Matiu 24

1 A ka puta atu a Ihu ki waho o te temepara, ka haere; na ka tae mai ana akonga ki a ia kia whakakitea ki a ia nga whare i hanga mo te temepara.

And, Jesus coming forth, from the temple, was taking his departure, when his disciples came forward to point out to him the buildings of the temple.

2 Otira ka mea ia ki a ratou, Kahore ianei koutou e kite i enei mea katoa? He pono taku e mea nei ki a koutou, E kore e toe ki konei tetahi kohatu ki runga ake i tetahi kohatu, engari ka whakahoroa katoatia.

But, he, answering, said unto them—Are ye not beholding all these things? Verily, I say unto you—in no wise, shall there be left here, stone upon stone, which shall not be thrown down.

3 A, i a ia e noho ana i runga i maunga Oriwa, ka haere puku mai nga akonga ki a ia, ka mea, Korerotia ki a matou, ko ahea enei mea? he aha te tohu o tou haerenga mai, o te mutunga hoki o te ao? (aiōn g165)

And, as he was sitting upon the Mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him, privately, saying—Tell us, when these things shall be, —and what the sign of thy presence, and the conclusion of the age. (aiōn g165)

4 Na ka whakahoki a Ihu, ka mea ki a ratou, Kia tupato kei mamingatia koutou e te tangata.

And, answering, Jesus said unto them—Be taking heed, lest anyone, deceive, you;

5 He tokomaha hoki e haere mai i runga i toku ingoa, e mea, Ko te Karaiti ahau, a he tokomaha e whakapohehetia.

For, many, will come upon my name, saying—I, am the Christ, —and will, deceive many.

6 A tera koutou e rongo ki nga pakanga, ki nga hau korero pakanga: kia tupato kei ohorere koutou: ta te mea kua rite kia puta enei mea katoa, taihoa ia te mutunga.

Moreover ye will be sure to be hearing of wars, and rumours of wars: Mind! be not alarmed, for it must needs happen, —but, not yet, is, the end;

7 E whakatika hoki tetahi iwi ki tetahi iwi, tetahi rangatiratanga ki tetahi rangatiratanga: a e puta nga po matekai, nga mate uruta, me nga ru, ki nga tini wahi.

For there will arise—nation against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, —and there will be famines and earthquakes, in places.

8 Otira ko te timatanga kau enei katoa o nga mamae.

But, all these things, are a beginning of birth-pangs.

9 Ko reira koutou tukua ai kia tukinotia, a e whakamatea koutou; a e kino hoki nga iwi katoa ki a koutou, he whakaaro ki toku ingoa.

Then, will they deliver you up into tribulation, and will slay you, —and ye will be men hated by all the nations, because of my name

10 A he tokomaha e he, a ka tuku tetahi i tetahi, ka kino ano tetahi ki tetahi.

And, then, will many be caused to stumble, and, one another, will deliver up, and will hate one another;

11 He tokomaha ano nga poropiti teka e whakatika, a he tokomaha e whakapohehetia e ratou.

And, many false prophets, will arise, and deceive, many;

12 A, i te kino ka hua, ka matoke haere te aroha o te tini tangata.

And, because of lawlessness being brought to the full, the love of the many, will grew cold.

13 Ko te tangata ia e u ana, a taea noatia te mutunga, ka ora ia.

But, he that hath endured throughout, the same, shall be saved.

14 A e kauwhautia tenei rongopai o te rangatiratanga puta noa i te ao, hei mea whakaatu ki nga iwi katoa; a ko reira puta ai te mutunga.

And this glad message of the kingdom will be proclaimed in all the inhabited earth, for a witness unto all the nations, —and, then, will have come, the end.

15 A e kite koutou i te mea whakarihariha, i te mea whakangaro, i korerotia ai e Raniera poropiti, i a ia e tu ana i te wahi tapu, kia matau te kaititiro pukapuka,

Whensoever, therefore, ye shall see the abomination desolation, that was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in a holy place, —he that readeth, let him think,

16 Ko reira kia rere te hunga i Huria ki nga maunga:

Then, they who are in Judaea, let them flee into the mountains;

17 Ko te tangata i runga i te whare, kei heke iho ki te tiki mea i roto i tona whare:

And, he that is on the house-top, let him not come down, to take away the things out of his house;

18 Kauaka ano te tangata i te mara e hoki ki te tiki i ona kakahu.

And, he that is in the field, let him not turn back, to take away his mantle.

19 Aue, te mate mo te hunga e hapu ana, mo nga mea hoki e whangai ana ki te u, i aua ra!

But alas! for the women with child, and for them that are giving suck, in those days;

20 Me inoi koutou kei rokohanga koutou e te whati i te hotoke, i te hapati ranei:

But be praying that your flight, may not happen in winter, nor on sabbath;

21 Kei taua wa hoki te whiu nui, kahore ona rite mai o te timatanga o te ao a mohoa noa nei, e kore ano e pera a mua ake nei.

For there will be then, Great tribulation, such as hath not happened, from the beginning of the world, until the present time, neither in any wise shall happen.

22 A, me i kahore aua ra i poroa i waenga, hore he kikokiko e ora: otira ka whakaaroa te hunga i whiriwhiria, a ka poroa aua ra.

And, except those days had been shortened, no flesh had been saved; but, for the sake of the chosen, those days shall be shortened.

23 Ki te mea tetahi ki a koutou i reira, Na, tenei a te Karaiti; na, tera; aua e whakaponohia.

Then, if any, unto you, say—Lo! here, is the Christ, or, there, Do not believe it;

24 E whakatika hoki nga Karaiti teka, me nga poropiti teka, a ka hoatu e ratou nga tohu nunui, me nga mea whakamiharo; a mehemea e taea, ka mamingatia ano te hunga i whiriwhiria.

For there will arise, false Christs, and false prophets, —and they will show great signs and wonders, so that, if possible, even the chosen, should be deceived: —

25 Na kua korerotia wawetia nei e ahau ki a koutou.

Lo! I have foretold you.

26 Na, ahakoa mea ratou ki a koutou, Na, kei te koraha ia; aua e haere atu: Na, kei nga ruma o roto rawa; aua e whakaponohia.

If therefore they should say unto you, Lo! in the desert, he is, Do not go forth; Lo! in the chambers, Do not believe it.

27 Ka rite hoki ki te uira e puta mai nei i te rawhiti, a hiko tonu atu ki te uru, te haerenga mai o te Tama a te tangata.

For, just as the lightning goeth forth from the east, and shineth unto the west, so, shall be the presence of the Son of Man.

28 Ko te wahi hoki i te tupapaku, ko reira huihui ai nga kahu.

Wheresoever, the corpse, shall be, there, shall be gathered, the vultures!

29 A, muri tonu iho i te whakapawera i aua ra, ka whakapouritia te ra, e kore ano e titi te atarau, ka taka iho nga whetu i te rangi, a ka ngaueue nga mea kaha o nga rangi:

But, straightway after the tribulation of those days, the sun, will be darkened, and, the moon, will not give her brightness, and, the stars, will fall from heaven, —and, the powers of the heavens, will be shaken;

30 Ko reira ano puta ai te tohu o te Tama a te tangata i te rangi: a ko reira nga iwi katoa o te whenua tangi ai, a e kite ratou i te Tama a te tangata e haere mai ana i runga i nga kapua o te rangi me te kaha, me te kororia nui.

And, then, will be displayed—The sign of the Son of Man in heaven, and, then, will smite their breasts—all the tribes of the earth; and they will see the Son of Man—coming upon the clouds of heaven, with great power and glory.

31 A, e tonoa e ia ana anahera me te tetere tangi nui, a ka huihuia e ratou ana i whiriwhiri ai i nga hau e wha, i tetahi pito o te rangi puta noa i tetahi pito.

And he will send forth his messengers, with a great trumpet, and they will gather together his chosen—Out of the four winds, from heavens’ bounds, unto their bounds.

32 Na kia akona koutou e te piki ki tetahi kupu whakarite: i tona manga e ngawari ana ano, a ka puta ona rau, ka mohio koutou ka tata te raumati:

Now, from the fig-tree, learn ye, the parable: —When, already, her young branch, becometh tender, and the leaves, may be sprouting, ye observe, that, near, is, the summer:

33 Waihoki ko koutou, ina kite i enei mea katoa, ka matau koutou ka tata ia, kei nga kuwaha tonu.

Thus, ye also, when ye shall see all these things, observe ye, that, near, he is, at the doors.

34 He pono taku e mea nei ki a koutou, E kore rawa tenei whakatupuranga e pahemo, kia puta katoa ra ano enei mea.

Verily, I say unto you—In nowise, shall this generation, pass away, until all these things, shall happen:

35 Ko te rangi me te whenua e pahemo, ko aku kupu ia e kore e pahemo.

The heaven and the earth, shall pass away, but, my words, shall, in nowise, pass away.

36 Otira kahore tetahi tangata e mohio ki taua ra, ki taua haora, kahore rawa nga anahera o te rangi, kahore te Tama a te tangata, ko toku Matua anake.

But, concerning that day and hour, no one, knoweth, neither the messengers of the heavens, nor the Son, —save the Father only.

37 Ka rite hoki ki nga ra i a Noa te haerenga mai o te Tama a te tangata.

For, just as the days of Noah, so, will be the presence of the Son of Man;

38 Ka rite hoki ki ta ratou i nga ra i mua atu o te waipuke; e kai ana, e inu ana, e marena ana, e hoatu ana kia marenatia, a tae noa ki te ra i tomo ai a Noa ki roto ki te aaka,

For, as they were in those days that were before the flood, feeding and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage, —until the day Noah entered into the ark;

39 A kahore ratou i mohio, a pakaru noa te waipuke, a kahakina ana ratou katoa: e pera ano te haerenga mai o te Tama a te tangata.

And they observed not, until the flood came and took away all together, so, will be, the presence of the Son of Man.

40 I taua wa tokorua ki te mara; kotahi e tangohia, kotahi e waiho:

Then, shall there be two men in the field, —one, is taken near, and, one, is left behind:

41 Tokorua wahine e huri ana i te mira; kotahi e tangohia, kotahi e waiho.

Two women grinding at the mill, —one, is taken near, and, one, is left behind.

42 Kia mataara rapea; e kore hoki koutou e mohio ki te haora e puta mai ai to koutou Ariki.

Be watching, therefore, for ye know not, on what manner of day, your Lord is coming.

43 Kia mohio ki tenei, me i matau te tangata o te whare ki te mataaratanga e puta ai te tahae, kua tautiaki ia, a kahore i tukua tona whare kia pokaia.

But there is, one thing, ye know—That, if the householder, had known, in what watch, the thief was coming, he would have been on the alert, and not have suffered his house to be dug through.

44 Na kia mataara hoki koutou: no te mea ka puta mai te Tama a te tangata i te haora e kore ai koutou e mahara.

Wherefore, ye also, be getting ready, because, in what hour ye are, not thinking, The Son of Man doth come.

45 Ko wai ra te pononga pono, mahara, i meinga e tona ariki hei rangatira mo ana tangata, hei hoatu i te kai ma ratou i te wa e tika ai?

Who then is the faithful and prudent servant, whom the master hath appointed over his household, to give them food in season?

46 Ka koa taua pononga ki te rokohanga e tona ariki, ina haere mai, e pera ana.

Happy! that servant, whom his master, when he cometh, shall find so doing!

47 He pono taku e mea nei ki a koutou, Ka meinga ia hei rangatira mo ona taonga katoa.

Verily, I say unto you—Over all his substance, will he appoint him.

48 Otira ki te mea taua pononga kino i roto i tona ngakau, Ka roa te putanga mai o toku ariki;

But, if that wicked servant should say in his heart—My master, delayeth,

49 A ka anga ka patu i ona hoa pononga, ka kai, ka inu tahi me te hunga haurangi;

And begin to be striking his fellow-servants, and eating and drinking with the drunken,

50 E tae mai te ariki o taua pononga i te ra e kore ai ia e mahara, i te haora e kore ai ia e mohio,

The master of that servant, will have come, on a day when he is not expecting, and in an hour when he is not observing, —

51 Ka hatepea putia ia, ka meinga he wahi mona i roto i te hunga tinihanga: ko te wahi tera o te tangi, o te tetea o nga niho.

And will cut him asunder; and, his part, with the hypocrites, will appoint: There, shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth!

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