Section
XLII.
[1] 2881
But when ye see
Jerusalem with the
army compassing it about, then know that [2] its
desolation is come near.
2882
Those then that
are in Judæa at that time shall
flee to the
mountain; and those
that are within her shall
flee; and those that are in the [3]
villages
shall not enter her.
2883
For these days are
the days of
vengeance, that all that [4] is written may be
fulfilled.
2884
And when ye see the
unclean sign of desolation,
2885
| 2885 So Vat.
ms., following the Peshitta. Ciasca
follows Borg. ms., which by a change of
diacritical points has the hardly grammatical reading, see that it
is the desolation, the unclean thing spoken of.
Ibn-at-Tayyib’s Commentary supports Vat. ms. |
spoken of in Daniel
the
prophet, standing in the pure place, he that readeth shall
understand, [5, 6]
2886
and then he that is
in Judæa shall
flee in to the
mountain:
2887
and let him that is on the [7]
roof not go
down, nor enter in to take anything from his
house:
2888
and let him that is in [8] [Arabic, p. 159]
the
field not turn behind him to take his
garment.
2889
Woe to them that are with
child and to them
that give suck in those days! there shall be great [9]
distress in the
land, and
wrath against this
nation.
2890
And
they shall fall on the edge of the
sword,
2891
| 2891 This word has a
Syriac meaning given to it. In Arabic it means
war. |
and shall be taken captive to every
land: and
Jerusalem shall be
trodden down of the
nations, until the times of the
nations be
ended.
[10] 2892
Then if any man say
unto you, The
Messiah is here; or, Lo, he is there; believe [11] him
not:
2893
there shall rise
then false Messiahs and
prophets of
lying, and shall do
signs and
wonders, in order that they may lead
astray even the
elect also, if
they [12] be able.
2894
But as for you,
beware: for I have acquainted you with everything [13]
beforehand.
2895
If then they say
unto you, Lo, he is in the
desert; go not out, lest ye [14] be
taken: and if they say unto you, Lo, he is in the
chamber;
believe not.
2896
And as the
lightning
appeareth from the east, and is seen unto the west; so shall be the
[15] coming of the Son of man.
2897
But
first he must
suffer much and be
rejected by this [16]
generation.
2898
2899
Pray therefore that your flight be not in
winter, nor on a
sabbath: [17]
2900
there shall be then great
tribulation,
2901
| 2901 Same Arabic (and
Syriac) word as in § 41, 50. |
the like of which
there hath not been from the [18] beginning of the
world till now, nor
shall be.
2902
And except the
Lord
had shortened those days, no
flesh would have lived: but because
of the
elect, whom he elected, [19] he shortened those days.
2903
And there shall be
signs in the sun and the
moon and the
stars; and upon the
earth affliction2904
| 2904 Same Arabic (and
Syriac) word as in § 41, 50. |
of the
nations, and rubbing of
hands for the
confusion
2905
| 2905 So the Borg.
ms. The Vat. ms.,
followed by Ciasca, has grief. |
[20] [Arabic, p.
160] of the
noise of the
sea, and an
earthquake:
2906
the
souls of men shall [21] go forth from
fear of that which is to come upon the
earth.
2907
And in those days, straightway after the
distress of those days, the sun shall become
dark, and the
moon shall
not shew its
light, and the
stars shall fall from
heaven, and the
powers [22] of
heaven shall be convulsed:
2908
and then shall appear the sign of the Son of
man in
heaven: and at that time all the
tribes of the
earth shall
wail, and look unto the Son [23] of man coming on the
clouds of
heaven
with
power and much
glory.
2909
And he shall
send his
angels with the great
trumpet, and they shall
gather his
elect
from the four [24]
winds, from one end of
heaven to the other.
2910
| 2910 Lit. the end
of heaven unto its end. |
2911
But when these
things begin to be, be of good cheer, and lift up your heads; for your
salvation2912
is come near.
[25] 2913
Learn the example of
the
fig tree: when it letteth down its
branches,
2914
| 2914 cf. Peshitta,
which text the translator seems to have misread. |
and putteth [26] forth its
leaves, ye know
that the
summer is come;
2915
so ye also, when ye
see these things begun to be, know ye that the
kingdom of
God hath
arrived at the [27]
door.
2916
Verily I say
unto you, This generation shall not pass away, until all these [28]
things shall be.
2917
Heaven and
earth
shall pass away, but my sayings shall not pass away.
[29] 2918
Take heed to
yourselves, that your
hearts become not heavy with inordinate
desire,
2919
and
drunkenness,
and the care of the
world at any time, and that day come [30] upon you suddenly:
2920
for it is as a shock that shocks all the
inhabitants that are on the [31] face of the whole
earth.
2921
Watch at all times, and
pray, that ye may be
worthy to
escape [Arabic, p. 161] from all the things that are to be,
and that ye may stand before the Son of [32] man.
2922
Of that day and of that hour hath no man
learned, not even the
angels [33] of
heaven, neither the Son, but the
Father.
2923
See ye, and watch
and
pray: for ye know [34] not when that time
will
be.
2924
It is as a
man, who journeyed, and left his
house, and gave his
authority to his
servants, and
appointed every man to his
work, and [35] charged the
porter to be wakeful.
2925
Be wakeful
then:
2926
since ye know not when the
lord of the
house cometh, in the evening, or in the middle of the
night, or when
the [36]
cock croweth, or in the morning;
2927
lest he come unexpectedly, and find you
sleeping. [37]
2928
The thing that I say
unto you, unto all of you do I say it, Be ye watchful.
[38] 2929
For as it was in the
days of
Noah, so shall the coming of the Son of man be. [39]
2930
As they were before the
flood eating and
drinking, and taking
wives, and giving [40]
wives to men,
2931
until the day in which
Noah entered into the
ark, and they perceived not till the
flood came, and took them all; so
shall the coming of the Son of man [41] be.
2932
And as it was in the days of Lot; they were
eating and drinking, and selling [42] and buying, and planting and
building,
2933
on the day in which
Lot went out from
Sodom, and the
Lord rained
fire and
brimstone from
heaven, and
destroyed them [43, 44] all:
2934
so
shall it be in the day in which the Son of man is
revealed.
2935
2936
And in that
day, whosoever is on the
roof, and his
garments2937
in
the
house, let him not go down to [45] take them: and he that is
in the
field shall not turn behind him.
2938
Remember Lot’s [46]
wife.
2939
Whosoever shall desire to
save his
life shall
destroy it: but whosoever shall [47]
destroy his
life shall
save
it.
2940
Verily I say unto
you, In that
night there shall be two on [48] [Arabic, p. 162] one
bed;
one shall be taken, and another left.
2941
And
two
women shall be grinding [49] at one mill; one shall be
taken, and another left.
2942
And two shall
be in the [50]
field; one shall be taken, and another left.
2943
They answered and said unto him, To what
place, our
Lord? He said unto them, Where the body is, there will
the
eagles [51, 52]
gather.
2944
Be
attentive
now: for ye know not at what hour your
Lord cometh.
2945
Know this: if the master of the house
had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have been
attentive, and would not make it possible that his house should be [53]
broken through.
2946
Therefore be ye also
ready: for in the hour that ye think not the Son of man
cometh.
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