1 T hen the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom.

»En aquel tiempo, el reino de los cielos será semejante a diez vírgenes que tomaron sus lámparas, y salieron a recibir al novio.

2 F ive of them were foolish (thoughtless, without forethought) and five were wise (sensible, intelligent, and prudent).

Cinco de ellas eran prudentes y cinco insensatas.

3 F or when the foolish took their lamps, they did not take any oil with them;

Las insensatas, tomaron sus lámparas, pero no llevaron aceite;

4 B ut the wise took flasks of oil along with them with their lamps.

en cambio, las prudentes llevaron sus lámparas y también vasijas con aceite.

5 W hile the bridegroom lingered and was slow in coming, they all began nodding their heads, and they fell asleep.

Como el esposo se demoró, todas cabecearon y se durmieron.

6 B ut at midnight there was a shout, Behold, the bridegroom! Go out to meet him!

A la medianoche se oyó gritar: “¡Aquí viene el novio! ¡Salgan a recibirlo!”

7 T hen all those virgins got up and put their own lamps in order.

Todas aquellas vírgenes se levantaron, y arreglaron sus lámparas.

8 A nd the foolish said to the wise, Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.

Entonces las insensatas dijeron a las prudentes: “Dennos un poco de su aceite, porque nuestras lámparas se están apagando.”

9 B ut the wise replied, There will not be enough for us and for you; go instead to the dealers and buy for yourselves.

Pero las prudentes les respondieron: “A fin de que no nos falte a nosotras ni a ustedes, vayan a los que venden, y compren para ustedes mismas.”

10 B ut while they were going away to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were prepared went in with him to the marriage feast; and the door was shut.

Pero mientras ellas fueron a comprar, llegó el novio, y las que estaban preparadas entraron con él a las bodas, y se cerró la puerta.

11 L ater the other virgins also came and said, Lord, Lord, open to us!

Después llegaron también las otras vírgenes, y decían: “¡Señor, señor, ábrenos!”

12 B ut He replied, I solemnly declare to you, I do not know you.

Pero él les respondió: “De cierto les digo, que no las conozco.”

13 W atch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour when the Son of Man will come.

Estén atentos, porque ustedes no saben el día ni la hora en que el Hijo del Hombre vendrá. Parábola del siervo negligente

14 F or it is like a man who was about to take a long journey, and he called his servants together and entrusted them with his property.

»Porque el reino de los cielos es como un hombre que, al irse de viaje, llamó a sus siervos y les entregó sus bienes.

15 T o one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one—to each in proportion to his own personal ability. Then he departed and left the country.

A uno le dio cinco mil monedas de plata; a otro, dos mil; y a otro, mil, a cada uno conforme a su capacidad; y luego se marchó.

16 H e who had received the five talents went at once and traded with them, and he gained five talents more.

El que había recibido cinco mil monedas negoció con ellas, y ganó otras cinco mil.

17 A nd likewise he who had received the two talents—he also gained two talents more.

Asimismo, el que había recibido dos mil, ganó también otras dos mil.

18 B ut he who had received the one talent went and dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money.

Pero el que había recibido mil hizo un hoyo en la tierra y allí escondió el dinero de su señor.

19 N ow after a long time the master of those servants returned and settled accounts with them.

Mucho tiempo después, el señor de aquellos siervos volvió y arregló cuentas con ellos.

20 A nd he who had received the five talents came and brought him five more, saying, Master, you entrusted to me five talents; see, here I have gained five talents more.

El que había recibido las cinco mil monedas se presentó, le entregó otras cinco mil, y dijo: “Señor, tú me entregaste cinco mil monedas, y con ellas he ganado otras cinco mil; aquí las tienes.”

21 H is master said to him, Well done, you upright (honorable, admirable) and faithful servant! You have been faithful and trustworthy over a little; I will put you in charge of much. Enter into and share the joy (the delight, the blessedness) which your master enjoys.

Y su señor le dijo: “Bien, buen siervo y fiel; sobre poco has sido fiel, sobre mucho te pondré. Entra en el gozo de tu señor.”

22 A nd he also who had the two talents came forward, saying, Master, you entrusted two talents to me; here I have gained two talents more.

El que había recibido las dos mil monedas dijo: “Señor, tú me entregaste dos mil monedas, y con ellas he ganado otras dos mil; aquí las tienes.”

23 H is master said to him, Well done, you upright (honorable, admirable) and faithful servant! You have been faithful and trustworthy over a little; I will put you in charge of much. Enter into and share the joy (the delight, the blessedness) which your master enjoys.

Su señor le dijo: “Bien, buen siervo y fiel, sobre poco has sido fiel, sobre mucho te pondré. Entra en el gozo de tu señor.”

24 H e who had received one talent also came forward, saying, Master, I knew you to be a harsh and hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you had not winnowed.

Pero el que había recibido mil monedas llegó y dijo: “Señor, yo sabía que tú eres un hombre duro, que siegas donde no sembraste y recoges lo que no esparciste.

25 S o I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground. Here you have what is your own.

Así que tuve miedo y escondí tu dinero en la tierra. Aquí tienes lo que es tuyo.”

26 B ut his master answered him, You wicked and lazy and idle servant! Did you indeed know that I reap where I have not sowed and gather where I have not winnowed?

Su señor le respondió: “Siervo malo y negligente, si sabías que yo siego donde no sembré, y que recojo donde no esparcí,

27 T hen you should have invested my money with the bankers, and at my coming I would have received what was my own with interest.

debías haber dado mi dinero a los banqueros y, al venir yo, hubiera recibido lo que es mío más los intereses.

28 S o take the talent away from him and give it to the one who has the ten talents.

Así que, ¡quítenle esas mil monedas y dénselas al que tiene diez mil!”

29 F or to everyone who has will more be given, and he will be furnished richly so that he will have an abundance; but from the one who does not have, even what he does have will be taken away.

Porque al que tiene se le dará, y tendrá más; pero al que no tiene, aun lo poco que tiene se le quitará.

30 A nd throw the good-for-nothing servant into the outer darkness; there will be weeping and grinding of teeth.

En cuanto al siervo inútil, ¡échenlo en las tinieblas de afuera! Allí habrá llanto y rechinar de dientes. El juicio de las naciones

31 W hen the Son of Man comes in His glory (His majesty and splendor), and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory.

»Cuando el Hijo del Hombre venga en su gloria, y todos los santos ángeles con él, se sentará en su trono de gloria,

32 A ll nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them from one another as a shepherd separates his sheep from the goats;

y todas las naciones serán reunidas ante él. Entonces él apartará a los unos de los otros, como aparta el pastor a las ovejas de los cabritos.

33 A nd He will cause the sheep to stand at His right hand, but the goats at His left.

Pondrá las ovejas a su derecha, y los cabritos a su izquierda,

34 T hen the King will say to those at His right hand, Come, you blessed of My Father '> favored of God and appointed to eternal salvation], inherit (receive as your own) the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

y entonces el Rey dirá a los de su derecha: “Vengan, benditos de mi Padre, y hereden el reino preparado para ustedes desde la fundación del mundo.

35 F or I was hungry and you gave Me food, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you brought Me together with yourselves and welcomed and entertained and lodged Me,

Porque tuve hambre, y ustedes me dieron de comer; tuve sed, y me dieron de beber; fui forastero, y me recibieron;

36 I was naked and you clothed Me, I was sick and you visited Me with help and ministering care, I was in prison and you came to see Me.

estuve desnudo, y me cubrieron; estuve enfermo, y me visitaron; estuve en la cárcel, y vinieron a visitarme.”

37 T hen the just and upright will answer Him, Lord, when did we see You hungry and gave You food, or thirsty and gave You something to drink?

Entonces los justos le preguntarán: “Señor, ¿cuándo te vimos con hambre, y te dimos de comer; o con sed, y te dimos de beber?

38 A nd when did we see You a stranger and welcomed and entertained You, or naked and clothed You?

¿Y cuándo te vimos forastero, y te recibimos; o desnudo, y te cubrimos?

39 A nd when did we see You sick or in prison and came to visit You?

¿Cuándo te vimos enfermo, o en la cárcel, y te visitamos?”

40 A nd the King will reply to them, Truly I tell you, in so far as you did it for one of the least '> in the estimation of men] of these My brethren, you did it for Me.

Y el Rey les responderá: “De cierto les digo que todo lo que hicieron por uno de mis hermanos más pequeños, por mí lo hicieron.”

41 T hen He will say to those at His left hand, Begone from Me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels!

Entonces dirá también a los de la izquierda: “¡Apártense de mí, malditos! ¡Vayan al fuego eterno, preparado para el diablo y sus ángeles!

42 F or I was hungry and you gave Me no food, I was thirsty and you gave Me nothing to drink,

Porque tuve hambre, y no me dieron de comer; tuve sed, y no me dieron de beber;

43 I was a stranger and you did not welcome Me and entertain Me, I was naked and you did not clothe Me, I was sick and in prison and you did not visit Me with help and ministering care.

fui forastero, y no me recibieron; estuve desnudo, y no me cubrieron; estuve enfermo, y en la cárcel, y no me visitaron.”

44 T hen they also will answer, 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?

Ellos, a su vez, le preguntarán: “Señor, ¿cuándo te vimos con hambre, o con sed, o forastero, desnudo, enfermo, o en la cárcel, y no te servimos?”

45 A nd He will reply to them, Solemnly I declare to you, in so far as you failed to do it for the least '> in the estimation of men] of these, you failed to do it for Me.

Y él les responderá: “De cierto les digo que todo lo que no hicieron por uno de estos más pequeños, tampoco por mí lo hicieron.”

46 T hen they will go away into eternal punishment, but those who are just and upright and in right standing with God into eternal life.

Entonces éstos irán al castigo eterno, y los justos irán a la vida eterna.»