Luka 15
1 A om uh vaengah mangmucoi rhoek neh hlangtholh rhoek loh anih taengah hnatun ham boeih a paan uh.
Now all the tax collectors and other sinners were coming to Jesus to listen to him.
2 Te vaengah Pharisee rhoek neh cadaek rhoek te cai uh tih, “Anih loh hlangtholh rhoek a doe tih amih taengah a caak,” a ti uh.
Both the Pharisees and the scribes grumbled to each other, saying, “This man welcomes sinners, and even eats with them.”
3 Te dongah hekah nuettahnah he amih ham a thui pa tih,
Jesus spoke this parable to them, saying,
4 “Nangmih khuikah mebang hlang khaw tu yakhat a khueh vetih te khui lamkah loh pakhat te poci koinih, sawmko pako te khosoek ah a hnoo tih a hmuh duela aka poci te a hnuk ah a hlak moenih a?
“Which one of you, if he has a hundred sheep and then loses one of them, will not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the lost one until he finds it?
5 A hmuh vaengah khaw a laengpang dongah a tloeng tih omngaih ta.
Then when he has found it, he lays it across his shoulders and rejoices.
6 Im la a pawk vaengah khaw a paya rhoek neh imben rhoek te a hueh tih, ‘Kamah taengah omngaih uh, ka tu aka poci te ka hmuh coeng,’ a ti.
When he comes to the house, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost sheep.'
7 Te vanbangla nangmih taengah ka thui. Yutnah aka ngoe pawh hlang dueng sawmko pako so lakah aka yut hlangtholh pakhat soah ni vaan ah omngaihnah a om eh.”
I say to you that even so, there will be joy in heaven over one sinner who repents, more than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent.
8 “Huta loh tangkanuei lung rha te a khueh. Tangkanuei pakhat te a hlong atah, hmaiim te a tok phoeiah im te a nawt, a hmuh pawt atah khaelh khaelh a tlap.
Or what woman who has ten silver coins, if she were to lose one coin, would not light a lamp, sweep the house, and seek diligently until she has found it?
9 A hmuh daengah, a paya rhoek neh imben rhoek te a hueh tih, ‘Tangkanuei ka poci sak te ka hmuh dongah kamah taengah omngaih uh,’ a ti pueng.
When she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin which I lost.'
10 Te vanbangla nangmih taengah kan thui. Hlangtholh pakhat a yut soah ni Pathen kah puencawn rhoek hmaiah omngaihnah a om,” a ti nah.
Even so, I say to you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”
11 Te phoeiah, “Hlang pakhat loh capa panit a khueh.
Then Jesus said, “A certain man had two sons,
12 Amih rhoi khuiah a noe loh a napa te, ‘A pa, koe a kaekvang na hmoel te kamah m'pae laeh,’ a ti nah. Te dongah a napa loh amih rhoi ham khosaknah te a tael pah.
and the younger of them said to his father, 'Father, give me the portion of the wealth that falls to me.' So he divided his property between them.
13 Tedae khohnin muep a koe kolla boeih aka kool a capa a noe tah kho hla la yiin. Te phoeiah a koe te pahoi a poek tih cungpoeh cungdam la hing.
Not many days later, the younger son gathered together all he owned and went to a country far away, and there he wasted all his wealth by living recklessly.
14 Boeih a hnonah phoeiah tah te rhoek pingpang ah khokha loh muep a pai thil tih anih khaw vawt tangkhuet.
Now when he had spent everything, a severe famine spread through that country, and he began to be in need.
15 Te dongah te pingpang kah pilnam pakhat taengah cet tih kap. Te vaengah anih te ok vuelh ham lohma la a tueih.
He went and hired himself out to one of the citizens of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed pigs.
16 Te vaengah ok loh a caak canghlam koi te caak ham a hue dae anih te pae uh pawh.
He would gladly have eaten the carob pods that the pigs ate, because no one gave him anything.
17 Te daengah amah te a cueih koep om tih, ‘A pa kah kutcoep rhoek te yet pataeng buh a coih sak uh dae kai tah khokha neh ka poci pahoi coeng.
But when the young son came to himself, he said, 'How many of my father's hired servants have more than enough food, and I am here, dying from hunger!
18 Ka thoo vetih a pa taengla ka cet pawn ni. Amah taengah, “A pa, vaan neh nang hmaiah ka tholh coeng.
I will leave here and go to my father, and will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.
19 Na ca la khue ham khaw a koihvaih la ka om moenih, kai he na kutcoep pakhat la ng'khueh,” ka ti nah ni,’ a ti.
I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me as one of your hired servants.”'
20 Te dongah thoo tih a napa te a paan. Tedae a hla la a om vaengah a napa loh a hmuh tih a thinphat. Te dongah yong tih a rhawn ah a kop tih a mok.
So the young son left and came toward his father. While he was still far away, his father saw him and was moved with compassion, and he ran and embraced him and kissed him.
21 Te vaengah a capa loh, ‘A pa, vaan neh namah hmaiah ka tholh coeng, na ca la khue ham khaw ka a koihvaih la ka om moenih,’ a ti nah.
The son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.'
22 Tedae a napa loh a sal rhoek te, ‘Hnikul tanglue te a loe la hang khuen uh lamtah anih he bai sak uh. A kut dongah kutbuen, a kho dongah khokhom buen sak uh.
The father said to his servants, 'Bring quickly the best robe, and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand, and sandals on his feet.
23 Vaito puetsuet te han khuen uh, te te ngawn uh. Te phoeiah uum uh sih lamtah ca uh sih.
Then bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let us celebrate with a feast!
24 Ka ca a duek la aka om he koep hing, aka poci la om dae koep a phoe coeng dongah pahoi uum sih,’ a ti nah.
For my son was dead, and now he is alive. He was lost, and now he is found.' Then they began to celebrate.
25 Te vaengah lohma ah aka om a capa a ham te, im vat ham pha tih toembael neh a lam uh te a yaak.
Now his older son was out in the field. As he came and approached the house, he heard music and dancing.
26 Te dongah camoe pakhat a khue tih tekah hno aka om te a dawt.
He called to one of the servants and asked what these things might be.
27 Te long te anih taengah, ‘Na mana te ha pawk coeng. Te dongah na pa loh vaito puetsuet te a ngawn tih anih te sading la a doe,’ a ti nah.”
The servant said to him, 'Your brother has come home and your father has killed the fattened calf because he has returned safely.'
28 “Te dongah kosi a hong tih kun ham ngaih pawh. Tedae a napa tah cet tih anih te a hloep.
The older son was angry and would not go in, and his father came out and begged him.
29 Tedae a napa te a doo tih, ‘Kum, he yet na taengah sal ka bi tih na olpaek ka poe moenih he. Tedae kai ham tah ka paya neh uum hamla maae pataeng nan paek moenih.
But the older son answered and said to his father, 'Look, these many years I slaved for you, and I never broke a rule of yours, and yet you never gave me a young goat that I might celebrate with my friends,
30 Tedae hlanghalh rhoek neh na khosaknah aka yoop na capa tah ha pawk vaengah, vaito puetsuet te anih ham na ngawn pah,’ a ti nah.”
but when your son came, who has devoured your living with prostitutes, you killed for him the fattened calf.'
31 “Tedae a napa loh amah te, ‘Camoe aw, nang tah kai taengah rhawp na om tih, kai koe boeih he nang hut coeng ni.
The father said to him, 'Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours.
32 Tedae uum vaengah khaw omngaih ham a kuek ta. Na mana tah aka duek la om coeng dae ha hing koep, poci coeng dae koep ha phoe,’ a ti,” a ti nah.
But it was proper for us to feast and be happy, for this brother of yours was dead, and is now alive; he was lost, and has now been found.'”
