Revelation 12
Lexham English Bible
The Woman and Her Son Versus the Dragon
12 And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun and with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars, 2 and who was pregnant[a] and was crying out because she[b] was having birth pains, and was in torment to give birth. 3 And another sign appeared in heaven, and behold, a great fiery red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his heads were seven royal headbands.[c] 4 And his tail swept away a third of the stars from heaven and threw them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, in order that whenever she gave birth to her child he could devour it. 5 And she gave birth to a son, a male child, who is going to shepherd all the nations with an iron rod,[d] and her child was snatched away to God and to his throne. 6 And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she had a place prepared there by God, so that they could feed her there for one thousand two hundred sixty days.
Satan Thrown Down from Heaven to Earth
7 And there was war in heaven; Michael and his angels fought against[e] the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back[f]. 8 And they did not prevail, nor was a place found for them any longer in heaven. 9 And the great dragon was thrown down, the ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world. He was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.
10 And I heard a loud voice in heaven saying,
“Now the salvation and the power
and the kingdom of our God
and the authority of his Christ have come,
because the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down,
the one who accuses them before our God day and night.
11 And they conquered him by the blood of the Lamb
and by the word of their testimony,
and they did not love their lives until death.
12 Because of this, rejoice, you heavens,
and those who live in them!
Woe to the earth and to the sea,
because the devil has come down to you,
having great anger,
because he[g] knows that he has little time!”
13 And when the dragon saw that he had been thrown down to the earth, he pursued the woman who had given birth to the male child. 14 And the two wings of a great eagle were given to the woman, in order that she could fly into the wilderness, to her place where she is fed there for a time, and times, and half a time, from the presence of the serpent. 15 And from his mouth the serpent spouted water like a river after the woman, in order that he could make her swept away by a river. 16 And the earth came to the aid of the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed up the river that the dragon had spouted out of his mouth. 17 And the dragon was angry at the woman, and went away to fight against[h] the rest of her children, those who keep the commandments of God and who hold to the testimony about Jesus. 18 And he stood on the sand of the sea.
Footnotes
- Revelation 12:2 Literally “who was having in the belly”
- Revelation 12:2 Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“was having birth pains”) which is understood as causal
- Revelation 12:3 Or “diadem crowns”
- Revelation 12:5 An allusion to Ps 2:9
- Revelation 12:7 Literally “made war with”
- Revelation 12:7 Literally “made war”
- Revelation 12:12 Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“knows”) which is understood as causal
- Revelation 12:17 Literally “to make war with”
Revelation 12
English Standard Version
The Woman and the Dragon
12 And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman (A)clothed with (B)the sun, with (C)the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. 2 She was pregnant and (D)was crying out in birth pains and the agony of giving birth. 3 And another sign appeared in heaven: behold, a great (E)red dragon, (F)with seven heads and (G)ten horns, and on his heads (H)seven diadems. 4 His tail swept down (I)a third of the stars of heaven and (J)cast them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, so that when she bore her child (K)he might devour it. 5 She gave birth to a male child, (L)one who is to rule[a] all the nations with a rod of iron, but her child was (M)caught up to God and to his throne, 6 and the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God, in which she is to be nourished for (N)1,260 days.
Satan Thrown Down to Earth
7 Now war arose in heaven, (O)Michael and (P)his angels fighting against the dragon. And the dragon and his angels fought back, 8 but he was defeated, and there was no longer any place for them in heaven. 9 And (Q)the great dragon was thrown down, (R)that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, (S)the deceiver of the whole world—(T)he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him. 10 And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, “Now (U)the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of his Christ have come, for the accuser of our brothers[b] has been thrown down, (V)who accuses them day and night before our God. 11 And (W)they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, for (X)they loved not their lives (Y)even unto death. 12 Therefore, (Z)rejoice, O heavens and you who dwell in them! But (AA)woe to you, O earth and sea, for the devil has come down to you in great wrath, because (AB)he knows that his time is short!”
13 And when the dragon saw that he had been thrown down to the earth, he pursued (AC)the woman who had given birth to the male child. 14 But the woman was given the two (AD)wings of the great eagle so that she might fly from the serpent (AE)into the wilderness, to the place where she is to be nourished (AF)for a time, and times, and half a time. 15 The serpent poured water (AG)like a river out of his mouth after the woman, to sweep her away with a flood. 16 But the earth came to the help of the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed the river that the dragon had poured from his mouth. 17 Then the dragon became furious with the woman and went off (AH)to make war on the rest of (AI)her offspring, (AJ)on those who keep the commandments of God and hold to (AK)the testimony of Jesus. And he stood[c] on the sand of the sea.
Footnotes
- Revelation 12:5 Greek shepherd
- Revelation 12:10 Or brothers and sisters
- Revelation 12:17 Some manuscripts And I stood, connecting the sentence with 13:1
Aabenbaringen 12
Bibelen på hverdagsdansk
Kvinden og dragen
12 Et stort tegn kom til syne på himlen. Det var en kvinde, der strålede som solen og stod med fødderne på månen. På hovedet havde hun en sejrskrans med 12 stjerner på. 2 Hun var gravid og var allerede begyndt at føde. Hun skreg af smerte under fødselsveerne.
3 Så kom der et andet tegn på himlen. Det var en stor, ildrød drage. Den havde ti horn og syv hoveder med en lille krone på hvert hoved. 4 Dens hale fejede en tredjedel af himlens stjerner ned på jorden. Dragen stillede sig foran kvinden, som var ved at føde sit barn, parat til at sluge barnet, så snart det var født. 5 Hun fødte en søn, som skal herske over alle folkeslagene med et jernscepter. Barnet blev taget op til Gud og hans trone, 6 mens kvinden flygtede ud i ørkenen hen imod et sted, som Gud havde gjort parat til hende, hvor hun kunne overleve i 1260 dage.
7 Der blev krig i himmelrummet. Mikael og hans engle gik til angreb på dragen. Dragen og dens onde ånder gjorde modstand, 8 men de var ikke stærke nok, så de måtte forlade himmelrummet. 9 Så blev den store Drage, den gamle Slange, som kaldes Djævelen og Satan, han, som bedrager hele verden, kastet ned på jorden. Det samme skete med alle hans onde ånder.
10 Så hørte jeg en høj stemme i Himlen råbe: „Nu er vores Guds herredømme brudt igennem med kraft og frelse, og nu har hans Messias fået magten. For han, der dag og nat anklagede vores medkristne over for Gud, er blevet styrtet. 11 De sejrede over ham på grund af Lammets forsoningsdød, og fordi de ikke fornægtede deres tro på ham. De havde ikke deres liv for kært til at gå i døden. 12 Derfor: Glæd jer, I som opholder jer i Himlen, men ve jer, der er på landjorden og på havet, for Djævelen er kommet ned til jer, og han er rasende. Han er nemlig klar over, at hans tid er kort.”
13 Da dragen indså, at den var kastet ned på jorden, forfulgte den kvinden, der havde født drengen. 14 Kvinden fik to mægtige ørnevinger og fløj længere ud i ørkenen til det sted, hvor hun kunne være i sikkerhed for dragen, og hvor der ville blive sørget for hende i tre et halvt år. 15 Dragen spyede en flod af vand efter kvinden for at skylle hende bort. 16 Men jorden hjalp hende, for den åbnede sin mund og slugte floden. 17 Optændt af raseri mod kvinden gjorde dragen sig parat til at angribe hendes andre børn, dem, der holder Guds bud og holder fast ved deres tro på Jesus. 18 Derefter stillede den sig op på strandbredden.
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