1 Então, o reino dos céus será semelhante a dez virgens que, tomando as suas lâmpadas, saíram a encontrar-se com o noivo. 2 Cinco dentre elas eram néscias, e cinco, prudentes. 3 As néscias, ao tomarem as suas lâmpadas, não levaram azeite consigo; 4 no entanto, as prudentes, além das lâmpadas, levaram azeite nas vasilhas. 5 E, tardando o noivo, foram todas tomadas de sono e adormeceram. 6 Mas, à meia-noite, ouviu-se um grito: Eis o noivo! Saí ao seu encontro! 7 Então, se levantaram todas aquelas virgens e prepararam as suas lâmpadas. 8 E as néscias disseram às prudentes: Dai-nos do vosso azeite, porque as nossas lâmpadas estão-se apagando. 9 Mas as prudentes responderam: Não, para que não nos falte a nós e a vós outras! Ide, antes, aos que o vendem e comprai-o. 10 E, saindo elas para comprar, chegou o noivo, e as que estavam apercebidas entraram com ele para as bodas; e fechou-se a porta. 11 Mais tarde, chegaram as virgens néscias, clamando: Senhor, senhor, abre-nos a porta! 12 Mas ele respondeu: Em verdade vos digo que não vos conheço. 13 Vigiai, pois, porque não sabeis o dia nem a hora.

14 Pois será como um homem que, ausentando-se do país, chamou os seus servos e lhes confiou os seus bens. 15 A um deu cinco talentos, a outro, dois e a outro, um, a cada um segundo a sua própria capacidade; e, então, partiu. 16 O que recebera cinco talentos saiu imediatamente a negociar com eles e ganhou outros cinco. 17 Do mesmo modo, o que recebera dois ganhou outros dois. 18 Mas o que recebera um, saindo, abriu uma cova e escondeu o dinheiro do seu senhor. 19 Depois de muito tempo, voltou o senhor daqueles servos e ajustou contas com eles. 20 Então, aproximando-se o que recebera cinco talentos, entregou outros cinco, dizendo: Senhor, confiaste-me cinco talentos; eis aqui outros cinco talentos que ganhei. 21 Disse-lhe o senhor: Muito bem, servo bom e fiel; foste fiel no pouco, sobre o muito te colocarei; entra no gozo do teu senhor. 22 E, aproximando-se também o que recebera dois talentos, disse: Senhor, dois talentos me confiaste; aqui tens outros dois que ganhei. 23 Disse-lhe o senhor: Muito bem, servo bom e fiel; foste fiel no pouco, sobre o muito te colocarei; entra no gozo do teu senhor. 24 Chegando, por fim, o que recebera um talento, disse: Senhor, sabendo que és homem severo, que ceifas onde não semeaste e ajuntas onde não espalhaste, 25 receoso, escondi na terra o teu talento; aqui tens o que é teu. 26 Respondeu-lhe, porém, o senhor: Servo mau e negligente, sabias que ceifo onde não semeei e ajunto onde não espalhei? 27 Cumpria, portanto, que entregasses o meu dinheiro aos banqueiros, e eu, ao voltar, receberia com juros o que é meu. 28 Tirai-lhe, pois, o talento e dai-o ao que tem dez. 29 Porque a todo o que tem se lhe dará, e terá em abundância; mas ao que não tem, até o que tem lhe será tirado. 30 E o servo inútil, lançai-o para fora, nas trevas. Ali haverá choro e ranger de dentes.

31 Quando vier o Filho do Homem na sua majestade e todos os anjos com ele, então, se assentará no trono da sua glória; 32 e todas as nações serão reunidas em sua presença, e ele separará uns dos outros, como o pastor separa dos cabritos as ovelhas; 33 e porá as ovelhas à sua direita, mas os cabritos, à esquerda; 34 então, dirá o Rei aos que estiverem à sua direita: Vinde, benditos de meu Pai! Entrai na posse do reino que vos está preparado desde a fundação do mundo. 35 Porque tive fome, e me destes de comer; tive sede, e me destes de beber; era forasteiro, e me hospedastes; 36 estava nu, e me vestistes; enfermo, e me visitastes; preso, e fostes ver-me. 37 Então, perguntarão os justos: Senhor, quando foi que te vimos com fome e te demos de comer? Ou com sede e te demos de beber? 38 E quando te vimos forasteiro e te hospedamos? Ou nu e te vestimos? 39 E quando te vimos enfermo ou preso e te fomos visitar? 40 O Rei, respondendo, lhes dirá: Em verdade vos afirmo que, sempre que o fizestes a um destes meus pequeninos irmãos, a mim o fizestes. 41 Então, o Rei dirá também aos que estiverem à sua esquerda: Apartai-vos de mim, malditos, para o fogo eterno, preparado para o diabo e seus anjos. 42 Porque tive fome, e não me destes de comer; tive sede, e não me destes de beber; 43 sendo forasteiro, não me hospedastes; estando nu, não me vestistes; achando-me enfermo e preso, não fostes ver-me. 44 E eles lhe perguntarão: Senhor, quando foi que te vimos com fome, com sede, forasteiro, nu, enfermo ou preso e não te assistimos? 45 Então, lhes responderá: Em verdade vos digo que, sempre que o deixastes de fazer a um destes mais pequeninos, a mim o deixastes de fazer. 46 E irão estes para o castigo eterno, porém os justos, para a vida eterna.

1 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened to ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.

2 And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.

3 They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:

4 But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.

5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.

6 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom comes; go you out to meet him.

7 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.

8 And the foolish said to the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.

9 But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go you rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.

10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.

11 Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.

12 But he answered and said, Truly I say to you, I know you not.

13 Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man comes.

14 For the kingdom of heaven is as a man traveling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered to them his goods.

15 And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.

16 Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents.

17 And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two.

18 But he that had received one went and dig in the earth, and hid his lord' money.

19 After a long time the lord of those servants comes, and reckons with them.

20 And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, you delivered to me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more.

21 His lord said to him, Well done, you good and faithful servant: you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things: enter you into the joy of your lord.

22 He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, you delivered to me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them.

23 His lord said to him, Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things: enter you into the joy of your lord.

24 Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew you that you are an hard man, reaping where you have not sown, and gathering where you have not strewed:

25 And I was afraid, and went and hid your talent in the earth: see, there you have that is yours.

26 His lord answered and said to him, You wicked and slothful servant, you knew that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strewed:

27 You ought therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received my own with usury.

28 Take therefore the talent from him, and give it to him which has ten talents.

29 For to every one that has shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that has not shall be taken away even that which he has.

30 And cast you the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

31 When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit on the throne of his glory:

32 And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats:

33 And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.

34 Then shall the King say to them on his right hand, Come, you blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:

35 For I was an hungered, and you gave me meat: I was thirsty, and you gave me drink: I was a stranger, and you took me in:

36 Naked, and you clothed me: I was sick, and you visited me: I was in prison, and you came to me.

37 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we you an hungered, and fed you? or thirsty, and gave you drink?

38 When saw we you a stranger, and took you in? or naked, and clothed you?

39 Or when saw we you sick, or in prison, and came to you?

40 And the King shall answer and say to them, Truly I say to you, Inasmuch as you have done it to one of the least of these my brothers, you have done it to me.

41 Then shall he say also to them on the left hand, Depart from me, you cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:

42 For I was an hungered, and you gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and you gave me no drink:

43 I was a stranger, and you took me not in: naked, and you clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and you visited me not.

44 Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we you an hungered, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister to you?

45 Then shall he answer them, saying, Truly I say to you, Inasmuch as you did it not to one of the least of these, you did it not to me.

46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.