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Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming close to him to hear him.
2 ⲃ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲨⲬⲢⲈⲘⲢⲈⲘ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲪⲀⲢⲒⲤⲈⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲤⲀϦ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ϢⲰⲠ ⲚⲚⲒⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϤⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲞⲨ.
The Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, "This man welcomes sinners, and eats with them."
He told them this parable.
4 ⲇ̅ ϪⲈ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲈϤ ⲢⲚⲈⲤⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲀϤϢⲀⲚⲦⲀⲔⲈ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲘⲎ ⲘⲠⲀϤⲬⲀ ⲠⲒϤⲐ ⲚⲤⲰϤ ϨⲒ ⲠϢⲀϤⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈϤϢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲔⲰϮ ⲚⲤⲀⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲦⲀⲔⲞ ϢⲀⲦⲈϤϪⲈⲘϤ.
"Which one of you, if you had one hundred sheep, and lost one of them, would not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one that was lost, until he found it?
When he has found it, he carries it on his shoulders, rejoicing.
6 ⲋ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϢⲀⲚⲒ ⲈⲠⲒⲎⲒ ϢⲀϤⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲚⲈϤϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈϤⲐⲈϢⲈⲨ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲀⲒϪⲒⲘⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲈⲤⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲦⲀⲔⲞ.
When he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost.'
7 ⲍ̅ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲚⲀϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲪⲈ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲈϤⲈⲢⲘⲈⲦⲀⲚⲞⲒⲚ ⲒⲈ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒϤⲐ ⲚⲐⲘⲎⲒ.
I tell you that even so there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents, than over ninety-nine righteous people who need no repentance.
8 ⲏ̅ ⲒⲈ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲚⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲈⲤ ⲒⲚϪⲈⲤⲔⲒϮ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲤϢⲀⲚⲦⲀⲔⲈ ⲞⲨⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲎ ⲘⲠⲀⲤϬⲈⲢⲈ ⲞⲨϦⲎⲂⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲤⲤⲀⲢϨ ⲠⲒⲎⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲤⲔⲰϮ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϤⲒⲢⲰⲞⲨϢ ϢⲀⲦⲈⲤϪⲈⲘⲤ.
Or what woman, if she had ten drachma coins, if she lost one drachma coin, would not light a lamp, sweep the house, and seek diligently until she found it?
9 ⲑ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲤϢⲀⲚϪⲈⲘⲤ ϢⲀⲤⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲚⲈⲤϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈⲤⲐⲈϢⲈⲨ ⲈⲤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ ϪⲈ ⲀⲒϪⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲦⲀϪⲈⲤⲔⲒϮ ⲈⲦⲀⲤⲦⲀⲔⲞ.
When she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found the drachma which I had lost.'
10 ⲓ̅ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ϢⲀⲢⲈ ⲞⲨⲢⲀϢⲒ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲚⲚⲒⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲈϤⲈⲢⲘⲈⲦⲀⲚⲞⲒⲚ.
Even so, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner repenting."
He said, "A certain man had two sons.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲒⲰⲦ ϪⲈ ⲠⲀⲒⲰⲦ ⲘⲞⲒ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲚⲦⲀⲦⲞⲒ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲞⲨⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤⲪⲰϢ ⲘⲠⲒⲰⲚϦ ⲈϨⲢⲀⲨ.
The younger of them said to his father, 'Father, give me my share of your property.' He divided his livelihood between them.
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ⲀϤⲐⲰⲞⲨⲦ ⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲀϤϢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲠϢⲈⲘⲘⲞ ⲈⲞⲨⲬⲰⲢⲀ ⲈⲤⲞⲨⲎⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϪⲈⲢ ⲦⲈϤⲞⲨⲤⲒⲀ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲈϤⲞⲚϦ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲞⲨϪⲀⲒ.
Not many days after, the younger son gathered all of this together and traveled into a far country. There he wasted his property with riotous living.
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲞⲨⲰ ⲆⲈ ⲈϤϬⲞ ⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚϨⲂⲰⲚ ϦⲈⲚϮⲬⲰⲢⲀ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ϨⲰϤ ⲀϤⲈⲢϨⲎ ⲦⲤ ⲚⲈⲢϦⲀⲈ
When he had spent all of it, there arose a severe famine in that country, and he began to be in need.
He went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed pigs.
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀϤⲈⲢⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲚ ⲈⲘⲀϨ ϦⲎⲦϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒϪⲒⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲚⲀⲨⲞⲨⲞⲘⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲈϢⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲈⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϨⲖⲒ ϮⲚⲀϤ ⲠⲈ.
And he wanted to fill himself with the carob pods that the pigs ate, but no one gave him any.
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲠⲈϤϨⲎⲦ ⲆⲈ ⲒⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲎⲢ ⲚⲢⲈⲘⲂⲈⲬⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲀⲒⲰⲦ ⲠⲒⲰⲒⲔ ⲞⲒ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲆⲈ ϮⲚⲀⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲘⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϨⲂⲰⲚ.
But when he came to himself he said, 'How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough to spare, and I'm dying here with hunger.
I will get up and go to my father, and will tell him, "Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in your sight.
I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired servants."'
20 ⲕ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲦⲰⲚϤ ⲀϤⲒ ϨⲀ ⲠⲈϤⲒⲰⲦ ⲈⲦⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ⲈϤⲞⲨⲎⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲀϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲈϤⲒⲰⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϢⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲀϤϬⲞϪⲒ ⲀϤϨⲒⲦϤ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲦⲈϤⲚⲀϨⲂⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϮⲪⲒ ⲈⲢⲰϤ
"He arose, and came to his father. But while he was still far off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲠⲈϤϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲀⲒⲰⲦ ⲀⲒⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲈⲦⲪⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈⲔⲘⲐⲞ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϮⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ϪⲈ ⲠⲈⲔϢⲎ ⲢⲒ.
The son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in your sight. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.'
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲠⲈϤⲒⲰⲦ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲚⲈϤⲈⲂⲒⲀⲒⲔ ⲬⲰⲖⲈⲘ ⲀⲚⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϮϨⲞⲨⲒϮ ⲚⲤⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲎⲒⲤ ϨⲒⲰⲦϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲀ ⲞⲨϢϬⲞⲨⲢ ⲈⲦⲈϤϪⲒϪ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲐⲰⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲚⲈϤϬⲀⲖⲀⲨϪ.
"But the father said to his servants, 'Quickly, bring out the best robe, and put it on him. Put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet.
Bring the fattened calf, kill it, and let us eat, and celebrate;
for this, my son, was dead, and is alive again. He was lost, and is found.' They began to celebrate.
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲠⲈϤⲚⲒϢϮ ⲆⲈ ⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲀϤⲬⲎ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲔⲞⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϨⲰⲤ ⲈϤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲀϤϦⲰⲚⲦ ⲈⲠⲒⲎⲒ ⲀϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲞⲨⲤⲨⲘⲪⲰⲚⲒⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲬⲞⲢⲞⲤ.
"Now his elder son was in the field. As he came near to the house, he heard music and dancing.
He called one of the servants to him, and asked what was going on.
He said to him, 'Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fattened calf, because he has received him back safe and healthy.'
But he was angry, and would not go in. Therefore his father came out, and pleaded with him.
29 ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲒⲰⲦ ϪⲈ ⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲎⲢ ⲚⲢⲞⲘⲠⲒ ϮⲞⲒ ⲘⲂⲰⲔ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲒⲈⲢⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲞⲨⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲚⲦⲀⲔ ⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲘⲠⲈⲔϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲀⲤⲒ ⲘⲂⲀⲈⲘⲠⲒ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲈⲚⲈϨ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲀⲞⲨⲚⲞϤ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲀϢⲪⲎⲢ.
But he answered his father, 'Look, these many years I have served you, and I never disobeyed a commandment of yours, but you never gave me a goat, that I might celebrate with my friends.
But when this, your son, came, who has devoured your living with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him.'
"He said to him, 'Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours.
32 ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ ⲚⲀⲤⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲚⲞϤ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲢⲀϢⲒ ϪⲈ ⲠⲈⲔⲤⲞⲚ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲚⲀϤⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲰⲚϦ ⲚⲀϤⲦⲀⲔⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚϪⲈⲘϤ.
But it was appropriate to celebrate and be glad, for this brother of yours was dead and is alive; and he was lost, and is found.'"
