Mark 13
1 As He was leaving the Temple, one of His disciples exclaimed, "Look, Rabbi, what wonderful stones! what wonderful buildings!"
And as He is going forth out of the temple, one of His disciples says to Him, “Teacher, see! What stones! And what buildings!”
2 "You see all these great buildings?" Jesus replied; "not one stone will be left here upon another--not thrown down."
And Jesus answering said to him, “See these great buildings? There may not be left a stone on a stone that may not be thrown down.”
3 He was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite to the Temple, when Peter, James, John, and Andrew, apart from the others asked Him,
And as He is sitting at the Mount of Olives, opposite the temple, Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, were questioning Him by Himself,
4 "Tell us, When will these things be? and what will be the sign when all these predictions are on the point of being fulfilled?"
“Tell us when these things will be? And what [is] the sign when all these may be about to be fulfilled?”
5 So Jesus began to say to them: "Take care that no one misleads you.
And Jesus answering them, began to say, “Take heed lest anyone may lead you astray,
6 Many will come assuming my name and saying, 'I am He;' and they will mislead many.
for many will come in My Name, saying, I am [He], and many they will lead astray;
7 But when you hear of wars and rumours of wars, do not be alarmed: come they must, but the End is not yet.
and when you may hear of wars and reports of wars, do not be troubled, for these ought to be, but the end [is] not yet;
8 For nation will rise in arms against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places; there will be famines. These miseries are but like the early pains of childbirth.
for nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be earthquakes in various places, and there will be famines and troubles; these [are the] beginning of travails.
9 "You yourselves must be on your guard. They will deliver you up to Sanhedrins; you will be brought into synagogues and cruelly beaten; and you will stand before governors and kings for my sake, to be witnesses to them for me.
And take heed to yourselves, for they will deliver you up to Sanhedrins, and to synagogues, you will be beaten, and before governors and kings you will be set for My sake, for a testimony to them;
10 But the proclamation of the Good News must be carried to all the Gentiles before the End comes.
and to all the nations it is first necessary that the good news be proclaimed.
11 When however they are marching you along under arrest, do not be anxious beforehand about what you are to say, but speak what is given you when the time comes; for it will not be you who speak, but the Holy Spirit.
And when they may lead you, delivering up, do not be anxious beforehand what you may speak, nor premeditate, but whatever may be given to you in that hour, that speak, for it is not you who are speaking, but the Holy Spirit.
12 "Brother will betray brother to be killed, and fathers will betray children; and children will rise against their parents and have them put to death.
And brother will deliver up brother to death, and father child, and children will rise up against parents, and will put them to death,
13 You will be objects of universal hatred because you are called by my name, but those who stand firm to the End will be saved.
and you will be hated by all because of My Name, but he who has endured to the end—he will be saved.
14 "As soon, however, as you see the Abomination of Desolation standing where he ought not" --let the reader observe these words--"then let those in Judaea escape to the hills;
And when you may see the abomination of the desolation, that was spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it should not (whoever is reading let him understand), then those in Judea, let them flee to the mountains;
15 let him who is on the roof not come down and enter the house to fetch anything out of it;
and he on the housetop, do not let him come down into the house, nor come in to take anything out of his house;
16 and let not him who is in the field turn back to pick up his outer garment.
and he who is in the field, do not let him turn to the things behind, to take up his garment.
17 And alas for the women who at that time are with child or have infants!
And woe to those with child, and to those giving suck, in those days;
18 "But pray that it may not come in the winter.
and pray that your flight may not be in winter,
19 For those will be times of suffering the like of which has never been from the first creation of God's world until now, and assuredly never will be again;
for those days will be tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the creation that God created, until now, and may not be [again];
20 and but for the fact that the Lord has cut short those days, no one would escape; but for the sake of His own People whom He has chosen for Himself He has cut short the days.
and if the LORD did not shorten the days, no flesh had been saved; but because of the chosen, whom He chose to Himself, He shortened the days.
21 "At that time if any one says to you, 'See, here is the Christ!' or 'See, He is there!' do not believe it.
And then, if any may say to you, Behold, here [is] the Christ, or, Behold, there, you may not believe;
22 For there will rise up false Christs and false prophets, displaying signs and prodigies with a view to lead astray--if indeed that were possible--even God's own People.
for there will rise false Christs and false prophets, and they will give signs and wonders, to seduce, if possible, also the chosen;
23 But as for yourselves, be on your guard: I have forewarned you of everything.
and you, take heed; behold, I have foretold you all things.
24 "At that time, however, after that distress, the sun will be darkened and the moon will not shed her light;
But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give her light,
25 the stars will be seen falling from the firmament, and the forces which are in the heavens will be disordered and disturbed.
and the stars of the sky will be falling, and the powers that are in the heavens will be shaken.
26 And then will they see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory.
And then they will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with much power and glory,
27 Then He will send forth the angels and gather together His chosen People from north, south, east and west, from the remotest parts of the earth and the sky.
and then He will send His messengers, and gather together His chosen from the four winds, from the end of the earth to the end of heaven.
28 "Learn from the fig-tree the lesson it teaches. As soon as its branch has become soft and it is bursting into leaf, you know that summer is near.
And from the fig tree learn the allegory: when the branch may already become tender, and may put forth the leaves, you know that the summer is near;
29 So also do you, when you see these things happening, be sure that He is near, at your very door.
so you, also, when you may see these coming to pass, you know that it is near, at the doors.
30 I tell you in solemn truth that the present generation will certainly not pass away without all these things having first taken place.
Truly I say to you that this generation may not pass away until all these things may come to pass;
31 Earth and sky will pass away, but it is certain that my words will not pass away.
the heaven and the earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.
32 "But as to that day or the exact time no one knows--not even the angels in Heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone.
And concerning that day and the hour no one has known—not even the messengers who are in Heaven, not even the Son—except the Father.
33 Take care, be on the alert, and pray; for you do not know when it will happen.
Take heed, watch and pray, for you have not known when the time is;
34 It is like a man living abroad who has left his house, and given the management to his servants--to each one his special duty--and has ordered the porter to keep awake.
as a man who is gone abroad, having left his house, and given to his servants the authority, and to each one his work, also commanded the doorkeeper that he may watch;
35 Be wakeful therefore, for you know not when the master of the house is coming--in the evening, at midnight, at cock-crow, or at dawn.
watch, therefore, for you have not known when the lord of the house comes, at evening, or at midnight, or at rooster-crowing, or at the morning;
36 Beware lest He should arrive unexpectedly and find you asleep.
lest, having come suddenly, he may find you sleeping;
37 Moreover, what I say to you I say to all--Be wakeful!"
and what I say to you, I say to all, Watch!”
