1 « حينَئِذٍ يُشبِهُ مَلَكُوتُ السَّماواتِ عَشْرَ فَتَياتٍ أخَذْنَ مَصابِيحَهُنَّ وَخَرَجْنَ لِلِقاءِ العَرِيسِ.

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

2 خ َمسَةٌ مِنْهُنَّ غَبِيّاتٌ، وَخَمْسَةٌ ذَكِيّاتٌ.

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

3 ف َأخَذَتِ الغَبِيّاتُ مَصابِيحَهُنَّ، لَكِنْ لَمْ يَأخُذْنَ زَيتاً إضافِيّاً مَعَهُنَّ.

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

4 أ مّا الذَّكِيّاتُ فَأخَذْنَ زَيتاً إضافِيّاً فِي أبارِيقِهِنَّ مَعَ المَصابِيحِ.

But the wise took flasks of oil along with them with their lamps.

5 ف َتَأخَّرَ العَرِيسُ، فَنَعِسَتِ الفَتَياتُ جَمِيعاً وَنِمْنَ.

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

6 « لَكِنْ فِي مُنتَصَفِ اللَّيلِ صَرَخَ أحَدُهُمْ: ‹العَرِيسُ قادِمٌ، فَاخرُجنَ لِلِقائِهِ.›

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

7 « حِينَئِذٍ استَيقَظَتِ الفَتَياتُ وَأعدَدْنَ مَصابِيحَهُنَّ.

Then all those virgins got up and put their own lamps in order.

8 و َقالَتِ الغَبِيّاتُ لِلذَّكِيّاتِ: ‹أعطُونا شَيئاً مِنْ زَيتِكُنَّ، فَمَصابِيحُنا تَكادُ تَنطَفِئُ.›

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

9 « فَأجابَتِ الذَّكِيّاتُ: ‹لا نَستَطِيعُ، فَهوَ لا يَكفِي لَنا وَلَكُنَّ. فَاذْهَبْنَ إلَى الباعَةِ لِشِراءِ زَيتٍ بِأنفُسِكُنَّ.›

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

10 « وَبَينَما كُنَّ ذاهِباتٍ لِشِراءِ الزَّيتِ، وَصَلَ العَرِيسُ. وَكانَتِ الذَّكِيّاتُ مُستَعِدّاتٍ، فَدَخَلْنَ مَعَهُ إلَى وَلِيمَةِ العُرْسِ. ثُمَّ أُغلِقَ البابُ.

But 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.

11 « وَأخِيراً جاءَتْ بَقِيَّةُ الفَتَياتِ وَقُلْنَ: ‹يا سَيِّدُ، يا سَيِّدُ، افتَحْ لَنا البابَ.›

Later the other virgins also came and said, Lord, Lord, open to us!

12 « وَلَكِنَّهُ قالَ: ‹أقُولُ لَكُنَّ الحَقَّ، إنَّنِي لا أعرِفُكُنَّ!›

But He replied, I solemnly declare to you, I do not know you.

13 ل ِذَلِكُ تَيَقَّظُوا، لِأنَّكُمْ لا تَعرِفُونَ اليَومَ وَلا السّاعَةَ الَّتِي سَيَأتِي فِيها ابْنُ الإنسانِ. مَثَلُ العَبِيدِ الثَّلاثَة

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

14 « كَذَلِكَ يُشبِهُ مَلَكوتُ السَّماواتِ رَجُلاً كانَ سَيُسافِرُ. فَدَعا عَبِيدَهُ وَوَكَّلَهُمْ عَلَى كُلِّ مُمتَلَكاتِهِ.

For 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.

15 ف َأعطَى واحِداً مِنْهُمْ خَمْسَةَ أكياسٍ مِنَ النُّقُودِ، وَأعطَى الثّاني كيسينِ، وَالثّالِثَ كِيساً واحِداً. أعطَى كُلَّ واحِدٍ بِحَسَبِ قُدْرَتِهِ. ثُمَّ سافَرَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ فَوراً.

To 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.

16 ف َابتَدَأ الَّذِي أخَذَ الأكياسَ الخَمسَةَ باستِثمارِها فَوراً فِي التِّجارَةِ، فَكَسِبَ خَمسَةَ أكياسِ أُخْرَى.

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

17 و َعَمِلَ الَّذِي أخَذَ الكِيسَينِ مِثلَ الأوَّلِ، وَكَسِبَ كَيسَينِ آخَرَينِ.

And likewise he who had received the two talents—he also gained two talents more.

18 أ مّا الَّذِي أخَذَ كيساً واحِداً، فَقَدْ ذَهَبَ وَحَفَرَ حُفرَةً فِي الأرْضِ، وَخَبَّأ فِيها مالَ سَيِّدِهِ.

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

19 « وَبَعْدَ زَمَنٍ طَوِيلٍ، رَجِعَ سَيِّدُ هَؤُلاءِ العَبِيدِ، وَابتَدَأ يُحاسِبُهُمْ.

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

20 ف َجاءَ الَّذِي أخَذَ الأكياسَ الخَمسَةَ، وَكَسِبَ خَمسَةَ أكياسٍ أُخْرَى وَقالَ: ‹يا سَيِّدِي، أعطَيتَنِي خَمسَةَ أكياسٍ، وَهَذِهِ خَمسَةُ أكياسٍ أُخْرَى كَسِبْتُها.›

And 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.

21 ف َقالَ لَهُ سَيِّدُهُ: ‹أحسَنتَ أيُّها العَبْدُ الصّالِحُ وَالأمِينُ. كُنتَ أمِيناً فِي القَلَيلِ، لِذَلِكَ سَأُوكِلُكَ عَلَى الكَثِيرِ. ادخُلْ وَشارِكْ فِي فَرَحِ سَيِّدِكَ.›

His 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.

22 « ثُمَّ جاءَ الَّذِي أخَذَ الكِيسَينِ، وَقالَ: ‹يا سَيِّدِي، أعطَيتَنِي كِيسَينِ، وَهَذانِ كِيسانِ آخَرانِ كَسِبْتُهُما.›

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

23 ف َقالَ لَهُ سَيِّدُهُ: ‹أحسَنتَ أيُّها العَبْدُ الصّالِحُ وَالأمِينُ. كُنتَ أمِيناً فِي القَلَيلِ، لِذَلِكَ سَأُوكِلُكَ عَلَى الكَثِيرِ. ادخُلْ وَشارِكْ فِي فَرَحِ سَيِّدِكَ.›

His 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.

24 « ثُمَّ جاءَ الَّذِي أخَذَ كِيساً واحِداً، وَقالَ: ‹يا سَيِّدُ، أعرِفُ أنَّكَ رَجُلٌ قاسٍ، فَإنَّكَ تَحصُدُ مِنْ مَحصُولٍ لَمْ تَزرَعْهُ، وَتَجنِي مِنْ حُقُولٍ لَمْ تَبذُرْها.

He 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.

25 و َقَدْ كُنتُ خائِفاً مِنْكَ، فَذَهَبْتُ وَخَبَّأتُ كِيسَكَ فِي الأرْضِ. فَخُذْ مالَكَ.›

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

26 « فَأجابَهُ سَيِّدُهُ: ‹أنتَ عَبْدٌ شِرِّيرٌ وَكَسُولٌ. فَما دُمْتَ تَعرِفُ أنِّي أحصُدُ مِنْ مَحصُولٍ لَمْ أزرَعْهُ، وَأجنِي مِنْ حُقُولٍ لَمْ أبذُرْها،

But 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?

27 ف َلِماذا لَمْ تُودِعْ مالِي فِي المَصْرِفِ، وَعِنْدَ رُجُوعِي كُنتُ آخُذُ مالِي مَعَ فائِدَةٍ؟

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

28 « لِذَلِكَ خُذُوا الكيسَ مِنهُ، وَأعطُوهُ لِصاحِبِ الأكياسِ العَشرِ.

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

29 ل ِأنَّهُ سَيُعطَى المَزِيدُ لِمَنْ يَملِكُ، بَلْ وَسَيَفيضُ عَنهُ، أمّا الَّذِي لا يَملِكُ شَيئاً، فَسَيُنتَزَعُ مِنهُ حَتَّى ما يَملِكُهُ.

For 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.

30 أ مّا ذَلِكَ العَبْدُ غَيرُ النّافِعِ لِشَيءٍ، فَألقُوهُ فِي الخارِجِ، إلَى الظَّلامِ، حَيثُ يَبكِي النّاسُ وَيَصِرُّونَ عَلَى أسنانِهِمْ. ابْنُ الإنسانِ هُوَ الدَّيان

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

31 « وَعِندَما يَأتِي ابْنُ الإنسانِ فِي مَجدِهِ مَعَ كُلِّ مَلائِكَتِهِ، سَيَجلِسُ عَلَى عَرشِهِ المَجِيدِ.

When 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.

32 ث ُمَّ تُجمَعُ كُلُّ الأُمَمِ أمامَهُ. وَهُوَ سَيَفرِزُ بَعضَهُمْ عَنْ بَعضٍ، كَما يَفرِزُ الرّاعِي الخِرافَ عَنِ الجِداءِ فِي قَطِيعِهِ.

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

33 ف َسَيَضَعُ الخِرافَ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ، وَالجِداءَ عَنْ يَسارِهِ.

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

34 « ثُمٍّ سَيَقُولُ المَلِكُ لِلَّذِينَ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ: ‹تَعالَوا يا مَنْ بارَكَهُمْ أبِي. خُذُوا المَلَكُوتَ الَّذِي أُعِدَّ لَكُمْ مُنْذُ خَلْقِ العالَمِ.

Then 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.

35 ل ِأنِّي كُنتُ جائِعاً فَأطعَمْتُمُونِي. كُنْتُ عَطشاناً فَسَقَيتُمُونِي. كُنتُ غَرِيباً فَآوَيتُمُونِي.

For 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,

36 ك ُنتُ عُرياناً فَألبَسْتُمُونِي. كُنْتُ مَرِيضاً فَاعتَنَيتُمْ بِي. كُنتُ مَسجُوناً فَزُرتُموني.›

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.

37 « فَيُجيبُهُ الأبرارُ: ‹يا رَبُّ مَتَى رَأيناكَ جائِعاً فَأطعَمْناكَ، أوْ عَطشاناً فَسَقَيناكَ؟

Then 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?

38 و َمَتَى رَأيناكَ غَرِيباً فَآوَيناكَ، أوْ عُرياناً فَألبَسْناكَ؟

And when did we see You a stranger and welcomed and entertained You, or naked and clothed You?

39 و َمَتَى رَأيناكَ مَرِيضاً أوْ مَسجُوناً فَزُرْناكَ.›

And when did we see You sick or in prison and came to visit You?

40 ف َيَقولُ المَلِكُ: ‹أقولُ الحَقَّ لَكُمْ، كُلُّ شَيءٍ عَمِلْتُمُوهُ لِأحَدِ إخْوَتِي الضُّعَفاءِ فَإنَّما قَدْ عَمِلْتُمُوهُ لِي.›»

And 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.

41 « ثُمَّ يَقُولُ المَلِكُ لِلَّذِينَ يَقِفُونَ عَنْ يَسارِهِ: ‹ابتَعِدُوا عَنِّي أيُّها المَلعُونُونَ، وَاذْهَبوا إلَى النّارِ الأبَدِيَّةِ المُعَدَّةِ لإبلِيسَ وَمَلائِكَتِهِ.

Then 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!

42 ل ِأنِّي كُنتُ جائِعاً فَلَمْ تُطْعِموني. كُنْتُ عَطشاناً فَلَمْ تَسْقوني.

For I was hungry and you gave Me no food, I was thirsty and you gave Me nothing to drink,

43 ك ُنتُ غَرِيباً فَلَمْ تَأوُونِي. وَكُنْتُ عُرياناً فَلَمْ تُلبِسُونِي. وَكُنتُ مَرِيضاً وَمَسجُوناً فَلَمْ تَزورونِي.›

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.

44 « فَيُجيبُهُ الأشْرارُ: ‹يا رَبُّ، مَتَى رَأيناكَ جائِعاً أوْ عَطشاناً أوْ غَرِيباً أوْ عُرياناً أوْ مَرِيضاً أوْ مَسجُوناً، وَلَمْ نُقَدِّمْ لَكَ ما تَحتاجُ؟›

Then 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?

45 « فَيَقولُ المَلِكُ: ‹أقولُ الحَقَّ لَكُمْ، عِندَما أهمَلْتُمْ عَمَلَ ذَلِكَ لِأحَدِ إخْوَتِي الضُّعَفاءِ، فَإنَّكُمْ إنَّما أهمَلْتُمْ عَمَلَهُ لِي أنا.›

And 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.

46 « وَهَكَذا يَذْهَبُ الأشْرارُ إلَى عِقابٍ أبَدِيٍّ، أمّا الأبرارُ فَيَذْهَبُونَ إلَى حَياةٍ أبَدِيَّةٍ.»

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