1 Simon Cephas said unto him, Our Lord, is it to us that you have spoken this 2 parable, or also to every man? Jesus said unto him, Who, do you think, is the servant, the master of the house, trusted with control, whom his lord set over his 3 household, to give them their food in its season? Blessed is that servant, whom his 4 lord shall come and find having done so. Verily I say unto you, He will set him 5 over all that he has. But if that evil servant say in his heart, My lord delays his 6 coming; and shall begin to beat his servants and the maidservants of his lord, and 7 shall begin to eat and to drink with the drunken; the lord of that servant shall come 8 in the day that he thinks not, and in the hour that he knows not, and shall [Arabic, p. 163] judge him, and appoint his portion with the hypocrites, and with those that are not faithful: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
9 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be like ten virgins, those that took their 10 lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom and the bride. Five of them were 11 wise, and five foolish. And those foolish ones took their lamps, and took not with 12, 13 them oil: but those wise ones took oil in vessels along with their lamps. When then 14 the bridegroom delayed, they all slumbered and slept. But in the middle of the night there occurred a cry, Behold, the bridegroom comes! Go forth therefore to 15, 16 meet him. Then all those virgins arose, and made ready their lamps. The foolish 17 said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out. But those wise answered and said, Perhaps there will not be enough for us and you: but go ye to 18 the sellers, and buy for yourselves. And when they went away to buy, the bridegroom came; and those that were ready went in with him to the marriage feast: and 19 the door was shut. And at last those other virgins also came and said, Our Lord, 20 our Lord, open unto us. He answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, 21 I know you not. Watch then, for you know not that day nor that hour.
22 It is as a man, who went on a journey, and called his servants, and delivered unto 23 them his possessions. And unto one he gave five talents, and another two, and another 24 one; every one according to his strength; and went on his journey immediately. He [Arabic, p. 164] then that received the five talents went and traded with them, and gained 26 other five. And so also he of the two gained other two. But he that received 27 the one went and dug in the earth, and hid the money of his lord. And after a long time the lord of those servants came, and took from them the account. 28 And he that received five talents came near and brought other five, and said, My lord, you gave me five talents: lo, I have gained other five in addition to them. 29 His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant: over a little have 30 you been faithful, over much will I set you: enter into the joy of your lord. And he that had the two came near and said, My lord, you gave me two talents: lo, 31 other two have I gained in addition to them. His lord said unto him, Good, you faithful servant: over a little have you been faithful, over much will I set you: enter 32 into the joy of your lord. And he also that received the one talent came forward and said, My lord, I knew you that you are a severe man, who reaps where you 33 sow not, and gathers where you did not scatter: and so I was afraid, and 34 went away and hid your talent in the earth: lo, you have what is yours. His lord answered and said unto him, You wicked and slothful servant, you knew me 35 that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I did not scatter; it was incumbent on you to put my money to the bank, and then I should come and seek it with its 36 gains. Take now from him the talent, and give it to him that has ten talents. 37 Whosoever has shall be given, and he shall have more: but he that has not, even 38 [Arabic, p. 165] what he has shall be taken from him. And the unprofitable servant, put him forth into the outer darkness: there shall be the weeping and gnashing of teeth.
39, 40 Your loins shall be girded, and your lamps lit; and you shall be like the people that are looking for their lord, when he shall return from the feast; so that, when 41 he comes and knocks, they may at once open unto him. Blessed are those servants, whom their lord shall come and find attentive: verily I say unto you, that he will gird his waist, and make them sit down, and pass through them and serve 42 them. And if he come in the second watch, or the third, and find thus, blessed are those servants.
43 But when the Son of man comes in his glory, and all his pure angels with him, 44 then shall he sit on the throne of his glory: and he will gather before him all the nations, and separate them the one from the other, like the shepherd who separates 45 the sheep from the goats; and will set the sheep on his right, and the goats on his 46 left. Then shall the King say to those that are at his right, Come, you blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundations of the world: 47 I hungered, and you gave me to eat; and I thirsted, and you gave me to drink; and I 48 was a stranger, and you took me in; and I was naked, and you clothed me; and I 49 was sick, and you visited me; and I was in prison, and you cared for me. Then shall those righteous say unto him, Our Lord, when saw we you hungry, and fed you? 50 or thirsty, and gave you to drink? And when saw we you a stranger, and took 51 you in? Or naked, and clothed you? And when saw we you sick, or imprisoned, and 52 cared for you? The King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, What 53 [Arabic, p. 166] ye did to one of these my brethren, the little ones, you did unto me. Then shall he say unto those that are on his left also, Depart from me, you cursed, 54 into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his hosts: I hungered, and you fed me 55 not; and I thirsted, and you did not give me to drink; and I was a stranger, and you took me not in; and I was naked, and you clothed me not; and I was sick, and imprisoned, 56 and you visited me not. Then shall those also answer and say, Our Lord, when saw we you an hungred, or thirsty, or naked, or a stranger, or sick, or imprisoned, 57 and did not minister unto you? Then shall he answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, When ye did it not unto one of these little ones, you did it not 58 unto me also. And these shall go away into eternal punishment: but the righteous into eternal life.
Source: The Diatessaron (New Advent)