14 For it is as when a man, about to take a journey, got his servants together, and gave them his property.
15 And to one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one; to everyone as he was able; and he went on his journey.
16 Straight away he who had been given the five talents went and did trade with them, and made five more.
17 In the same way he who had been given the two got two more.
18 But he who was given the one went away and put it in a hole in the earth, and kept his lord's money in a secret place.
19 Now after a long time the lord of those servants comes, and makes up his account with them.
20 And he who had the five talents came with his other five talents, saying, Lord, you gave into my care five talents: see, I have got five more.
21 His lord said to him, Well done, good and true servant: you have been true in a small thing, I will give you control over great things: take your part in the joy of your lord.
22 And he who had the two talents came and said, Lord, you gave into my care two talents: see, I have got two more.
23 His lord said to him, Well done, good and true servant: you have been true in a small thing, I will give you control over great things: take your part in the joy of your lord.
24 And he who had had the one talent came and said, Lord, I had knowledge that you are a hard man, getting in grain where you have not put seed, and making profits for which you have done no work:
25 And I was in fear, and went away, and put your talent in the earth: here is what is yours.
26 But his lord in answer said to him, You are a bad and unready servant; if you had knowledge that I get in grain where I did not put seed, and make profits for which I have done no work,
27 Why, then, did you not put my money in the bank, and at my coming I would have got back what is mine with interest?
28 Take away, then, his talent and give it to him who has the ten talents.
29 For to everyone who has will be given, and he will have more: but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away.
30 And put out the servant who is of no profit into the outer dark: there will be weeping and cries of sorrow.
14 "天国又像一个人要出外远行， 就叫自己的仆人来， 把产业交给他们。
15 他按照各人的才干， 一个给三万个银币， 一个给一万二千个银币， 一个给六千个银币（原文作"五个， 二个， 一个他连得"； 一个他连得等于六千个银币）， 然后就远行去了。
16 那领了三万的马上去做生意， 另外赚了三万。
17 那领了一万二千的也是这样， 另赚了一万二千。
18 但那领了六千的， 却去把地挖开， 把主人的钱藏起来。
19 过了很久， 那些仆人的主人回来了， 要和他们算帐。
20 那领了三万个银币的， 带着另外的三万前来， 说： ‘主啊， 你交了三万给我， 你看， 我又赚了三万。’
21 主人对他说： ‘又良善又忠心的仆人哪， 你作得好！ 你既然在不多的事上忠心， 我要派你管理许多的事。进来， 享受你主人的快乐吧！ ’
22 那领了一万二千的也前来， 说： ‘主啊， 你交了一万二千给我， 你看， 我又赚了一万二千。’
23 主人对他说： ‘又良善又忠心的仆人哪， 你作得好！ 你既然在不多的事上忠心， 我要派你管理许多的事。进来， 享受你主人的快乐吧！ ’
24 那领了六千的也前来， 说： ‘主啊， 我知道你是个严厉的人， 没有撒种的地方， 你要收割； 没有散播的地方， 你要收聚。
25 所以， 我就害怕起来， 去把你的钱藏在地里。你看， 你的钱还在这里。’
26 可是主人对他说： ‘你这个又可恶又懒惰的仆人， 你既然知道我要在没有撒种的地方收割， 在没有散播的地方收聚，
27 那你就应该把我的钱存入银行， 到我回来的时候， 可以连本带利收回。
28 你们把他的六千银币拿去， 交给那个有六万的。
29 因为凡是有的， 还要给他， 他就充足有余； 凡是没有的， 就算他有什么也要拿去。
30 把这没有用的仆人丢在外面的黑暗里， 在那里必要哀哭切齿。’