Mkpughe 12
1 Oke ihe ịrịbama pụtara ihe nʼeluigwe, otu nwanyị e yikwasịrị anyanwụ dịka uwe. Ọnwa dịkwa nʼokpuru ụkwụ ya abụọ. Okpueze nwee kpakpando iri na abụọ dịkwa ya nʼisi.
And, a great sign, appeared in heaven: a woman arrayed with the sun, and, the moon, beneath her feet, and, upon her head, a crown of twelve stars;
2 Ọ dị ime, na-etikwa mkpu nʼihi ahụhụ na ihe ụfụ nke ọmụmụ nwa.
and she was with child, and crieth out, being in pangs and in anguish to bring forth?
3 Mgbe ahụ, ihe ama ọzọ pụtara ihe nʼeluigwe, agwọ ochie nke dị ukwuu na-acha uhie uhie a na-akpọ dragọn, nke nwere isi asaa na mpi iri. O kpukwasịkwara okpueze asaa nʼisi ya.
And there appeared another sign in heaven; and lo! a great red dragon, —having seven heads and ten horns, and, upon his heads, seven diadems;
4 O nwere ọdụdụ nke o ji dọkpụrụ otu ụzọ nʼime ụzọ atọ nke kpakpando niile dị nʼeluigwe, tụda ha nʼala. Ọ bịara guzo nʼihu nwanyị ahụ na-achọ ịmụpụta nwa ahụ ọ dị ime ya, nọọ na njikere iri nwantakịrị ahụ ma a mụpụta ya.
and, his tail, draweth the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth. And, the dragon, stood before the woman who was about to bring forth, that, as soon as she should bring forth, he might devour, her child.
5 Ọ mụpụtara nwantakịrị nwoke, “onye ga-ejikwa mkpara ọchịchị chịa mba niile ọchịchị.” Nʼotu oge ahụ kwa, e si nʼebe ahụ wepụ nwata ahụ were ya gaa nʼebe Chineke nọ nʼeluigwe nʼocheeze ya.
And she brought forth a son, a manchild, who was about to shepherd all the nations with a sceptre of iron; and her child was caught away unto God and unto his throne.
6 Ma nwanyị ahụ si nʼebe ahụ gbapụ gbalaa nʼọzara ebe Chineke kwadebere na ọ ga-anọ. Ebe ahụ ka a ga-elekọta ya anya nke ọma otu puku ụbọchị na narị ụbọchị abụọ na iri ụbọchị isii.
And, the woman, fled into the desert, where she hath a place prepared of God, that, there, they should nourish her a thousand, two hundred, and sixty days.
7 Mgbe ahụ, agha dapụtara nʼeluigwe. Maikel na ndị mmụọ ozi ya buru agha megide agwọ ochie ahụ (a na-akpọ dragọn). Dragọn ahụ na ndị mmụọ ozi ya bukwara agha nke ha,
And there came to be war in heaven: Michael and his messengers [going forth] to war with the dragon; and, the dragon, fought, and his messengers;
8 ma e meriri ha, ha enwekwaghị ọnọdụ ọbụla nʼeluigwe.
and he prevailed not, neither was place found for them, any longer, in heaven.
9 Dragọn ukwu ahụ, bụ agwọ ochie ahụ a na-akpọ ekwensu maọbụ Setan, nke na-eduhie ndị niile bi nʼụwa. A tụdara ya nʼụwa, ya na ndị mmụọ ozi ya niile.
And the great dragon was cast out, —the ancient serpent, he that is called Adversary and the Satan, that deceiveth the whole habitable world, —he was cast to the earth, and his messengers, with him, were cast.
10 Mgbe ahụ, anụrụ m oke olu si nʼeluigwe na-ada sị, “O mezuola nʼikpeazụ, bụ nzọpụta Chineke na ike na alaeze Chineke anyị, na ikike ịchị isi Kraịst ya, ha abụrụla ihe dị ire. Nʼihi na e sitela nʼeluigwe chụtuo onye ahụ na-ebo ụmụnna anyị ebubo. Ọ na-ebo ha ebubo ehihie na abalị nʼihu Chineke.
And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying—Now, hath come the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ; because the accuser of our brethren hath been cast out, who was accusing them before our God day and night;
11 Ha lụgburu ya nʼagha site nʼọbara Nwa atụrụ ahụ na site nʼama nke okwu ọnụ ha, nʼihi na ha ahụghị ndụ ha nʼanya karịa, kama ha jikere inye ndụ ha ọbụladị ruo nʼọnwụ.
And, they, overcame him by reason of the blood of the Lamb, and by reason of their witnessing word, and they loved not their life, even unto death.
12 Ya mere, ṅụrịanụ ọṅụ eluigwe ma unu ndị niile bi nʼime ya. Ma ahụhụ dịrị unu ndị bi nʼụwa na osimiri nʼihi na ekwensu abịakwutela unu. O jirila oke ọnụma bịakwute unu. Ọ makwaara na oge a o nwere ehighị nne.”
For this cause, be joyful, O heavens, and ye who, therein, are tabernacling. Woe! unto the earth, and the sea, because the Adversary hath come down unto you, having great wrath—knowing that, but a little season, he hath.
13 Mgbe agwọ ochie ahụ chọpụtara na a chụdala ya nʼụwa, ọ chụsoro nwanyị ahụ mụrụ nwa nwoke ahụ ọsọ.
And, when the dragon saw that he was cast to the earth, he pursued the woman who had brought forth the manchild.
14 Ma e nyere nwanyị ahụ nku abụọ, nke dịka nku oke ugo, ka o jiri gbanarị agwọ ochie ahụ feba nʼime ọzara, ebe a kwadooro ya, na ebe a ga-anọ lezie ya anya afọ atọ na ọnwa isii.
And there were given unto the woman the two wings of the great eagle, that she might fly into the desert, into her place, —where she is nourished, a season and seasons and half a season, from the face of the serpent.
15 Ma agwọ ahụ meghere ọnụ ya mee ka mmiri si nʼọnụ ya sọpụta dịka iyi nke ga-ebufu nwanyị ahụ.
And the serpent cast out of his mouth, after the woman, water as a river, that he might cause her to be carried away by the stream.
16 Ma ala nyeere nwanyị ahụ aka. O meghere ọnụ ya loda idee mmiri a nke si nʼọnụ agwọ ahụ sọpụta.
And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the river which the dragon cast out of his mouth.
17 Mgbe ahụ, agwọ ochie ahụ wesara nwanyị ahụ iwe, pụọ ịga buo agha megide ụmụ ya bụ ndị niile fọdụrụ, bụ ndị niile na-edebe iwu Chineke na ndị na-ekwupụta na ha bụ ndị ama nke Jisọs.
And the dragon was angered against the woman, and went away to make war with the rest of her seed—with them who were keeping the commandments of God, and holding the witness of Jesus; —and he stood upon the sand of the sea.
