Matteus 24
1 Kui Jeesus oli templist lahkumas, tulid jüngrid tema juurde ja osutasid uhkelt templi hoonetele.
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 Aga Jeesus vastas: „Kas näete kõiki neid hooneid? Ma ütlen teile tõtt: neis ei jää üht kivi teise peale. Iga viimane kui üks variseb raginal maha!“
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 Kui Jeesus istus Õlimäel, tulid jüngrid omaette olles tema juurde ja küsisid: „Räägi meile palun, millal see toimub. Mis on sinu tulemise ja maailma lõpu märk?“ (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 „Ärge laske kellelgi end eksitada, “vastas Jeesus.
Jesus replied, “[All that I will say is], be sure that no one deceives you [about what will happen]
5 „Paljud väidavad end minu olevat, öeldes: „Mina olen Messias“, ja petavad paljusid.
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 Te kuulete sõdadest ja kuuldusi sõdadest, kuid ärge olge ärevil. See kõik peab toimuma, kuid see ei ole lõpp.
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 Rahvad ründavad teisi rahvaid ja kuningriigid võitlevad teiste kuningriikide vastu. Paljudes paikades on näljahäda ja maavärinaid,
[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 kuid kõik see on alles sünnitusvalude algus.
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 Siis teid vahistatakse, kiusatakse taga ja tapetakse. Kõik vihkavad teid minu pärast.
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 Sel ajal loobuvad paljud usklikud uskumast. Nad reedavad ja vihkavad üksteist.
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 Palju valeprohveteid tuleb ja nad petavad paljusid.
Many will come saying that they are prophets, but they will be lying, and they will deceive many people.
12 Suureneva kurjuse tõttu jahtub paljude armastus,
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 aga kes lõpuni vastu peavad, need saavad päästetud.
But [all] those who keep on [believing in me] to the end [of their lives] will be saved.
14 Head sõnumit kuningriigist kuulutatakse kogu maailmas, nii et kõik võivad seda kuulda, ja siis tuleb lõpp.
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 Nii et kui te näete pühas paigas seisvat „rüvetavat ebajumalust“, millest prohvet Taaniel rääkis (kes seda loeb, mõelgu hoolikalt järele),
“[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 siis need, kes elavad Juudamaal, peaksid põgenema mägedesse.
When you see that happen [in the Temple, those of you] who are in Judea [district] must flee to the [higher] hills!
17 See, kes on katusel, ei tohi tulla alla majast midagi ära tooma.
Those who are outside their houses must not go back into their houses to get things [before they flee].
18 See, kes on väljas põllul, ei tohi minna tagasi kuube võtma.
Those who are [working] in a field should not turn back to get their outer clothing [before they flee].
19 Kui kohutav on see neile, kes on sel ajal lapseootel või imetavad!
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 Palvetage, et teil ei oleks vaja põgeneda talvel ega hingamispäeval.
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 Sest sel ajal on kohutav tagakiusamine, kohutavam kui miski, mis on toimunud maailma algusest kuni selle ajani, ja mida ei juhtu enam kunagi uuesti.
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 Kui neid päevi ei lühendataks, ei pääseks keegi, aga valitute pärast lühendatakse seda aega.
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 Nii et kui keegi ütleb teile: „Vaata, siin on Messias!“või „Vaata, seal!“, ärge uskuge seda.
“[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 Sest valemessiaid ilmub ja ka valeprohveteid ning nad teevad uskumatuid tunnustähti ja imetegusid, et petta ära ka valitud, kui see oleks võimalik.
25 Pange tähele, et ma rääkisin teile sellest enne, kui see toimub.
Do not forget [that] I have warned you about all this before [it happens].
26 Nii et kui öeldakse: „Vaata, ta on väljas kõrbes!“, ärge minge sinna vaatama; või kui öeldakse: „Vaata, ta on salaja siin!“, ärge uskuge seda.
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 Sest inimese Poja tulemine on nagu välk, mis sähvatab eredalt idast läände.
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 „Kus on korjus, sinna kogunevad raisakotkad.“
[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 Aga kohe pärast seda tagakiusamise aega läheb päike pimedaks, kuu ei sära, tähed langevad taevast ja taeva vägesid kõigutatakse.
“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 Siis ilmub taevasse inimese Poja tunnustäht ja kõik maailma rahvas leinab. Nad näevad inimese Poega tulemas taeva pilvedel väe ja särava hiilgusega.
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 Pasunahäälega läkitab ta inglid koguma oma valituid igalt poolt, ühest taeva ja maa otsast teiseni.
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 Õppige näitlikku õppetundi viigipuust. Kui puul kasvavad õrnad võsud ja lehed hakkavad võrsuma, siis teate, et suvi on tulemas.
“[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 Samamoodi kui te näete kõike seda toimumas, siis teadke, et tema tulemine on lähedal, õigupoolest on see otse ukse taga!
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 Ma ütlen teile tõtt: see põlvkond ei kao enne, kui kõik see on toimunud.
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 Taevas ja maa võivad kaduda, aga minu sõnad ei kao.
[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 Aga keegi ei tea päeva ega tundi, millal see toimub, ei inglid taevas ega Poeg. Ainult Isa teab.
“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 Kui inimese Poeg tuleb, on see nagu Noa ajal.
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 See on nagu enne veeuputust, kui nad sõid ja jõid, võtsid naisi ja läksid mehele, lausa päevani, mil Noa läks laeva.
39 Nad ei mõistnud, mis hakkab toimuma, kuni tuli uputus ja pühkis nad kõik minema. Nii on ka inimese Poja tulemine.
40 Kaks meest töötavad põllul. Üks võetakse, teine jäetakse maha.
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 Kaks naist jahvatavad veskiga vilja. Üks võetakse, teine jäetakse maha.
[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 Nii et olge valvsad, sest te ei tea, mis päeval teie Issand tuleb.
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 Aga võtke arvesse seda: kui majaomanik teaks aega, mil varas tuleb, oleks ta valvel. Ta ei laseks oma majja sisse murda ja sealt röövida.
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 Ka teie peate olema valmis, sest inimese Poeg tuleb ajal, mil te teda ei oota.
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 Sest kes on usaldusväärne ja tähelepanelik sulane? See on see, kelle isand paneb oma majapidamise eest hoolitsema, et ta varustaks neid toiduga õigel ajal.
“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 Kui hea on selle sulase jaoks, kui isand tagasi tulles leiab ta seda tegemas!
If that servant is doing that [work] when the house owner returns, [the house owner] will be very pleased with him.
47 Ma ütlen teile tõtt: isand paneb selle sulase vastutama kõige eest, mis tal on.
Think about this: The house owner will appoint [that one servant] to be the supervisor of all his possessions.
48 Aga kui see sulane oleks nurjatu, ütleks ta endale: „Mu isandal läheb kaua aega“,
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 ning ta hakkaks teisi sulaseid peksma, pidutsema ning joobnutega jooma.
[So he] will begin to beat the other servants and eat and get drunk.
50 Siis selle sulase isand tuleb tagasi siis, kui sulane ei oota, ajal, mil ta ei tea.
[Then] the house owner will come back at a time when the servant does not expect him [DOU].
51 Ta raiub ta tükkideks ja kohtleb samamoodi nagu silmakirjatsejaid, saates ta paika, kus on nutmine ja hammaste kiristamine.
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].”
