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 Poiché avverrà come di un uomo il quale, partendo per un viaggio, chiamò i suoi servitori e affidò loro i suoi beni;

15 e alluno diede cinque talenti, a un altro due, e a un altro uno; a ciascuno secondo la sua capacità; e partì.

16 Subito, colui che avea ricevuto i cinque talenti andò a farli fruttare, e ne guadagnò altri cinque.

17 Parimente, quello de due ne guadagnò altri due.

18 Ma colui che ne avea ricevuto uno, andò e, fatta una buca in terra, vi nascose il danaro del suo adrone.

19 Or dopo molto tempo, ecco il padrone di que servitori a fare i conti con loro.

20 E colui che avea ricevuto i cinque talenti, venne e presentò altri cinque talenti, dicendo: Signore, tu maffidasti cinque talenti; ecco, ne ho guadagnati altri cinque.

21 E il suo padrone gli disse: Va bene, buono e fedel servitore; sei stato fedele in poca cosa, ti costituirò sopra molte cose; entra nella gioia del tuo Signore.

22 Poi, presentatosi anche quello de due talenti, disse: Signore, tu maffidasti due talenti; ecco, ne ho guadagnati altri due.

23 Il suo padrone gli disse: Va bene, buono e fedel servitore; sei stato fedele in poca cosa, ti costituirò sopra molte cose; entra nella gioia del tuo Signore.

24 Poi, accostatosi anche quello che avea ricevuto un talento solo, disse: Signore, io sapevo che tu sei uomo duro, che mieti dove non hai seminato, e raccogli dove non hai sparso;

25 ebbi paura, e andai a nascondere il tuo talento sotterra; eccoti il tuo.

26 E il suo padrone, rispondendo, gli disse: Servo malvagio ed infingardo, tu sapevi chio mieto dove non ho seminato e raccolgo dove non ho sparso;

27 dovevi dunque portare il mio danaro dai banchieri; e al mio ritorno, avrei ritirato il mio con interesse.

28 Toglietegli dunque il talento, e datelo a colui che ha i dieci talenti.

29 Poiché a chiunque ha sarà dato, ed egli sovrabbonderà; ma a chi non ha sarà tolto anche quello che ha.

30 E quel servitore disutile, gettatelo nelle tenebre di fuori. Ivi sarà il pianto e lo stridor dei denti.