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Now all the tax collectors and sinners ·devoted to missing the mark and without share in the goal· were coming close to him to hear him.
2 ⲃ̅ ⲛⲉⲩⲕⲣⲙⲣⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉⲩⲥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ϣⲉⲡⲣⲉϥⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩ
The Pharisees [Separated] and the Torah-Teachers murmured, saying, “This man welcomes sinners ·devoted to missing the mark and without share in the goal·, and eats with them.”
He told them this parable.
4 ⲇ̅ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲣⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁϥ ϣⲉ ⲛⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲥⲉⲣⲙ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲙⲏ ⲛϥⲛⲁⲕⲁ ⲡⲓⲡⲥⲧⲁⲓⲟⲩⲯⲓⲥ ⲁⲛ ϩⲓⲡϫⲁⲓⲉ ⲛϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲛϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁ ϣⲁⲛⲧϥϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ
“Which of you men, if you had one hundred sheep, and lost one of them, wouldn’t 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 ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲏⲓ ϣⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲛⲉϥϣⲃⲉⲉⲣ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲧϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓϩⲉ ⲉⲡⲁⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲣⲙ
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 ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϫⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲡⲓⲡⲥⲧⲁⲓⲟⲩⲯⲓⲥ ⲛⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲉⲣⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ
I tell you that even so there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner ·devoted to missing the mark and without share in the goal· who does teshuvah ·turn repent·, than over ninety-nine upright people who need no teshuvah ·complete repentance·.
8 ⲏ̅ ⲏ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲧⲥⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲛⲇⲣⲁⲭⲙⲏ ⲛⲥⲥⲉⲣⲙⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲙⲏ ⲛⲥⲛⲁϫⲉⲣⲉⲡϩⲏⲃⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲥⲥⲉϩⲣⲡⲏⲓ ⲛⲥϣⲓⲛⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲱⲣϫ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲥϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ
Or what woman, if she had ten drachma [est. 0.35 oz; est. 10 g] coins, if she lost one drachma [est. 0.035 oz; est. 1 g] coin, wouldn’t light a lamp, sweep the house, and seek diligently until she found it?
9 ⲑ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲥϣⲁⲛϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲥϣⲃⲉⲉⲣ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲧϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱⲥ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲇⲣⲁⲭⲙⲏ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓⲥⲟⲣⲙⲉⲥ
When she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found the drachma [est. 0.035 oz; est. 1 g] which I had lost.’
10 ⲓ̅ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉϫⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲉⲓ
Even so, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner ·devoted to missing the mark and without share in the goal· making teshuvah ·complete repentance·.”
He said, “A certain man had two sons.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲧⲁϩⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ϩⲛ ⲧⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲁϥⲡⲱϣ ⲇⲉ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲛⲕⲁ
The younger of them said to his father, ‘Abba ·Father familiar, Dear Dad·, give me my share of your property.’ He divided his livelihood between them.
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉϩⲁϩ ⲇⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲓⲛⲉ ⲁⲡⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲥⲉⲩϩ ⲛⲕⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲛⲧⲁϥⲥ ⲁϥⲁⲡⲟⲇⲏⲙⲓ ⲉⲩⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲏⲟⲩ ⲁϥϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧϣⲛⲁ
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.
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.
He wanted to fill his belly with the husks that the pigs ate, but no one gave him any.
But when he came to himself he said, ‘How many hired servants of my Abba ·Father familiar, Dear Dad· have bread enough to spare, and I’m dying with hunger!
I will get up and go to my Abba ·Father familiar, Dear Dad·, and will tell him, “Abba ·Father·, I have committed sin ·miss the mark and be without share· against heaven, and in your sight.
I am no more worthy to be called your son. Make me as one of your hired servants.”’
20 ⲕ̅ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ϣⲁ ⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲙⲡⲟⲩⲉ ⲁⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁϥϣⲛϩⲧⲏϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲉⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲁϥⲡⲱⲧ ⲁϥⲡⲁϩⲧϥ ⲉϫⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲙⲁⲕϩ ⲁϥϯⲡⲓ 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 ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲓⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲧⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϯⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲁⲛ ϫⲓⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲕϣⲏⲣⲉ
The son said to him, ‘Abba ·Father·, I have committed sin ·miss the mark and be without share· against heaven, and in your sight. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲓⲱⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϥϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ϫⲉ ϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲁⲛⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲉⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲁⲁⲥ ϩⲓⲱⲱϥ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲝⲟⲩⲣ ⲉⲧⲉϥϭⲓϫ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ
“But the Abba father said to his servants, ‘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 ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉϥⲛⲟϭ ⲇⲉ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲡⲉ ϩⲛ ⲧⲥⲱϣⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲁϥϩⲱⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲏⲓ ⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲩⲥⲩⲙⲫⲱⲛⲓⲁ ⲛⲙⲟⲩⲭⲟⲣⲟⲥ
“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 begged him.
29 ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲣⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ϯⲟ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲙⲡⲓⲕⲱ ⲛⲥⲱⲓ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲕϯ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁⲥ ⲃⲃⲁⲁⲙⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲁⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ⲛⲙⲛⲁϣⲃⲉⲉⲣ
But he answered his Abba father, ‘Behold, 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.
But it was appropriate to celebrate and be glad, for this, your brother, was dead, and is alive again. He was lost, and is found.’”
