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Key: khaki:verbs, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object.
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ULTAnd having become afraid, having gone away, I hid your talent in the ground. Behold, you have what is yours.’
USTSo, because I feared you, I went to bury your bag of money in the ground to keep it safe. Now I am giving you back your money!’
BSBSo I was afraid and went out and hid your talent in the ground. See, you have what belongs to you.’
BLBAnd having been afraid, having gone away, I hid your talent in the ground. Behold, you have what is yours.'
AICNTso I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground; see, you have what is yours.’
OEBand, in my fear, I went and hid your money in the ground; look, here is what belongs to you!”
WEBBEI was afraid, and went away and hid your talent in the earth. Behold, you have what is yours.’
NETso I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground. See, you have what is yours.’
LSVand having been afraid, having gone away, I hid your talent in the earth; behold, you have your own!
FBVSo since I was afraid of you I went and buried your talent in the ground. Look, you can have back what belongs to you.’
TCNTSo I was afraid and went and hid yoʋr talent in the ground. Behold, yoʋ have what is yoʋrs.’
T4TSo because I was afraid of what you would do to me if I did not make a profit from my business, I went out and hid your 1,000 dollars in the ground to keep it safe. Here, this is the money that belongs to you!’
LEBAnd because I[fn] was afraid, I went away and[fn] hid your talent in the ground. See, you have what is yours!’
25:25*Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“was afraid”) which is understood as causal
25:25*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“went away”) has been translated as a finite verb
BBEAnd I was in fear, and went away, and put your talent in the earth: here is what is yours.
WymthSo being afraid I went and buried your talent in the ground: there you have what belongs to you.'
ASVand I was afraid, and went away and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, thou hast thine own.
DRAAnd being afraid I went and hid thy talent in the earth: behold here thou hast that which is thine.
YLTand having been afraid, having gone away, I hid thy talent in the earth; lo, thou hast thine own!
Drbyand being afraid I went away and hid thy talent in the earth; behold, thou hast that which is thine.
RVand I was afraid, and went away and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, thou hast thine own.
WbstrAnd I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast what is thine.
KJB-1769 And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine. ( And I was afraid, and went and hid thy/your talent in the earth: lo, there thou/you hast that is thine.)
KJB-1611And I was afraid, and went and hidde thy talent in the earth: loe, there thou hast that is thine. (And I was afraid, and went and hid thy/your talent in the earth: lo, there thou/you hast that is thine.)
BshpsAnd therfore was I afrayde, & went and hid thy talent in the earth: loe, there thou hast that thyne is. (And therefore was I afraid, and went and hid thy/your talent in the earth: lo, there thou/you hast that thine/your is.)
GnvaI was therefore afraide, and went, and hid thy talent in the earth: behold, thou hast thine owne. (I was therefore afraid, and went, and hid thy/your talent in the earth: behold, thou/you hast thine/your owne. )
Cvdland so I was afrayed, and wete and hyd thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast thine owne. (and so I was afraid, and went and hid thy/your talent in the earth: lo, there thou/you hast thine/your owne.)
TNTand was therfore afrayde and went and hyd thy talent in the erth: Beholde thou hast thyn awne. (and was therefore afraid and went and hid thy/your talent in the earth: Behold thou/you hast thyn awne. )
Wycand Y dredynge wente, and hidde thi besaunt in the erthe; lo! thou hast that that is thin. (and I dredynge wente, and hid thy/your besaunt in the earth; lo! thou/you hast that that is thin.)
LuthUnd fürchtete mich, ging hin und verbarg deinen Zentner in die Erde. Siehe, da hast du das Deine. (And fürchtete mich, went there and verbarg deinen Zentner in the earth. See, there have you the Deine.)
ClVget timens abii, et abscondi talentum tuum in terra: ecce habes quod tuum est.[fn] (and timens abii, and abscondi talentum your in terra: behold habes that your it_is. )
25.25Et timens abii, etc. Et timens aggredi altioris vitæ gradum, ne alterius salutem quærens ipse periclitarer. Abscondi talentum tuum. Non prædicavi quod te donante intellexi.
25.25And timens abii, etc. And timens aggredi altioris of_life gradum, not alterius salutem quærens exactly_that/himself periclitarer. Abscondi talentum tuum. Non prædicavi that you(sg) donante intellexi.
UGNTκαὶ φοβηθεὶς ἀπελθὼν, ἔκρυψα τὸ τάλαντόν σου ἐν τῇ γῇ. ἴδε, ἔχεις τὸ σόν. (kai fobaʸtheis apelthōn, ekrupsa to talanton sou en taʸ gaʸ. ide, eⱪeis to son.)
SBL-GNTκαὶ φοβηθεὶς ἀπελθὼν ἔκρυψα τὸ τάλαντόν σου ἐν τῇ γῇ· ἴδε ἔχεις τὸ σόν. (kai fobaʸtheis apelthōn ekrupsa to talanton sou en taʸ gaʸ; ide eⱪeis to son.)
TC-GNTκαὶ φοβηθείς, ἀπελθὼν ἔκρυψα τὸ τάλαντόν σου ἐν τῇ γῇ· ἴδε, ἔχεις τὸ σόν. (kai fobaʸtheis, apelthōn ekrupsa to talanton sou en taʸ gaʸ; ide, eⱪeis to son. )
25:14-30 This parable teaches that the Lord expects his servants to be faithful to the task given to them while waiting for his return. The delay of Christ’s return will cause some to turn to evil deeds (24:48-49), some to inactivity (25:3), and some to fearful passivity (25:18).
Here the servant implies that he dug a hole in the ground, put the talent there, and then covered it up to keep the money safe. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. See how you expressed the similar idea in 25:18. Alternate translation: “I dug a hiding place in the ground and stored the talent there to protect it”
Here, the word Behold draws the attention of the master and asks him to listen carefully. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express Behold with a word or phrase that asks people to listen, or you could use a different form that draws people’s attention. Alternate translation: “Look” or “Listen”
Here, the slave means that he is returning the one talent to his master. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “I am returning to you what is yours”
By the time of the New Testament, the ancient city of Jerusalem had been transformed from the relatively small fortress of David’s day (2 Samuel 5:6-10; 1 Chronicles 11:4-9) into a major city with a Temple that rivaled the greatest temples in the Roman world. Just prior to Jesus’ birth, Herod the Great completely renovated and expanded the Temple of the Lord, and he also built a lavish palace for himself, various pools (where Jesus occasionally performed healings), public buildings, and military citadels, including the Antonia Fortress, which overlooked the Temple. Wealthy residents, including the high priest, occupied extravagant houses in the Upper City, while the poorer residents were relegated to less desirable areas like the Lower City. The Essene Quarter was so named because many of its residents belonged to the Essenes, a strict religious sect that was known for its careful attention to the law of Moses. Across the Kidron Valley lay the Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus often met with his disciples (Matthew 26:36-46; Mark 14:32-53; John 18:1-14). Further east was the Mount of Olives, where Jesus began his triumphal entry one week before his crucifixion (Matthew 21:1-11; Mark 11:1-11; Luke 19:28-40; John 12:12-19), taught his disciples about the last days (Matthew 24-25; Mark 13), and eventually ascended to heaven after his resurrection (Luke 24:50-53; Acts 1:1-11).
