Mateo 25

Parábola de las diez vírgenes

1 »Entonces el reino de los cielos será semejante a diez vírgenes que, tomando sus lámparas, salieron a recibir al novio.2 Cinco de ellas eran prudentes y cinco insensatas.3 Las insensatas, tomando sus lámparas, no tomaron consigo aceite;4 pero las prudentes tomaron aceite en sus vasijas, juntamente con sus lámparas.5 Como el novio tardaba, cabecearon todas y se durmieron.6 Y a la medianoche se oyó un clamor: “¡Aquí viene el novio, salid a recibirlo!”7 Entonces todas aquellas vírgenes se levantaron y arreglaron sus lámparas.8 Y las insensatas dijeron a las prudentes: “Dadnos de vuestro aceite, porque nuestras lámparas se apagan.”9 Pero las prudentes respondieron diciendo: “Para que no nos falte a nosotras y a vosotras, id más bien a los que venden y comprad para vosotras mismas.”10 Pero mientras ellas iban a comprar, llegó el novio; y las que estaban preparadas entraron con él a la boda, y se cerró la puerta.11 Después llegaron también las otras vírgenes, diciendo: “¡Señor, señor, ábrenos!”12 Pero él, respondiendo, dijo: “De cierto os digo que no os conozco.”

13 Velad, pues, porque no sabéis el día ni la hora en que el Hijo del hombre ha de venir.

Parábola de los talentos

14 »El reino de los cielos es como un hombre que, yéndose lejos, llamó a sus siervos y les entregó sus bienes.15 A uno dio cinco talentos, a otro dos y a otro uno, a cada uno conforme a su capacidad; y luego se fue lejos.16 El que recibió cinco talentos fue y negoció con ellos, y ganó otros cinco talentos.17 Asimismo el que recibió dos, ganó también otros dos.

18 Pero el que recibió uno hizo un hoyo en la tierra y escondió el dinero de su señor.
19 »Después de mucho tiempo regresó el señor de aquellos siervos y arregló cuentas con ellos.20 Se acercó el que había recibido cinco talentos y trajo otros cinco talentos, diciendo: “Señor, cinco talentos me entregaste; aquí tienes, he ganado otros cinco talentos sobre ellos.”21 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 Se acercó también el que había recibido dos talentos y dijo: “Señor, dos talentos me entregaste; aquí tienes, he ganado otros dos talentos sobre ellos.”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 acercándose también el que había recibido un talento, dijo: “Señor, te conocía que eres hombre duro, que siegas donde no sembraste y recoges donde no esparciste;25 por lo cual tuve miedo, y fui y escondí tu talento en la tierra; aquí tienes lo que es tuyo.”26 Respondiendo su señor, le dijo: “Siervo malo y negligente, sabías que siego donde no sembré y que recojo donde no esparcí.27 Por tanto, debías haber dado mi dinero a los banqueros y, al venir yo, hubiera recibido lo que es mío con los intereses.28 Quitadle, pues, el talento y dadlo al que tiene diez talentos,29 porque al que tiene, le será dado y tendrá más; y al que no tiene, aun lo que tiene le será quitado.

30 Y al siervo inútil echadlo en las tinieblas de afuera; allí será el lloro y el crujir de dientes.”

El juicio de las naciones

31 »Cuando el Hijo del hombre venga en su gloria y todos los santos ángeles con él, entonces se sentará en su trono de gloria,32 y serán reunidas delante de él todas las naciones; entonces apartará los unos de los otros, como aparta el pastor las ovejas de los cabritos.33 Y pondrá las ovejas a su derecha y los cabritos a su izquierda.34 Entonces el Rey dirá a los de su derecha: “Venid, benditos de mi Padre, heredad el Reino preparado para vosotros desde la fundación del mundo,35 porque tuve hambre y me disteis de comer; tuve sed y me disteis de beber; fui forastero y me recogisteis;36 estuve desnudo y me vestisteis; enfermo y me visitasteis; en la cárcel y fuisteis a verme.”37 Entonces los justos le responderán diciendo: “Señor, ¿cuándo te vimos hambriento y te alimentamos, o sediento y te dimos de beber?38 ¿Y cuándo te vimos forastero y te recogimos, o desnudo y te vestimos?39 ¿O cuándo te vimos enfermo o en la cárcel, y fuimos a verte?”

40 Respondiendo el Rey, les dirá: “De cierto os digo que en cuanto lo hicisteis a uno de estos mis hermanos más pequeños, a mí lo hicisteis.”
41 »Entonces dirá también a los de la izquierda: “Apartaos de mí, malditos, al fuego eterno preparado para el diablo y sus ángeles,42 porque tuve hambre, y no me disteis de comer; tuve sed, y no me disteis de beber;43 fui forastero, y no me recogisteis; estuve desnudo, y no me vestisteis; enfermo y en la cárcel, y no me visitasteis.”44 Entonces también ellos le responderán diciendo: “Señor, ¿cuándo te vimos hambriento, sediento, forastero, desnudo, enfermo o en la cárcel, y no te servimos?”45 Entonces les responderá diciendo: “De cierto os digo que en cuanto no lo hicisteis a uno de estos más pequeños, tampoco a mí lo hicisteis.”

46 Irán estos al castigo eterno y los justos a la vida eterna.

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)

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

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.”