Translations
It's like a man going on a long journey who leaves his home, puts his servants in charge with each given their own work, and orders the doorkeeper to keep watch.
It is like a man going on a journey, leaving his house and putting his servants in charge, each with his own task — and commanding the doorkeeper to stay awake.
For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.
It is like a man going on a journey who left his house, put each servant in charge of his own task, and instructed the doorkeeper to keep watch.

