14 For {it is} as {if} a man going away out of a country called his own bondmen and delivered to them his substance.
15 And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to each according to his particular ability, and immediately went away out of the country.
16 And he that had received the five talents went and trafficked with them, and made five other talents.
17 In like manner also he that {had received} the two, {he also} gained two others.
18 But he that had received the one went and dug in the earth, and hid the money of his lord.
19 And after a long time the lord of those bondmen comes and reckons with them.
20 And he that had received the five talents came to {him} and brought five other talents, saying, {My} lord, thou deliveredst me five talents; behold, I have gained five other talents besides them.
21 His lord said to him, Well, good and faithful bondman, thou wast faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things: enter into the joy of thy lord.
22 And he also that had received the two talents came to {him} and said, {My} lord, thou deliveredst me two talents; behold, I have gained two other talents besides them.
23 His lord said to him, Well, good and faithful bondman, thou wast faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
24 And he also that had received the one talent coming to {him} said, {My} lord, I knew thee that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou hadst not sowed, and gathering from where thou hadst not scattered,
25 and being afraid I went away and hid thy talent in the earth; behold, thou hast that which is thine.
26 And his lord answering said to him, Wicked and slothful bondman, thou knewest that I reap where I had not sowed, and gather from where I had not scattered;
27 thou oughtest then to have put my money to the money-changers, and when I came I should have got what is mine with interest.
28 Take therefore the talent from him, and give it to him that has the ten talents:
29 for to every one that has shall be given, and he shall be in abundance; but from him that has not, that even which he has shall be taken from him.
30 And cast out the useless bondman into the outer darkness; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.
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。’