11 După ce au auzit acestea, Iisus le-a mai spus o parabolă, fiindcă era aproape de Ierusalim, iar ei credeau că Împărăţia lui Dumnezeu avea să se arate curând.12 Le-a spus, aşadar: „Un om de neam bun a plecat într-o ţară îndepărtată ca să o ia în stăpânire şi apoi să se întoarcă.13 A chemat zece slujitori de-ai săi, le-a dat zece mine şi le-a zis: Faceţi negoţ cu ele până mă voi întoarce!14 Dar locuitorii cetăţii lui îl urau şi au trimis solie după el, spunându-i: Nu vrem ca el să domnească peste noi.15 Şi când s-a întors, după ce luase ţinutul acela în stăpânire, a cerut să fie chemaţi slujitorii cărora le dăduse banii, ca să afle ce au câştigat din negustorie.16 A ajuns primul şi a spus: Stăpâne, mina ta a câştigat zece mine.17 El i-a zis: Bine, slujitor bun, pentru că în puţine lucruri ai fost credincios, vei avea zece cetăţi în stăpânire.18 A venit şi al doilea şi a spus: Mina ta, stăpâne, a făcut cinci mine.19 I-a spus şi acestuia: Şi tu să fii peste cinci cetăţi.20 Celălalt a mers şi a spus: Stăpâne, iată mina ta pe care am pus-o deoparte într-o năframă,21 fiindcă m-am temut de tine pentru că eşti un om aspru: iei ce n-ai pus şi seceri ce n-ai semănat.22 Dar stăpânul i-a zis: După spusele tale te judec, slujitor rău! Ştiai că sunt om aspru, care iau ce n-am pus şi secer ce n-am semănat.23 Atunci de ce n-ai dat banii mei la zaraf? Iar eu, la venire, i-aş fi luat cu dobândă.24 Şi le-a spus celor de faţă: Luaţi mina de la el şi daţi-o celui care are zece mine.25 Dar ei i-au zis: Stăpâne, dar el are deja zece mine!26 Iar el le-a zis: Vă spun că celui care are i se va mai da, iar celui care n-are şi ce are i se va lua.27 Cât despre aceşti duşmani ai mei, care n-au vrut să domnesc peste ei, aduceţi-i aici şi ucideţi-i în faţa mea!”
Matthew 25
14 “For it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants
and entrusted to them his property.15 To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he went away.16 He who had received the five talents went at once and traded with them, and he made five talents more.17 So also he who had the two talents made two talents more.18 But he who had received the one talent went and dug in the ground and hid his master's money.19 Now after a long time the master of those servants came and settled accounts with them.20 And he who had received the five talents came forward, bringing five talents more, saying, ‘Master, you delivered to me five talents; here I have made five talents more.’21 His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.’22 And he also who had the two talents came forward, saying, ‘Master, you delivered to me two talents; here I have made two talents more.’23 His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.’24 He also who had received the one talent came forward, saying, ‘Master, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you scattered no seed,25 so I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground. Here you have what is yours.’26 But his master answered him, ‘You wicked and slothful servant! You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I scattered no seed?27 Then you ought to have invested my money with the bankers, and at my coming I should have received what was my own with interest.28 So take the talent from him and give it to him who has the ten talents.29 For to everyone who has will more be given, and he will have an abundance. But from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.30 And cast the worthless servant into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
