Mak 13
1 Antan Jezi t'ap soti nan tanp lan, yonn nan disip li yo di l' konsa: -Mèt, gade. Ala de bèl wòch! Ala yon gwo batisman!
As Jesus was walking out of the Temple Courts, one of his disciples said to him, ‘Teacher, look what fine stones and buildings these are!’
2 Jezi reponn li: -Ou wè gwo batisman sa a: yon lè, p'ap gen de wòch k'ap rete kanpe yonn sou lòt ladan li. Tou sa pral kraze nèt vide atè.
‘Do you see these great buildings?’ asked Jesus. ‘Not a single stone will be left here on another, which will not be thrown down.’
3 Jezi te chita sou mòn Oliv la, vizaviz ak tanp lan. Pyè, Jak ak Andre te pou kont yo avèk li. Yo poze l' keksyon sa a:
When Jesus had sat down on the Mount of Olives, facing the Temple, Peter, James, John and Andrew questioned him privately,
4 -Di nou kilè sa va rive non? Ki siy ki va fè nou konnen lè tout bagay sa a yo gen pou rive?
‘Tell us when this will be, and what will be the sign when all this is drawing to its close.’
5 Lè sa a Jezi pran di yo: -Atansyon pou pesonn pa twonpe nou.
Then Jesus began, ‘See that no one leads you astray.
6 Paske, anpil moun va vini sou non mwen, y'a di se yo menm ki Kris la. y'a twonpe anpil moun.
Many will take my name, and come saying “I am He”, and will lead many astray.
7 Lè n'a tande lagè ap fèt toupre nou, ansanm ak nouvèl lagè k'ap fèt byen lwen, nou pa bezwen pè. Fòk bagay sa yo rive. Men, se p'ap ankò lafen an sa.
‘And, when you hear of wars and rumours of wars, do not be alarmed; such things must occur; but the end is not yet.
8 Yon pèp va goumen ak yon lòt pèp. Yon peyi va atake yon lòt peyi; va gen tranblemanntè divès kote. Va gen anpil grangou. Tou sa, se va tankou tranche anvan akouchman.
For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; there will be earthquakes in various places; there will be famines. This will be but the beginning of the birth-pangs.
9 Men, nou menm, kenbe kò nou. Y'ap trennen nou devan tribinal, y'ap bat nou nan sinagòg yo, n'ap konparèt devan chèf gouvènman ak devan wa poutèt mwen, pou nou ka sèvi m' temwen devan yo.
‘See to yourselves! They will betray you to courts of law; and you will be taken to synagogues and beaten; and you will be brought up before governors and kings for my sake, so that you can bear witness before them.
10 Anvan sa, fòk yo anonse bon nouvèl la bay tout nasyon yo.
But the good news must first be proclaimed to every nation.
11 Lè y'a arete nou pou mennen nou nan tribinal, pa kase tèt nou pou nou chache konnen davans sa n'a pral di; men, n'a di pawòl ki va vin nan bouch nou: paske lè sa a, se pa nou menm ki va pale, se Sentespri a ki va mete pawòl yo nan bouch nou.
Whenever they betray you and hand you over for trial, do not be anxious beforehand as to what you will say, but say whatever is given you at the moment; for it will not be you who speak, but the Holy Spirit.
12 Frè va denonse frè pou fè touye li. Papa va denonse pitit, pitit va leve kont manman l' ak papa l', la fè touye yo.
Brother will betray brother to death, and the father his child; and children will turn against their parents, and cause them to be put to death;
13 Tout moun pral rayi nou poutèt mwen; men, moun ki va kenbe fèm jouk sa kaba, se li ki va sove.
and you will be hated by everyone because of me. Yet the person who endures to the end will be saved.
14 Nou gen pou nou wè bagay nou pa ta renmen wè a, bagay k'ap bay gwo lapenn lan, chita kote l' pa t' dwe ye. (Se pou tout moun k'ap li sa a chache konprann.) Lè sa a, tout moun ki nan peyi Jide va blije al nan mòn.
‘As soon, however, as you see “the Foul Desecration” standing where it ought not’ (the reader must consider what this means) ‘then those of you who are in Judea must take refuge in the mountains;
15 Moun ki va sou tèt kay yo va kouri met deyò san yo p'ap bezwen antre pran zafè yo.
and a person on the house-top must not go down, or go in to get anything out of their house:
16 Moun ki nan jaden p'ap bezwen tounen lakay yo pou pran rechanj yo.
nor must one who is on their farm turn back to get their cloak.
17 Lè sa a, se p'ap de lapenn pou fanm ansent ak nouris yo.
And alas for pregnant women, and for those who are nursing infants in those days!
18 Lapriyè Bondye pou bagay sa yo pa rive nan tan fredi.
Pray, too, that this may not occur in winter.
19 Paske lè sa a, n'a wè yon lafliksyon moun poko janm wè, depi nan konmansman lè Bondye t'ap kreye latè jouk koulye a. p'ap janm gen yon lòt tankou l' ankò.
For those days will be a time of distress, the like of which has not occurred from the beginning of God’s creation until now – and never will again.
20 Si Mèt la pa t' deside wete kèk jou sou jou sa yo, pesonn pa t'ap sove. Men, li wete sou jou sa yo poutèt moun li chwazi pou la ak li yo.
And, had not the Lord put a limit to those days, not a single soul would escape; but, for the sake of God’s own chosen people, he did limit them.
21 Lè sa a, si yon moun di nou: Gade, men Kris la bò isit, osinon: Gade, men li lòt bò a, pa kwè li.
‘And at that time if anyone should say to you “Look, here is the Christ!” “Look, there he is!”, do not believe it;
22 Lè sa a, gen fo Kris ak fo pwofèt k'ap parèt; y'a fè mèvèy ak mirak pou twonpe ata moun Bondye chwazi yo, si yo ta kapab.
for false Christs and false prophets will arise, and display signs and marvels, to lead astray, were it possible, even God’s people.
23 Veye kò nou. Mwen tou di nou tout bagay sa yo davans.
But see that you are on your guard! I have told you all this beforehand.
24 Men nan tan sa a, apre jou lafliksyon sa yo, solèy la p'ap klere ankò, lalen lan p'ap bay limyè.
‘In those days, after that time of distress, the sun will be darkened, the moon will not give her light,
25 Zetwal yo va sot tonbe nan syèl la, pouvwa yo ki nan syèl la va tranble.
the stars will be falling from the heavens, and the forces that are in the heavens will be convulsed.
26 Lè sa a, y'a wè m', mwen menm, Moun Bondye voye nan lachè a, ap vini sou tèt nwaj yo, avèk anpil pouvwa nan mitan yon bann bèl bagay.
Then will be seen the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory;
27 m'a voye zanj mwen yo nan kat kwen latè a pou sanble tout moun Bondye te chwazi yo, depi yon bout tè a jouk nan lòt bout syèl la.
and then he will send the angels, and gather his people from the four winds, from one end of the world to the other.
28 Pran leson sou pye fig frans lan. Kou l' kòmanse boujonnen, kou l' pouse fèy, nou konnen lete sou nou.
‘Learn the lesson taught by the fig tree. As soon as its branches are full of sap, and it is bursting into leaf, you know that summer is near.
29 Menm jan an tou, lè n'a wè bagay sa yo rive, nou mèt konnen Moun Bondye te voye nan lachè a toupre, li la nan papòt la.
And so may you, as soon as you see these things happening, know that he is at your doors.
30 Sa m'ap di nou la a, se vre wi: gen moun k'ap viv koulye a ki p'ap gen tan mouri anvan tout bagay sa yo rive.
I tell you that even the present generation will not pass away, until all these things have taken place.
31 Syèl la ak tout tè a va pase, men pawòl mwen yo p'ap janm pase.
The heavens and the earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.
32 Pesonn pa konnen ni ki jou ni ki lè bagay sa yo ap rive, pa menm zanj yo ki nan syèl la, pa menm Pitit la. Sèl Papa a konn sa.
‘But about that day, or the hour, no one knows – not even the angels in heaven, not even the Son – but only the Father.
33 Kenbe kò nou; pa kite dòmi pran nou; paske nou pa konnen ki lè lè a va rive.
‘See that you are on the watch; for you do not know when the time will be.
34 Se tankou lè yon nonm pati li al nan vwayaj. Li kite kay li nan men domestik yo pou yo okipe l' pou li. Li bay chak moun travay pa yo pou yo fè; li bay gadyen pòt la lòd pou l' pa dòmi.
It is like a man going on a journey, who leaves his home, puts his servants in charge – each having their special duty – and orders the porter to watch.
35 Se poutèt sa, pa kite dòmi pran nou, paske nou pa konnen ki lè mèt kay la va vini. Se ka aswè, nan mitan lannwit, lè kòk chante, osinon nan maten.
Therefore watch, for you cannot be sure when the Master of the house is coming – whether in the evening, at midnight, at daybreak, or in the morning –
36 Si l' rive yon lè nou pa t'ap tann li, piga li jwenn nou ap dòmi.
otherwise he might come suddenly and find you asleep.
37 Sa m' di nou la a, mwen di l' pou tout moun: Pa kite dòmi pran nou.
And what I say to you I say to all – Watch!’
