Jesus continues telling his parable.

## He called ##

The word "He" refers to the nobleman.

## gave them ten minas ##

This can be translated as "gave them each one mina."

## ten minas ##

This can be translated as "ten valuable coins" or "a large amount of money." Each mina was worth about what someone would be paid in four months. (See: [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/biblicalweight]])

## conduct business ##

This can be translated as "trade with this money" or "use this money in order to earn more."

## his citizens ##

"the people of his country"

## a delegation of ambassadors ##

"representatives" or "messengers"

## And it happened ##

This phrase is used here to mark an important event in the story. If your language has a way for doing this, you could consider using it here.

## having received the kingdom ##

"after he had become king"

## what profit they had made ##

"what money they had earned"