Senjecas - The Woman and the Dragon (Revelation 12:1-9,13-18)

Pronunciation table

peműko (labial)								riisűko (dental)								muitűko (alveolar)								vainűko (palatal)							ṡ̨uuše̋nos (vowels with प)								nı̋þo ṡ̨uuše̋nos (weak vowels)
p	b	f	v	m̃	m			t	d	þ	ð	ɫ	l			ṡ	ż	s	z	r	n			k	g	x	ƣ	h	ȝ			š	s̨			i	e	a	ɔ	o	u			ı	ɛ	y
प	ब	फ	भ	म़	म			त	द	थ	ध	ल़	ल			च	ज	स	स़	र	न			क	ग	क़	ग़	ह	य			स्व	स्य			इ ई पि पी	ए एै पे पै	अ आ प पा	ऒ ॵ पॊ पॏ	ओ औ पो पौ	उ ऊ पु पू			पं	पऺ	पॅ
/p/	/b/	/ɸ/	/β/	/m̥/	/m/			/t/	/d/	/θ/	/ð/	/l̥/	/l/			/ʦ/	/ʣ/	/s/	/z/	/ɾ̥/	/n/			/k/	/g/	/ç/	/ʝ/	/j̊/	/j/			/sʷ/	/sʲ/			/i/	/e/	/ä/	/ɒ/	/o/	/u/			/ɪ/	/ɛ/	/ʊ/

Glossing abbreviations

1s/p = 1st person singular/plural	ABL = ablative suffix	COL = collective	F = feminine	INT = intensive prefix	PRV = privative prefix	SUP = supine
2s/p = 2nd person singular/plural	ABS = absolutive (an unmarked modifying adjective)	DES = desiderative	FRQ = frequentative	LAT = lative suffix	PST = past	TRZ = transitivizer
3 = 3rd person	ADV = adverb	DIM = diminutive	FUT = future	LOC = locative suffix	REV = reversive	VOC = vocative particle
A(.s/p) = accusative (singular/plural)	AG = agent	ELIS = elision	IMP = imperative	M = masculine	Q = interrogative particle	YNG = young
G(.s/p) = genitive (singular/plural)	AP = agent (active) participle	ELT = elative	INC = inchoative	OCC = occupation suffix	QUOT = direct quotation
N(.s/p) = nominative (singular/plural)	AUG = augmentative	EP = epenthesis	IND = indicative	PP = patient (past) participle	RPR = recent perfective
V(.s/p) = vocative (singular/plural)	CAUS = causative	EQU = equative degree	INS = instrument	PRF = perfect	SBJ = subjunctive

Text

ǧe̋nuk̬e m̨űdek̬e

ग्वे॓नुक्वे म्यु॓दक्वे

The Woman and the Dragon (Revelation 12:1-9,13-18)

mukánȝeka̋s úúda tarne̋xaþo
Translated from the Greek

• English Text
• Literal Greek Translation
• Devanāgari Text
• Senjecan Translation

Gloss

• 1. A great sign appeared in the sky, a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars.
• And sign great was.seen in the heaven, woman having.been.clothed.with the sun, and the moon underneath the feet of.her, and on the head of.her crown of.stars twelve,
• da me̋żo ne̋uom numős éna na̋kaþo e-ı̋la. suule̋' šéða őőutantu ǧe̋nu. da ze̋e̋re éȝu-pedőm néra da niimős éva főőd̬o ṡukős zilmődo.

da	me̋żo-Ø	ne̋u-om	num-ős	éna	na̋k-a-þ-o	e=ı̋l-a	suul-e̋-'	šéða	ő~őut-a-þ-u	ǧe̋n-u
and	great-ABS	sign-A.s	heaven-G.s	in	see-IND-PP-N.s	PST=become-IND	sun-G.s-ELIS	with	PRF~clothe-IND-PP-N.s	woman-N.s

da	ze̋e̋r-e	éȝu=ped-őm	néra	da	niim-ős	éva	főőd̬o	ṡuk-ős	zilmőd-o
and	moon-N.s	her=foot-G.p	under	and	head-G.s	on	twelve	star-G.s	crown-N.s

• 2. Because she was with child, she wailed aloud in pain as she labored to give birth.
• and in womb having, and she.cries suffering.birth.pangs and being.in.pain to.give.birth.
• ṡűűluk̬e żende̋bon de̋bantuk̬e ı̋ı̋nu debős éna vűűantuk̬e ża̋a̋ra:

ṡűűl-u=k̬e	żen-de̋b-on	de̋b-a-nt-u=k̬e	ı̋ı̋n-u	deb-ős	éna	vűű-a-nt-u=k̬e	ża̋a̋r-a
pregnant-N.s=and	birth-pain-A.p	suffer-IND-AP-N.s=and	give.birth-SUP	pain-G.s	in	be-IND-AP-N.s=and	cry.out-IND

• 3. Then another sign appeared in the sky: it was a huge dragon, flaming red, with seven heads and ten horns; on his heads were seven diadems.
• And was.seen other sign in the heaven, and behold a.dragon great red, having heads seven and horns ten and on the heads of.him seven diadems.
• da numős éna a̋no ne̋uom na̋kaþo e-ı̋la. da eenő me̋że re̋uðe m̨űdem. sefnı̋ı̋m̈ek̬e fookı̋ðmek̬e da éȝe-niimőm éva se̋f m̃ı̋tos.

da	num-ős	éna	a̋no-Ø	ne̋u-om	na̋k-a-þ-o	e=ı̋l-a	da	eenő	me̋że-Ø	re̋uðe-Ø	m̨űd-e
and	heaven-G.s	in	other-ABS	sign-A.s	see-IND-PP-N.s	PST=become-IND	and	behold	great-ABS	red-ABS	dragon-N.s

sef-nı̋ı̋m.m-e=k̬e	foo-kı̋ð.m-e=k̬e	da	éȝe=niim-őm	éva	se̋f	m̃ı̋t-os
seven-headed-N.s=and	ten-headed-N.s-and	and	his=head-G.p	on	seven	diadem-N.p

• 4. His tail swept a third of the stars from the sky and hurled them down to the earth. Then the dragon stood before the woman about to give birth, ready to devour her child when it should be born.
• And the tail of.him drags the third of.the stars of.the heaven and threw them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman of.the on.the.point.of to.give.birth, so.that when she.bears the child of.her he.might.devour.
• da éȝe-pőɫo numős ṡuke̋m tı̋rtom zı̋da. da ta̋lom do éȝen e-ȝe̋e̋a. da m̨űde że̋nu sííra vűűantu ǧe̋num e-ṡűra—táádi méti eȝu-żőőnaþum ı̋ı̋na éȝum ƣoose̋ȝa:

da	éȝe-pőɫ-o	num-ős	ṡuk-e̋m	tı̋rt-om	zı̋d-a	da	ta̋l-om	do	éȝ-en	e=ȝe̋e̋-a	da	m̨űd-e	że̋n-u
and	his-tail	heaven-G.s	star-G.p	third-A.s	drag-IND	and	earth-A.s	to	they-A.p	PST=throw-IND	and	dragon-N.s	be.born-SUP

sííra	vűű-a-ntu-Ø	ǧe̋n-um	e-ṡűra	táádi	méti	eȝu=żőőn-a-þ-um	ı̋ı̋n-a	éȝ-um	ƣoos-e̋ȝa
up.to	be.IND-AP-ABS	woman-A.s	PST=stand-IND	so.that	when	her=be.born-IND-PP-A.s	give.birth-IND	he-A.s	devour-SBJ

• 5. She gave birth to a son-a boy destined to shepherd all the nations with an iron rod. Her child was caught up to God and to his throne.
• And she.bore son, male, who is.on.the.point.of to.shepherd all the nations with rod iron. And was.snatched.up the child of.her to the God and to the throne of.him.
• da pőikum ȝőrum—xu s̨a̋a̋l̨o żavős xéma őra me̋xan pőtu sííra vűűa—e-ı̋ı̋na: da eȝu-żőőnaþu ȝűmumk̬' eȝu-zilse̋domk̬e do re̋paþu e-ı̋la:

da	pőik-um	ȝőr-um	x-u	s̨a̋a̋l̨o-Ø	żav-ős	xéma	őra-Ø	me̋x-an	pőt-u	sííra	vűű-a	e=ı̋ı̋n-a
and	son-A.s	male-A.s	who-N.s	made.of.iron-ABS	rod-G.s	with	all-ABS	nation-A.p	shephed-SUP	up.to	be-IND	PST=bear-IND

da	eȝu=żőőn-a-þ-u	ȝűm-um=k̬-'	eȝu=zil-se̋d-om=k̬e	do	re̋p-a-þ-u	e=ı̋l-a
and	her=beget-IND-PP-N.s	God-A.s=and-ELIS	his-rule-seat-A.s=and	to	snatch-IND-PP-N.s	PST=become-IND

• 6. The woman herself fled into the desert, where a special place had been prepared for her by God; there she was taken care of for twelve hundred and sixty days.
• And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she.has there place having.been.prepared by the God, so.that there they.might.nourish of.her days thousand two.hundred sixty.
• da ǧe̋nu m̃a̋a̋stom éna e-őőda—vái ȝuműs kı́a fa̋raþo ðe̋e̋om ƣe̋va—táádi éȝus tóru aha̋m t̨űmomk̬e d̬ő sa̋tomk̬e sa̋a̋dfoosk̬e éȝum paate̋ȝa:

da	ǧe̋n-u	m̃a̋a̋st-om	éna	e=őőd-a	vái	ȝum-űs	kı́a	fa̋r-a-þo-Ø	ðe̋e̋-om	ƣe̋v-a
and	woman-N.s	wasteland-A.s	into	PST=flee-IND	where	God-G.s	by	prepare-IND-PP-ABS	place-N.s	have-IND

táádi	éȝ-us	tóru	ah-a̋n	t̨űm-om=k̬e	d̬ő	sa̋t-om=k̬e	sa̋a̋d-foos=k̬e	éȝ-um	paat-e̋ȝa:
so.that	they-N.p	there	day-G.p	thousand-G.s=and	two	hundred-G.p=and	six-tens=and	she-A.s	nourish-SBJ

• 7. Then war broke out in heaven; Michael and his angels battled against the dragon. Although the dragon and his angels fought back,
• And occurred war in the heaven, the Michael and the angels of.him of.the warring against the dragon. And the dragon warred and the angels of.him,
• da sőto numős éna e-e̋ba. m̨űdem þóósa sőtantu mííxaae̋e̋luk̬e eȝu-anga̋rusk̬e: da m̨űdek̬e eȝu-anga̋rusk̬' e-sőta:

da	sőt-o	num-ős	éna	e=e̋b-a	m̨űd-em	þóósa	sőt-a-ntu-Ø	mííxaae̋e̋l-u=k̬e	eȝu=anga̋r-us=k̬e
and	war-N.s	heaven-G.s	in	PST=happen-IND	dragon-A.s	against	war-IND-AP-ABS	Michael-N.s=and	his=angel-N.p=and

da	m̨űd-e=k̬e	eȝu=anga̋r-us=k̬-'	e=sőt-a
and	dragon-N.s=and	his=angel-N.p=and-ELIS	PST=war-IND

• 8. they were overpowered and lost their place in heaven.
• and not was.strong, nor place was.found of.them still in the heaven.
• da éȝes m̃a̋l' e-vűűa ne. numős éna ðe̋e̋o éstu de̋e̋saþo e-ı̋la ném̃o:

da	éȝ-es	m̃a̋l-'	e=vűű-a	ne	num-ős	éna	ðe̋e̋-o	éstu	de̋e̋s-a-þ-o	e=ı̋l-a	né-m̃o
and	they-N.p	strong-ELIS	PST=be-IND	not	heaven-G.s	in	place-N.s	still	find-IND-PP-N.s	PST=become-IND	not-or

• 9. The huge dragon, the ancient serpent, known as the devil or Satan, the seducer of the whole world, was driven out; he was hurled down to earth and his minions with him.
• And was cast the dragon the great, the serpent the old, the being.called devil and the satan, the deceiving the habitable.world whole was cast onto the earth, and the angels of.him with him were cast.
• da me̋że m̨űde. se̋ne ża̋vde. sa̋zlu fe̋e̋taþu ı̋lantu ȝe̋e̋aþu e-ı̋la: da saata̋a̋nu őru m̃e̋e̋s̨u v̌e̋e̋tum ma̋xantu ta̋lem éva ȝe̋e̋aþu e-ı̋la: da eȝu-anga̋rus eȝú' súna ȝe̋e̋aþus e-ı̋la:

da	me̋że-Ø	m̨űd-e	se̋ne-Ø	ża̋vd-e	sa̋z-l-u	fe̋e̋t-a-þ-u	ı̋l-a-nt-u	ȝe̋e̋-a-þ-u	e=ı̋l-a
and	great-ABS	dragon-N.s	old-ABS	serpent-N.s	slander-AG-N.s	call-IND-PP-N.s	become-IND-AP-N.s	cast-IND-PP-N.s	PST=become-IND

da	saata̋a̋n-u	őru-Ø	m̃e̋e̋s̨u-Ø	v̌e̋e̋t-um	ma̋x-a-nt-u	ta̋l-em	éva	ȝe̋e̋-a-þ-u	e=ı̋l-a
and	Satan-N.s	all-ABS	inhabitable-ABS	world-A.s	deceive-IND-AP-N.s	earth-A.s	on	cast-IND-PP-N.s	PST=become-IND

da	eȝu=anga̋r-us	eȝ-ú-'	súna	ȝe̋e̋-a-þ-us	e=ı̋l-a
and	his=angel-N.p	he-G.s-ELIS	with	cast-IND-PP-N.s	PST=become-IND

• 13. When the dragon saw that he had been cast down to the earth, he pursued the woman who had given birth to the boy.
• And when saw the dragon that he.was.cast onto the earth, he.pursued the woman who bore the male.
• da—méti m̨űde éȝem ta̋lem éva ȝe̋e̋aþ' e-ı̋lu e-na̋ka—ȝőrum e-że̋naþu ǧe̋num e-m̃a̋ila.

da	méti	m̨űd-e	éȝ-em	ta̋l-em	éva	ȝe̋e̋-a-þ-'	e=ı̋l-u	e=na̋k-a
and	when	dragon-N.s	self=3m-A.s	earth-A.s	on	cast-IND-PP-ELIS	PST=become-SUP	PST=see-IND

ȝőr-um	e=że̋n-a-þu-Ø	ǧe̋n-um	e=m̃a̋il-a
male-A.s	PST=bear-IND-PP-ABS	woman-A.s	PST=pursue-IND

• 14. But the woman was given the wings of a gigantic eagle so that she could fly off to her place in the desert,where, fr from the serpent, she could be taken care of for a year and for two and a half years more.
• And were given to.the woman the two wings of the eagle the great, so.that she.may.fly into the wilderness to the place of.her, where she.is.nourished there a time and times and half a time from face of the serpent.
• da me̋że ore̋s d̬ő főros ǧenűs o dőőaþos e-ı̋la—táádi m̃a̋a̋stom éna nu-ðe̋e̋om do pete̋ȝa—vái moorős żavde̋s ápa ke̋e̋samk̬e ke̋e̋sank̬e fe̋la ke̋e̋samk̬e pa̋a̋taþu ı̋la:

da	me̋że-Ø	or-e̋s	d̬ő	főr-os	ǧen-űs	o	dőő-a-þ-os	e=ı̋l-a	táádi	m̃a̋a̋st-om	éna	eȝu=ðe̋e̋-om	do	pet-e̋ȝa
and	great-ABS	eagle-G.s	two	wing-N.p	woman-G.s	to	give-IND-PP-N.p	PST=become-IND	so.that	wasteland-A.s	in	her=place-A.s	to	fly-SBJ

vái	moor-ős	żavd-e̋s	ápa	ke̋e̋s-am=k̬e	ke̋e̋s-an=k̬e	fe̋la-Ø	ke̋e̋s-am=k̬e	pa̋a̋t-a-þ-u	ı̋l-a
where	face-G.s	serpent-G.s	away.from	time-A.s=and	time-A.p=and	half-ABS	time-A.s=and	nourish-IND-PP-N.s	become-IND

• 15. The serpent, however,spewed a torrent of water out of his moth to search out the woman and sweep her away.
• And cast the serpent from the mouth of.him after the woman water as a.river, so.that her carried.off.by.a.river he.might.make.
• da ża̋vde eȝe-őősom éha ǧe̋num pósa a̋a̋mem da̋a̋em e-ȝe̋e̋a—táádi daae̋s xéma éȝum re̋paþum ı̋lu f̨uude̋ȝa:

da	ża̋vd-e	eȝe=őős-om	éha	ǧe̋n-um	pósa	a̋a̋m-em	da̋a̋-em	e=ȝe̋e̋-a
and	serpent-N.s	his=mouth-A.s	out.of	woman-A.s	after	water-A.s	river-A.s	PST=cast-IND

táádi	daa-e̋s	xéma	éȝ-um	re̋p-a-þ-um	íl-uð-e̋ȝa
so.that	river-G.s	by	she-A.s	snatch-IND-PP-A.s.	become-CAUS-SBJ

• 16. The earth then came to the woman's rescue by opening its mouth and swallowing the flood which the dragon spewed out of his mouth.
• And helped the earth the woman, and opened the earth mouth of.her and swallowed the river which cast the dragon out.of the mouth of.him.
• da ta̋le ǧe̋num e-þőna. da ta̋l' eȝe-őősom e-lűra. da da̋a̋em—xem m̨űde eȝe-őősom éha e-ȝe̋e̋a—e-lűűka:

da	ta̋l-e	ǧe̋n-um	e=þőn-a	da	ta̋l-'	eȝe=őős-om	e=lűr-a
and	earth-N.s	woman-A.s	PST=help-IND	and	earth-ELIS	its=mouth-A.s	PST=open-IND

da	da̋a̋-em	x-em	m̨űd-e	eȝe=őős-om	éha	e=ȝe̋e̋-a	e=lűűk-a
and	river-A.s	which-A.s	dragon-N.s	his=mouth-A.s	out.of	PST=cast-IND	PST=swallow-IND

• 17. Enraged at her escape, the dragon went off to make war on the rest of her offspring, on those who keep God's commandments and give witness to Jesus.
• And was enraged the dragon over the woman, and went away to make war with the rest of the seed of.her, the keeping the commandments of the God and having the witness of Jesus
• da m̨űde ǧenűs þóósa ra̋v'e e-vűűa. da e-vı̋da—táádi eȝu-seeűs te̋m̃um. ȝuműs e̋e̋von ta̋a̋bantum da ȝe̋sum tǫ̋ǫ̋santum þóósa sote̋ȝa:

da	m̨űd-e	ǧen-űs	þóósa	ra̋v-'	e-vűű-a	da	e=vı̋d-a	táádi	eȝu=see-űs	te̋m̃-um	ȝum-űs
and	dragon-N.s	woman-G.s	against	enraged-ELIS	PST=be-IND	and	PST=leave-IND	so.that	her=seed-G.s	rest-A.s	God-G.s

e̋e̋v-on	ta̋a̋b-a-nt-um	da	ȝe̋s-um	tǫ̋ǫ̋s-a-nt-um	þóósa	sot-e̋ȝa
commandment-A.p	obey-IND-AP-A.s	and	Jesus-A.s	witness-IND-AP-A.s	against	war-SBJ

• 18. He took up his position by the shore of the sea.
• And he.stood on the shore of.the sea
• da mare̋s k̨udős éna e-ṡűra⁝

da	mar-e̋s	k̨ud-ős	éna	e-ṡűr-a
and	sea-G.s	shore-G.s	on	PST=stand-IND