Luke 21
1 And he looked up and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury.
And having looked up, he saw those who did cast their gifts to the treasury — rich men,
2 And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites.
and he saw also a certain poor widow casting there two mites,
3 And he said, In truth I say to you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all.
and he said, 'Truly I say to you, that this poor widow did cast in more than all;
4 For all these out of their abundance cast in to the offerings; but she out of her penury cast in all the living that she had.
for all these out of their superabundance did cast into the gifts to God, but this one out of her want, all the living that she had, did cast in.'
5 And as some were saying of the temple, that it was adorned with goodly stones, and sacred gifts, he said,
And certain saying about the temple, that with goodly stones and devoted things it hath been adorned, he said,
6 As for these things which ye behold, the days will come, in which there will not be left here one stone upon another, that will not be throw down.
'These things that ye behold — days will come, in which there shall not be left a stone upon a stone, that shall not be thrown down.'
7 And they asked him, saying, Teacher, when then will these things be? and what will be the sign when these things are about to come to pass?
And they questioned him, saying, 'Teacher, when, then, shall these things be? and what [is] the sign when these things may be about to happen?'
8 And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived. For many will come in my name, saying, I am He, and the time is at hand. Go not after them.
And he said, 'See — ye may not be led astray, for many shall come in my name, saying — I am [he], and the time hath come nigh; go not on then after them;
9 And when ye hear of wars and tumults, be not terrified; for these things must first come to pass; but not immediately is the end.
and when ye may hear of wars and uprisings, be not terrified, for it behoveth these things to happen first, but the end [is] not immediately.'
10 Then he said to them, Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom;
Then said he to them, 'Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom,
11 and there will be great earthquakes, and in divers places famines and pestilences; and there will be fearful sights and great signs from heaven.
great shakings also in every place, and famines, and pestilences, there shall be; fearful things also, and great signs from heaven there shall be;
12 But before all these things they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to synagogues, and into prisons, and bringing you before kings and governors on account of my name.
and before all these, they shall lay on you their hands, and persecute, delivering up to synagogues and prisons, being brought before kings and governors for my name's sake;
13 It will turn out to you an opportunity for bearing testimony.
and it shall become to you for a testimony.
14 Settle it therefore in your hearts not to meditate l beforehand what ye shall answer.
'Settle, then, to your hearts, not to meditate beforehand to reply,
15 For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries will not be able to withstand or gainsay.
for I will give to you a mouth and wisdom that all your opposers shall not be able to refute or resist.
16 And ye will be delivered up both by parents and brothers and kinsmen and friends; and some of you will they put to death.
'And ye shall be delivered up also by parents, and brothers, and kindred, and friends, and they shall put of you to death;
17 And ye will be hated by all on account of my name.
and ye shall be hated by all because of my name —
18 But not a hair of your head will be lost.
and a hair out of your head shall not perish;
19 By your constancy secure your lives.
in your patience possess ye your souls.
20 But when ye see Jerusalem encompassed by armies, then know that her desolation is at hand.
'And when ye may see Jerusalem surrounded by encampments, then know that come nigh did her desolation;
21 Then let those who are in Judaea flee to the mountains; and let those who are within the city go out of it, and let not those in the open country enter it.
then those in Judea, let them flee to the mountains; and those in her midst, let them depart out; and those in the countries, let them not come in to her;
22 For these are days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.
because these are days of vengeance, to fulfil all things that have been written.
23 But woe to the women with child, and to those having children at the breast, in those days! For there will be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people;
'And woe to those with child, and to those giving suck, in those days; for there shall be great distress on the land, and wrath on this people;
24 and they will fall by the edge of the sword, and will be led away captive into all the nations; and Jerusalem will be trodden down by the gentiles, until the times of the gentiles are fulfilled.
and they shall fall by the mouth of the sword, and shall be led captive to all the nations, and Jerusalem shall be trodden down by nations, till the times of nations be fulfilled.
25 And there will be signs in the sun and moon and stars; and on the earth distress of nations, in perplexity at the roaring of the sea and waves;
'And there shall be signs in sun, and moon, and stars, and on the land [is] distress of nations with perplexity, sea and billow roaring;
26 men's hearts failing them from fear, and from looking for those things which are coming on the world; for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
men fainting at heart from fear, and expectation of the things coming on the world, for the powers of the heavens shall be shaken.
27 And then will they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
'And then they shall see the Son of Man, coming in a cloud, with power and much glory;
28 And when these things begin to come to pass, look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.
and these things beginning to happen bend yourselves back, and lift up your heads, because your redemption doth draw nigh.'
29 And he spoke to them a parable: Behold the fig-tree and all the trees;
And he spake a simile to them: 'See the fig-tree, and all the trees,
30 when they have already shot forth, ye see it, and know of yourselves that summer is now nigh at hand.
when they may now cast forth, having seen, of yourselves ye know that now is the summer nigh;
31 So also, when ye see these things coming to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand.
so also ye, when ye may see these things happening, ye know that near is the reign of God;
32 Truly do I say to you, that this generation will not pass away, till all shall have taken place.
verily I say to you — This generation may not pass away till all may have come to pass;
33 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.
the heaven and the earth shall pass away, but my words may not pass away.
34 But take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be weighed down with surfeiting and drunkenness and worldly cares, and that day come upon you unawares.
'And take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts may be weighed down with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and anxieties of life, and suddenly that day may come on you,
35 For as a snare will it come on all that dwell on the face of the whole earth.
for as a snare it shall come on all those dwelling on the face of all the land,
36 But watch at all times, and pray that ye may be able to escape all the things that are about to come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
watch ye, then, in every season, praying that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that are about to come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man.'
37 And during the daytime he was teaching in the temple; but at night he went out, and lodged in the mount called the Mount of Olives.
And he was during the days in the temple teaching, and during the nights, going forth, he was lodging at the mount called of Olives;
38 And all the people came early in the morning to him in the temple, to hear him.
and all the people were coming early unto him in the temple to hear him.
