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 unto ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. 2 And five of them were foolish, and five were wise. 3 For the foolish, when they took their lamps, took no oil with them: 4 but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. 5 Now while the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. 6 But at midnight there is a cry, Behold, the bridegroom! Come ye forth to meet him. 7 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. 8 And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are going out. 9 But the wise answered, saying, Peradventure there will not be enough for us and you: go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves. 10 And while they went away to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage feast: and the door was shut. 11 Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. 12 But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not. 13 Watch therefore, for ye know not the day nor the hour.

14 For it is as when a man, going into another country, called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. 15 And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one; to each according to his several ability; and he went on his journey. 16 Straightway he that received the five talents went and traded with them, and made other five talents. 17 In like manner he also that received the two gained other two. 18 But he that received the one went away and digged in the earth, and hid his lord’s money. 19 Now after a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and maketh a reckoning with them. 20 And he that received the five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: lo, I have gained other five talents. 21 His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things; enter thou into the joy of thy lord. 22 And he also that received the two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: lo, I have gained other two talents. 23 His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things; enter thou into the joy of thy lord. 24 And he also that had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou didst not sow, and gathering where thou didst not scatter; 25 and I was afraid, and went away and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, thou hast thine own. 26 But his lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I did not scatter; 27 thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the bankers, and at my coming I should have received back mine own with interest. 28 Take ye away therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him that hath the ten talents. 29 For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not, even that which he hath shall be taken away. 30 And cast ye out the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.

31 But when the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the angels with him, then shall he sit on the throne of his glory: 32 and before him shall be gathered all the nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as the shepherd separateth the 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 unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: 35 for I was hungry, and ye gave me to eat; I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink; I was a stranger, and ye took me in; 36 naked, and ye clothed me; I was sick, and ye visited me; I was in prison, and ye came unto me. 37 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee hungry, and fed thee? or athirst, and gave thee drink? 38 And when saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? 39 And when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? 40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it unto one of these my brethren, even these least, ye did it unto me. 41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into the eternal fire which is prepared for the devil and his angels: 42 for I was hungry, and ye did not give me to eat; I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink; 43 I was a stranger, and ye took me not in; naked, and ye clothed me not; sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not. 44 Then shall they also answer, saying, Lord, when saw we thee hungry, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee? 45 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not unto one of these least, ye did it not unto me. 46 And these shall go away into eternal punishment: but the righteous into eternal life.

1 "At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.

2 Five of them were foolish and five were wise.

3 The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any oil with them.

4 The wise ones, however, took oil in jars along with their lamps.

5 The bridegroom was a long time in coming, and they all became drowsy and fell asleep.

6 "At midnight the cry rang out: 'Here's the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!'

7 "Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps.

8 The foolish ones said to the wise, 'Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.'

9 "'No,' they replied, 'there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.'

10 "But while they were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom arrived. The virgins who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet. And the door was shut.

11 "Later the others also came. 'Lord, Lord,' they said, 'open the door for us!'

12 "But he replied, 'Truly I tell you, I don't know you.'

13 "Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.

14 "Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his wealth to them.

15 To one he gave five bags of gold, to another two bags, and to another one bag, "each according to his ability. Then he went on his journey.

16 The man who had received five bags of gold went at once and put his money to work and gained five bags more.

17 So also, the one with two bags of gold gained two more.

18 But the man who had received one bag went off, dug a hole in the ground and hid his master's money.

19 "After a long time the master of those servants returned and settled accounts with them.

20 The man who had received five bags of gold brought the other five. 'Master,' he said, 'you entrusted me with five bags of gold. See, I have gained five more.'

21 "His master replied, 'Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master's happiness!'

22 "The man with two bags of gold also came. 'Master,' he said, 'you entrusted me with two bags of gold; see, I have gained two more.'

23 "His master replied, 'Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master's happiness!'

24 "Then the man who had received one bag of gold came. 'Master,' he said, 'I knew that you are a hard man, harvesting where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed.

25 So I was afraid and went out and hid your gold in the ground. See, here is what belongs to you.'

26 "His master replied, 'You wicked, lazy servant! So you knew that I harvest where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed?

27 Well then, you should have put my money on deposit with the bankers, so that when I returned I would have received it back with interest.

28 "'So take the bag of gold from him and give it to the one who has ten bags.

29 For whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them.

30 And throw that worthless servant outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'

31 "When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne.

32 All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.

33 He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.

34 "Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world.

35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in,

36 I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.'

37 "Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink?

38 When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you?

39 When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?'

40 "The King will reply, 'Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.'

41 "Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.

42 For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink,

43 I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.'

44 "They also will answer, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?'

45 "He will reply, 'Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.'

46 "Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life."