Matius 24
1 Ketika Yesus meninggalkan rumah Tuhan, murid-murid-Nya datang kepada-Nya dan dengan bangga menunjuk kepada bangunan Ruman Tuhan.
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 Tetapi Yesus menjawab mereka, “Kalian lihat bangunan-bangunan ini? Aku katakan kepada kalian sejujurnya: tidak ada satu batupun akan dibiarkan ada di atas batu lainnya. Setiap batu ini akan runtuh!”
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 Ketika Yesus duduk di Bukit Zaitun, para murid-Nya datang kepada-Nya, dan bertanya, “Tolong beritahukan kepada kami kapankah hal itu akan terjadi. Apakah yang akan menjadi tanda kedatangan-Mu dan tanda dunia ini akan berakhir?” (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 “Pastikan tidak seorangpun yang menyesatkan kalian,” jawab Yesus.
Jesus replied, “[All that I will say is], be sure that no one deceives you [about what will happen]
5 “Banyak orang yang akan datang dan mengaku sebagai diri-Ku, dengan berkata, ‘Akulah sang Mesias,’ dan mereka akan menipu banyak orang.
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 Kalian akan mendengar berita tentang peperangan, dan desas desus tentang peperangan, tetapi janganlah kuatir. Hal-hal ini harus terjadi, tetapi ini juga bukanlah yang tanda akhir dunia.
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 Bangsa-bangsa dan kerajaan-kerajaan akan saling berperang. Akan ada bencana kelaparan dan gempa bumi di berbagai tempat,
[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 tetetapi semua ini barulah awal, seperti seorang perempuan yang sedang akan melahirkan bayinya.
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 Lalu mereka akan menangkap, menganiaya dan membunuh kalian. Dan banyak orang akan membenci kalian karena kalian percaya kepada-Ku.
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 Ketika waktu itu tiba, banyak orang berhenti percaya kepada-Ku. Mereka akan saling menghianati dan saling membenci.
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 Banyak nabi-nabi palsu juga akan datang dan menipu banyak orang.
Many will come saying that they are prophets, but they will be lying, and they will deceive many people.
12 Kejahatan yang meningkat akan menyebabkan cinta banyak orang menjadi dingin,
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 tetapi mereka yang bertahan sampai akhir akan diselamatkan.
But [all] those who keep on [believing in me] to the end [of their lives] will be saved.
14 Kabar baik tentang kerajaan surga akan diberitakan ke seluruh dunia agar setiap orang bisa mendengarnya, barulah datang waktu bagi akhir dunia.
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 Jadi ketika kalian melihat ‘pemujaan berhala yang mengotori’ ada di tempat kudus seperti yang dinubuatkan oleh Daniel (pembaca yang membaca kitab tolong pertimbangkan dengan hati-hati),
“[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 maka orang-orang yang tinggal di Yudea haruslah lari ke arah gunung-gunung.
When you see that happen [in the Temple, those of you] who are in Judea [district] must flee to the [higher] hills!
17 Siapa pun yang sedang duduk di atas atap, janganlah turun dan mengambil barang-barang yang ada di dalam rumah.
Those who are outside their houses must not go back into their houses to get things [before they flee].
18 Siapapun yang sedang ada di ladang janganlah pulang untuk mengambil pakaian.
Those who are [working] in a field should not turn back to get their outer clothing [before they flee].
19 Celakalah para perempuan yang mengandung, dan mereka yang masih menyusui ketika masa itu tiba!
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 Berdoalah agar ketika hari itu tiba, bukanlah jatuh di musim dingin ataupun hari Sabat.
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 Sebab pada masa itu, akan terjadi penganiayaan yang mengerikan — lebih berat dari yang pernah terjadi sejak dunia dijadikan sampai sekarang ini, dan tidak akan pernah terjadi lagi.
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 Hanya jika waktu-waktu itu diperpendek, maka tidak ada satu orangpun yang akan tinggal hidup, tapi demi orang-orang pilihan, waktu itu akan dipersingkat.
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 Jadi, jika ada yang mengatakan kepada kalian, ‘Lihat, Mesias ada di sini,’ atau ‘Itu Dia ada di sana,’ janganlah percaya berita itu.
“[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 Sebab mesias-mesias dan nabi-nabi palsu akan bermunculan, dan akan melakukan tanda-tanda yang luar biasa dan ajaib untuk menipu orang-orang percaya jika memungkinkan.
25 Perhatikanlah bahwa Aku sudah memperingatkan kalian sebelum peristiwa-peristiwa ini terjadi.
Do not forget [that] I have warned you about all this before [it happens].
26 Jika mereka katakan, ‘Lihat, Dia ada di padang gurun,’ janganlah kalian pergi mencarinya ke sana; atau jika mereka berkata, ‘Lihat, Dia bersembunyi di sini,’ janganlah mempercayainya.
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 Sebab ketika Anak Manusia datang, Dia akan datang seperti kilat yang bersinar dengan terang dari arah timur ke barat.
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 ‘Burung nasar berkumpul di tempat bangkai berada.’
[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 Tetapi tepat setelah hari-hari penganiayaan itu, matahari akan menjadi gelap, bulan tidak lagi bersinar, dan bintang-bintang akan jatuh dari langit, dan kuasa kegelapan akan diguncang.
“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 Kemudian tanda kedatangan Anak Manusia akan muncul di langit, dan semua orang di bumi akan meratap. Mereka akan melihat Anak Manusia datang di atas awan-awan dengan kuasa dan kemuliaan.
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 Dengan suara tiupan terompet Dia akan mengirimkan para malaikat-Nya untuk mengumpulkan orang-orang pilihan-Nya dari seluruh tempat, dari ujung langit dan bumi ke ujung lainnya.
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 Belajarlah dari kisah pohon ara. Ketika tunasnya menjadi lembut dan daunnya mulai tumbuh, kalian tahu bahwa hampir tiba waktunya musim panas.
“[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 Dengan cara yang sama ketika kalian melihat semua hal ini terjadi, kalian tahu bahwa waktu kedatangan Tuhan sudah dekat, bahkan Dia sudah ada di ambang pintu!
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 Aku katakan kepada kalian sesungguhnya: generasi ini tidak akan berlalu sampai semua peristiwa-peristiwa ini sudah terjadi.
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 Surga dan bumi boleh lenyap, tetapi perkataan-Ku tidak akan lenyap.
[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 Tetapi tidak seorangpun tahu hari atau waktunya kapan peristiwa ini akan terjadi, tidak para malaikat, ataupun sang Anak. Hanya Bapa di surga yang tahu.
“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 Ketika Anak Manusia datang, hari itu akan seperti ketika zaman Nuh.
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 Harinya akan seperti ketika hari-hari sebelum terjadinya banjir bandang, ketika mereka makan dan minum, menikah dan dinikahi, sampai tepat ketika hari Nuh masuk ke dalam perahu besar itu.
39 Mereka tidak menyadari apa yang akan terjadi sampai banjir datang dan menyapu mereka. Jadi itu akan terjadi ketika saatnya tiba untuk kedatangan Anak Manusia.
40 Jika ada dua orang sedang bekerja di ladang, yang satu orang akan diangkat, sedangkan yang lain ditinggalkan.
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 Dan dua orang perempuan sedang menggiling gandum di tempat pengirikan, yang seorang akan diangkat, dan yang seorang akan ditinggalkan.
[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 Jadi tetaplah waspada, sebab kalian tidak tahu kapan saatnya Tuhanmu datang.
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 Tetapi pertimbangkan hal ini: jika seorang pemilik rumah tahu saatnya seorang pencuri akan datang, dia pasti akan berjaga-jaga. Dia tidak akan membiarkan rumahnya dibobol dan dirampok.
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 Kalian pun harus bersiap-siap, sebab Anak Manusia datang di waktu yang tidak pernah kalian harapkan.
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 Sebab siapa pekerja yang bisa dipercaya dan bijaksana? Itu adalah orang yang ditugaskan tuannya untuk mengurus rumah tangganya untuk memberi mereka makanan pada waktu yang tepat.
“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 Sungguh baik jika pekerja itu ditemukan melakukan apa yang seharusnya dia lakukan ketika tuannya kembali!
If that servant is doing that [work] when the house owner returns, [the house owner] will be very pleased with him.
47 Aku katakan kepadamu sejujurnya: tuannya akan membuat pekerja itu menjadi kepala untuk segala milik kepunyaannya.
Think about this: The house owner will appoint [that one servant] to be the supervisor of all his possessions.
48 Tetapi jika dia adalah pekerja yang jahat, dia akan mengatakan ini kepada dirinya sendiri, ‘Tuanku akan pergi lama,’
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 dan mulai memukuli para pekerja lainnya, berpesta dan minum-minum dengan para pemabuk.
[So he] will begin to beat the other servants and eat and get drunk.
50 Lalu pulanglah tuannya akan di waktu yang tidak diduga oleh si pekerja.
[Then] the house owner will come back at a time when the servant does not expect him [DOU].
51 Maka tuannya itu akan membuat nasib si pekerja sama seperti orang-orang munafik, mengirimnya ke tempat di mana orang akan selalu menangis dan penggilingangigi.
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].”
