¹ И было ко мне слово Господне:

² и ты, сын человеческий, скажи : так говорит Господь Бог; земле Израилевой конец, – конец пришел на четыре края земли.

³ Вот конец тебе; и пошлю на тебя гнев Мой, и буду судить тебя по путям твоим, и возложу на тебя все мерзости твои.

⁴ И не пощадит тебя око Мое, и не помилую, и воздам тебе по путямтвоим, и мерзости твои с тобою будут, и узнаете, что Я Господь.

⁵ Так говорит Господь Бог: беда единственная, вот, идет беда.

⁶ Конец пришел, пришел конец, встал на тебя; вот дошла,

⁷ дошла напасть до тебя, житель земли! приходит время, приближается день смятения, а не веселых восклицанийна горах.

⁸ Вот, скоро изолью на тебя ярость Мою и совершу над тобою гнев Мой, и буду судить тебя по путям твоим, и возложу на тебя все мерзости твои.

⁹ И не пощадит тебя око Мое, и не помилую. По путям твоим воздам тебе,и мерзости твои с тобою будут; и узнаете, что Я Господь каратель.

¹⁰ Вот день! вот пришла, наступила напасть! жезл вырос, гордость разрослась.

¹¹ Восстает сила на жезл нечестия; ничего не останется от них, и от богатства их, и от шума их, и от пышности их.

¹² Пришло время, наступил день; купивший не радуйся, и продавший не плачь; ибо гнев над всем множеством их.

¹³ Ибо продавший не возвратится к проданному, хотя бы и остались они в живых; ибо пророческое видение о всем множестве их не отменится, и никто своим беззаконием не укрепит своей жизни.

¹⁴ Затрубят в трубу, и все готовится, но никто не идет на войну: ибогнев Мой над всем множеством их.

¹⁵ Вне дома меч, а в доме мор и голод. Кто в поле, тот умрет от меча; а кто в городе, того пожрут голод и моровая язва.

¹⁶ А уцелевшие из них убегут и будут на горах, как голуби долин; все они будут стонать, каждый за свое беззаконие.

¹⁷ У всех руки опустятся, и у всех колени задрожат, как вода.

¹⁸ Тогда они препояшутся вретищем, и обоймет их трепет; и у всех на лицах будет стыд, и у всех на головах плешь.

¹⁹ Серебро свое они выбросят на улицы, и золото у них будет в пренебрежении. Серебро ихи золото их не сильно будет спасти их в день ярости Господа. Они не насытят ими душ своих и не наполнят утроб своих; ибо оно было поводом к беззаконию их.

²⁰ И в красных нарядах своих они превращали его в гордость, и делали из него изображения гнусных своих истуканов; за то и сделаю его нечистым для них;

²¹ и отдам его в руки чужим в добычу и беззаконникам земли на расхищение, и они осквернят его.

²² И отвращу от них лице Мое, и осквернят сокровенное Мое; и придут туда грабители, и осквернят его.

²³ Сделай цепь, ибо земля эта наполнена кровавыми злодеяниями, игород полон насилий.

²⁴ Я приведу злейших из народов, и завладеют домами их. И положу конец надменности сильных, и будут осквернены святыни их.

²⁵ Идет пагуба; будут искать мира,и не найдут.

²⁶ Беда пойдет за бедою и весть за вестью; и будутпросить у пророка видения, и не станет учения у священника и совета у старцев.

²⁷ Царь будет сетовать, и князь облечется в ужас, и у народа земли будут дрожать руки. Поступлю с ними по путям их, и по судам их буду судить их; и узнают, что Я Господь.

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."