ANASTASIMON APOLUTIKION

Eujfrainevsqw tav oujravnia, ajgalliavsqw tav ejpivgeia, o{ti ejpoivhse kravto~, ejn bracivoni aujtou`, oJ Kuvrio~: ejpavthse tw`/ qanavtw/ tovn qavnaton: prwtovtoko~ tw`n nekrw`n ejgevneto: ejk koiliva~ a/{dou ejrjrJuvsato hJma`~, kaiv parevsce tw`/ kovsmw/ tov mevga e[leo~.

Let the heavens rejoice and the earth be glad, for the Lord, by His mighty Arm, has created a Dominion. He has conquered death by death, and become the firstborn of the dead. He has delivered us from the depths of Hades, and has granted the world great mercy.

Ei\pen oJ Kuvrio~ thvn parabolhvn tauvthn: [Anqrwpov~ ti~ ajpodhmw`n ejkavlese touv~ ijdivou~ douvlou~, kaiv parevdwken aujtoi`~ tav uJpavrconta aujtou`: kaiv w|/ mevn e[dwke pevnte tavlanta, w|/ dev duvo, w|/ dev e{n: eJkavstw/ katav thvn ijdivan duvnamin: kaiv ajpedhvmhsen eujqevw~. Poreuqeiv~ dev oJ tav pevnte tavlanta labwvn, eijrgavsato ejn aujtoi`~, kaiv ejpoivhsen a[lla pevnte tavlanta. JWsaujtw~ kaiv oJ tav duvo, ejkevrdhse kaiv aujtov~ a[lla duvo. JO dev tov e{n labwvn, ajpelqwvn, w[ruxen ejn th`/ gh`/, kaiv ajpevkruye tov ajrguvrion tou` kurivou aujtou`. Metav dev crovnon poluvn e[rcetai oJ kuvrio~ tw`n douvlwn ejkeivnwn, kaiv sunaivrei met j aujtw`n lovgon. Kaiv proselqwvn oJ tav pevnte tavlanta labwvn, proshvnegken a[lla pevnte tavlanta, levgwn: Kuvrie, pevnte tavlantav moi parevdwka~: I[de, a[lla pevnte tavlanta ejkevrdhsa ejp j aujtoi`~. [Efh dev aujtw`/ oJ kuvrio~ aujtou`: Eu\, dou`le ajgaqev kaiv pistev: ejpiv ojlivga h/\~ pistov~, ejpiv pollw`n se katasthvsw: ei[selqe eij~ thvn caravn tou` kurivou sou. Proselqwvn dev kaiv oJ tav duvo tavlanta labwvn, ei\pe: Kuvrie, duvo tavlantav moi parevdwka~: I[de, a[lla duvo tavlanta ejkevrdhsa, ejp j aujtoi`~. [Efh aujtw`/ oJ Kuvrio~ aujtou`: Eu\, dou`le ajgaqev kaiv pistev: ejpiv ojlivga h/\~ pistov~, ejpiv pollw`n se katasthvsw: ei[selqe eij~ thvn caravn tou` kurivou sou. Proselqwvn dev kaiv oJ tov e{n tavlanton eijlhfwv~, ei\pe: Kuvrie, e[gnw se, o{ti sklhrov~ ei\ a[nqrwpo~, qerivzwn o{pou oujk e[speira~, kaiv sunavgwn o{qen ouj dieskovrpi-sa~: kaiv fobhqeiv~, ajpelqwvn e[kruya tov tavlantovn sou ejn th`/ gh`/: I[de, e[cei~ tov sovn. JApokriqeiv~ dev oJ kuvrio~ aujtou`, ei\pen aujtw`/: ponhrev dou`le kaiv ojknhrev, h[/dei~ o{ti qerivzw o{pou oujk e[speira, kaiv sunavgw o{qen ouj dieskovrpisa, e[dei ou\n se balei`n tov ajrguvriovn mou toi`~ trapezivtai~: kaiv ejlqwvn ejgwv, ejkomisavmhn a[n tov ejmovn suvn tovkw/. [Arate ou\n ajp j aujtou` tov tavlanton, kaiv dovte tw`/ e[conti tav devka tavlanta. (Tw`/ gavr e[conti pantiv doqhvsetai, kaiv perisseuqhvsetai: ajpov dev tou` mhv e[conto~, kaiv o{ e[cei, ajrqhvsetai ajp j aujtou`). Kaiv tovn ajcrei`on dou`lon ejkbavllete eij~ tov skovto~ tov ejxwvteron: ejkei` e[stai oJ klauqmov~, kaiv oJ brugmov~ tw`n ojdovntwn. Tau`ta levgwn, ejfwvnei: JO e[cwn w\ta ajkouvein, ajkouevtw.

The Lord said this parable: "A man going on a journey called his servants and entrusted to them his property; to one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he went away. He who had received the five talents went at once and traded with them; and he made five talents more. So also, he who had the two talents made two talents more. But he who had received the one talent went and dug in the ground and hid his master’s money. Now after a long time the master of those servants came and settled accounts with them. 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.’ 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.’ 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.’ 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.’ He also who had received the one talent came forward, saying, ‘Master, I know you to be a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you did not winnow; so I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground. Here you have what is yours.’ But his master answered him, ‘You wicked and slothful servant! You knew that I reap where I have not sowed, and gather where I have not winnowed? 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. So take the talent from him, and give it to him who has the ten talents. For to every one who has will more be given, and he will have abundance; but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away. And cast the worthless servant into the outer darkness; there men will weep and gnash their teeth.’ " As he said these things he cried out: "He who has ears to hear, let him hear!"