Κατα Ματθαιον 24
1 Καὶ ἐξελθὼν ὁ Ἰησοῦς ⸂ἀπὸ τοῦ ἱεροῦ ἐπορεύετο, καὶ προσῆλθον οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ ἐπιδεῖξαι αὐτῷ τὰς οἰκοδομὰς τοῦ ἱεροῦ·
Leaving the Temple Courts, Jesus was walking away, when his disciples came up to draw his attention to the Temple buildings.
2 ὁ δὲ ⸀ἀποκριθεὶςεἶπεν αὐτοῖς· Οὐ βλέπετε ⸂ταῦτα πάντα; ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, οὐ μὴ ἀφεθῇ ὧδε λίθος ἐπὶ λίθον ὃς οὐ καταλυθήσεται.
‘Do you see all these things?’ was his answer. ‘I tell you, not a single stone will be left here on another, which will not be thrown down,’
3 Καθημένου δὲ αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τοῦ Ὄρους τῶν Ἐλαιῶν προσῆλθον αὐτῷ οἱ μαθηταὶ κατʼ ἰδίαν λέγοντες· Εἰπὸν ἡμῖν πότε ταῦτα ἔσται, καὶτί τὸ σημεῖον τῆς σῆς παρουσίας ⸀καὶ συντελείας τοῦ αἰῶνος. (aiōn g165)
so, while Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, his disciples came up to him privately and said, ‘Tell us when this will be, and what will be the sign of your coming, and of the close of the age.’ (aiōn g165)
4 καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· Βλέπετε μή τις ὑμᾶς πλανήσῃ·
Jesus replied to them, ‘See that no one leads you astray;
5 πολλοὶ γὰρ ἐλεύσονται ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματί μου λέγοντες· Ἐγώ εἰμι ὁ χριστός, καὶ πολλοὺς πλανήσουσιν.
for, many will take my name, and come saying “I am the Christ,” and will lead many astray.
6 μελλήσετε δὲ ἀκούειν πολέμους καὶ ἀκοὰς πολέμων· ὁρᾶτε, μὴ θροεῖσθε· δεῖ ⸀γὰργενέσθαι, ἀλλʼ οὔπω ἐστὶν τὸ τέλος.
You will hear of wars and rumours of wars; take care not to be alarmed, for such things must occur; but the end is not yet here.
7 ἐγερθήσεται γὰρ ἔθνος ἐπὶ ἔθνος καὶ βασιλεία ἐπὶ βασιλείαν, καὶ ἔσονται ⸀λιμοὶκαὶ σεισμοὶ κατὰ τόπους·
For nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places.
8 πάντα δὲ ταῦτα ἀρχὴ ὠδίνων.
All this, however, will be but the beginning of the birth pangs!
9 Τότε παραδώσουσιν ὑμᾶς εἰς θλῖψιν καὶ ἀποκτενοῦσιν ὑμᾶς, καὶ ἔσεσθε μισούμενοι ὑπὸ πάντων τῶν ἐθνῶν διὰ τὸ ὄνομά μου.
When that time comes, they will give you up to persecution, and will put you to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me.
10 καὶ τότε σκανδαλισθήσονται πολλοὶ καὶ ἀλλήλους παραδώσουσιν καὶ μισήσουσιν ἀλλήλους·
And then many will fall away, and will betray one another, and hate one another.
11 καὶ πολλοὶ ψευδοπροφῆται ἐγερθήσονται καὶ πλανήσουσιν πολλούς·
Many false prophets, also, will appear and lead many astray;
12 καὶ διὰ τὸ πληθυνθῆναι τὴν ἀνομίαν ψυγήσεται ἡ ἀγάπη τῶν πολλῶν.
and, owing to the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold.
13 ὁ δὲ ὑπομείνας εἰς τέλος οὗτος σωθήσεται.
Yet the person who endures to the end will be saved.
14 καὶ κηρυχθήσεται τοῦτο τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τῆς βασιλείας ἐν ὅλῃ τῇ οἰκουμένῃ εἰς μαρτύριον πᾶσιν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν, καὶ τότε ἥξει τὸ τέλος.
This good news of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the world as a witness to all nations; and then will come the end.
15 Ὅταν οὖν ἴδητε τὸ βδέλυγμα τῆς ἐρημώσεως τὸ ῥηθὲν διὰ Δανιὴλ τοῦ προφήτου ⸀ἑστὸςἐν τόπῳ ἁγίῳ, ὁ ἀναγινώσκων νοείτω,
As soon, then, as you see “the Foul Desecration,” mentioned by the prophet Daniel, standing in the Holy place,’ (the reader must consider what this means)
16 τότε οἱ ἐν τῇ Ἰουδαίᾳ φευγέτωσαν ⸀ἐπὶτὰ ὄρη,
‘then those of you who are in Judea must take refuge in the mountains;
17 ὁ ἐπὶ τοῦ δώματος μὴ ⸀καταβάτωἆραι τὰ ἐκ τῆς οἰκίας αὐτοῦ,
and a man on the housetop must not go down to get the things that are in his house;
18 καὶ ὁ ἐν τῷ ἀγρῷ μὴ ἐπιστρεψάτω ὀπίσω ἆραι ⸂τὸ ἱμάτιον αὐτοῦ.
nor must one who is on their farm turn back to get his cloak.
19 οὐαὶ δὲ ταῖς ἐν γαστρὶ ἐχούσαις καὶ ταῖς θηλαζούσαις ἐν ἐκείναις ταῖς ἡμέραις.
Alas for pregnant women, and for those who are nursing infants in those days!
20 προσεύχεσθε δὲ ἵνα μὴ γένηται ἡ φυγὴ ὑμῶν χειμῶνος μηδὲ σαββάτῳ·
Pray, too, that your flight may not take place in winter, nor on a Sabbath;
21 ἔσται γὰρ τότε θλῖψις μεγάλη οἵα οὐ γέγονεν ἀπʼ ἀρχῆς κόσμου ἕως τοῦ νῦν οὐδʼ οὐ μὴ γένηται.
for that will be a time of great distress, the like of which has not occurred from the beginning of the world down to the present time – no, nor ever will again.
22 καὶ εἰ μὴ ἐκολοβώθησαν αἱ ἡμέραι ἐκεῖναι, οὐκ ἂν ἐσώθη πᾶσα σάρξ· διὰ δὲ τοὺς ἐκλεκτοὺς κολοβωθήσονται αἱ ἡμέραι ἐκεῖναι.
Had not those days been limited, not a single soul would escape; but for the sake of God’s people a limit will be put to them.
23 τότε ἐάν τις ὑμῖν εἴπῃ· Ἰδοὺ ὧδε ὁ χριστός, ἤ· Ὧδε, μὴ πιστεύσητε·
At that time, if anyone should say to you “Look! Here is the Christ!” or “Here he is!”, do not believe it;
24 ἐγερθήσονται γὰρ ψευδόχριστοι καὶ ψευδοπροφῆται, καὶ δώσουσιν σημεῖα μεγάλα καὶ τέρατα ὥστε ⸀πλανῆσαιεἰ δυνατὸν καὶ τοὺς ἐκλεκτούς·
for false Christs and false prophets will arise, and will display great signs and marvels, so that, were it possible, even God’s people would be led astray.
25 ἰδοὺ προείρηκα ὑμῖν.
Remember, I have told you beforehand.
26 ἐὰν οὖν εἴπωσιν ὑμῖν· Ἰδοὺ ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ ἐστίν, μὴ ἐξέλθητε· Ἰδοὺ ἐν τοῖς ταμείοις, μὴ πιστεύσητε·
Therefore, if people say to you “He is in the wilderness!”, do not go out there; or “He is in an inner room!”, do not believe it;
27 ὥσπερ γὰρ ἡ ἀστραπὴ ἐξέρχεται ἀπὸ ἀνατολῶν καὶ φαίνεται ἕως δυσμῶν, οὕτως ⸀ἔσταιἡ παρουσία τοῦ υἱοῦ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου·
for, just as lightning will start from the east and flash across to the west, so will it be with the coming of the Son of Man.
28 ⸀ὅπουἐὰν ᾖ τὸ πτῶμα, ἐκεῖ συναχθήσονται οἱ ἀετοί.
Wherever a dead body lies, there will the vultures flock.
29 Εὐθέως δὲ μετὰ τὴν θλῖψιν τῶν ἡμερῶν ἐκείνων ὁ ἥλιος σκοτισθήσεται, καὶ ἡ σελήνη οὐ δώσει τὸ φέγγος αὐτῆς, καὶ οἱ ἀστέρες πεσοῦνται ἀπὸ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, καὶ αἱ δυνάμεις τῶν οὐρανῶν σαλευθήσονται.
Immediately after the distress of those days, the sun will be darkened, the moon will not give her light, the stars will fall from the heavens, and the forces of the heavens will be convulsed.
30 καὶ τότε φανήσεται τὸ σημεῖον τοῦ υἱοῦ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐν ⸀τῷοὐρανῷ, καὶ τότε κόψονται πᾶσαι αἱ φυλαὶ τῆς γῆς καὶ ὄψονται τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐρχόμενον ἐπὶ τῶν νεφελῶν τοῦ οὐρανοῦ μετὰ δυνάμεως καὶ δόξης πολλῆς·
Then will appear the sign of the Son of Man in the heavens; and all the peoples of the earth will mourn, when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the heavens, with power and great glory;
31 καὶ ἀποστελεῖ τοὺς ἀγγέλους αὐτοῦ μετὰ ⸀σάλπιγγοςμεγάλης, καὶ ἐπισυνάξουσιν τοὺς ἐκλεκτοὺς αὐτοῦ ἐκ τῶντεσσάρων ἀνέμων ἀπʼ ἄκρων οὐρανῶν ἕως ⸀τῶν ἄκρων αὐτῶν.
and he will send his angels, with a great trumpet, and they will gather his people round him from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
32 Ἀπὸ δὲ τῆς συκῆς μάθετε τὴν παραβολήν· ὅταν ἤδη ὁ κλάδος αὐτῆς γένηται ἁπαλὸς καὶ τὰ φύλλα ἐκφύῃ, γινώσκετε ὅτι ἐγγὺς τὸ θέρος·
‘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.
33 οὕτως καὶ ὑμεῖς, ὅταν ἴδητε ⸂πάντα ταῦτα, γινώσκετε ὅτι ἐγγύς ἐστιν ἐπὶ θύραις.
And so may you, as soon as you see all these things, know that he is at your doors.
34 ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ⸀ὅτιοὐ μὴ παρέλθῃ ἡ γενεὰ αὕτη ἕως ἂν πάντα ταῦτα γένηται.
I tell you, even the present generation will not pass away, until all these things have taken place.
35 ὁ οὐρανὸς καὶ ἡ γῆ ⸀παρελεύσεται οἱ δὲ λόγοι μου οὐ μὴ παρέλθωσιν.
The heavens and the earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
36 Περὶ δὲ τῆς ἡμέρας ἐκείνης καὶ ὥρας οὐδεὶς οἶδεν, οὐδὲ οἱ ἄγγελοι τῶν οὐρανῶν ⸂οὐδὲ ὁ υἱός, εἰ μὴ ὁ ⸀πατὴρμόνος.
But about that day and hour, no one knows – not even the angels of heaven, not even the Son – but only the Father himself.
37 ὥσπερ ⸀γὰραἱ ἡμέραι τοῦ Νῶε, οὕτως ⸀ἔσταιἡ παρουσία τοῦ υἱοῦ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου·
For, just as in the days of Noah, so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.
38 ⸀ὡςγὰρ ἦσαν ἐν ταῖς ⸀ἡμέραιςταῖς πρὸ τοῦ κατακλυσμοῦ τρώγοντες καὶ πίνοντες, γαμοῦντες καὶ ⸀γαμίζοντες ἄχρι ἧς ἡμέρας εἰσῆλθεν Νῶε εἰς τὴν κιβωτόν,
In those days before the flood they went on eating and drinking, marrying and being married, up to the very day on which Noah entered the ark,
39 καὶοὐκ ἔγνωσαν ἕως ἦλθεν ὁ κατακλυσμὸς καὶ ἦρεν ἅπαντας, οὕτως ἔσται ⸀καὶ ἡ παρουσία τοῦ υἱοῦ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου.
taking not notice until the flood came and swept them one and all away; and so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.
40 τότε ⸂δύο ἔσονται ἐν τῷ ἀγρῷ, ⸀εἷςπαραλαμβάνεται καὶ ⸁εἷςἀφίεται·
At that time, of two men on a farm one will be taken and one left;
41 δύο ἀλήθουσαι ἐν τῷ ⸀μύλῳ μία παραλαμβάνεται καὶ μία ἀφίεται.
of two women grinding with a hand-mill one will be taken and one left.
42 γρηγορεῖτε οὖν, ὅτι οὐκ οἴδατε ποίᾳ ⸀ἡμέρᾳὁ κύριος ὑμῶν ἔρχεται.
Therefore watch; for you cannot be sure on what day your Master is coming.
43 ἐκεῖνο δὲ γινώσκετε ὅτι εἰ ᾔδει ὁ οἰκοδεσπότης ποίᾳ φυλακῇ ὁ κλέπτης ἔρχεται, ἐγρηγόρησεν ἂν καὶ οὐκ ἂν εἴασεν διορυχθῆναι τὴν οἰκίαν αὐτοῦ.
But this you do know, that, had the owner of the house known at what time of night the thief was coming, they would have been on the watch, and would not have allowed their house to be broken into.
44 διὰ τοῦτο καὶ ὑμεῖς γίνεσθε ἕτοιμοι, ὅτι ᾗ ⸂οὐ δοκεῖτε ὥρᾳ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἔρχεται.
Therefore, you must also prepare, since it is just when you are least expecting him that the Son of Man will come.
45 Τίς ἄρα ἐστὶν ὁ πιστὸς δοῦλος καὶ φρόνιμος ὃν κατέστησεν ὁ ⸀κύριοςἐπὶ τῆς ⸀οἰκετείαςαὐτοῦ τοῦ ⸀δοῦναιαὐτοῖς τὴν τροφὴν ἐν καιρῷ;
Who, then is that trustworthy, careful servant, who has been placed by their master over his household, to give them their food at the proper time?
46 μακάριος ὁ δοῦλος ἐκεῖνος ὃν ἐλθὼν ὁ κύριος αὐτοῦ εὑρήσει ⸂οὕτως ποιοῦντα·
Happy will that servant be whom their master, when he comes home, will find doing this.
47 ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι ἐπὶ πᾶσιν τοῖς ὑπάρχουσιν αὐτοῦ καταστήσει αὐτόν.
I tell you that their master will put them in charge of the whole of his property.
48 ἐὰν δὲ εἴπῃ ὁ κακὸς δοῦλος ἐκεῖνος ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ αὐτοῦ· Χρονίζει ⸂μου ὁ κύριος,
But, should the servant be a bad servant, and say to themselves “My master is a long time in coming,”
49 καὶ ἄρξηται τύπτειν τοὺς συνδούλους ⸂αὐτοῦ, ἐσθίῃ δὲ καὶ πίνῃ⸃ μετὰ τῶν μεθυόντων,
and begin to beat their fellow servants, and eat and drink with drunkards,
50 ἥξει ὁ κύριος τοῦ δούλου ἐκείνου ἐν ἡμέρᾳ ᾗ οὐ προσδοκᾷ καὶ ἐν ὥρᾳ ᾗ οὐ γινώσκει,
that servant’s master will come on a day when they do not expect him, and at an hour of which they are unaware,
51 καὶ διχοτομήσει αὐτὸν καὶ τὸ μέρος αὐτοῦ μετὰ τῶν ὑποκριτῶν θήσει· ἐκεῖ ἔσται ὁ κλαυθμὸς καὶ ὁ βρυγμὸς τῶν ὀδόντων.
and will flog the servant severely, and assign them their place among the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and grinding of teeth.
