Seconda lettera ai Corinzi (מכתב שני לקורינתים) 25

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 אָז תִּדְמֶה מַלְכוּת הַשָּׁמַיִם לְעֶשֶׂר עֲלָמוֹת אֲשֶׁר לָקְחוּ אֶת־נֵרוֹתֵיהֶן וַתֵּצֶאנָה לִקְרַאת הֶחָתָן	1 "Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.
2 חָמֵשׁ מֵהֶן הָיוּ חֲכָמוֹת וְחָמֵשׁ כְּסִילוֹת	2 Five of them were foolish and five were wise.
3 הַכְּסִילוֹת לָקְחוּ אֶת־הַנֵּרוֹת וְלֹא־לָקְחוּ עִמָּהֶן שָׁמֶן	3 The foolish ones, when taking their lamps, brought no oil with them,
4 וְהַחֲכָמוֹת לָקְחוּ שֶׁמֶן בִּכְלֵיהֶן וְאֵת נֵרוֹתֵיהֶן	4 but the wise brought flasks of oil with their lamps.
5 וְכַאֲשֶׁר בּשֵׁשׁ הֶחָתָן לָבוֹא וַתָּנֹמְנָה כֻלָּן וַתֵּרָדַמְנָה	5 Since the bridegroom was long delayed, they all became drowsy and fell asleep.
6 וַיְהִי בַּחֲצוֹת הַלַּיְלָה וַיִּשָּׁמַע קוֹל צְעָקָה הִנֵּה הֶחָתָן צְאֶינָה לִקְרָאתוֹ	6 At midnight, there was a cry, 'Behold, the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!'
7 אָז הִתְעוֹרְרוּ כָּל־הָעֲלָמוֹת הָהֵן וַתֵּיטַבְנָה אֶת־נֵרוֹתֵיהֶן	7 Then all those virgins got up and trimmed their lamps.
8 וַתֹּאמַרְנָה הַכְּסִילוֹת אֶל־הַחֲכָמוֹת תֵּנָּה לָּנוּ מִשַּׁמְנְכֶן כִּי יִכְבּוּ נֵרוֹתֵינוּ	8 The foolish ones said to the wise, 'Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.'
9 וַתַּעֲנֶינָה הַחֲכָמוֹת לֵאמֹר לֹא כֵן פֶּן־יֶחְסַר לָנוּ וְלָכֶן כִּי אִם־לֵכְנָה אֶל־הַמּוֹכְרִים וּקְנֶינָה לָכֶן	9 But the wise ones replied, 'No, for there may not be enough for us and you. Go instead to the merchants and buy some for yourselves.'
10 וַיְהִי בְּעֵת לֶכְתָּן לִקְנוֹת וַיָּבוֹא הֶחָתָן וְהַנְּכֹנוֹת לָלֶכֶת בָּאוּ אִתּוֹ אֶל־הַחֲתֻנָּה וַתִּסָּגֵר הַדָּלֶת	10 While they went off to buy it, the bridegroom came and those who were ready went into the wedding feast with him. Then the door was locked.
11 וְאַחֲרֵי־כֵן בָּאוּ גַּם־שְׁאָר הָעֲלָמוֹת וַתֹּאמַרְנָה אֲדֹנֵינוּ אֲדֹנֵינוּ פְּתַח־לָנוּ	11 Afterwards the other virgins came and said, 'Lord, Lord, open the door for us!'
12 וַיַּעַן וַיֹּאמַר אָמֵן אֹמֵר אֲנִי לָכֶן לֹא יָדַעְתִּי אֶתְכֶן	12 But he said in reply, 'Amen, I say to you, I do not know you.'
13 לָכֵן שְׁקֹדוּ כִּי אֵינְכֶם יוֹדְעִים אֶת־הַיּוֹם וְאֶת־הַשָּׁעָה אֲשֶׁר יָבֹא בָהּ בֶּן־הָאָדָם	13 Therefore, stay awake, for you know neither the day nor the hour.
14 כִּי כְּמוֹ אִישׁ נֹסֵעַ לְמֵרָחוֹק אֲשֶׁר קָרָא אֶל־עֲבָדָיו וַיִּמְסֹר לָהֶם אֶת־רְכוּשׁוֹ	14 "It will be as when a man who was going on a journey called in his servants and entrusted his possessions to them.
15 וַיִּתֵּן לָזֶה חָמֵשׁ כִּכָּרִים וְלָזֶה שְׁתַּיִם וְלָזֶה אֶחָת לְכָל־אִישׁ וְאִישׁ כְּפִי עֶרְכּוֹ וַיְמַהֵר וַיִּסַּע מִשָּׁם	15 To one he gave five talents; to another, two; to a third, one--to each according to his ability. Then he went away. Immediately
16 וַיֵּלֶךְ הָאִישׁ הַלֹּקֵחַ חָמֵשׁ כִּכָּרִים וַיִּסְחַר בָּהֶן וַיַּעַשׂ לוֹ חָמֵשׁ כִּכָּרִים אֲחֵרוֹת	16 the one who received five talents went and traded with them, and made another five.
17 וְכֵן הַלֹּקֵחַ שְׁתַּיִם גַּם־הוּא הִרְוִיחַ שְׁתַּיִם אֲחֵרוֹת	17 Likewise, the one who received two made another two.
18 אַךְ לֹקֵחַ הָאַחַת הָלַךְ וַיַּחְפֹּר בָּאֲדָמָה וַיִּטְמֹן אֶת־כֶּסֶף אֲדֹנָיו	18 But the man who received one went off and dug a hole in the ground and buried his master's money.
19 וְאַחֲרֵי יָמִים רַבִּים בָּא אֲדֹנֵי הָעֲבָדִים הָהֵם וַיַּעַשׂ חֶשְׁבּוֹן עִמָּהֶם	19 After a long time the master of those servants came back and settled accounts with them.
20 וַיִּגַּשׁ הַלֹּקֵחַ חֲמֵשׁ הַכִּכָּרִים וַיָּבֵא חָמֵשׁ כִּכָּרִים אֲחֵרוֹת לֵאמֹר אֲדֹנִי חָמֵשׁ כִּכָּרִים מָסַרְתָּ לִּי הִנֵּה חָמֵשׁ כִּכָּרִים אֲחֵרוֹת הִרְוַחְתִּי בָהֵן	20 The one who had received five talents came forward bringing the additional five. He said, 'Master, you gave me five talents. See, I have made five more.'
21 וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו אֲדֹנָיו כֵּן הָעֶבֶד הַטּוֹב וְהַנֶּאֱמָן כִּי בִמְעַט נֶאֱמָן הָיִיתָ וְעַל־הַרְבֵּה אַפְקִידֶךָ בּוֹא אֶל־שִׂמְחַת אֲדֹנֶיךָ	21 His master said to him, 'Well done, my good and faithful servant. Since you were faithful in small matters, I will give you great responsibilities. Come, share your master's joy.'
22 וַיִּגַּשׁ גַּם־לֹקֵחַ הַכִּכָּרַיִם וַיֹּאמַר אֲדֹנִי כִּכָּרַיִם מָסַרְתָּ לִי הִנֵּה כִּכָּרַיִם הִרְוַחְתִּי בָהֵן	22 (Then) the one who had received two talents also came forward and said, 'Master, you gave me two talents. See, I have made two more.'
23 וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו אֲדֹנָיו הֵיטַבְתָּ הָעֶבֶד הַטּוֹב וְהַנֶּאֱמָן בַּמִּזְעָר נֶאֱמָן הָיִיתָ וְעַל־הַרְבֵּה אַפְקִידֶךָ בּוֹא אֶל־שִׂמְחַת אֲדֹנֶיךָ	23 His master said to him, 'Well done, my good and faithful servant. Since you were faithful in small matters, I will give you great responsibilities. Come, share your master's joy.'
24 וַיִּגַּשׁ גַּם־הַלֹּקֵחַ אֶת־הַכִּכָּר הָאַחַת וַיֹּאמַר אֲדֹנִי יְדַעְתִּיךָ כִּי־אִישׁ קָשֶׁה אַתָּה קֹצֵר בַּאֲשֶׁר לֹא זָרַעְתָּ וְכֹנֵס מֵאֲשֶׁר לֹא פִזָּרְתָּ	24 Then the one who had received the one talent came forward and said, 'Master, I knew you were a demanding person, harvesting where you did not plant and gathering where you did not scatter;
25 וָאִירָא וָאֵלֵךְ וָאֶטְמֹן אֶת־כִּכָּרְךָ בָּאֲדָמָה וְעַתָּה הֵא־לְךָ אֵת אֲשֶׁר־לָךְ	25 so out of fear I went off and buried your talent in the ground. Here it is back.'
26 וַיַּעַן אֲדֹנָיו וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו הָעֶבֶד הָרַע וְהֶעָצֵל אַתָּה יָדַעְתָּ כִּי־קֹצֵר אָנֹכִי בַּאֲשֶׁר לֹא זָרַעְתִּי וְכֹנֵס מֵאֲשֶׁר לֹא פִזָּרְתִּי	26 His master said to him in reply, 'You wicked, lazy servant! So you knew that I harvest where I did not plant and gather where I did not scatter?
27 לָכֵן הָיָה עָלֶיךָ לָתֵת אֶת־כַּסְפִּי לַשֻּׁלְחָנִים וַאֲנִי בְּבוֹאִי הָיִיתִי לֹקֵחַ אֵת אֲשֶׁר־לִי בְּרִבִּית	27 Should you not then have put my money in the bank so that I could have got it back with interest on my return?
28 עַל־כֵּן שְׂאוּ מִמֶּנּוּ אֵת הַכִּכָּר וּתְנוּ אֶל־הָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ עֶשֶׂר הַכִּכָּרִים	28 Now then! Take the talent from him and give it to the one with ten.
29 כִּי כָל־אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר יֶשׁ־לוֹ יִנָּתֶן לוֹ וְנוֹסָף לוֹ עוֹד וְהָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר אֵין־לוֹ גַּם אֵת אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ יֻקַּח מִמֶּנּוּ	29 For to everyone who has, more will be given and he will grow rich; but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.
30 וְאֶת־עֶבֶד הַבְּלִיַּעַל הַשְׁלִיכוּ אֶל־הַחשֶׁךְ הַחִיצוֹן שָׁם תִּהְיֶה הַיְלָלָה וַחֲרֹק הַשִּׁנָּיִם	30 And throw this useless servant into the darkness outside, where there will be wailing and grinding of teeth.'
31 וְהָיָה כִּי יָבוֹא בֶּן־הָאָדָם בִּכְבוֹדוֹ וְכָל־הַמַּלְאָכִים הַקְּדוֹשִׁים עִמּוֹ וְיָשַׁב עַל־כִּסֵּא כְבוֹדוֹ	31 "When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit upon his glorious throne,
32 וְנֶאֶסְפוּ לְפָנָיו כָּל־הַגּוֹיִם וְהִפְרִיד בֵּינוֹתָם כַּאֲשֶׁר יַפְרִיד הָרֹעֶה אֵת הַכְּבָשִׂים מִן־הָעַתּוּדִים	32 and all the nations will be assembled before him. And he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.
33 וְהִצִּיב אֶת־הַכְּבָשִׂים לִימִינוֹ וְאֵת הָעַתּוּדִים לִשְׂמֹאלוֹ	33 He will place the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.
34 אָז יֹאמַר הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶל־הַנִּצָּבִים לִימִינוֹ בֹּאוּ בְּרוּכֵי אָבִי וּרְשׁוּ אֶת־הַמַּלְכוּת הַמּוּכָנָה לָכֶם לְמִן־הִוָּסֵד הָעוֹלָם	34 Then the king will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father. Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
35 כִּי רָעֵב הָיִיתִי וַתַּאֲכִילֻנִי צָמֵא הָיִיתִי וַתַּשְׁקוּנִי גֵּר הָיִיתִי וַתַּאַסְפוּנִי	35 For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you welcomed me,
36 עָרוֹם וַתְּכַסּוּנִי חוֹלֶה וַתְּבַקְּרוּנִי בְּמִשְׁמָר הָיִיתִי וַתָּבֹאוּ אֵלָי	36 naked and you clothed me, ill and you cared for me, in prison and you visited me.'
37 וְעָנוּ הַצַּדִּיקִים וְאָמְרוּ אֲדֹנֵינוּ מָתַי רְאִינוּךָ רָעֵב וַנְּכַלְכְּלֶךָ אוֹ צָמֵא וַנַּשְׁקֶה אוֹתָךְ	37 Then the righteous will answer him and say, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink?
38 וּמָתַי רְאִינוּךָ גֵר וַנְּאַסְּפֶךָּ אוֹ עָרֹם וַנְּכַסֶּךָּ	38 When did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you?
39 וּמָתַי רְאִינוּךָ חוֹלֶה אוֹ בְּמִשְׁמָר וַנָּבֹא אֵלֶיךָ	39 When did we see you ill or in prison, and visit you?'
40 וְהַמֶּלֶךְ יַעֲנֶה וְיֹאמַר אֲלֵיהֶם אָמֵן אֹמֵר אֲנִי לָכֶם מַה־שֶּׁעֲשִׂיתֶם לְאֶחָד מֵאַחַי הַצְּעִירִים הָאֵלֶּה לִי עֲשִׂיתֶם	40 And the king will say to them in reply, 'Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.'
41 וְאָז יֹאמַר גַּם אֶל־הַנִּצָּבִים לִשְׂמֹאלוֹ לְכוּ מֵעָלַי אַתֶּם הָאֲרוּרִים אֶל־אֵשׁ עוֹלָם הַמּוּכָנָה לַשָּׂטָן וּלְמַלְאָכָיו	41 Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you accursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
42 כִּי רָעֵב הָיִיתִי וְלֹא הַאֲכַלְתֶּם אוֹתִי צָמֵא הָיִיתִי וְלֹא הִשְׁקִיתֶם אוֹתִי	42 For I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink,
43 גֵּר הָיִיתִי וְלֹא אֲסַפְתֶּם אוֹתִי עָרוֹם וְלֹא כִסִּיתֶם אוֹתִי חוֹלֶה וּבְמִשְׁמָר וְלֹא בִקַּרְתֶּם אוֹתִי	43 a stranger and you gave me no welcome, naked and you gave me no clothing, ill and in prison, and you did not care for me.'
44 וְעָנוּ גַם־הֵם וְאָמְרוּ אֲדֹנֵינוּ מָתַי רְאִינוּךָ רָעֵב אוֹ צָמֵא אוֹ גֵר אוֹ עָרוֹם אוֹ חוֹלֶה אוֹ בְּמִשְׁמָר וְלֹא שֵׁרַתְנוּךָ	44 Then they will answer and say, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or ill or in prison, and not minister to your needs?'
45 אָז יַעֲנֶה אֹתָם לֵאמֹר אָמֵן אֹמֵר אֲנִי לָכֶם מַה־שֶּׁלֹּא עֲשִׂיתֶם לְאֶחָד מִן הַצְּעִירִים הָאֵלֶּה גַּם־לִי לֹא עֲשִׂיתֶם	45 He will answer them, 'Amen, I say to you, what you did not do for one of these least ones, you did not do for me.'
46 וְיֵלְכוּ אֵלֶּה לְמַעֲצֵבַת עוֹלָם וְהַצַּדִּיקִים לְחַיֵּי עוֹלָם	46 And these will go off to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life."