Nation will fight against nation. Kingdom will fight against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in many places. People will go hungry. All these things are the beginning of birth pains.

民要攻打民，国要攻打国；多处必有地震、饥荒。这都是灾难的起头。

民要攻打民，国要攻打国，多处必有地震、饥荒。这都是灾难的起头。

民要攻打民，国要攻打国，多处必有地震、饥荒。这都是灾难的起头。

“民族将与民族互斗，国家将与国家相争，各处将有地震和饥荒。这些只是灾难的开始。

一个民族要起来攻打另一个民族，一个国家要起来攻打另一个国家，到处要有地震，有饥荒，这些不过是痛苦的开始。

一个民族要起来反对另一个民族，一个国家要起来反对另一个国家；到处都会有地震和饥荒。这些都像临产阵痛的开始。

民要攻打民，國要攻打國；多處必有地震、饑荒。這都是災難的起頭。

民要攻打民，國要攻打國，多處必有地震、饑荒。這都是災難的起頭。

民要攻打民，國要攻打國，多處必有地震、饑荒。這都是災難的起頭。

「民族將與民族互鬥，國家將與國家相爭，各處將有地震和饑荒。這些只是災難的開始。

一個民族要起來攻打另一個民族，一個國家要起來攻打另一個國家，到處要有地震，有饑荒，這些不過是痛苦的開始。

因為外邦必起來攻打外邦；國必攻打國；許多地方必有地震，有饑荒：這些事只是災難的起頭。

一個民族要起來反對另一個民族，一個國家要起來反對另一個國家；到處都會有地震和饑荒。這些都像臨產陣痛的開始。

民將攻民、國將攻國、隨在地震、饑饉、斯乃劬勞之始也、○

民將攻民、國亦攻國、地震、饑饉、變亂、隨在皆然、此災害之始也、

民將攻民、國將攻國、隨處有地震、亦有饑饉變亂、凡此乃災禍之始、

將見民與民爭、國與國鬥、饑饉地震、觸處皆然。此猶為苦痛之始耳。

Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, and famines. These are the beginning of birth pains.

For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places; there will be famines. These are but the beginning of the birth pains.

Nation will go to war against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in many parts of the world, as well as famines. But this is only the first of the birth pains, with more to come.

For nation will rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, and famines. These are the beginning of birth pains.

For nation will rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; there will be earthquakes in various places; there will also be famines. These things are only the beginning of birth pains.

For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be earthquakes in various places, and there will be famines and troubles. These are the beginnings of sorrows.

For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; there shall be earthquakes in divers places; there shall be famines: these things are the beginning of travail.

For nation will rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, and famines. These are the beginning of birth pains.

For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these[ are] the beginnings of sorrows.

For nation will rise up in arms against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, and there will be famines. These are but the beginning of birth pains.

For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places. There will be famines and troubles. These things are the beginning of birth pains.

We have heard reports about them. And our hands can’t help us. We are suffering greatly. It’s like the pain of a woman having a baby.

One of them was named Agabus. He stood up and spoke through the Spirit. He said there would not be nearly enough food anywhere in the Roman world. This happened while Claudius was the emperor.

Another horse came out. It was red like fire. Its rider was given power to take peace from the earth. He was given power to make people kill each other. He was given a large sword.

The Lord says,“ I will stir up one Egyptian against another. Relatives will fight against relatives. Neighbors will fight against one another. Cities will fight against cities. Kingdoms will fight against one another.

One nation was crushing another. One city was crushing another. That’s because God was causing them to suffer terribly.

Trembling took hold of them. They felt pain like a woman giving birth.

The people of Damascus have become weak. They have turned to run away. Panic has taken hold of them. Suffering and pain have taken hold of them. Their pain is like the pain of a woman having a baby.

Why are you crying out so loudly now? Don’t you have a king? Has your ruler died? Is that why pain comes on you like the pain of a woman having a baby?People of Zion, groan with pain. Cry out like a woman having a baby. Soon you must leave your city. You must camp in the open fields. You will have to go to the land of Babylon. But that’s where the Lord will save you. There he will set you free from the power of your enemies.

The king of Babylon has heard reports about them. His hands can’t help him. He is in great pain. It is like the pain of a woman having a baby.

All these are the beginning of birth pains.

I will throw down royal thrones. I will smash the power of other kingdoms. I will destroy chariots and their drivers. Horses and their riders will fall. They will be killed by the swords of their relatives.

People will be saying that everything is peaceful and safe. Then suddenly they will be destroyed. It will happen like birth pains coming on a pregnant woman. None of the people will escape.

Some of you live in Jerusalem in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon. You are comfortable in your cedar buildings. But you will groan when pain comes on you. It will be like the pain of a woman having a baby.

I hear a cry like the cry of a woman having a baby. I hear a groan like someone having her first child. It’s the cry of the people of Zion struggling to breathe. They reach out their hands and say,“ Help us! We’re fainting! Murderers are about to kill us!”

The Lord who rules over all says,“ Look! Horrible trouble is spreading from one nation to another. A mighty storm is rising. It is coming from a place that is very far away.”

You have worked hard to make special friends. But the Lord will let them rule over you. Then what will you say? Suffering will take hold of you. It will be like the pain of a woman having a baby.

They told Isaiah,“ Hezekiah says,‘ Today we’re in great trouble. The Lord is warning us. He’s bringing shame on us. Sometimes babies come to the moment when they should be born. But their mothers aren’t strong enough to give birth to them. Today we are like those mothers. We aren’t strong enough to save ourselves.

On that day the Lord will fill people with great panic. They will grab one another by the hand. And they’ll attack one another.