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

`Then shall the reign of the heavens be likened to ten virgins, who, having taken their lamps, went forth to meet the bridegroom;

2 N ow five of them were wise, and five were foolish.

and five of them were prudent, and five foolish;

3 T hose who were foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them,

they who were foolish having taken their lamps, did not take with themselves oil;

4 b ut the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.

and the prudent took oil in their vessels, with their lamps.

5 B ut while the bridegroom was delayed, they all slumbered and slept.

`And the bridegroom tarrying, they all nodded and were sleeping,

6 “ And at midnight a cry was heard: ‘Behold, the bridegroom is coming; go out to meet him!’

and in the middle of the night a cry was made, Lo, the bridegroom doth come; go ye forth to meet him.

7 T hen all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps.

`Then rose all those virgins, and trimmed their lamps,

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

and the foolish said to the prudent, Give us of your oil, because our lamps are going out;

9 B ut 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.’

and the prudent answered, saying -- Lest there may not be sufficient for us and you, go ye rather unto those selling, and buy for yourselves.

10 A nd while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding; and the door was shut.

`And while they are going away to buy, the bridegroom came, and those ready went in with him to the marriage-feasts, and the door was shut;

11 “ Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open to us!’

and afterwards come also do the rest of the virgins, saying, Sir, sir, open to us;

12 B ut he answered and said, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, I do not know you.’

and he answering said, Verily I say to you, I have not known you.

13 “ Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming. The Parable of the Talents

`Watch therefore, for ye have not known the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man doth come.

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.

`For -- as a man going abroad did call his own servants, and did deliver to them his substance,

15 A nd 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 a journey.

and to one he gave five talents, and to another two, and to another one, to each according to his several ability, went abroad immediately.

16 T hen he who had received the five talents went and traded with them, and made another five talents.

`And he who did receive the five talents, having gone, wrought with them, and made other five talents;

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

in like manner also he who the two, he gained, also he, other two;

18 B ut he who had received one went and dug in the ground, and hid his lord’s money.

and he who did receive the one, having gone away, digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money.

19 A fter a long time the lord of those servants came and settled accounts with them.

`And after a long time cometh the lord of those servants, and taketh reckoning with them;

20 “ So he who had received five talents came and brought five other talents, saying, ‘Lord, you delivered to me five talents; look, I have gained five more talents besides them.’

and he who did receive the five talents having come, brought other five talents, saying, `Sir, five talents thou didst deliver to me; lo, other five talents did I gain besides them.

21 H is lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’

`And his lord said to him, Well done, servant, good and faithful, over a few things thou wast faithful, over many things I will set thee; enter into the joy of thy lord.

22 H e also who had received two talents came and said, ‘Lord, you delivered to me two talents; look, I have gained two more talents besides them.’

`And he who also did receive the two talents having come, said, Sir, two talents thou didst deliver to me; lo, other two talents I did gain besides them.

23 H is lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’

`His lord said to him, Well done, servant, good and faithful, over a few things thou wast faithful, over many things I will set thee; enter into the joy of thy 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 have not sown, and gathering where you have not scattered seed.

`And he also who hath received the one talent having come, said, Sir, I knew thee, that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou didst not sow, and gathering from whence thou didst not scatter;

25 A nd I was afraid, and went and hid your talent in the ground. Look, there you have what is yours.’

and having been afraid, having gone away, I hid thy talent in the earth; lo, thou hast thine own!

26 “ But his lord answered and said to him, ‘You wicked and lazy servant, you knew that I reap where I have not sown, and gather where I have not scattered seed.

`And his lord answering said to him, Evil servant, and slothful, thou hadst known that I reap where I did not sow, and I gather whence I did not scatter!

27 S o you ought to have deposited my money with the bankers, and at my coming I would have received back my own with interest.

it behoved thee then to put my money to the money-lenders, and having come I had received mine own with increase.

28 T herefore take the talent from him, and give it to him who has ten talents.

`Take therefore from him the talent, and give to him having the 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.

for to every one having shall be given, and he shall have overabundance, and from him who is not having, even that which he hath shall be taken from him;

30 A nd cast the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’ The Son of Man Will Judge the Nations

and the unprofitable servant cast ye forth to the outer darkness; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of the 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.

`And whenever the Son of Man may come in his glory, and all the holy messengers with him, then he shall sit upon a throne of his glory;

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

and gathered together before him shall be all the nations, and he shall separate them from one another, as the shepherd doth separate the sheep from the goats,

33 A nd He will set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left.

and he shall set the sheep indeed on his right hand, and the goats on the left.

34 T hen 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:

`Then shall the king say to those on his right hand, Come ye, the blessed of my Father, inherit the reign that hath been prepared for you from the foundation of the world;

35 f or I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in;

for I did hunger, and ye gave me to eat; I did thirst, and ye gave me to drink; I was a stranger, and ye received me;

36 I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.’

naked, and ye put around me; I was infirm, and ye looked after me; in prison I was, and ye came unto 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?

`Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when did we see thee hungering, and we nourished? or thirsting, and we gave to drink?

38 W hen did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You?

and when did we see thee a stranger, and we received? or naked, and we put around?

39 O r when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’

and when did we see thee infirm, or in prison, and we came unto thee?

40 A nd the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’

`And the king answering, shall say to them, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as ye did to one of these my brethren -- the least -- to me ye did.

41 “ Then He will also say to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels:

Then shall he say also to those on the left hand, Go ye from me, the cursed, to the fire, the age-during, that hath been prepared for the Devil and his messengers;

42 f or I was hungry and you gave Me no food; I was thirsty and you gave Me no drink;

for I did hunger, and ye gave me not to eat; I did thirst, and ye gave me not 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.’

a stranger I was, and ye did not receive me; naked, and ye put not around me; infirm, and in prison, and ye did not look after 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?’

`Then shall they answer, they also, saying, Lord, when did we see thee hungering, or thirsting, or a stranger, or naked, or infirm, or in prison, and we did not minister to thee?

45 T hen He will answer them, saying, ‘Assuredly, 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.’

`Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as ye did not to one of these, the least, ye did not to me.

46 A nd these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

And these shall go away to punishment age-during, but the righteous to life age-during.'