Mateo 24
1 Yesu refiri baabi a asɔredan no si hɔ no, nʼasuafoɔ no baa ne nkyɛn pɛɛ sɛ wɔkyerɛkyerɛ no adan ahodoɔ a ɛwɔ asɔredan no mu.
As Jesus was leaving the Temple his disciples came to him, pointing proudly to the Temple buildings.
2 Nanso, ɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ, “Wɔbɛdwiri saa dan yi agu pasaa!”
But Jesus replied, “You see all these buildings? I tell you the truth: there won't be one stone left upon another. Every last one will come crashing down!”
3 Yesu kɔɔ Ngo Bepɔ no so. Ɔte hɔ no, nʼasuafoɔ no baa ne nkyɛn bɛbisaa no sɛ, “Ɛberɛ bɛn na deɛ woreka yi bɛba? Na nsɛnkyerɛnneɛ bɛn na ɛbɛma yɛahunu wo ba a wobɛsane aba bio no ne ewiase awieeɛ a ɛbɛba no?” (aiōn g165)
As Jesus sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him in private, and asked, “Please tell us when this will happen. What will be the sign of your coming and the end of the world?” (aiōn g165)
4 Yesu ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ, “Monhwɛ na obi annaadaa mo.
“Make sure no one misleads you,” Jesus replied.
5 Nnipa bebree de me din bɛba abɛka sɛ, wɔne Agyenkwa no, na wɔadaadaa mo mu pii.
“Many will come claiming to be me, saying, ‘I'm the Messiah,’ and they will deceive many people.
6 Sɛ mote sɛ akokoakoko resi afanan nyinaa a, ɛnkyerɛ me ba a mɛsane aba no ho nsɛnkyerɛnneɛ. Ɛsɛ sɛ yeinom ba, nanso awieeɛ no deɛ, ɛnnya mmaeɛ.
You'll hear about wars, and rumors about wars, but don't be anxious. These things have to happen, but this isn't the end.
7 Aman bɛsɔre aman so, na ahennie asɔre ahennie so, na ɛkɔm ne asasewosoɔ bɛba mmeammea.
Nations will attack other nations, and kingdoms will fight against other kingdoms. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places,
8 Yeinom nyinaa bɛyɛ nneɛma a ɛyɛ hu a ɛbɛba no mfitiaseɛ.
but all these things are just the beginnings of birth pains.
9 “Sɛ moyɛ me deɛ enti, wɔbɛyɛ mo ayayadeɛ, na wɔakum mo wɔ ewiase afanan nyinaa,
Then they will arrest you, they will persecute you, and they will kill you. All people will hate you because of me.
10 na mo mu pii bɛsane akɔ bɔne mu, na moayiyi mo ho mo ho ama, na moatan mo ho.
At that time many believers will give up believing. They will betray one another and hate one another.
11 Atorɔ adiyifoɔ bebree bɛsɔre, na wɔadaadaa mo mu pii.
Many false prophets will come and deceive many people.
12 Bɔne bɛdɔɔso wɔ ewiase, na abrɛ nnipa dɔ a wɔwɔ no ase.
The increasing evil will lead the love of many to grow cold,
13 Nanso, wɔn a wɔbɛgyina pintinn akɔduru awieeɛ no, wɔbɛgye wɔn nkwa.
but those who hold out to the end will be saved.
14 Na wɔbɛka asɛmpa a ɛfa Ahennie no ho no wɔ ewiase afanan nyinaa, na wɔate. Ɛno akyi ansa na awieeɛ no bɛba.
The good news of the kingdom will be proclaimed around the whole world so everyone will be able to hear it, and then the end will come.
15 “Enti, sɛ mohunu ‘Adeɛ a Ɛyɛ Hu’ a, Odiyifoɔ Daniel kaa ho asɛm sɛ ɛgyina kronkronbea hɔ no a, ma deɛ ɔkenkan no nte aseɛ,
So when you see the ‘idolatry that defiles’ standing in the holy place that the prophet Daniel spoke about (those who read this please consider carefully),
16 wɔn a wɔte Yudea no nnwane nkɔ Yuda mmepɔ so.
then the people living in Judea should run away to the mountains.
17 Mma obiara a ɔwɔ ne efie ɛdan atifi no nsiane nkɔfa biribiara mfiri ne efie hɔ.
Anyone who is on the housetop must not go down and fetch what's in the house.
18 Wɔn a wɔwɔ mfuom no nso nnsane wɔn akyi mmɛfa wɔn ntoma.
Anyone who is out in the fields must not go back to get a coat.
19 Na wɔn a wɔafa afuro ne wɔn a wɔturu mma saa ɛberɛ no mu no nnue!
How awful it will be for those who are pregnant, and those who are nursing babies at that time!
20 Na mommɔ mpaeɛ na ɛberɛ a ɛsɛ sɛ modwane no anyɛ awɔberɛ anaa Homeda.
Pray that you don't have to run away in winter, or on the Sabbath day.
21 Ɛfiri sɛ, ɔtaa a ɛbɛba no, ebi nsii wɔ ewiase abakɔsɛm mu da, na ebi nso rensi da.
For at that time there will be terrible persecution—more terrible than anything that has happened from the beginning of the world up till now, and won't ever happen again.
22 “Nokorɛm, sɛ wɔantwa saa nna no so a, nnipa nyinaa ase bɛtɔre.
Unless those days are cut short, nobody will be saved, but for the sake of the chosen those days will be cut short.
23 Sɛ obi ka kyerɛ mo sɛ, ‘Agyenkwa no wɔ ha anaasɛ ɔwɔ nohoa anaa wayi ne ho adi wɔ ha anaa ɛhɔ’ a, monnye nni.
So if anyone tells you, ‘Look, here's the Messiah,’ or, ‘There he is,’ don't believe it.
24 Atorɔ Akristofoɔ ne atorɔ adiyifoɔ bɛsɔre, na wɔayɛ anwanwadeɛ ahodoɔ na sɛ ɛbɛtumi a, wɔadaadaa wɔn mpo a Onyankopɔn ayi wɔn no.
For false messiahs will appear, and false prophets too, and they will perform incredible signs and miracles in order to deceive the chosen, if that were possible.
25 Mabɔ mo kɔkɔ dada.
Notice that I've told you this before it even happens.
26 “Enti, sɛ obi ka kyerɛ mo sɛ, ‘Agyenkwa no asane aba na ɔwɔ ɛserɛ so a,’ monnha mo ho sɛ mobɛkɔ hɔ akɔhwehwɛ no; ‘anaasɛ nso ɔde ne ho asie baabi a,’ monnye nni!
So if they tell you, ‘Look, he's out in the desert,’ don't go looking there; or if they say, ‘Look, he's secretly here,’ don't believe it.
27 Na sɛdeɛ anyinam pa firi apueeɛ kɔ atɔeɛ no, saa ara na sɛ Onipa Ba no reba a, ɛbɛyɛ ara ne no.
For the coming of the Son of man will be like the lightning that flashes brightly from east to west.
28 Na deɛ efunu wɔ no, ɛhɔ na apete mpa.
‘Vultures gather where the carcass is.’
29 “Ɔtaa no akyiri pɛ “‘awia bɛduru sum, na ɔsrane renhyerɛn; na nsoromma bɛtete ahwe, na wɔbɛwoso tumi a ɛwɔ ɔsoro no.’
But right after those days of persecution the sun will be darkened, the moon will not shine, the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of heaven will be shaken.
30 “Afei, Onipa Ba no ho nsɛnkyerɛnneɛ bɛda adi, na ɛsoro ne asase sofoɔ nyinaa bɛtwa agyaadwoɔ. Na ewiase amanaman bɛhunu me, sɛ mede tumi ne animuonyam nam ɛsoro omununkum mu reba.
Then the sign of the Son of man will appear in heaven, and all the peoples of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and in brilliant glory.
31 Na mɛsoma mʼabɔfoɔ a wɔrebɔ totorobɛnto aba, na wɔbɛboaboa wɔn a mayi wɔn no ano firi ɛsoro ano kɔka asase ano.
With a blast from a trumpet he will send his angels to gather his chosen ones from every place, from one end of heaven and earth to the other.
32 “Afei, monsua biribi mfiri borɔdɔma dua no ho asɛm no mu. Sɛ ɛyi mman foforɔ, sane yi ahahan foforɔ a, na ɛkyerɛ sɛ asusɔ abɛn.
Learn an illustration from the fig tree. When its shoots become tender and leaves begin to sprout, you know that summer is coming.
33 Saa ara nso na sɛ mohunu sɛ saa nneɛma yi nyinaa afiti aseɛ resisi a, mobɛhunu sɛ meba a mɛsane aba no abɛn, aduru apono ano.
In the same way when you see all these things happening, you know that his coming is near, in fact it's right at the door!
34 Nokorɛ mese mo sɛ, awontoatoasoɔ yi rentwam, gye sɛ saa nneɛma yi nyinaa aba mu ansa.
I tell you the truth: this generation won't pass away until all these things have happened.
35 Ɛsoro ne asase bɛtwam akɔ, na me nsɛm deɛ, ɛbɛtena hɔ daa.
Heaven and earth may pass away, but my words won't pass away.
36 “Nanso, ɛda anaa dɔn ko a awieeɛ no bɛba deɛ, obiara nnim. Ɔsoro abɔfoɔ ne Onyankopɔn Ba no mpo nnim. Agya no nko na ɔnim.
But no one knows the day or hour when this will take place, not the angels in heaven, nor the Son. Only the Father knows.
37 Onipa Ba no ba a ɔbɛba no bɛyɛ sɛdeɛ Noa berɛ so ɛyɛeɛ no ara pɛ.
When the Son of man comes it will be like it was during the time of Noah.
38 Na sɛdeɛ nna a ɛdi nsuyire no anim no, nnipa didiiɛ, na wɔnomeeɛ, warewareeɛ, de kɔsii ɛda a Noa kɔɔ ɛhyɛn no mu,
It will be as in the days before the flood, when they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, right up until the day that Noah went into the ark.
39 na nnipa annye deɛ ɛbɛba anni, kɔsii sɛ nsuyire bɛfaa wɔn nyinaa kɔeɛ no, saa ara na Onipa Ba no ba a ɔbɛsane aba no bɛyɛ.
They didn't realize what was going to happen until the flood came and swept them all away. That's how the coming of the Son of man will be.
40 Saa ɛberɛ no, wɔbɛfa mmarima baanu a wɔreyɛ adwuma wɔ afuom no mu baako akɔ, na wɔagya ɔbaako.
Two men will be working in the fields. One will be taken, the other left.
41 Saa ara nso na mmaa baanu a wɔwɔ efie renoa aduane no nso, wɔbɛfa ɔbaako agya ɔbaako no no.
Two women will be grinding grain with a mill. One will be taken, the other left.
42 “Enti, monwɛn ɛfiri sɛ, monnim da ko a Awurade bɛba.
So stay alert, because you don't know what day your Lord is coming.
43 Sɛdeɛ onipa tumi wɛn de bɔ ne ho ban firi akorɔmfoɔ ho no,
But consider this: if the house-owner knew what time a thief was coming, he would keep watch. He would not allow his house to be broken into and robbed.
44 saa ara na ɛwɔ sɛ mosiesie mo ho, ɛfiri sɛ Onipa Ba no bɛba ɛberɛ a mo ani nna so sɛ ɔbɛba.
You also need to be ready, because the Son of man is coming at a time when you're not expecting him.
45 “Hwan ne ɔsomfoɔ nokwafoɔ nyansafoɔ no, deɛ ne wura de ne fidua mu asomfoɔ ahyɛ ne nsa sɛ ɔmma wɔn adwuma wɔ ɛberɛ a ɛsɛ mu?
For who is the trustworthy and thoughtful servant? It's the one his master puts in charge of his household to provide them with food at the proper time.
46 Nhyira ne ɔsomfoɔ a ne wura no bɛba abɛto no sɛ wayɛ nʼadwuma pɛpɛɛpɛ.
How good it will be for that servant to be found doing that when his master returns!
47 Nokorɛm, ɔde nʼagyapadeɛ nyinaa bɛhyɛ ne nsa.
I tell you the truth: the master will put that servant in charge over everything he has.
48 Na sɛ ɔyɛ akoa bɔne, na ɔka kyerɛ ne ho sɛ, ‘Me Wura nnya mmaeɛ,’
But if he was evil, the servant would say to himself, ‘My master is taking a long time,’
49 na ɔhyɛ aseɛ ha ne mfɛfoɔ nkoa, na ɔdidi, boro nsã a,
and would start beating the other servants, feasting and drinking with the drunks.
50 ne Wura no bɛba ɛda a nʼani nna so sɛ ɔbɛba.
Then that servant's master will return when the man doesn't expect him, at a time he doesn't know.
51 Ɔbɛtwe nʼaso denden, na ɔde no akɔ baabi a wɔbu nyaatwomfoɔ atɛn; ɛhɔ na wɔtwa agyaadwoɔ na wɔtwɛre wɔn se.
He'll cut him to pieces, and treat him in the same way as the hypocrites, sending him to a place where there's crying and gnashing of teeth.
