Luke 21
1 येशूले केही धनी मानिसहरूले मन्दिरको दान-पेटीमा उपहारहरू हाल्दै गरेको देख्नुभयो।
2 त्यहाँ उहाँले एउटी गरीब विधवालाई दुइवटा ताँबाका साना-साना सिक्काहरू पेटीमा हाल्दै गरेको देख्नुभयो।
3 येशूले भन्नु भयो, “म तिमीहरूलाई साँचो भन्दछु, यो गरीब विधवाले अरू सबैले भन्दा धेरै दिई।
4 किनभने धनीहरूले आफूलाई नचाहिएको सम्पत्तिबाट भेटी चढाए। तर यो विधवा अत्यन्तै गरीब छे अनि उसले आफ्नो जति थियो सबै दिई। त्यो पैसा त्यसलाई जीविकाको लागि चाहिन्थ्यो।”
5 केही चेलाहरू मन्दिरको विषयमा बात गरिरहेका थिए। तिनीहरूले भने, “सुन्दर ढुङ्गाहरूद्वारा बनाइएको यो एउटा सुन्दर मन्दिर हो । परमेश्वरलाई चढाएको ती राम्र-राम्र चीजहरू हेर।”
6 तर येशूले भन्नुभयो, “एउटा समय आउनेछ, अहिले यहाँ तिमी जो देख्छौ प्रत्येक चीज नै नाश हुनेछ। प्रत्येक ढुगां नै फ्याँकिनेछ। कुनै एउटा ढुङ्गा पनि अर्को माथि रहनेछैन्।”
7 ती चेलाहरूले येशूलाई सोधे, “हे गुरू, कहिले यस्तो घटना हुनेछ? यी घटनाहरू हुनेवाला छ भी जान्नलाई कस्तो चिन्ह पाइनेछ?”
8 येशूले भन्नुभयो, “सर्तक बस! मूर्ख नबन। मेरो नाम लिदै धेरै मानिसहरू आउनेछन्। तिनीहरूले भन्नेछन्, म नै ख्रीष्ट हुँ, अनि, सही समय आएको छ! तर तिनीहरूलाई नपछयाउनु।
9 जब तिमीहरूले लडाई र हलचलको विषयमा सुन्नेछौ, नडराऊ। यही कुरा पहिले हुनेछ। त्यसपछि अन्त आउनेछ।”
10 तब येशूले तिनीहरूलाई भन्नुभयो, “जाती-जातिहरूमाझ लडाई चल्नेछ। राज्य-राज्यहरूमाकझ झगडा चल्नेछ।
11 ठूलो भूकम्प जानेछ, अनि विभिन्न ठाउँमा अनिकाल अनि बिमारहरू फैलिनेछ। भयानक घटनाहरू घटनेछन् अनि स्वर्गबाट ठूला-ठूला चिन्हरू दिइनेछ।
12 तर यी घटनाहरू हुन अघि, मानिसहरूले तिमीहरूलाई पक्रिनेछन् अनि तिमीहरूलाई सताउनेछन्। तिनीहरूका सभा-घरहरूमा तिमीहरूको न्याय गरिनेछ अनि तिमीहरूलाई झयालखानामा हाल्नेछन्। राजाहरू र राज्यपालहरू अघि तिमीहरूलाई उभ्याइनेछ। मानिसहरूले तिमीहरूलाई यसो गर्नुको कारण तिमीहरू मेरा चेलाहरू हौ।
13 तर यसले मेरो विषयमा केही भन्ने मौका पनि मिल्नेछ।
14 तिमीहरूले आफ्नो बचाऊको लागि के भन्नु पर्छ त्यस विषयमा चिन्ता गर्नु पर्दैन।
15 म तिमीहरूलाई यस्तो शब्द ज्ञान दिनेछु कि तिमीहरूको कुनै शत्रुले पनि जवाफ दिन सक्तैन।
16 तिमीहरूको बाबु-आमा, दाज्युभाइहरू, आफन्तहरू, र मित्रहरूले समेत तिमीहरूलाई प्रशासनलाई सुम्पिनेछन्, अनि तिनीहरूले तिमीहरू मध्ये कतिलाई मार्ने पनि छन्।
17 सबै मानिसहरूले तिमीहरूलाई मेरो अनुशरण गरेकोमा त्याग गर्नेछन्।
18 तर यी सब कुराहरूले शिरको एउटा केश पनि नष्ट हुनेछैन।
19 तिमीहरूको विश्वासले गर्दा यी सबै विपदहरूबाट बाँच्नेछौ।
20 “तिमीहरूले यरूशलेमको वरिपरि सबै तिरबाट फौजले घेरेको पाउनेछौ। तब तिमीहरूलाई थाहा हुनेछ कि यरूशलेमको पतनको सयम नजिक आएछ।
21 त्यसबेला यहूदियाका मानिसहरू डाँडाकाँडातिर भाग्नु पर्छ। मानिसहरूले तत्कालै यरूशलेम छोडनु पर्छ। यदि तिमीहरू शहर नजिकै छौ भने, त्यहाँभित्र नजाऊ। दण्ड दिनुहुनेछ भनी लेखेका छन्।
22 त्यस समय हो जब ती जम्मै कुराहरू पूरा हुनेछ।
23 त्यस समय गर्भवती स्त्री र दूधे बालकका आमाहरूको निम्ति भयानक हुनेछ। किन? किनभने यो भूमिमा अति कष्ट आइपर्नेछ। परमेश्वरको रिस ती मानिसहरूमाथि पर्नेछ।
24 कतिजना मानिसहरू सिपाहीहरूद्वारा मारिनेछन्। कतिजनालाई कैदी बनाई सबै देशहरूमा लगिनेछ। यरूशलेमको पवीत्र शहरमा गैरयहूदीहरूको समय शेष नहुञ्जेल तिनीहरू पाइताला ठटाएर हिडी रहनेछन्।
25 “सूर्य, चन्द्र र ताराहरूमा पनि आश्चर्य घटनाहरू घट्नेछन्। अनि पृथ्वीमा सबै जाति-जातिहरू सङकटमा पर्नेछन्। सागरका गर्जन र उर्लेका झोक्काहरूले तिनीहरूलाई अत्तालाउनेछन।
26 मानिसहरू भयभित हुनेछन्। संसारमा के हुने हो भनी चिन्ताले तिनीहरू आतङिकत हुनेछन्। आकाशको शक्तिहरू हल्लाइनेछन्।
27 तब मानिसको पुत्रलाई शक्ति र महा महिमासँग बादल माथि आउँदै गरेको देखिनेछ।
28 जब यी सब चीजहरू शुरू हुनथाल्छ, नडारउनु। माथितिर हेर, अनि खुशी बन। किनभने जति बेला परमेश्वरले तिमीहरूलाई मुक्ति दिनु हुन्छ, त्यो समय नजीक छ।”
29 त्यसपछि येशूले यस्तो दृष्टान्त भन्नुभयोः “यी सबै रूखहरूलाई हेर। नेभाराको रुख यसको लागि असल उदाहरण हो।
30 जब यो हरियो हुन्छ (बढ्नेछ), तिमीहरूलाई थाहा हुनेछ कि ग्रीष्म ऋतु नजिकै आयो।
31 त्यसरीनै जब यी सब भइरहेको देख्नेछौ, तब परमेश्वरको राज्य नजिकै आइ पुग्न लागेको हुनेछ।
32 “म तिमीहरूलाई साँच्चै भन्दछु। जबसम्म यी घटनाहरू घटी सक्तैनन वर्त्तमान पुस्ता तुरिएको हुँदैनन्।
33 आकाश र पृथ्वी ध्वंस हुनेछ; तर मैले भनेका वचनहरू कहिले खेरा जाने छैनन्।
34 “होशियार बस! आफ्नो समय महाभोजहरूमा मात्र नबिताऊ। अथवा, संसारिक कुराहरूमा मात्र समय नफाल। किनभने त्यो दिन तिमीमा धरापमा परे झैं झट्टै आई लाग्नेछ।
35 पृथ्वीमा भएका सबैमाथि यस्तो एक्कासि आइपर्नेछ।
36 यसर्थ, हर समय तयार बस। प्रार्थना गर जसद्वारा तिमी ती आई पर्ने संकटबाट बाँच्न सक्नेछौ। प्रार्थना गर ताकि तिमीहरू मानिसको पुत्र अघि खडा हुन सक्नेछौ।”
37 येशूले दिनभरि मन्दिरमा उपदेश दिनुभयो अनि राती शहर बाहिर गएर जैतुन भन्ने पाहाडमा बिताउनु भयो।
38 प्रत्येक बिहान मानिसहरू मन्दिरमा जान्थे अनि येशूको शिक्षा सुन्थे।
1 And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury.
2 And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites.
3 And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all:
4 For all these have of their abundance cast in unto the offerings of God: but she of her penury hath cast in all the living that she had.
5 And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he said,
6 As for these things which ye behold, the days will come, in the which there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
7 And they asked him, saying, Master, but when shall these things be? and what sign will there be when these things shall come to pass?
8 And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them.
9 But when ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified: for these things must first come to pass; but the end is not by and by.
10 Then said he unto them, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:
11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
12 But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name’s sake.
13 And it shall turn to you for a testimony.
14 Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer:
15 For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.
16 And ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolks, and friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put to death.
17 And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake.
18 But there shall not an hair of your head perish.
19 In your patience possess ye your souls.
20 And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh.
21 Then let them which are in Judaea flee to the mountains; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out; and let not them that are in the countries enter thereinto.
22 For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.
23 But woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck, in those days! for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people.
24 And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.
25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;
26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
27 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
28 And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.
29 And he spake to them a parable; Behold the fig tree, and all the trees;
30 When they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand.
31 So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand.
32 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled.
33 Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.
34 And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.
35 For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.
36 Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
37 And in the day time he was teaching in the temple; and at night he went out, and abode in the mount that is called the mount of Olives.
38 And all the people came early in the morning to him in the temple, for to hear him.
1 Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
2 Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten.
3 Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days.
4 Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth.
5 Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; ye have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter.
6 Ye have condemned and killed the just; and he doth not resist you.
7 Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.
8 Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.
9 Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door.
10 Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience.
11 Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.
12 But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation.
13 Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.
14 Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:
15 And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.
16 Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
17 Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.
18 And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.
19 Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him;
20 Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.