¹`Then shall the reign of the heavens be likened to ten virgins, who, having taken their lamps, went forth to meet the bridegroom;

¹Siis on taevariik kümne neitsi sarnane, kes võtsid oma lambid ja läksid peigmehele vastu.

²and five of them were prudent, and five foolish;

²Viis nendest olid rumalad ja viis arukad,

³they who were foolish having taken their lamps, did not take with themselves oil;

³rumalad võtsid küll oma lambid, kuid ei võtnud kaasa õli,

⁴and the prudent took oil in their vessels, with their lamps.

⁴arukad võtsid aga lampidele lisaks kaasa õlianumad.

⁵`And the bridegroom tarrying, they all nodded and were sleeping,

⁵Aga kui peigmees viibis, jäid nad kõik tukkuma ja uinusid magama.

⁶and in the middle of the night a cry was made, Lo, the bridegroom doth come; go ye forth to meet him.

⁶Aga keskööl kostis hüüd: 'Ennäe, peigmees! Tulge välja teda vastu võtma!'

⁷`Then rose all those virgins, and trimmed their lamps,

⁷Siis ärkasid kõik need neitsid ja seadsid korda oma lambid.

⁸and the foolish said to the prudent, Give us of your oil, because our lamps are going out;

⁸Rumalad ütlesid arukatele: 'Andke meile osa oma õlist, sest meie lambid kustuvad!'

⁹and the prudent answered, saying — Lest there may not be sufficient for us and you, go ye rather unto those selling, and buy for yourselves.

⁹Aga arukad vastasid: 'Ei mingil juhul, sellest ei jätku meile ja teile! Minge pigem kaupmeeste juurde ja ostke enestele!'

¹⁰`And while they are going away to buy, the bridegroom came, and those ready went in with him to the marriage-feasts, and the door was shut;

¹⁰Aga kui nad olid ostma läinud, tuli peigmees, ja kes olid valmis, läksid temaga pulma, ja uks lukustati.

¹¹and afterwards come also do the rest of the virgins, saying, Sir, sir, open to us;

¹¹Hiljem tulid ka need teised neitsid ja ütlesid: 'Isand, isand, ava meile!'

¹²and he answering said, Verily I say to you, I have not known you.

¹²Aga tema vastas neile: 'Tõesti, ma ütlen teile, ma ei tunne teid.'

¹³`Watch therefore, for ye have not known the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man doth come.

¹³Valvake siis, sest te ei tea seda päeva ega tundi!

¹⁴`For — as a man going abroad did call his own servants, and did deliver to them his substance,

¹⁴Sest sellega on lugu just nagu mehega, kes enne võõrsile minemist kutsus oma sulased ja andis oma varanduse nende kätte.

¹⁵and to one he gave five talents, and to another two, and to another one, to each according to his several ability, went abroad immediately.

¹⁵Ühele andis ta viis talenti, teisele kaks ja kolmandale ühe, igaühele tema suutlikkust mööda, ning läks ära võõrsile.

¹⁶`And he who did receive the five talents, having gone, wrought with them, and made other five talents;

¹⁶Kohe läks see, kes oli saanud viis talenti, ja kauples nendega ning sai teist viis.

¹⁷in like manner also he who [received] the two, he gained, also he, other two;

¹⁷Nõndasamuti ka kaks talenti saanu sai teist kaks juurde.

¹⁸and he who did receive the one, having gone away, digged in the earth, and hid his lord`s money.

¹⁸Aga kes oli saanud ühe, läks ja kaevas maasse augu ning peitis ära oma isanda raha.

¹⁹`And after a long time cometh the lord of those servants, and taketh reckoning with them;

¹⁹Pika aja pärast tuli nende sulaste isand koju ja nõudis neilt aru.

²⁰and he who did receive the five talents having come, brought other five talents, saying, `Sir, five talents thou didst deliver to me; lo, other five talents did I gain besides them.

²⁰Siis astus ta ette see, kes oli saanud viis talenti, lisas sellele teist viis talenti ja ütles: 'Isand, sa andsid mulle viis talenti, ennäe, ma olen saanud teist viis talenti!'

²¹`And his lord said to him, Well done, servant, good and faithful, over a few things thou wast faithful, over many things I will set thee; enter into the joy of thy lord.

²¹Ta isand lausus talle: 'Tubli, sa hea ja ustav sulane, sa oled olnud ustav pisku üle, ma panen su palju üle. Mine oma isanda rõõmupeole!'

²²`And he who also did receive the two talents having come, said, Sir, two talents thou didst deliver to me; lo, other two talents I did gain besides them.

²²Ka kaks talenti saanu ütles ta ette astudes: 'Isand, sa andsid mulle kaks talenti, ennäe, ma olen saanud teist kaks talenti!'

²³`His lord said to him, Well done, servant, good and faithful, over a few things thou wast faithful, over many things I will set thee; enter into the joy of thy lord.

²³Ta isand lausus talle: 'Tubli, sa hea ja ustav sulane, sa oled olnud ustav pisku üle, ma panen su palju üle. Mine oma isanda rõõmupeole!'

²⁴`And he also who hath received the one talent having come, said, Sir, I knew thee, that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou didst not sow, and gathering from whence thou didst not scatter;

²⁴Siis astus tema ette ka see, kes oli saanud ühe talendi, ja ütles: 'Isand, ma tean, et sa oled vali mees, sa lõikad sealt, kuhu sa ei ole külvanud, ja kogud sealt, kuhu sa ei ole puistanud.

²⁵and having been afraid, having gone away, I hid thy talent in the earth; lo, thou hast thine own!

²⁵Ja ma kartsin, läksin ära ja peitsin sinu talendi maa sisse. Vaata, siin on sinu oma!'

²⁶`And his lord answering said to him, Evil servant, and slothful, thou hadst known that I reap where I did not sow, and I gather whence I did not scatter!

²⁶Tema isand aga vastas talle: 'Sa halb ja laisk sulane! Sa teadsid, et ma lõikan sealt, kuhu ma ei ole külvanud, ja kogun sealt, kuhu ma ei ole puistanud.

²⁷it behoved thee then to put my money to the money-lenders, and having come I had received mine own with increase.

²⁷Siis sa oleksid pidanud mu raha andma pankurite kätte, ja tulles ma oleksin saanud oma osa kätte vahekasuga.

²⁸`Take therefore from him the talent, and give to him having the ten talents,

²⁸Võtke nüüd tema käest talent ära ja andke sellele, kellel on kümme talenti!

²⁹for to every one having shall be given, and he shall have overabundance, and from him who is not having, even that which he hath shall be taken from him;

²⁹Sest igaühele, kellel on, antakse, ja tal on rohkem kui küllalt, kellel aga ei ole, selle käest võetakse ära seegi, mis tal on.

³⁰and the unprofitable servant cast ye forth to the outer darkness; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth.

³⁰Ja kõlbmatu sulane heitke välja kaugele pimedusse, seal on ulgumine ja hammaste kiristamine!'

³¹`And whenever the Son of Man may come in his glory, and all the holy messengers with him, then he shall sit upon a throne of his glory;

³¹Aga kui Inimese Poeg tuleb oma kirkuses ja kõik inglid temaga, siis ta istub oma kirkuse troonile

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

³²ja ta ette kogutakse kõik rahvad ja ta eraldab nad üksteisest, otsekui karjane eraldab lambad sikkudest.

³³and he shall set the sheep indeed on his right hand, and the goats on the left.

³³Ja ta seab lambad oma paremale käele, sikud aga vasakule käele.

³⁴`Then shall the king say to those on his right hand, Come ye, the blessed of my Father, inherit the reign that hath been prepared for you from the foundation of the world;

³⁴Siis ütleb kuningas oma paremal käel olijatele: 'Tulge siia, minu Isa õnnistatud, pärige kuningriik, mis teile on valmistatud maailma rajamisest peale!

³⁵for I did hunger, and ye gave me to eat; I did thirst, and ye gave me to drink; I was a stranger, and ye received me;

³⁵Sest mul oli nälg ja te andsite mulle süüa, mul oli janu ja te andsite mulle juua, ma olin kodutu ja te võtsite mu vastu,

³⁶naked, and ye put around me; I was infirm, and ye looked after me; in prison I was, and ye came unto me.

³⁶ma olin alasti ja te riietasite mind, ma olin haige ja te tulite mind vaatama, ma olin vangis ja te tulite mu juurde.'

³⁷`Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when did we see thee hungering, and we nourished? or thirsting, and we gave to drink?

³⁷Siis vastavad õiged talle: 'Issand, millal me nägime sind näljasena ja toitsime sind, või janusena ja jootsime sind?

³⁸and when did we see thee a stranger, and we received? or naked, and we put around?

³⁸Millal me nägime sind kodutuna ja võtsime su vastu, või alasti ja riietasime sind?

³⁹and when did we see thee infirm, or in prison, and we came unto thee?

³⁹Millal me nägime sind haigena või vangis ja tulime su juurde?'

⁴⁰`And the king answering, shall say to them, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as ye did [it] to one of these my brethren — the least — to me ye did [it].

⁴⁰Ja kuningas vastab neile: 'Tõesti, ma ütlen teile, mida te iganes olete teinud kellele tahes mu kõige pisematest vendadest, seda te olete teinud mulle.'

⁴¹Then shall he say also to those on the left hand, Go ye from me, the cursed, to the fire, the age-during, that hath been prepared for the Devil and his messengers;

⁴¹Siis ta ütleb ka vasakul käel olijatele: 'Minge ära minu juurest, te äraneetud, igavesse tulle, mis on valmistatud kuradile ja tema inglitele!

⁴²for I did hunger, and ye gave me not to eat; I did thirst, and ye gave me not to drink;

⁴²Sest mul oli nälg ja te ei andnud mulle süüa, mul oli janu ja te ei andnud mulle juua,

⁴³a stranger I was, and ye did not receive me; naked, and ye put not around me; infirm, and in prison, and ye did not look after me.

⁴³ma olin kodutu ja te ei võtnud mind vastu, ma olin alasti ja te ei riietanud mind, ma olin haige ja vangis ja te ei tulnud mind vaatama.'

⁴⁴`Then shall they answer, they also, saying, Lord, when did we see thee hungering, or thirsting, or a stranger, or naked, or infirm, or in prison, and we did not minister to thee?

⁴⁴Siis vastavad ka need: 'Issand, millal me nägime sind näljasena või janusena või kodutuna või alasti või haigena või vangis ja ei ole sind teeninud?'

⁴⁵`Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as ye did [it] not to one of these, the least, ye did [it] not to me.

⁴⁵Siis ta vastab neile: 'Tõesti, ma ütlen teile, mida te iganes olete jätnud tegemata kellele tahes mu kõige pisematest vendadest, seda te olete jätnud tegemata minulegi.'

⁴⁶And these shall go away to punishment age-during, but the righteous to life age-during.`

⁴⁶Ja need lähevad igavesse karistusse, õiged aga igavesse ellu.'