For just as with everything that has occurred in the world, the beginning is evident, and the end manifest: The Latin of this verse is quite unclear, but most scholars agree that the meaning is very much as Good News Bible expresses it. We also suggest the following model:

• The end of time will be like everything else in history. It will have a clear beginning and a clear end.*
* The Latin of this verse is unclear.

Quoted with permission from Bullard, Roger A. and Hatton, Howard A. A Handbook on 1-2 Esdras. (UBS Helps for Translators). Miami: UBS, 2019. For this and other handbooks for translators see here.