Bride: On my bed, throughout the night, I sought him whom my soul loves. I sought him, and did not find him.
Matthew 25:5 - Catholic Public Domain Version Since the bridegroom was delayed, they all fell asleep, and they were sleeping. 更多版本King James Version (Oxford) 1769 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition While the bridegroom lingered and was slow in coming, they all began nodding their heads, and they fell asleep. American Standard Version (1901) Now while the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. Common English Bible “When the groom was late in coming, they all became drowsy and went to sleep. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the bridegroom tarrying, they all slumbered and slept. English Standard Version 2016 As the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and slept. |
Bride: On my bed, throughout the night, I sought him whom my soul loves. I sought him, and did not find him.
Groom to Bride: I have arrived in my garden, O my sister, my spouse. I have harvested my myrrh, with my aromatic oils. I have eaten the honeycomb with my honey. I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends, and drink, and be inebriated, O most beloved.
For as yet the vision is far off, and it will appear in the end, and it will not lie. If it expresses any delay, wait for it. For it is arriving and it will arrive, and it will not be hindered.
But if that evil servant has said in his heart, 'My lord has been delayed in returning,'
Yet truly, after a long time, the lord of those servants returned and he settled accounts with them.
But in the middle of the night, a cry went out: 'Behold, the groom is arriving. Go out to meet him.'
And he approached his disciples and found them sleeping. And he said to Peter: "So, were you not able to keep vigil with me for one hour?
And the people were waiting for Zechariah. And they wondered why he was being delayed in the temple.
But if that servant will have said in his heart, 'My Lord has made a delay in his return,' and if he has begun to strike the men and women servants, and to eat and drink, and to be inebriated,
I tell you that he will quickly bring vindication to them. Yet truly, when the Son of man returns, do you think that he will find faith on earth?"
Then he began to tell the people this parable: "A man planted a vineyard, and he loaned it to settlers, and he was on a sojourn for a long time.
And we know the present time, that now is the hour for us to rise up from sleep. For already our salvation is closer than when we first believed.
Because of this, it is said: "You who are sleeping: awaken, and rise up from the dead, and so shall the Christ enlighten you."
Be sober and vigilant. For your adversary, the devil, is like a roaring lion, traveling around and seeking those whom he might devour.