11. And as they were hearing this, He spoke another parable, because He was near Yerushalayim and they thought the reign of Elohim was about to be manifested straightaway.
12. He therefore said, “A certain nobleman went to a distant country to receive for himself a reign and to return.
13. “And calling ten of his servants, He gave them ten minas, and said to them, ‘Trade until I come.’
14. “But his subjects were hating him, and sent a delegation after him, to say, ‘We do not wish this one to reign over us.’