14 Atunci Împărăţia cerurilor se va asemăna cu un om, care, cînd era să plece într'o altă ţară, a chemat pe robii săi, şi le -a încredinţat avuţia sa.
15 Unuia i -a dat cinci talanţi, altuia doi, şi altuia unul: fiecăruia după puterea lui; şi a plecat.
16 Îndată, cel ce primise cei cinci talanţi, s'a dus, i -a pus în negoţ, şi a cîştigat cu ei alţi cinci talanţi.
17 Tot aşa, cel ce primise cei doi talanţi, a cîştigat şi el alţi doi cu ei.
18 Cel ce nu primise decît un talant, s'a dus de a făcut o groapă în pămînt şi a ascuns acolo banii stăpînului său.
19 După multă vreme, stăpînul robilor acelora s'a întors şi le -a cerut socoteala.
20 Cel ce primise cei cinci talanţi, a venit, a adus alţi cinci talanţi, şi a zis: ,Doamne, mi-ai încredinţat cinci talanţi; iată că am cîştigat cu ei alţi cinci talanţi.
21 Stăpînul său i -a zis: ,Bine, rob bun şi credincios; ai fost credincios în puţine lucruri, te voi pune peste multe lucruri; intră în bucuria stăpînului tău.
22 Cel ce primise cei doi talanţi, a venit şi el, şi a zis: ,Doamne, mi-ai încredinţat doi talanţi; iată că am cîştigat cu ei alţi doi talanţi.
23 Stăpînul său i -a zis: ,Bine, rob bun şi credincios; ai fost credincios în puţine lucruri, te voi pune peste multe lucruri; intră în bucuria stăpînului tău!
24 Cel ce nu primise decît un talant, a venit şi el, şi a zis: ,Doamne, am ştiut că eşti om aspru, care seceri de unde n'ai sămănat, şi strîngi de unde n'ai vînturat:
25 mi -a fost teamă, şi m'am dus de ţi-am ascuns talantul în pămînt; iată-ţi ce este al tău!
26 Stăpînul său i -a răspuns: ,Rob viclean şi leneş! Ai ştiut că secer de unde n'am sămănat, şi că strîng de unde n'am vînturat;
27 prin urmare se cădea ca tu să-mi fi dat banii la zarafi, şi, la venirea mea, eu mi-aş fi luat înapoi cu dobîndă ce este al meu!
28 Luaţi -i dar talantul, şi daţi -l celui ce are zece talanţi.
29 Pentrucă celui ce are, i se va da, şi va avea de prisos; dar dela cel ce n'are, se va lua şi ce are!
30 Iar pe robul acela netrebnic, aruncaţi -l în întunerecul de afară: acolo va fi plînsul şi scrîşnirea dinţilor.
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.