25 Mutta kun kaikki nukkuivat, hänen vihamiehensä tuli, kylvi vehnän sekaan rikkaviljaa ja meni pois.

26 Kun vilja nousi oraalle ja alkoi tehdä tähkää, rikkaviljakin tuli näkyviin.

27 Työmiehet menivät silloin isäntänsä luo ja sanoivat hänelle: 'Herra, etkö sinä kylvänyt peltoosi hyvää siementä? Mistä siihen on tullut rikkaviljaa?'

28 Isäntä sanoi heille: 'Se on vihamieheni työtä.' Miehet kysyivät silloin häneltä: 'Tahdotko, että menemme kitkemään sen pois?'

29 'En', hän vastasi, 'te voitte rikkaviljaa kootessanne nyhtää sen mukana vehnääkin.

24 And he gave them another story, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a man who put good seed in his field:

25 But while men were sleeping, one who had hate for him came and put evil seeds among the grain, and went away.

26 But when the green stem came up and gave fruit, the evil plants were seen at the same time.

27 And the servants of the master of the house came and said to him, Sir, did you not put good seed in your field? how then has it evil plants?

28 And he said, Someone has done this in hate. And the servants say to him, Is it your pleasure that we go and take them up?

29 But he says, No, for fear that by chance while you take up the evil plants, you may be rooting up the grain with them.

30 Let them come up together till the getting in of the grain; and then I will say to the workers, Take up first the evil plants, and put them together for burning: but put the grain into my store-house.