Mateus 25

1 "Then 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 Those who were 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 delayed, they all slumbered and slept. 6 But at midnight there was a cry, ‘Behold! The bridegroom is coming! Come out to meet him!’ 7 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.*25:7 The end of the wick of an oil lamp needs to be cut off periodically to avoid having it become clogged with carbon deposits. The wick height is also adjusted so that the flame burns evenly and gives good light without producing a lot of smoke. 8 The foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’ 9 But the wise answered, saying, ‘What if there isn’t enough for us and you? You go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.’ 10 While they went away to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding feast, and the door was shut. 11 Afterward the other virgins also came, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open to us.’ 12 But he answered, ‘Most certainly I tell you, I don’t know you.’ 13 Watch therefore, for you don’t know the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming.

14 "For it is like a man going into another country, who called his own servants and entrusted his goods to them. 15 To one he gave five talents,*25:15 A talent is about 30 kilograms or 66 pounds (usually used to weigh silver unless otherwise specified) to another two, to another one, to each according to his own ability. Then he went on his journey. 16 Immediately he who received the five talents went and traded with them, and made another five talents. 17 In the same way, he also who got the two gained another two. 18 But he who received the one talent went away and dug in the earth and hid his lord’s money.

19 "Now after a long time the lord of those servants came, and settled accounts with them. 20 He who received the five talents came and brought another five talents, saying, ‘Lord, you delivered to me five talents. Behold, I have gained another five talents in addition to them.’

21 "His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things, I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’

22 "He also who got the two talents came and said, ‘Lord, you delivered to me two talents. Behold, I have gained another two talents in addition to them.’

23 "His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things. I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’

24 "He also who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Lord, I knew you that you are a hard man, reaping where you didn’t sow, and gathering where you didn’t scatter. 25 I was afraid, and went away and hid your talent in the earth. Behold, you have what is yours.’

26 "But his lord answered him, ‘You wicked and slothful servant. You knew that I reap where I didn’t sow, and gather where I didn’t scatter. 27 You ought therefore to have deposited my money with the bankers, and at my coming I should have received back my own with interest. 28 Take away therefore the talent from him and give it to him who has the ten talents. 29 For to everyone who has will be given, and he will have abundance, but from him who doesn’t have, even that which he has will be taken away. 30 Throw out the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

31 "But when the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory. 32 Before him all the nations will be gathered, and he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 He will set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. 34 Then the King will tell those on his right hand, ‘Come, blessed of my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; 35 for I was hungry and you gave me food to eat. I was thirsty and you gave me drink. I was a stranger and you took me in. 36 I was naked and you clothed me. I was sick and you visited me. I was in prison and you came to me.’

37 "Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you a drink? 38 When did we see you as a stranger and take you in, or naked and clothe you? 39 When did we see you sick or in prison and come to you?’

40 "The King will answer them, ‘Most certainly I tell you, because you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, * 25:40 The word for "brothers" here may be also correctly translated "brothers and sisters" or "siblings." you did it to me.’ 41 Then he will say also to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire which is prepared for the devil and his angels; 42 for I was hungry, and you didn’t give me food to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave me no drink; 43 I was a stranger, and you didn’t take me in; naked, and you didn’t clothe me; sick, and in prison, and you didn’t visit me.’

44 "Then they will also answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and didn’t help you?’

45 "Then he will answer them, saying, ‘Most certainly I tell you, because you didn’t do it to one of the least of these, you didn’t do it to me.’ 46 These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."

Te Kupu Whakarite o ngā Wāhina Tekau

1 "Nā, ka rite te rangatiratanga o te rangi ki ngā wāhina kotahi tekau, i mau i ā rātou rama, ā, haere ana ki te whakatau i te tāne mārena hou. 2 Tokorima o rātou he maharakore, tokorima he mahara. 3 Ko ngā mea maharakore i mau i ā rātou rama, kīhai ia i mau hinu. 4 Ko te hunga mahara i mau hinu atu i roto i ā rātou ipu me ā rātou rama. 5 Ka whakaroa te tāne mārena hou, ka tunewha rātou katoa, ka moe. 6 Nā, i waenganui pō, ka pā te karanga, ‘Ē, ko te tāne mārena hou! Puta mai koutou ki te whakatau i a ia.’

7 "Kātahi ka ara katoa aua wāhina, ka whakapai i ā rātou rama. 8 Nā, ka mea te hunga maharakore ki te hunga mahara, ‘Hōmai ki a mātou tētahi wāhi o tā koutou hinu; ka pirau hoki ā mātou rama.’ 9 Nā, ka whakahoki te hunga mahara, ka mea, ‘Kāhore! Kei kore e ranea mā mātou, mā koutou; engari, me haere koutou ki ngā kaihoko, hoko ai i tētahi mā koutou.’

10 "Ā, nō tō rātou haerenga atu ki te hoko, ka tae mai te tāne mārena hou; ā, tomo tahi ana me ia ki te mārena te hunga kua āta rite; ā, tūtakina ana te tatau. 11 Muri iho ka tae ērā wāhina, ka mea, ‘E te ariki, e te ariki, uakina ki a mātou.’ 12 Nā, ka whakahoki ia, ka mea, ‘He pono tāku e mea nei ki a koutou, kāhore ahau e mōhio ki a koutou.’

13 "Kia mataara rāpea koutou, e kore hoki koutou e mōhio ki te rā, ki te hāora, e puta mai ai te Tama a te tangata."

Te Kupu Whakarite o ngā Pononga Tokotoru

14 "Ka rite hoki ki te tangata e haere ana ki tawhiti, karangatia ana e ia āna pononga ake, ā, hoatu ana ki a rātou āna taonga. 15 Ki tētahi i hoatu e ia e rima taranata, ki tētahi e rua, ki tētahi kotahi; ki ia tangata, ki ia tangata, he mea whakarite ki tō rātou uaua; ā, haere ana ia. 16 Nā, ko te haerenga o te tangata i a ia nei ngā taranata e rima, hokohokona ana aua mea e ia, ā, riro ana i a ia e rima atu ngā taranata. 17 Pērā anō hoki te tangata i ngā mea e rua; e rua atu i riro i a ia. 18 Ko te tangata ia i te mea kotahi, haere ana, kei te keri ki te whenua, ā, hunā ana e ia te moni a tōna ariki.

19 "Ā, roa rawa iho, ka puta te ariki o aua pononga, ka mea kia kōrerotia āna moni e rātou ki a ia. 20 Ā, ko te haerenga o te tangata i a ia nei ngā taranata e rima, ka mauria mai e ia e rima atu ngā taranata, ā, ka mea, ‘E te ariki, e rima āu taranata i hōmai ai ki ahau; nā, e rima atu ngā taranata kua riro mai i ahau hei tāpiri mō ērā.’ 21 Ka mea tōna ariki ki a ia, ‘Pai rawa, e te pononga pai, e te pononga pono; pono tāu mahi ki ngā mea ruarua māku koe e mea hei rangatira mō ngā mea maha; uru mai koe ki te hari o tōu ariki.’

22 "Me tērā hoki i a ia nei ngā taranata e rua, ka haere mai, ka mea, ‘E te ariki, e rua āu taranata i hōmai ai ki ahau; nā, e rua atu ngā taranata kua riro mai i ahau hei tāpiri mō ērā.’ 23 Ka mea tōna ariki ki a ia, ‘Pai rawa, e te pononga pai, e te pononga pono; pono tonu tāu mahi ki ngā mea ruarua, māku koe e mea hei rangatira mō ngā mea maha; uru mai koe ki te hari o tōu ariki.’

24 "Ā, ko te haerenga mai hoki o te tangata i a ia nei te taranata kotahi, ka mea, ‘E te ariki, i mātau ahau ki a koe he tangata pakeke koe, e kokoti ana i te wāhi kīhai i ruia e koe, e kohikohi ana i te wāhi kīhai i whakatītaria e koe. 25 Nā, ka wehi ahau, ā, haere ana, hunā ana i tāu taranata ki te whenua; nā, tāu nā.’

26 "Nā, ka whakahoki tōna ariki, ka mea ki a ia, ‘Pononga kino, pononga māngere, i mātau koe e kokoti ana ahau i te wāhi kīhai i ruia e ahau, e kohikohi ana i te wāhi kīhai i whakatītaria e ahau. 27 Ko te mea tika hoki kia kawea e koe tāku moni ki ngā rangatira pēke moni, ā, ka tae mai ahau, ka riro mai tāku me ōna hua anō. 28 Ko tēnei, tangohia te taranata i a ia, hoatu ki tērā i ngā taranata kotahi tekau. 29 Ki te whai mea hoki tētahi, ka hoatu anō ki a ia, ā, ka maha atu āna; ā, ki te kāhore he mea a tētahi, ko āna mea ake ka tangohia i a ia. 30 Nā, makā te pononga huakore ki te pōuri i waho; ko te wāhi tērā o te tangi, o te tetēā o ngā niho.’ "

Te Whakawā Whakamutunga

31 "Nā, hei te taenga mai o te Tama a te tangata me tōna korōria, rātou tahi ko ngā anahera, ko reira ia noho ai ki runga ki te torōna o tōna korōria. 32 Ā, ka whakaminea ki tōna aroaro ngā iwi katoa; ka wehea rātou e ia ētahi i ētahi, ka pērātia me te hēpara e wehe nei i ngā hipi, i ngā koati. 33 Ka whakatūria e ia ngā hipi ki tōna matau, ko ngā koati ki mauī.

34 "Kātahi, te Kīngi ka mea ki te hunga i tōna matau, ‘Haere mai, e te hunga whakapai a tōku Matua, nohoia te rangatiratanga kua rite noa ake mō koutou nō te orokohanganga rā anō o te ao. 35 I hiakai hoki ahau, ā, whāngainga ana e koutou. I matewai ahau, ā, whakainumia ana e koutou; he manene ahau, ā, whakamanuhiritia ana e koutou. 36 I tū tahanga, ā, whakakākahuria ana e koutou; he tūroro, ā, tirotirohia ana ahau e koutou; i te whare herehere ahau, ā, haere mai ana koutou ki ahau.’

37 "Nā, ka whakahoki te hunga tika ki a ia, ka mea, ‘E te Ariki, nōnahea mātou i kite ai i a koe e hiakai ana, ā, whāngai ana i a koe? E mate ana rānei i te wai, ā, whakainu ana i a koe? 38 Nōnahea mātou i kite ai i a koe e manene ana, ā, whakamanuhiri ana i a koe? E tū tahanga ana rānei, ā, whakakākahu ana i a koe? 39 Nōnahea hoki mātou i kite ai i a koe e tūroro ana, i te whare herehere rānei, ā, haere ana ki a koe?’ 40 Ko reira whakahoki ai te Kīngi, mea ai ki a rātou, ‘He pono tāku e mea nei ki a koutou, ko tā koutou i mea ai ki tētahi o āku tēina, ahakoa ki te iti rawa, he meatanga tēnā ki ahau.’

41 "Ko reira ia kī atu ai ki te hunga i te taha ki mauī, ‘Mawehe atu i ahau, e te hunga ka oti nei te kanga, ki te ahi kā tonu, kua kā noa ake mō te rēwera rātou ko āna anahera. 42 I hiakai hoki ahau, ā, kīhai i whāngainga e koutou; i mate i te wai, ā, kīhai i whakainumia e koutou. 43 He manene ahau, ā, kīhai i whakamanuhiritia e koutou. I tū tahanga, ā, kīhai i whakakākahuria e koutou; he tūroro ahau, i te whare herehere, ā, kīhai koutou i tirotiro i ahau.’

44 "Ko reira anō rātou whakahoki ai ki a ia, mea ai, ‘E te Ariki, nōnahea mātou i kite ai i a koe e hiakai ana, e matewai ana, e manene ana, e tū tahanga ana, e tūroro ana, i te whare herehere rānei, ā, kīhai i mahi mea māu?’ 45 Ko reira whakahoki ai ia ki a rātou, mea ai, ‘He pono tāku e mea nei ki a koutou, I te mea kīhai nei i meatia e koutou ki tētahi o ngā nonohi rawa nei, inā, kīhai i meatia ki ahau.’ 46 Nā, ko ēnei e haere ki te whiu utu hara kāhore nei ōna mutunga; ko te hunga tika ia ki te ora tonu."