Matthew 25:14-23. ὥσπερ γὰρ ἄνθρωπος ἀποδημῶν ἐκάλεσεν
τοὺς ἰδίους δούλους καὶ παρέδωκεν αὐτοῖς τὰ ὑπάρχοντα αὐτοῦ, καὶ ᾧ μὲν
ἔδωκεν πέντε τάλαντα, ᾧ δὲ δύο, ᾧ δὲ ἕν, ἑκάστῳ κατὰ τὴν ἰδίαν δύναμιν,
καὶ ἀπεδήμησεν. εὐθέως πορευθεὶς ὁ τὰ πέντε τάλαντα λαβὼν ἠργάσατο ἐν
αὐτοῖς καὶ ἐκέρδησεν ἄλλα πέντε: ὡσαύτως ὁ τὰ δύο ἐκέρδησεν ἄλλα δύο.
ὁ δὲ τὸ ἓν λαβὼν ἀπελθὼν ὤρυξεν γῆν καὶ ἔκρυψεν τὸ ἀργύριον τοῦ κυρίου
αὐτοῦ. μετὰ δὲ πολὺν χρόνον ἔρχεται ὁ κύριος τῶν δούλων ἐκείνων καὶ συναίρει
λόγον μετ' αὐτῶν. καὶ προσελθὼν ὁ τὰ πέντε τάλαντα λαβὼν προσήνεγκεν
ἄλλα πέντε τάλαντα λέγων, κύριε, πέντε τάλαντά μοι παρέδωκας: ἴδε ἄλλα
πέντε τάλαντα ἐκέρδησα. ἔφη αὐτῷ ὁ κύριος αὐτοῦ, εὖ, δοῦλε ἀγαθὲ καὶ
πιστέ, ἐπὶ ὀλίγα ἦς πιστός, ἐπὶ πολλῶν σε καταστήσω: εἴσελθε εἰς τὴν
χαρὰν τοῦ κυρίου σου. προσελθὼν [δὲ] καὶ ὁ τὰ δύο τάλαντα εἶπεν, κύριε,
δύο τάλαντά μοι παρέδωκας: ἴδε ἄλλα δύο τάλαντα ἐκέρδησα. ἔφη αὐτῷ ὁ
κύριος αὐτοῦ, εὖ, δοῦλε ἀγαθὲ καὶ πιστέ, ἐπὶ ὀλίγα ἦς πιστός, ἐπὶ πολλῶν
σε καταστήσω: εἴσελθε εἰς τὴν χαρὰν τοῦ κυρίου σου. |
Matthew 25:14-23. For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into
a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his
goods. And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another
one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took
his journey. Then he that had received the five talents went and traded
with the same, and made them other five talents. And likewise he that had
received two, he also gained other two. But he that had received one went
and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money. After a long time the
lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them. And so he that
had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying,
Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside
them five talents more. His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and
faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make
thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. He also
that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto
me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them. His
lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been
faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter
thou into the joy of thy lord. |