳᏄᎪᏫᏒᎩ ᎠᎹ ᏥᎦᏃᎱᎩᏍᎪ ᎾᏍᎩᏯᎢ, ᎠᎨᏴ ᎤᎨᎮᎩ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎦᏃᎱᎩᏍᎬ ᎤᏅᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᎤᏰᎸᏅᎩ.
16 ᎦᏙᎯᏃ ᎤᏍᏕᎸᎲᎩ ᎠᎨᏴ, ᎠᎴ ᎦᏙᎯ ᎤᏍᏚᎢᏒᎩ ᎠᎰᎵ ᎠᎴ ᎤᎩᏐᏅᎩ ᎦᏃᎱᎩᏍᎬ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᎾᏛ ᎠᎰᎵ ᏅᏓᏳᏄᎪᏫᏒᎯ.
17 ᎠᎴ ᎢᎾᏛ ᎤᎿᎸᏤᎸ-Ꭹ ᎠᎨᏴ, ᎠᎴ ᏓᎿᏩ ᎢᏧᏩᏁᏗᏱ ᎤᏰᎸᏅᎩ ᎤᎾᎵᏃᎯᏴᎯ ᎾᏍᎩ [ᎠᎨᏴ] ᎤᏁᏢᏔᏅᎯ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᎠᏂᏍᏆᏂᎪᏗᏍᎩ ᏗᎧᎿᏩᏛᏍᏗ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏧᏤᎵᎦ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏂᎯ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎤᏤᎵ ᎪᎯᏳᏗᏍᎩ
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