1 Then the kingdom of Heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.2 And five of them were wise, and five foolish.3 Those who were foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them,4 but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.5 But while the bridegroom was delayed, they all nodded and fell asleep.6 And at midnight there was a cry: Behold, the bridegroom is coming; go out to meet him!7 Then all those virgins arose and prepared their lamps.8 And the foolish said to the wise, Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.9 But the wise answered, saying, No, lest there should not be enough for us and you; but go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.10 And while they went 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 came also, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us!12 But he answered and said, Truly, I say to you, I do not know you.13 Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man comes.14 For the kingdom of Heaven is like a man traveling to a far country, who called his own servants and delivered his goods to them.15 And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, to each according to his own ability; and immediately he went on the journey.16 Then he who had received the five talents went and did business with them, and made another five talents.17 And likewise he who had received two, also gained two more.18 But he who had received one went and dug in the ground, and hid his lords money.19 After a long time the lord of those servants came and settled accounts with them.20 So he who had received five talents came and brought another five talents, saying, Lord, you delivered to me five talents; behold, I have gained another five talents besides them.21 His lord said to him, Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will appoint you administrator over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.22 He also who had received two talents came and said, Lord, you delivered to me two talents; behold, I have gained another two talents besides them.23 His lord said to him, Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will appoint you administrator over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.24 Then he who had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you did not scatter.25 And I was afraid, and went and hid your talent in the ground. Behold, there you have what is yours.26 But his lord answered and said to him, You wicked and slothful servant! You knew that I reap where I did not sow, and gather where I did not scatter.27 So you ought to have deposited my money with the bankers, and at my coming I would have received back my own with interest.28 Therefore take the talent from him, and give it to him who has ten talents.29 For to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have abundance; but from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away.30 And cast the worthless servant into the outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.31 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 And all the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides the sheep from the goats.33 And He will set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left.34 Then the King will say to those on His right hand, Come, you 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 something to eat; I was thirsty and you gave Me something to 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 drink?38 When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You?39 Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?40 And the King will answer and say to them, Truly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.41 Then He will also say to those on the left hand, Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire having been prepared for the devil and his angels:42 for I was hungry and you did not give Me a thing to eat; I was thirsty and you did not give Me a thing to drink;43 I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, naked and you did not clothe Me, sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.44 Then they also will answer Him, saying, Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?45 Then He will answer them, saying, Truly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.46 And these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.
1 Thanne the kyngdoom of heuenes schal be lijk to ten virgyns, whiche token her laumpis, and wenten out ayens the hosebonde and the wijf;2 and fyue of hem weren foolis, and fyue prudent.3 But the fyue foolis token her laumpis, and token not oile with hem;4 but the prudent token oile in her vessels with the laumpis.5 And whilis the hosebonde tariede, alle thei nappiden and slepten.6 But at mydnyyt a cryy was maad, Lo! the spouse cometh, go ye oute to mete with him.7 Thanne alle tho virgyns risen vp, and araieden her laumpis.8 And the foolis seiden to the wise, Yyue ye to vs of youre oile, for oure laumpis ben quenchid.9 The prudent answeriden, and seiden, Lest perauenture it suffice not to vs and to you, go ye rather to men that sellen, and bie to you.10 And while thei wenten for to bie, the spouse cam; and tho that weren redi, entreden with him to the weddyngis; and the yate was schit.11 And at the last the othere virgyns camen, and seiden, Lord, lord, opene to vs.12 And he answeride, and seide, Treuli Y seie to you, Y knowe you not.13 Therfor wake ye, for ye witen not the dai ne the our.14 For as a man that goith in pilgrimage, clepide hise seruauntis, and bitook to hem hise goodis;15 and to oon he yaf fyue talentis, and to another tweyne, and to another oon, to ech after his owne vertu; and wente forth anoon.16 And he that hadde fyue besauntis, wente forth, and wrouyte in hem, and wan othere fyue.17 Also and he that hadde takun tweyne, wan othere tweyne.18 But he that hadde takun oon, yede forth, and dalf in to the erthe, and hidde the money of his lord.19 But after long tyme, the lord of tho seruauntis cam, and rekenede with hem.20 And he that hadde takun fyue besauntis, cam, and brouyte othere fyue, and seide, Lord, thou bytokist to me fyue besauntis, loo! Y haue getun aboue fyue othere.21 His lord seide to hym, Wel be thou, good seruaunt and feithful; for on fewe thingis thou hast be trewe, Y schal ordeyne thee on manye thingis; entre thou in to the ioye of thi lord.22 And he that hadde takun twey talentis, cam, and seide, Lord, thou bitokist to me twey besauntis; loo!23 Y haue wonnen ouer othir tweyne. His lord seide to him, Wel be thou, good seruaunt and trewe; for on fewe thingis thou hast be trewe, Y schal ordeyne thee on many thingis; entre thou in to the ioie of thi lord.24 But he that hadde takun o besaunt, cam, and seide, Lord, Y woot that thou art an hard man; thou repist where thou hast not sowe, and thou gederist togidere where thou hast not spred abrood;25 and Y dredynge wente, and hidde thi besaunt in the erthe; lo! thou hast that that is thin.26 His lord answeride, and seide to hym, Yuel seruaunt and slowe, wistist thou that Y repe where Y sewe not, and gadir to gidere where Y spredde not abrood?27 Therfor it bihofte thee to bitake my money to chaungeris, that whanne Y cam, Y schulde resseyue that that is myn with vsuris.28 Therfor take awei fro hym the besaunt, and yyue ye to hym that hath ten besauntis.29 For to euery man that hath me schal yyue, and he schal encreese; but fro hym that hath not, also that that hym semeth to haue, schal be taken awey fro him.30 And caste ye out the vnprofitable seruaunt in to vtmer derknessis; ther schal be wepyng, and gryntyng of teeth.31 Whanne mannus sone schal come in his maieste, and alle hise aungels with hym, thanne he schal sitte on the sege of his maieste;32 and alle folkis schulen be gaderid bifor hym,33 and he schal departe hem atwynne, as a scheeperde departith scheep from kidis; and he schal sette the scheep on his riythalf, and the kidis on the lefthalf.34 Thanne the kyng schal seie to hem, that schulen be on his riythalf, Come ye, the blessid of my fadir, take ye in possessioun the kyngdoom maad redi to you fro the makyng of the world.35 For Y hungride, and ye yauen me to ete; Y thristide, and ye yauen me to drynke; Y was herboreles, and ye herboriden me;36 nakid, and ye hiliden me; sijk, and ye visitiden me; Y was in prisoun, and ye camen to me.37 Thanne iust men schulen answere to hym, and seie, Lord, whanne siyen we thee hungry, and we fedden thee; thristi, and we yauen to thee drynk?38 and whanne sayn we thee herborles, and we herboreden thee; or nakid, and we hiliden thee?39 or whanne sayn we thee sijk, or in prisoun, and we camen to thee?40 And the kyng answerynge schal seie to hem, Treuli Y seie to you, as longe as ye diden to oon of these my leeste britheren, ye diden to me.41 Thanne the kyng schal seie also to hem, that schulen be on his lefthalf, Departe fro me, ye cursid, in to euerlastynge fijr, that is maad redi to the deuel and hise aungels.42 For Y hungride, and ye yauen not me to ete; Y thristide, and ye yauen not me to drynke;43 Y was herborles, and ye herberden not me; nakid, and ye keuerden not me; sijk, and in prisoun, and ye visitiden not me.44 Thanne and thei schulen answere to hym, and schulen seie, Lord, whanne sayn we thee hungrynge, or thristynge, or herboreles, or nakid, or sijk, or in prisoun, and we serueden not to thee?45 Thanne he schal answere to hem, and seie, Treuli Y seie to you, `hou longe ye diden not to oon of these leeste, nether ye diden to me.46 And these schulen goo in to euerlastynge turment; but the iust men schulen go in to euerlastynge lijf.