Lukas 15
1 Men alle Toldere og Syndere holdt sig nær til ham for at høre ham.
The tax collectors and the outcasts were all drawing near to Jesus to listen to him;
2 Og både Farisæerne og de skriftkloge knurrede og sagde: "Denne tager imod Syndere og spiser med dem."
but the Pharisees and the teachers of the Law found fault. “This man always welcomes outcasts, and takes meals with them!” they complained.
3 Men han talte denne Lignelse til dem og sagde:
So Jesus told them this parable –
4 "Hvilket Menneske af eder, som har hundrede Får og har mistet eet af dem, forlader ikke de ni og halvfemsindstyve i Ørkenen og går ud efter det, han har mistet, indtil han finder det?
“Who among you who has a hundred sheep, and has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine out in the open country, and go after the lost sheep until he finds it?
5 Og når han har fundet det, lægger han det på sine Skuldre med Glæde.
And, when he has found it, he puts in on his shoulders rejoicing;
6 Og når han kommer hjem, sammenkalder han sine Venner og Naboer og siger til dem: Glæder eder med mig; thi jeg har fundet mit Får, som jeg havde mistet.
and, on reaching home, he calls his friends and his neighbors together, and says ‘Come and rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost.’
7 Jeg siger eder: Således skal der være Glæde i Himmelen over een Synder, som omvender sig, mere end over ni og halvfemsindstyve retfærdige, som ikke trænge til Omvendelse.
So, I tell you, there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one outcast who repents, than over ninety-nine religious people, who have no need to repent.
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 again, 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 until she finds it?
9 Og når 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.
And, when she has found it, she calls her friends and neighbors together, and says ‘Come and rejoice with me, for I have found the coin which I lost.’
10 Således, siger jeg eder, bliver der Glæde hos Guds Engle over een Synder, som omvender sig."
So, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of God’s angels over one outcast who repents.”
11 Men han sagde: "En Mand havde to Sønner.
Then Jesus continued, “A 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.
and the younger of them said to his father ‘Father, give me my share of the inheritance.’ So the father divided the property between them.
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 got together all that he had, and went away into a distant land; and there he squandered his inheritance by leading a dissolute life.
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 has spent all that he had, there was a severe famine through all that country, and he began to be in actual want.
15 Og han gik hen og holdt sig til en af Borgerne der i Landet, og denne sendte ham ud på sine Marker for at vogte Svin.
So he went and engaged himself to one of the people of that country, who sent him into his fields to tend pigs.
16 Og han attråede at fylde sin Bug med de Bønner, som Svinene åde; og ingen gav ham noget.
He even longed to satisfy his hunger with the bean-pods on which the pigs were feeding; and no one gave him anything.
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.
But, when he came to himself, he said ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have more bread than they can eat, while here am I starving to death!
18 Jeg vil stå op og gå til min Fader og sige til ham: Fader! jeg har syndet imod Himmelen og over for dig,
I will get up and go to my father, and say to him “Father, I sinned against heaven and against you;
19 jeg er ikke længer værd at kaldes din Søn, gør mig som en af dine Daglejere!
I am no longer fit to be called your son; make me one of your hired servants.”’
20 Og han stod op og kom til sin Fader. Men da han endnu var langt borte, så hans Fader ham og ynkedes inderligt, og han løb til og faldt ham om Halsen og kyssede ham.
And he got up and went to his father. But, while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was deeply moved; he ran and threw his arms around his neck and kissed him.
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.
‘Father,’ the son said, ‘I sinned against heaven and against you; I am no longer fit to be called your son; make me one of your hired servants.’
22 Men Faderen sagde til sine Tjenere: Henter det bedste Klædebon frem, og ifører ham det, og giver ham en Ring på hans Hånd og Sko på Fødderne;
But the father turned to his servants and said ‘Be quick and fetch a robe – the very best – and put it on him; give him a ring for his finger and sandals for his feet;
23 og henter Fedekalven og slagter den, og lader os spise og være lystige!
and bring the fattened calf and kill it, and let us eat and make merry;
24 Thi denne min Søn var død og er bleven levende igen, han var fortabt og er funden. Og de begyndte at være lystige!
for here is my son who was dead, and is alive again, was lost, and is found.’ So they began making merry.
25 Men hans ældste Søn var på Marken, og da han kom og nærmede sig Huset, hørte han Musik og Dans.
Meanwhile the elder son was out in the fields; but, on coming home, when he got near the house, he heard music and dancing,
26 Og han kaldte en af Karlene til sig og spurgte, hvad dette var?
and he called one of the servants and asked what it all meant.
27 Men han sagde til ham: Din Broder er kommen, og din Fader har slagtet Fedekalven, fordi han har fået ham sund igen.
‘Your brother has come back,’ the servant told him, ‘and your father has killed the fattened calf, because he has him back safe and sound.’
28 Men han blev vred og vilde ikke gå ind. Men hans Fader gik ud og bad ham.
This made him angry, and he would not go in. But his father came out and begged him to do so.
29 Men han svarede og sagde til Faderen: Se, så mange År har jeg tjent dig, og aldrig har jeg overtrådt noget af dine Bud, og du har aldrig givet mig et Kid, for at jeg kunde være lystig med mine Venner.
‘No,’ he said to his father, ‘look at all the years I have been serving you, without ever once disobeying you, and yet you have never given me even a young goat, so that I might have a party with my friends.
30 Men da denne din Søn kom, som har fortæret dit Gods med Skøger, slagtede du Fedekalven til ham.
But, no sooner has this son of yours come, who has eaten up your property in the company of prostitutes, than you have killed the fattened calf for him.’
31 Men han sagde til ham: Barn! du er altid hos mig, og alt mit er dit.
‘Child,’ the father answered, ‘you are always with me, and everything that I have is 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."
We could but make merry and rejoice, for here is your brother who was dead, and is alive; who was lost, and is found.’”
