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Da Wahine An Da Dragon

12 Den, jalike one dream, I see one big, awesome ting inside da sky. Was one wahine wit da sun fo her clotheses, an da moon unda her feet, an one crown wit twelve stars on top her head. She hapai, an she stay crying, cuz real sore fo born her baby!

Den I wen see one nodda awesome kine ting inside da sky. Had one big, red dragon, an he had seven head an ten horn, wit seven small crown on top da seven head. Da Dragon tail wen sweep some a da stars outa da sky, an throw um down to da groun: one star from every three stars. Da Dragon wen stand in front da wahine dat goin born one baby, so he can eat her baby as soon as he born. She wen born one boy. He goin be da King fo lead all da diffren peopos on top da earth. He goin carry one king kine stick dat get iron on top fo show he in charge. But God wen grab up da boy to him an to his throne. Den da wahine wen run to da boonies, to one place dat God wen make ready fo her, an somebody wen take care her three an a half year.

Den had war inside da sky. Michael an his angel messenja guys wen fight da Dragon, an da Dragon an his bad angel messenja guys wen fight back wit dem. But da Dragon guys no was strong, so dey no can stay inside da sky wit God no moa. Da big Dragon, God wen throw um outa da sky. Dass da old snake. Dey call um da Devil, an Satan. He bulai all da peopo inside da world. God wen throw him an his angel messenja guys down on top da earth.

10 Den I wen hear one loud voice inside da sky dat say,

“Now da time!
    God goin take us outa da bad kine stuff we stay in!
An show us dat he da King,
    An he get all da power!
His Spesho Guy Christ get da right fo lead everybody!
    Cuz da Bad Guy dat wen poin finga
At our bruddas an sistas all day an all nite,
    God wen throw him down hea on top da earth.
11 Our bruddas an sistas wen win ova da bad kine stuff,
    Cuz dey wen trus Godʼs Baby Sheep Guy.
He wen bleed an mahke fo dem.
    An dey wen tell dat dey trus him.
    Dey not even scared fo give dea life fo mahke!
12 So, everybody dat stay wit God inside da sky, dance an sing!
    But auwe to you guys on top da earth an da sea!
    Cuz da Devil wen go down by you guys!
    He stay real huhu,
    Cuz he know he ony get litto bit mo time left!”

13 Wen da Dragon wen see dat God wen throw um down to da earth, he wen chase da wahine dat wen born da baby boy. 14 God wen give her two wings jalike one big eagle, so she can fly to da place wea he wen make ready fo her inside da boonies. Ova dea he goin take care her fo three an a half years, an da Dragon no can touch her.

15 Den da Dragon wen blow out plenny water outa his mout, jalike one river, so dat he can grab da wahine an take her away. 16 But da groun wen help her. Da groun wen open up one crack, an swallow up da water dat da Dragon wen blow outa his mout. 17 So da Dragon wen come real huhu at da wahine, an wen go way fo fight agains her odda kids. Dass everybody dat listen to wat God tell um fo do, an do all da true stuff dat Jesus wen show us.

Den da Dragon wen go stand on top da beach by da sea.

The Woman and the Dragon

12 A great sign(A) appeared in heaven:(B) a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars(C) on her head. She was pregnant and cried out in pain(D) as she was about to give birth. Then another sign appeared in heaven:(E) an enormous red dragon(F) with seven heads(G) and ten horns(H) and seven crowns(I) on its heads. Its tail swept a third(J) of the stars out of the sky and flung them to the earth.(K) The dragon stood in front of the woman who was about to give birth, so that it might devour her child(L) the moment he was born. She gave birth to a son, a male child, who “will rule all the nations with an iron scepter.”[a](M) And her child was snatched up(N) to God and to his throne. The woman fled into the wilderness to a place prepared for her by God, where she might be taken care of for 1,260 days.(O)

Then war broke out in heaven. Michael(P) and his angels fought against the dragon,(Q) and the dragon and his angels(R) fought back. But he was not strong enough, and they lost their place in heaven. The great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent(S) called the devil,(T) or Satan,(U) who leads the whole world astray.(V) He was hurled to the earth,(W) and his angels with him.

10 Then I heard a loud voice in heaven(X) say:

“Now have come the salvation(Y) and the power
    and the kingdom of our God,
    and the authority of his Messiah.
For the accuser of our brothers and sisters,(Z)
    who accuses them before our God day and night,
    has been hurled down.
11 They triumphed over(AA) him
    by the blood of the Lamb(AB)
    and by the word of their testimony;(AC)
they did not love their lives so much
    as to shrink from death.(AD)
12 Therefore rejoice, you heavens(AE)
    and you who dwell in them!
But woe(AF) to the earth and the sea,(AG)
    because the devil has gone down to you!
He is filled with fury,
    because he knows that his time is short.”

13 When the dragon(AH) saw that he had been hurled to the earth, he pursued the woman who had given birth to the male child.(AI) 14 The woman was given the two wings of a great eagle,(AJ) so that she might fly to the place prepared for her in the wilderness, where she would be taken care of for a time, times and half a time,(AK) out of the serpent’s reach. 15 Then from his mouth the serpent(AL) spewed water like a river, to overtake the woman and sweep her away with the torrent. 16 But the earth helped the woman by opening its mouth and swallowing the river that the dragon had spewed out of his mouth. 17 Then the dragon was enraged at the woman and went off to wage war(AM) against the rest of her offspring(AN)—those who keep God’s commands(AO) and hold fast their testimony about Jesus.(AP)

Footnotes

  1. Revelation 12:5 Psalm 2:9