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Now the tax-gatherers and the notorious sinners were everywhere in the habit of coming close to Him to listen to Him;
2 ⲃ̅ ⲛⲉⲩⲕⲣⲙ̅ⲣⲙ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲙ̅ⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉⲩⲥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ϣⲉⲡⲣⲉϥⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ.
and this led the Pharisees and the Scribes indignantly to complain, saying, "He gives a welcome to notorious sinners, and joins them at their meals!"
So in figurative language He asked them,
4 ⲇ̅ ϫⲉ. ⲛⲓⲙ ⲣ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧʾⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧϥ̅ϣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲥⲉⲣⲙ̅ⲟⲩⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲙⲏ ⲛϥ̅ⲛⲁⲕⲁⲡⲓⲡⲥ̅ⲧⲁⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲯⲓⲥ ⲁⲛ ϩⲓⲡϫⲁⲓ̈ⲉ ⲛϥ̅ⲃⲱⲕ ⲛϥ̅ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁ ϣⲁⲛⲧϥ̅ϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
"Which of you men, if he has a hundred sheep and has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in their pasture and go in search of the lost one till he finds it?
And when he has found it, he lifts it on his shoulder, glad at heart.
6 ⲋ̅ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲉ͡ⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲡⲏⲓ̈ ϣⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲛⲉϥϣⲃⲉⲉⲣ ⲛⲙ̅ⲛⲉⲧϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲓ̈ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓ̈ϩⲉ ⲉⲡⲁⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲣⲙ̅.
Then coming home he calls his friends and neighbours together, and says, 'Congratulate me, for I have found my sheep--the one I had lost.'
7 ⲍ̅ ϯϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ϫⲉ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓ̈. ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲡⲓⲡⲥ̅ⲧⲁⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲯⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲉⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲣ̅ⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲁⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ.
I tell you that in the same way there will be rejoicing in Heaven over one repentant sinner--more rejoicing than over ninety-nine blameless persons who have no need of repentance.
8 ⲏ̅ ⲏ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲇⲣⲁⲭⲙⲏ ⲛⲥ̅ⲥⲉⲣⲙ̅ⲟⲩⲉ͡ⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲙⲏ ⲛⲥ̅ⲛⲁϫⲉⲣⲉⲡϩⲏⲃⲥ̅ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲥ̅ⲥⲉϩⲣ̅ⲡⲏⲓ̈ ⲛⲥ̅ϣⲓⲛⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲣϫ̅ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲥ̅ϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ.
"Or what woman who has ten silver coins, if she loses one of them, does not light a lamp and sweep the house and search carefully till she finds it?
9 ⲑ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲥϣⲁⲛϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲥϣⲃⲉⲉⲣ ⲛⲙ̅ⲛⲉⲧϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱⲥ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ. ⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲓ̈ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓ̈ϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲇⲣⲁⲭⲙⲏ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓ̈ⲥⲟⲣⲙⲉⲥ.
And when she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbours, and says, "'Congratulate me, for I have found the coin which I had lost.'
10 ⲓ̅ ϯϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ϫⲉ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ϩⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛ̅ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲉⲓ·
"I tell you that in the same way there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one repentant sinner."
He went on to say, "There was a man who had two sons.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲕⲟⲩⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲓ̈ⲱⲧ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ⲱⲧʾ ⲙⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲧʾⲧⲁϩⲟ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ. ⲁϥⲡⲱϣ ⲇⲉ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥⲛ̅ⲕⲁ.
The younger of them said to his father, "'Father, give me the share of the property that comes to me.' "So he divided his wealth between them.
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉϩⲁϩ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲓ̈ⲛⲉ ⲁⲡⲕⲟⲩⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲥⲉⲩϩⲛ̅ⲕⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥⲥ̅ ⲁϥⲁⲡⲟⲇⲏⲙⲓ ⲉⲩⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲏⲟⲩ ⲁϥϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲛ̅ⲧϣⲛⲁ.
No long time afterwards the younger son got all together and travelled to a distant country, where he wasted his money in debauchery and excess.
At last, when he had spent everything, there came a terrible famine throughout that country, and he began to feel the pinch of want.
So he went and hired himself to one of the inhabitants of that country, who sent him on to his farm to tend swine;
and he longed to make a hearty meal of the pods the swine were eating, but no one gave him any.
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲁϥⲙⲉⲕⲙⲟⲩⲕϥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲏⲣ ⲛ̅ϫⲁⲓ̈ⲃⲉⲕⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ⲱⲧʾ ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲓ̈ⲕ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓ̈ⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲁ ϩⲁⲡⲉϩⲕⲟ.
"But on coming to himself he said, "'How many of my father's hired men have more bread than they want, while I here am dying of hunger!
I will rise and go to my father, and will say to him, Father, I have sinned against Heaven and before you:
I no longer deserve to be called a son of yours: treat me as one of your hired men.'
20 ⲕ̅ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲉ͡ⲓ ϣⲁ ⲡⲉϥⲓ̈ⲱⲧʾ ⲉⲧⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲉ ⲁⲡⲉϥⲓ̈ⲱⲧʾ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁϥϣⲛϩⲧⲏϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲉⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ. ⲁϥⲡⲱⲧʾ ⲁϥⲡⲁϩⲧϥ̅ ⲉϫⲛⲡⲉϥⲙⲁⲕϩ̅ ⲁϥϯⲡⲓ ⲉⲣⲱϥ
"So he rose and came to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and pitied him, and ran and threw his arms round his neck and kissed him tenderly.
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ⲱⲧʾ ⲁⲓ̈ⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲧⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲕⲙ̅ⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ⲛ̅ϯⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁ ⲁⲛ ϫⲓⲛⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ̈ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲕϣⲏⲣⲉ.
"'Father,' cried the son, 'I have sinned against Heaven and before you: no longer do I deserve to be called a son of yours.'
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲓⲱⲧʾ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥϩⲙ̅ϩⲁⲗ ϫⲉ ϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲁⲛⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲁⲥ ϩⲓⲱⲱϥ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲝⲟⲩⲣ ⲉⲧⲉϥϭⲓϫ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ.
"But the father said to his servants, "'Fetch a good coat quickly--the best one--and put it on him; and bring a ring for his finger and shoes for his feet.
Fetch the fat calf and kill it, and let us feast and enjoy ourselves;
for my son here was dead and has come to life again: he was lost and has been found.' "And they began to be merry.
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉϥⲛⲟϭ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲡⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲱϣⲉ. ⲉϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲁϥϩⲱⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲏⲓ̈. ⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲩⲥⲩⲙⲫⲱⲛⲓⲁ ⲛⲙ̅ⲟⲩⲭⲟⲣⲟⲥ.
"Now his elder son was out on the farm; and when he returned and came near home, he heard music and dancing.
Then he called one of the lads to him and asked what all this meant.
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲉ͡ⲓ ⲁⲡⲉⲕⲓ̈ⲱⲧʾ ϣⲱⲱⲧʾ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲁⲥⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲁⲛⲁϣⲧ̅ʾ ϫⲉ ⲁϥϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲟϫ.
"'Your brother has come,' he replied; 'and your father has had the fat calf killed, because he has got him home safe and sound.'
"Then he was angry and would not go in. But his father came out and entreated him.
29 ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲓ̈ⲱⲧʾ ϫⲉ ⲓ̈ⲥⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲣ̅ⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ϯⲟ̅ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛ̅ϩⲙ̅ϩⲁⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲕⲱ ⲛⲥⲱⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲟⲩⲉ͡ⲓ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕ̅ϯ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲥ ⲃ̅ⲃⲁⲁⲙⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲁⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲛⲁϣⲃⲉⲉⲣ.
"'All these years,' replied the son, 'I have been slaving for you, and I have never at any time disobeyed any of your orders, and yet you have never given me so much as a kid, for me to enjoy myself with my friends;
but now that this son of yours is come who has eaten up your property among his bad women, you have killed the fat calf for him.'
"'You my dear son,' said the father, 'are always with me, and all that is mine is also yours.
32 ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ ϣ̅ϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲛⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲟⲛ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲉϥⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧʾ ⲡⲉ ⲁϥⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲉϥⲥⲟⲣⲙ̅ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲓ̈ϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ·
We are bound to make merry and rejoice, for this brother of yours was dead and has come back to life, he was lost and has been found.'"
