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New Testament

Revelation 12

1Now a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a garland of twelve stars.

και σημειον μεγα ωφθη εν τω ουρανω, γυνη περιβεβλημενη τον ηλιον, και η σεληνη υποκατω των ποδων αυτης, και επι της κεφαλης αυτης στεφανος αστερων δωδεκα,

2Then being with child, she cried out in labor and in pain to give birth.

και εν γαστρι εχουσα εκραζεν ωδινουσα και βασανιζομενη τεκειν.

3And another sign appeared in heaven: behold, a great, fiery red dragon having seven heads and ten horns, and seven diadems on his heads.

και ωφθη αλλο σημειον εν τω ουρανω, και ιδου δρακων πυρρος μεγας, εχων κεφαλας επτα και κερατα δεκα, και επι τας κεφαλας αυτου επτα διαδηματα,

4His tail drew a third of the stars of heaven and threw them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was ready to give birth, to devour her Child as soon as it was born.

και η ουρα αυτου συρει το τριτον των αστερων του ουρανου, και εβαλεν αυτους εις την γην. και ο δρακων εστηκεν ενωπιον της γυναικος της μελλουσης τεκειν, ινα, οταν τεκη, το τεκνον αυτης καταφαγη.

5She bore a male Child who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron. And her Child was caught up to God and His throne.

και ετεκεν υιον αρρενα, ος μελλει ποιμαινειν παντα τα εθνη εν ραβδω σιδηρα· και ηρπασθη το τεκνον αυτης προς τον θεον και προς τον θρονον αυτου.

6Then the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God, that they should feed her there one thousand two hundred and sixty days.

και η γυνη εφυγεν εις την ερημον, οπου εχει εκει τοπον ητοιμασμενον απο του θεου, ινα εκει τρεφωσιν αυτην ημερας χιλιας διακοσιας εξηκοντα.

7And war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought with the dragon; and the dragon and his angels fought,

και εγενετο πολεμος εν τω ουρανω· ο μιχαηλ και οι αγγελοι αυτου — [του] πολεμησαι μετα του δρακοντος· και ο δρακων επολεμησεν και οι αγγελοι αυτου,

8but they did not prevail, nor was a place found for them in heaven any longer.

και ουκ ισχυσεν, ουδε τοπος ευρεθη αυτω ετι εν τω ουρανω.

9So the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

και εβληθη ο δρακων, — ο οφις ο μεγας ο αρχαιος, ο καλουμενος διαβολος και [ο] σατανας, ο πλανων την οικουμενην ολην, εβληθη εις την γην, και οι αγγελοι αυτου μετ αυτου εβληθησαν.

10Then I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, 'Now salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren, who accused them before our God day and night, has been cast down.

και ηκουσα φωνην μεγαλην εν τω ουρανω λεγουσαν· αρτι εγενετο η σωτηρια και η δυναμις και η βασιλεια του θεου ημων και η εξουσια του χριστου αυτου, οτι εβληθη ο κατηγορος των αδελφων ημων, ο κατηγορων αυτων ενωπιον του θεου ημων ημερας και νυκτος.

11And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.

και αυτοι ενικησαν αυτον δια το αιμα του αρνιου και δια τον λογον της μαρτυριας αυτων, και ουκ ηγαπησαν την ψυχην αυτων αχρι θανατου.

12Therefore rejoice, O heavens, and you who dwell in them! Woe to the inhabitants of the earth and the sea! For the devil has come down to you, having great wrath, because he knows that he has a short time.'

δια τουτο ευφραινεσθε ουρανοι και οι εν αυτοις σκηνουντες· ουαι την γην και την θαλασσαν, οτι κατεβη ο διαβολος προς υμας εχων θυμον μεγαν, ειδως οτι ολιγον καιρον εχει.

13Now when the dragon saw that he had been cast to the earth, he persecuted the woman who gave birth to the male Child.

και οτε ειδεν ο δρακων οτι εβληθη εις την γην, εδιωξεν την γυναικα ητις ετεκεν τον αρρενα.

14But the woman was given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness to her place, where she is nourished for a time and times and half a time, from the presence of the serpent.

και εδοθησαν τη γυναικι δυο πτερυγες του αετου του μεγαλου, ινα πετηται εις την ερημον εις τον τοπον αυτης, οπως τρεφηται εκει καιρον και καιρους και ημισυ καιρου απο προσωπου του οφεως.

15So the serpent spewed water out of his mouth like a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away by the flood.

και εβαλεν ο οφις εκ του στοματος αυτου οπισω της γυναικος υδωρ ως ποταμον, ινα αυτην ποταμοφορητον ποιηση.

16But the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed up the flood which the dragon had spewed out of his mouth.

και εβοηθησεν η γη τη γυναικι, και ηνοιξεν η γη το στομα αυτης και κατεπιεν τον ποταμον ον εβαλεν ο δρακων εκ του στοματος αυτου.

17And the dragon was enraged with the woman, and he went to make war with the rest of her offspring, who keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.

και ωργισθη ο δρακων επι τη γυναικι, και απηλθεν ποιησαι πολεμον μετα των λοιπων του σπερματος αυτης, των τηρουντων τας εντολας του θεου και εχοντων την μαρτυριαν ιησου.

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