Matthäus 24

1And Jesus being come out of the temple, went away. And his disciples came to shew him the buildings of the temple.

2And he answering, said to them: Do you see all these things? Amen I say to you there shall not be left here a stone upon a stone that shall not be destroyed.

3And when he was sitting on mount Olivet, the disciples came to him privately, saying: Tell us when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the consummation of the world?

4And Jesus answering, said to them: Take heed that no man seduce you:

5For many will come in my name saying, I am Christ: and they will seduce many.

6And you shall hear of wars and rumours of wars. See that ye be not troubled. For these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.

7For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there shall be pestilences, and famines, and earthquakes in places:

8Now all these are the beginnings of sorrows.

9Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall put you to death: and you shall be hated by all nations for my name’s sake.

10And then shall many be scandalized: and shall betray one another: and shall hate one another.

11And many false prophets shall rise, and shall seduce many.

12And because iniquity hath abounded, the charity of many shall grow cold.

13But he that shall persevere to the end, he shall be saved.

14And this gospel of the kingdom, shall be preached in the whole world, for a testimony to all nations, and then shall the consummation come.

15When therefore you shall see the abomination of desolation, which was spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place: he that readeth let him understand.

16Then they that are in Judea, let them flee to the mountains:

17And he that is on the housetop, let him not come down to take any thing out of his house:

18And he that is in the field, let him not go back to take his coat.

19And woe to them that are with child, and that give suck in those days.

20But pray that your flight be not in the winter, or on the sabbath.

21For there shall be then great tribulation, such as hath not been from the beginning of the world until now, neither shall be.

22And unless those days had been shortened, no flesh should be saved: but for the sake of the elect those days shall be shortened.

23Then if any man shall say to you: Lo here is Christ, or there, do not believe him.

24For there shall arise false Christs and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders, insomuch as to deceive (if possible) even the elect.

25Behold I have told it to you, beforehand.

26If therefore they shall say to you: Behold he is in the desert, go ye not out: Behold he is in the closets, believe it not.

27For as lightning cometh out of the east, and appeareth even into the west: so shall the coming of the Son of man be.

28Wheresoever the body shall be, there shall the eagles also be gathered together.

29And immediately after the tribulation of those days, the sun shall be darkened and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of heaven shall be moved:

30And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all tribes of the earth mourn: and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with much power and majesty.

31And he shall send his angels with a trumpet, and a great voice: and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the farthest parts of the heavens to the utmost bounds of them.

32And from the fig tree learn a parable: When the branch thereof is now tender, and the leaves come forth, you know that summer is nigh.

33So you also, when you shall see all these things, know ye that it is nigh, even at the doors.

34Amen I say to you, that this generation shall not pass, till all these things be done.

35Heaven and earth shall pass, but my words shall not pass.

36But of that day and hour no one knoweth, not the angels of heaven, but the Father alone.

37And as in the days of Noe, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

38For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, even till that day in which Noe entered into the ark,

39And they knew not till the flood came, and took them all away; so also shall the coming of the Son of man be.

40Then two shall be in the field: one shall be taken, and one shall be left.

41Two women shall be grinding at the mill: one shall be taken, and one shall be left.

42Watch ye therefore, because ye know not what hour your Lord will come.

43But know this ye, that if the goodman of the house knew at what hour the thief would come, he would certainly watch, and would not suffer his house to be broken open.

44Wherefore be you also ready, because at what hour you know not the Son of man will come.

45Who, thinkest thou, is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath appointed over his family, to give them meat in season.

46Blessed is that servant, whom when his lord shall come he shall find so doing.

47Amen I say to you, he shall place him over all his goods.

48But if that evil servant shall say in his heart: My lord is long a coming:

49And shall begin to strike his fellow servants, and shall eat and drink with drunkards:

50The lord of that servant shall come in a day that he hopeth not, and at an hour that he knoweth not:

51And shall separate him, and appoint his portion with the hypocrites. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

1Et egressus Jesus de templo, ibat. Et accesserunt discipuli ejus, ut ostenderent ei ædificationes templi.

2Ipse autem respondens dixit illis: Videtis hæc omnia? amen dico vobis, non relinquetur hic lapis super lapidem, qui non destruatur.

3Sedente autem eo super montem Oliveti, accesserunt ad eum discipuli secreto, dicentes: Dic nobis, quando hæc erunt? et quod signum adventus tui, et consummationis sæculi?

4Et respondens Jesus, dixit eis: Videte ne quis vos seducat:

5multi enim venient in nomine meo, dicentes: Ego sum Christus: et multos seducent.

6Audituri enim estis prælia, et opiniones præliorum. Videte ne turbemini: oportet enim hæc fieri, sed nondum est finis:

7consurget enim gens in gentem, et regnum in regnum, et erunt pestilentiæ, et fames, et terræmotus per loca:

8hæc autem omnia initia sunt dolorum.

9Tunc tradent vos in tribulationem, et occident vos: et eritis odio omnibus gentibus propter nomen meum.

10Et tunc scandalizabuntur multi, et invicem tradent, et odio habebunt invicem.

11Et multi pseudoprophetæ surgent, et seducent multos.

12Et quoniam abundavit iniquitas, refrigescet caritas multorum:

13qui autem perseveraverit usque in finem, hic salvus erit.

14Et prædicabitur hoc Evangelium regni in universo orbe, in testimonium omnibus gentibus: et tunc veniet consummatio.

15Cum ergo videritis abominationem desolationis, quæ dicta est a Daniele propheta, stantem in loco sancto, qui legit, intelligat:

16tunc qui in Judæa sunt, fugiant ad montes:

17et qui in tecto, non descendat tollere aliquid de domo sua:

18et qui in agro, non revertatur tollere tunicam suam.

19Væ autem prægnantibus et nutrientibus in illis diebus !

20Orate autem ut non fiat fuga vestra in hieme, vel sabbato:

21erit enim tunc tribulatio magna, qualis non fuit ab initio mundi usque modo, neque fiet.

22Et nisi breviati fuissent dies illi, non fieret salva omnis caro: sed propter electos breviabuntur dies illi.

23Tunc si quis vobis dixerit: Ecce hic est Christus, aut illic: nolite credere.

24Surgent enim pseudochristi, et pseudoprophetæ: et dabunt signa magna, et prodigia, ita ut in errorem inducantur (si fieri potest) etiam electi.

25Ecce prædixi vobis.

26Si ergo dixerint vobis: Ecce in deserto est, nolite exire; Ecce in penetralibus, nolite credere.

27Sicut enim fulgur exit ab oriente, et paret usque in occidentem: ita erit et adventus Filii hominis.

28Ubicumque fuerit corpus, illic congregabuntur et aquilæ.

29Statim autem post tribulationem dierum illorum sol obscurabitur, et luna non dabit lumen suum, et stellæ cadent de cælo, et virtutes cælorum commovebuntur:

30et tunc parebit signum Filii hominis in cælo: et tunc plangent omnes tribus terræ: et videbunt Filium hominis venientem in nubibus cæli cum virtute multa et majestate.

31Et mittet angelos suos cum tuba, et voce magna: et congregabunt electos ejus a quatuor ventis, a summis cælorum usque ad terminos eorum.

32Ab arbore autem fici discite parabolam: cum jam ramus ejus tener fuerit, et folia nata, scitis quia prope est æstas:

33ita et vos cum videritis hæc omnia, scitote quia prope est, in januis.

34Amen dico vobis, quia non præteribit generatio hæc, donec omnia hæc fiant.

35Cælum et terra transibunt, verba autem mea non præteribunt.

36De die autem illa et hora nemo scit, neque angeli cælorum, nisi solus Pater.

37Sicut autem in diebus Noë, ita erit et adventus Filii hominis:

38sicut enim erant in diebus ante diluvium comedentes et bibentes, nubentes et nuptum tradentes, usque ad eum diem, quo intravit Noë in arcam,

39et non cognoverunt donec venit diluvium, et tulit omnes: ita erit et adventus Filii hominis.

40Tunc duo erunt in agro: unus assumetur, et unus relinquetur.

41Duæ molentes in mola: una assumetur, et una relinquetur.

42Vigilate ergo, quia nescitis qua hora Dominus vester venturus sit.

43Illud autem scitote, quoniam si sciret paterfamilias qua hora fur venturus esset, vigilaret utique, et non sineret perfodi domum suam.

44Ideo et vos estote parati: quia qua nescitis hora Filius hominis venturus est.

45Quis, putas, est fidelis servus, et prudens, quem constituit dominus suus super familiam suam ut det illis cibum in tempore?

46Beatus ille servus, quem cum venerit dominus ejus, invenerit sic facientem.

47Amen dico vobis, quoniam super omnia bona sua constituet eum.

48Si autem dixerit malus servus ille in corde suo: Moram fecit dominus meus venire:

49et cœperit percutere conservos suos, manducet autem et bibat cum ebriosis:

50veniet dominus servi illius in die qua non sperat, et hora qua ignorat:

51et dividet eum, partemque ejus ponet cum hypocritis: illic erit fletus et stridor dentium.

1And Jesus departed from the temple and went away. And his disciples approached him, so as to show him the buildings of the temple.

2But he said to them in response: “Do you see all these things? Amen I say to you, there shall not remain here stone upon stone, which is not torn down.”

3Then, when he was seated at the Mount of Olives, the disciples drew near to him privately, saying: “Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of your advent and of the consummation of the age?”

4And answering, Jesus said to them: “Pay attention, lest someone lead you astray.

5For many will come in my name saying, ‘I am the Christ.’ And they will lead many astray.

6For you will hear of battles and rumors of battles. Take care not to be disturbed. For these things must be, but the end is not so soon.

7For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be pestilences, and famines, and earthquakes in places.

8But all these things are just the beginning of the sorrows.

9Then they will hand you over to tribulation, and they will kill you. And you will be hated by all nations for the sake of my name.

10And then many will be led into sin, and will betray one another, and will have hatred for one another.

11And many false prophets will arise, and they will lead many astray.

12And because iniquity has abounded, the charity of many will grow cold.

13But whoever will have persevered until the end, the same shall be saved.

14And this Gospel of the kingdom shall be preached throughout the entire world, as a testimony to all nations. And then the consummation will occur.

15Therefore, when you will have seen the abomination of desolation, which was spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place, may he who reads understand,

16then those who are in Judea, let them flee to the mountains.

17And whoever is on the roof, let him not descend to take anything from his house.

18And whoever is in the field, let him not turn back to take his tunic.

19So then, woe to those who are pregnant or nursing in those days.

20But pray that your flight may not be in winter, or on the Sabbath.

21For then there will be a great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until the present, and such as will not be.

22And unless those days had been shortened, no flesh would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days shall be shortened.

23Then if anyone will have said to you, ‘Behold, here is the Christ,’ or ‘he is there,’ do not be willing to believe it.

24For there will arise false Christs and false prophets. And they will produce great signs and wonders, so much so as to lead into error even the elect (if this could be).

25Behold, I have warned you beforehand.

26Therefore, if they will have said to you, ‘Behold, he is in the desert,’ do not choose to go out, or, ‘Behold, he is in the inner rooms,’ do not be willing to believe it.

27For just as lightning goes out from the east, and appears even in the west, so shall it be also at the advent of the Son of man.

28Wherever the body shall be, there also will the eagles be gathered together.

29And immediately after the tribulation of those days, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

30And then the sign of the Son of man shall appear in heaven. And then all tribes of the earth shall mourn. And they shall see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven, with great power and majesty.

31And he shall send out his Angels with a trumpet and a great voice. And they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the heights of the heavens, even to their furthest limits.

32So, from the fig tree learn a parable. When its branch has now become tender and the leaves have sprung forth, you know that summer is near.

33So also, when you will have seen all these things, know that it is near, even at the threshold.

34Amen I say to you, that this lineage shall not pass away, until all these things have been done.

35Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

36But concerning that day and hour, no one knows, not even the Angels of the heavens, but only the Father.

37And just as in the days of Noah, so also will be the advent of the Son of man.

38For it will be just as it was in the days before the flood: eating and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage, even until that day when Noah entered into the ark.

39And they did not realize it, until the flood came and took them all away. So also will the advent of the Son of man be.

40Then two men will be in a field: one will be taken up, and one will be left behind.

41Two women will be grinding at a millstone: one will be taken up, and one will be left behind.

42Therefore, be vigilant. For you do not know at what hour your Lord will return.

43But know this: if only the father of the family knew at what hour the thief would arrive, he would certainly keep vigil and not permit his house to be broken into.

44For this reason, you also must be prepared, for you do not know at what hour the Son of man will return.

45Consider this: who is a faithful and prudent servant, who has been appointed by his lord over his family, to give them their portion in due time?

46Blessed is that servant, if, when his lord has arrived, he shall find him doing so.

47Amen I say to you, he shall appoint him over all of his goods.

48But if that evil servant has said in his heart, ‘My lord has been delayed in returning,’

49and so, he begins to strike his fellow servants, and he eats and drinks with the inebriated:

50then the lord of that servant will arrive on a day that he does not expect, and at an hour that he does not know.

51And he shall separate him, and he shall place his portion with the hypocrites, where there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”