Apocalipse 12

Parenthesis—partly historical

The woman, the Child, the dragon

1 Καὶ σημεῖον μέγα ὤφθη ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ· γυνὴ περιβεβλημένη τὸν ἥλιον, καὶ ἡ σελήνη ὑποκάτω τῶν ποδῶν αὐτῆς, καὶ ἐπὶ τῆς κεφαλῆς αὐτῆς στέφανος ἀστέρων δώδεκα. 2 Καὶ ἐν γαστρὶ ἔχουσα*εχουσα rell ¦ 1 και ℵC,NU ¦ εχουσαν και 𝕻47 ἔκραζεν ὠδίνουσα*εκραζεν (εκραξεν Ma,b,gpt) ωδινουσα f35 Ma,b,e,f,g,i (C)CP,RP,HF,OC ¦ κραζει 2 Md,ept,h (𝕻47)ℵ(A)(NU)TR ¦ ∼ 2 κραζει Me καὶ βασανιζομένη τεκεῖν.

3 Καὶ ὤφθη ἄλλο σημεῖον ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ· καὶ ἰδού, δράκων μέγας πυρρός,*μεγας πυρρος f35 Md,e,i A,CP,NU,TR ¦ 1 πυρος Md,e,h ¦ ∼ 21 Ma,fpt,gpt,h,i 𝕻47,115 ℵ,OC ¦ ∼ πυρος 1 Ma,bpt,fpt,gpt,h,ipt C,RP,HF (All the families have some division; the evidence for the word order looks like this: ‘great, fiery’ f35 Ma,b,d,e,h,i A; ‘fiery, great’ Ma,b,e,f,g,h,i 𝕻47,115ℵC. The evidence for the spelling looks like this: πυρρος f35 Ma,b,d,e,fpt,gpt,hpt,ipt 𝕻47,115ℵA; πυρος Ma,b,d,e,fpt,gpt,hpt,ipt C.) ἔχων κεφαλὰς ἑπτὰ καὶ κέρατα δέκα, καὶ ἐπὶ τὰς κεφαλὰς αὐτοῦ ἑπτὰ διαδήματα.*επτα διαδηματα rell ¦ ∼ 21 TR ¦ διαδηματα Mept 4 Καὶ ἡ οὐρὰ αὐτοῦ σύρει τὸ τρίτον τῶν ἀστέρων τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καὶ ἔβαλεν αὐτοὺς εἰς τὴν γῆν.

Καὶ ὁ δράκων ἕστηκεν ἐνώπιον τῆς γυναικὸς τῆς μελλούσης τικτεῖν,*τικτειν f35 Mh CP ¦ τεκειν Ma,b,d,e,f,g,h,i ℵA,C,RP,HF,OC,NU,TR (Representatives of Ma,d,e join f35.) ἵνα ὅταν τέκῃ τὸ Τέκνον αὐτῆς καταφάγῃ. 5 Καὶ ἔτεκεν Υἱόν, ἄρρενα,*αρρενα rell ¦ αρσεν A,C,NU ¦ αρσενα Mept,hpt ὃς μέλλει ποιμαίνειν πάντα τὰ ἔθνη ἐν*εν rell ¦ --- Mdpt,ept,h C ῥάβδῳ σιδηρᾷ. Καὶ ἡρπάγη*ηρπαγη f35 Ma,i ℵ,CP ¦ ηρπασθη Ma,b,d,e,f,g,h,i 𝕻47A,C,RP,HF,OC,NU,TR (Both are passive indicative, the choice being between 2nd or 1st aorist.) τὸ Τέκνον αὐτῆς πρὸς τὸν Θεόν, καὶ πρὸς*προς rell ¦ --- Me TR τὸν θρόνον αὐτοῦ. 6 Καὶ ἡ γυνὴ ἔφυγεν εἰς τὴν ἔρημον ὅπου ἔχει ἐκεῖ*εκει rell ¦ --- Me,hpt C,TR τόπον ἡτοιμασμένον ἀπὸ*απο f35 Md,e,h 𝕻47ℵA,C,CP,OC,NU,TR ¦ υπο Ma,b,d,f,g,i RP,HF τοῦ Θεοῦ, ἵνα ἐκεῖ ἐκτρέφωσιν*εκτρεφωσιν f35 Ma,f,g,i CP,RP,HF ¦ τρεφωσιν Ma,b,d,e,h,i A,OC,NU,TR ¦ τρεφουσιν Me ℵC αὐτὴν ἡμέρας χιλίας διακοσίας ἑξήκοντα.

Satan excluded from heaven

7 Καὶ ἐγένετο πόλεμος ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ· ὁ Μιχαὴλ καὶ οἱ ἄγγελοι αὐτοῦ τοῦ πολεμῆσαι*του πολεμησαι f35 Mh,i A,C,CP,OC,NU ¦ 2 Ma,b,d,e,f,g,h,i 𝕻47ℵ,RP,HF ¦ επολεμησαν TR (Render ‘were to fight’; the dragon knew that Michael had received the order, so he decided to get in the first blow.) (OC is in small print.) μετὰ*μετα rell ¦ κατα TR τοῦ δράκοντος· καὶ ὁ δράκων ἐπολέμησεν, καὶ οἱ ἄγγελοι αὐτοῦ, 8 καὶ οὐκ ἴσχυσεν,*ισχυσεν f35 Ma,b,f,g,i A,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU ¦ ισχυσαν Ma,d,e,h 𝕻47C,TR ¦ ισχυσαν προς αυτον ℵ οὐδὲ*ουδε rell ¦ ουτε Me TR τόπος εὑρέθη αὐτῷ*ευρεθη αυτω f35 Ma,b,e,f,g,h,i CP,RP,HF,OC ¦ 1 αυτων Me,h,i A,C,NU,TR ¦ ∼ αυτων 1 Md,h 𝕻47 ¦ 1 ℵ ἔτι ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ. 9 Καὶ ἐβλήθη ὁ δράκων ὁ μέγας, ὁ ὄφις*ο μεγας ο οφις rell ¦ ∼ 3412 Ma,h OC ὁ ἀρχαῖος, ὁ καλούμενος Διάβολος καὶ*και f35 Ma,b,d,e,f,g,h,i CP,RP,HF ¦ 1 ο Me,h,i A,C,OC,NU,TR ¦ ο ℵ (OC is in small print.) Σατανᾶς, ὁ πλανῶν τὴν οἰκουμένην ὅλην· ἐβλήθη εἰς τὴν γῆν, καὶ οἱ ἄγγελοι αὐτοῦ μετ᾿ αὐτοῦ*μετ αυτου rell ¦ --- M(d)e ἐβλήθησαν. 10 Καὶ ἤκουσα φωνὴν μεγάλην ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ λέγουσαν·*εν τω ουρανω λεγουσαν rell ¦ ∼ 4123 Mept TR «Ἄρτι ἐγένετο ἡ σωτηρία καὶ ἡ δύναμις, καὶ ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ Θεοῦ ἡμῶν καὶ ἡ ἐξουσία τοῦ Χριστοῦ αὐτοῦ, ὅτι κατεβλήθη*κατεβληθη f35 Me,g,i CP,TR ¦ εβληθη Ma,b,d,f,g,h,i 𝕻47ℵA,C,RP,HF,OC,NU (Since the simple form of the verb has already occurred three times in the verse above, there may have been assimilation to it. If I were that voice I would cheerfully use the heightened form!) ὁ κατήγορος*κατηγορος rell ¦ κατηγωρ A,NU τῶν ἀδελφῶν ἡμῶν, ὁ κατηγορῶν αὐτῶν*αυτων f35 Ma,b,e,f,g,h,i ℵC,CP,RP,HF,OC,TR ¦ αυτους Md,e,g,h 𝕻47A,NU ἐνώπιον τοῦ Θεοῦ ἡμῶν ἡμέρας καὶ νυκτός. 11 Καὶ αὐτοὶ ἐνίκησαν αὐτὸν διὰ τὸ αἷμα τοῦ Ἀρνίου καὶ διὰ τὸν λόγον τῆς μαρτυρίας αὐτῶν, καὶ οὐκ ἠγάπησαν τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτῶν, ἄχρι θανάτου. 12 Διὰ τοῦτο εὐφραίνεσθε, οἱ*οι f35 Ma,b,d,e,h,ipt A,CP[NU]TR ¦ --- Ma,b,e,f,g,h,ipt ℵC,RP,HF,OC οὐρανοί, καὶ οἱ ἐν αὐτοῖς σκηνοῦντες. Οὐαὶ τῇ γῇ καὶ τῇ θαλάσσῃ,*τη γη και τη θαλασση f35 Ma,b,e,f,g,hpt,i CP,RP,HF ¦ την γην 3 την θαλασσαν Md,e,hpt (ℵ)C,OC,NU ¦ τοις κατοικουσι την γην 3 την θαλασσαν Me TR ¦ την αγαπην 3 την θαλασσαν A ὅτι κατέβη ὁ διάβολος πρὸς ὑμᾶς ἔχων θυμὸν μέγαν, εἰδὼς ὅτι ὀλίγον καιρὸν ἔχει.»

Satan persecutes the woman

13 Καὶ ὅτε εἶδεν ὁ δράκων ὅτι ἐβλήθη εἰς τὴν γῆν, ἐδίωξεν τὴν γυναῖκα ἥτις ἔτεκεν τὸν ἄρρενα.*αρρενα rell ¦ αρσενα Mhpt ℵC,NU ¦ αρσεναν A 14 Καὶ ἐδόθησαν τῇ γυναικὶ*γυναικι f35 Ma,b,e,f,gpt,hpt,i 𝕻47ℵ,CP,RP,HF,OC,TR ¦ 1 αι Md,e,gpt,hpt A,C,NU δύο πτέρυγες τοῦ ἀετοῦ τοῦ μεγάλου, ἵνα πέτηται εἰς τὴν ἔρημον, εἰς τὸν τόπον αὐτῆς, ὅπως τρέφηται*οπως τρεφηται f35 Ma,b,e,f,g,i CP,RP,HF,OC ¦ οπου τρεφεται Ma,d,e,hpt 𝕻47ℵA,C,NU,TR ἐκεῖ καιρὸν καὶ καιροὺς καὶ ἥμισυ καιροῦ, ἀπὸ προσώπου τοῦ ὄφεως. 15 Καὶ ἔβαλεν ὁ ὄφις ἐκ τοῦ στόματος αὐτοῦ ὀπίσω τῆς γυναικὸς*εκ του στοματος αυτου οπισω της γυναικος (𝕻47) rell ¦ ∼ 5671234 Me TR ὕδωρ ὡς ποταμόν, ἵνα αὐτὴν ποταμοφόρητον ποιήσῃ.*αυτην ποταμοφορητον ποιηση rell ¦ ∼ 312 C ¦ ταυτην 23 Me TR 16 Καὶ ἐβοήθησεν ἡ γῆ τῇ γυναικί, καὶ ἤνοιξεν ἡ γῆ τὸ στόμα αὐτῆς καὶ κατέπιεν τὸν ποταμὸν ὃν ἔβαλεν ὁ δράκων ἐκ τοῦ στόματος αὐτοῦ. 17 Καὶ ὠργίσθη ὁ δράκων ἐπὶ τῇ γυναικὶ καὶ ἀπῆλθεν ποιῆσαι πόλεμον μετὰ τῶν λοιπῶν τοῦ σπέρματος αὐτῆς, τῶν τηρούντων τὰς ἐντολὰς τοῦ Θεοῦ καὶ ἐχόντων τὴν μαρτυρίαν Ἰησοῦ.*ιησου rell ¦ του 1 Me,gpt CP ¦ του θεου ℵ ¦ του 1 χριστου TR