Κατα Λουκαν 21
1 Ἀναβλέψας δὲ εἶδεν τοὺς βάλλοντας ⸂εἰς τὸ γαζοφυλάκιον τὰ δῶρα αὐτῶν πλουσίους.
Looking up He saw the people throwing their gifts into the Treasury--the rich people.
2 εἶδεν δέ ⸀τιναχήραν πενιχρὰν βάλλουσαν ἐκεῖ ⸂λεπτὰ δύο,
He also saw a poor widow dropping in two farthings,
3 καὶ εἶπεν· Ἀληθῶς λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι ἡ χήρα ⸂ἡ πτωχὴ αὕτη πλεῖον πάντων ἔβαλεν·
and He said, "In truth I tell you that this widow, so poor, has thrown in more than any of them.
4 ⸀πάντεςγὰρ οὗτοι ἐκ τοῦ περισσεύοντος αὐτοῖς ἔβαλον εἰς τὰ ⸀δῶρα αὕτη δὲ ἐκ τοῦ ὑστερήματος αὐτῆς ⸀πάντατὸν βίον ὃν εἶχεν ἔβαλεν.
For from what they could well spare they have all of them contributed to the offerings, but she in her need has thrown in all she had to live on."
5 Καί τινων λεγόντων περὶ τοῦ ἱεροῦ, ὅτι λίθοις καλοῖς καὶ ἀναθήμασιν κεκόσμηται εἶπεν·
When some were remarking about the Temple, how it was embellished with beautiful stones and dedicated gifts, He said,
6 Ταῦτα ἃ θεωρεῖτε, ἐλεύσονται ἡμέραι ἐν αἷς οὐκ ἀφεθήσεται λίθος ἐπὶ ⸀λίθῳὃς οὐ καταλυθήσεται.
"As to these things which you now admire, the time is coming when there will not be one stone left here upon another which will not be pulled down."
7 Ἐπηρώτησαν δὲ αὐτὸν λέγοντες· Διδάσκαλε, πότε οὖν ταῦτα ἔσται, καὶ τί τὸ σημεῖον ὅταν μέλλῃ ταῦτα γίνεσθαι;
"Rabbi, when will this be?" they asked Him, "and what will be the token given when these things are about to take place?"
8 ὁ δὲ εἶπεν· Βλέπετε μὴ πλανηθῆτε· πολλοὶ γὰρ ἐλεύσονται ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματί μου ⸀λέγοντες Ἐγώ εἰμι καί· Ὁ καιρὸς ἤγγικεν· ⸀μὴπορευθῆτε ὀπίσω αὐτῶν.
"See to it," He replied, "that you are not misled; for many will come assuming my name and professing, 'I am He,' or saying, 'The time is close at hand.' Do not go and follow them.
9 ὅταν δὲ ἀκούσητε πολέμους καὶ ἀκαταστασίας, μὴ πτοηθῆτε· δεῖ γὰρ ταῦτα γενέσθαι πρῶτον, ἀλλʼ οὐκ εὐθέως τὸ τέλος.
But when you hear of wars and turmoils, be not afraid; for these things must happen first, but the end does not come immediately."
10 τότε ἔλεγεν αὐτοῖς· Ἐγερθήσεται ἔθνος ἐπʼ ἔθνος καὶ βασιλεία ἐπὶ βασιλείαν,
Then He said to them, "Nation will rise in arms against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.
11 σεισμοί τε μεγάλοι ⸂καὶ κατὰ τόπους ⸂λιμοὶ καὶ λοιμοὶ ἔσονται, φόβητρά τε καὶ ⸂σημεῖα ἀπʼ οὐρανοῦ μεγάλα ἔσται.
And there will be great earthquakes, and in places famines and pestilence; and there will be terrible sights and wonderful tokens from Heaven.
12 Πρὸ δὲ τούτων πάντων ἐπιβαλοῦσιν ἐφʼ ὑμᾶς τὰςχεῖρας αὐτῶν καὶ διώξουσιν, παραδιδόντες εἰς ⸀τὰς συναγωγὰς καὶ φυλακάς, ⸀ἀπαγομένουςἐπὶ βασιλεῖς καὶ ἡγεμόνας ἕνεκεν τοῦ ὀνόματός μου·
"But before all these things happen they will lay hands on you and persecute you. They will deliver you up to synagogues and to prison, and you will be brought before kings and governors for my sake.
13 ⸀ἀποβήσεταιὑμῖν εἰς μαρτύριον.
In the end all this will be evidence of your fidelity.
14 ⸀θέτεοὖν ⸂ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις ὑμῶν μὴ προμελετᾶν ἀπολογηθῆναι,
"Make up your minds, however, not to prepare a defence beforehand,
15 ἐγὼ γὰρ δώσω ὑμῖν στόμα καὶ σοφίαν ᾗ οὐ δυνήσονται ⸂ἀντιστῆναι ἢ ἀντειπεῖν ⸀ἅπαντεςοἱ ἀντικείμενοι ὑμῖν.
for I will give you utterance and wisdom which none of your opponents will be able to withstand or reply to.
16 παραδοθήσεσθε δὲ καὶ ὑπὸ γονέων καὶ ⸂ἀδελφῶν καὶ συγγενῶν καὶ φίλων, καὶ θανατώσουσιν ἐξ ὑμῶν,
You will be betrayed even by parents, brothers, relatives, friends; and some of you they will put to death.
17 καὶ ἔσεσθε μισούμενοι ὑπὸ πάντων διὰ τὸ ὄνομά μου.
You will be the objects of universal hatred because you are called by my name;
18 καὶ θρὶξ ἐκ τῆς κεφαλῆς ὑμῶν οὐ μὴ ἀπόληται.
and yet not a hair of your heads shall perish.
19 ἐν τῇ ὑπομονῇ ὑμῶν ⸀κτήσασθετὰς ψυχὰς ὑμῶν.
By your patient endurance you will purchase your lives.
20 Ὅταν δὲ ἴδητε κυκλουμένην ὑπὸ ⸀στρατοπέδωνἸερουσαλήμ, τότε γνῶτε ὅτι ἤγγικεν ἡ ἐρήμωσις αὐτῆς.
"But when you see Jerusalem with armies encamping round her on every side, then be certain that her overthrow is close at hand.
21 τότε οἱ ἐν τῇ Ἰουδαίᾳ φευγέτωσαν εἰς τὰ ὄρη, καὶ οἱ ἐν μέσῳ αὐτῆς ἐκχωρείτωσαν, καὶ οἱ ἐν ταῖς χώραις μὴ εἰσερχέσθωσαν εἰς αὐτήν,
Then let those who shall be in Judaea escape to the hills; let those who are in the city leave it, and those who are in the country not enter in.
22 ὅτι ἡμέραι ἐκδικήσεως αὗταί εἰσιν τοῦ πλησθῆναι πάντα τὰ γεγραμμένα.
For those are the days of vengeance and of fulfilling all that is written.
23 ⸀οὐαὶταῖς ἐν γαστρὶ ἐχούσαις καὶ ταῖς θηλαζούσαις ἐν ἐκείναις ταῖς ἡμέραις· ἔσται γὰρ ἀνάγκη μεγάλη ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς καὶ ⸀ὀργὴτῷ λαῷ τούτῳ,
"Alas for the women who at that time are with child or who have infants; for there will be great distress in the land, and anger towards this People.
24 καὶ πεσοῦνται στόματι μαχαίρης καὶ αἰχμαλωτισθήσονται εἰς ⸂τὰ ἔθνη πάντα, καὶ Ἰερουσαλὴμ ἔσται πατουμένη ὑπὸ ἐθνῶν, ἄχρι ⸀οὗ⸀πληρωθῶσινκαιροὶ ἐθνῶν.
They will fall by the sword, or be carried off into slavery among all the Gentiles. And Jerusalem will be trampled under foot by the Gentiles, till the appointed times of the Gentiles have expired.
25 Καὶ ⸀ἔσονταισημεῖα ἐν ἡλίῳ καὶ σελήνῃ καὶ ἄστροις, καὶ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς συνοχὴ ἐθνῶν ἐν ἀπορίᾳ ⸀ἤχουςθαλάσσης καὶ σάλου,
"There will be signs in sun, moon, and stars; and on earth anguish among the nations in their bewilderment at the roaring of the sea and its billows;
26 ἀποψυχόντων ἀνθρώπων ἀπὸ φόβου καὶ προσδοκίας τῶν ἐπερχομένων τῇ οἰκουμένῃ, αἱ γὰρ δυνάμεις τῶν οὐρανῶν σαλευθήσονται.
while men's hearts are fainting for fear, and for anxious expectation of what is coming on the world. For the forces which control the heavens will be disordered and disturbed.
27 καὶ τότε ὄψονται τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐρχόμενον ἐν νεφέλῃ μετὰ δυνάμεως καὶ δόξης πολλῆς.
And then will they see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with great power and glory.
28 ἀρχομένων δὲ τούτων γίνεσθαι ἀνακύψατε καὶ ἐπάρατε τὰς κεφαλὰς ὑμῶν, διότι ἐγγίζει ἡ ἀπολύτρωσις ὑμῶν.
But when all this is beginning to take place, grieve no longer. Lift up your heads, because your deliverance is drawing near."
29 Καὶ εἶπεν παραβολὴν αὐτοῖς· Ἴδετε τὴν συκῆν καὶ πάντα τὰ δένδρα·
And He spoke a parable to them. "See," He said, "the fig-tree and all the trees.
30 ὅταν προβάλωσιν ἤδη, βλέποντες ἀφʼ ἑαυτῶν γινώσκετε ὅτι ἤδη ἐγγὺς τὸ θέρος ἐστίν·
As soon as they have shot out their leaves, you know at a glance that summer is now near.
31 οὕτως καὶ ὑμεῖς, ὅταν ἴδητε ταῦτα γινόμενα, γινώσκετε ὅτι ἐγγύς ἐστιν ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ θεοῦ.
So also, when you see these things happening, you may be sure that the Kingdom of God is near.
32 ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι οὐ μὴ παρέλθῃ ἡ γενεὰ αὕτη ἕως ἂν πάντα γένηται.
I tell you in solemn truth that the present generation will certainly not pass away without all these things having first taken place.
33 ὁ οὐρανὸς καὶ ἡ γῆ ⸀παρελεύσονται οἱ δὲ λόγοι μου οὐ μὴ παρελεύσονται.
Earth and sky will pass away, but it is certain that my words will not pass away.
34 Προσέχετε δὲ ἑαυτοῖς μήποτε βαρηθῶσιν ⸂ὑμῶν αἱ καρδίαι ἐν κραιπάλῃ καὶ μέθῃ καὶ μερίμναις βιωτικαῖς, καὶ ⸂ἐπιστῇ ἐφʼ ὑμᾶς αἰφνίδιος ἡ ἡμέρα ἐκείνη
"But take heed to yourselves, lest your souls be weighed down with self-indulgence and drunkenness or the anxieties of this life, and that day come upon you, suddenly, like a falling trap;
35 ὡς παγίς· ⸂ἐπεισελεύσεται γὰρ ἐπὶ πάντας τοὺς καθημένους ἐπὶ πρόσωπον πάσης τῆς γῆς.
for it will come on all dwellers on the face of the whole earth.
36 ἀγρυπνεῖτε ⸀δὲἐν παντὶ καιρῷ δεόμενοι ἵνα ⸀κατισχύσητεἐκφυγεῖν ⸀ταῦταπάντα τὰ μέλλοντα γίνεσθαι, καὶ σταθῆναι ἔμπροσθεν τοῦ υἱοῦ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου.
But beware of slumbering; and every moment pray that you may be fully strengthened to escape from all these coming evils, and to take your stand in the presence of the Son of Man."
37 Ἦν δὲ τὰς ἡμέρας ⸂ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ διδάσκων, τὰς δὲ νύκτας ἐξερχόμενος ηὐλίζετο εἰς τὸ ὄρος τὸ καλούμενον Ἐλαιῶν·
His habit at this time was to teach in the Temple by day, but to go out and spend the night on the Mount called the Oliveyard.
38 καὶ πᾶς ὁ λαὸς ὤρθριζεν πρὸς αὐτὸν ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ ἀκούειν αὐτοῦ.
And all the people came to Him in the Temple, early in the morning, to listen to Him.
