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AICNT “For just as a man going on a journey called his own servants and entrusted to them his possessions,
OEB ‘For it is as though a man, going on his travels, called his servants, and gave his property into their charge.
WEBBE “For it is like a man going into another country, who called his own servants and entrusted his goods to them.
WMBB (Same as above)
NET “For it is like a man going on a journey, who summoned his slaves and entrusted his property to them.
LSV For—as a man going abroad called his own servants, and delivered to them his substance,
FBV It's like a man who went away on a trip. He called in his servants and entrusted them with what he owned.
TCNT “For it is just like a man about to go on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his possessions to them.
T4T “When I return from heaven as king, I will deal with those who say that they have been serving me like a man who was about to go on a long journey dealt with his servants. He called them together and gave them each some of his wealth to invest and gain more money for him.
LEB For it is like a man going on a journey. He summoned his own slaves and handed over his property to them.
BBE For it is as when a man, about to take a journey, got his servants together, and gave them his property.
Moff No Moff MAT book available
Wymth "Why, it is like a man who, when going on his travels, called his bondservants and entrusted his property to their care.
ASV For it is as when a man, going into another country, called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.
DRA For even as a man going into a far country, called his servants, and delivered to them his goods;
YLT 'For — as a man going abroad did call his own servants, and did deliver to them his substance,
Drby For [it is] as [if] a man going away out of a country called his own bondmen and delivered to them his substance.
RV For it is as when a man, going into another country, called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.
Wbstr For the kingdom of heaven is as a man traveling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered to them his goods.
KJB-1769 ¶ 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.
KJB-1611 ¶ [fn]For the kingdome of heauen is as a man trauailing into a farre countrey, who called his owne seruants, and deliuered vnto them his goods:
(¶ For the kingdom of heaven is as a man trauailing into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods:)
Bshps Lykewyse, as a certayne man, redy to take his iourney into a straunge countrey, called his owne seruauntes, and delyuered vnto them his goodes.
(Likewise, as a certain man, redy to take his journey into a strange country, called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goodes.)
Gnva For the kingdome of heauen is as a man that going into a strange countrey, called his seruants, and deliuered to them his goods.
(For the kingdom of heaven is as a man that going into a strange country, called his servants, and delivered to them his goods. )
Cvdl Like wyse as a certayne ma ready to take his iourney into a straunge countre, called his seruautes, and delyuered his goodes vnto the.
(Like wise as a certain man ready to take his journey into a strange country, called his servants, and delivered his goodes unto them.)
TNT Lykwyse as a certeyne man redy to take his iorney to a straunge countre called his servautes and delivered to them his gooddes.
(Lykwyse as a certeyne man redy to take his iorney to a strange country called his servantes and delivered to them his gooddes. )
Wyc For as a man that goith in pilgrimage, clepide hise seruauntis, and bitook to hem hise goodis;
(For as a man that goeth/goes in pilgrimage, called his servants, and bitook to them his goods;)
Luth Gleichwie ein Mensch, der über Land zog, rief seinen Knechten und tat ihnen seine Güter ein.
(Gleichwie a Mensch, the/of_the above Land zog, shouted his servants and did to_them his Güter ein.)
ClVg Sicut enim homo peregre proficiscens, vocavit servos suos, et tradidit illis bona sua.[fn]
(Sicut because human peregre proficiscens, he_called servos suos, and he_delivered illis good sua. )
UGNT ὥσπερ γὰρ ἄνθρωπος ἀποδημῶν, ἐκάλεσεν τοὺς ἰδίους δούλους, καὶ παρέδωκεν αὐτοῖς τὰ ὑπάρχοντα αὐτοῦ.
(hōsper gar anthrōpos apodaʸmōn, ekalesen tous idious doulous, kai paredōken autois ta huparⱪonta autou.)
SBL-GNT Ὥσπερ γὰρ ἄνθρωπος ἀποδημῶν ἐκάλεσεν τοὺς ἰδίους δούλους καὶ παρέδωκεν αὐτοῖς τὰ ὑπάρχοντα αὐτοῦ,
(Hōsper gar anthrōpos apodaʸmōn ekalesen tous idious doulous kai paredōken autois ta huparⱪonta autou,)
TC-GNT Ὥσπερ γὰρ ἄνθρωπος ἀποδημῶν ἐκάλεσε τοὺς ἰδίους δούλους, καὶ παρέδωκεν αὐτοῖς τὰ ὑπάρχοντα αὐτοῦ·
(Hōsper gar anthrōpos apodaʸmōn ekalese tous idious doulous, kai paredōken autois ta huparⱪonta autou; )
Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).
UTN uW Translation Notes:
Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result
γὰρ
for
Here, the word For introduces another explanation of what the kingdom of the heavens is like. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces another explanation, or you could leave For untranslated. Alternate translation: “Again,” or “Also,”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / parables
ὥσπερ & ἄνθρωπος ἀποδημῶν
as & /a/_man traveling
To teach his disciples, Jesus offers another story or illustration. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could indicate that explicitly. Alternate translation: “listen to this story: it is as if a man, going abroad”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
ὥσπερ
as
Here Jesus implies that he is still speaking about the kingdom of the heavens. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “the kingdom of the heavens is as if”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
παρέδωκεν αὐτοῖς τὰ ὑπάρχοντα αὐτοῦ
gave_over ˱to˲_them the_‹things› possessing ˱of˲_him
Here Jesus implies that the man entrusted the slaves with his possessions for the period of time when he would be away. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “gave them his possessions to take care of while he was gone”
