新壻稽遲、皆假寐而寢。

新郎迟延的时候，她们都打盹，睡着了。

新郎迟延的时候，她们都打盹，睡着了。

新郎迟延的时候，她们都打盹，睡着了。

新郎迟迟未到，她们等得困倦，便打盹睡着了。

新郎很晚还没有到，她们都打瞌睡，而且睡着了。

后来新郎迟延不到，她们都打盹，睡着了。

新郎遲延的時候，她們都打盹，睡着了。

新郎遲延的時候，她們都打盹，睡着了。

新郎遲延的時候，她們都打盹，睡着了。

新郎遲遲未到，她們等得困倦，便打盹睡著了。

新郎很晚還沒有到，她們都打瞌睡，而且睡著了。

新郎遲延的時候，她們都打盹睡着了。

後來新郎遲延不到，她們都打盹，睡著了。

新娶者稽遲、皆假寐而寢、

新娶者稽遲、皆假寐而寢、

新娶者來遲、皆假寐而寢、

The bridegroom was a long time in coming, and they all became drowsy and fell asleep.

The groom did not come for a long time. So the bridesmaids all grew tired and fell asleep.

As the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and slept.

When the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and fell asleep.

When the groom was delayed, they all became drowsy and fell asleep.

Now while the groom was delaying, they all became drowsy and began to sleep.

But while the bridegroom was delayed, they all slumbered and slept.

Now while the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.

Since the groom was delayed, they all became drowsy and fell asleep.

While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.

When the bridegroom was delayed a long time, they all became drowsy and fell asleep.

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

久之、主人返、與僕清計。

倘有不肖之僕、私揣其主稽遲、

『造物以來、烈祖云亡、萬物如故；臨格之言、而今安在？』是亦不思而已矣！夫太初天地之成、實憑天主之言；地由水成、因以堅凝、厥後洪水氾濫、載胥及溺、亦憑天主之言。即現有天地、亦何嘗非憑天主之言而維持、以待不肖之徒受判被戮之日、而付諸一炬乎？惟以主視之、一日猶如千秋、千秋猶如一日。凡我良朋、不可不明此理。主之踐諾、人以為遲、實則不遲。主之寬忍、正為吾人之故、欲使血氣之倫、皆能悔過自新、而無一人遭受淪喪也。

蓋欲奉行天主之旨而獲所諾、則耐德尚矣。『尚待片晷、須臾之間、彈指之頃、而將臨者自至、其必不復稽延矣！

予實語爾、天主必迅予昭雪矣。雖然、人子重臨之日、猶能見篤信之德、存於人世否乎？』

且吾人亦不可昧於時義、須知今茲已為醒於睡夢之時。何則、吾人蒙救之日、已較初信之時、日近一日矣。

故吾人不欲效世人之醉生夢死、常宜昭昭惺惺、淡泊有節。蓋沉睡者必於昏夜、狂飲者亦必於昏夜。吾人既屬旦晝、可不恆懷惕若、終日乾乾、擁信愛以為甲、戴望德以為胄、而期待救恩乎。

比返、見門徒已睡、謂伯鐸祿曰：『竟不能與予儆守片時耶？

耶穌向眾設喻曰：『昔有經營葡萄園者、租於園戶、而離其鄉、久旅國外、

及返、見諸徒皆睡、呼伯鐸祿曰：『西門睡耶？竟弗克儆守半晷！宜儆守祈禱、庶免陷於外誘；心志誠毅、形驅則餒。』

爾等宜惺惺昭昭、恆自警惕、蓋與爾為敵之魔鬼、如吼獅猖獗、遍覓可吞之人。

倘是僕意謂「吾主必徐徐而歸、」於是擅扑僮婢、飲食酩酊、

復返、門徒仍睡、蓋厥目昏昏、不能自支。

故曰：睡者其興、死者其起！惟彼基督、光明照爾。

惟望固執爾之所有、以至吾之重臨。