1 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 And five of them were prudent and five foolish.
3 They that were foolish took their torches and did not take oil with them;
4 but the prudent took oil in their vessels with their torches.
5 Now the bridegroom tarrying, they all grew heavy and slept.
6 But in {the} middle of {the} night there was a cry, Behold, the bridegroom; go forth to meet him.
7 Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their torches.
8 And the foolish said to the prudent, Give us of your oil, for our torches are going out.
9 But the prudent answered saying, {We cannot,} lest it might not suffice for us and for you. Go rather to those that sell, and buy for yourselves.
10 But as they went away to buy, the bridegroom came, and the {ones that were} ready went in with him to the wedding feast, and the door was shut.
11 Afterwards come also the rest of the virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us;
12 but he answering said, Verily I say unto you, I do not know you.
13 Watch therefore, for ye know not the day nor the hour.
14 For {it is} as {if} a man going away out of a country called his own bondmen and delivered to them his substance.
15 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 that had received the five talents went and trafficked with them, and made five other talents.
17 In like manner also he that {had received} the two, {he also} gained two others.
18 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 the lord of those bondmen comes and reckons with them.
20 And he that had received the five talents came to {him} and brought five other talents, saying, {My} lord, thou deliveredst me five talents; behold, I have gained five other talents besides them.
21 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 also that had received the two talents came to {him} and said, {My} lord, thou deliveredst me two talents; behold, I have gained two other talents besides them.
23 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 that had received the one talent coming to {him} said, {My} 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 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, Wicked and slothful bondman, thou knewest that I reap where I had not sowed, and gather from where I had not scattered;
27 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 the talent from him, and give it to him that has the ten talents:
29 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 And cast out the useless bondman into the outer darkness; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.
31 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 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 and he will set the sheep on his right hand, and the goats on {his} left.
34 Then shall the King say to those on his right hand, Come, blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from {the} world's foundation:
1 Então o reino dos céus será semelhante a dez virgens que, tomando as suas lâmpadas, saíram ao encontro do noivo.
2 Cinco dentre elas eram néscias, e cinco prudentes.
3 As néscias, tomando as suas lâmpadas, não levaram azeite consigo;
4 mas as prudentes levaram azeite em suas vasilhas juntamente com as lâmpadas.
5 Tardando o noivo, toscanejaram todas e adormeceram.
6 Mas à meia-noite ouviu-se um grito: Eis o noivo! saí ao seu encontro.
7 Então se levantaram todas aquelas virgens e prepararam as suas lâmpadas.
8 Disseram as néscias às prudentes: Dai-nos do vosso azeite, porque as nossas lâmpadas estão-se apagando.
9 Porém as prudentes responderam: Talvez não haja bastante para nós e para vós; ide antes aos que o vendem, e comprai-o para vós.
10 Enquanto foram comprá-lo, veio o noivo; as que estavam apercebidas, entraram com ele para as bodas, e fechou-se a porta.
11 Depois vieram as outras virgens e disseram: Senhor, Senhor, abre-nos a porta.
12 Mas ele respondeu: Em verdade vos digo que não vos conheço.
13 Portanto vigiai, porque não sabeis nem o dia nem a hora.
14 Pois é assim como um homem que, partindo para outro 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 qual segundo a sua capacidade; e seguiu viagem.
16 O que recebera cinco talentos, foi imediatamente negociar com eles e ganhou outros cinco;
17 do mesmo modo o que recebera dois, ganhou outros dois.
18 Mas o que tinha recebido um só, foi-se e fez uma cova no chão e escondeu o dinheiro do seu senhor.
19 Depois de muito tempo voltou o senhor daqueles servos e ajustou contas com eles.
20 Chegando o que recebera cinco talentos, apresentou-lhe outros cinco, dizendo: Senhor, entregaste-me cinco talentos; aqui estão outros cinco que ganhei.
21 Disse-lhe o seu senhor: Muito bem, servo bom e fiel, já que foste fiel no pouco, confiar-te-ei o muito; entra no gozo do teu senhor.
22 Chegou também o que recebera dois talentos, e disse: Senhor, entregaste-me dois talentos; aqui estão outros dois que ganhei.
23 Disse-lhe o seu senhor: Muito bem, servo bom e fiel, já que foste fiel no pouco, confiar-te-ei o muito, entra no gozo do teu senhor.
24 Chegou por fim o que havia recebido um só talento, dizendo: Senhor, eu soube que és um homem severo, ceifas onde não semeaste, e recolhes onde não joeiraste;
25 e, atemorizado, fui esconder o teu talento na terra; aqui tens o que é teu.
26 Porém o seu senhor respondeu: Servo mau e preguiçoso, sabias que ceifo onde não semeei, e que recolho onde não joeirei?
27 devias, então, ter entregado o meu dinheiro aos banqueiros e, vindo eu, teria recebido o que é meu com juros.
28 Tirai-lhe, pois, o talento e dai-o 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 o que tem, ser-lhe-á tirado.
30 Ao servo inútil, porém, lançai-o nas trevas exteriores; ali haverá o choro e o ranger de dentes.
31 Quando vier o Filho do homem na sua glória, e todos os anjos com ele, então se assentará no trono de sua glória.
32 Todas as nações serão reunidas diante dele, e separará uns dos outros, como o pastor separa as ovelhas dos cabritos;
33 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 como herança o reino que vos está destinado desde a fundação do mundo.