Matthew 25
New Living Translation
Parable of the Ten Bridesmaids
25 “Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten bridesmaids[a] who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. 2 Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. 3 The five who were foolish didn’t take enough olive oil for their lamps, 4 but the other five were wise enough to take along extra oil. 5 When the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and fell asleep.
6 “At midnight they were roused by the shout, ‘Look, the bridegroom is coming! Come out and meet him!’
7 “All the bridesmaids got up and prepared their lamps. 8 Then the five foolish ones asked the others, ‘Please give us some of your oil because our lamps are going out.’
9 “But the others replied, ‘We don’t have enough for all of us. Go to a shop and buy some for yourselves.’
10 “But while they were gone to buy oil, the bridegroom came. Then those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast, and the door was locked. 11 Later, when the other five bridesmaids returned, they stood outside, calling, ‘Lord! Lord! Open the door for us!’
12 “But he called back, ‘Believe me, I don’t know you!’
13 “So you, too, must keep watch! For you do not know the day or hour of my return.
Parable of the Three Servants
14 “Again, the Kingdom of Heaven can be illustrated by the story of a man going on a long trip. He called together his servants and entrusted his money to them while he was gone. 15 He gave five bags of silver[b] to one, two bags of silver to another, and one bag of silver to the last—dividing it in proportion to their abilities. He then left on his trip.
16 “The servant who received the five bags of silver began to invest the money and earned five more. 17 The servant with two bags of silver also went to work and earned two more. 18 But the servant who received the one bag of silver dug a hole in the ground and hid the master’s money.
19 “After a long time their master returned from his trip and called them to give an account of how they had used his money. 20 The servant to whom he had entrusted the five bags of silver came forward with five more and said, ‘Master, you gave me five bags of silver to invest, and I have earned five more.’
21 “The master was full of praise. ‘Well done, my good and faithful servant. You have been faithful in handling this small amount, so now I will give you many more responsibilities. Let’s celebrate together![c]’
22 “The servant who had received the two bags of silver came forward and said, ‘Master, you gave me two bags of silver to invest, and I have earned two more.’
23 “The master said, ‘Well done, my good and faithful servant. You have been faithful in handling this small amount, so now I will give you many more responsibilities. Let’s celebrate together!’
24 “Then the servant with the one bag of silver came and said, ‘Master, I knew you were a harsh man, harvesting crops you didn’t plant and gathering crops you didn’t cultivate. 25 I was afraid I would lose your money, so I hid it in the earth. Look, here is your money back.’
26 “But the master replied, ‘You wicked and lazy servant! If you knew I harvested crops I didn’t plant and gathered crops I didn’t cultivate, 27 why didn’t you deposit my money in the bank? At least I could have gotten some interest on it.’
28 “Then he ordered, ‘Take the money from this servant, and give it to the one with the ten bags of silver. 29 To those who use well what they are given, even more will be given, and they will have an abundance. But from those who do nothing, even what little they have will be taken away. 30 Now throw this useless servant into outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
The Final Judgment
31 “But when the Son of Man[d] comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit upon his glorious throne. 32 All the nations[e] will be gathered in his presence, and he will separate the people as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 He will place the sheep at his right hand and the goats at his left.
34 “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the creation of the world. 35 For I was hungry, and you fed me. I was thirsty, and you gave me a drink. I was a stranger, and you invited me into your home. 36 I was naked, and you gave me clothing. I was sick, and you cared for me. I was in prison, and you visited me.’
37 “Then these righteous ones will reply, ‘Lord, when did we ever see you hungry and feed you? Or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38 Or a stranger and show you hospitality? Or naked and give you clothing? 39 When did we ever see you sick or in prison and visit you?’
40 “And the King will say, ‘I tell you the truth, when you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters,[f] you were doing it to me!’
41 “Then the King will turn to those on the left and say, ‘Away with you, you cursed ones, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his demons.[g] 42 For I was hungry, and you didn’t feed me. I was thirsty, and you didn’t give me a drink. 43 I was a stranger, and you didn’t invite me into your home. I was naked, and you didn’t give me clothing. I was sick and in prison, and you didn’t visit me.’
44 “Then they will reply, ‘Lord, when did we ever see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and not help you?’
45 “And he will answer, ‘I tell you the truth, when you refused to help the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were refusing to help me.’
46 “And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous will go into eternal life.”
Footnotes
- 25:1 Or virgins; also in 25:7, 11.
- 25:15 Greek talents; also throughout the story. A talent is equal to 75 pounds or 34 kilograms.
- 25:21 Greek Enter into the joy of your master [or your Lord]; also in 25:23.
- 25:31 “Son of Man” is a title Jesus used for himself.
- 25:32 Or peoples.
- 25:40 Greek my brothers.
- 25:41 Greek his angels.
马太福音 25
Chinese New Version (Traditional)
十個童女的比喻
25 “那時，天國好像十個童女，拿著她們的燈出去迎接新郎。 2 她們中間有五個是愚蠢的，五個是聰明的。 3 那些愚蠢的拿著燈，卻沒有帶油； 4 但那些聰明的拿著燈，也把油裝在瓶裡帶來。 5 新郎很晚還沒有到，她們都打瞌睡，而且睡著了。 6 半夜，有人喊叫：‘新郎來了，快出來迎接他。’ 7 那些童女都醒過來，整理她們的燈。 8 愚蠢的對聰明的說：‘請把你們的油分一點給我們，我們的燈快要滅了。’ 9 聰明的回答：‘這些恐怕不夠我們大家用，不如你們自己到賣油的地方去買吧！’ 10 她們去買油的時候，新郎來了；準備好了的童女就和他一同進去參加婚筵，門就關上了。 11 後來，其餘的童女也來到，說：‘主啊，主啊，給我們開門吧！’ 12 新郎卻回答：‘我實在告訴你們，我不認識你們。’ 13 所以你們要警醒，因為不知道那日子和那時間。
三個僕人的比喻（參(A)
14 “天國又像一個人要出外遠行，就叫自己的僕人來，把產業交給他們。 15 他按照各人的才幹，一個給三萬個銀幣，一個給一萬二千個銀幣，一個給六千個銀幣（原文作“五個，二個，一個他連得”；一個他連得等於六千個銀幣），然後就遠行去了。 16 那領了三萬的馬上去做生意，另外賺了三萬。 17 那領了一萬二千的也是這樣，另賺了一萬二千。 18 但那領了六千的，卻去把地挖開，把主人的錢藏起來。 19 過了很久，那些僕人的主人回來了，要和他們算帳。 20 那領了三萬個銀幣的，帶著另外的三萬前來，說：‘主啊，你交了三萬給我，你看，我又賺了三萬。’ 21 主人對他說：‘又良善又忠心的僕人哪，你作得好！你既然在不多的事上忠心，我要派你管理許多的事。進來，享受你主人的快樂吧！’ 22 那領了一萬二千的也前來，說：‘主啊，你交了一萬二千給我，你看，我又賺了一萬二千。’ 23 主人對他說：‘又良善又忠心的僕人哪，你作得好！你既然在不多的事上忠心，我要派你管理許多的事。進來，享受你主人的快樂吧！’ 24 那領了六千的也前來，說：‘主啊，我知道你是個嚴厲的人，沒有撒種的地方，你要收割；沒有散播的地方，你要收聚。 25 所以，我就害怕起來，去把你的錢藏在地裡。你看，你的錢還在這裡。’ 26 可是主人對他說：‘你這個又可惡又懶惰的僕人，你既然知道我要在沒有撒種的地方收割，在沒有散播的地方收聚， 27 那你就應該把我的錢存入銀行，到我回來的時候，可以連本帶利收回。 28 你們把他的六千銀幣拿去，交給那個有六萬的。 29 因為凡是有的，還要給他，他就充足有餘；凡是沒有的，就算他有甚麼也要拿去。 30 把這沒有用的僕人丟在外面的黑暗裡，在那裡必要哀哭切齒。’
人子必審判萬族
31 “當人子在他的榮耀裡，帶著所有的使者降臨的時候，他要坐在榮耀的寶座上。 32 萬族要聚集在他面前，他要把他們彼此分開，好像牧羊人把綿羊和山羊分開一樣： 33 把綿羊放在右邊，山羊放在左邊。 34 那時，王要對右邊的說：‘蒙我父賜福的，來承受創世以來為你們預備好的國吧。 35 因為我餓了，你們給我吃；我渴了，你們給我喝；我作旅客，你們接待我； 36 我赤身露體，你們給我衣服穿；我病了，你們看顧我；我在監裡，你們來看我。’ 37 義人就回答：‘主啊，我們甚麼時候見你餓了就給你吃，渴了就給你喝呢？ 38 又甚麼時候見你作旅客就接待你，赤身露體就給你衣服穿呢？ 39 或者甚麼時候見你病了，或在監裡就來看你呢？’ 40 王要回答他們：‘我實在告訴你們，你們所作的，只要是作在我一個最小的弟兄身上，就是作在我的身上了。’
41 “王也要對左邊的說：‘你們這被咒詛的，離開我，到為魔鬼和他的使者所預備的永火裡去吧！ 42 因為我餓了，你們沒有給我吃；我渴了，你們沒有給我喝； 43 我作旅客，你們沒有接待我；我赤身露體，你們沒有給我衣服穿；我病了，我在監裡，你們沒有看顧我。’ 44 他們就回答：‘主啊，我們甚麼時候見你餓了、渴了、作旅客、赤身露體、病了，或在監裡，卻沒有服事你呢？’ 45 王要回答他們：‘我實在告訴你們，這些事你們既然沒有作在一個最小的身上，就是沒有作在我的身上了。’ 46 他們要進入永遠的刑罰，義人卻要進入永生。”
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