Matteus 24
1 Þegar Jesús gekk út úr helgidóminum langaði lærisveinana að fá hann með sér í skoðunarferð um musterissvæðið.
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 En hann sagði við þá: „Þessar byggingar verða allar lagðar í rúst svo að ekki mun standa steinn yfir steini!“
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 Stuttu seinna þegar Jesús sat í hlíð Olíufjallsins gengu lærisveinarnir til hans og spurðu hann um þetta: „Hvenær verður það og hvaða atburðir verða á undan endurkomu þinni og endi veraldar?“ (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 „Látið engan blekkja ykkur, “svaraði Jesús,
Jesus replied, “[All that I will say is], be sure that no one deceives you [about what will happen]
5 „því margir munu koma og segjast vera Kristur og leiða marga í villu.
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 Þið munuð heyra stríðsfréttir, en þær eru ekki tákn um endurkomu mína. Því að styrjaldir halda áfram eins og verið hefur, en endirinn er ekki þar með kominn.
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 Þjóðir og ríki jarðarinnar munu heyja styrjaldir sín á milli og hungursneyð og jarðskjálftar geisa víða.
[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 Þetta er aðeins byrjun hörmunganna sem koma.
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 Þið verðið pyntaðir og líflátnir, og allir munu hata ykkur vegna þess að þið tilheyrið mér.
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 Þá munu margir falla frá trúnni, og hata og svíkja hverjir aðra.
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 Margir falsspámenn munu koma og leiða marga í villu.
Many will come saying that they are prophets, but they will be lying, and they will deceive many people.
12 Afbrot aukast er kærleikur flestra kólnar,
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 en sá sem stöðugur stendur allt til enda mun frelsast.
But [all] those who keep on [believing in me] to the end [of their lives] will be saved.
14 Gleðiboðskapurinn um guðsríki verður fluttur öllum þjóðum heimsins, og þá loks mun endirinn koma.“
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 „Þegar þið sjáið viðurstyggð eyðingarinnar, sem Daníel spámaður talaði um, standandi á helgum stað – lesandinn athugi það!
“[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 Þá verða þeir sem eru í Júdeu að flýja til fjalla,
When you see that happen [in the Temple, those of you] who are in Judea [district] must flee to the [higher] hills!
17 þeir sem staddir eru á svölunum heima hjá sér, fari þá ekki inn til að taka saman föggur sínar áður en þeir flýja.
Those who are outside their houses must not go back into their houses to get things [before they flee].
18 Þeir sem þá verða á ökrum fari ekki heim eftir nauðsynjum.
Those who are [working] in a field should not turn back to get their outer clothing [before they flee].
19 Neyð þeirra sem þá verða barnshafandi eða hafa fyrir ungbörnum að sjá, mun verða mikil.
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 Biðjið að flótti ykkar verði ekki um vetur eða á helgidegi,
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 því þá verða meiri ofsóknir en nokkru sinni fyrr.
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 Sannleikurinn er sá að yrði þessi tími ekki styttur, myndi allt mannkynið farast, en vegna hinna útvöldu mun tíminn verða styttur.
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 Ef einhver segir þá við þig: „Kristur er kominn á þennan eða hinn staðinn, “eða „hann hefur birst hér eða þar, “þá trúið því ekki.
“[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 Falskristar munu koma fram og einnig falsspámenn, sem gera munu mikil kraftaverk til að blekkja fólk, jafnvel þá sem Guð hefur kallað.
25 Munið að ég hef varað ykkur við.
Do not forget [that] I have warned you about all this before [it happens].
26 Ef einhver kemur og segir ykkur að Kristur sé kominn aftur og sé úti í eyðimörkinni, þá sinnið því ekki og farið ekki þangað. Ef sagt er að hann sé í felum á tilteknum stað, þá trúið því ekki!
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 Ég, Kristur, mun koma jafn óvænt og eldingin sem leiftrar frá austri til vesturs!
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 Reynið að skilja tákn tímanna á sama hátt og þið skiljið að þar muni hræið vera sem gammarnir safnast.“
[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 „Eftir þessar ofsóknir mun sólin myrkvast og tunglið hætta að lýsa. Stjörnurnar munu hrapa af himni og kraftar alheimsins ganga úr skorðum!
“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 Þá mun tákn komu minnar sjást á himninum og allir jarðarbúar skelfast. Þeir munu sjá mig koma í skýjum himinsins með mætti og mikilli dýrð.
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 Þegar lúðurinn hljómar, munu englar mínir safna saman þeim sem ég hef valið, úr öllum áttum, heimshorna á milli.“
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 „Lærið af fíkjutrénu: Þegar greinar þess eru orðnar mjúkar og laufið fer að springa út, þá vitið þið að sumarið er í nánd.
“[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 Eins skuluð þið vita að þegar þið sjáið allt þetta, þá er endurkoma mín í nánd,
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 og þá fyrst mun þessi kynslóð líða undir lok.“
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 „Himinn og jörð munu hverfa, en mín orð standa að eilífu.
[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 Enginn veit þann dag eða stund er endirinn verður, hvorki englarnir né sonur Guðs, aðeins faðirinn einn.
“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 Fólk mun almennt taka öllu með ró eins og allt sé í lagi – það verða veisluhöld, mannfagnaðir og brúðkaup – rétt eins og var á dögum Nóa áður en flóðið kom.
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].
39 Menn trúðu ekki orðum Nóa fyrr en flóðið skall á og hreif þá alla burt. Þannig fer einnig við komu mína.
40 Tveir munu vinna á akri, annar verður tekinn en hinn skilinn eftir.
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 Tvær verða við heimilisstörf, önnur verður tekin en hin skilin eftir.
[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 Verið viðbúnir! Þið vitið ekki hvaða dag Drottinn kemur.
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 Innbrotsþjófur gerir ekki boð á undan sér, þess vegna verða menn að vera á verði.
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 Þess vegna verðið þið að vera stöðugt viðbúnir endurkomu minni.“
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 „Hver er trúr og hygginn þjónn, sem húsbóndinn hefur falið umsjónarstarfið svo að allir fái fæðu sína á réttum tíma?
“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 Sæll er sá þjónn sem húsbóndinn finnur að breytir þannig þegar hann kemur. Víst er að hann mun fela honum umsjón með öllu sem hann á.
If that servant is doing that [work] when the house owner returns, [the house owner] will be very pleased with him.
Think about this: The house owner will appoint [that one servant] to be the supervisor of all his possessions.
48 En segi svikull þjónn við sjálfan sig: „Húsbóndinn kemur ekki strax, “
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 og tekur að berja samstarfsmenn sína og stunda veislur og drykkjuskap
[So he] will begin to beat the other servants and eat and get drunk.
50 þá kemur húsbóndi hans honum að óvörum
[Then] the house owner will come back at a time when the servant does not expect him [DOU].
51 og refsar honum sviksemina.“
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].”
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