Revelation, Chapter 12
Introduction
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- Manuscript scan: The actual folio of Codex Sinaiticus containing this passage, from the Codex Sinaiticus Project (codexsinaiticus.org). Library folio reference: 329.
- Original text: The Codex Sinaiticus Project's verbatim transcription of the folio shown, letter for letter as the scribe wrote it (no accents, lunate sigma ϲ, nomina sacra such as θϲ for θεός and κϲ for κύριος). Beneath it, for comparison, the reading of Tischendorf's 8th critical edition (1869). Where the two differ, the transcription is what the manuscript actually says.
- English translation: The King James Version (1611), retrieved verbatim from the public-domain bible-api.com endpoint.
Manuscript note: Greek verse 12:18 has no KJV counterpart under that number (a verse-division difference, not missing text).
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1και ϲημιον μεγα ωφθη εν τω ουνω γυνη περιβεβλημενη τον ηλιον και την ϲεληνην ϋποκατω των ποδων αυτηϲ και επι τηϲ κεφαληϲ αυτηϲ ϲτεφανοϲ αϲτερων δωδεκα 2και εν γαϲτρι εχουϲα και κραζει ωδινουϲα και βαϲανιζομενη τεκειν 3κ(αι) ωφθη αλλο ϲημιον εν τω ουνω κ(αι) ϊδου δρακων πυρροϲ μεγαϲ εχων κεφαλαϲ επτα και κερατα δεκα και επι ταϲ κεφαλαϲ αυτου επτα διαδηματα 4και η ουρα αυτου ϲυρι το τριτον των αϲτερων το τριτο του ουρανου και εβαλεν αυτουϲ ειϲ την γην και ο δρακων εϲτηκεν ενωπιον τηϲ γυναικοϲ τηϲ μελλουϲηϲ τεκειν ϊνα οταν τεκη το τεκνον αυτηϲ καταφαγη 5και ετεκεν ϋϊον αρρενα οϲ μελλει ποιμενιν παντα τα εθνη εν ραβδω ϲιδηρα και ηρπαγη το τεκνον αυτηϲ προϲ τον θν και προϲ τον θρονον αυτου
Compare: Tischendorf 8th edition (1869)
1Καὶ σημεῖον μέγα ὤφθη ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ, γυνὴ περιβεβλημένη τὸν ἥλιον, καὶ ἡ σελήνη ὑποκάτω τῶν ποδῶν αὐτῆς, καὶ ἐπὶ τῆς κεφαλῆς αὐτῆς στέφανος ἀστέρων δώδεκα, 2καὶ ἐν γαστρὶ ἔχουσα, καὶ κράζει ὠδίνουσα καὶ βασανιζομένη τεκεῖν. 3καὶ ὤφθη ἄλλο σημεῖον ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ, καὶ ἰδοὺ δράκων πυρρός μέγας, ἔχων κεφαλὰς ἑπτὰ καὶ κέρατα δέκα καὶ ἐπὶ τὰς κεφαλὰς αὐτοῦ ἑπτὰ διαδήματα, 4καὶ ἡ οὐρὰ αὐτοῦ σύρει τὸ τρίτον τῶν ἀστέρων τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καὶ ἔβαλεν αὐτοὺς εἰς τὴν γῆν. καὶ ὁ δράκων ἕστηκεν ἐνώπιον τῆς γυναικὸς τῆς μελλούσης τεκεῖν, ἵνα ὅταν τέκῃ τὸ τέκνον αὐτῆς καταφάγῃ. 5καὶ ἔτεκεν υἱόν ἄρσεν, ὃς μέλλει ποιμαίνειν πάντα τὰ ἔθνη ἐν ῥάβδῳ σιδηρᾷ· καὶ ἡρπάσθη τὸ τέκνον αὐτῆς πρὸς τὸν θεὸν καὶ πρὸς τὸν θρόνον αὐτοῦ.
1And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars: 2And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered. 3And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. 4And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born. 5And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.
6και η γυνη εφυγεν ειϲ την ερημον οπου εχι εκει τοπον ητοιμαϲμενον απο του θυ ϊνα εκει τρεφουϲιν αυτον ημεραϲ χιλιαϲ διακοϲιαϲ εξηκοντα 7και εγενετο πολεμοϲ εν τω ουνω ο μιχαηλ και οι αγγελοι αυτου πολεμηϲαι μετα του δρακοντοϲ και ο δρακων επολεμηϲεν και οι αγγελοι αυτου 8και ουκ ϊϲχυϲαν προϲ αυτον ουδε τοτε ευρεθη ετι εν τω ουνω 9και εβληθη ο δρακω ο μεγαϲ οφιϲ ο αρχαιοϲ ο καλουμενοϲ διαβολοϲ ο ϲαταναϲ ο πλανων την οικουμενην ολην εβληθη ειϲ την γη και οι αγγελοι αυτου μετ αυτου εβληθηϲαν 10και ηκουϲα φωνην μεγαλη εν τω ουνω λεγουϲαν αρτι εγενετο η ϲωτηρια και η δυναμιϲ και η βαϲιλια του θυ ημω και η εξουϲια του χριϲτου αυτου οτι εβληθη ο κατηγοροϲ των αδελφω ημων ο κατηγορων αυτων ενωπιον του θυ ημω ημεραϲ και νυκτοϲ
Compare: Tischendorf 8th edition (1869)
6καὶ ἡ γυνὴ ἔφυγεν εἰς τὴν ἔρημον, ὅπου ἔχει ἐκεῖ τόπον ἡτοιμασμένον ἀπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ, ἵνα ἐκεῖ τρέφουσιν αὐτὴν ἡμέρας χιλίας διακοσίας ἑξήκοντα. 7καὶ ἐγένετο πόλεμος ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ, ὁ Μιχαὴλ καὶ οἱ ἄγγελοι αὐτοῦ πολεμῆσαι μετὰ τοῦ δράκοντος. καὶ ὁ δράκων ἐπολέμησεν καὶ οἱ ἄγγελοι αὐτοῦ, 8καὶ οὐκ ἴσχυσαν, οὐδὲ τόπος εὑρέθη αὐτῶν ἔτι ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ. 9καὶ ἐβλήθη ὁ δράκων ὁ μέγας, ὁ ὄφις ὁ ἀρχαῖος, ὁ καλούμενος διάβολος καὶ ὁ Σατανᾶς, ὁ πλανῶν τὴν οἰκουμένην ὅλην, ἐβλήθη εἰς τὴν γῆν, καὶ οἱ ἄγγελοι αὐτοῦ μετ’ αὐτοῦ ἐβλήθησαν. 10καὶ ἤκουσα φωνὴν μεγάλην ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ λέγουσαν, ἄρτι ἐγένετο ἡ σωτηρία καὶ ἡ δύναμις καὶ ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ θεοῦ ἡμῶν καὶ ἡ ἐξουσία τοῦ Χριστοῦ αὐτοῦ, ὅτι ἐβλήθη ὁ κατήγωρ τῶν ἀδελφῶν ἡμῶν, ὁ κατηγορῶν αὐτοὺς ἐνώπιον τοῦ θεοῦ ἡμῶν ἡμέρας καὶ νυκτός.
6And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days. 7And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, 8And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. 9And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. 10And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.
11και ουτοι ενικηϲαν αυτον δια το αιμα του αρνιου κ(αι) δια τον λογον τηϲ μαρτυριαϲ αυτω και ουκ ηγαπηϲα την ψυχην αυτω αχρι θανατου 12δια τουτο ευφρενεϲθε ουνοι και οι κατοικουντεϲ εν αυτοιϲ ουαι ειϲ την γην και την θαλαϲϲαν οτι κατεβη ο διαβολοϲ προϲ ϋμαϲ εχων θυμον ειδωϲ οτι ολιγον καιρον εχει 13και οτε ειδεν ο δρακων οτι εβληθη ειϲ την γην εδωκεν την γυναικα ητιϲ ετεκεν το αρϲενα 14και εδοθηϲαν τη γυναικι δυο πτερυγεϲ αετου του μεγαλου ϊνα πετηται ειϲ την ερημον ειϲ τοπον αυτηϲ οπου τρεφεται εκει και κερουϲ και ημιϲου καιρου απο προϲωπου του οφεωϲ 15και εβαλεν ο οφιϲ εκ του ϲτοματοϲ αυτου οπιϲω τηϲ γυναικοϲ ϋδωρ ωϲ ποταμον ϊνα αυτην ποταμοφορητο ποιηϲη
Compare: Tischendorf 8th edition (1869)
11καὶ αὐτοὶ ἐνίκησαν αὐτὸν διὰ τὸ αἷμα τοῦ ἀρνίου καὶ διὰ τὸν λόγον τῆς μαρτυρίας αὐτῶν, καὶ οὐκ ἠγάπησαν τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτῶν ἄχρι θανάτου. 12διὰ τοῦτο εὐφραίνεσθε, οὐρανοὶ καὶ οἱ ἐν αὐτοῖς σκηνοῦντες· οὐαὶ τὴν γῆν καὶ τὴν θάλασσαν, ὅτι κατέβη ὁ διάβολος πρὸς ὑμᾶς ἔχων θυμὸν μέγαν, εἰδὼς ὅτι ὀλίγον καιρὸν ἔχει. 13Καὶ ὅτε εἶδεν ὁ δράκων ὅτι ἐβλήθη εἰς τὴν γῆν, ἐδίωξεν τὴν γυναῖκα ἥτις ἔτεκεν τὸν ἄρσενα. 14καὶ ἐδόθησαν τῇ γυναικὶ αἱ δύο πτέρυγες τοῦ ἀετοῦ τοῦ μεγάλου, ἵνα πέτηται εἰς τὴν ἔρημον εἰς τὸν τόπον αὐτῆς, ὅπου τρέφεται ἐκεῖ καιρὸν καὶ καιροὺς καὶ ἥμισυ καιροῦ ἀπὸ προσώπου τοῦ ὄφεως. 15καὶ ἔβαλεν ὁ ὄφις ἐκ τοῦ στόματος αὐτοῦ ὀπίσω τῆς γυναικὸς ὕδωρ ὡς ποταμόν, ἵνα αὐτὴν ποταμοφόρητον ποιήσῃ.
11And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. 12Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time. 13And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child. 14And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent. 15And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.
16και εβοηθηϲεν η γη τη γυναικι και ηνοιξεν η γη το ϲτομα αυτηϲ και κατεπιε τον ποταμον ον εβαλεν ο δρακω εκ του ϲτοματοϲ αυτου 17και ωργιϲθη ο δρακων επι τη γυναικι και απηλθε πολεμον ποιηϲαι μετα των επιλοιπων του ϲπερματοϲ αυτηϲ των τηρουντων ταϲ εντολαϲ του θυ και εχοντων την μαρτυριαν του θυ 18και εϲταθη επι την αμμον τηϲ θαλαϲϲηϲ
Compare: Tischendorf 8th edition (1869)
16καὶ ἐβοήθησεν ἡ γῆ τῇ γυναικί, καὶ ἤνοιξεν ἡ γῆ τὸ στόμα αὐτῆς καὶ κατέπιεν τὸν ποταμὸν ὃν ἔβαλεν ὁ δράκων ἐκ τοῦ στόματος αὐτοῦ. 17καὶ ὠργίσθη ὁ δράκων ἐπὶ τῇ γυναικί, καὶ ἀπῆλθεν ποιῆσαι πόλεμον μετὰ τῶν λοιπῶν τοῦ σπέρματος αὐτῆς, τῶν τηρούντων τὰς ἐντολὰς τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ ἐχόντων τὴν μαρτυρίαν Ἰησοῦ· 18Καὶ ἐστάθην ἐπὶ τὴν ἄμμον τῆς θαλάσσης.
16And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth. 17And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.
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- Source text: Codex Sinaiticus folio + transcription (codexsinaiticus.org) + Tischendorf 8th edition (bolls.life) + KJV (bible-api.com) — view original
- Critical edition: Tischendorf 8th edition (1869) / Codex Sinaiticus transcription
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