3 WYC And whanne he satte on the hille of Olyuete, hise disciplis camen to hym priueli, and seiden, Seie vs, whanne these thingis schulen be, and what token of thi comyng, and of the ending of the world. BSB BSB: While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately. “Tell us,” they said, “when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of Your coming and of the end of the age?”
4 WYC And Jhesus answeride, and seide to hem, Loke ye, that no man disseyue you. BSB BSB: Jesus answered, “See to it that no one deceives you.
5 WYC For many schulen come in my name, and schulen seie, Y am Crist; and thei schulen disseyue manye. BSB BSB: For many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many.
7 WYC Folk schal rise togidere ayens folc, and rewme ayens rewme, and pestilences, and hungris, and the erthemouyngis schulen be bi placis; BSB BSB: Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.
8 WYC and alle these ben bigynnyngis of sorewes. BSB BSB: All these are the beginning of birth pains.
9 WYC Thanne men schulen bitake you in to tribulacion, and schulen sle you, and ye schulen be in hate to alle folk for my name. BSB BSB: Then they will deliver you over to be persecuted and killed, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name.
10 WYC And thanne many schulen be sclaundrid, and bitraye ech other, and thei schulen hate ech other. BSB BSB: At that time many will fall away and will betray and hate one another,
11 WYC And many false prophetis schulen rise, and disseyue manye. BSB BSB: and many false prophets will arise and deceive many.
12 WYC And for wickidnesse schal `be plenteuouse, the charite of manye schal wexe coold; BSB BSB: Because of the multiplication of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold.
13 WYC but he that schal dwelle stable in to the ende, schal be saaf. BSB BSB: But the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
14 WYC And this gospel of the kyngdom schal be prechid in al the world, in witnessyng to al folc; BSB BSB: And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
16 WYC thanne thei that ben in Judee, fle to the mounteyns; and he that is in the hous roof, BSB BSB: then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.
17 WYC come not doun to take ony thing of his hous; and he that is in the feeld, BSB BSB: Let no one on the housetop come down to retrieve anything from his house.
18 WYC turne not ayen to take his coote. BSB BSB: And let no one in the field return for his cloak.
19 WYC But wo to hem that ben with child, and nurischen in tho daies. BSB BSB: How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers!
20 WYC Preye ye, that youre fleyng be not maad in wynter, or in the saboth. BSB BSB: Pray that your flight will not occur in the winter or on the Sabbath.
21 WYC For thanne schal be greet tribulacioun, what maner `was not fro the bigynnyng of the world to now, nether schal be maad. BSB BSB: For at that time there will be great tribulation, unseen from the beginning of the world until now, and never to be seen again.
22 WYC And but tho daies hadden be abreggide, ech flesch schulde not be maad saaf; but tho daies schulen be maad schort, for the chosun men. BSB BSB: If those days had not been cut short, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be cut short.
23 WYC Thanne if ony man seie to you, Lo! here is Crist, or there, nyle ye bileue. BSB BSB: At that time, if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There He is!’ do not believe it.
24 WYC For false Cristis and false prophetis schulen rise, and thei schulen yyue grete tokenes and wondrys; so that also the chosun be led in to erroure, if it may be done. BSB BSB: For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive even the elect, if that were possible.
25 WYC Lo! Y haue bifor seid to you. BSB BSB: See, I have told you in advance.
26 WYC Therfor if thei seie to you, Lo! he is in desert, nyle ye go out; lo! in priuey placis, nyle ye trowe. BSB BSB: So if they tell you, ‘There He is, in the wilderness,’ do not go out, or, ‘Here He is, in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it.
27 WYC For as leit goith out fro the eest, and apperith in to the weste, so schal be also the coming of mannus sone. BSB BSB: For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
28 WYC Where euer the bodi schal be, also the eglis schulen be gaderid thidur. BSB BSB: Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.
29 WYC And anoon after the tribulacioun of tho daies, the sunne schal be maad derk, and the moone schal not yyue hir liyt, and the sterris schulen falle fro heuene, and the vertues of heuenes schulen be moued. BSB BSB: Immediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’
30 WYC And thanne the tokene of mannus sone schal appere in heuene, and thanne alle kynredis of the erthe schulen weile; and thei schulen see mannus sone comynge in the cloudis of heuene, with miche vertu and maieste. BSB BSB: At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
31 WYC And he schal sende hise aungels with a trumpe, and a greet vois; and thei schulen gedere hise chosun fro foure wyndis, fro the hiyest thingis of heuenes to the endis of hem. BSB BSB: And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.
33 WYC `so and ye whanne ye seen alle these thingis, wite ye that it is nyy, in the yatis. BSB BSB: So also, when you see all these things, you will know that He is near, right at the door.
38 WYC For as in the daies bifore the greet flood, thei weren etynge and drynkynge, weddynge and takynge to weddyng, to that dai, that Noe entride in to the schippe; BSB BSB: For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark.
39 WYC and thei knewen not, til the greet flood cam, and took alle men, so schal be the comyng of mannus sone. BSB BSB: And they were oblivious until the flood came and swept them all away. So will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.
40 WYC Thanne tweyne schulen be in o feeld, oon schal be takun, and another left; BSB BSB: Two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left.
41 WYC twey wymmen schulen be gryndynge in o queerne, oon schal be takun, and `the tother left; tweyn in a bedde, `the toon schal be takun, and the tother left. BSB BSB: Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left.
43 WYC But wite ye this, that if the hosebonde man wiste in what our the thefe were to come, certis he wolde wake, and suffre not his hous to be vndurmyned. BSB BSB: But understand this: If the homeowner had known in which watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into.
44 WYC And therfor be ye redi, for in what our ye gessen not, mannus sone schal come. BSB BSB: For this reason, you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.
45 WYC Who gessist thou is a trewe seruaunt and prudent, whom his lord ordeyned on his meynee, to yyue hem mete in tyme? BSB BSB: Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the others their food at the proper time?
46 WYC Blessed is that seruaunt, whom `his lord, whanne he schal come, schal fynde so doynge. BSB BSB: Blessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.
47 WYC Treuli Y seye to you, for on alle his goodis he schal ordeyne hym. BSB BSB: Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.
48 WYC But if thilke yuel seruaunt seie in his herte, My lord tarieth to come, BSB BSB: But suppose that servant is wicked and says in his heart, ‘My master will be away a long time.’
49 WYC and bigynneth to smyte hise euen seruauntis, and ete, and drynke with drunken men; BSB BSB: And he begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards.
50 WYC the lord of that seruaunt schal come in the dai which he hopith not, and in the our that he knowith not, BSB BSB: The master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not anticipate.
51 WYC and schal departe hym, and putte his part with ypocritis; there schal be wepyng, and gryntyng of teeth. BSB BSB: Then he will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.