A Story about Ten Young Women
1 The kingdom of heaven is like what happened one night when ten young women took their oil lamps and went to a wedding to meet the groom. 2 Five of them were foolish and five were wise. 3 The foolish ones took their lamps, but no extra oil. 4 The ones who were wise took along extra oil for their lamps.
5 The groom was late arriving, and the young women became drowsy and fell asleep. 6 Then in the middle of the night someone shouted, “Here's the groom! Come to meet him!”
7 When the women got up and started getting their lamps ready, 8 the foolish ones said to the others, “Let us have some of your oil! Our lamps are going out.”
9 Those who were wise answered, “There's not enough oil for all of us! Go and buy some for yourselves.”
10 While the foolish ones were on their way to get some oil, the groom arrived. The five who were ready went into the wedding, and the doors were closed. 11 Later the others returned and shouted, “Sir, sir! Open the door for us!”
12 But the groom replied, “I don't even know you!”
13 So, my disciples, always be ready! You don't know the day or the time when all this will happen.
A Story about Three Servants
(Luke 19.11-27)14 The kingdom is also like what happened when a man went away and put his three servants in charge of all he owned. 15 The man knew what each servant could do. So he handed 5,000 coins to the first servant, 2,000 to the second, and 1,000 to the third. Then he left the country.
16 As soon as the man had gone, the servant with the 5,000 coins used them to earn 5,000 more. 17 The servant who had 2,000 coins did the same with his money and earned 2,000 more. 18 But the servant with 1,000 coins dug a hole and hid his master's money in the ground.
19 Some time later the master of those servants returned. He called them in and asked what they had done with his money. 20 The servant who had been given 5,000 coins brought them in with the 5,000 that he had earned. He said, “Sir, you gave me 5,000 coins, and I have earned 5,000 more.”
21 “Wonderful!” his master replied. “You are a good and faithful servant. I left you in charge of only a little, but now I will put you in charge of much more. Come and share in my happiness!”
22 Next, the servant who had been given 2,000 coins came in and said, “Sir, you gave me 2,000 coins, and I have earned 2,000 more.”
23 “Wonderful!” his master replied. “You are a good and faithful servant. I left you in charge of only a little, but now I will put you in charge of much more. Come and share in my happiness!”
24 The servant who had been given 1,000 coins then came in and said, “Sir, I know that you are hard to work for. You harvest what you don't plant and gather crops where you haven't scattered seed. 25 I was frightened and went out and hid your money in the ground. Here is every single coin!”
26 The master of the servant told him, “You are lazy and good-for-nothing! You know I harvest what I don't plant and gather crops where I haven't scattered seed. 27 You could have at least put my money in the bank, so I could have earned interest on it.”
28 Then the master said, “Now your money will be taken away and given to the servant with 10,000 coins! 29 Everyone who has something will be given more, and they will have more than enough. But everything will be taken from those who don't have anything. 30 You are a worthless servant, and you will be thrown out into the dark where people will cry and grit their teeth in pain.”
The Final Judgment
31 When the Son of Man comes in his glory with all his angels, he will sit on his royal throne. 32 The people of all nations will be brought before him, and he will separate them, as shepherds separate their sheep from their goats.
33 He will place the sheep on his right and the goats on his left. 34 Then the king will say to those on his right, “My father has blessed you! Come and receive the kingdom that was prepared for you before the world was created. 35 When I was hungry, you gave me something to eat, and when I was thirsty, you gave me something to drink. When I was a stranger, you welcomed me, 36 and when I was naked, you gave me clothes to wear. When I was sick, you took care of me, and when I was in jail, you visited me.”
37 Then the ones who pleased the Lord will ask, “When did we give you something to eat or drink? 38 When did we welcome you as a stranger or give you clothes to wear 39 or visit you while you were sick or in jail?”
40 The king will answer, “Whenever you did it for any of my people, no matter how unimportant they seemed, you did it for me.”
41 Then the king will say to those on his left, “Get away from me! You are under God's curse. Go into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels! 42 I was hungry, but you did not give me anything to eat, and I was thirsty, but you did not give me anything to drink. 43 I was a stranger, but you did not welcome me, and I was naked, but you did not give me any clothes to wear. I was sick and in jail, but you did not take care of me.”
44 Then the people will ask, “Lord, when did we fail to help you when you were hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in jail?”
45 The king will say to them, “Whenever you failed to help any of my people, no matter how unimportant they seemed, you failed to do it for me.”
46 Then Jesus said, “Those people will be punished forever. But the ones who pleased God will have eternal life.”
1 Tad Debesu valstība būs līdzīga desmit jaunavām, kas ņēma savus lukturus un izgāja līgavainim pretim. 2 Bet piecas no tām bija ģeķīgas, un piecas bija gudras. 3 Jo ģeķīgās ņēma savus lukturus, bet eļļas tās nepaņēma sev līdzi. 4 Bet gudrās paņēma sev līdz ar lukturiem arī eļļu savos traukos. 5 Kad līgavainis kavējās nākt, tad viņas visas iesnaudās un gulēja. 6 Bet nakts vidū balss atskanēja: redzi, līgavainis nāk, izeita viņam pretim. 7 Tad visas jaunavas cēlās un sakārtoja savus lukturus. 8 Bet ģeķīgās sacīja gudrajām: dodiet mums no savas eļļas, jo mūsu lukturi izdziest. 9 Bet gudrās atbildēja un sacīja: tā ne, lai nepietrūktu mums un jums, bet noeita labāk pie pārdevējiem un pērciet sev. 10 Un, kad tās aizgāja pirkt, nāca līgavainis, un, kas bija gatavas, iegāja ar viņu kāzās, un durvis aizslēdza. 11 Pēc tam atnāca arī pārējās jaunavas un sacīja: kungs, kungs, atdari mums! 12 Bet tas atbildēja un sacīja: patiesi es jums saku: es jūs nepazīstu. 13 Tāpēc esiet modrīgi, jo jūs nezināt ne dienu, nedz stundu, kurā Cilvēka Dēls nāks. 14 Tas tāpat kā ar cilvēku, kas aizceļodams saaicināja savus kalpus un nodeva tiem savu mantu, 15 un vienam viņš deva piecus talentus, otram divus un trešam vienu, katram pēc viņa spējām, un pats tūdaļ aizceļoja. 16 Tūlīt nogāja tas, kas bija dabūjis piecus talentus, darbojās ar tiem un sapelnīja vēl piecus. 17 Tā arī tas, kas bija dabūjis divus, sapelnīja vēl divus klāt. 18 Bet tas, kas bija dabūjis vienu, aizgāja un ieraka to zemē un tā paslēpa sava kunga naudu. 19 Bet pēc ilga laika šo kalpu kungs atnāca un sāka norēķināties ar tiem. 20 Tad atnāca tas, kas bija dabūjis piecus talentus, atnesa vēl piecus un sacīja: kungs, tu man iedevi piecus talentus; redzi, es sapelnīju vēl piecus. 21 Un viņa kungs sacīja tam: labi, tu godīgais un uzticīgais kalps. Tu esi bijis uzticīgs pār mazumu, es tevi iecelšu pār daudzumu. Ieej sava kunga priekā. 22 Arī tas, kas bija dabūjis divus talentus, atnāca un sacīja: kungs, tu man iedevi divus talentus; redzi, es sapelnīju vēl divus. 23 Viņa kungs sacīja tam: labi, tu godīgais un uzticīgais kalps. Tu esi bijis uzticīgs pār mazumu, es tevi iecelšu pār daudzumu. Ieej sava kunga priekā. 24 Bet atnāca arī tas, kas bija dabūjis vienu talentu, un sacīja: es pazīstu tevi kā bargu cilvēku, tu pļauj, kur neesi sējis, un salasi, kur neesi kaisījis. 25 Es baidījos un aizgāju un apraku tavu talentu zemē. Te viņš ir, ņem savu mantu. 26 Bet viņa kungs atbildēja tam un sacīja: tu blēdīgais un kūtrais kalps. Ja tu zināji, ka es pļauju, kur neesmu sējis, un salasu, kur neesmu kaisījis, 27 tad tev vajadzēja dot manu mantu naudas mainītājiem; es pārnācis būtu saņēmis savu naudu ar augļiem. 28 Tāpēc ņemiet viņa talentu un dodiet to tam, kam ir desmit talentu. 29 Jo ikvienam, kam ir, tiks dots, un tam būs pārpilnība, bet no tā, kam nav, atņems to, kas tam ir. 30 Un nelietīgo kalpu izmetiet galējā tumsībā, tur būs raudāšana un zobu trīcēšana. 31 Bet, kad Cilvēka Dēls nāks Savā godībā un visi eņģeļi līdz ar Viņu, tad Viņš sēdēs uz Sava godības krēsla. 32 Un visas tautas tiks sapulcētas Viņa priekšā; un Viņš tās šķirs, kā gans šķir avis no āžiem, 33 un liks avis pa Savu labo, bet āžus pa kreiso roku. 34 Tad Ķēniņš sacīs tiem, kas pa labo roku: nāciet šurp, jūs Mana Tēva svētītie, iemantojiet Valstību, kas jums ir sataisīta no pasaules iesākuma. 35 Jo Es biju izsalcis un jūs esat Mani paēdinājuši; Es biju izslāpis un jūs esat Mani dzirdinājuši; Es biju svešinieks un jūs esat Mani uzņēmuši. 36 Es biju pliks un jūs esat Mani apģērbuši; Es biju slims un jūs esat Mani apmeklējuši; Es biju cietumā un jūs esat nākuši pie Manis. 37 Tad taisnie atbildēs Viņam un sacīs: Kungs, kad mēs esam Tevi redzējuši izsalkušu un Tevi paēdinājuši? Vai izslāpušu un Tevi dzirdinājuši? 38 Kad mēs esam Tevi redzējuši kā svešinieku un Tevi uzņēmuši? Vai pliku un Tevi apģērbuši? 39 Kad mēs esam Tevi redzējuši slimu vai cietumā un nākuši pie Tevis? 40 Tad Ķēniņš tiem atbildēs un sacīs: patiesi Es jums saku: ko jūs esat darījuši vienam no šiem Maniem vismazākajiem brāļiem, to jūs esat Man darījuši. 41 Tad Viņš arī sacīs tiem, kas pa kreiso roku: eita nost no Manis, jūs nolādētie, mūžīgā ugunī, kas sataisīta velnam un viņa eņģeļiem. 42 Jo Es biju izsalcis un jūs neesat Mani paēdinājuši; Es biju izslāpis un jūs neesat Mani dzirdinājuši. 43 Es biju svešinieks un jūs neesat Mani uzņēmuši; Es biju pliks, un jūs neesat Mani apģērbuši; Es biju slims un cietumā un jūs neesat Mani apmeklējuši. 44 Tad tie arīdzan Viņam atbildēs un sacīs: Kungs, kad mēs esam Tevi redzējuši izsalkušu vai izslāpušu, vai kā svešinieku, vai pliku, vai slimu, vai cietumā un neesam Tev kalpojuši? 45 Tad Viņš tiem atbildēs un sacīs: patiesi Es jums saku: ko jūs neesat darījuši vienam no šiem vismazākajiem, to jūs arīdzan Man neesat darījuši. 46 Un tie ieies mūžīgā sodībā, bet taisnie mūžīgā dzīvībā."
