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].
Jesu ing bawkim ce cehta nawh ak chang na cet hy, cawh a hubatkhqi ing bawkim huh aham a venna law uhy.
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.”
Cekkhqi na ce, “Vawhkaw ik-oeihkhqi boeih ve nak hu nu? Awitak ka nik kqawn peek khqi, vawhkaw lung ak phoeng qu ve pynoet awm am awm kaw, khaawng boeh boeh kawm uh,” tinak khqi hy.
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)
Jesu ing Olive tlang awh ang ngawih awh, a hubatkhqi ce a venna law dym uhy. “Vawhkaw ik-oeih ce ityk awh nu a awm kaw, nang na lawnaak ingkaw tym a dyt hatnaak ce kawmyihna a awm kaw, kqawn law lah,” tinawh doet uhy. (aiōn g165)
4 Jesus replied, “[All that I will say is], be sure that no one deceives you [about what will happen]
Jesu ing, “Thlang ing ama ni thainaak khqi aham nami cyih ta lah uh.
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].
Ikawtih kai ang ming ing thlang khawzah law kawm usaw, 'Kai ni Khrih,' ti kawm uh, thlang khawzah ce thai na kawm uh.
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!
Qaal tuknaak ingkaw cem a qaal awithang ce za hlai kawm uk ti koeh ly uh. Cemyih ik-oeihkhqi ce ak awm hly qoe ni, cehlai a dytnaak ce law hyn kaw.
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.
Thlang phyn ingkaw thlang phyn tuk qu kawm usaw, qam ingkaw qam awm tuk qu kawm uh. Penglum awh khaw se kawmsaw lipi tlaai kaw.
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].
Vemyihkhqi taw naa a awm hly awhkaw tlawh ak kqannaak hyn mai ni.
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].
Thlangkhqi ing thekhanaak aham ingkaw thih sak aham thlang a kut awh ni pek khqi kawm uh, kai a dawngawh thlang phyn boeih ing nangmih ce ni sawh nak khqi kaw.
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.
Cawh thlang khawzah ing cangnaak ce a mi cehtaak coengawh a mimah ingkaw a mimah nawn ce thak qu kawm usaw sawh qu na kawm uh,
11 Many will come saying that they are prophets, but they will be lying, and they will deceive many people.
tawngha qawl khawzah awm kawmsaw thlang khawzah ce thai na kawm uh.
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].
Thawlhnaak a pung hqui hawh a dawngawh, lungnaak awm sit hawh kaw,
13 But [all] those who keep on [believing in me] to the end [of their lives] will be saved.
cehlai ang dyt dyna ak dyi phat khqi taw thaawng na awm kawm uh.
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.”
Ce qam awithang leek ve thlang phyn boeih a venawh simpyikung na a awmnaak thai aham, khawmdek penglum awh khypyi na awm kaw, cekcoengawh a dytnaak ce law kaw.
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: ]
Cedawngawh nangmih ing hyn caih khuiawh, Daniel ing anak kqawn amyihna - ak noetkung ing zasim seh - 'qam ak sit sak tuih ak awm ik-oeih,' ce nami huh awh,
16 When you see that happen [in the Temple, those of you] who are in Judea [district] must flee to the [higher] hills!
Judah qam khuiawh ak awmkhqi ce tlang na cen u seh.
17 Those who are outside their houses must not go back into their houses to get things [before they flee].
Iptih na ak awmkhqi ing ik-oeih ak lo na koeh kqum voel seh.
18 Those who are [working] in a field should not turn back to get their outer clothing [before they flee].
Lo na ak awm thlang ing a hi ak lo na koeh hlat qoe voel seh.
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]
Cawh ak phyihsukhqi ingkaw naa ak pawm nukhqi aham ikawmyih aih nanu a kyi kaw!
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,
Cawhkaw nangmih nami cennaak hly a tym ce chikca ingkaw sabath nyn awh ama pha law naak aham cykcah uh.
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].
Ikawtih khawmdek a awm cyk awhkawng amak awm man ingkaw ityk awh awm amak awm hly voel kyinaak ce am law kaw.
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.”
Cawhkaw khawnyn ce ama tawi sak awhtaw, u awm am syng tikaw, cehlai ak tyh thlangkhqi ak caming a khawnyn ce tawi sak kaw.
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!
Cawh u ingawm, 'Vawh ni Khrih a awm,' am awhtaw 'cawh ni a awm,' ani tinaak khqi awhtaw koeh cangna uh.
Khrih na ak sa qukhqi ingkaw tawngha qawl khqi awm kawmsaw, ang coeng thai mantaw ak tyh thlangkhqi za thainaak aham hatnaak ak bau soeihkhqi ingkaw kawpoek kyi ik-oeihkhqi ce sai kawm uh.
25 Do not forget [that] I have warned you about all this before [it happens].
Ngai lah uh, oepchoeh cana kqawn law hawh nyng ve.
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],
“Thlang ing, 'kqawng na ni, anih a awm,' ani tinaak khqi awhtaw, koeh cawn uh; cemyih am awhtaw, 'Ipkhui awh ni anih a awm,' ami ti awh awm koeh cangna uh.
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].
Khawlaw benna khaw a phla awh khawng tlaak dyna ni huh amyihna thlanghqing Capa a law awh ce amyihna awm lawt kaw.
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.)”
Sa qaawk a awmnaak hoei awh, langtahkhqi ce awm kawm uh.
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.)
Kyinaak khawnynkhqi ce a awm coengawh, 'khawmik ce than kawmsaw khan sai thainaakkhqi ce thloek kaw'.
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].
Cawh thlanghqing Capa a hatnaak ce khawk khan awh dang kaw, khawmdek awhkaw thlang phynkhqi boeih ce khy am kqang kawm uh. Thlanghqing Capa ing boeimang saithainaak ing khawk khan myi awhkawng a law ce hu kawm uh.
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.”
Anih ing ak khan ceityihkhqi ce uut ak awi ing tyi kawmsaw, khawk khan pynoet ben a dytnaak awhkawng pynoet ben dyna, ak tyh thlangkhqi ce khawmdek kili awhkawng caawi kaw.
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.
Thai thing awhkawng ve ve cawng lah uh: a paang awh keh nawh a hahno ak cawn awhtaw, khawhqai tym zoe hawh hy ti sim uhyk ti.
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].
Cemyih lawtna, nangmih ing vawhkaw ik-oeihkhqi boeih ve nami huh awh, anih taw zoe hawh hy, chawmkeng awh dyi hawh hy, tice sim uh.
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.
Awitak ka nik kqawn peek khqi, vawhkaw ik-oeihkhqi a awm hlan dy taw ve a khuk awhkaw thlangkhqi ve am khum kawm uh.
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.”
Khawk khan ingkaw khawmdek taw khum hlai voei, kak awi taw am khum qoe qoe tikaw.
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].
Cawhkaw khawnyn ingkaw a tym ce u ingawm am sim hy, khawk khan nakaw khan ceityihkhqi ingawm, Capa ingawm am sim hy, Pa doeng ing ni a sim.
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].
Noah a khuk awhkaw amyihna, thlanghqing Capa a law awh awm lawt kaw.
Tuiliu a law hlanawh thlangkhqi ing ai unawh aw uhy, chungva qu unawh zulawh poeikhqi sai uhy, Noah ing lawng khuina a lut dy ce amyihna awm uhy;
tuiliu a law hlan dy awhtaw ikaw ak law kaw, tice am sim uhy, cawh tuiliu ing a mingmih ce khyn khqi boeih hy.
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].
Thlang pakhih lo awh awm kawm nih; pynoet ce lo kawmsaw pynoet ce cehta kaw.
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.
Nu pakhih sum deeng kawm nih; pynoet ce lo kawmsaw pynoet ce cehta kaw.
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].
Cedawngawh ityk awh na Bawipa a law kaw tice am nami sim a dawngawh qalqiing ing awm lah uh.
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].
Cehlai ve ve sim lah uh: ip takung ing ityk awh quk-ai a law kaw tice a sim oet oet mantaw, ak nep na ana qeh kawmsaw a im ce am muk sak kaw.
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].”
Cedawngawh nangmih awm qalqiing na awm lah uh, nangmih ing am namik poek tym awh thlanghqing Capa ce law kaw.
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].
Cawhtaw tyihzawih ypawm thlak cyi, a boeipa ing a ipkhui awhkaw a tyihzawihkhqi boeih ak khan awh ukkung na ta nawh a tym a khoek awh a mingmih buh a an peek aham a taak thlang ce u hy voei nu ce?
46 If that servant is doing that [work] when the house owner returns, [the house owner] will be very pleased with him.
Cemyihna ik-oeih ak sai, boeipa ing ang voei awh a huh tyihzawih cetaw a zoseen kaw.
47 Think about this: The house owner will appoint [that one servant] to be the supervisor of all his possessions.
Awitak ka nik kqawn peek khqi, a khawhthem ik-oeihkhqi boeih ak khan awh anih ce ukkung na ta kaw.
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.’]
Cehlai cawhkaw tyihzawih ce thlak che na awm nawh, 'Ka boeipa taw ak hla nani a awm,'
49 [So he] will begin to beat the other servants and eat and get drunk.
tinawh tyihzawih ak changkhqi ce a vyk coengawh zukhqui thlangkhqi mi zu ce aw mai lah seh.
50 [Then] the house owner will come back at a time when the servant does not expect him [DOU].
A boeipa ce amak poek a khawnyn ingkaw ama sim a tym awh ce law plak kaw.
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].”
A boeipa ing anih ce chawm kawmsaw thlang qaai kqawnkhqi a huh hly kawi ce huh sak lawt kaw, ce a hyn awh kqangnaak ingkaw haatahnaak ce awm kaw.
