Revelation 12
1 And a great sign was seen in heaven. A woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and a crown of twelve stars upon her head.
Og et stort Tegn blev set i Himmelen: En Kvinde, iklædt Solen og med Maanen under sine Fødder og en Krans af tolv Stjerner paa sit Hoved.
2 And having in her womb, she cried out, suffering birth pains, and suffering to give birth.
Og hun var frugtsommelig og skreg i Barnsnød, under Fødselsveer.
3 And another sign was seen in heaven. And behold, a great fiery red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven diadems upon his heads.
Og et andet Tegn blev set i Himmelen, og se, der var en stor, ildrød Drage, som havde syv Hoveder og ti Horn og paa sine Hoveder syv Kroner.
4 And his tail drags the third part of the stars of the sky, and cast them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was going to give birth, so that when she gave birth he might devour her child.
Og dens Hale drog Tredjedelen af Himmelens Stjerner med sig og kastede dem paa Jorden. Og Dragen stod foran Kvinden, som skulde føde, for at sluge hendes Barn, naar hun havde født det.
5 And she gave birth to a son, a male who was going to tend all the nations with an iron rod. And her child was taken up to God and to his throne.
Og hun fødte et Drengebarn, som skal vogte alle Folkeslagene med en Jernstav; og hendes Barn blev bortrykket til Gud og til hans Trone.
6 And the woman fled into the wilderness where she has a place there prepared by God, so that they may nourish her there a thousand two hundred sixty days.
Og Kvinden flyede ud i Ørkenen, hvor hun har et Sted beredt fra Gud, for at man skal ernære hende der eet Tusinde, to Hundrede og tresindstyve Dage.
7 And war developed in heaven: Michael and his agents to fight with the dragon. And the dragon and his agents fought.
Og der blev en Kamp i Himmelen: Mikael og hans Engle gave sig til at kæmpe imod Dragen, og Dragen kæmpede og dens Engle.
8 And he did not prevail, nor was a place found for him any more in heaven.
Men de magtede det ikke, og deres Sted fandtes ikke mere i Himmelen.
9 And the great dragon was cast out, the ancient serpent, called the Devil and Satan, he who leads the whole world astray. He was cast out to the earth, and his agents were cast out with him.
Og den store Drage blev nedstyrtet; den gamle Slange, som kaldes Djævelen og Satan, som forfører den hele Verden, blev nedstyrtet paa Jorden, og hans Engle bleve nedstyrtede med ham.
10 And I heard a great voice in heaven, saying, Now it came to pass, the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ. Because the accuser of our brothers was cast out, who accuses them before our God day and night.
Og jeg hørte en høj Røst i Himmelen sige: Nu er Frelsen og Kraften og Riget blevet vor Guds, og Magten hans Salvedes; thi nedstyrtet er vore Brødres Anklager, som anklagede dem for vor Gud Dag og Nat.
11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony. And they loved not their life to the point of death.
Og de have overvundet ham i Kraft af Lammets Blod og i Kraft af deres Vidnesbyrds Ord; og de elskede ikke deres Liv, lige til Døden.
12 Rejoice because of this, O heavens, and ye who dwell in them. Woe to the earth and the sea, because the devil has come down to you, having great wrath, knowing that he has little time.
Derfor, fryder eder, I Himle, og I, som bo i dem! Ve Jorden og Havet! thi Djævelen er nedstegen til eder og har stor Vrede, fordi han ved, at han kun har liden Tid.
13 And when the dragon saw that he was cast to the earth, he persecuted the woman who gave birth to the male.
Og da Dragen saa, at den var styrtet til Jorden, forfulgte den Kvinden, som havde født Drengebarnet.
14 And two wings of the great eagle were given to the woman, so that she might fly into the wilderness to her place. So that she might be nourished there for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.
Og den store Ørns tvende Vinger bleve givne Kvinden, for at hun skulde flyve til Ørkenen, til sit Sted, der hvor hun næres en Tid og Tider og en halv Tid, borte fra Slangen.
15 And the serpent cast water like a river out of his mouth after the woman, so that he might make her carried away by the flood.
Og Slangen spyede Vand som en Flod ud af sin Mund efter Kvinden for at bortskylle hende med Floden.
16 And the earth helped the woman. And the earth opened its mouth and swallowed the river that the dragon cast out of his mouth.
Og Jorden kom Kvinden til Hjælp; og Jorden aabnede sin Mund og opslugte Floden, som Dragen havde udspyet af sin Mund.
17 And the dragon was angry toward the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, those keeping the commandments of God, and having the testimony of Jesus.
Og Dragen vrededes paa Kvinden og gik bort for at føre Krig imod de øvrige af hendes Sæd, dem, som holde Guds Bud og have Jesu Vidnesbyrd.
