Lukas 15
1 Men alle Toldere og Syndere holdt sig nær til ham for at høre ham.
Many [HYP] tax collectors and [others whom people considered to be] habitual sinners kept coming to Jesus to listen to him teach.
2 Og baade Farisæerne og de skriftkloge knurrede og sagde: „Denne tager imod Syndere og spiser med dem.‟
The Pharisees and men who taught the [Jewish] laws [who were there] [SYN] began to grumble, saying, “This man welcomes sinners and he also [defiles himself by eating] with them!”
3 Men han talte denne Lignelse til dem og sagde:
So Jesus told them this parable:
4 „Hvilket Menneske af eder, som har hundrede Faar og har mistet eet af dem, forlader ikke de ni og halvfemsindstyve i Ørkenen og gaar ud efter det, han har mistet, indtil han finder det?
“Suppose that one of you had 100 sheep. If one of them were lost, (you [(sg)] would certainly leave the 99 sheep in the pasture, and go and search for the one lost sheep until you found it./would you not leave the 99 sheep in the pasture, and go and search for the one lost sheep until you found it?) [RHQ]
5 Og naar han har fundet det, lægger han det paa sine Skuldre med Glæde.
When you [(sg)] found it, you would put it on your shoulders and be happy.
6 Og naar han kommer hjem, sammenkalder han sine Venner og Naboer og siger til dem: Glæder eder med mig; thi jeg har fundet mit Faar, som jeg havde mistet.
When you brought it home, you would call together your friends and neighbors and say to them, ‘Be happy with me, because I have found my sheep that was lost!’
7 Jeg siger eder: Saaledes skal der være Glæde i Himmelen over een Synder, som omvender sig, mere end over ni og halvfemsindstyve retfærdige, som ikke trænge til Omvendelse.
I tell you [(pl)] that similarly [God] will be very happy about each and every sinner who turns from doing evil. God is not happy about 99 people who [think that they] are [IRO] righteous and think that they do not need to turn from doing evil.
8 Eller hvilken Kvinde, som har ti Drakmer og taber een Drakme, tænder ikke Lys og fejer Huset og søger med Flid, indtil hun finder den?
Or, suppose that a woman has ten [very valuable] silver coins. If she loses one of them, (she will certainly light a lamp and sweep the floor and search carefully until she finds it!/will she not light a lamp and sweep the floor and search carefully until she finds it?) [RHQ]
9 Og naar hun har fundet den, sammenkalder hun sine Veninder og Naboersker og siger: Glæder eder med mig; thi jeg har fundet den Drakme, som jeg havde tabt.
When she finds it, she will call together her friends and neighbors and say, ‘Be happy with me, [because] I have found the coin that I lost!’
10 Saaledes, siger jeg eder, bliver der Glæde hos Guds Engle over een Synder, som omvender sig.‟
I tell you that similarly the angels will be happy about [even just] one sinner who turns from doing evil.”
11 Men han sagde: „En Mand havde to Sønner.
Then [Jesus told them this parable to compare what the Pharisees and teachers of the Jewish law thought about those who turn from their sinful behavior with what God thinks about such people]. He said, “A certain man had two sons.
12 Og den yngste af dem sagde til Faderen: Fader! giv mig den Del af Formuen, som tilfalder mig. Og han skiftede Godset imellem dem.
One day the younger son said to his father, ‘Father, [I do not want to wait until you(sg) die]. Give me now the share of your property that belongs to me!’ So the man divided his property between his two sons.
13 Og ikke mange Dage derefter samlede den yngste Søn alt sit og drog udenlands til et fjernt Land og ødte der sin Formue i et ryggesløst Levned.
A few days later, the younger son [sold his share]. He gathered his money and other things together and went to a country far away. There he spent all his money foolishly in reckless/wild living.
14 Men da han havde sat alt til, blev der en svær Hungersnød i det samme Land; og han begyndte at lide Mangel.
After he had spent all his money, there was a great famine throughout that country. And soon he did not have enough [food to] eat.
15 Og han gik hen og holdt sig til en af Borgerne der i Landet, og denne sendte ham ud paa sine Marker for at vogte Svin.
So he went to one of the landowners in that area and asked for work. The man sent him to work taking care of the pigs in his field.
16 Og han attraaede at fylde sin Bug med de Bønner, som Svinene aade; og ingen gav ham noget.
[Because he was very hungry], he would have been glad to eat the bean pods that the pigs ate. But no one gave him anything to eat.
17 Men han gik i sig selv og sagde: Hvor mange Daglejere hos min Fader have ikke Brød i Overflødighed? men jeg omkommer her af Hunger.
Finally he thought clearly about what he had done. He said to himself, ‘All of my father’s hired servants have plenty of food! They have more [SYN] than they can eat, but here I am dying because I do not have anything to eat [HYP]!
18 Jeg vil staa op og gaa til min Fader og sige til ham: Fader! jeg har syndet imod Himmelen og over for dig,
So I will leave here and go back to my father. I will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against God [MTY, EUP] and against you [(sg)].
19 jeg er ikke længer værd at kaldes din Søn, gør mig som en af dine Daglejere!
I am no longer worthy to be called {of [you] calling me} your son. Just hire me to be like one of the other hired servants.”’
20 Og han stod op og kom til sin Fader. Men da han endnu var langt borte, saa hans Fader ham og ynkedes inderligt, og han løb til og faldt ham om Halsen og kyssede ham.
So he left there and went back to his father’s house. But while he was still some distance from the house, his father saw him. He pitied him. He ran to his son and embraced him and kissed him [on the cheek].
21 Men Sønnen sagde til ham: Fader! jeg har syndet imod Himmelen og over for dig, jeg er ikke længer værd at kaldes din Søn.
His son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against God [MTY/EUP] and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called {of [you] calling me} your son.’
22 Men Faderen sagde til sine Tjenere: Henter det bedste Klædebon frem, og ifører ham det, og giver ham en Ring paa hans Haand og Sko paa Fødderne;
But his father said to his servants, ‘Go quickly and bring to me the best robe [in the house]! Then put it on my son. Put a ring on his finger [to show that I am honoring him again as my son]! Put sandals on his feet [to show that I do not consider him to be a slave]!
23 og henter Fedekalven og slagter den, og lader os spise og være lystige!
Then bring the fat calf and kill it [and cook it]. We [(inc)] must eat and celebrate,
24 Thi denne min Søn var død og er bleven levende igen, han var fortabt og er funden. Og de begyndte at være lystige!
because my son has returned! [It is as though] [MET] he was dead and is alive again! [It is as though] he was lost and now has been found!’ So they did that, and they all began to celebrate.
25 Men hans ældste Søn var paa Marken, og da han kom og nærmede sig Huset, hørte han Musik og Dans.
While all that was happening, the man’s older son was out [working] in the field. When he came near to the house, he heard [people playing] music and dancing.
26 Og han kaldte en af Karlene til sig og spurgte, hvad dette var?
He called one of the servants and asked what was happening.
27 Men han sagde til ham: Din Broder er kommen, og din Fader har slagtet Fedekalven, fordi han har faaet ham sund igen.
The servant said to him, ‘Your [younger] brother has come [home] Your father has [told us to] kill the fat calf [to celebrate] because your brother has returned safe and healthy.’
28 Men han blev vred og vilde ikke gaa ind. Men hans Fader gik ud og bad ham.
[But] the older brother was angry. He refused to enter [the house]. So his father came out and pleaded with him [to come in].
29 Men han svarede og sagde til Faderen: Se, saa mange Aar har jeg tjent dig, og aldrig har jeg overtraadt noget af dine Bud, og du har aldrig givet mig et Kid, for at jeg kunde være lystig med mine Venner.
But he replied to his father, ‘Listen to me! For many years I have worked for you like a slave. I always obeyed everything you told me to do. But you never even gave me a young goat, so that I could [kill it and cook it and] celebrate with my friends.
30 Men da denne din Søn kom, som har fortæret dit Gods med Skøger, slagtede du Fedekalven til ham.
But this son of yours spent all the [money he got from] what you gave him. He spent it [to pay for sleeping with] prostitutes! Yes, now he has returned home, [but it is not fair that] you have told your [servants] to kill the fat calf [and cook it] for him!’
31 Men han sagde til ham: Barn! du er altid hos mig, og alt mit er dit.
But his father said to him, ‘My son, you have always been with me, and all my property [that I did not give to your brother] has been yours.
32 Men man burde være lystig og glæde sig, fordi denne din Broder var død og er bleven levende og var fortabt og er funden.‟
But [it is as though] [MET] your brother was dead and is alive again! [It is as though] he was lost and now he has been found! So it is appropriate for us to be happy and celebrate!’”
