11 Ouvindo eles estas coisas, Jesus contou uma parábola, visto estar perto de Jerusalém e lhes parecer que o Reino de Deus havia de manifestar-se imediatamente.12 Por isso, Jesus disse: — Certo homem nobre partiu para uma terra distante, a fim de tomar posse de um reino e voltar.13 Chamou dez dos seus servos, confiou-lhes dez minas e disse-lhes: “Negociem até que eu volte.”14 Mas os seus concidadãos o odiavam e enviaram após ele uma embaixada, dizendo: “Não queremos que este reine sobre nós.”15 — Quando ele voltou, depois de ter tomado posse do reino, mandou chamar os servos a quem tinha dado o dinheiro, a fim de saber quanto tinham conseguido ganhar em seus negócios.16 — O primeiro se apresentou e disse: “Senhor, a sua mina rendeu dez.”17 O senhor lhe disse: “Muito bem, servo bom! E porque você foi fiel no pouco, terá autoridade sobre dez cidades.”18 — O segundo servo veio e disse: “Senhor, a sua mina rendeu cinco.”19 A este o senhor disse: “Você terá autoridade sobre cinco cidades.”20 — Então veio outro servo, dizendo: “Senhor, aqui está a sua mina, que eu guardei embrulhada num lenço.21 Porque tive medo do senhor, que é homem rigoroso. O senhor retira o que não depositou e colhe o que não semeou.”22 Mas o senhor respondeu: “Servo mau, eu o julgarei usando as suas próprias palavras. Você sabia que eu sou homem rigoroso, que retiro o que não depositei e colho o que não semeei.23 Por que você não pôs o meu dinheiro no banco? E, então, na minha vinda, eu o receberia com juros.”24 — E disse aos que estavam ali: “Tirem dele a mina e deem ao que tem as dez.”25 Eles ponderaram: “Senhor, ele já tem dez.”26 Ao que o senhor respondeu: “Pois eu declaro a vocês que a todo o que tem será dado ainda mais; mas ao que não tem, até o que tem lhe será tirado.27 Mas quanto a esses meus inimigos, que não quiseram que eu reinasse sobre eles, tragam-nos aqui e os matem na minha presença.”
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.’
