Mathayo 24
1 Yesu noa e hekalu, kendo kane oyudo owuotho odhi, jopuonjrene nobiro ire mondo onyise kaka gedo mag hekalu lich.
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].
2 To nopenjogi niya, “Bende uneno gigi duto? Awachonu adier ni onge kidi kata achiel mabiro dongʼ kochungʼ ewi wadgi, gibiro redhore piny duto.”
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.”
3 Kane oyudo Yesu obet ewi Got Zeituni Jopuonjre nobiro ire mopenje lingʼ-lingʼ niya, “Wachnwa ane, gigi biro timore karangʼo, kendo angʼo mabiro bedo ranyisi mar bironi kod mar giko mar ndalo?” (aiōn g165)
[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)
4 Yesu nodwokogi niya, “Beduru motangʼ mondo ngʼato kik wuondu.
Jesus replied, “[All that I will say is], be sure that no one deceives you [about what will happen]
5 Nimar ji mangʼeny nobi e nyinga ka hedhore ni, ‘An e Kristo,’ kendo giniwuond ji mangʼeny.
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].
6 Unuwinj kuom pinje magore koni gi koni kod humbe mag lwenje, to neuru ni kik kibaji gou. Gik ma kamago nyaka timre, to giko piny to pod ni nyime.
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!
7 Oganda noked gi oganda machielo, kendo pinyruoth gi pinyruoth machielo. Kech nobedi kuonde mangʼeny kendo piny noyiengni kuonde mopogore opogore.
[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.
8 Magi duto nobed mana chakruok mar muoch makecho.
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].
9 “Eka nochiwu mondo osandu kendo onegu, kendo ogendini duto nochau nikech an.
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].
10 E kindeno ji mangʼeny nolokre mawe yie kendo ginindhogre ka gichare kendgi,
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.
11 bende joma wuondore ni gin jonabi to ok gin nobi mangʼeny kendo giniwuond ji mangʼeny.
Many will come saying that they are prophets, but they will be lying, and they will deceive many people.
12 Nikech timbe maricho nomedre, hera mar ji mangʼeny nodok mangʼich,
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].
13 to ngʼat ma ochungʼ motegno nyaka giko ema noresi.
But [all] those who keep on [believing in me] to the end [of their lives] will be saved.
14 Kendo Injilini mar pinyruoth noyal e piny duto mondo ongʼad bura ne ogendini duto, eka giko nobi.
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.”
15 “Omiyo ka uneno gima kwero makelo kethruok, mane owuo kuome gi dho janabi Daniel, kochungʼ kama ler, to dwarore ni jasomo owinj tiend wachni maber;
“[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: ]
16 eka joma ni Judea oring odhi ewi gode.
When you see that happen [in the Temple, those of you] who are in Judea [district] must flee to the [higher] hills!
17 To ngʼat manie wi tat ode kik lor piny mondo okaw gimoro amora manie ot mondo oago.
Those who are outside their houses must not go back into their houses to get things [before they flee].
18 Kata ngʼat manie puodho bende kik dog dala mondo okaw kode.
Those who are [working] in a field should not turn back to get their outer clothing [before they flee].
19 Mano kaka nodok malit ne mon ma yach kod mago madhodho nyithindo e ndalogo!
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]
20 Lamuru Nyasaye mondo kik masira yudu e ndalo chwiri kata chiengʼ Sabato.
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,
21 Nimar kindego chandruok maduongʼ nobedi maonge machielo minyalo pimogo aa chakruok piny nyaka sani, kendo onge chandruok moro mibiro pimo kode kendo.
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].
22 “Ka dine bed ni ok ongʼad ndalogo machiek to onge ngʼama dine otony, to nikech wach joma oyier, ndalogo ibiro ngʼado machiek.
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.”
23 E kindeno ka ngʼato owachonu ni, ‘Ne, Kristo ni ka!’ kata ni, ‘Ne, En kucha!’ to kik uyie wachno.
“[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!
24 Nimar joma wuondore ni gin Kristo to ok gin kod joma wuondore ni gin jonabi to ok gin nothinyre mi tim ranyisi kod honni madongo mondo giwuondgo koda ka joma oyier, ka dipo mano ditimre.
25 Ero, asenyisou chon kapok kindeno ochopo.
Do not forget [that] I have warned you about all this before [it happens].
26 “Omiyo ka ngʼato nowachnu kindego ni, ‘Echago cha en e thim,’ to kik uwuogi udhi. Kata ni, ‘Eri go en ei ot maiye,’ to kik uyie wachno.
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],
27 Nimar mana kaka mil polo ji duto neno chakre wuok chiengʼ nyaka podho chiengʼ, e kaka dwok Wuod Dhano bende nobedi.
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].
28 Kama gimoro othoe ema achudhe chokore.
[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.)”
29 “Gikanyono bangʼ chandruok maduongʼ mag ndalono, “‘wangʼ chiengʼ noimre, kendo dwe ok norieny; sulwe nolwar koa e polo, kendo chwech mag polo noyiengni.’
“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.)
30 “Eka ranyisi mar Wuod Dhano nothinyre e kor polo, kendo ogendini duto mag piny noywagi ka gineno Wuod Dhano kalor biro e boche polo, ka en gi teko kod duongʼ malich.
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].
31 Kendo enoor malaikege, koluongogi matek gi turumbete, kendo ginichok joge moyiero moa e tunge piny, chakre giko polo konchiel nyaka komachielo.
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.”
32 “To puonjreuru wachni kuom yiend ngʼowu. Mapiyo ka bedene chako loth kendo itgi chako wuok to ungʼeyo ni ndalo oro chiegni.
“[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.
33 Kata kamano, ka uneno gigi duto timore to ngʼeuru ni kindeno chiegni, kendo mana ka gima en e dhoot.
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].
34 Awachonu adier ni tiengʼni ok norum ngangʼ kapok gigi duto otimore.
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.
35 Polo gi piny norum, to Wechena ok norum ngangʼ.
[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.”
36 “Onge ngʼato mongʼeyo odiechiengno kata sa, obed malaike manie polo kata Wuowi, makmana Wuoro kende.
“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].
37 Mana kaka notimore e ndalo mag Nowa e kaka nobedi chiengʼ ma Wuod Dhano nobi.
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].
38 Nimar e ndalo mane pok pi opongʼo piny, ji ne chiemo kendo metho, bende negi kendo kendo ikendogi, nyaka nochopo odiechiengʼ mane Nowa odonjo e yie,
39 kendo onge gima negingʼeyo kuom gima ne biro timore nyaka pi nobiro moywerogi duto. Kamano e kaka nobedi e biro Wuod Dhano.
40 Chwo ariyo nobedi e puodho, achiel nokaw to machielo nowe.
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].
41 Mon ariyo noyudi karego e pongʼ lwedo; achiel nokaw to machielo nowe.
[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.
42 “Omiyo ritreuru nikech ok ungʼeyo chiengʼ ma Ruodhu nobie.
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].
43 To ngʼeuru ma maber ni ka dine wuon ot ngʼe ni kar sa adi mar otieno ma jakuo biroe, dine osiko korito, kendo dine ok oweyo ode otur gi jakuo.
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].
44 Kamano bende e kaka un bende onego ubed moikore, nikech Wuod Dhano biro biro sa ma ok ungʼeyo.
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].”
45 “Kare jatich ma ja-adiera kendo mariek en ngʼa, ma ruodhe omiyo tich mar rito jotije manie ode, ka miyogi chiembgi e sa mowinjore?
“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].
46 Jatijno none ber ka ruodhe odwogo to noyude kotimo gima noweye notim.
If that servant is doing that [work] when the house owner returns, [the house owner] will be very pleased with him.
47 Awachonu adier ni, obiro kete jarit mwandune duto.
Think about this: The house owner will appoint [that one servant] to be the supervisor of all his possessions.
48 To kapo ni jatijno timbene richo, mit owacho e chunye owuon ni, Ruodha odeko oko ahinya,
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.’]
49 mi ochako goyo jotich wetene, kendo owere ne chiemo gi metho kaachiel gi jomer,
[So he] will begin to beat the other servants and eat and get drunk.
50 Ruodh jatijno nobi e odiechiengʼ ma ok opar ni dobie, kendo e sa ma ok ongʼeyo.
[Then] the house owner will come back at a time when the servant does not expect him [DOU].
51 Enongʼade matindo tindo mi okete kaachiel gi joma wuondore, kama ywagruok gi mwodo lak nobedie.
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].”
