Revelation 12:12–14

12:12 Therefore you heavens rejoice, and all who reside in them!

But34 woe to the earth and the sea

because the devil has come down to you!

He35 is filled with terrible anger,

for he knows that he only has a little time!”

12:13 Now36 when the dragon realized37 that he had been thrown down to the earth, he pursued the woman who had given birth to the male child. 12:14 But38 the woman was given the two wings of a giant eagle so that she could fly out into the wilderness,39 to the place God40 prepared for her, where she is taken care of—away from the presence of the serpent—for a time, times, and half a time.41

34	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).
35	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.
36	tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” because the clause it introduces is clearly resumptive.
37	tn Grk “saw.”
38	tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present here.
39	tn Or “desert.”
40	tn The word “God” is supplied based on the previous statements made concerning “the place prepared for the woman” in 12:6.
41	tc The reading “and half a time” (καὶ ἥμισυ καιροῦ, kai hēmisu kairou) is lacking in the important uncial 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).