1Et cum egrederetur de templo,And as he was departing from the temple,ait illi unus ex discipulis suis:one of his disciples said to him,Magister,“Teacher,aspice quales lapides,observe these fine stoneset quales structuræ.and fine structures.”
2Et respondens Jesus,And in response,ait illi:Jesus said to him:Vides has omnes magnas ædificationes?“Do you see all these great buildings?Non relinquetur lapis super lapidem,There shall not be left stone upon stone,qui non destruatur.which is not torn down.”
3Et cum sederet in monte Olivarum contra templum,And as he sat at the Mount of Olives,interrogabant eum separatim Petrus,opposite the temple, Peter, and James,et Jacobus,and John,et Joannes, et Andreas:and Andrew questioned him privately.
4Dic nobis, quando ista fient?“Tell us, when will these things be,et quod signum erit, quando hæc omnia incipient consummari?and what will be the sign when all these things will begin to be fulfilled?”
5Et respondens Jesus cœpit dicere illis:And Jesus, answering, began to say to them:Videte ne quis vos seducat:“See to it that no one leads you astray.
6multi enim venient in nomine meo,For many will come in my name, saying,dicentes quia ego sum: et multos seducent.‘For I am he,’ and they will lead many astray.
7Cum audieritis autem bella,But when you will have heard of warset opiniones bellorum,and rumors of wars,ne timueritis:you should not be afraid.oportet enim hæc fieri:For these things must be,sed nondum finis.but the end is not so soon.
8Exsurget enim gens contra gentem,For nation will rise up against nation,et regnum super regnum,and kingdom over kingdom,et erunt terræmotus per loca,and there shall be earthquakes in various places,et fames.and famines.Initium dolorum hæc.These are but the beginning of the sorrows.
9Videte autem vosmetipsos.But see to yourselves.Tradent enim vos in consiliis,For they will hand you over to councils,et in synagogis vapulabitis,and in the synagogues you will be beaten,et ante præsides et reges stabitis propter me,and you shall stand before governors and kings because of me,in testimonium illis.as a testimony for them.
10Et in omnes gentes primum oportet prædicari Evangelium.And the Gospel must first be preached to all nations.
11Et cum duxerint vos tradentes,And when they have seized you and handed you over,nolite præcogitare quid loquamini:do not consider in advance what to say.sed quod datum vobis fuerit in illa hora,But whatever will be given you in that hour,id loquimini:say that.non enim vos estis loquentes,For you will not be speaking,sed Spiritus Sanctus.but the Holy Spirit.
12Tradet autem frater fratrem in mortem,Then brother will betray brother to death,et pater filium:and the father,et consurgent filii in parentes,a son;et morte afficient eos.and children will rise up against their parents and will bring about their death.
13Et eritis odio omnibus propter nomen meum.And you will be hated by all for the sake of my name.Qui autem sustinuerit in finem,But whoever will have persevered unto the end,hic salvus erit.the same will be saved.
14Cum autem videritis abominationem desolationis stantem,Then, when you have seen the abomination of desolation,ubi non debet,standing where it ought not to be,qui legit, intelligat:let the reader understand:tunc qui in Judæa sunt, fugiant in montes:then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.
15et qui super tectum, ne descendat in domum,And let whoever is on the rooftop not descend to the house,nec introëat ut tollat quid de domo sua:nor enter so as to take anything from the house.
16et qui in agro erit, non revertatur retro tollere vestimentum suum.And let whoever may be in the field not return to take his garment.
17Væ autem prægnantibus et nutrientibus in illis diebus.But woe to those who are pregnant or nursing in those days.
18Orate vero ut hieme non fiant.Truly, pray that these things may not happen in winter.
19Erunt enim dies illi tribulationes tales quales non fuerunt ab initio creaturæ,For those days shall have such tribulations as have not been since the beginning of the creation that God founded,quam condidit Deus usque nunc,even until now,neque fient.and shall not be.
20Et nisi breviasset Dominus dies,And unless the Lord had shortened the days,non fuisset salva omnis caro:no flesh would be saved. But,sed propter electos,for the sake of the elect,quos elegit,whom he has chosen,breviavit dies.he has shortened the days.
21Et tunc si quis vobis dixerit:And then, if anyone will have said to you:Ecce hic est Christus,‘Behold, here is the Christ. Behold,ecce illic,in that place.’ne credideritis.Do not believe it.
22Exsurgent enim pseudochristi et pseudoprophetæ,For false Christs and false prophets will rise up,et dabunt signa et portenta ad seducendos,and they will present signs and wonders, so as to lead astray,si fieri potest,if it were possible,etiam electos.even the elect.
23Vos ergo videte:Therefore, you must take heed.ecce prædixi vobis omnia.Behold, I have foretold all to you.
24Sed in illis diebus,But in those days,post tribulationem illam,after that tribulation,sol contenebrabitur,the sun will be darkened,et luna non dabit splendorem suum:and the moon will not give her splendor.
25et stellæ cæli erunt decidentes,And the stars of heaven will be falling down,et virtutes, quæ in cælis sunt, movebuntur.and the powers that are in heaven will be moved.
26Et tunc videbunt Filium hominis venientem in nubibus cum virtute multaAnd then they shall see the Son of man arriving on the clouds,et gloria.with great power and glory.
27Et tunc mittet angelos suos,And then he will send his Angels,et congregabit electos suos a quatuor ventis,and gather together his elect, from the four winds,a summo terræ usque ad summum cæli.from the limits of the earth, to the limits of heaven.
28A ficu autem discite parabolam.Now from the fig tree discern a parable.Cum jam ramus ejus tener fuerit,When its branch becomes tenderet nata fuerint folia,and the foliage has been formed,cognoscitis quia in proximo sit æstas:you know that summer is very near.
29sicSo also,et vos cum videritis hæc fieri,when you will have seen these things happen,scitote quod in proximo sit,know that it is very near,in ostiis.even at the doors.
30Amen dico vobis,Amen I say to you,quoniam non transibit generatio hæc,that this lineage shall not pass away,donec omnia ista fiant.until all these things have happened.
31Cælum et terra transibunt,Heaven and earth shall pass away,verba autem mea non transibunt.but my word shall not pass away.
32De die autem illoBut concerning that day or hour,vel hora nemo scit,no one knows,neque angeli in cælo,neither the Angels in heaven,neque Filius,nor the Son,nisi Pater.but only the Father.
33Videte,Take heed,vigilate,be vigilant,et orate:and pray.nescitis enim quando tempus sit.For you do not know when the time may be.
34Sicut homo qui peregre profectus reliquit domum suam,It is like a man who, setting out on a sojourn, left behind his house,et dedit servis suis potestatem cujusque operis,and gave his servants authority over every work,et janitori præcepit ut vigilet,and instructed the doorkeeper to stand watch.
35vigilate ergo (nescitis enim quando dominus domus veniat:Therefore, be vigilant, for you do not know when the lord of the house may arrive:sero, an media nocte,in the evening, or in the middle of the night,an galli cantu, an mane),or at first light, or in the morning.
36ne,Otherwise,cum venerit repente,when he will have arrived unexpectedly,inveniat vos dormientes.he may find you sleeping.
37Quod autem vobis dico,But what I say to you,omnibus dico:I say to all:Vigilate.Be vigilant.”