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Now all the tax collectors and sinners were approaching him to hear him.
2 ⲃ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩ⳿ⲭⲣⲉⲙⲣⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲥⲁϧ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ.
And the Pharisees and the scholars murmured, saying, This man receives sinners and eats with them.
And he spoke this parable to them, saying,
4 ⲇ̅ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲉϥ ⲣ̅ ⲛ⳿ⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛⲧⲁⲕⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲙⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁϥⲭⲁ ⲡⲓϥ̅ⲑ̅ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ ϩⲓ ⳿ⲡϣⲁϥⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲫⲏ ⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲟ ϣⲁⲧⲉϥϫⲉⲙϥ.
What man of you, having a hundred sheep, and having lost one of them, does not leave behind the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go for that which was lost until he finds it?
And when he finds it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing.
6 ⲋ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲏⲓ ϣⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲛⲉϥ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥⲑⲉϣⲉⲩ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓϫⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁ⳿ⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲟ.
And when he comes to the house, he calls together his men friends and his men neighbors, saying to them, Rejoice with me, because I have found my sheep that was lost.
7 ⲍ̅ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲉϥⲉⲣⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲛ ⲓⲉ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϥ̅ⲑ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ.
I say to you, that thus there will be joy in heaven over one sinner who repents, than over ninety-nine righteous men who have no need of repentance.
8 ⲏ̅ ⲓⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲩⲟⲛⲧⲉⲥ ⲓ̅ ⳿ⲛϫⲉⲥⲕⲓϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲥϣⲁⲛⲧⲁⲕⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲥϭⲉⲣⲉ ⲟⲩϧⲏⲃⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲥⲥⲁⲣϩ ⲡⲓⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲥⲕⲱϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲩϥⲓⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ ϣⲁⲧⲉⲥϫⲉⲙⲥ.
Or what woman having ten drachmas, if she lose one drachma, does not light a lamp, and sweep the house, and seek diligently until she finds it?
9 ⲑ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲥϣⲁⲛϫⲉⲙⲥ ϣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲥ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲥⲑⲉϣⲉⲩ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ ϫⲉ ⲓϫⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϫⲉⲥⲕⲓϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲥⲧⲁⲕⲟ.
And when she has found it, she calls together her lady friends and lady neighbors, saying, Rejoice with me, because I found the drachma that I lost.
10 ⲓ̅ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲩⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲉϥⲉⲣⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲛ.
Thus I say to you, there becomes joy in the presence of the agents of God over one sinner who repents.
And he said, A certain man had two sons,
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲓⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲟⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲫⲱϣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲁⲩ.
and the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falls to me. And he divided to them his living.
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲁϥⲑⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⳿ⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲁϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲉⲙⲙⲟ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲏⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϫⲉⲣ ⲧⲉϥⲟⲩⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉϥⲟⲛϧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ.
And not many days after, the younger son, having gathered all together, journeyed into a distant country, and there he squandered his wealth living recklessly.
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲟⲩⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥϭⲟ ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲃⲱⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ϩⲱϥ ⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲏ ⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛⲉⲣϧⲁ⳿ⲉ.
And when he spent all, a mighty famine developed in that country, and he began to be in want.
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲁϥⲧⲟⲙϥ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲉⲙⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲧⲕⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲉϣⲁⲩ.
And having gone, he was joined to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲉⲣⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲛ ⳿ⲉⲙⲁϩ ϧⲏⲧϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓϫⲓⲛ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲛⲁⲩⲟⲩⲟⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲉϣⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲡⲉ.
And he longed to fill his belly from the husks that the swine ate, and no man gave to him.
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲉⲧⲁ ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲓ̅ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉⲙⲃⲉⲭⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲡⲓⲱⲓⲕ ⲟⲓ ⲛϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ϩⲃⲱⲛ.
But when he came to himself, he said, How many hired men of my father's have abundance of loaves, but I am perishing with hunger.
After rising, I will go to my father, and will say to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and in thy sight.
I am no more worthy to be called thy son. Make me as one of thy hired men.
20 ⲕ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁ ⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲁϥ ϭⲟϫⲓ ϥϩⲓⲧϥ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲛⲁϩⲃⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥ ϯⲫⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱϥ.
And having risen, he went to his father. But while he was still distant, afar off, his father saw him and felt compassion. And having ran, he fell on his neck, and kissed him much.
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲓⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲕ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϯ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲕϣⲏ ⲣⲓ.
And the son said to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and in thy sight. I am no more worthy to be called thy son.
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥⲉⲃⲓⲁⲓⲕ ⲭⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⳿ⲁⲛⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϯϩⲟⲩⲓϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲏⲓⲥ ϩⲓⲱⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲁ ⲟⲩ⳿ϣϭⲟⲩⲣ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉϥϫⲓϫ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲑⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲉϥϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ.
But the father said to his bondmen, Bring forth the best robe and clothe him, and give a ring for his hand, and shoes for his feet.
And having brought the fatted calf, kill it, and having eaten, we will be cheerful,
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϥⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲱⲛϧ ⲛⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲛϫⲉⲙϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ.
because this my son was dead, and became alive again. And he was lost, and is found. And they began to be cheerful.
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲡⲉϥⲛⲓϣϯ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲁϥⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲕⲟⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲁϥϧⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲏⲓ ϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲥⲩⲙⲫⲱⲛⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛ ⲭⲟⲣⲟⲥ.
But his elder son was in a field. And while coming, having approached the house, he heard music and dancing.
And having summoned one of the boys, he inquired what these things might be.
And he said to him, Thy brother arrived, and thy father has killed the fatted calf, because he received him back healthy.
But he was angry, and would not go in. Therefore, his father having come out, he called 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 ⲛⲁ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ.
But having answered, he said to his father, Lo, so many years do I serve thee, and I never passed by a commandment of thine, and yet thou never gave me a goat that I might be merry with my friends.
But when this thy son came, who has devoured thy living with harlots, thou killed for him the fatted calf.
And he said to him, Child, thou are always with me, and all my things are yours.
32 ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ ⲛⲁⲥ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲣⲁϣⲓ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲟⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϥⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲱⲛϧ ⲛⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛϫⲉⲙϥ
But it was needful to make merry and be glad, because this thy brother was dead, and became alive again, and was lost, and was found.
