24 Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of the heavens has become like a man sowing good seed in his field;

25 but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed darnel amongst the wheat, and went away.

26 But when the blade shot up and produced fruit, then appeared the darnel also.

27 And the bondmen of the householder came up and said to him, Sir, hast thou not sown good seed in thy field? whence then has it darnel?

28 And he said to them, A man {that is} an enemy has done this. And the bondmen said to him, Wilt thou then that we should go and gather it {up}?

29 But he said, No; lest {in} gathering the darnel ye should root up the wheat with it.

30 Suffer both to grow together unto the harvest, and in time of the harvest I will say to the harvestmen, Gather first the darnel, and bind it into bundles to burn it; but the wheat bring together into my granary.

25 Mutta ihmisten nukkuessa hänen vihamiehensä tuli ja kylvi lustetta nisun sekaan ja meni pois.

26 Ja kun laiho kasvoi ja teki hedelmää, silloin lustekin tuli näkyviin.

27 Niin perheenisännän palvelijat tulivat ja sanoivat hänelle: 'Herra, etkö kylvänyt peltoosi hyvää siementä? Mistä siihen sitten on tullut lustetta?'

28 Hän sanoi heille: 'Sen on vihamies tehnyt'. Niin palvelijat sanoivat hänelle: 'Tahdotko, että menemme ja kokoamme sen?'

29 Mutta hän sanoi: 'En, ettette lustetta kootessanne nyhtäisi sen mukana nisuakin.