متى 25

مَثَلُ الفَتَياتِ العَشْر

1 «حينَئِذٍ يُشبِهُ مَلَكُوتُ السَّماواتِ عَشْرَ فَتَياتٍ أخَذْنَ مَصابِيحَهُنَّ وَخَرَجْنَ لِلِقاءِ العَرِيسِ.

2 خَمسَةٌ مِنْهُنَّ غَبِيّاتٌ، وَخَمْسَةٌ ذَكِيّاتٌ.

3 فَأخَذَتِ الغَبِيّاتُ مَصابِيحَهُنَّ، لَكِنْ لَمْ يَأخُذْنَ زَيتاً إضافِيّاً مَعَهُنَّ.

4 أمّا الذَّكِيّاتُ فَأخَذْنَ زَيتاً إضافِيّاً فِي أبارِيقِهِنَّ مَعَ المَصابِيحِ.

5 فَتَأخَّرَ العَرِيسُ، فَنَعِسَتِ الفَتَياتُ جَمِيعاً وَنِمْنَ.

6 «لَكِنْ فِي مُنتَصَفِ اللَّيلِ صَرَخَ أحَدُهُمْ: ‹العَرِيسُ قادِمٌ، فَاخرُجنَ لِلِقائِهِ.›

7 «حِينَئِذٍ استَيقَظَتِ الفَتَياتُ وَأعدَدْنَ مَصابِيحَهُنَّ.

8 وَقالَتِ الغَبِيّاتُ لِلذَّكِيّاتِ: ‹أعطُونا شَيئاً مِنْ زَيتِكُنَّ، فَمَصابِيحُنا تَكادُ تَنطَفِئُ.›

9 «فَأجابَتِ الذَّكِيّاتُ: ‹لا نَستَطِيعُ، فَهوَ لا يَكفِي لَنا وَلَكُنَّ. فَاذْهَبْنَ إلَى الباعَةِ لِشِراءِ زَيتٍ بِأنفُسِكُنَّ.›

10 «وَبَينَما كُنَّ ذاهِباتٍ لِشِراءِ الزَّيتِ، وَصَلَ العَرِيسُ. وَكانَتِ الذَّكِيّاتُ مُستَعِدّاتٍ، فَدَخَلْنَ مَعَهُ إلَى وَلِيمَةِ العُرْسِ. ثُمَّ أُغلِقَ البابُ.

11 «وَأخِيراً جاءَتْ بَقِيَّةُ الفَتَياتِ وَقُلْنَ: ‹يا سَيِّدُ، يا سَيِّدُ، افتَحْ لَنا البابَ.›

12 «وَلَكِنَّهُ قالَ: ‹أقُولُ لَكُنَّ الحَقَّ، إنَّنِي لا أعرِفُكُنَّ!›

13 لِذَلِكُ تَيَقَّظُوا، لِأنَّكُمْ لا تَعرِفُونَ اليَومَ وَلا السّاعَةَ الَّتِي سَيَأتِي فِيها ابْنُ الإنسانِ.

مَثَلُ العَبِيدِ الثَّلاثَة

14 «كَذَلِكَ يُشبِهُ مَلَكوتُ السَّماواتِ رَجُلاً كانَ سَيُسافِرُ. فَدَعا عَبِيدَهُ وَوَكَّلَهُمْ عَلَى كُلِّ مُمتَلَكاتِهِ.

15 فَأعطَى واحِداً مِنْهُمْ خَمْسَةَ أكياسٍt مِنَ النُّقُودِ، وَأعطَى الثّاني كيسينِ، وَالثّالِثَ كِيساً واحِداً. أعطَى كُلَّ واحِدٍ بِحَسَبِ قُدْرَتِهِ. ثُمَّ سافَرَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ فَوراً.

16 فَابتَدَأ الَّذِي أخَذَ الأكياسَ الخَمسَةَ باستِثمارِها فَوراً فِي التِّجارَةِ، فَكَسِبَ خَمسَةَ أكياسِ أُخْرَى.

17 وَعَمِلَ الَّذِي أخَذَ الكِيسَينِ مِثلَ الأوَّلِ، وَكَسِبَ كَيسَينِ آخَرَينِ.

18 أمّا الَّذِي أخَذَ كيساً واحِداً، فَقَدْ ذَهَبَ وَحَفَرَ حُفرَةً فِي الأرْضِ، وَخَبَّأ فِيها مالَ سَيِّدِهِ.

19 «وَبَعْدَ زَمَنٍ طَوِيلٍ، رَجِعَ سَيِّدُ هَؤُلاءِ العَبِيدِ، وَابتَدَأ يُحاسِبُهُمْ.

20 فَجاءَ الَّذِي أخَذَ الأكياسَ الخَمسَةَ، وَكَسِبَ خَمسَةَ أكياسٍ أُخْرَى وَقالَ: ‹يا سَيِّدِي، أعطَيتَنِي خَمسَةَ أكياسٍ، وَهَذِهِ خَمسَةُ أكياسٍ أُخْرَى كَسِبْتُها.›

21 فَقالَ لَهُ سَيِّدُهُ: ‹أحسَنتَ أيُّها العَبْدُ الصّالِحُ وَالأمِينُ. كُنتَ أمِيناً فِي القَلَيلِ، لِذَلِكَ سَأُوكِلُكَ عَلَى الكَثِيرِ. ادخُلْ وَشارِكْ فِي فَرَحِ سَيِّدِكَ.›

22 «ثُمَّ جاءَ الَّذِي أخَذَ الكِيسَينِ، وَقالَ: ‹يا سَيِّدِي، أعطَيتَنِي كِيسَينِ، وَهَذانِ كِيسانِ آخَرانِ كَسِبْتُهُما.›

23 فَقالَ لَهُ سَيِّدُهُ: ‹أحسَنتَ أيُّها العَبْدُ الصّالِحُ وَالأمِينُ. كُنتَ أمِيناً فِي القَلَيلِ، لِذَلِكَ سَأُوكِلُكَ عَلَى الكَثِيرِ. ادخُلْ وَشارِكْ فِي فَرَحِ سَيِّدِكَ.›

24 «ثُمَّ جاءَ الَّذِي أخَذَ كِيساً واحِداً، وَقالَ: ‹يا سَيِّدُ، أعرِفُ أنَّكَ رَجُلٌ قاسٍ، فَإنَّكَ تَحصُدُ مِنْ مَحصُولٍ لَمْ تَزرَعْهُ، وَتَجنِي مِنْ حُقُولٍ لَمْ تَبذُرْها.

25 وَقَدْ كُنتُ خائِفاً مِنْكَ، فَذَهَبْتُ وَخَبَّأتُ كِيسَكَ فِي الأرْضِ. فَخُذْ مالَكَ.›

26 «فَأجابَهُ سَيِّدُهُ: ‹أنتَ عَبْدٌ شِرِّيرٌ وَكَسُولٌ. فَما دُمْتَ تَعرِفُ أنِّي أحصُدُ مِنْ مَحصُولٍ لَمْ أزرَعْهُ، وَأجنِي مِنْ حُقُولٍ لَمْ أبذُرْها،

27 فَلِماذا لَمْ تُودِعْ مالِي فِي المَصْرِفِ، وَعِنْدَ رُجُوعِي كُنتُ آخُذُ مالِي مَعَ فائِدَةٍ؟

28 «لِذَلِكَ خُذُوا الكيسَ مِنهُ، وَأعطُوهُ لِصاحِبِ الأكياسِ العَشرِ.

29 لِأنَّهُ سَيُعطَى المَزِيدُ لِمَنْ يَملِكُ، بَلْ وَسَيَفيضُ عَنهُ، أمّا الَّذِي لا يَملِكُ شَيئاً، فَسَيُنتَزَعُ مِنهُ حَتَّى ما يَملِكُهُ.

30 أمّا ذَلِكَ العَبْدُ غَيرُ النّافِعِ لِشَيءٍ، فَألقُوهُ فِي الخارِجِ، إلَى الظَّلامِ، حَيثُ يَبكِي النّاسُ وَيَصِرُّونَ عَلَى أسنانِهِمْ.

ابْنُ الإنسانِ هُوَ الدَّيان

31 «وَعِندَما يَأتِي ابْنُ الإنسانِ فِي مَجدِهِ مَعَ كُلِّ مَلائِكَتِهِ، سَيَجلِسُ عَلَى عَرشِهِ المَجِيدِ.

32 ثُمَّ تُجمَعُ كُلُّ الأُمَمِ أمامَهُ. وَهُوَ سَيَفرِزُ بَعضَهُمْ عَنْ بَعضٍ، كَما يَفرِزُ الرّاعِي الخِرافَ عَنِ الجِداءِ فِي قَطِيعِهِ.

33 فَسَيَضَعُ الخِرافَ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ، وَالجِداءَ عَنْ يَسارِهِ.

34 «ثُمٍّ سَيَقُولُ المَلِكُ لِلَّذِينَ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ: ‹تَعالَوا يا مَنْ بارَكَهُمْ أبِي. خُذُوا المَلَكُوتَ الَّذِي أُعِدَّ لَكُمْ مُنْذُ خَلْقِ العالَمِ.

35 لِأنِّي كُنتُ جائِعاً فَأطعَمْتُمُونِي. كُنْتُ عَطشاناً فَسَقَيتُمُونِي. كُنتُ غَرِيباً فَآوَيتُمُونِي.

36 كُنتُ عُرياناً فَألبَسْتُمُونِي. كُنْتُ مَرِيضاً فَاعتَنَيتُمْ بِي. كُنتُ مَسجُوناً فَزُرتُموني.›

37 «فَيُجيبُهُ الأبرارُ: ‹يا رَبُّ مَتَى رَأيناكَ جائِعاً فَأطعَمْناكَ، أوْ عَطشاناً فَسَقَيناكَ؟

38 وَمَتَى رَأيناكَ غَرِيباً فَآوَيناكَ، أوْ عُرياناً فَألبَسْناكَ؟

39 وَمَتَى رَأيناكَ مَرِيضاً أوْ مَسجُوناً فَزُرْناكَ.›

40 فَيَقولُ المَلِكُ: ‹أقولُ الحَقَّ لَكُمْ، كُلُّ شَيءٍ عَمِلْتُمُوهُ لِأحَدِ إخْوَتِي الضُّعَفاءِ فَإنَّما قَدْ عَمِلْتُمُوهُ لِي.›»

41 «ثُمَّ يَقُولُ المَلِكُ لِلَّذِينَ يَقِفُونَ عَنْ يَسارِهِ: ‹ابتَعِدُوا عَنِّي أيُّها المَلعُونُونَ، وَاذْهَبوا إلَى النّارِ الأبَدِيَّةِ المُعَدَّةِ لإبلِيسَ وَمَلائِكَتِهِ.

42 لِأنِّي كُنتُ جائِعاً فَلَمْ تُطْعِموني. كُنْتُ عَطشاناً فَلَمْ تَسْقوني.

43 كُنتُ غَرِيباً فَلَمْ تَأوُونِي. وَكُنْتُ عُرياناً فَلَمْ تُلبِسُونِي. وَكُنتُ مَرِيضاً وَمَسجُوناً فَلَمْ تَزورونِي.›

44 «فَيُجيبُهُ الأشْرارُ: ‹يا رَبُّ، مَتَى رَأيناكَ جائِعاً أوْ عَطشاناً أوْ غَرِيباً أوْ عُرياناً أوْ مَرِيضاً أوْ مَسجُوناً، وَلَمْ نُقَدِّمْ لَكَ ما تَحتاجُ؟›

45 «فَيَقولُ المَلِكُ: ‹أقولُ الحَقَّ لَكُمْ، عِندَما أهمَلْتُمْ عَمَلَ ذَلِكَ لِأحَدِ إخْوَتِي الضُّعَفاءِ، فَإنَّكُمْ إنَّما أهمَلْتُمْ عَمَلَهُ لِي أنا.›

46 «وَهَكَذا يَذْهَبُ الأشْرارُ إلَى عِقابٍ أبَدِيٍّ، أمّا الأبرارُ فَيَذْهَبُونَ إلَى حَياةٍ أبَدِيَّةٍ.»

Matthew 25

Parable of Ten Virgins

1 "Then the kingdom of heaven will be comparable to ten virgins, who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.2 Five of them were foolish, and five were prudent.3 For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them,4 but the prudent took oil in flasks along with their lamps.5 Now while the bridegroom was delaying, they all got drowsy and began to sleep.6 But at midnight there was a shout, 'Behold, the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.'7 Then all those virgins rose and trimmed their lamps.8 The foolish said to the prudent, 'Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.'9 But the prudent answered, 'No, there will not be enough for us and you too; go instead to the dealers and buy some for yourselves.'10 And while they were going away to make the purchase, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding feast; and the door was shut.11 Later the other virgins also came, saying, 'Lord, lord, open up for us.'12 But he answered, 'Truly I say to you, I do not know you.'13 Be on the alert then, for you do not know the day nor the hour.

Parable of the Talents

14 "For it is just like a man about to go on a journey, who called his own slaves and entrusted his possessions to them.15 To one he gave five talents, to another, two, and to another, one, each according to his own ability; and he went on his journey.16 Immediately the one who had received the five talents went and traded with them, and gained five more talents.17 In the same manner the one who had received the two talents gained two more.18 But he who received the one talent went away, and dug a hole in the ground and hid his master's money.

19 "Now after a long time the master of those slaves *came and *settled accounts with them.20 The one who had received the five talents came up and brought five more talents, saying, 'Master, you entrusted five talents to me. See, I have gained five more talents.'21 His master said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful slave. You were faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master.'

22 "Also the one who had received the two talents came up and said, 'Master, you entrusted two talents to me. See, I have gained two more talents.'23 His master said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful slave. You were faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master.'

24 "And the one also who had received the one talent came up and said, 'Master, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you did not sow and gathering where you scattered no seed.25 And I was afraid, and went away and hid your talent in the ground. See, you have what is yours.'

26 "But his master answered and said to him, 'You wicked, lazy slave, you knew that I reap where I did not sow and gather where I scattered no seed.27 Then you ought to have put my money in the bank, and on my arrival I would have received my money back with interest.28 Therefore take away the talent from him, and give it to the one who has the ten talents.'

29 "For to everyone who has, more shall be given, and he will have an abundance; but from the one who does not have, even what he does have shall be taken away.30 Throw out the worthless slave into the outer darkness; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

The Judgment

31 "But when the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then He will sit on His glorious throne.32 All the nations will be gathered before Him; and He will separate them from one another, as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats;33 and He will put the sheep on His right, and the goats on the left.

34 "Then the King will say to those on His right, 'Come, you who are blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.35 For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in;36 naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me.'37 Then the righteous will answer Him, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry, and feed You, or thirsty, and give You something to drink?38 And when did we see You a stranger, and invite You in, or naked, and clothe You?39 When did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?'40 The King will answer and say to them, 'Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me.'

41 "Then He will also say to those on His left, 'Depart from Me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels;42 for I was hungry, and you gave Me nothing to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me nothing to drink;43 I was a stranger, and you did not invite Me in; naked, and you did not clothe Me; sick, and in prison, and you did not visit Me.'44 Then they themselves also will answer, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not take care of You?'45 Then He will answer them, 'Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.'46 These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."