Matthew:25:14-30

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* For it is as a man going on a journey , who called to his own avadim (note :)slaves (:note ) and handed over to them his possessions . * And to this one , he gave five talents , and to this one , two , and to this one , one , each according to his own ability . Then the man went on his journey . Immediately * after the man had gone , the one having received the five talents , went to work with them , and gained five others . * Likewise , the one having received the two talents--this one gained two others . * But the one , having received one , went out and dug a hole in the ground and buried the gelt (note :)money (:note ) of his Adon in a hiding place . * And after much time , here comes the Adon of those servants . And he conducts a settling of accounts with them . * Then the one who had received five talents came forward , bringing five more talents , saying , `Adoni , five talents you gave me . Hinei ! Five more talents I gained .` * And his Adon said to him , `Shkoyach (note :)well done (:note ), eved tov v 'ne 'eman ! good and faithful servant ! A few things you were faithful over , over many things I will ordain you . Enter into the simcha of your Adon . * And having come forward , the one having received two talents , said , `You bestowed upon me two talents . Hinei ! Two more talents I gained .` * His Adon said to him , `Shkoyach (note :)well done (:note ), eved tov v 'ne 'eman ! A few things you were faithful over , over many things I will ordain you . Enter into the simcha of your Adon .` * And also the one who had received one talent stepped forward . He said , `Adoni , I knew that you are a hard man , reaping where you did not sow and gathering from that which you did not scatter seed . * And having been afraid and having gone away , I hid your talent by burying it in the ground . Here , see , you have that which belongs to you .` * And , in reply , his Adon said to him , `You farbissener (note :)mean (:note ) eved rah v 'atzel wicked and lazy slave , so you knew that I reap where I did not sow and I gather from which I did not scatter seed ? * Then why was it not necessary for you to deposit my gelt with the bankers , and having returned , I would have received back that which was mine with interest ? * Take , therefore , from him the talent and give it to the one having the ten talents . * For to everyone having , it will be given and he will have abundance , but from the one not having , even what he has will be taken from him . * And as for the useless slave , throw him into the outer choshech . There will be weeping and grinding of teeth . REBBE , MELECH HAMOSHIACH AND THE YOM HADIN OF THE NATIONS

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