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

Then shall the kingdom of the heavens be made like to ten virgins that having taken their torches, went forth to meet the bridegroom.

2 a nd five of them were prudent, and five foolish;

And five of them were prudent and five foolish.

3 t hey who were foolish having taken their lamps, did not take with themselves oil;

They that were foolish took their torches and did not take oil with them;

4 a nd the prudent took oil in their vessels, with their lamps.

but the prudent took oil in their vessels with their torches.

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

Now the bridegroom tarrying, they all grew heavy and slept.

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

But in middle of night there was a cry, Behold, the bridegroom; go forth to meet him.

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

Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their torches.

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

And the foolish said to the prudent, Give us of your oil, for our torches are going out.

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

But the prudent answered saying, lest it might not suffice for us and for you. Go rather to those that sell, and buy for yourselves.

10 ` 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;

But as they went away to buy, the bridegroom came, and the ready went in with him to the wedding feast, and the door was shut.

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

Afterwards come also the rest of the virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us;

12 a nd he answering said, Verily I say to you, I have not known you.

but he answering said, Verily I say unto you, I do not know you.

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

Watch therefore, for ye know not the day nor the hour.

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

For as a man going away out of a country called his own bondmen and delivered to them his substance.

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

And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to each according to his particular ability, and immediately went away out of the country.

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

And he that had received the five talents went and trafficked with them, and made five other talents.

17 i n like manner also he who the two, he gained, also he, other two;

In like manner also he that the two, gained two others.

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

But he that had received the one went and dug in the earth, and hid the money of his lord.

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

And after a long time the lord of those bondmen comes and reckons with them.

20 a nd 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.

And he that had received the five talents came to and brought five other talents, saying, lord, thou deliveredst me five talents; behold, I have gained five other talents besides them.

21 ` 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.

His lord said to him, Well, good and faithful bondman, thou wast faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things: enter into the joy of thy lord.

22 ` 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.

And he also that had received the two talents came to and said, lord, thou deliveredst me two talents; behold, I have gained two other talents besides them.

23 ` 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.

His lord said to him, Well, good and faithful bondman, thou wast faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

24 ` 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;

And he also that had received the one talent coming to said, lord, I knew thee that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou hadst not sowed, and gathering from where thou hadst not scattered,

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

and being afraid I went away and hid thy talent in the earth; behold, thou hast that which is thine.

26 ` 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!

And his lord answering said to him, Wicked and slothful bondman, thou knewest that I reap where I had not sowed, and gather from where I had not scattered;

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

thou oughtest then to have put my money to the money-changers, and when I came I should have got what is mine with interest.

28 ` Take therefore from him the talent, and give to him having the ten talents,

Take therefore the talent from him, and give it to him that has the ten talents:

29 f or 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;

for to every one that has shall be given, and he shall be in abundance; but from him that has not, that even which he has shall be taken from him.

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

And cast out the useless bondman into the outer darkness; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.

31 ` 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;

But when the Son of man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then shall he sit down upon his throne of glory,

32 a nd 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,

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

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

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

34 ` 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;

Then shall the King say to those on his right hand, Come, blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from world's foundation:

35 f or 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;

for I hungered, and ye gave me to eat; I thirsted, and ye gave me to drink; I was a stranger, and ye took me in;

36 n aked, and ye put around me; I was infirm, and ye looked after me; in prison I was, and ye came unto me.

naked, and ye clothed me; I was ill, and ye visited me; I was in prison, and ye came to me.

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

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

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

and when saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in; or naked, and clothed thee?

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

and when saw we thee ill, or in prison, and came to thee?

40 ` 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.

And the King answering shall say to them, Verily, I say to you, Inasmuch as ye have done it to one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it to me.

41 T hen 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;

Then shall he say also to those on the left, Go from me, cursed, into eternal fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:

42 f or I did hunger, and ye gave me not to eat; I did thirst, and ye gave me not to drink;

for I hungered, and ye gave me not to eat; I thirsted, and ye gave me not to drink;

43 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.

I was a stranger, and ye took me not in; naked, and ye did not clothe me; ill, and in prison, and ye did not visit me.

44 ` 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?

Then shall they also answer saying, Lord, when saw we thee hungering, or thirsting, or a stranger, or naked, or ill, or in prison, and have not ministered to thee?

45 ` 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.

Then shall he answer them saying, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as ye have not done it to one of these least, neither have ye done it to me.

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

And these shall go away into eternal punishment, and the righteous into life eternal.