[2881] Luke xxi. 20.
[2882] Luke xxi. 21.
[2883] Luke xxi. 22.
[2884] Matt. xxiv. 15.
[2885] So Vat. ms., following the Peshitta. Ciasca follows Borg. ms., which by a change of diacritical points has the hardly grammatical reading, see that it is the desolation, the unclean thing spoken of. Ibn-at-Tayyib's Commentary supports Vat. ms.
[2886] Matt. xxiv. 16.
[2887] Mark xiii. 15.
[2888] Mark xiii. 16.
[2889] Luke xxi. 23.
[2890] Luke xxi. 24.
[2891] This word has a Syriac meaning given to it. In Arabic it means war.
[2892] Mark xiii. 21.
[2893] Matt. xxiv. 24.
[2894] Mark xiii. 23.
[2895] Matt. xxiv. 26.
[2896] Matt. xxiv. 27.
[2897] Luke xvii. 25.
[2898] cf. § 16, 2.
[2899] Matt. xxiv. 20.
[2900] Matt. xxiv. 21.
[2901] Same Arabic (and Syriac) word as in § 41, 50.
[2902] Mark xiii. 20.
[2903] Luke xxi. 25.
[2904] Same Arabic (and Syriac) word as in § 41, 50.
[2905] So the Borg. ms. The Vat. ms., followed by Ciasca, has grief.
[2906] Luke xxi. 26a.
[2907] Mark xiii. 24a; Matt. xxiv. 29.
[2908] Matt. xxiv. 30.
[2909] Matt. xxiv. 31.
[2910] Lit. the end of heaven unto its end.
[2911] Luke xxi. 28.
[2912] Or, deliverance.
[2913] Matt. xxiv. 32.
[2914] cf. Peshitta, which text the translator seems to have misread.
[2915] Matt. xxiv. 33.
[2916] Matt. xxiv. 34.
[2917] Matt. xxiv. 35.
[2918] Luke xxi. 34.
[2919] cf. Peshitta.
[2920] Luke xxi. 35.
[2921] Luke xxi. 36.
[2922] Mark xiii. 32.
[2923] Mark xiii. 33.
[2924] Mark xiii. 34.
[2925] Mark xiii. 35.
[2926] cf. § 9, 21.
[2927] Mark xiii. 36.
[2928] Mark xiii. 37.
[2929] Matt. xxiv. 37.
[2930] Matt. xxiv. 38.
[2931] Matt. xxiv. 39.
[2932] Luke xvii. 28.
[2933] Luke xvii. 29.
[2934] Luke xvii. 30.
[2935] Or, appeareth.
[2936] Luke xvii. 31.
[2937] cf. § 14, 24 note.
[2938] Luke xvii. 32.
[2939] Luke xvii. 33.
[2940] Luke xvii. 34.
[2941] Luke xvii. 35.
[2942] Luke xvii. 36.
[2943] Luke xvii. 37.
[2944] Matt. xxiv. 42.
[2945] Matt. xxiv. 43.
[2946] Matt. xxiv. 44.
Section XLIII.
[1] [2947] Simon Cephas said unto him, Our Lord, is it to us that thou hast spoken this [2] parable, or also to every man? [2948] Jesus said unto him, Who, thinkest thou, is the servant, the master of the house, [2949] trusted with control, [2950] whom his lord set over his [3] household, to give them their food in its season? [2951] Blessed is that servant, whom his [4] lord shall come and find having done so. [2952] Verily I say unto you, He will set him [5] over all that he hath. [2953] But if that evil servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his [6] coming; [2954] 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; [2955] the lord of that servant shall come [8] in the day that he thinketh not, and in the hour that he knoweth not, [2956] and shall [Arabic, p. 163] judge him, and appoint his portion with the hypocrites, [2957] and with those that are not faithful: [2958] there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
[9] [2959] Then shall the kingdom of heaven be like unto ten virgins, those that took their [10] lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom and the bride. [2960] Five of them were [11] wise, and five foolish. [2961] And those foolish ones took their lamps, and took not with [12, 13] them oil: [2962] but those wise ones took oil in vessels along with their lamps. [2963] When then [14] the bridegroom delayed, they all slumbered and slept. [2964] But in the middle of the night there occurred a cry, Behold, the bridegroom cometh! Go forth therefore to [15, 16] meet him. [2965] Then all those virgins arose, and made ready their lamps. [2966] The foolish [17] said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out. [2967] But those wise answered and said, Perhaps [2968] there will not be enough for us and you: but go ye to [18] the sellers, and buy for yourselves. [2969] 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. [2970] And at last those other virgins also came and said, Our Lord, [20] our Lord, open unto us. [2971] He answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, [21] I know you not. [2972] Watch then, for ye know not that day nor that hour.
[22] [2973] It is as a man, who went on a journey, and called his servants, and delivered unto [23] them his possessions. [2974] And unto one he gave five talents, [2975] and another two, and another [24] one; every one according to his strength; and went on his journey forthwith. [2976] He [Arabic, p. 164] then that received the five talents went and traded with them, and gained [26] other five. [2977] And so also he of the two gained other two. [2978] But he that received [27] the one went and digged in the earth, and hid the money of his lord. [2979] And after a long time the lord of those servants came, and took from them the account. [28] [2980] And he that received five talents came near and brought other five, and said, My lord, thou gavest me five talents: lo, I have gained other five in addition to them. [29] [2981] His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: over a little hast [30] thou been faithful, over much will I set thee: enter into the joy of thy lord. [2982] And he that had the two came near and said, My lord, thou gavest me two talents: lo, [31] other two have I gained in addition to them. [2983] His lord said unto him, Good, [2984] thou faithful servant: over a little hast thou been faithful, over much will I set thee: enter [32] into the joy of thy lord. [2985] And he also that received the one talent came forward and said, My lord, I knew thee that thou art a severe man, who reapest where thou [33] sowest not, and gatherest where thou didst not scatter: [2986] and so I was afraid, and [34] went away and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, thou hast what is thine. [2987] His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest me [35] that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I did not scatter; [2988] it was incumbent on thee to put my money to the bank, [2989] and then I should come and seek it with its [36] gains. [2990] Take now from him the talent, and give it to him that hath ten talents. [37] [2991] Whosoever hath shall be given, and he shall have more: but he that hath not, even [38] [Arabic, p. 165] what he hath shall be taken from him. [2992] And the unprofitable servant, put him forth into the outer darkness: there shall be the weeping and gnashing of teeth.
[39, 40] [2993] Your loins shall be girded, and your lamps lit; [2994] and ye shall be like the people that are looking for their lord, when he shall return from the feast; so that, when [41] he cometh and knocketh, they may at once open unto him. [2995] 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 [2996] them and serve [42] them. [2997] And if he come in the second watch, or the third, and find thus, blessed are those servants.
[43] [2998] But when the Son of man cometh in his glory, and all his pure angels with him, [44] then shall he sit on the throne of his glory: [2999] and he will gather before him all the nations, and separate them the one from the other, like the shepherd who separateth [45] the sheep from the goats; [3000] and will set [3001] the sheep on his right, and the goats on his [46] left. [3002] Then shall the King say to those that are at his right, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundations [3003] of the world: [47] [3004] I hungered, and ye gave me to eat; and I thirsted, and ye gave me to drink; and I [48] was a stranger, and ye took me in; [3005] and I was naked, and ye clothed me; and I [49] was sick, and ye visited me; and I was in prison, and ye cared for me. [3006] Then shall those righteous say unto him, Our Lord, when saw we thee hungry, and fed thee? [50] or thirsty, and gave thee to drink? [3007] And when saw we thee a stranger, and took [51] thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? [3008] And when saw we thee sick, or imprisoned, and [52] cared for thee? [3009] The King shall answer and say [3010] unto them, Verily I say unto you, What [53] [Arabic, p. 166] ye did to one of these my brethren, the little ones, ye did unto me. [3011] Then shall he say unto those that are on his left also, Depart from me, ye cursed, [54] into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his hosts: [3012] I hungered, and ye fed me [55] not; and I thirsted, and ye did not give me to drink; [3013] and I was a stranger, and ye took me not in; and I was naked, and ye clothed me not; and I was sick, and imprisoned, [56] and ye visited me not. [3014] Then shall those also answer and say, Our Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or naked, or a stranger, or sick, or imprisoned, [57] and did not minister unto thee? [3015] Then shall he answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, When ye did it not unto one of these little ones, ye did it not [58] unto me also. [3016] And these shall go away into eternal punishment: but the righteous into eternal life.
[2947] Luke xii. 41.
[2948] Luke xii. 42a [Borg. ms. omits Luke xii. 42a]; Matt. xxiv. 45.
[2949] i.e., the steward.
[2950] Borg. ms. has trusted and faithful. Doubtless we should supply diacritical points to the reading of Vat. ms., and translate trusted and wise. Ibn-at-Tayyib's Commentary, however, has both and wise and the word translated with control, used in a different sense.
[2951] Matt. xxiv. 46.
[2952] Luke xii. 44a; Matt. xxiv. 47b.
[2953] Matt. xxiv. 48; Luke xii. 45b.
[2954] Matt. xxiv. 49b.
[2955] Matt. xxiv. 50.
[2956] Matt. xxiv. 51a.
[2957] Luke xii. 46b.
[2958] Matt. xxiv. 51b.
[2959] Matt. xxv. 1.
[2960] Matt. xxv. 2.
[2961] Matt. xxv. 3.
[2962] Matt. xxv. 4.
[2963] Matt. xxv. 5.
[2964] Matt. xxv. 6.
[2965] Matt. xxv. 7.
[2966] Matt. xxv. 8.
[2967] Matt. xxv. 9.
[2968] See § 10, 17, and § 4, 24, note.
[2969] Matt. xxv. 10.
[2970] Matt. xxv. 11.
[2971] Matt. xxv. 12.
[2972] Matt. xxv. 13.
[2973] Matt. xxv. 14.
[2974] Matt. xxv. 15.
[2975] cf. § 27, 2, note.
[2976] Matt. xxv. 16.
[2977] Matt. xxv. 17.
[2978] Matt. xxv. 18.
[2979] Matt. xxv. 19.
[2980] Matt. xxv. 20.
[2981] Matt. xxv. 21.
[2982] Matt. xxv. 22.
[2983] Matt. xxv. 23.
[2984] A Persian word. The Vat. ms. omits it.
[2985] Matt. xxv. 24.
[2986] Matt. xxv. 25.
[2987] Matt. xxv. 26.
[2988] Matt. xxv. 27.
[2989] Lit. table (cf. Peshitta).
[2990] Matt. xxv. 28.
[2991] Matt. xxv. 29.
[2992] Matt. xxv. 30.
[2993] Luke xii. 35.
[2994] Luke xii. 36.
[2995] Luke xii. 37.
[2996] cf. Peshitta (and Greek).
[2997] Luke xii. 38.
[2998] Matt. xxv. 31.
[2999] Matt. xxv. 32.
[3000] Matt. xxv. 33.
[3001] Or, and setteth; but the Peshitta confirms the rendering given above.
[3002] Matt. xxv. 34.
[3003] cf. § 17, 17, note.
[3004] Matt. xxv. 35.
[3005] Matt. xxv. 36.
[3006] Matt. xxv. 37.
[3007] Matt. xxv. 38.
[3008] Matt. xxv. 39.
[3009] Matt. xxv. 40.
[3010] Perfect tenses, as in Peshitta.
[3011] Matt. xxv. 41.
[3012] Matt. xxv. 42.
[3013] Matt. xxv. 43.
[3014] Matt. xxv. 44.
[3015] Matt. xxv. 45.
[3016] Matt. xxv. 46.
Section XLIV.
[1, 2] [3017] And when Jesus [3018] finished all these sayings, he said unto his disciples, [3019] Ye know that after two days will be the passover, and the Son of man is delivered up to be [3] crucified. [3020] Then gathered together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders [4] of the people, unto the court of the chief priest, who was called Caiaphas; [3021] and they took counsel together concerning Jesus, that they might seize him by subtilty, and [5] kill him. [3022] But they said, Not during the feast, lest there take place a disturbance among the people; [3023] for they feared the people.