1 And a great sign was seen in the heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars; 2 and being with child she cried, being in travail, and in pain to bring forth. 3 And another sign was seen in the heaven: and behold, a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his heads seven diadems; 4 and his tail draws the third part of the stars of the heaven; and he cast them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to bring forth, in order that when she brought forth he might devour her child. 5 And she brought forth a male son, who shall shepherd all the nations with an iron rod; and her child was caught up to God and to his throne. 6 And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has there a place prepared of God, that they should nourish her there a thousand two hundred and sixty days. 7 And there was war in the heaven: Michael and his angels went to war with the dragon. And the dragon fought, and his angels; 8 and he prevailed not, nor was their place found any more in the heaven. 9 And the great dragon was cast out, the ancient serpent, he who is called Devil and Satan, he who deceives the whole habitable world, he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. 10 And I heard a great voice in the heaven saying, Now is come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ; for the accuser of our brethren has been cast out, who accused them before our God day and night: 11 and they have overcome him by reason of the blood of the Lamb, and by reason of the word of their testimony, and have not loved their life even unto death.

12 Therefore be full of delight, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the earth and to the sea, because the devil has come down to you, having great rage, knowing he has a short time. 13 And when the dragon saw that he had been cast out into the earth, he persecuted the woman which bore the male child. 14 And there were given to the woman the two wings of the great eagle, that she might fly into the desert into her place, where she is nourished there a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent. 15 And the serpent cast out of his mouth behind the woman water as a river, that he might make her be as one carried away by a river. 16 And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed the river which the dragon cast out of his mouth. 17 And the dragon was angry with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, who keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus.

1 Siis ilmus taevasse võimas tunnustäht: naine, kes oli riietatud päikesesse. Tema jalge all oli kuu ja tal oli peas kaheteistkümnest taevatähest pärg. 2 Ta oli lapseootel ja kisendas sünnitusvaevades, sest tema tuhud olid alanud. 3 Ja taevasse ilmus teine tunnustäht: ennäe, suur tulipunane lohe, kellel oli seitse pead ja kümme sarve ning peadel seitse diadeemi. 4 Selle saba pühkis taevast välja kolmandiku tähti ja viskas need maa peale. Lohe jäi seisma sünnitava naise ees, et niipea kui ta on sünnitanud, neelata alla tema laps. 5 Ja naine sünnitas poisslapse, kes raudkepiga valitseb kõiki rahvaid, ja laps haarati üles Jumala ja tema trooni juurde. 6 Aga naine põgenes kõrbe, kuhu Jumal oli talle ette valmistanud paiga, et teda seal toidetaks tuhat kakssada kuuskümmend päeva.

7 Siis puhkes taevas sõda. Miikael ja tema inglid võitlesid lohega ning lohe ja tema inglid võitlesid vastu. 8 Aga lohe sai lüüa, ja neil ei jäänud enam kohta taevas. 9 Suur lohe visati välja, see ürgne madu, keda hüütakse kuradiks ja saatanaks, kes eksitab kogu maailma. Ta visati maa peale ja tema inglid koos temaga.

10 Ja ma kuulsin võimsat häält taevas hüüdmas:

„Nüüd on tulnud pääste ja vägi

ning meie Jumala Kuningriik

ning tema Messia meelevald;

sest välja on visatud meie vendade süüdistaja,

kes süüdistas neid Jumala ees päeval ja ööl.

11 Nemad on ta ära võitnud Talle vere läbi

ning oma tunnistuse sõna läbi;

nad pole armastanud oma elu ega kartnud surma.

12 Seepärast rõõmustage, taevad,

ja kõik taevaelanikud!

Häda maale ja merele,

sest kurat on laskunud teie juurde,

ta on täis raevu,

sest ta teab, et tema aeg on lühike."

13 Kui lohe nägi, et ta oli heidetud maa peale, hakkas ta jälitama naist, kes oli sünnitanud poisslapse. 14 Aga naisele anti kaks suure kotka tiiba, et ta lendaks kõrbesse paika, kus teda toidetakse mao eest varjul aasta, kaks aastat ja veel pool aastat. 15 Ja madu sülitas naisele järele oma suust vett nagu jõe, et teda vooluga ära uhtuda. 16 Kuid maa tuli naisele appi: maa avas oma suu ja neelas alla jõe, mille lohe purskas välja oma suust. 17 Siis lohe läks naise peale raevu ja läks sõtta naise ülejäänud järglaste vastu, nende vastu, kes peavad Jumala käske ja peavad kinni tunnistusest Jeesuse kohta.