en_tn_condensed/1th/05/01.md

the times and seasons

"the time when the Lord Jesus will come back" (UDB)

perfectly well

"very well" or "accurately" (UDB)

like a thief in the night

Just as one doesn't know which night a thief may come to break in and steal, we do not know when the day of the Lord will come. "unexpectedly" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)

when they say

"when the people say"

then sudden destruction

"then unexpected destruction"

like birth pains on a pregnant woman

Just as a pregnant woman's birth pains come suddenly and don't stop until the birth is completed, so will the destruction come and they will not escape. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)