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OET (OET-RV) “The kingdom of the heavens can also be likened to ten young women in a wedding party who took their lamps and went off to meet the groom.
OET-LV Then the kingdom of_the heavens will_be_being_likened to_Ten virgins, who having_taken the lamps of_them, came_out in meeting of_the bridegroom.
SR-GNT Τότε ὁμοιωθήσεται ἡ Βασιλεία τῶν Οὐρανῶν δέκα παρθένοις, αἵτινες λαβοῦσαι τὰς λαμπάδας αὐτῶν ἐξῆλθον εἰς ὑπάντησιν τοῦ νυμφίου. ‡
(Tote homoiōthaʸsetai haʸ Basileia tōn Ouranōn deka parthenois, haitines labousai tas lampadas autōn exaʸlthon eis hupantaʸsin tou numfiou.)
Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
ULT Then the kingdom of the heavens will be compared to ten virgins who, having taken their lamps, went out to a meeting of the bridegroom.
UST Here is what God’s heavenly kingdom will be like at that time: Ten young women each took an oil lamp and prepared to escort a bridegroom to his wedding celebration.
BSB § “At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.
BLB Then the kingdom of the heavens will be likened to ten virgins, who, having taken their lamps, went forth to meet the bridegroom.
AICNT “Then the kingdom of the heavens will be like ten virgins, who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.
OEB ‘Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten bridesmaids who took their lamps and went out to meet the groom.
WEB “Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.
NET “At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.
LSV “Then will the kingdom of the heavens be likened to ten virgins, who, having taken their lamps, went forth to meet the bridegroom;
FBV The kingdom of heaven is like ten girls, who took their lamps with them to go and meet the bridegroom.
TCNT “At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.
T4T Jesus continued by saying, “I will tell you something else about the time when I return from heaven as king [MET]. What will happen to many people who say that they know me will be like what happened to ten virgins who took their lanterns and went to the place where they would meet a bridegroom and go to his wedding celebration.
LEB “Then the kingdom of heaven may be compared to ten virgins who took their lamps and[fn] went out to meet the bridegroom.
?:? *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“took”) has been translated as a finite verb
BBE Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins, the friends of the bride, who took their lights, and went out with the purpose of meeting the husband.
MOF No MOF MAT book available
ASV Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
DRA Then shall the kingdom of heaven be like to ten virgins, who taking their lamps went out to meet the bridegroom and the bride.
YLT 'Then shall the reign of the heavens be likened to ten virgins, who, having taken their lamps, went forth to meet the bridegroom;
DBY Then shall the kingdom of the heavens be made like to ten virgins that having taken their torches, went forth to meet the bridegroom.
RV Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
WBS Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened to ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
KJB Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
BB Then shall the kyngdome of heauen be lykened vnto ten virgins, which toke their lampes, and went to meete the brydegrome.
(Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lampes, and went to meet the bridegrome.)
GNV Then the kingdome of heauen shalbe likened vnto tenne virgins, which tooke their lampes, and went foorth to meete the bridegrome.
(Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened unto tenne virgins, which took their lampes, and went forth to meet the bridegrome. )
CB Then shal the kyngdome of heauen be like vnto ten virgins, which toke their lapes, and wente forth to mete the brydegome.
(Then shall the kingdom of heaven be like unto ten virgins, which took their lapes, and went forth to meet the bridegome.)
TNT Then the kyngdome of heven shalbe lykened vnto .x. virgins which toke their lampes and wet to mete the brydgrome:
(Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened unto .x. virgins which took their lampes and wet to meet the brydgrome: )
WYC Thanne the kyngdoom of heuenes schal be lijk to ten virgyns, whiche token her laumpis, and wenten out ayens the hosebonde and the wijf;
(Then the kingdom of heavens shall be like to ten virgyns, which token her laumpis, and went out against the husband and the wife;)
LUT Dann wird das Himmelreich gleich sein zehn Jungfrauen, die ihre Lampen nahmen und gingen aus dem Bräutigam entgegen.
(Dann becomes the heavenreich gleich his ten Yungfrauen, the ihre Lampen took and gingen out of to_him Bräutigam entgegen.)
CLV Tunc simile erit regnum cælorum decem virginibus: quæ accipientes lampades suas exierunt obviam sponso et sponsæ.[fn]
(Tunc simile will_be kingdom cælorum ten virginibus: which accipientes lampades their_own exierunt obviam sponso and sponsæ.)
25.1 Decem virginibus. Virgines sunt omnes qui se a luxu sæculi continent. Et sponsæ. Omnes simul sunt sponsa quæ modo desponsata est virgo a corruptione sæculi. Nubet, cum mortalis immortali conjungetur.
25.1 Decem virginibus. Virgines are everyone who se a lightu sæculi continent. And sponsæ. Omnes simul are sponsa which modo desponsata it_is virgo a corruptione sæculi. Nubet, when/with mortalis immortali conyungetur.
UGNT τότε ὁμοιωθήσεται ἡ Βασιλεία τῶν Οὐρανῶν δέκα παρθένοις, αἵτινες λαβοῦσαι τὰς λαμπάδας αυτών ἐξῆλθον εἰς ὑπάντησιν τοῦ νυμφίου.
(tote homoiōthaʸsetai haʸ Basileia tōn Ouranōn deka parthenois, haitines labousai tas lampadas autōn exaʸlthon eis hupantaʸsin tou numfiou.)
SBL-GNT Τότε ὁμοιωθήσεται ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν δέκα παρθένοις, αἵτινες λαβοῦσαι τὰς λαμπάδας ⸀ἑαυτῶν ἐξῆλθον εἰς ⸀ὑπάντησιν τοῦ νυμφίου.
(Tote homoiōthaʸsetai haʸ basileia tōn ouranōn deka parthenois, haitines labousai tas lampadas ⸀heautōn exaʸlthon eis ⸀hupantaʸsin tou numfiou. )
TC-GNT Τότε ὁμοιωθήσεται ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν δέκα παρθένοις, αἵτινες λαβοῦσαι τὰς λαμπάδας [fn]αὐτῶν ἐξῆλθον εἰς [fn]ἀπάντησιν τοῦ νυμφίου.
(Tote homoiōthaʸsetai haʸ basileia tōn ouranōn deka parthenois, haitines labousai tas lampadas autōn exaʸlthon eis apantaʸsin tou numfiou.)
Key for above GNTs: orange:accents differ, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).
25:1 To meet the bridegroom is an image for the coming of the Messiah (see Mark 2:19-20).
• Details of wedding customs during the period are not known. Some think that the bride was led to the home of the bridegroom, who would stay away until the time appointed for the wedding feast. The bridesmaids, who had already escorted the bride to the groom’s home, would then wait for news of his arrival and escort him to the feast (Matt 25:10). Others think the groom may have come late in the night to the bride’s home, where he was announced. Then, after celebrating with the bride’s guests, the groom would take his bride under torches or lamps to his home.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
τότε
then
Here, Then refers to the time in the future when Jesus will return to the world. He called this time “the coming of the Son of Man” in 24:37 and the “day your Lord is coming” in 24:42. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “At the time I return to the world”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / parables
τότε ὁμοιωθήσεται ἡ Βασιλεία τῶν Οὐρανῶν δέκα παρθένοις
then /will_be_being/_likened the Kingdom ˱of˲_the Heavens ˱to˲_ten virgins
To teach his disciples, Jesus offers a story or illustration. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could indicate that explicitly. Alternate translation: “Listen to this story: then the kingdom of the heavens will be compared to ten virgins”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
ὁμοιωθήσεται ἡ Βασιλεία τῶν Οὐρανῶν
/will_be_being/_likened the Kingdom ˱of˲_the Heavens
If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. If you need to say who does the comparing, it is clear from the context that it is Jesus himself. Alternate translation: “I will compare the kingdom of the heavens to” or “the kingdom of the heavens will be comparable to”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
λαμπάδας
lamps
The lamps throughout this story could be: (1) small clay containers for oil, which was burned using a wick. Alternate translation: “lamps that burn oil” (2) torches dipped or soaked in oil. Alternate translation: “torches soaked in oil”
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
ἐξῆλθον εἰς ὑπάντησιν τοῦ νυμφίου
came_out in meeting ˱of˲_the bridegroom
Here, the virgins are supposed to escort the bridegroom to where the wedding feast will be held. The fact that they took lamps implies that they will escort the bridegroom at night. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make some or all of this information more explicit. Alternate translation: “went out during the night to meet the bridegroom and bring him to the wedding feast”