Luke 15
1 And all the tax collectors and sinners were coming near to Him, to hear Him,
Now the publicans and sinners drew near unto him to hear him.
2 and the Pharisees and the scribes were murmuring, saying, “This One receives sinners, and eats with them.”
And the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying: This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.
3 And He spoke to them this allegory, saying,
And he spoke to them this parable, saying:
4 “What man of you having one hundred sheep, and having lost one out of them, does not leave behind the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go on after the lost one, until he may find it?
What man of you that hath an hundred sheep: and if he shall lose one of them, doth he not leave the ninety-nine in the desert, and go after that which was lost, until he find it?
5 And having found, he lays [it] on his shoulders rejoicing,
And when he hath found it, lay it upon his shoulders, rejoicing:
6 and having come into the house, he calls together the friends and the neighbors, saying to them, Rejoice with me, because I found my sheep—the lost one.
And coming home, call together his friends and neighbours, saying to them: Rejoice with me, because I have found my sheep that was lost?
7 I say to you that [more] joy will be in Heaven over one sinner converting, rather than over ninety-nine righteous men who have no need of conversion.
I say to you, that even so there shall be joy in heaven upon one sinner that doth penance, more than upon ninety-nine just who need not penance.
8 Or what woman having ten drachmas, if she may lose one drachma, does not light a lamp, and sweep the house, and seek carefully until she may find?
Or what woman having ten groats; if she lose one groat, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently until she find it?
9 And having found, she calls together the female friends and the neighbors, saying, Rejoice with me, for I found the drachma that I lost.
And when she hath found it, call together her friends and neighbours, saying: Rejoice with me, because I have found the groat which I had lost.
10 So I say to you, joy comes before the messengers of God over one sinner converting.”
So I say to you, there shall be joy before the angels of God upon one sinner doing penance.
11 And He said, “A certain man had two sons,
And he said: A certain man had two sons:
12 and the younger of them said to the father, Father, give me the portion of the substance falling to [me], and he divided to them the living.
And the younger of them said to his father: Father, give me the portion of substance that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his substance.
13 And not many days after, having gathered all together, the younger son went abroad to a far country, and there he scattered his substance, living riotously;
And not many days after, the younger son, gathering all together, went abroad into a far country: and there wasted his substance, living riotously.
14 and he having spent all, there came a mighty famine on that country, and himself began to be in want;
And after he had spent all, there came a mighty famine in that country; and he began to be in want.
15 and having gone on, he joined himself to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into the fields to feed pigs,
And he went and cleaved to one of the citizens of that country. And he sent him into his farm to feed swine.
16 and he was desirous to fill his belly from the husks that the pigs were eating, and no one was giving to him.
And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks the swine did eat; and no man gave unto him.
17 And having come to himself, he said, How many hired workers of my father have a superabundance of bread, and I am perishing here with hunger!
And returning to himself, he said: How many hired servants in my father’s house abound with bread, and I here perish with hunger?
18 Having risen, I will go on to my father, and will say to him, Father, I sinned—to Heaven, and before you,
I will arise, and will go to my father, and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee:
19 and I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me as one of your hired workers.
I am not worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.
20 And having risen, he went to his own father, and he being yet far distant, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and having ran he fell on his neck and kissed him;
And rising up he came to his father. And when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and running to him fell upon his neck, and kissed him.
21 and the son said to him, Father, I sinned—to Heaven, and before you, and I am no longer worthy to be called your son.
And the son said to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee, I am not now worthy to be called thy son.
22 And the father said to his servants, Bring forth the foremost robe, and clothe him, and give a ring for his hand, and sandals for the feet;
And the father said to his servants: Bring forth quickly the first robe, and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet:
23 and having brought the fatted calf, kill [it], and having eaten, we may be merry,
And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it, and let us eat and make merry:
24 because this son of mine was dead, and lived again, and he was lost, and was found; and they began to be merry.
Because this my son was dead, and is come to life again: was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.
25 And his elder son was in a field, and as, coming, he drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing,
Now his elder son was in the field, and when he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing:
26 and having called near one of the young men, he was inquiring what these things might be,
And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant.
27 and he said to him, Your brother has arrived, and your father killed the fatted calf, because he received him back in health.
And he said to him: Thy brother is come, and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe.
28 And he was angry, and would not go in, therefore his father, having come forth, was pleading him;
And he was angry, and would not go in. His father therefore coming out began to entreat him.
29 and he answering said to the father, Behold, so many years I serve you, and never did I transgress your command, and you never gave to me a kid that I might make merry with my friends;
And he answering, said to his father: Behold, for so many years do I serve thee, and I have never transgressed thy commandment, and yet thou hast never given me a kid to make merry with my friends:
30 but when your son—this one who devoured your living with prostitutes—came, you killed to him the fatted calf.
But as soon as this thy son is come, who hath devoured his substance with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.
31 And he said to him, Child, you are always with me, and all my things are yours;
But he said to him: Son, thou art always with me, and all I have is thine.
32 but to be merry, and to be glad, it was necessary, because this your brother was dead, and lived again, he was lost, and was found.”
But it was fit that we should make merry and be glad, for this thy brother was dead and is come to life again; he was lost, and is found.
