Matthai 24
1 Jesuh tah bawkim lamloh khoe uh tih Cet. Te vaengah bawkim kah hlinsainah te tueng ham a hnukbang rhoek loh a paan uh.
As Jesus was leaving the Temple his disciples came to him, pointing proudly to the Temple buildings.
2 Tedae amih te a doo tih, “Boeih na hmuh uh moenih a he? Nangmih taengah rhep kan thui, phil ham pawt koi lungto sokah lungto pataeng hmaai loeng loeng mahpawh he,” a ti nah.
But Jesus replied, “You see all these buildings? I tell you the truth: there won't be one stone left upon another. Every last one will come crashing down!”
3 Olives tlang ah Jesuh amah bueng a ngol vaengah hnukbang rhoek loh a paan uh tih, “Na lonah neh kumhal kah a bawtnah miknoek tah metlam lae? He rhoek he me vaengah lae a om eh? Kaimih taengah thui lah?” a ti na uh. (aiōn g165)
As Jesus sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him in private, and asked, “Please tell us when this will happen. What will be the sign of your coming and the end of the world?” (aiōn g165)
4 Jesuh loh amih te a doo tih, “Khat khat loh nangmih te n'rhaithi pawt ham dawn uh.
“Make sure no one misleads you,” Jesus replied.
5 Kai ming neh muep ha pawk uh ni. ' Kai tah Khrih ni,’ a ti uh vetih muep a rhaithi uh ni.
“Many will come claiming to be me, saying, ‘I'm the Messiah,’ and they will deceive many people.
6 Tedae caem neh caem kah puenpa na yaak uh tom coeng. Na hmuh uh vaengah let uh boeh. Te khaw a om ham a kuek ngawn dae a bawtnah tah om hlan.
You'll hear about wars, and rumors about wars, but don't be anxious. These things have to happen, but this isn't the end.
7 Namtom loh namtom, ram loh ram a tlai thil ni. Te phoeiah khokha om vetih hmuen tom ah lingluei hinghuen ni.
Nations will attack other nations, and kingdoms will fight against other kingdoms. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places,
8 Tedae he rhoek boeih he bungtloh a tongnah ni.
but all these things are just the beginnings of birth pains.
9 Te phoeiah nangmih te phacipphabaem dongah m'voeih uh vetih nangmih te n'ngawn uh ni. Kai ming kongah namtom boeih kah a hmuhuet la na om uh ni.
Then they will arrest you, they will persecute you, and they will kill you. All people will hate you because of me.
10 Te vaengah a cungkuem te a khah uh vetih pakhat te a voeih uh phoeiah pakhat te a thiinah uh ni.
At that time many believers will give up believing. They will betray one another and hate one another.
11 Te phoeiah laithae tonghma muep thoo vetih hlang muep a rhaithi uh ni.
Many false prophets will come and deceive many people.
12 Olaeknah te ping vetih lungnah te muep daeh ni.
The increasing evil will lead the love of many to grow cold,
13 Tedae a bawt duela aka ueh te tah daem ni.
but those who hold out to the end will be saved.
14 Te phoeiah ram kah olthangthen he namtom boeih taengah laipai la om sak ham lunglai pum boeih ah a hoe ni. Te daengah ni a bawtnah te ha pawk pueng eh.
The good news of the kingdom will be proclaimed around the whole world so everyone will be able to hear it, and then the end will come.
15 Te dongah tonghma Daniel loh hmuen cim ah pai tih mitmoengnah neh tueilaehnah a thui te na hmuh uh, aka tae loh yakming saeh.
So when you see the ‘idolatry that defiles’ standing in the holy place that the prophet Daniel spoke about (those who read this please consider carefully),
16 Te vaengah Judah kah rhoek loh tlang la rhaelrham uh saeh.
then the people living in Judea should run away to the mountains.
17 Imphu sokah loh a im kah te puen hamla suntla boel saeh.
Anyone who is on the housetop must not go down and fetch what's in the house.
18 Lohma kah loh a himbai khuen ham a hnukla bal boel saeh.
Anyone who is out in the fields must not go back to get a coat.
19 Tedae te khohnin ah bungvawn neh cacun la aka om rhoek tah lungma.
How awful it will be for those who are pregnant, and those who are nursing babies at that time!
20 Tedae Nangmih kah rhaelrhamnah tah sikca neh Sabbath ah a om pawt ham thangthui uh.
Pray that you don't have to run away in winter, or on the Sabbath day.
21 Te vaengah phacipphabaem muep om ni. Te bang te Diklai tongcuek lamkah loh tahae duela om noek pawt tih ka om bal eh a ti tlaih voel moenih.
For at that time there will be terrible persecution—more terrible than anything that has happened from the beginning of the world up till now, and won't ever happen again.
22 Te khohnin te boem pawt koinih pumsa boeih tah daem mai mahpawh. Tedae a coelh rhoek ham te khohnin a boem pah ni.
Unless those days are cut short, nobody will be saved, but for the sake of the chosen those days will be cut short.
23 Te vaengah pakhat loh nangmih taengah, ' Hela khrih he, kela ke,’ a ti atah tangnah boeh.
So if anyone tells you, ‘Look, here's the Messiah,’ or, ‘There he is,’ don't believe it.
24 Laithae khrih neh laithae tonghma rhoek tah thoo uh ni. Coengthai koinih a coelh rhoek pataeng rhaithi ham miknoek a len neh khobae rhambae te a khueh uh ni.
For false messiahs will appear, and false prophets too, and they will perform incredible signs and miracles in order to deceive the chosen, if that were possible.
25 Nangmih taengah kan thui coeng he ne.
Notice that I've told you this before it even happens.
26 Te dongah nangmih te, ' Khosoek ah om ke,’ a ti uh atah cet uh boeh. ' Imkhui ah la ke,’ a ti uh akhaw tangnah uh boeh.
So if they tell you, ‘Look, he's out in the desert,’ don't go looking there; or if they say, ‘Look, he's secretly here,’ don't believe it.
27 Khophaa loh khothoeng lamkah cet tih khotlak due a phaa bangla hlang capa kah a lonah khaw om van ni.
For the coming of the Son of man will be like the lightning that flashes brightly from east to west.
28 Rhok loh a om nah te langta loh hnap a boo ni.
‘Vultures gather where the carcass is.’
29 Tekah phacipphabaem khohnin phoeiah khomik loh tlek hmuep vetih hla loh a aa pae mahpawh. Aisi tah vaan lamkah loh cuhu vetih vaan kah thaomnah loh hinghoek uh ni.
But right after those days of persecution the sun will be darkened, the moon will not shine, the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of heaven will be shaken.
30 Te vaengah Hlang Capa kah miknoek tah vaan ah tueng ni. Diklai koca boeih loh a rhaengsae uh vetih, hlang capa loh vaan kah khomai dongah thaomnah, a len la thangpomnah neh ha pawk te a hmuh uh ni.
Then the sign of the Son of man will appear in heaven, and all the peoples of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and in brilliant glory.
31 Amah kah puencawn rhoek te olueng ol aka cai neh a tueih vetih a coelh hlang rhoek te dilaikil pali lamkah, vaan ak a soi lamloh a soi duela tingtun uh ni.
With a blast from a trumpet he will send his angels to gather his chosen ones from every place, from one end of heaven and earth to the other.
32 Thaibu lamkah nuettahnah te ming uh. A hlaeng loh suepluep la om tih a hnah a boe vaengah khohal tom coeng tila na ming uh.
Learn an illustration from the fig tree. When its shoots become tender and leaves begin to sprout, you know that summer is coming.
33 Nangmih khaw he rhoek he boeih na hmuh uh vaengah tah thohka ah ha pawk tom coeng tila ming uh.
In the same way when you see all these things happening, you know that his coming is near, in fact it's right at the door!
34 Nangmih taengah rhep kan thui, he rhoek boeih loh a thoeng hlan atah he cadil he khum loeng loeng mahpawh.
I tell you the truth: this generation won't pass away until all these things have happened.
35 Vaan neh diklai tah khumpael ni tedae ka ol he ta khumpael rhoerhoe mahpawh.
Heaven and earth may pass away, but my words won't pass away.
36 Tekah a tue neh khohnin te a Pa bueng pawt atah Capa long khaw, vaan kah puencawn rhoek long khaw ming pawh.
But no one knows the day or hour when this will take place, not the angels in heaven, nor the Son. Only the Father knows.
37 Noah tue kah bangla Hlang Capa kah ha lonah khaw om tangloeng van ni.
When the Son of man comes it will be like it was during the time of Noah.
38 Tevaeng tue kah rhoek tah tuilii hlan lamkah loh Noah lawng khuila a kun khohnin duela a caak uh, a ok uh, yuuloh vasak, rhaihlan neh om uh.
It will be as in the days before the flood, when they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, right up until the day that Noah went into the ark.
39 Tuilii lo tih boeih a khuen duela ming uh pawh. Hlang Capa kah a lonah khaw om van tangloeng ni.
They didn't realize what was going to happen until the flood came and swept them all away. That's how the coming of the Son of man will be.
40 Te vaengah lohma ah hlang panit om ni. Pakhat te a khuen vetih pakhat a hlah ni.
Two men will be working in the fields. One will be taken, the other left.
41 Phaklung neh aka kuelh rhoi te pakhat a khuen vetih pakhat a paih ni.
Two women will be grinding grain with a mill. One will be taken, the other left.
42 Te dongah hak uh laeh, na Boeipa ha pawk tue te na ming uh moenih.
So stay alert, because you don't know what day your Lord is coming.
43 Imkung loh hlanghuen ha pawk tue te ming koinih hak vetih a im te muk sak mahpawh tite na ming uh.
But consider this: if the house-owner knew what time a thief was coming, he would keep watch. He would not allow his house to be broken into and robbed.
44 Te dongah nangmih khaw sikim la om uh. Hlang capa tah na poek uh pawt tue vaengah ha pawk ni.
You also need to be ready, because the Son of man is coming at a time when you're not expecting him.
45 Te koinih uepom neh sal cueih la unim aka om? Anih te boeipa loh a imkhuikho ah a tuetang vaengah amih ham buh aka poep la a khueh.
For who is the trustworthy and thoughtful servant? It's the one his master puts in charge of his household to provide them with food at the proper time.
46 A boei loh ha pawk vaengah a saii te a hmuh tangloeng atah sal te khaw a yoethen.
How good it will be for that servant to be found doing that when his master returns!
47 Nangmih taengah rhep ka thui, amah kah khuehtawn boeih soah anih te a om sak ni.
I tell you the truth: the master will put that servant in charge over everything he has.
48 Tedae sal thae long tah a thinko khuiah, ' Ka boeipa tah di coeng,’ a ti.
But if he was evil, the servant would say to himself, ‘My master is taking a long time,’
49 Te dongah a sal puei rhoek te koe a boh. Aka rhui rhoek taengah a caak tih a ok van.
and would start beating the other servants, feasting and drinking with the drunks.
50 A lamso pawh khohnin neh a ming pawt tue vaengah ni boeipa loh sal te a paan eh.
Then that servant's master will return when the man doesn't expect him, at a time he doesn't know.
51 Te vaengah anih te a tloek vetih a paihmuen te hlangthai palat rhoek taengla a khueh pah ni. Te rhoek ah rhah neh no rhuengnah ni a om eh.
He'll cut him to pieces, and treat him in the same way as the hypocrites, sending him to a place where there's crying and gnashing of teeth.
