Revelation 12
1 Then something very unusual appeared in the sky. It was a woman, whose [appearance and] clothing were [MET] as bright as the sun. The moon was under her feet. On her head was a crown [that was made] of twelve stars.
ⲁ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲙⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲥϭⲟⲟⲗⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲏ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲟⲟϩ ϩⲁⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲟⲩⲣⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲙⲛⲧⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ ⲛⲥⲓⲟⲩ ⲟ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲗⲟⲙ ⲉϫⲛⲧⲉⲥⲁⲡⲏ
2 She was pregnant. Then, as she was about to give birth, she cried out because she was suffering pain.
ⲃ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲥⲉⲉⲧⲉⲥϯⲛⲁⲁⲕⲉ ⲉⲥⲁϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲥϯⲛⲁⲁⲕⲉ ⲉⲙⲓⲥⲉ
3 Something else very unusual appeared in the sky. It was a huge red dragon. It had seven heads and ten horns. On each of its heads was a royal crown.
ⲅ̅ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϭⲓⲟⲩⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ϩⲛⲧⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲥⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲇⲣⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⲉϥⲧⲣⲉϣⲣⲱϣ ⲉⲩⲛⲥⲁϣϥⲉ ⲛⲁⲡⲏ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲙⲛⲙⲏⲧ ⲛⲧⲁⲡ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲁϣϥⲉ ⲛϭⲣⲏⲡⲉ ϩⲓϫⲛⲛⲉϥⲁⲡⲏⲩⲉ
4 The dragon’s tail dragged a third of the stars from the sky and threw them to the earth. The dragon set himself in front of the woman who was about to give birth, in order that he might eat her child as soon as it was born.
ⲇ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲁⲧ ⲁϥⲥⲱⲕ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲛϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲛⲉⲛⲥⲓⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲡⲉ ⲁϥⲛⲟϫⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲇⲣⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⲁϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲙⲓⲥⲉ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲥϣⲁⲛϫⲡⲉⲡⲉⲥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉϥⲉⲟⲩⲟⲙϥ̅
5 The woman gave birth to a son, who [is destined] to rule all the nations with [complete authority as if he was using] [MET] an iron rod [MET]. [God] snatched away her child and took him to [rule from] his throne.
ⲉ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲥⲙⲓⲥⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲣϩⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲙⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲛⲉⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲟⲩϭⲉⲣⲱⲃ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲓⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲧⲱⲣⲡ ⲙⲡⲉⲥϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁⲡⲉϥⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ
6 The woman fled to a desert. She has a place there that God has prepared for her, in order that [the angels] may take care of her for 1,260 days.
ⲋ̅ⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲥⲡⲱⲧ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲩⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲉⲁⲩⲥⲃⲧⲱⲧϥ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲉⲥⲁⲛⲟⲩϣⲥ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ ⲛϣⲉ ⲙⲛⲥⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ
7 [In the vision I saw that] there was a battle in heaven. Michael and the angels that he [commanded] fought against the dragon. The dragon and his angels fought back [against Michael and his angels].
ⲍ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲟⲩⲡⲟⲗⲩⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛⲧⲡⲉ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ ⲙⲛⲛⲉϥⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲇⲣⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲇⲣⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⲙⲛⲛⲉϥⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲙⲓϣⲉ
8 But the dragon did not win the battle, so [God] did not allow the dragon and his angels to stay in heaven any longer.
ⲏ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲉϣϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲩϭⲛⲡⲉⲩⲙⲁ ϩⲛⲧⲡⲉ
9 The huge dragon was thrown {[Michael and his angels] threw the huge dragon} out [of heaven]. The dragon is the ancient serpent, [the one] who is called the Devil and Satan. He is the one who deceives [people all over] the earth. He was thrown down to the earth, along with all his angels.
ⲑ̅ⲁⲩⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲙⲡⲉⲇⲣⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⲛⲟϭ ⲡϩⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲡⲗⲁⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲟⲓⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲁⲩⲛⲟϫϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲛⲟϫⲟⲩ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ
10 Then I heard [someone] in heaven shout loudly, saying, Now our God has saved his people by his power, and he rules everyone! Now the Messiah, the one who is the supreme ruler whom God appointed, has authority to rule all people, because our God has thrown out of heaven the one who accuses our fellow believers! The dragon is the one who accuses them day and night before our God, saying that they have sinned and that God ought to punish them.
ⲓ̅ⲁⲓⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲥⲙⲏ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧⲡⲉ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲙⲛⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲭ̅ⲣ̅ⲥ̅ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡ̅ⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ
11 Our fellow believers overcame the dragon because they never stopped trusting (OR, never stopped telling people about) Jesus, and because they trusted in what Jesus, the one who is like a lamb, accomplished when his blood flowed when he died. Even though those believers wanted to live, they were willing to let people kill them for speaking the truth about him.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲁϥϫⲣⲟ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲉⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲓⲉⲓⲃ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲙⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲙⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲩⲯⲩⲭⲏ ϣⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲙⲟⲩ
12 So, all you angels living [MTY] in heaven, rejoice! But terrible things will happen to you ungodly people who [MTY] live on the earth and on the ocean, because the devil has come down to you! He is very angry because he knows that he has only a short time during which he can harm people.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏⲏϩ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲙⲛⲑⲁⲗⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ ϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛϭⲱⲛⲧ ⲉϥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲕⲉⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁϥⲥϥ̅
13 When the dragon realized that he had been thrown {that [the angels] had thrown him} down to the earth, he pursued the woman who had given birth to a son.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲉⲇⲣⲁⲕⲱⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲛⲟϫϥ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲁϥⲡⲱⲧ ⲛⲥⲁⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲥϫⲡⲉⲡϣⲣ̅ϩⲟⲟⲩⲧ
14 But the woman was given two wings like the wings of a very large eagle, in order that she might fly to a desolate place. That is a place [that God] has prepared for her. There she was taken care of {[God’s angels] took care of her} for three and a half years. The serpent, [that is, the dragon], was not able to reach her there.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϯ ⲛⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛⲧⲛ̅ϩ̅ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲉⲓⲧⲟⲥ̅ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲥⲉϩⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲏⲙⲟⲥ̅ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲥⲁⲛⲟⲩϣⲥ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙⲛϩⲉⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙⲛⲧⲡⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙⲡⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡϩⲟϥ
15 The serpent spewed water like a river from his mouth in the direction of the woman, in order that the water might sweep her away.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϩⲟϥ ⲁϥⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲣⲱϥ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲟ ϩⲓⲡⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉⲧⲣⲉⲥⲱⲙⲥ̅
16 But the ground helped the woman [by] opening up and swallowing the river that the dragon spewed out from his mouth!
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲁⲩⲱ̅ ⲁⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲃⲟⲏⲑⲉⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛⲣⲱϥ ⲁϥⲱⲙⲕ̅ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲉⲣⲟ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲇⲣⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧⲉϥⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ
17 Then the dragon was very angry with the woman, so he went away to fight against [the people who are like] the rest of her descendants. They are the people who obey God’s commandments and who tell other people about Jesus (OR, hold fast to what Jesus taught them).
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲁⲡⲉⲇⲣⲁⲕⲱⲛ ϭⲱⲛⲧ ⲉⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲡⲕⲉⲥⲉⲡⲏ ⲡⲉⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲛⲓ̅ⲥ̅
