Revelation 12:12-14 New English Translation
12 Therefore you heavens rejoice, and all who reside in them!
But[a] woe to the earth and the sea
because the devil has come down to you!
He[b] is filled with terrible anger,
for he knows that he only has a little time!”
13 Now[c] when the dragon realized[d] that he had been thrown down to the earth, he pursued the woman who had given birth to the male child. 14 But[e] the woman was given the two wings of a giant eagle so that she could fly out into the wilderness,[f] to the place God[g] prepared for her, where she is taken care of—away from the presence of the serpent—for a time, times, and half a time.[h]
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- Revelation 12:12 tn The word “But” is not in the Greek text, but the contrast is clearly implied. This is a case of asyndeton (lack of a connective).
- Revelation 12:12 tn Grk “and is filled,” a continuation of the previous sentence. Because English tends to use shorter sentences (especially when exclamations are involved), a new sentence was started here in the translation.
- Revelation 12:13 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” because the clause it introduces is clearly resumptive.
- Revelation 12:13 tn Grk “saw.”
- Revelation 12:14 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present here.
- Revelation 12:14 tn Or “desert.”
- Revelation 12:14 tn The word “God” is supplied based on the previous statements made concerning “the place prepared for the woman” in 12:6.
- Revelation 12:14 tc The reading “and half a time” (καὶ ἥμισυ καιροῦ, kai hēmisu kairou) is lacking in the significant majuscule C. Its inclusion, however, is supported by P47 א A and the rest of the ms tradition. There is apparently no reason for the scribe of C to intentionally omit the phrase, and the fact that the word “time” (καιρὸν καὶ καιρούς, kairon kai kairous) appears twice before may indicate a scribal oversight.sn The parallel statement in Rev 12:6 suggests that the phrase a time, times, and half a time equals 1,260 days (three and a half years of 360 days each).
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