Mateo 25

1“En aquel entonces el reino de los cielos será semejante a diez vírgenes, que tomaron sus lámparas y salieron al encuentro del esposo.

2Cinco de entre ellas eran necias, y cinco prudentes.

3Las necias, al tomar sus lámparas, no tomaron aceite consigo,

4mientras que las prudentes tomaron aceite en sus frascos, además de sus lámparas.

5Como el esposo tardaba, todas sintieron sueño y se durmieran.

6Mas a medianoche se oyó un grito: “¡He aquí al esposo! ¡Salid a su encuentro!”

7Entonces todas aquellas vírgenes se levantaron y arreglaron sus lámparas.

8Mas las necias dijeron a las prudentes: “Dadnos de vuestro aceite, porque nuestras lámparas se apagan”.

9Replicaron las prudentes y dijeron: “No sea que no alcance para nosotras y para vosotras; id más bien a los vendedores y comprad para vosotras”.

10Mientras ellas iban a comprar, llegó el esposo; y las que estaban prontas, entraron con él a las bodas, y se cerró la puerta.

11Después llegaron las otras vírgenes y dijeron: “¡Señor, señor, ábrenos!”

12Pero él respondió y dijo: “En verdad, os digo, no os conozco”.

13Velad, pues, porque no sabéis ni el día ni la hora”.

14“Es como un hombre, que al hacer un viaje a otro país, llamó a sus siervos, y les encomendó sus haberes.

15A uno dio cinco talentos, a otro dos, a otro uno, a cada cual según su capacidad; luego partió.

16En seguida, el que había recibido cinco talentos se fue a negociar con ellos, y ganó otros cinco.

17Igualmente el de los dos, ganó otros dos.

18Mas el que había recibido uno, se fue a hacer un hoyo en la tierra, y escondió allí el dinero de su señor.

19Al cabo de mucho tiempo, volvió el señor de aquellos siervos, y ajustó cuentas con ellos.

20Presentándose el que había recibido cinco talentos, trajo otros cinco, y dijo: “Señor, cinco talentos me entregaste; mira, otros cinco gané”.

21Díjole su señor: “¡Bien! siervo bueno y fiel; en lo poco has sido fiel, te pondré al frente de lo mucho; entra en el gozo de tu señor”.

22A su turno, el de los dos talentos, se presentó y dijo: “Señor, dos talentos me entregaste; mira, otros dos gané”.

23Díjole su señor: “¡Bien! siervo bueno y fiel; en lo poco has sido fiel, te pondré al frente de lo mucho; entra en el gozo de tu señor”.

24Mas llegándose el que había recibido un talento, dijo: “Tengo conocido que eres un hombre duro, que quieres cosechar allí donde no sembraste, y recoger allí donde nada echaste.

25Por lo cual, en mi temor, me fui a esconder tu talento en tierra. Helo aquí; tienes lo que es tuyo”.

26Mas el señor le respondió y dijo: “Siervo malo y perezoso, sabías que yo cosecho allí donde no sembré y recojo allí donde nada eché.

27Debías, pues, haber entregado mi dinero a los banqueros, y a mi regreso yo lo habría recobrado con sus réditos.

28Quitadle, por tanto, el talento, y dádselo al que tiene los diez talentos.

29Porque a todo aquel que tiene, se le dará, y tendrá sobreabundancia; pero al que no tiene, aun lo que tiene le será quitado.

30Y a ese siervo inútil, echadlo a las tinieblas de afuera. Allí será el llanto y el rechinar de dientes”.

31“Cuando el Hijo del Hombre vuelva en su gloria, acompañado de todos sus ángeles, se sentará sobre su trono de gloria,

32y todas las naciones serán congregadas delante de Él, y separará a los hombres, unos de otros, como el pastor separa las ovejas de los machos cabríos.

33Y colocará las ovejas a su derecha, y los machos cabríos a su izquierda.

34Entonces el rey dirá a los de su derecha: “Venid, benditos de mi Padre, tomad posesión del reino preparado para vosotros desde la fundación del mundo.

35Porque tuve hambre, y me disteis de comer; tuve sed, y me disteis de beber; era forastero y me acogisteis;

36estaba desnudo, y me vestisteis; estaba enfermo, y me visitasteis; estaba preso, y vinisteis a verme”.

37Entonces los justos le responderán, diciendo: “Señor, ¿cuándo te vimos hambriento, y te dimos de comer, o sediento, y te dimos de beber?

38¿Cuándo te vimos forasteros, y te acogimos; o desnudo, y te vestimos?

39¿Cuándo te vimos enfermo o en la cárcel, y fuimos a verte?”

40Y respondiendo el rey les dirá: “En verdad, os digo: en cuanto lo hicisteis a uno solo, el más pequeño de estos mis hermanos, a Mí lo hicisteis”.

41Entonces dirá también a los de su izquierda: “Alejaos de Mí, malditos, al fuego eterno; preparado para el diablo y sus ángeles.

42Porque tuve hambre, y no me disteis de comer; tuve sed, y no me disteis de beber;

43era forastero, y no me acogisteis; estaba desnudo y no me vestisteis; enfermo y en la cárcel y no me visitasteis”.

44Entonces responderán ellos también: “Señor, ¿cuándo te vimos hambriento, sediento, forastero, desnudo, enfermo o en la cárcel, y no te asistimos?”

45Y Él les responderá: “En verdad, os digo: en cuanto habéis dejado de hacerlo a uno de estos, los más pequeños, tampoco a Mí lo hicisteis”.

46Y estos irán al suplicio eterno, mas los justos a la eterna vida”.

1Tunc simile erit regnum cælorum decem virginibus: quæ accipientes lampades suas exierunt obviam sponso et sponsæ.

2Quinque autem ex eis erant fatuæ, et quinque prudentes:

3sed quinque fatuæ, acceptis lampadibus, non sumpserunt oleum secum:

4prudentes vero acceperunt oleum in vasis suis cum lampadibus.

5Moram autem faciente sponso, dormitaverunt omnes et dormierunt.

6Media autem nocte clamor factus est: Ecce sponsus venit, exite obviam ei.

7Tunc surrexerunt omnes virgines illæ, et ornaverunt lampades suas.

8Fatuæ autem sapientibus dixerunt: Date nobis de oleo vestro, quia lampades nostræ extinguuntur.

9Responderunt prudentes, dicentes: Ne forte non sufficiat nobis, et vobis, ite potius ad vendentes, et emite vobis.

10Dum autem irent emere, venit sponsus: et quæ paratæ erant, intraverunt cum eo ad nuptias, et clausa est janua.

11Novissime vero veniunt et reliquæ virgines, dicentes: Domine, domine, aperi nobis.

12At ille respondens, ait: Amen dico vobis, nescio vos.

13Vigilate itaque, quia nescitis diem, neque horam.

14Sicut enim homo peregre proficiscens, vocavit servos suos, et tradidit illis bona sua.

15Et uni dedit quinque talenta, alii autem duo, alii vero unum, unicuique secundum propriam virtutem: et profectus est statim.

16Abiit autem qui quinque talenta acceperat, et operatus est in eis, et lucratus est alia quinque.

17Similiter et qui duo acceperat, lucratus est alia duo.

18Qui autem unum acceperat, abiens fodit in terram, et abscondit pecuniam domini sui.

19Post multum vero temporis venit dominus servorum illorum, et posuit rationem cum eis.

20Et accedens qui quinque talenta acceperat, obtulit alia quinque talenta, dicens: Domine, quinque talenta tradidisti mihi, ecce alia quinque superlucratus sum.

21Ait illi dominus ejus: Euge serve bone, et fidelis: quia super pauca fuisti fidelis, super multa te constituam; intra in gaudium domini tui.

22Accessit autem et qui duo talenta acceperat, et ait: Domine, duo talenta tradidisti mihi, ecce alia duo lucratus sum.

23Ait illi dominus ejus: Euge serve bone, et fidelis: quia super pauca fuisti fidelis, super multa te constituam; intra in gaudium domini tui.

24Accedens autem et qui unum talentum acceperat, ait: Domine, scio quia homo durus es; metis ubi non seminasti, et congregas ubi non sparsisti:

25et timens abii, et abscondi talentum tuum in terra: ecce habes quod tuum est.

26Respondens autem dominus ejus, dixit ei: Serve male, et piger, sciebas quia meto ubi non semino, et congrego ubi non sparsi:

27oportuit ergo te committere pecuniam meam numulariis, et veniens ego recepissem utique quod meum est cum usura.

28Tollite itaque ab eo talentum, et date ei qui habet decem talenta:

29omni enim habenti dabitur, et abundabit: ei autem qui non habet, et quod videtur habere, auferetur ab eo.

30Et inutilem servum ejicite in tenebras exteriores: illic erit fletus, et stridor dentium.

31Cum autem venerit Filius hominis in majestate sua, et omnes angeli cum eo, tunc sedebit super sedem majestatis suæ:

32et congregabuntur ante eum omnes gentes, et separabit eos ab invicem, sicut pastor segregat oves ab hædis:

33et statuet oves quidem a dextris suis, hædos autem a sinistris.

34Tunc dicet rex his qui a dextris ejus erunt: Venite benedicti Patris mei, possidete paratum vobis regnum a constitutione mundi:

35esurivi enim, et dedistis mihi manducare: sitivi, et dedistis mihi bibere: hospes eram, et collegistis me:

36nudus, et cooperuistis me: infirmus, et visitastis me: in carcere eram, et venistis ad me.

37Tunc respondebunt ei justi, dicentes: Domine, quando te vidimus esurientem, et pavimus te: sitientem, et dedimus tibi potum?

38quando autem te vidimus hospitem, et collegimus te: aut nudum, et cooperuimus te?

39aut quando te vidimus infirmum, aut in carcere, et venimus ad te?

40Et respondens rex, dicet illis: Amen dico vobis, quamdiu fecistis uni ex his fratribus meis minimis, mihi fecistis.

41Tunc dicet et his qui a sinistris erunt: Discedite a me maledicti in ignem æternum, qui paratus est diabolo, et angelis ejus:

42esurivi enim, et non dedistis mihi manducare: sitivi, et non desistis mihi potum:

43hospes eram, et non collegistis me: nudus, et non cooperuistis me: infirmus, et in carcere, et non visitastis me.

44Tunc respondebunt ei et ipsi, dicentes: Domine, quando te vidimus esurientem, aut sitientem, aut hospitem, aut nudum, aut infirmum, aut in carcere, et non ministravimus tibi?

45Tunc respondebit illis, dicens: Amen dico vobis: Quamdiu non fecistis uni de minoribus his, nec mihi fecistis.

46Et ibunt hi in supplicium æternum: justi autem in vitam æternam.

1Then shall the kingdom of heaven be like to ten virgins, who taking their lamps went out to meet the bridegroom and the bride.

2And five of them were foolish, and five wise.

3But the five foolish, having taken their lamps, did not take oil with them:

4But the wise took oil in their vessels with the lamps.

5And the bridegroom tarrying, they all slumbered and slept.

6And at midnight there was a cry made: Behold the bridegroom cometh, go ye forth to meet him.

7Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps.

8And the foolish said to the wise: Give us of your oil, for our lamps are gone out.

9The wise answered, saying: Lest perhaps there be not enough for us and for you, go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.

10Now whilst they went to buy, the bridegroom came: and they that were ready, went in with him to the marriage, and the door was shut.

11But at last come also the other virgins, saying: Lord, Lord, open to us.

12But he answering said: Amen I say to you, I know you not.

13Watch ye therefore, because you know not the day nor the hour.

14For even as a man going into a far country, called his servants, and delivered to them his goods;

15And to one he gave five talents, and to another two, and to another one, to every one according to his proper ability: and immediately he took his journey.

16And he that had received the five talents, went his way, and traded with the same, and gained other five.

17And in like manner he that had received the two, gained other two.

18But he that had received the one, going his way digged into the earth, and hid his lord’s money.

19But after a long time the lord of those servants came, and reckoned with them.

20And he that had received the five talents coming, brought other five talents, saying: Lord, thou didst deliver to me five talents, behold I have gained other five over and above.

21His lord said to him: Well done, good and faithful servant, because thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will place thee over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

22And he also that had received the two talents came and said: Lord, thou deliveredst two talents to me: behold I have gained other two.

23His lord said to him: Well done, good and faithful servant: because thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will place thee over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

24But he that had received the one talent, came and said: Lord, I know that thou art a hard man; thou reapest where thou hast not sown, and gatherest where thou hast not strewed.

25And being afraid I went and hid thy talent in the earth: behold here thou hast that which is thine.

26And his lord answering, said to him: Wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sow not, and gather where I have not strewed:

27Thou oughtest therefore to have committed my money to the bankers, and at my coming I should have received my own with usury.

28Take ye away therefore the talent from him, and give it to him that hath ten talents.

29For to every one that hath shall be given, and he shall abound: but from him that hath not, that also which he seemeth to have shall be taken away.

30And the unprofitable servant cast ye out into the exterior darkness. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

31And when the Son of man shall come in his majesty, and all the angels with him, then shall he sit upon the seat of his majesty.

32And all nations shall be gathered together before him, and he shall separate them one from another, as the shepherd separateth the sheep from the goats:

33And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on his left.

34Then shall the king say to them that shall be on his right hand: Come, ye blessed of my Father, possess you the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

35For I was hungry, and you gave me to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave me to drink; I was a stranger, and you took me in:

36Naked, and you covered me: sick, and you visited me: I was in prison, and you came to me.

37Then shall the just answer him, saying: Lord, when did we see thee hungry, and fed thee; thirsty, and gave thee drink?

38And when did we see thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and covered thee?

39Or when did we see thee sick or in prison, and came to thee?

40And the king answering, shall say to them: Amen I say to you, as long as you did it to one of these my least brethren, you did it to me.

41Then he shall say to them also that shall be on his left hand: Depart from me, you cursed, into everlasting fire which was prepared for the devil and his angels.

42For I was hungry, and you gave me not to eat: I was thirsty, and you gave me not to drink.

43I was a stranger, and you took me not in: naked, and you covered me not: sick and in prison, and you did not visit me.

44Then they also shall answer him, saying: Lord, when did we see thee hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister to thee?

45Then he shall answer them, saying: Amen I say to you, as long as you did it not to one of these least, neither did you do it to me.

46And these shall go into everlasting punishment: but the just, into life everlasting.