Matej 25
Biblija: suvremeni hrvatski prijevod
Usporedba o deset djevojaka
25 »Tada će Kraljevstvo nebesko biti poput deset djevojaka[a] koje su uzele svoje svjetiljke i pošle ususret mladoženji. 2 Pet ih je bilo ludih, a pet mudrih. 3 Lude su djevojke uzele svoje svjetiljke, ali nisu ponijele ulje. 4 No mudre su, zajedno sa svjetiljkama, uzele i ulje u posudama. 5 Budući da je mladoženja kasnio, sve su djevojke zadrijemale i zaspale.
6 No u ponoć začuo se glas: ‘Evo mladoženje! Izađite mu u susret!’
7 Tada su sve djevojke ustale i pripremile svoje svjetiljke. 8 Lude su djevojke rekle mudrima: ‘Dajte nam malo vašega ulja, jer nam se gase svjetiljke.’
9 Ali mudre su im djevojke odgovorile: ‘Ne možemo jer neće biti dovoljno ni za nas ni za vas. Radije otiđite prodavaču i kupite ulje.’
10 Dok su išle kupiti ulje, mladoženja je stigao. One djevojke koje su bile spremne, pošle su s njim na svadbenu svečanost, a vrata su se za njima zatvorila.
11 Kasnije su stigle i ostale djevojke pa su rekle: ‘Gospodine, Gospodine, otvori nam vrata!’
12 A on im je odgovorio: ‘Istinu vam kažem: ja vas ne poznajem.’
13 Stoga, budite spremni, jer ne znate ni dan ni sat kada će doći Sin Čovječji.«
Usporedba o povjerenom novcu
(Lk 19,11-27)
14 »Kraljevstvo je nebesko poput čovjeka koji se spremao na put pa je pozvao sluge i predao im svoju imovinu na upravljanje. 15 Jednom od njih dao je pet talenata[b], drugome dva talenta, a trećemu jedan. Svakom je dodijelio prema njegovim sposobnostima, a zatim je otputovao. 16 Onaj koji je primio pet talenata odmah je uložio novac te zaradio još pet talenata. 17 Isto tako, onaj koji je primio dva talenta zaradio je još dva. 18 No onaj koji je primio jedan talenat otišao je, iskopao jamu u zemlji i sakrio gospodarev novac.
19 Nakon mnogo vremena vratio se gospodar i zatražio od slugu da mu polože račun. 20 Pristupio mu je onaj koji je dobio pet talenata te je donio još pet talenata. Rekao je: ‘Gospodaru, povjerio si mi pet talenata, a ja sam, evo, zaradio još pet.’
21 Gospodar mu je rekao: ‘Dobro, vjerni i dobri slugo! Bio si pouzdan u malome pa ću te postaviti da upravljaš velikim. Uđi i podijeli radost sa svojim gospodarem!’
22 Zatim mu je pristupio onaj koji je dobio dva talenta pa mu rekao: ‘Gospodaru, povjerio si mi dva talenta, a ja sam, evo, zaradio još dva.’
23 Gospodar mu je odgovorio: ‘Dobro, vjerni i dobri slugo! Bio si pouzdan u malom pa ću te postaviti da upravljaš velikim. Uđi i podijeli radost sa svojim gospodarem!’
24 Tada mu je pristupio onaj koji je dobio jedan talenat te mu rekao: ‘Gospodaru, znao sam da si tvrd čovjek i da ubireš gdje nisi posadio i skupljaš gdje nisi posijao. 25 Bojao sam se pa sam otišao i sakrio talenat u zemlju. Evo, uzmi što je tvoje!’
26 Gospodar mu je na to odgovorio: ‘Zli i lijeni slugo! Znao si da ubirem gdje nisam posadio i da skupljam gdje nisam posijao. 27 Zato si trebao odnijeti moj novac u banku pa bih, kada dođem, uzeo svoje zajedno s kamatama.
28 Zato mu oduzmite talenat i dajte ga onomu koji ima deset talenata! 29 Jer, svakomu tko ima dat će se još, pa će imati u izobilju, a svakomu tko nema, oduzet će se i ono što ima. 30 Stoga, bacite ovoga beskorisnog slugu u tamu, gdje će biti plač i škrgut zuba!’«
Sud svih naroda
31 »Kad Sin Čovječji dođe u svojoj slavi, sa svim svojim anđelima, sjest će na svoje slavno prijestolje. 32 Tada će se pred njim okupiti svi narodi i on će razdvojiti jedne od drugih, kao što pastir razdvaja ovce od jaraca. 33 Ovce će postaviti sa svoje desne strane, a jarce s lijeve.
34 Tada će kralj reći onima s desne strane: ‘Dođite, vi blagoslovljeni od moga Oca, i primite u nasljedstvo Kraljevstvo pripremljeno za vas od postanka svijeta! 35 To je vaša nagrada, jer bio sam gladan, a vi ste me nahranili; bio sam žedan, a vi ste me napojili; bio sam stranac, a vi ste me ugostili; 36 bio sam gol, a vi ste me obukli; bio sam bolestan, a vi ste se brinuli za mene; bio sam u zatvoru, a vi ste me posjetili.’
37 Tada će mu pravednici reći: ‘Gospodine, kad smo te to vidjeli gladnoga i nahranili te, ili žednoga i dali ti piti? 38 Kad smo te vidjeli kao stranca i ugostili te, ili bez odjeće i obukli te? 39 I kad smo te to vidjeli bolesnoga, ili u zatvoru, i posjetili te?’
40 A kralj će im odgovoriti: ‘Istinu vam kažem: kad god ste učinili nešto za jednoga od ove moje najmanje braće, za mene ste učinili!’
41 Zatim će kralj reći i onima sa svoje lijeve strane: ‘Idite od mene, vi prokleti, u vječni plamen koji je pripremljen za đavla i njegove anđele! 42 Jer, bio sam gladan, a niste me nahranili; bio sam žedan, a niste mi dali piti; 43 bio sam stranac, a niste me primili u svoj dom; bio sam bez odjeće, a niste me odjenuli; bio sam bolestan i u zatvoru, a niste me posjetili.’
44 Tada će mu i oni reći: ‘Gospodine, kad smo te to vidjeli gladnog ili žednog, ili kao stranca, ili bez odjeće, ili bolesnog, ili u zatvoru, pa ti nismo pomogli?’
45 A on će im odgovoriti: ‘Istinu vam kažem: kad god niste nešto učinili za jednoga od ovih najmanjih, niste učinili ni za mene.’
46 Takvi će otići u vječnu muku, a pravednici u vječni život.«
Matthew 25
Expanded Bible
A Story About Ten Bridesmaids
25 “At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten ·bridesmaids [L virgins] who took their lamps and went to ·wait for [meet] the bridegroom. 2 Five of them were foolish and five were ·wise [sensible; prudent]. 3 The five foolish ·bridesmaids [L virgins] took their lamps, but they did not take more oil for the lamps to burn. 4 The ·wise [sensible; prudent] ·bridesmaids [L virgins] took their lamps and more oil in ·jars [flasks]. 5 Because the bridegroom was ·late [delayed], they became ·sleepy [drowsy] and went to sleep.
6 “At midnight someone cried out, ‘·The bridegroom is coming [L Look, the bridegroom]! Come and meet him!’ 7 Then all the ·bridesmaids [L virgins] woke up and ·got their lamps ready [trimmed their lamps]. 8 But the foolish ones said to the ·wise [sensible; prudent], ‘Give us some of your oil, because our lamps are going out.’ 9 The ·wise [sensible; prudent] bridesmaids answered, ‘No, the oil we have might not be enough ·for all of us [L for us and for you]. Go to the people who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’
10 “So while ·the five foolish bridesmaids [L they] went to buy oil, the bridegroom came. The bridesmaids who were ready went in with the bridegroom to the wedding feast. Then the door was ·closed and locked [L shut].
11 “Later the others came back and said, ‘·Sir, sir, [Lord, lord] open the door to let us in.’ 12 But the bridegroom answered, ‘I tell you the truth, I don’t know you.’
13 “So ·always be ready [stay awake; be alert; keep watch], because you don’t know the day or the hour [C the Son of Man will come].
A Story About Three Servants(A)
14 “·The kingdom of heaven [L It] is like a man who was going ·to another place for a visit [on a journey/trip]. Before he left, he called for his servants and ·told them to take care of his things while he was gone [L entrusted his possessions/wealth to them]. 15 He gave one servant five ·bags of gold [L talents; C a talent was worth about 6,000 denarii, or twenty years’ wages for a laborer], another servant two ·bags of gold [L talents], and a third servant one ·bag of gold [L talent], to each one ·as much as he could handle [L according to his ability]. Then he left. 16 The servant who got five ·bags [L talents] went quickly ·to invest the money [and traded with them; and put the money to work] and ·earned [gained] five more. 17 In the same way, the servant who had two ·invested [traded with] them and ·earned [gained] two more. 18 But the servant who got one went out and dug a hole in the ground and hid the master’s money.
19 “After a long time the master came home and ·asked the servants what they did with his money [settled/went over the accounts with them]. 20 The servant who was given five ·bags of gold [L talents] brought five more ·bags [L talents] to the master and said, ‘Master, you trusted me to care for five ·bags of gold [L talents], ·so I used your five to earn [L see, I have earned] five more.’ 21 The master answered, ‘You did well. You are a good and ·loyal [faithful] servant. Because you were ·loyal [faithful] with ·small [a few] things, I will ·let you care for [put you in charge of] ·much greater [many] things. ·Come and share my joy with me [L Enter into the joy of your master].’
22 “Then the servant who had been given two ·bags of gold [L talents] came to the master and said, ‘Master, you ·gave me [trusted me with] two ·bags of gold [L talents] to care for, ·so I used your two bags to earn [L see, I have earned] two more.’ 23 The master answered, ‘You did well. You are a good and ·loyal [faithful] servant. Because you were ·loyal [faithful] with ·small [a few] things, I will ·let you care for [put you in charge of] ·much greater [many] things. ·Come and share my joy with me [L Enter into the joy of your master].’
24 “Then the servant who had been given one ·bag of gold [L talent] came to the master and said, ‘Master, I knew that you were a ·hard [harsh; exacting; demanding] man. You ·harvest things [reap where] you did not ·plant [sow]. You gather crops where you did not sow any seed. 25 So I was afraid and went and hid your ·money [T talent] in the ground. [L See] Here is ·your bag of gold [L what is yours].’ 26 [L But] The master answered, ‘You are a wicked and lazy servant! You say you knew that I ·harvest things [reap where] I did not ·plant [sow] and that I gather crops where I did not sow any seed. 27 So you should have put my ·gold [money] in the bank. Then, when I came home, I would have received ·my gold [what was mine] back with interest.’
28 “·So the master told his other servants, ‘[L Therefore,] Take the ·bag of gold [L talent] from that servant and give it to the servant who has ten ·bags of gold [L talents]. 29 [L For] Those who have much will ·get [be given] more, and they will have ·much more than they need [an abundance]. But those who do not have much will have ·everything [even what they have] taken away from them.’ 30 Then the master said, ‘Throw that ·useless [worthless] servant ·outside, into the darkness [or into the outer darkness,] where ·people will cry and grind their teeth with pain [T there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth; C indicating agony and remorse].
The King Will Judge All People
31 “The Son of Man will come again in his great glory [Dan. 7:13–14], with all his angels. He will ·be King and sit on his [L sit on his] ·great [glorious] throne. 32 All the nations of the world will be gathered before him, and he will separate them ·into two groups [L one from another] as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 The Son of Man will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.
34 “Then the King will say to the people on his right, ‘Come, ·my Father has given you his blessing [L those blessed by my Father]. ·Receive [Inherit] the kingdom God has prepared for you ·since the world was made [L from the creation/foundation of the world]. 35 [L For; Because] I was hungry, and you gave me food. I was thirsty, and you gave me something to drink. I was ·alone and away from home [a stranger], and you ·invited me into your house [welcomed/received me]. 36 I was ·without clothes [naked], and you ·gave me something to wear [clothed me]. I was sick, and you ·cared for [visited; looked after] me. I was in prison, and you ·visited [came to] me.’
37 “Then the ·good [righteous] people will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and give you food, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38 When did we see you ·alone and away from home [a stranger] and ·invite you into our house [welcome/receive you]? When did we see you ·without clothes [naked] and ·give you something to wear [clothe you]? 39 When did we see you sick or in prison and ·care for [come to] you?’
40 “Then the King will answer, ‘I tell you the truth, anything you did for even the least of my ·people here [L brothers (and sisters)], you also did for me.’
41 “Then the King will say to those on his left, ‘·Go away [Depart] from me. You ·will be punished [are cursed]. Go into the ·fire that burns forever [eternal fire] that was prepared for the devil and his angels [C the demons]. 42 [L For; Because] I was hungry, and you gave me nothing to eat. I was thirsty, and you gave me nothing to drink. 43 I was ·alone and away from home [a stranger], and you did not ·invite me into your house [welcome/receive me]. I was ·without clothes [naked], and you ·gave me nothing to wear [did not clothe me]. I was sick and in prison, and you did not ·care for [visit; look after] me.’
44 “Then those people will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or ·alone and away from home [a stranger] or ·without clothes [naked] or sick or in prison? When did we see these things and not ·help [serve; care for] you?’
45 “Then the King will answer, ‘I tell you the truth, ·anything [to the extent] you refused to do for even the least of ·my people here [L these], you refused to do for me.’
46 “These people will go off to ·be punished forever [eternal punishment], but the ·good people [righteous] ·will go to live forever [to eternal life].”
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