天國又好比一個人要往外國去、就叫了僕人來、把他的家業交給他們． 按著各人的才幹、給他們銀子．一個給了五千、一個給了二千、一個給了一千．就往外國去了。 那領五千的、隨即拿去做買賣、另外賺了五千。 那領二千的、也照樣另賺了二千。 但那領一千的、去掘開地、把主人的銀子埋藏了。 過了許久、那些僕人的主人來了、和他們算賬。 那領五千銀子的、又帶著那另外的五千來、說、主阿、你交給我五千銀子、請看、我又賺了五千。 主人說、好、你這又良善又忠心的僕人．你在不多的事上有忠心、我要把許多事派你管理．可以進來享受你主人的快樂。 那領二千的也來說、主阿、你交給我二千銀子、請看、我又賺了二千。 主人說、好、你這又良善又忠心的僕人．你在不多的事上有忠心、我要把許多事派你管理．可以進來享受你主人的快樂。 那領一千的、也來說、主阿、我知道你是忍心的人、沒有種的地方要收割、沒有散的地方要聚斂． 我就害怕、去把你的一千銀子埋藏在地裡．請看、你的原銀子在這裡。 主人回答說、你這又惡又懶的僕人、你既知道我沒有種的地方要收割、沒有散的地方要聚斂． 就當把我的銀子放給兌換銀錢的人、到我來的時候、可以連本帶利收回。奪過他這一千來、給那有一萬的。因為凡有的、還要加給他、叫他有餘．沒有的、連他所有的、也要奪過來。把這無用的僕人、丟在外面黑暗裡．在那裡必要哀哭切齒了。
“For it is like a man going on a journey, who summoned his slaves and entrusted his property to them. To one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, each according to his ability. Then he went on his journey. The one who had received five talents went off right away and put his money to work and gained five more. In the same way, the one who had two gained two more. But the one who had received one talent went out and dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money in it. After a long time, the master of those slaves came and settled his accounts with them. The one who had received the five talents came and brought five more, saying, ‘Sir, you entrusted me with five talents. See, I have gained five more.’ His master answered, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave! You have been faithful in a few things. I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master.’ The one with the two talents also came and said, ‘Sir, you entrusted two talents to me. See, I have gained two more.’ His master answered, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave! You have been faithful with a few things. I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master.’ Then the one who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Sir, I knew that you were a hard man, harvesting where you did not sow, and gathering where you did not scatter seed, so I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground. See, you have what is yours.’ But his master answered, ‘Evil and lazy slave! So you knew that I harvest where I didn’t sow and gather where I didn’t scatter? Then you should have deposited my money with the bankers, and on my return I would have received my money back with interest! Therefore take the talent from him and give it to the one who has ten. For the one who has will be given more, and he will have more than enough. But the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken from him. And throw that worthless slave into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
马太福音 Matthew 25:14-30 NET