Mateo 25
Parábola de las diez vírgenes
1 »En aquel tiempo, el reino de los cielos será semejante a diez vírgenes que tomaron sus lámparas,t y salieron a recibir al novio.2 Cinco de ellas eran prudentes y cinco insensatas.3 Las insensatas, tomaron sus lámparas, pero no llevaron aceite;4 en cambio, las prudentes llevaron sus lámparas y también vasijas con aceite.5 Como el esposo se demoró, todas cabecearon y se durmieron.6 A la medianoche se oyó gritar: “¡Aquí viene el novio! ¡Salgan a recibirlo!”7 Todas aquellas vírgenes se levantaron, y arreglaron sus lámparas.8 Entonces las insensatas dijeron a las prudentes: “Dennos un poco de su aceite, porque nuestras lámparas se están apagando.”9 Pero las prudentes les respondieron: “A fin de que no nos falte a nosotras ni a ustedes, vayan a los que venden, y compren para ustedes mismas.”10 Pero mientras ellas fueron a comprar, llegó el novio, y las que estaban preparadas entraron con él a las bodas, y se cerró la puerta.11 Después llegaron también las otras vírgenes, y decían: “¡Señor, señor, ábrenos!”12 Pero él les respondió: “De cierto les digo, que no las conozco.”t13 Estén atentos, porque ustedes no saben el día ni la hora en que el Hijo del Hombre vendrá.
Parábola del siervo negligente
14 »Porque el reino de los cielos es como un hombre que, al irse de viaje, llamó a sus siervos y les entregó sus bienes.15 A uno le dio cinco mil monedas de plata; a otro, dos mil; y a otro, mil, a cada uno conforme a su capacidad; y luego se marchó.16 El que había recibido cinco mil monedas negoció con ellas, y ganó otras cinco mil.17 Asimismo, el que había recibido dos mil, ganó también otras dos mil.18 Pero el que había recibido mil hizo un hoyo en la tierra y allí escondió el dinero de su señor.19 Mucho tiempo después, el señor de aquellos siervos volvió y arregló cuentas con ellos.20 El que había recibido las cinco mil monedas se presentó, le entregó otras cinco mil, y dijo: “Señor, tú me entregaste cinco mil monedas, y con ellas he ganado otras cinco mil; aquí las tienes.”21 Y su señor le dijo: “Bien, buen siervo y fiel; sobre poco has sido fiel, sobre mucho te pondré. Entra en el gozo de tu señor.”22 El que había recibido las dos mil monedas dijo: “Señor, tú me entregaste dos mil monedas, y con ellas he ganado otras dos mil; aquí las tienes.”23 Su señor le dijo: “Bien, buen siervo y fiel, sobre poco has sido fiel, sobre mucho te pondré. Entra en el gozo de tu señor.”24 Pero el que había recibido mil monedas llegó y dijo: “Señor, yo sabía que tú eres un hombre duro, que siegas donde no sembraste y recoges lo que no esparciste.25 Así que tuve miedo y escondí tu dinero en la tierra. Aquí tienes lo que es tuyo.”26 Su señor le respondió: “Siervo malo y negligente, si sabías que yo siego donde no sembré, y que recojo donde no esparcí,27 debías haber dado mi dinero a los banqueros y, al venir yo, hubiera recibido lo que es mío más los intereses.28 Así que, ¡quítenle esas mil monedas y dénselas al que tiene diez mil!”29 Porque al que tiene se le dará, y tendrá más; pero al que no tiene, aun lo poco que tiene se le quitará.t30 En cuanto al siervo inútil, ¡échenlo en las tinieblas de afuera! Allí habrá llanto y rechinar de dientes.t,t
El juicio de las naciones
31 »Cuando el Hijo del Hombre venga en su gloria, y todos los santos ángeles con él,t se sentará en su trono de gloria,t32 y todas las naciones serán reunidas ante él. Entonces él apartará a los unos de los otros, como aparta el pastor a las ovejas de los cabritos.33 Pondrá las ovejas a su derecha, y los cabritos a su izquierda,34 y entonces el Rey dirá a los de su derecha: “Vengan, benditos de mi Padre, y hereden el reino preparado para ustedes desde la fundación del mundo.35 Porque tuve hambre, y ustedes me dieron de comer; tuve sed, y me dieron de beber; fui forastero, y me recibieron;36 estuve desnudo, y me cubrieron; estuve enfermo, y me visitaron; estuve en la cárcel, y vinieron a visitarme.”37 Entonces los justos le preguntarán: “Señor, ¿cuándo te vimos con hambre, y te dimos de comer; o con sed, y te dimos de beber?38 ¿Y cuándo te vimos forastero, y te recibimos; o desnudo, y te cubrimos?39 ¿Cuándo te vimos enfermo, o en la cárcel, y te visitamos?”40 Y el Rey les responderá: “De cierto les digo que todo lo que hicieron por uno de mis hermanos más pequeños, por mí lo hicieron.”41 Entonces dirá también a los de la izquierda: “¡Apártense de mí, malditos! ¡Vayan al fuego eterno, preparado para el diablo y sus ángeles!42 Porque tuve hambre, y no me dieron de comer; tuve sed, y no me dieron de beber;43 fui forastero, y no me recibieron; estuve desnudo, y no me cubrieron; estuve enfermo, y en la cárcel, y no me visitaron.”44 Ellos, a su vez, le preguntarán: “Señor, ¿cuándo te vimos con hambre, o con sed, o forastero, desnudo, enfermo, o en la cárcel, y no te servimos?”45 Y él les responderá: “De cierto les digo que todo lo que no hicieron por uno de estos más pequeños, tampoco por mí lo hicieron.”46 Entonces éstos irán al castigo eterno, y los justos irán a la vida eterna.»t
MATTHEW 25
A Story about Ten Young Women
1 t The kingdom of heaven is like what happened one night when ten young women took their oil lamps and went to a wedding to meet the groom.t 2 Five of them were foolish and five were wise. 3 The foolish ones took their lamps, but no extra oil.
4 The ones who were wise took along extra oil for their lamps.
5 The groom was late arriving, and the young women became drowsy and fell asleep.
6 Then in the middle of the night someone shouted, “Here's the groom! Come to meet him!”
7 When the women got up and started getting their lamps ready,
8 the foolish ones said to the others, “Let us have some of your oil! Our lamps are going out.”
9 Those who were wise answered, “There's not enough oil for all of us! Go and buy some for yourselves.”
10 While the foolish ones were on their way to get some oil, the groom arrived. The five who were ready went into the wedding, and the doors were closed.
11 t Later the others returned and shouted, “Sir, sir! Open the door for us!”
12 But the groom replied, “I don't even know you!”
13 So, my disciples, always be ready! You don't know the day or the time when all this will happen.A Story //about Three Servants
(Luke 19.11-27)
14 t The kingdom is also like what happened when a man went away and put his three servants in charge of all he owned.
15 The man knew what each servant could do. So he handed 5,000 coins to the first servant, 2,000 to the second, and 1,000 to the third. Then he left the country.
16 As soon as the man had gone, the servant with the 5,000 coins used them to earn 5,000 more. 17 The servant who had 2,000 coins did the same with his money and earned 2,000 more.
18 But the servant with 1,000 coins dug a hole and hid his master's money in the ground.
19 Some time later the master of those servants returned. He called them in and asked what they had done with his money.
20 The servant who had been given 5,000 coins brought them in with the 5,000 that he had earned. He said, “Sir, you gave me 5,000 coins, and I have earned 5,000 more.”
21 “Wonderful!” his master replied. “You are a good and faithful servant. I left you in charge of only a little, but now I will put you in charge of much more. Come and share in my happiness!”
22 Next, the servant who had been given 2,000 coins came in and said, “Sir, you gave me 2,000 coins, and I have earned 2,000 more.”
23 “Wonderful!” his master replied. “You are a good and faithful servant. I left you in charge of only a little, but now I will put you in charge of much more. Come and share in my happiness!”
24 The servant who had been given 1,000 coins then came in and said, “Sir, I know that you are hard to work for. You harvest what you don't plant and gather crops where you haven't scattered seed.
25 I was frightened and went out and hid your money in the ground. Here is every single coin!”
26 The master of the servant told him, “You are lazy and good-for-nothing! You know I harvest what I don't plant and gather crops where I haven't scattered seed.
27 You could have at least put my money in the bank, so I could have earned interest on it.”
28 Then the master said, “Now your money will be taken away and given to the servant with 10,000 coins! 29 t Everyone who has something will be given more, and they will have more than enough. But everything will be taken from those who don't have anything.
30 t You are a worthless servant, and you will be thrown out into the dark where people will cry and grit their teeth in pain.”The Final Judgment
31 t When the Son of Man comes in his glory with all his angels, he will sit on his royal throne.
32 The people of all nations will be brought before him, and he will separate them, as shepherds separate their sheep from their goats.
33 He will place the sheep on his right and the goats on his left. 34 Then the king will say to those on his right, “My father has blessed you! Come and receive the kingdom that was prepared for you before the world was created. 35 t When I was hungry, you gave me something to eat, and when I was thirsty, you gave me something to drink. When I was a stranger, you welcomed me,
36 and when I was naked, you gave me clothes to wear. When I was sick, you took care of me, and when I was in jail, you visited me.”
37 Then the ones who pleased the Lord will ask, “When did we give you something to eat or drink? 38 When did we welcome you as a stranger or give you clothes to wear
39 or visit you while you were sick or in jail?”
40 The king will answer, “Whenever you did it for any of my people, no matter how unimportant they seemed, you did it for me.”
41 Then the king will say to those on his left, “Get away from me! You are under God's curse. Go into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels! 42 I was hungry, but you did not give me anything to eat, and I was thirsty, but you did not give me anything to drink.
43 I was a stranger, but you did not welcome me, and I was naked, but you did not give me any clothes to wear. I was sick and in jail, but you did not take care of me.”
44 Then the people will ask, “Lord, when did we fail to help you when you were hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in jail?”
45 The king will say to them, “Whenever you failed to help any of my people, no matter how unimportant they seemed, you failed to do it for me.”
46 t Then Jesus said, “Those people will be punished forever. But the ones who pleased God will have eternal life.”