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1 ⲁ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲁ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲉⲥϫⲟⲗϩ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲓⲟϩ ⲥⲁⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲥ ϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲭⲗⲟⲙ ⲉϥⲧⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲥⲁⲫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⳿ⲛⲥⲓⲟⲩ.
And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed in the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head.
She was pregnant and crying out in the pain and agony of giving birth.
3 ⲅ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲕⲉⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲓⲥ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲇⲣⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲭⲣⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲙⲁϣⲱ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲍ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲫⲉ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲓ̅ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲍ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲭⲗⲟⲙ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥ⳿ⲁⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ.
Then another sign appeared in heaven: a huge red dragon with seven heads, ten horns, and seven royal crowns on his heads.
4 ⲇ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲁⲧ ⲁϥⲱϣϯ ⳿ⲙⲫⲣⲉⲅ̅ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲥⲓⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϩⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲇⲣⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⲁϥⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲛϯ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲥϣⲁⲛⲙⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲟⲙⲕϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲇⲣⲁⲕⲱⲛ.
His tail swept a third of the stars from the sky, tossing them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, ready to devour her child as soon as she gave birth.
5 ⲉ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥⲙⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ϣⲃⲱⲧ ⳿ⲙⲃⲉⲛⲓⲡⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϩⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ϩⲁ ⲫϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁ ⲡⲉϥ⳿ⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ.
And she gave birth to a son, a male child, who will rule all the nations with an iron scepter. And her child was caught up to God and to His throne.
6 ⲋ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲁⲥⲫⲱⲧ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲁϥⲉ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲁ ⲫϯ ⲥⲉⲃⲧⲱⲧϥ ⲛⲁⲥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϣⲁⲛⲟⲩϣⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϣⲟ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲛϥ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ.
And the woman fled into the wilderness, where God had prepared a place for her to be nourished for 1,260 days.
7 ⲍ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲙⲃⲱⲧⲥ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲱⲧⲥ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲇⲣⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲇⲣⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲧⲥ ⲟⲩⲃⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ.
Then a war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back.
But the dragon was not strong enough, and no longer was any place found in heaven for him and his angels.
9 ⲑ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲇⲣⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⲡⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲟϥ ⳿ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲉⲟⲥ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲓⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲥⲱⲣⲉⲙ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲁⲩϩⲓⲧϥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲁⲩϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥⲕⲉⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ.
And the great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.
10 ⲓ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲁ ⲡⲓⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯϫⲟⲙ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲭ͞ⲣⲥ̅ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲛ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲣϩ.
And I heard a loud voice in heaven saying: “Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of His Christ. For the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down— he who accuses them day and night before our God.
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲩϭⲣⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲥⲛⲟϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲓⲏⲃ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲥⲛⲟϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲧⲟⲩⲯⲩⲭⲏ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲙⲟⲩ.
They have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony. And they did not love their lives so as to shy away from death.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ϫⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲙⲃⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲕⲉⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ.
Therefore rejoice, O heavens, and you who dwell in them! But woe to the earth and the sea; with great fury the devil has come down to you, knowing he has only a short time.”
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲇⲣⲁⲕⲱⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩϩⲓⲧϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲁϥϭⲟϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ϯ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲑⲏ ⲉⲧⲁⲥⲙⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲟⲩⲧ.
And when the dragon saw that he had been thrown to the earth, he pursued the woman who had given birth to the male child.
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϯ ⲛⲁⲥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛϩ ⲃ̅ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁ ⲟⲩⲁϧⲱⲙ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲥϩⲱⲗ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲁϥⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁϣⲁⲛⲟⲩϣⲥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲧⲫⲁϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁ ⳿ⲡϩⲟ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϩⲟϥ.
But the woman was given two wings of a great eagle to fly from the presence of the serpent to her place in the wilderness, where she was nourished for a time, and times, and half a time.
Then from the mouth of the serpent spewed water like a river to overtake the woman and sweep her away in the torrent.
But the earth helped the woman and opened its mouth to swallow up the river that had poured from the dragon’s mouth.
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϫⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲇⲣⲁⲕⲱⲛ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ϯ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲱⲧⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲡⲥⲉⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛϯ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅
And the dragon was enraged at the woman, and went to make war with the rest of her children, who keep the commandments of God and hold to the testimony of Jesus. And the dragon stood on the shore of the sea.
