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five talents
"five talents of gold." Avoid translating this into modern money. A "talent" of gold was worth twenty years' wages. The parable is contrasting the relative amounts of five, two, and one, as well as the large amount of wealth involved. Alternate translation: "five bags of gold" or "five bags of gold, each worth 20 years' wages" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-bmoney)
to another he gave two ... gave one talent
The word "talents" is understood from the previous phrase. Alternate translation: "to another he gave two talents of gold ... gave one talent of gold" or "to another he gave two bags of gold ... gave one bag of gold" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-ellipsis)
according to his own ability
The implicit information can be stated explicitly. Alternate translation: "according to each servant's skill in managing wealth" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit)