1 Então o reino dos céus será semelhante a dez virgens que, tomando as suas lâmpadas, saíram ao encontro do noivo.

2 Cinco delas eram insensatas, e cinco prudentes.

3 Ora, as insensatas, tomando as lâmpadas, não levaram azeite consigo.

4 As prudentes, porém, levaram azeite em suas vasilhas, juntamente com as lâmpadas.

5 E tardando o noivo, cochilaram todas, e dormiram.

6 Mas à meia-noite ouviu-se um grito: Eis o noivo! saí-lhe ao encontro!

7 Então todas aquelas virgens se levantaram, e prepararam as suas lâmpadas.

8 E as insensatas disseram às prudentes: Dai-nos do vosso azeite, porque as nossas lâmpadas estão se apagando.

9 Mas as prudentes responderam: não; pois de certo não chegaria para nós e para vós; ide antes aos que o vendem, e comprai-o para vós.

10 E, tendo elas ido comprá-lo, chegou o noivo; e as que estavam preparadas entraram com ele para as bodas, e fechou-se a porta.

11 Depois vieram também as outras virgens, e disseram: Senhor, Senhor, abre-nos a porta.

12 Ele, porém, respondeu: Em verdade vos digo, não vos conheço.

13 Vigiai pois, porque não sabeis nem o dia nem a hora.

14 Porque é assim como um homem que, ausentando-se do país, chamou os seus servos e lhes entregou os seus bens:

15 a um deu cinco talentos, a outro dois, e a outro um, a cada um segundo a sua capacidade; e seguiu viagem.

16 O que recebera cinco talentos foi imediatamente negociar com eles, e ganhou outros cinco;

17 da mesma sorte, o que recebera dois ganhou outros dois;

18 mas o que recebera um foi e cavou na terra e escondeu o dinheiro do seu senhor.

19 Ora, depois de muito tempo veio o senhor daqueles servos, e fez contas com eles.

20 Então chegando o que recebera cinco talentos, apresentou-lhe outros cinco talentos, dizendo: Senhor, entregaste-me cinco talentos; eis aqui outros cinco que ganhei.

21 Disse-lhe o seu senhor: Muito bem, servo bom e fiel; sobre o pouco foste fiel, sobre muito te colocarei; entra no gozo do teu senhor.

22 Chegando também o que recebera dois talentos, disse: Senhor, entregaste-me dois talentos; eis aqui outros dois que ganhei.

23 Disse-lhe o seu senhor: Muito bem, servo bom e fiel; sobre o pouco foste fiel, sobre muito te colocarei; entra no gozo do teu senhor.

24 Chegando por fim o que recebera um talento, disse: Senhor, eu te conhecia, que és um homem duro, que ceifas onde não semeaste, e recolhes onde não joeiraste;

25 e, atemorizado, fui esconder na terra o teu talento; eis aqui tens o que é teu.

26 Ao que lhe respondeu o seu senhor: Servo mau e preguiçoso, sabias que ceifo onde não semeei, e recolho onde não joeirei?

27 Devias então entregar o meu dinheiro aos banqueiros e, vindo eu, tê-lo-ia recebido com juros.

28 Tirai-lhe, pois, o talento e dai ao que tem os dez talentos.

29 Porque a todo o que tem, dar-se-lhe-á, e terá em abundância; mas ao que não tem, até aquilo que tem ser-lhe-á tirado.

30 E lançai o servo inútil nas trevas exteriores; ali haverá choro e ranger de dentes.

31 Quando, pois vier o Filho do homem na sua glória, e todos os anjos com ele, então se assentará no trono da sua glória;

32 e diante dele serão reunidas todas as nações; e ele separará uns dos outros, como o pastor separa as ovelhas dos cabritos;

33 e porá as ovelhas à sua direita, mas os cabritos à esquerda.

34 Então dirá o Rei aos que estiverem à sua direita: Vinde, benditos de meu Pai. Possuí por herança o reino que vos está preparado desde a fundação do mundo;

35 Pois tive fome, e destes-me de comer; tive sede, e destes-me de beber; era forasteiro, e recolhestes-me;

36 estava nu, e vestistes-me; enfermo, e visitastes-me; preso, e viestes ver-me.

37 Então perguntarão os justos: Senhor, quando te vimos faminto, e te demos de comer; ou com sede, e te demos de beber?

38 Quando te vimos forasteiro, e te recolhemos; ou nu, e te vestimos?

39 Quando te vimos enfermo, ou preso, e fomos visitar-te?

40 O Rei responderá: Em verdade vos digo que quantas vezes o fizestes a um destes meus irmãos mais pequeninos, a mim o fizestes.

41 Dirá também aos que estiverem à sua esquerda: Apartai-vos de mim, malditos, para o fogo eterno, destinado ao Diabo e seus anjos.

42 Pois tive fome, e não me destes de comer; tive sede e não me destes de beber;

43 era forasteiro, e não me recolhestes; estava nu, e não me vestistes; enfermo e preso, e não me visitastes.

44 Também eles perguntarão: Senhor, quando te vimos faminto, com sede, forasteiro, nu, enfermo, ou preso, e não te servimos?

45 Então lhes responderá: Em verdade vos digo que quantas vezes o deixastes de fazer a um destes mais pequeninos, a mim o deixastes de fazer.

46 Irão estes para o suplício eterno, porém os justos para a vida eterna.

1 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. 2 And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. 3 They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them: 4 But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. 5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. 6 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him. 7 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. 8 And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out. 9 But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves. 10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut. 11 Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. 12 But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not. 13 Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.

14 For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. 15 And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey. 16 Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents. 17 And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two. 18 But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord’s money. 19 After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them. 20 And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more. 21 His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. 22 He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them. 23 His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. 24 Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed: 25 And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine. 26 His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed: 27 Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury. 28 Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents. 29 For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath. 30 And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

31 When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: 32 And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats: 33 And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. 34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: 35 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: 36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. 37 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? 38 When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? 39 Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? 40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me. 41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: 42 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink: 43 I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not. 44 Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee? 45 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me. 46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.