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.
tata. h para. m svarge mahaacitra. m d. r.s. ta. m yo. sidekaasiit saa parihitasuuryyaa candra"sca tasyaa"scara. nayoradho dvaada"sataaraa. naa. m kirii. ta nca "sirasyaasiit|
2 She was pregnant. Then, as she was about to give birth, she cried out because she was suffering pain.
saa garbhavatii satii prasavavedanayaa vyathitaarttaraavam akarot|
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.
tata. h svarge. aparam eka. m citra. m d. r.s. ta. m mahaanaaga eka upaati. s.that sa lohitavar. nastasya sapta "siraa. msi sapta "s. r"ngaa. ni "sira. hsu ca sapta kirii. taanyaasan|
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.
sa svalaa"nguulena gaganasthanak. satraa. naa. m t. rtiiyaa. m"sam avam. rjya p. rthivyaa. m nyapaatayat| sa eva naago navajaata. m santaana. m grasitum udyatastasyaa. h prasavi. syamaa. naayaa yo. sito. antike. ati. s.that|
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.
saa tu pu. msantaana. m prasuutaa sa eva lauhamayaraajada. n.dena sarvvajaatii"scaarayi. syati, ki nca tasyaa. h santaana ii"svarasya samiipa. m tadiiyasi. mhaasanasya ca sannidhim uddh. rta. h|
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.
saa ca yo. sit praantara. m palaayitaa yatastatre"svare. na nirmmita aa"srame. sa. s.thyadhika"satadvayaadhikasahasradinaani tasyaa. h paalanena bhavitavya. m|
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].
tata. h para. m svarge sa. mgraama upaapi. s.that miikhaayelastasya duutaa"sca tena naagena sahaayudhyan tathaa sa naagastasya duutaa"sca sa. mgraamam akurvvan, kintu prabhavitu. m naa"saknuvan
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.
yata. h svarge te. saa. m sthaana. m puna rnaavidyata|
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.
apara. m sa mahaanaago. arthato diyaavala. h (apavaadaka. h) "sayataana"sca (vipak. sa. h) iti naamnaa vikhyaato ya. h puraatana. h sarpa. h k. rtsna. m naraloka. m bhraamayati sa p. rthivyaa. m nipaatitastena saarddha. m tasya duutaa api tatra nipaatitaa. h|
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.
tata. h para. m svarge uccai rbhaa. samaa. no ravo. aya. m mayaa"sraavi, traa. na. m "sakti"sca raajatvamadhunaive"svarasya na. h| tathaa tenaabhi. siktasya traatu. h paraakramo. abhavat. m|| yato nipaatito. asmaaka. m bhraat. r.naa. m so. abhiyojaka. h| yene"svarasya na. h saak. saat te. aduu. syanta divaani"sa. m||
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.
me. savatsasya raktena svasaak. syavacanena ca| te tu nirjitavantasta. m na ca sneham akurvvata| praa. no. svapi svakiiye. su mara. nasyaiva sa"nka. te|
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.
tasmaad aanandatu svargo h. r.syantaa. m tannivaamina. h| haa bhuumisaagarau taapo yuvaamevaakrami. syati| yuvayoravatiir. no yat "saitaano. atiiva kaapana. h| alpo me samayo. astyetaccaapi tenaavagamyate||
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.
anantara. m sa naaga. h p. rthivyaa. m sva. m nik. sipta. m vilokya taa. m putraprasuutaa. m yo. sitam upaadravat|
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.
tata. h saa yo. sit yat svakiiya. m praantarasthaa"srama. m pratyutpatitu. m "saknuyaat tadartha. m mahaakurarasya pak. sadvaya. m tasvai datta. m, saa tu tatra naagato duure kaalaika. m kaaladvaya. m kaalaarddha nca yaavat paalyate|
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.
ki nca sa naagastaa. m yo. sita. m srotasaa plaavayitu. m svamukhaat nadiivat toyaani tasyaa. h pa"scaat praak. sipat|
16 But the ground helped the woman [by] opening up and swallowing the river that the dragon spewed out from his mouth!
kintu medinii yo. sitam upakurvvatii nijavadana. m vyaadaaya naagamukhaad udgiir. naa. m nadiim apivat|
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).
tato naago yo. site kruddhvaa tadva. m"sasyaava"si. s.talokairarthato ya ii"svarasyaaj naa. h paalayanti yii"so. h saak. sya. m dhaarayanti ca tai. h saha yoddhu. m nirgatavaan|
