Matteo 25
1 ALLORA il regno de' cieli sarà simile a dieci vergini, le quali, prese le lor lampane, uscirono fuori incontro allo sposo.
[Jesus continued by saying, “I will tell you something else about the time when I return from] heaven as king [MET]. [What will happen to many people who say that they know me will be] like [what happened to] ten virgins who took their lanterns and went to the place where they would meet a bridegroom [and go to his wedding celebration].
2 Or cinque d'esse erano avvedute, e cinque pazze.
Five of the virgins were foolish and five of them were wise.
3 Le pazze, prendendo le lor lampane, non aveano preso seco dell'olio;
The [virgins] who were foolish took their lanterns, but they did not take any [extra olive] oil [for] the lantern.
4 ma le avvedute aveano, insieme con le lor lampane, preso seco dell'olio ne' loro vasi.
But the [virgins] who were wise took oil in their flasks as well as in their lanterns.
5 Ora, tardando lo sposo, tutte divennero sonnacchiose, e si addormentarono.
The bridegroom was delayed, [and it became late at night]. So all the virgins became sleepy and fell asleep.
6 E in su la mezza notte si fece un grido: Ecco, lo sposo viene, uscitegli incontro.
In the middle of the night someone [woke them up by] shouting, ‘Hey! The bridegroom [is arriving]! Go outside and meet him!’
7 Allora tutte quelle vergini si destarono, ed acconciarono le lor lampane.
So all the virgins got up and trimmed their lantern wicks [so that they would burn properly].
8 E le pazze dissero alle avvedute: Dateci dell'olio vostro, perciocchè le nostre lampane si spengono.
The foolish virgins said to the wise ones, ‘Give us some of your [olive] oil, because our lanterns are about to go out!’
9 Ma le avvedute risposero, e dissero: [Noi nol faremo; ] che talora non ve ne sia assai per noi, e per voi; andate più tosto a coloro che [lo] vendono, e compratene.
The wise virgins replied, ‘[No, because] there might not be enough oil for our lanterns and for yours. Go to a store and buy some for yourselves!’
10 Ora, mentre quelle andavano a comprarne, venne lo sposo; e quelle ch'erano apparecchiate entrarono con lui nelle nozze; e la porta fu serrata.
But while [the foolish virgins] were going to buy [some oil], the bridegroom arrived. So the [wise virgins], who were ready, went with the bridegroom to the wedding hall [where the bride was waiting]. Then the door was closed {someone closed the door [of that hall]}.
11 Poi appresso, vennero anche le altre vergini, dicendo: Signore, signore, aprici.
Later, the rest of the virgins came [to the hall] and they called [to the bridegroom], ‘Sir, open [the door] for us!’
12 Ma egli rispondendo, disse: Io vi dico in verità, che io non vi conosco.
But he said [to them], ‘The truth is that I do not know you, so I [will not open the door for you]!’”
13 Vegliate adunque, poichè non sapete nè il giorno, nè l'ora, che il Figliuol dell'uomo verrà.
[Then Jesus continued by saying], “So, in order that [this will not happen to you], keep expecting [that I will return], because you do not know when [MTY] [it will be].”
14 PERCIOCCHÈ egli [è] come un uomo, il quale, andando fuori in viaggio, chiamò i suoi servitori, e diede loro in mano i suoi beni.
“[When I return from heaven as king, I will deal with those who say that they have been serving me like] a man who was about to go on a long journey dealt with his servants. He called them together and gave them each some of his wealth [to invest and gain more money for him].
15 Ed all'uno diede cinque talenti, ed all'altro due, ed all'altro uno: a ciascuno secondo la sua capacità; e subito si partì.
He gave them money according to their ability [to take care of it]. [For example], he gave one servant 5,000 dollars, he gave another servant 2,000 dollars, and he gave another servant 1,000 dollars. Then he left on his journey.
16 Or colui che avea ricevuti i cinque talenti andò, e trafficò con essi, e ne guadagnò altri cinque.
The servant who had received 5,000 dollars went immediately and used that money to gain 5,000 dollars more.
17 Parimente ancora colui [che avea ricevuti] i due ne guadagnò altri due.
Similarly, the servant who had [received] 2,000 dollars gained two [thousand dollars] more.
18 Ma colui che ne avea ricevuto uno andò, e fece una buca in terra, e nascose i danari del suo signore.
But the servant who had received one [thousand dollars] went and dug a hole in the ground and hid the money there [to keep it safe].
19 Ora, lungo tempo appresso, venne il signore di que' servitori, e fece ragion con loro.
After a long time the servants’ boss returned. He [called them together to] find out what they had done with his money.
20 E colui che avea ricevuti i cinque talenti venne, e ne presentò altri cinque, dicendo: Signore, tu mi desti in mano cinque talenti; ecco, sopra quelli ne ho guadagnati altri cinque.
The servant who had received 5,000 dollars brought two [bags, each containing] 5,000 dollars. He said, ‘Boss, you gave me 5,000 dollars to take care of. Look, I have gained 5,000 more!’
21 E il suo signore gli disse: Bene sta, buono e fedel servitore; tu sei stato leale in poca cosa; io ti costituirò sopra molte cose; entra nella gioia del tuo signore.
His boss replied, ‘[You are a very] good and faithful servant! [You have] done [very] well! You have faithfully handled a small [amount of money], so I will put you in charge of a lot of things. Come and be happy with me!’
22 Poi, venne anche colui che avea ricevuti i due talenti, e disse: Signore, tu mi desti in mano due talenti; ecco, sopra quelli ne ho guadagnati altri due.
The servant who had [received] 2,000 dollars also came and said, ‘Boss, you gave me 2,000 dollars to take care of. Look, I have gained 2,000 more!’
23 Il suo signore gli disse: Bene sta, buono e fedel servitore; tu sei stato leale in poca cosa; io ti costituirò sopra molte cose; entra nella gioia del tuo signore.
His boss replied, ‘You are a [very] good and faithful servant! You have done very well! You have faithfully handled a small [amount of money], so I will put you in charge of a lot of things. Come and be happy with me!’
24 Poi, venne ancora colui che avea ricevuto un sol talento, e disse: Signore, io conosceva che tu sei uomo aspro, che mieti ove non hai seminato, e ricogli ove non hai sparso;
Then the servant who had received 1,000 dollars came. He said, ‘Boss, I [was afraid of you]. I knew that you are a man who does not do foolish things with his money. [You even] take [from others money] that does not really belong to you, [like a farmer who] harvests [grain from another man’s field] where he did not even plant [the seeds].
25 laonde io temetti, e andai, e nascosi il tuo talento in terra; ecco, tu hai il tuo.
So because I was afraid [of what you would do to me if I did not make a profit from my business], I went out and hid your 1,000 dollars in the ground [to keep it safe]. Here, this is [the money] that belongs to you!’
26 E il suo signore, rispondendo, gli disse: Malvagio e negligente servitore, tu sapevi che io mieto ove non ho seminato e ricolgo ove non ho sparso;
His boss replied, ‘You wicked, lazy servant! (You knew that I take [from others money] that does not really belong to me, [like a farmer who] harvests [grain from another man’s field] where I did not even plant [the seeds]!/Did you not know that I [take from others money that does not really belong to me, like a farmer] who harvests [grain from another man’s field] where I did not even plant [the seeds]?) [RHQ]
27 perciò ei ti si conveniva mettere i miei danari in man di banchieri; e quando io sarei venuto, avrei riscosso il mio con frutto.
So then, you should have put my money [on deposit] in a bank, so that when I returned I would get it back with the interest [it earned]!’
28 Toglietegli adunque il talento, e datelo a colui che ha i dieci talenti.
[Then the boss said to his other servants], ‘Take the 1,000 dollars from him, and give it to [the servant] who has the 10,000 dollars!
29 Perciocchè, a chiunque ha, sarà dato, ed egli soprabbonderà; ma chi non ha, eziandio quel ch'egli ha, gli sarà tolto.
To those who [use well what] they have [received, God] will give more, and they will have plenty. But from those who [do] not [use well what they have received], even what they [already] have will be taken away.
30 E cacciate il servitor disutile nelle tenebre di fuori. Ivi sarà il pianto, e lo stridor de' denti.
Furthermore, throw that worthless servant outside, into the darkness, where he will be [with those who are] wailing and gnashing their teeth [because they are in much pain].’”
31 ORA, quando il Figliuol dell'uomo sarà venuto nella sua gloria con tutti i santi angeli, allora egli sederà sopra il trono della sua gloria.
“When I, the one who came from heaven, come again, I will be very radiant and [bring] all my angels with me. Then I will sit as a king on my wonderful throne [to judge people].
32 E tutte le genti saranno radunate davanti a lui; ed egli separerà gli uomini gli uni dagli altri, come il pastore separa le pecore da' capretti.
People from all nations [MTY] will be gathered in front of me {[The angels] will gather in front of me people from all nations}. Then I will separate them, one from another, as a shepherd separates his sheep from his goats.
33 E metterà le pecore alla sua destra, e i capretti alla sinistra.
I will put [the righteous people] on my right and [the unrighteous ones on my left, as a] shepherd puts sheep [on one side] and goats [on the other side].
34 Allora il Re dirà a coloro che [saranno] alla sua destra: Venite, benedetti del Padre mio; eredate il regno che vi è stato preparato fino dalla fondazion del mondo.
Then I will say to those on my right, ‘You people who have been blessed by my Father {whom my Father has blessed}, come! From the time he created the world, he has been preparing to allow you to [receive the blessings that he will give to all those] who let him rule their lives. [Now is the time for] you to receive [those blessings]
35 Perciocchè io ebbi fame, e voi mi deste a mangiare; io ebbi sete, e voi mi deste a bere; io fui forestiere, e voi mi accoglieste.
[They belong to you], because you gave me something to eat when I was hungry. (OR, [They belong to you]. It is as though you gave me something to eat when I was hungry.) You gave me something to drink when I was thirsty. When I was a stranger [in your town], you invited me [to stay] in [your houses].
36 [Io fui] ignudo, e voi mi rivestiste; io fui infermo, e voi mi visitaste; io fui in prigione, e voi veniste a me.
When I needed clothes [MTY], you gave me some. When I was sick, you took care of me. When I was in prison, you came to visit me.’
37 Allora i giusti gli risponderanno, dicendo: Signore, quando ti abbiam noi veduto aver fame, e ti abbiam dato a mangiare? ovvero, aver sete, e [ti] abbiam dato a bere?
Then the righteous people will reply, ‘Lord, when were you hungry and we saw you and gave you something to eat? When were you thirsty and we gave you something to drink?
38 E quando ti abbiam veduto forestiere, e [ti] abbiamo accolto? o ignudo, e [ti] abbiam rivestito?
When were you a stranger [in our town] and we invited you [to stay] in [our houses]? When did you need clothes and we gave you some?
39 E quando ti abbiam veduto infermo, o in prigione, e siamo venuti a te?
When were you sick or in prison and we went to visit you?’ [We do not remember doing any of these things for you].
40 E il Re, rispondendo, dirà loro: Io vi dico in verità, che in quanto [l]'avete fatto ad uno di questi miei minimi fratelli, voi l'avete fatto a me.
I will reply, ‘The truth is that whatever you did for any one of your fellow believers, even an unimportant one, [it was as though] you did it for me.’
41 Allora egli dirà ancora a coloro che [saranno] a sinistra: Andate via da me, maledetti, nel fuoco eterno, ch'è preparato al diavolo, ed a' suoi angeli. (aiōnios g166)
Then I will say to those on my left, ‘You people who have been cursed [by God] {whom God has cursed}, leave me! Go into the eternal fire that God has prepared for (the devil/Satan) and his angels! (aiōnios g166)
42 Perciocchè io ebbi fame, e voi non mi deste a mangiare; ebbi sete, e non mi deste a bere.
[It is right for you to go there], because you did not give me anything to eat when I was hungry. You did not give me anything to drink when I was thirsty.
43 Io fui forestiere, e non mi accoglieste; ignudo, e non mi rivestiste; infermo, ed in prigione, e non mi visitaste.
You did not invite me into [your homes] when I was a stranger [in your town]. You did not give me any clothes when I needed them [MTY]. You did not take care of me when I was sick or in prison.’
44 Allora quelli ancora gli risponderanno, dicendo: Signore, quando ti abbiam veduto aver fame, o sete, o esser forestiere, o ignudo, o infermo, o in prigione, e non ti abbiam sovvenuto?
They will answer, ‘Lord, when were you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and we did not help you?’
45 Allora egli risponderà loro, dicendo: Io vi dico in verità, che in quanto non l'avete fatto ad uno di questi minimi, nè anche l'avete fatto a me.
I will reply, ‘The truth is that whenever you did not do anything to help any one of [my people], [even if they were] unimportant people, [it was as though] you did not do anything [to help] me.’
