1 Então o Reino dos céus será semelhante a dez virgens, que saíram com suas lâmpadas ao encontro do esposo.
2 Cinco dentre elas eram tolas e cinco, prudentes.
3 Tomando suas lâmpadas, as tolas não levaram óleo consigo.
4 As prudentes, todavia, levaram de reserva vasos de óleo junto com as lâmpadas.
5 Tardando o esposo, cochilaram todas e adormeceram.
6 No meio da noite, porém, ouviu-se um clamor: Eis o esposo, ide-lhe ao encontro.
7 E as virgens levantaram-se todas e prepararam suas lâmpadas.
8 As tolas disseram às prudentes: Dai-nos de vosso óleo, porque nossas lâmpadas se estão apagando.
9 As prudentes responderam: Não temos o suficiente para nós e para vós; é preferível irdes aos vendedores, a fim de o comprardes para vós.
10 Ora, enquanto foram comprar, veio o esposo. As que estavam preparadas entraram com ele para a sala das bodas e foi fechada a porta.
11 Mais tarde, chegaram também as outras e diziam: Senhor, senhor, abre-nos!
12 Mas ele respondeu: Em verdade vos digo: não vos conheço!
13 Vigiai, pois, porque não sabeis nem o dia nem a hora.
14 Será também como um homem que, tendo de viajar, reuniu seus servos e lhes confiou seus bens.
15 A um deu cinco talentos; a outro, dois; e a outro, um, segundo a capacidade de cada um. Depois partiu.
16 Logo em seguida, o que recebeu cinco talentos negociou com eles; fê-los produzir, e ganhou outros cinco.
17 Do mesmo modo, o que recebeu dois, ganhou outros dois.
18 Mas, o que recebeu apenas um, foi cavar a terra e escondeu o dinheiro de seu senhor.
19 Muito tempo depois, o senhor daqueles servos voltou e pediu-lhes contas.
20 O que recebeu cinco talentos, aproximou-se e apresentou outros cinco: - Senhor, disse-lhe, confiaste-me cinco talentos; eis aqui outros cinco que ganhei.'
21 Disse-lhe seu senhor: - Muito bem, servo bom e fiel; já que foste fiel no pouco, eu te confiarei muito. Vem regozijar-te com teu senhor.
22 O que recebeu dois talentos, adiantou-se também e disse: - Senhor, confiaste-me dois talentos; eis aqui os dois outros que lucrei.
23 Disse-lhe seu senhor: - Muito bem, servo bom e fiel; já que foste fiel no pouco, eu te confiarei muito. Vem regozijar-te com teu senhor.
24 Veio, por fim, o que recebeu só um talento: - Senhor, disse-lhe, sabia que és um homem duro, que colhes onde não semeaste e recolhes onde não espalhaste.
25 Por isso, tive medo e fui esconder teu talento na terra. Eis aqui, toma o que te pertence.
26 Respondeu-lhe seu senhor: - Servo mau e preguiçoso! Sabias que colho onde não semeei e que recolho onde não espalhei.
27 Devias, pois, levar meu dinheiro ao banco e, à minha volta, eu receberia com os juros o que é meu.
28 Tirai-lhe este talento e dai-o ao que tem dez.
29 Dar-se-á ao que tem e terá em abundância. Mas ao que não tem, tirar-se-á mesmo aquilo que julga ter.
30 E a esse servo inútil, jogai-o nas trevas exteriores; ali haverá choro e ranger de dentes.
31 Quando o Filho do Homem voltar na sua glória e todos os anjos com ele, sentar-se-á no seu trono glorioso.
32 Todas as nações se reunirão diante dele e ele separará uns dos outros, como o pastor separa as ovelhas dos cabritos.
33 Colocará as ovelhas à sua direita e os cabritos à sua esquerda.
34 Então o Rei dirá aos que estão à direita: - Vinde, benditos de meu Pai, tomai posse do Reino que vos está preparado desde a criação do mundo,
35 for I hungered, and ye gave me to eat; I thirsted, and ye gave me to drink; I was a stranger, and ye took me in;
36 naked, and ye clothed me; I was ill, and ye visited me; I was in prison, and ye came to me.
37 Then shall the righteous answer him saying, Lord, when saw we thee hungering, and nourished thee; or thirsting, and gave thee to drink?
38 and when saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in; or naked, and clothed thee?
39 and when saw we thee ill, or in prison, and came to thee?
40 And the King answering shall say to them, Verily, I say to you, Inasmuch as ye have done it to one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it to me.
41 Then shall he say also to those on the left, Go from me, cursed, into eternal fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
42 for I hungered, and ye gave me not to eat; I thirsted, and ye gave me not to drink;
43 I was a stranger, and ye took me not in; naked, and ye did not clothe me; ill, and in prison, and ye did not visit me.
44 Then shall *they* also answer saying, Lord, when saw we thee hungering, or thirsting, or a stranger, or naked, or ill, or in prison, and have not ministered to thee?
45 Then shall he answer them saying, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as ye have not done it to one of these least, neither have ye done it to me.
46 And these shall go away into eternal punishment, and the righteous into life eternal.
1 Τοτε θελει ομοιωθη η βασιλεια των ουρανων με δεκα παρθενους, αιτινες λαβουσαι τας λαμπαδας αυτων εξηλθον εις απαντησιν του νυμφιου.
2 Πεντε δε εξ αυτων ησαν φρονιμοι και πεντε μωραι.
3 Αιτινες μωραι, λαβουσαι τας λαμπαδας αυτων, δεν ελαβον μεθ' εαυτων ελαιον·
4 αι φρονιμοι ομως ελαβον ελαιον εν τοις αγγειοις αυτων μετα των λαμπαδων αυτων.
5 Και επειδη ο νυμφιος εβραδυνεν, ενυσταξαν πασαι και εκοιμωντο.
6 Εν τω μεσω δε της νυκτος εγεινε κραυγη· Ιδου, ο νυμφιος ερχεται, εξελθετε εις απαντησιν αυτου.
7 Τοτε εσηκωθησαν πασαι αι παρθενοι εκειναι και ητοιμασαν τας λαμπαδας αυτων.
8 Και αι μωραι ειπον προς τας φρονιμους· Δοτε εις ημας εκ του ελαιου σας, διοτι αι λαμπαδες ημων σβυνονται.
9 Απεκριθησαν δε αι φρονιμοι, λεγουσαι· Μηποτε δεν αρκεση εις ημας και εις εσας· οθεν υπαγετε καλλιον προς τους πωλουντας και αγορασατε εις εαυτας.
10 Ενω δε απηρχοντο δια να αγορασωσιν, ηλθεν ο νυμφιος και αι ετοιμοι εισηλθον μετ' αυτου εις τους γαμους, και εκλεισθη η θυρα.
11 Υστερον δε ερχονται και αι λοιπαι παρθενοι, λεγουσαι· Κυριε, Κυριε, ανοιξον εις ημας.
12 Ο δε αποκριθεις ειπεν· Αληθως σας λεγω, δεν σας γνωριζω.
13 Αγρυπνειτε λοιπον, διοτι δεν εξευρετε την ημεραν ουδε την ωραν, καθ' ην ο Υιος του ανθρωπου ερχεται.
14 Διοτι θελει ελθει ως ανθρωπος, οστις αποδημων εκαλεσε τους δουλους αυτου και παρεδωκεν εις αυτους τα υπαρχοντα αυτου,
15 και εις αλλον μεν εδωκε πεντε ταλαντα, εις αλλον δε δυο, εις αλλον δε εν, εις εκαστον κατα την ιδιαν αυτου ικανοτητα, και απεδημησεν ευθυς.
16 Υπηγε δε ο λαβων τα πεντε ταλαντα και εργαζομενος δι' αυτων εκαμεν αλλα πεντε ταλαντα.
17 Ωσαυτως και ο τα δυο εκερδησε και αυτος αλλα δυο.
18 Ο δε λαβων το εν υπηγε και εσκαψεν εις την γην και εκρυψε το αργυριον του κυριου αυτου.
19 Μετα δε καιρον πολυν ερχεται ο κυριος των δουλων εκεινων και θεωρει λογαριασμον μετ' αυτων.
20 Και ελθων ο λαβων τα πεντε ταλαντα, προσεφερεν αλλα πεντε ταλαντα, λεγων· Κυριε, πεντε ταλαντα μοι παρεδωκας· ιδου, αλλα πεντε ταλαντα εκερδησα επ' αυτοις.
21 Και ειπε προς αυτον ο κυριος αυτου· Ευγε, δουλε αγαθε και πιστε· εις τα ολιγα εσταθης πιστος, επι πολλων θελω σε καταστησει· εισελθε εις την χαραν του κυριου σου.
22 Προσελθων δε και ο λαβων τα δυο ταλαντα ειπε· Κυριε, δυο ταλαντα μοι παρεδωκας· ιδου, αλλα δυο ταλαντα εκερδησα επ' αυτοις.
23 Ειπε προς αυτον ο κυριος αυτου· Ευγε, δουλε αγαθε και πιστε· εις τα ολιγα εσταθης πιστος, επι πολλων θελω σε καταστησει· εισελθε εις την χαραν του κυριου σου.
24 Προσελθων δε και ο λαβων το εν ταλαντον, ειπε· Κυριε, σε εγνωρισα οτι εισαι σκληρος ανθρωπος, θεριζων οπου δεν εσπειρας και συναγων οθεν δεν διεσκορπισας·
25 και φοβηθεις υπηγα και εκρυψα το ταλαντον σου εν τη γη· ιδου, εχεις το σον.
26 Αποκριθεις δε ο κυριος αυτου, ειπε προς αυτον· Πονηρε δουλε και οκνηρε· ηξευρες οτι θεριζω οπου δεν εσπειρα και συναγω οθεν δεν διεσκορπισα·
27 επρεπε λοιπον να βαλης το αργυριον μου εις τους τραπεζιτας, και ελθων εγω ηθελον λαβει το εμον μετα τοκου.
28 Λαβετε λοιπον απ' αυτου το ταλαντον, και δοτε εις τον εχοντα τα δεκα ταλαντα.
29 Διοτι εις παντα τον εχοντα θελει δοθη και περισσευθη, απο δε του μη εχοντος και εκεινο το οποιον εχει θελει αφαιρεθη απ' αυτου.
30 Και τον αχρειον δουλον ριψατε εις το σκοτος το εξωτερον· εκει θελει εισθαι ο κλαυθμος και ο τριγμος των οδοντων.
31 Οταν δε ελθη ο ιος του ανθρωπου εν τη δοξη αυτου και παντες οι αγιοι αγγελοι μετ' αυτου, τοτε θελει καθησει επι του θρονου της δοξης αυτου,
32 και θελουσι συναχθη εμπροσθεν αυτου παντα τα εθνη, και θελει χωρισει αυτους απ' αλληλων, καθως ο ποιμην χωριζει τα προβατα απο των εριφιων,
33 και θελει στησει τα μεν προβατα εκ δεξιων αυτου, τα δε εριφια εξ αριστερων.
34 Τοτε ο Βασιλευς θελει ειπει προς τους εκ δεξιων αυτου· Ελθετε οι ευλογημενοι του Πατρος μου, κληρονομησατε την ητοιμασμενην εις εσας βασιλειαν απο καταβολης κοσμου.
35 Διοτι επεινασα, και μοι εδωκατε να φαγω, εδιψησα, και με εποτισατε, ξενος ημην, και με εφιλοξενησατε,
36 γυμνος, και με ενεδυσατε, ησθενησα, και με επεσκεφθητε, εν φυλακη ημην, και ηλθετε προς εμε.
37 Τοτε θελουσιν αποκριθη προς αυτον οι δικαιοι, λεγοντες· Κυριε, ποτε σε ειδομεν πεινωντα και εθρεψαμεν, η διψωντα και εποτισαμεν;
38 ποτε δε σε ειδομεν ξενον και εφιλοξενησαμεν, η γυμνον και ενεδυσαμεν;
39 ποτε δε σε ειδομεν ασθενη η εν φυλακη και ηλθομεν προς σε;
40 Και αποκριθεις ο Βασιλευς θελει ειπει προς αυτους· Αληθως σας λεγω, καθ' οσον εκαμετε εις ενα τουτων των αδελφων μου των ελαχιστων, εις εμε εκαμετε.
41 Τοτε θελει ειπει και προς τους εξ αριστερων· Υπαγετε απ' εμου οι κατηραμενοι εις το πυρ το αιωνιον, το ητοιμασμενον δια τον διαβολον και τους αγγελους αυτου.
42 Διοτι επεινασα, και δεν μοι εδωκατε να φαγω, εδιψησα, και δεν με εποτισατε,
43 ξενος ημην, και δεν με εφιλοξενησατε, γυμνος, και δεν με ενεδυσατε, ασθενης και εν φυλακη, και δεν με επεσκεφθητε.
44 Τοτε θελουσιν αποκριθη προς αυτον και αυτοι, λεγοντες· Κυριε, ποτε σε ειδομεν πεινωντα η διψωντα η ξενον η γυμνον η ασθενη η εν φυλακη, και δεν σε υπηρετησαμεν;
45 Τοτε θελει αποκριθη προς αυτους, λεγων· Αληθως σας λεγω, καθ' οσον δεν εκαμετε εις ενα τουτων των ελαχιστων, ουδε εις εμε εκαμετε.
46 Και θελουσιν απελθει ουτοι μεν εις κολασιν αιωνιον, οι δε δικαιοι εις ζωην αιωνιον.