[1] And a great sign was seen in heaven: a A woman clothed with the sun,
and with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars.
[2] And she was with child; and she gave a cry, in the pains of childbirth.
[3] And there was seen another sign in heaven; a great red dragon, having
seven heads and ten horns, and on his heads seven crowns. [4] And his tail
was pulling a third part of the stars of heaven down to the earth, and the
dragon took his place before the woman who was about to give birth, so that
when the birth had taken place he might put an end to her child. [5] And
she gave birth to a son, a male child, who was to have rule over all the
nations with a rod of iron: and her child was taken up to God and to his
high seat. [6] And the woman went in flight to the waste land, where she
has a place made ready by God, so that there they may give her food a
thousand, two hundred and sixty days. [7] And there was war in heaven:
Michael and his angels going out to the fight with the dragon; and the
dragon and his angels made war, [8] And they were overcome, and there was
no more place for them in heaven. [9] And the great dragon was forced down,
the old snake, who is named the Evil One and Satan, by whom all the earth
is turned from the right way; he was forced down to the earth, and his
angels were forced down with him. [10] And a great voice in heaven came to
my ears, saying, Now is come the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom
of our God, and the authority of his Christ: because he who says evil
against our brothers before our God day and night is forced down. [11] And
they overcame him through the blood of the Lamb and the word of their
witness; and loving not their lives they freely gave themselves up to
death. [12] Be glad then, O heavens, and you who are in them. But there is
trouble for the earth and the sea: because the Evil One has come down to
you, being very angry, having the knowledge that he has but a short time.
[13] And when the dragon saw that he was forced down to the earth, he made
cruel attacks on the woman who gave birth to the male child. [14] And there
were given to the woman two wings of a great eagle, so that she might go in
flight into the waste land, to her place, where she is given food for a
time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the snake. [15] And the
snake sent out of his mouth after the woman a river of water, so that she
might be taken away by the stream. [16] And the earth gave help to the
woman, and with open mouth took up the river which the dragon sent out of
his mouth. [17] And the dragon was angry with the woman and went away to
make war on the rest of her seed, who keep the orders of God, and the
witness of Jesus: [18] \13:1\And he took his place on the sand of the sea.\
