Matthew 24
1 Jesus left the Temple [courtyard]. As he was walking along, [we] disciples came to him to ask him to note [how beautiful] the Temple buildings [were].
ⲁ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⲛⲁϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲩⲧⲁⲙⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲕⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ.
2 He said to us, “These buildings that you are looking at [RHQ] [are wonderful, but] I want to tell you [something about them. They will soon be completely destroyed] {[Foreign invaders will completely destroy them]}. Every stone [in these buildings] will be thrown down {they will throw down every stone in these buildings}. Not one stone will be left {They will not leave one stone} on top of another stone.”
ⲃ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲭⲁ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲱⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲱⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲛⲁⲃⲟⲗϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ.
3 [Later], as Jesus was sitting alone on [the slope of] Olive [Tree] Hill, [we] disciples went to him and asked him, “When will this happen [to the buildings of the Temple? Also, tell us what will happen to indicate that you are about to] come again, and [to indicate] that this world is ending?” (aiōn g165)
ⲅ̅ⲉϥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲇⲉ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓϫⲱⲓⲧ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲥⲁ⳿ⲡⲥⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ⳿ⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲑⲛⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲕϫⲓⲛ⳿ⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲧϧⲁ⳿ⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ⳿⳿ⲉⲛⲉϩ. (aiōn g165)
4 Jesus replied, “[All that I will say is], be sure that no one deceives you [about what will happen]
ⲇ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲭⲁⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲥⲉⲣⲉⲙ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ.
5 Many [people] will come and say (that I sent them/that they have my authority) [MTY]. They will say, ‘I am the Messiah’, and they will deceive many [people].
ⲉ̅⳿ⲉⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲥⲉⲣⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ.
6 You will hear about wars [that are close] and wars that are far away, but do not let that trouble you. Keep in mind that [God has said that] those things must happen. But [when they happen], it will not mean that the end [of the world] has come!
ⲋ̅⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛⲃⲱⲧⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⳿ⲙⲃⲱⲧⲥ ⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣ⳿ϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ϩⲱϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉ ⳿ⲧϧⲁ⳿ⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲓ.
7 [Groups in various] countries will fight each other, and [various] governments [will also fight] against each other. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.
ⲍ̅⳿ⲉⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲱⲛϥ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲟⲛⲙⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ϩⲕⲟ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲙⲁ.
8 These things will happen first. Then there will be other things that [will happen before I return. What will happen will be like the first pains] of childbirth MET].
ⲏ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϩⲏ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲛⲁⲕϩⲓ ⲛⲉ.
9 At that time [people who oppose you] will take you to [the authorities, who] will mistreat you and kill you. You will be hated by [people who live in] all nations [PRS] {[People who live in] all nations [PRS] will hate you} because [you believe in me][MTY].
ⲑ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉϯ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϩⲟϫϩⲉϫ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉϧⲉⲧⲉⲃ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲥϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ.
10 Also, many [people] will stop believing [in me because of the way they will suffer]. They will betray each other and will hate each other.
ⲓ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲭⲁⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲙⲉⲥⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ.
11 Many will come saying that they are prophets, but they will be lying, and they will deceive many people.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲥⲉⲣⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ.
12 Because there will be more and more [people] who will disobey [God’s] laws [PRS], many [people] will no longer [MET] love [their fellow believers] [PRS].
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲁϣⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯ⳿⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲧ⳿⳿ⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲉⲥ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲟϣ.
13 But [all] those who keep on [believing in me] to the end [of their lives] will be saved.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲑⲛⲁ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ.
14 Furthermore, the good message about my ruling over people’s lives will be preached in every part of the world, in order that people of all ethnic groups may hear it. Then the end [of the world] will come.”
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲟⲓⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲧⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲥ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯϧⲁ⳿ⲉ.
15 “[But before the world ends], the disgusting person who will defile [the] holy [Temple and cause people to abandon it will stand in the Temple. Daniel the prophet spoke and wrote] about that [long ago]. May everyone who reads [this] pay attention [to the following warning from me: ]
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲱϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡϣⲁϥⲉ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲇⲁⲛⲓⲏⲗ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉϥ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲱϣ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲕⲁϯ.
16 When you see that happen [in the Temple, those of you] who are in Judea [district] must flee to the [higher] hills!
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲒⲟⲩⲇⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲫⲱⲧ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲧⲱⲟⲩ.
17 Those who are outside their houses must not go back into their houses to get things [before they flee].
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲭⲏ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡϫ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲫⲱⲣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳿ⲑⲣⲉϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⳿ⲉⲉⲗ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ.
18 Those who are [working] in a field should not turn back to get their outer clothing [before they flee].
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲕⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳿ⲑⲣⲉϥⲕⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲉⲫⲁϩⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲉⲗ ⲉϥ⳿ϩⲃⲟⲥ.
19 I [feel] very sorry for women who will be pregnant and women who will be nursing [their babies] in those days, [because it will be very difficult for them to run away]
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲙⲃⲟⲕⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϯϭⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ.
20 Pray that you will not have to flee (in the winter/in the rainy season) [when it will be hard to travel]. [People who think that God never allows anyone to do any work on] our day of rest [will not help you as you flee, so] pray also that you will not have to flee on such a day,
ⲕ̅ⲧⲱⲃϩ ⲇⲉ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲫⲱⲧ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧ⳿ⲫⲣⲱ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ.
21 because people will suffer very severely [when those things happen]. People have never suffered that severely since [God] created the world until now, and no one will ever [suffer like that again].
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅⳿ⲉⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛϩⲟϫϩⲉϫ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲣⲏϯ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϩⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϣⲁ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲟⲛ.
22 If [God had not decided to] shorten that time [MTY] [when people will suffer so much], everyone [LIT] would die. But [he has decided to] shorten it because [he is concerned] about [the people] whom [he] has chosen.”
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲏⲗϫⲉ ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲁⲩⲛⲁⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲓⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ.
23 “[At that time] people will appear [who will] falsely [say that they are] the Messiah or [that they are] prophets. They will perform many kinds (of miracles/of things that ordinary people cannot do), in order to deceive people. They will even try [to see] if [it is] possible to deceive [you people whom God has] chosen. So, at that time, if someone says to you, ‘Look, here [is] the Messiah!’ or [if someone says], ‘Over there is the Messiah!’ do not believe it!
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲓⲉ ⳿ϥⲧⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲧⲉⲛϩⲟⲧⲟⲩ.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⳿⳿ⲉⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲥⲱⲣⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲕⲉⲥⲱⲧⲡ.
25 Do not forget [that] I have warned you about all this before [it happens].
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲁⲓⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ.
26 So if someone says to you, ‘Look, [the Messiah] is in the desolate area!’ do not go there. [Likewise, if someone says to you], ‘Look, he is in a secret room!’ do not believe [that person],
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲩϣⲁⲛϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲉϥϩⲓ ⳿ⲡϣⲁϥⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲉϥϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲧⲉⲛϩⲟⲧⲟⲩ.
27 because just like lightning flashes from the east to the west [and people everywhere can] see it [SIM], when [I], the one who came from heaven, return again, [everyone will see me].
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲉⲧⲉⲃⲣⲏϫ ⳿ⲉϣⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲥⲁⲡⲉⲓⲉⲃⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⲥⲁⲡⲉⲙⲉⲛⲧ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϫⲓⲛ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲙⲠ̇ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲪ̇ⲣⲱⲙⲓ.
28 [When I return, it will be as obvious to everyone as the fact that] wherever you see vultures gathering, you know that there will be an animal carcass [MET] there. (OR, Just like the vultures gather together wherever there is an animal carcass, God will punish sinful people wherever they are.)”
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ϯϣⲟⲗϩⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϣⲁⲩⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲁϧⲱⲙ.
29 “Immediately after many people have suffered during those days, [the universe will become dark]. The sun will become dark. The moon will not shine. The stars will fall from the sky. And the powerful [objects] in the sky will be shaken. (OR, And the spiritual beings in space will be deposed.)
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲓϩⲟϫϩⲉϫ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲫⲣⲏ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲉⲣⲭⲁⲕⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲓⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓⲥⲓⲟⲩ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉϩⲉⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲕⲓⲙ.
30 After that, something [will be seen] {[people will observe something]} in the sky that indicates that [I], the one who came from heaven, [am returning to the earth]. Then [unbelieving people from] all ethnic groups of the earth will [mourn because they will be afraid] of [God punishing them]. They will see [me], the one who came from heaven, coming on the clouds with power and great glory [as I return to the earth].
ⲗ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡ̇ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲪ̇ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲩ⳿⳿ⲉⲛⲉϩⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲫⲩⲗⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲠ̇ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲪ̇ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲓϭⲏⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩϫⲟⲙ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛⲱⲟⲩ.
31 I will send my angels [to the earth] from everywhere in the heavens. [They will be] blowing trumpets loudly. [Then] from throughout the whole earth [DOU] they will gather the people whom I have chosen.”
ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁⲗⲡⲓⲅⲅⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ϥⲧⲟⲩⲑⲏⲟⲩ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⲁⲩⲣⲏϫⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ϣⲁ ⲁⲩⲣⲏϫⲟⲩ.
32 “[Now] I [want you to] learn something [from] this parable about [how] fig trees [grow]. [In this area], when the buds [of a fig tree] become tender and its leaves begin to sprout, you know that summer is near.
ⲗ̅ⲃ̅⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ϯⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛⲕⲉⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉϯⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ϩⲏⲇⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲥϫⲁⲗ ϭⲛⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲥϫⲱⲃⲓ ϯⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ϥϧⲉⲛⲧ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓϣⲱⲙ.
33 Similarly, when you see all these things that I [have just described happening], you will know that [the time for me to return] is very close [MET].
ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲀⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ϥϧⲉⲛⲧ ϩⲓⲣⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲟⲩ.
34 Keep this in mind: All of these events will happen before all the people who have observed the things that I have done have died.
ⲗ̅ⲇ̅⳿ⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉ ⲧⲁⲓⲅ⳿ⲉⲛⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲥⲓⲛⲓ ϣⲁⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϣⲱⲡⲓ.
35 [You can be certain that these] things that I have told [you] about will happen. You can be more certain of that than you can be certain that the earth and sky [LIT] will continue to exist.”
ⲗ̅ⲉ̅⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲛⲁⲥⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲁⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲥⲓⲛⲓ.
36 “But neither I, nor any other person, nor any angel in heaven, knows either the day or the hour [when the things that I have told you about will happen]. Only [God, my] Father, [knows].
ⲗ̅ⲋ̅ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⳿ⲉⲪ̇ⲓⲱⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ.
37 It will be like what happened when Noah lived. Until the flood came, [the people] did not know that [anything bad would happen] to them. Before the flood waters covered the earth, [the people] were eating and drinking [as usual]. Some men were marrying women and [some parents] were giving their daughters to men to marry them. They were doing all this until the day that Noah [and his family] entered the big boat. And then the flood came and drowned all [those who were not in the boat]. Similarly, [the unbelieving people will not know] when [I, the one who came from heaven], will return, [and they will not] be [expecting me].
ⲗ̅ⲍ̅⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲛⲱ⳿ⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲡⲁⲣⲟⲩⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲙⲠ̇ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲪ̇ⲣⲱⲙⲓ.
ⲗ̅ⲏ̅⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧϧⲁϫⲱϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲕⲗⲩⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲥⲱ ⲉⲩϭⲓ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩϭⲓϩⲁⲓ ϣⲁ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁ Ⲛⲱ⳿ⲉ ϣⲉⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉϯⲕⲩⲃⲱⲧⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.
ⲗ̅ⲑ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϣⲁⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲕⲗⲩⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲗ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡϫⲓⲛ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲙⲠ̇ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲪ̇ⲣⲱⲙⲓ.
40 When I [return], I [will not take all people up to heaven. I will take only those who trust in me. For example], two [people] will be in the fields. One of them will be taken {[I] will take one of them} up [to heaven] and the other [person] will be left {and I will leave the other [person]} [here to be punished].
ⲙ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲃ̅ ⲉⲩⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲕⲟⲓ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲟⲗϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲭⲁϥ.
41 [Similarly], two [women] will be at the mill grinding grain. One of them will be taken up [to heaven] and the other will be left.
ⲙ̅ⲁ̅⳿ⲥⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲩⲛⲓ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲟⲗⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲭⲁⲥ.
42 So, because you do not know what day [I], your Lord, will return [to the earth], you need to be ready [for me to return at any time].
ⲙ̅ⲃ̅ⲣⲱⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳪ ⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲁϣ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ.
43 You know that if the owners of a house knew at what time in the night thieves would come, they would be awake and prevent the thieves from breaking into their houses. Similarly, I [will come just like unexpectedly as a thief].
ⲙ̅ⲅ̅ⲫⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲉⲃⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲟⲛⲓ ⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲁϣ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥⲛⲁⲣⲱⲓⲥ ⲡⲉ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲭⲁϥ ⳿ⲉϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ.
44 So you need to be ready [for my return], because [I], the one who came from heaven, will return [to the earth] at a time when you do not expect [me to come].”
ⲙ̅ⲇ̅ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ϩⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲉⲃⲧⲱⲧ ϫⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲁⲣⲉ Ⲡ̇ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲪ̇ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲥ.
45 “Think about what every faithful and wise servant is like [RHQ]. The house owner appoints one servant to supervise the other servants. He tells him to give them food at the proper times. [Then he leaves on a long trip].
ⲙ̅ⲉ̅ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲁⲣⲁ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲃⲱⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥ⳪ ⲛⲁⲭⲁϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲃⲓⲁⲓⲕ ⳿ⲉϯⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩ⳿ϧⲣⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲏⲓⲥ.
46 If that servant is doing that [work] when the house owner returns, [the house owner] will be very pleased with him.
ⲙ̅ⲋ̅⳿ⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓⲁⲧϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲃⲱⲕ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉϥ⳪ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲉⲙϥ ⲉϥ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ.
47 Think about this: The house owner will appoint [that one servant] to be the supervisor of all his possessions.
ⲙ̅ⲍ̅⳿ⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲭⲁϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ.
48 But a wicked servant might say to himself, ‘The owner [has been away] for a long time, [so he probably] will not return soon [and find out what I am doing.’]
ⲙ̅ⲏ̅⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛϫⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁ⳪ ⲛⲁⲱⲥⲕ.
49 [So he] will begin to beat the other servants and eat and get drunk.
ⲙ̅ⲑ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿⳿ⲉⲛⲉϥ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉⲃⲓⲁⲓⲕ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲥⲱ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲑⲁϧⲓ.
50 [Then] the house owner will come back at a time when the servant does not expect him [DOU].
ⲛ̅ⲉϥ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡ⳪ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲃⲱⲕ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉϥϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ϧⲁϫⲱϥ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉϥⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ.
51 He will punish that servant severely [HYP], (OR, cut that servant into two pieces) and he will put him where (the hypocrites/the ones who only pretended to be good) are put. In that place the people cry and grind their teeth [because they suffer very much].”
ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲫⲟⲣϫϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲏϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲭⲱ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲧⲟⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓϣⲟⲃⲓ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲫⲣⲓⲙⲓ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲥⲑⲉⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲛⲁϫϩⲓ
