< 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.
Un semn mare s-a văzut în cer: o femeie îmbrăcată cu soarele și cu luna sub picioarele ei, iar pe cap o cunună de douăsprezece stele.
2 She was pregnant. Then, as she was about to give birth, she cried out because she was suffering pain.
Ea era însărcinată. Ea a strigat de durere, chinuindu-se să nască.
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.
Un alt semn s-a văzut în cer. Iată un balaur mare și roșu, care avea șapte capete și zece coarne, și pe capetele lui șapte coroane.
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.
Coada lui a tras o treime din stelele cerului și le-a aruncat pe pământ. Balaurul stătea în fața femeii care urma să nască, pentru ca, atunci când aceasta va naște, să-i devoreze copilul.
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.
Ea a născut un fiu, un copil de parte bărbătească, care va conduce toate națiunile cu un toiag de fier. Copilul ei a fost răpit la Dumnezeu și la tronul Lui.
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.
Femeia a fugit în pustiu, unde are un loc pregătit de Dumnezeu, pentru ca acolo să o hrănească o mie două sute șaizeci de zile.
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].
Pe cer era război. Mihail și îngerii săi au făcut război cu balaurul. Balaurul și îngerii lui au făcut război.
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.
Ei nu au biruit. Nu s-a mai găsit loc pentru ei în cer.
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.
A fost doborât balaurul cel mare, șarpele cel vechi, cel care se numește diavolul și Satana, înșelătorul întregii lumi. El a fost aruncat pe pământ, iar îngerii lui au fost aruncați împreună cu el.
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.
Și am auzit în cer un glas tare, care zicea: “Acum a venit mântuirea, puterea și Împărăția Dumnezeului nostru și autoritatea Hristosului Său, căci a fost doborât acuzatorul fraților noștri, care-i acuza zi și noapte înaintea Dumnezeului nostru.
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.
Ei l-au biruit datorită sângelui Mielului și datorită cuvântului mărturiei lor. Ei nu și-au iubit viața, până la moarte.
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.
De aceea, bucurați-vă, ceruri și voi, care locuiți în ele! Vai de pământ și de mare, pentru că diavolul s-a coborât la voi, având o mare mânie, știind că nu are decât puțin timp.”
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.
Când a văzut balaurul că a fost aruncat pe pământ, a prigonit pe femeia care a născut copilul de parte bărbătească.
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.
Femeii i-au fost date două aripi de vultur mare, ca să zboare în pustiu, la locul ei, ca să se hrănească o vreme, vremuri și jumătate de vreme, departe de fața șarpelui.
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.
Șarpele a scuipat apă din gură după femeie, ca un râu, ca să o facă să fie luată de curent.
16 But the ground helped the woman [by] opening up and swallowing the river that the dragon spewed out from his mouth!
Pământul a ajutat-o pe femeie, iar pământul și-a deschis gura și a înghițit râul pe care balaurul îl arunca din gura lui.
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).
Balaurul s-a mâniat pe femeie și a plecat să se războiască cu restul urmașilor ei, care păzesc poruncile lui Dumnezeu și țin mărturia lui Isus.

< Revelation 12 >