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

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、

新壻稽遲、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.

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

After a long time, the master of those slaves came and settled his accounts with them.

But if that evil slave should say to himself,‘ My master is staying away a long time,’

and saying,“ Where is his promised return? For ever since our ancestors died, all things have continued as they were from the beginning of creation.”For they deliberately suppress this fact, that by the word of God heavens existed long ago and an earth was formed out of water and by means of water.Through these things the world existing at that time was destroyed when it was deluged with water.But by the same word the present heavens and earth have been reserved for fire, by being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly.Now, dear friends, do not let this one thing escape your notice, that a single day is like a thousand years with the Lord and a thousand years are like a single day.The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some regard slowness, but is being patient toward you, because he does not wish for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.

For the message is a witness to what is decreed; it gives reliable testimony about how matters will turn out. Even if the message is not fulfilled right away, wait patiently; for it will certainly come to pass– it will not arrive late.

For you need endurance in order to do God’s will and so receive what is promised.For just a little longer and he who is coming will arrive and not delay.

All night long on my bed I longed for my lover. I longed for him but he never appeared.

I tell you, he will give them justice speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?”

The sailors were so afraid that each cried out to his own god and they flung the ship’s cargo overboard to make the ship lighter. Jonah, meanwhile, had gone down into the hold below deck, had lain down, and was sound asleep.The ship’s captain approached him and said,“ What are you doing asleep? Get up! Cry out to your god! Perhaps your god might take notice of us so that we might not die!”

And do this because we know the time, that it is already the hour for us to awake from sleep, for our salvation is now nearer than when we became believers.

So then we must not sleep as the rest, but must stay alert and sober.For those who sleep, sleep at night and those who get drunk are drunk at night.But since we are of the day, we must stay sober by putting on the breastplate of faith and love and as a helmet our hope for salvation.

Then he came to the disciples and found them sleeping. He said to Peter,“ So, couldn’t you stay awake with me for one hour?

Then he began to tell the people this parable:“ A man planted a vineyard, leased it to tenant farmers, and went on a journey for a long time.

I was asleep, but my mind was dreaming. Listen! My lover is knocking at the door!“ Open for me, my sister, my darling, my dove, my flawless one! My head is drenched with dew, my hair with the dampness of the night.”

Then he came and found them sleeping, and said to Peter,“ Simon, are you sleeping? Couldn’t you stay awake for one hour?Stay awake and pray that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

Be sober and alert. Your enemy the devil, like a roaring lion, is on the prowl looking for someone to devour.

But if that slave should say to himself,‘ My master is delayed in returning,’ and he begins to beat the other slaves, both men and women, and to eat, drink, and get drunk,

He came again and found them sleeping; they could not keep their eyes open.

For everything made evident is light, and for this reason it says:“ Awake, O sleeper! Rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you!”

However, hold on to what you have until I come.