14 For, like a man going on a journey, he called his own bondmen, and delivered to them the things possessed by him.
15 And to one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his personal ability, and straightaway he journeyed.
16 And having departed, the man who received the five talents worked with them, and made five other talents.
17 And likewise also the man of the two gained two others.
18 But having departed, the man who received the one dug in the ground, and hid his lord's silver.
19 Now after a long time the lord of those bondmen comes, and takes up accounting with them.
20 And having come, the man who received the five talents brought five other talents, saying, Lord, thou delivered five talents to me, lo, I have gained five other talents besides them.
21 And his lord said to him, Well, good and faithful bondman. Thou were faithful over a few things, I will appoint thee over many things. Enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
22 And also having come, the man who received the two talents said, Lord, thou delivered two talents to me, lo, I have gained two other talents besides them.
23 His lord said to him, Well, good and faithful bondman. Thou were faithful over a few things, I will appoint thee over many things. Enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
24 And the man who received the one talent also having come, said, Lord, I knew thee that thou are a hard man, reaping where thou did not sow, and gathering from where thou did not scatter.
25 And after being afraid, having gone, I hid thy talent in the ground. Lo, thou have thine own.
26 But having answered, his lord said to him, Thou evil and lazy bondman, thou knew that I reap where I sowed not, and gather from where I did not scatter.
27 Thou ought therefore to have placed my silver with the bankers, and having come I would have received back my own with interest.
28 Take ye therefore the talent from him, and give it to him who has the ten talents.
29 For to every man who has will be given, and he will have abundance, but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away from him.
30 And cast ye the unprofitable bondman into the outer darkness. There will be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.
14 Lykwyse as a certeyne ma redy to take his iorney to a straunge coutre called his servautes and delivered to them his gooddes.
15 And vnto one he gave .v. talentes to another .ii. and to another one: to every man after his abilite and streyght waye departed.
16 Then he that had receaved the fyve talentes went and bestowed them and wanne other fyve talentes.
17 Lykwyse he that receaved .ii. gayned other .ii.
18 But he yt receaved ye one went and digged a pit in the erth and hyd his masters money.
19 After a longe season ye lorde of those servauntes came and rekened with the.
20 Then came he yt had receaved fyve talentes and brought other fyve talentes sayinge: master thou deliveredst vnto one fyve talentes: beholde I have gayned wt the fyve talentes moo.
21 The his master sayde vnto him: well good servaut and faithfull. Thou hast bene faithfull in lytell I will make the ruler over moche: entre in into thy masters ioye.
22 Also he that receaved .ii. talentes came and sayde: master thou deliveredest vnto me .ii. talentes: beholde I have wone .ii. other talentes with them.
23 And his master sayde vnto him well good servaunt and faithfull. Thou hast bene faithfull in lytell I wyll make the ruler over moche: go in into thy masters ioye.
24 Then he which had receaved ye one talent came and sayd: master I considered yt thou wast an harde man which repest where thou sowedst not and gadderest where thou strawedst not
25 and was therfore afrayde and went and hyd thy talent in ye erth: Beholde thou hast thyn awne.
26 His master answered and sayde vnto him: thou evyll servaut and slewthfull thou knewest yt I repe where I sowed not and gaddre where I strawed not:
27 thou oughtest therfore to have had my money to ye chaugers and then at my comynge shulde I have receaved myne awne with vauntage.
28 Take therfore the talent from him and geve it vnto him which hath .x. talentes.
29 For vnto every man that hath shalbe geven and he shall have aboundance: and from him that hath not shalbe taken awaye even that he hath.
30 And cast yt vnprofitable servaunt into vtter dercknes: there shalbe wepynge and gnasshinge of teeth.