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.
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.
2 Ọ dị ime, na-etikwa mkpu nʼihi ahụhụ na ihe ụfụ nke ọmụmụ nwa.
She was pregnant. Then, as she was about to give birth, she cried out because she was suffering pain.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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,
[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].
8 ma e meriri ha, ha enwekwaghị ọnọdụ ọbụla nʼeluigwe.
But the dragon did not win the battle, so [God] did not allow the dragon and his angels to stay in heaven any longer.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
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.
13 Mgbe agwọ ochie ahụ chọpụtara na a chụdala ya nʼụwa, ọ chụsoro nwanyị ahụ mụrụ nwa nwoke ahụ ọsọ.
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.
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.
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.
15 Ma agwọ ahụ meghere ọnụ ya mee ka mmiri si nʼọnụ ya sọpụta dịka iyi nke ga-ebufu nwanyị ahụ.
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.
16 Ma ala nyeere nwanyị ahụ aka. O meghere ọnụ ya loda idee mmiri a nke si nʼọnụ agwọ ahụ sọpụta.
But the ground helped the woman [by] opening up and swallowing the river that the dragon spewed out from 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.
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).
