Matthew 25
Young's Literal Translation
25 `Then shall the reign of the heavens be likened to ten virgins, who, having taken their lamps, went forth to meet the bridegroom;
2 and five of them were prudent, and five foolish;
3 they who were foolish having taken their lamps, did not take with themselves oil;
4 and the prudent took oil in their vessels, with their lamps.
5 `And the bridegroom tarrying, they all nodded and were sleeping,
6 and in the middle of the night a cry was made, Lo, the bridegroom doth come; go ye forth to meet him.
7 `Then rose all those virgins, and trimmed their lamps,
8 and the foolish said to the prudent, Give us of your oil, because our lamps are going out;
9 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 `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 and afterwards come also do the rest of the virgins, saying, Sir, sir, open to us;
12 and he answering said, Verily I say to you, I have not known you.
13 `Watch therefore, for ye have not known the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man doth come.
14 `For -- as a man going abroad did call his own servants, and did deliver to them his substance,
15 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 `And he who did receive the five talents, having gone, wrought with them, and made other five talents;
17 in like manner also he who [received] the two, he gained, also he, other two;
18 and he who did receive the one, having gone away, digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money.
19 `And after a long time cometh the lord of those servants, and taketh reckoning with them;
20 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 `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 `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 `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 `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 and having been afraid, having gone away, I hid thy talent in the earth; lo, thou hast thine own!
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!
27 it behoved thee then to put my money to the money-lenders, and having come I had received mine own with increase.
28 `Take therefore from him the talent, and give to him having the ten talents,
29 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 and the unprofitable servant cast ye forth to the outer darkness; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of the 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;
32 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 and he shall set the sheep indeed on his right hand, and the goats on the 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;
35 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 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 shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when did we see thee hungering, and we nourished? or thirsting, and we gave to drink?
38 and when did we see thee a stranger, and we received? or naked, and we put around?
39 and when did we see thee infirm, or in prison, and we came unto thee?
40 `And the king answering, shall say to them, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as ye did [it] to one of these my brethren -- the least -- to me ye did [it].
41 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 for I did hunger, and ye gave me not to eat; I did thirst, 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.
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?
45 `Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as ye did [it] not to one of these, the least, ye did [it] not to me.
46 And these shall go away to punishment age-during, but the righteous to life age-during.'
Matthew 25
New King James Version
The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins
25 “Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet (A)the bridegroom. 2 (B)Now five of them were wise, and five were foolish. 3 Those who were foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them, 4 but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. 5 But while the bridegroom was delayed, (C)they all slumbered and slept.
6 “And at midnight (D)a cry was heard: ‘Behold, the bridegroom [a]is coming; go out to meet him!’ 7 Then all those virgins arose and (E)trimmed their lamps. 8 And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’ 9 But 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.’ 10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding; and (F)the door was shut.
11 “Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, (G)‘Lord, Lord, open to us!’ 12 But he answered and said, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, (H)I do not know you.’
13 (I)“Watch therefore, for you (J)know neither the day nor the hour [b]in which the Son of Man is coming.
The Parable of the Talents(K)
14 (L)“For the kingdom of heaven is (M)like a man traveling to a far country, who called his own servants and delivered his goods to them. 15 And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, (N)to each according to his own ability; and immediately he went on a journey. 16 Then he who had received the five talents went and traded with them, and made another five talents. 17 And likewise he who had received two gained two more also. 18 But he who had received one went and dug in the ground, and hid his lord’s money. 19 After a long time the lord of those servants came and settled accounts 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.’ 21 His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you were (O)faithful over a few things, (P)I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into (Q)the joy of your lord.’ 22 He 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.’ 23 His lord said to him, (R)‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into (S)the joy of your 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. 25 And I was afraid, and went and hid your talent in the ground. Look, there you have what is yours.’
26 “But his lord answered and said to him, ‘You (T)wicked and lazy servant, you knew that I reap where I have not sown, and gather where I have not scattered seed. 27 So you ought to have deposited my money with the bankers, and at my coming I would have received back my own with interest. 28 So take the talent from him, and give it to him who has ten talents.
29 (U)‘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. 30 And cast the unprofitable servant (V)into the outer darkness. (W)There will be weeping and (X)gnashing of teeth.’
The Son of Man Will Judge the Nations
31 (Y)“When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the [c]holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory. 32 (Z)All the nations will be gathered before Him, and (AA)He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats. 33 And He will set the (AB)sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left. 34 Then the King will say to those on His right hand, ‘Come, you blessed of My Father, (AC)inherit the kingdom (AD)prepared for you from the foundation of the world: 35 (AE)for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; (AF)I was a stranger and you took Me in; 36 I was (AG)naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; (AH)I was in prison and you came to 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? 38 When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You? 39 Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’ 40 And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, (AI)inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’
41 “Then He will also say to those on the left hand, (AJ)‘Depart from Me, you cursed, (AK)into the everlasting fire prepared for (AL)the devil and his angels: 42 for I was hungry and you gave Me no food; I was thirsty and you gave Me no 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.’
44 “Then they also will answer [d]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?’ 45 Then He will answer them, saying, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, (AM)inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.’ 46 And (AN)these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
Footnotes
- Matthew 25:6 NU omits is coming
- Matthew 25:13 NU omits the rest of v. 13.
- Matthew 25:31 NU omits holy
- Matthew 25:44 NU, M omit Him
Matteus 25
nuBibeln (Swedish Contemporary Bible)
Liknelsen om de tio brudtärnorna
25 Då blir det med himmelriket som när tio unga flickor tog sina oljelampor och gick ut för att möta brudgummen. 2 Fem av dem var oförståndiga och fem kloka. 3 De fem oförståndiga tog med sig lamporna men ingen olja, 4 medan de kloka hade både oljekrukor och lampor. 5 När brudgummen sedan dröjde, blev de så trötta att de somnade.
6 Men vid midnatt väcktes de av ett rop: ’Brudgummen kommer! Kom ut och välkomna honom!’
7 Alla flickorna skyndade sig genast upp och gjorde i ordning sina lampor. 8 Men de fem som inte hade någon extra olja bad att de andra skulle dela med sig, eftersom deras lampor slocknade. 9 Då svarade de andra: ’Vi har inte så mycket att det räcker till er också. Gå iväg till dem som säljer olja och köp det ni behöver!’
10 Men medan de var borta och köpte olja, kom brudgummen. De som var beredda fick då följa med honom in till bröllopsfesten, och porten låstes.
11 Efter en stund kom de fem andra tillbaka och ropade: ’Herre, Herre, öppna för oss!’ 12 Men då ropade han tillbaka: ’Sannerligen säger jag er: jag känner er inte!’
13 Håll er därför vakna, för ni vet inte dagen eller timmen.
Liknelsen om de tre förvaltarna
(Luk 19:12-27)
14 Det blir nämligen som när en man reste utomlands. Han samlade sina tjänare och gav dem i uppdrag att förvalta hans förmögenhet medan han var borta. 15 Till den ene gav han fem säckar med pengar[a], till den andre två säckar och till den tredje en säck, allt efter deras förmåga. Sedan reste han. 16 Mannen som hade fått fem säckar började genast köpa och sälja och tjänade snart ihop fem säckar till. 17 Mannen som hade fått två säckar gjorde likadant och tjänade ihop två säckar till. 18 Men den man som hade fått bara en säck gick och grävde en grop i marken och gömde sin herres pengar.
19 Efter en lång tid kom deras herre tillbaka och bad dem om redovisning. 20 Den man som hade fått fem säckar med pengar kom då och gav honom tio säckar tillbaka och sa: ’Herre, du gav mig fem säckar med pengar. Här har jag tjänat ihop fem till.’
21 ’Bra!’ sa hans herre. ’Du är en god och pålitlig tjänare. Du har troget förvaltat den lilla summa du fick. Därför ska du få ansvar för mycket mer. Kom in och dela glädjen med din herre!’
22 Sedan kom den man fram som hade fått två säckar med pengar, och han rapporterade: ’Herre, du gav mig två säckar med pengar att förvalta, och jag har tjänat ihop två till.’
23 ’Bra!’ sa hans herre. ’Du är en god och pålitlig tjänare. Du har troget förvaltat den lilla summa du fick. Därför ska du få ansvar för mycket mer. Kom in och dela glädjen med din herre!’
24 Till sist kom den man fram som bara hade fått en säck med pengar, och han sa: ’Herre, jag vet att du är en hård man. Du skördar där du inte har sått och samlar ihop sådant du inte har planterat. 25 Därför vågade jag inte ge mig in i några affärer, utan grävde ner pengarna i jorden. Här får du dem tillbaka!’
26 Men hans herre svarade: ’Du är en ond och lat tjänare! Du visste att jag skördar där jag inte har sått och samlar ihop sådant jag inte har planterat. 27 Då borde du åtminstone ha satt in mina pengar på banken, så att jag hade fått ränta på dem när jag kom tillbaka.
28 Ta pengarna ifrån honom och ge dem till mannen som tiodubblade sin penningsäck. 29 För den som har ska få ännu mer. Men den som inte har, han ska bli fråntagen till och med det han har. 30 Kasta ut den odugliga tjänaren i mörkret här utanför. Där ska man gråta och skära tänder.’
Den slutliga domen
31 När Människosonen kommer i sin härlighet tillsammans med alla sina änglar, då ska han sätta sig på sin härlighets tron. 32 Alla folk ska samlas inför honom, och han ska dela in människorna i två grupper, som när en herde skiljer fåren från getterna. 33 Fåren ska han ställa på sin högra sida och getterna på sin vänstra.
34 Sedan ska Kungen säga till dem som står på hans högra sida: ’Kom alla ni som min Fader har välsignat. Gå in i det rike som ända från världens skapelse har gjorts i ordning åt er. 35 Jag var hungrig, och ni gav mig mat. Jag var törstig, och ni gav mig att dricka. Jag var en främling, och ni öppnade era hem för mig. 36 Jag var naken, och ni gav mig kläder. Jag var sjuk, och ni tog hand om mig. Jag var i fängelse, och ni besökte mig.’
37 Då kommer de rättfärdiga att fråga: ’Herre, när såg vi dig hungrig och gav dig mat, eller törstig och gav dig något att dricka? 38 När såg vi dig som främling och hjälpte dig, eller naken och gav dig kläder? 39 När såg vi dig sjuk eller i fängelse och besökte dig?’
40 Och Kungen ska svara dem: ’Sannerligen säger jag er: när ni gjorde detta för någon av mina minsta bröder[b], då gjorde ni det för mig.’
41 Efter det ska Kungen vända sig till dem som står på den vänstra sidan och säga: ’Gå bort från mig alla ni som är förbannade. Gå bort till den eviga eld som har gjorts i ordning åt djävulen och hans änglar. 42 Jag var hungrig, men ni gav mig ingen mat. Jag var törstig, men ni gav mig inget att dricka. 43 Jag var främling, men ni gav mig inget husrum. Jag var naken, men ni gav mig inga kläder. Jag var sjuk och i fängelse, men ni besökte mig inte.’
44 Då kommer de också att fråga: ’Herre, har vi någonsin sett att du var hungrig eller törstig, eller att du var en främling, eller att du var naken eller sjuk eller i fängelse utan att vi hjälpte dig?’
45 Och Kungen ska svara dem: ’Sannerligen säger jag er: vad ni inte gjorde för någon av mina minsta, det gjorde ni inte för mig.’
46 Och de ska gå bort till evigt straff, men de rättfärdiga till evigt liv.”
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