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1 Samuelo 1

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1 Estis unu viro el Ramataim-Cofim, de la monto de Efraim; lia nomo estis Elkana, filo de Jerohxam, filo de Elihu, filo de Tohxu, filo de Cuf, Efratano.

2 Li havis du edzinojn; la nomo de unu estis HXana, kaj la nomo de la dua estis Penina. Penina havis infanojn, sed HXana ne havis infanojn.

3 Tiu viro cxiujare iradis el sia urbo, por adorklinigxi kaj fari oferon al la Eternulo Cebaot en SXilo; kaj tie HXofni kaj Pinehxas, du filoj de Eli, estis pastroj de la Eternulo.

4 Unu tagon Elkana faris oferon, kaj li donis al sia edzino Penina kaj al cxiuj sxiaj filoj kaj filinoj partojn;

5 kaj al HXana li kun malgxojo donis unu parton, cxar HXanan li amis, sed la Eternulo sxlosis sxian uteron.

6 Kaj sxia konkurantino afliktis sxin kaj tre incitis sxin kauxze de tio, ke la Eternulo sxlosis sxian uteron.

7 Tiel estis farate cxiujare; kiam sxi iradis al la domo de la Eternulo, la konkurantino tiel incitadis sxin, ke sxi ploris kaj ne mangxis.

8 Kaj sxia edzo Elkana diris al sxi:HXana, kial vi ploras? kaj kial vi ne mangxas? kaj kial tiel afliktigxas via koro? cxu mi ne estas por vi pli bona ol dek filoj?

9 Kaj HXana levigxis, mangxinte en SXilo kaj trinkinte. Kaj la pastro Eli sidis sur segxo cxe la fosto de la templo de la Eternulo.

10 Kaj sxi estis tre malgxoja, kaj pregxis al la Eternulo, kaj forte ploris.

11 Kaj sxi faris sanktan promeson, kaj diris:Ho Eternulo Cebaot! se Vi rigardos la suferon de Via sklavino kaj rememoros min kaj ne forgesos Vian sklavinon kaj donos al Via sklavino idon virseksan, tiam mi fordonos lin al la Eternulo por la tuta tempo de lia vivo, kaj tondilo ne tusxos lian kapon.

12 Dum sxi longe pregxis antaux la Eternulo, Eli atente rigardis sxian busxon.

13 HXana parolis en sia koro; nur sxiaj lipoj movigxadis, sed sxian vocxon oni ne auxdis; tial Eli pensis, ke sxi estas ebria.

14 Kaj Eli diris al sxi:Kiel longe vi restos ebria? forigu vian vinon el vi.

15 Sed HXana respondis kaj diris:Ne, mia sinjoro, mi estas virino kun malgxoja koro; vinon aux ebriigajxon mi ne trinkis, mi nur elversxas mian animon antaux la Eternulo.

16 Ne opiniu pri via sklavino, ke sxi estas virino malmorala; pro mia granda malgxojo kaj sufero mi parolis gxis nun.

17 Tiam Eli respondis kaj diris:Iru en paco, kaj la Dio de Izrael plenumos vian peton, kiun vi petis de Li.

18 Kaj sxi diris:Via sklavino akiru vian favoron. Kaj la virino iris sian vojon, kaj sxi mangxis, kaj sxia vizagxo ne estis plu malgaja.

19 Kaj ili levigxis frue matene kaj adorklinigxis antaux la Eternulo, kaj reiris kaj venis al sia domo en Rama. Kaj Elkana ekkonis sian edzinon HXana, kaj la Eternulo rememoris sxin.

20 Post kelka tempo HXana gravedigxis kaj naskis filon, kaj sxi donis al li la nomon Samuel, cxar:De la Eternulo mi lin elpetis.

21 La viro Elkana kun sia tuta domanaro iris, por oferi al la Eternulo la cxiujaran oferon kaj sian promesitajxon.

22 Sed HXana ne iris, sed sxi diris al sia edzo:Kiam la knabo estos demamigita, tiam mi venigos lin, ke li aperu antaux la Eternulo kaj restu tie por cxiam.

23 Kaj sxia edzo Elkana diris al sxi:Faru tion, kio placxas al vi; restu, gxis vi demamigos lin; nur la Eternulo plenumu Sian promeson. Kaj la virino restis, kaj sucxigis sian infanon, gxis sxi demamigis lin.

24 Kaj post kiam sxi demamigis lin, sxi venigis lin kun si kune kun tri bovoj kaj unu efo da faruno kaj felsako da vino, kaj sxi venigis lin en la domon de la Eternulo en SXilo; kaj la knabo estis ankoraux juna.

25 Kaj oni bucxis bovon kaj venigis la knabon al Eli.

26 Kaj sxi diris:Ho mia sinjoro! tiel certe, kiel vivas via animo, mia sinjoro, mi estas tiu virino, kiu staris cxi tie apud vi kaj pregxis al la Eternulo.

27 Pri cxi tiu knabo mi pregxis, kaj la Eternulo plenumis al mi mian peton, pri kiu mi petis Lin.

28 Tial mi fordonas lin al la Eternulo; por la tuta tempo de sia vivo li estu fordonita al la Eternulo. Kaj ili tie adorklinigxis antaux la Eternulo.

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Ten

  

In most places in the Word, "ten" represents "all," or in some cases "many" or "much." The Ten Commandments represent all the guidance we get from the Lord in life; the ten horns on the beast of Revelation represent all power of falsity; the ten virgins with lamps in Matthew 25 represent all people of the church.

Yet in other places, ten, or especially a "tenth," signifies representing remnants, or tiny scraps of goodness preserved for the future. These can be the remnants of a church -- a few good people that can be built up into a new church. Or they can be tiny subconscious memories of love and joy which the Lord stores in each of us in early childhood, feelings He can use later to draw us toward a life of goodness and affection.

These two meanings seem nearly opposite, but they're actually not. Love is whole and indivisible, so that the tiniest feeling buried inside someone contains all the elements of the love it can become. In a similar way, a remnant of a church that has preserved that church's knowledge has everything it needs to grow into a new church. In a sense, then, those remnants are indeed "all," they're just a version of "all" that is still in a state of potential.

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Matthew 25

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1 "Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went out to meet the bridegroom.

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

3 Those who were foolish, when they took their lamps, took no oil with them,

4 but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.

5 Now while the bridegroom delayed, they all slumbered and slept.

6 But at midnight there was a cry, 'Behold! The bridegroom is coming! Come out to meet him!'

7 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.

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

9 But the wise answered, saying, 'What if there isn't enough for us and you? You go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.'

10 While they went away to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast, and the door was shut.

11 Afterward the other virgins also came, saying, 'Lord, Lord, open to us.'

12 But he answered, 'Most certainly I tell you, I don't know you.'

13 Watch therefore, for you don't know the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming.

14 "For it is like a man, going into another country, who called his own servants, and entrusted his goods to them.

15 To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one; to each according to his own ability. Then he went on his journey.

16 Immediately he who received the five talents went and traded with them, and made another five talents.

17 In the same way, he also who got the two gained another two.

18 But he who received the one went away and dug in the earth, and hid his lord's money.

19 "Now after a long time the lord of those servants came, and reconciled accounts with them.

20 He who received the five talents came and brought another five talents, saying, 'Lord, you delivered to me five talents. Behold, I have gained another five talents besides them.'

21 "His lord said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things, I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.'

22 "He also who got the two talents came and said, 'Lord, you delivered to me two talents. Behold, I have gained another two talents besides them.'

23 "His lord said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things, I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.'

24 "He also who had received the one talent came and said, 'Lord, I knew you that you are a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you did not scatter.

25 I was afraid, and went away and hid your talent in the earth. Behold, you have what is yours.'

26 "But his lord answered him, 'You wicked and slothful servant. You knew that I reap where I didn't sow, and gather where I didn't scatter.

27 You ought therefore to have deposited my money with the bankers, and at my coming I should have received back my own with interest.

28 Take away therefore the talent from him, and give it to him who has the ten talents.

29 For to everyone who has will be given, and he will have abundance, but from him who doesn't have, even that which he has will be taken away.

30 Throw out the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'

31 "But when the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory.

32 Before him all the nations will be gathered, and he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.

33 He will set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.

34 Then the King will tell those on his right hand, 'Come, blessed of my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world;

35 for I was hungry, and you gave me food to eat. I was thirsty, and you gave me drink. I was a stranger, and you took me in.

36 I was naked, and you clothed me. I was sick, and you visited me. I was in prison, and you came to me.'

37 "Then the righteous will answer him, saying, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry, and feed you; or thirsty, and give you a drink?

38 When did we see you as a stranger, and take you in; or naked, and clothe you?

39 When did we see you sick, or in prison, and come to you?'

40 "The King will answer them, 'Most certainly I tell you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.'

41 Then he will say also to those on the left hand, 'Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire which is prepared for the devil and his angels;

42 for I was hungry, and you didn't give me food to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave me no drink;

43 I was a stranger, and you didn't take me in; naked, and you didn't clothe me; sick, and in prison, and you didn't visit me.'

44 "Then they will also answer, saying, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and didn't help you?'

45 "Then he will answer them, saying, 'Most certainly I tell you, inasmuch as you didn't do it to one of the least of these, you didn't do it to me.'

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