Matthæus 25
1 Da skal Himmeriges Rige lignes ved ti Jomfruer, som toge deres Lamper og gik Brudgommen i Møde.
'Then shall the reign of the heavens be likened to ten virgins, who, having taken their lamps, went forth to meet the bridegroom;
2 Men fem af dem vare Dårer, og fem kloge.
and five of them were prudent, and five foolish;
3 Dårerne toge nemlig deres Lamper, men toge ikke Olie med sig.
they who were foolish having taken their lamps, did not take with themselves oil;
4 Men de kloge toge Olie i deres Kar tillige med deres Lamper.
and the prudent took oil in their vessels, with their lamps.
5 Og da Brudgommen tøvede, slumrede de alle ind og sov.
'And the bridegroom tarrying, they all nodded and were sleeping,
6 Men ved Midnat lød der et Råb: Se, Brudgommen kommer, går ham i Møde!
and in the middle of the night a cry was made, Lo, the bridegroom doth come; go ye forth to meet him.
7 Da vågnede alle Jomfruerne og gjorde deres Lamper i Stand.
'Then rose all those virgins, and trimmed their lamps,
8 Men Dårerne sagde til de kloge: Giver os af eders Olie; thi vore Lamper slukkes.
and the foolish said to the prudent, Give us of your oil, because our lamps are going out;
9 Men de kloge svarede og sagde: Der vilde vist ikke blive nok til os og til eder; går hellere hen til Købmændene og køber til eder selv!
and the prudent answered, saying — Lest there may not be sufficient for us and you, go ye rather unto those selling, and buy for yourselves.
10 Men medens de gik bort for at købe, kom Brudgommen, og de, som vare rede, gik ind med ham til Brylluppet; og Døren blev lukket.
'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;
11 Men senere komme også de andre Jomfruer og sige: Herre, Herre, luk op for os!
and afterwards come also do the rest of the virgins, saying, Sir, sir, open to us;
12 Men han svarede og sagde: Sandelig, siger jeg eder, jeg kender eder ikke.
and he answering said, Verily I say to you, I have not known you.
13 Våger derfor, thi I vide ikke Dagen, ej heller Timen.
'Watch therefore, for ye have not known the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man doth come.
14 Thi det er ligesom en Mand, der drog udenlands og kaldte på sine Tjenere og overgav dem sin Ejendom;
'For — as a man going abroad did call his own servants, and did deliver to them his substance,
15 og en gav han fem Talenter, en anden to, og en tredje en, hver efter hans Evne; og straks derefter drog han udenlands.
and to one he gave five talents, and to another two, and to another one, to each according to his several ability, went abroad immediately.
16 Men den, som havde fået de fem Talenter, gik hen og købslog med dem og vandt andre fem Talenter
'And he who did receive the five talents, having gone, wrought with them, and made other five talents;
17 Ligeså vandt også den, som havde fået de to Talenter, andre to.
in like manner also he who [received] the two, he gained, also he, other two;
18 Men den, som havde fået den ene, gik bort og gravede i Jorden og skjulte sin Herres Penge.
and he who did receive the one, having gone away, digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money.
19 Men lang Tid derefter kommer disse Tjeneres Herre og holder Regnskab med dem.
'And after a long time cometh the lord of those servants, and taketh reckoning with them;
20 Og den, som havde fået de fem Talenter, kom frem og bragte andre fem Talenter og sagde: Herre! du overgav mig fem Talenter; se, jeg har vundet fem andre Talenter.
and 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.
21 Hans Herre sagde til ham: Vel, du gode og tro Tjener! du var tro over lidet, jeg vil sætte dig over meget; gå ind til din Herres Glæde!
'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.
22 Da kom også han frem, som havde fået de to Talenter, og sagde: Herre! du overgav mig to Talenter; se, jeg har vundet to andre Talenter.
'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.
23 Hans Herre sagde til ham: Vel, du gode og tro Tjener! du var tro over lidet, jeg vil sætte dig over meget; gå ind til din Herres glæde!
'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.
24 Men også han, som havde fået den ene Talent, kom frem og sagde: Herre! jeg kendte dig, at du er en hård Mand, som høster, hvor du ikke såede, og samler, hvor du ikke spredte;
'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;
25 og jeg frygtede og gik hen og skjulte din Talent i Jorden; se, her har du, hvad dit er.
and having been afraid, having gone away, I hid thy talent in the earth; lo, thou hast thine own!
26 Men hans Herre svarede og sagde til ham: Du onde og lade Tjener! du vidste, at jeg høster, hvor jeg ikke såede, og samler, hvor jeg ikke spredte;
'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!
27 derfor burde du have overgivet Vekselererne mine Penge; og når jeg kom, da havde jeg fået mit igen med Rente.
it behoved thee then to put my money to the money-lenders, and having come I had received mine own with increase.
28 Tager derfor den Talent fra ham, og giver den til ham, som har de ti Talenter.
'Take therefore from him the talent, and give to him having the ten talents,
29 Thi enhver, som har, ham skal der gives, og han skal få Overflod; men den, som ikke har, fra ham skal endog det tages, som han har.
for 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;
30 Og kaster den unyttige Tjener ud i Mørket udenfor; der skal der være Gråd og Tænders Gnidsel.
and the unprofitable servant cast ye forth to the outer darkness; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth.
31 Men når Menneskesønnen kommer i sin Herlighed og alle Englene med ham, da skal han sidde på sin Herligheds Trone.
'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;
32 Og alle Folkeslagene skulle samles foran ham, og han skal skille dem fra hverandre, ligesom Hyrden skiller Fårene fra Bukkene.
and 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,
33 Og han skal stille Fårene ved sin højre Side og Bukkene ved den venstre.
and he shall set the sheep indeed on his right hand, and the goats on the left.
34 Da skal Kongen sige til dem ved sin højre Side: Kommer hid. I min Faders velsignede! arver det Rige, som har været eder beredt fra Verdens Grundlæggelse.
'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;
35 Thi jeg var hungrig, og I gave mig at spise; jeg var tørstig, og I gave mig at drikke; jeg var fremmed, og I toge mig hjem til eder;
for 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;
36 jeg var nøgen, og I klædte mig; jeg var syg, og I besøgte mig; jeg var i Fængsel, og I kom til mig.
naked, and ye put around me; I was infirm, and ye looked after me; in prison I was, and ye came unto me.
37 Da skulle de retfærdige svare ham og sige: Herre! når så vi dig hungrig og gave dig Mad, eller tørstig og gave dig at drikke?
'Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when did we see thee hungering, and we nourished? or thirsting, and we gave to drink?
38 Når så vi dig fremmed og toge dig hjem til os, eller nøgen og klædte dig?
and when did we see thee a stranger, and we received? or naked, and we put around?
39 Når så vi dig syg eller i Fængsel og kom til dig?
and when did we see thee infirm, or in prison, and we came unto thee?
40 Og Kongen skal svare og sige til dem: Sandelig, siger jeg eder: Hvad I have gjort imod een af disse mine mindste Brødre, have I gjort imod mig.
'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].
41 Da skal han også sige til dem ved den venstre Side: Går bort fra mig, I forbandede! til den evige Ild, som er beredt Djævelen og hans Engle. (aiōnios g166)
Then 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; (aiōnios g166)
42 Thi jeg var hungrig, og I gave mig ikke at spise; jeg var tørstig, og I gave mig ikke at drikke;
for I did hunger, and ye gave me not to eat; I did thirst, and ye gave me not to drink;
43 jeg var fremmed, og I toge mig ikke hjem til eder; jeg var nøgen, og I klædte mig ikke; jeg var syg og i Fængsel, og I besøgte mig ikke.
a 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.
44 Da skulle også de svare og sige: Herre! når så vi dig hungrig eller tørstig eller fremmed eller nøgen eller syg eller i Fængsel og tjente dig ikke?
'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?
45 Da skal han svare dem og sige: Sandelig, siger jeg eder: Hvad I ikke have gjort imod een af disse mindste, have I heller ikke gjort imod mig.
'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.
