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.
Lalu ada sebuah tanda yang luar biasa muncul di Surga, seorang perempuan berpakaian matahari, dengan bulan di bawah kakinya, dan sebuah mahkota dengan dua belas bintang di atas kepalanya.
2 She was pregnant. Then, as she was about to give birth, she cried out because she was suffering pain.
Perempuan itu sedang mengandung, dan dia berteriak kesakitan karena sudah waktunya dia melahirkan.
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.
Dan ada sebuah tanda lain yang muncul, seekor naga berwarna merah dengan tujuh kepala dan sepuluh tanduk dan tujuh mahkota kecil pada kepala-kepala naga itu.
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.
Ekornya menyapu sepertiga dari bintang-bintang di surga dan melemparkan mereka ke bumi. Naga itu berdiri di depan perempuan yang hendak melahirkan itu, agar dia bisa segera makan anak perempuan itu segera sesudah anak itu dilahirkan.
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.
Dan perempuan itu melahirkan seorang anak laki-laki, yang akan memerintah semua bangsa dengan tongkat besi. Anak laki-laki itu dengan segera diambil dan dibawa kepada Allah dan tahta-Nya.
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.
Dan perempuan itu lalu melarikan diri ke padang pasir, di sana Allah sudah menyediakan tempat baginya, agar dia bisa dipelihara selama 1.260 hari lamanya.
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].
Dan terjadi peperangan di Surga. Mikael dan para malaikatnya bertarung dengan naga itu. Naga itu dan para malaikatnya bertempur
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.
tetapi dia tidak cukup kuat, dan mereka tidak bisa tinggal di Surga
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.
Naga besar itu, ular kuno yang disebut Iblis dan Setan yang menipu seluruh dunia, dilemparkan ke bumi, dan malaikat-malaikatnya yang bersamanya.
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.
Lalu saya mendengar suara yang keras dari Surga berkata, “Sekarang keselamatan sudah datang, juga kuasa dan kerajaan dari Allah kita dan otoritas dari Kristus. Orang yang menuduh orang-orang beriman telah dijatuhkan — ia yang menuduh mereka di hadapan Tuhan siang dan malam.
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.
Mereka mengalahkan dia dengan darah Anak Domba dan dengan kesaksian pribadi mereka — mereka tidak menyayangkan nyawa mereka sendiri sehingga mereka rela mati jika memang harus.
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.
Jadi bersukacitalah, hai seluruh penghuni Surga! Berkabunglah, hai bumi dan laut, sebab Iblis sudah turun ke atasmu dan dia sangat marah, sebab dia tahu bahwa waktu dia sudah hampir habis.”
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.
Ketika sang naga menyadari bahwa dia sudah dilemparkan ke bumi, dia menganiaya si perempuan yang sudah melahirkan si anak laki-laki itu.
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.
Kepada perempuan itu diberikan sayap sebesar sayap rajawali agar dia bisa terbang ke tempat terpencil dimana dia akan dipelihara selama satu masa, masa, dan separuh masa, dilindungi dari si ular itu.
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.
Si ular itu menyemburkan air seperti aliran sungai yang besar dari mulutnya, mencoba melenyapkan sang perempuan dengan banjir.
16 But the ground helped the woman [by] opening up and swallowing the river that the dragon spewed out from his mouth!
Bumi datang menolong perempuan itu dengan tiba-tiba membelah dan menelan air sungai yang keluar dari mulut ular itu.
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).
Sang naga menjadi sangat marah kepada si perempuan itu, dan pergi menyerang anak-anaknya yang lain, yaitu mereka yang taat kepada perintah-perintah Allah dan memiliki kesaksian dari Yesus.
