Matthæus 25

² Men fem af dem vare Dårer, og fem kloge.

² Five of them were foolish, and five were prudent.

⁴ Men de kloge toge Olie i deres Kar tillige med deres Lamper.

⁴ but the prudent took oil in flasks along with their lamps.

⁶ Men ved Midnat lød der et Råb: Se, Brudgommen kommer, går ham i Møde!

⁶ But at midnight there was a shout, ‘Behold, the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.’

⁸ Men Dårerne sagde til de kloge: Giver os af eders Olie; thi vore Lamper slukkes.

⁸ The foolish said to the prudent, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’

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.

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.

¹² Men han svarede og sagde: Sandelig, siger jeg eder, jeg kender eder ikke.

¹² But he answered, ‘Truly I say to you, I do not know you.’

¹⁴ Thi det er ligesom en Mand, der drog udenlands og kaldte på sine Tjenere og overgav dem sin Ejendom;

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.

¹⁶ Men den, som havde fået de fem Talenter, gik hen og købslog med dem og vandt andre fem Talenter

¹⁶ Immediately the one who had received the five talents went and traded with them, and gained five more talents.

¹⁸ Men den, som havde fået den ene, gik bort og gravede i Jorden og skjulte sin Herres Penge.

¹⁸ But he who received the one talent went away, and dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money.

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.

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.’

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.

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.’

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;

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.

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;

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.

²⁸ Tager derfor den Talent fra ham, og giver den til ham, som har de ti Talenter.

²⁸ Therefore take away the talent from him, and give it to the one who has the ten talents.’

³⁰ Og kaster den unyttige Tjener ud i Mørket udenfor; der skal der være Gråd og Tænders Gnidsel.

³⁰ Throw out the worthless slave into the outer darkness; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

³² Og alle Folkeslagene skulle samles foran ham, og han skal skille dem fra hverandre, ligesom Hyrden skiller Fårene fra Bukkene.

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;

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.

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.

³⁶ jeg var nøgen, og I klædte mig; jeg var syg, og I besøgte mig; jeg var i Fængsel, og I kom til mig.

³⁶ naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me.’

³⁸ Når så vi dig fremmed og toge dig hjem til os, eller nøgen og klædte dig?

³⁸ And when did we see You a stranger, and invite You in, or naked, and clothe You?

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.

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.’

⁴² Thi jeg var hungrig, og I gave mig ikke at spise; jeg var tørstig, og I gave mig ikke at drikke;

⁴² for I was hungry, and you gave Me nothing to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me nothing to drink;

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?

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?’

⁴⁶ Og disse skulle gå bort til evig Straf, men de retfærdige til evigt Liv." 

⁴⁶ These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”