Luke 15
1 Now all the tax-gatherers and sinners continued to draw near him, and to listen to him.
And publicans and sinners came to him, to hear him.
2 And the Pharisees and Scribes began to complain, saying, "He is welcoming sinners and eating with them!"
And the Scribes and Pharisees murmured, and said: This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.
3 And he told them a parable.
And Jesus spoke to them this similitude:
4 "Which one of you men, if he has a hundred sheep, and has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety and nine in the desert and go after the lost one until he finds it?
What man among you, that hath a hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the desert, and go and seek for that which is lost, until he find it?
5 "And after he has found it, he lays it on his shoulder, rejoicing.
And when he findeth it, he rejoiceth, and taketh it upon his shoulders;
6 "When he gets home he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying, "Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost.’
and he cometh home, and he calleth together his friends and neighbors, and saith to them: Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep that was lost.
7 "I say to you that even so there shall be joy in heaven over one sinner who repents, more than over ninety and nine just persons who need no repentance.
I say to you, that there will thus be joy in heaven, over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just ones, to whom repentance was not necessary.
8 "Or, again, suppose a woman has ten coins. If she loses one, does she not light a lamp and sweep the house, and search anxiously until she finds it?
Or what woman is there, who, if she have ten drachmas, and lose one of them, doth not light a lamp, and sweep the house, and search for it carefully, until she find it?
9 "And when she has found it, she calls together her woman friends and neighbors and say, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin which I had lost.’
And when she hath found it, she calleth together her friends and neighbors, and saith to them: Rejoice with me, for I have found my drachma that was lost.
10 "Even so I tell you there is joy in the presence of the angels for God over one sinner who repents."
I say to you, That there will thus be joy, before the angels of God, over one sinner that repenteth.
11 And he said. "There was a man who had two sons.
And Jesus said to them again: A certain man had two sons.
12 "The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of your property which is coming to me.’ So he divided his means among them.
And his younger son said to him: My father, give me the portion that falleth to me from thy house. And he divided to them his property.
13 "Not many days after that the younger son gathered everything together and took his journey into a distant country; and there he wasted his money on living unsavingly.
And after a few days, the younger son collected together all that fell to him, and went to a distant place and there squandered his property, by living in dissipation.
14 "After he had spent everything there came a terrible famine in the land, and he began to be in want.
And when he had consumed all that he had, there occurred a great famine in that place; and he began to be in want.
15 "So he went and hired to one of the citizens of that land, who sent him out into the fields to feed swine.
And he went and connected himself with one of the citizens of that place: and he sent him into the field to tend swine.
16 "And he was longing to be filled with the husks which the swine were eating, but no one gave him any.
And he longed to fill his belly with those pods which the swine ate: and no one gave to him.
17 "When he came to himself he said. "‘How many of my father’s hired men have bread enough and to spare, while I am perishing of hunger!
And when he came to himself, he said: How many hired servants are now at my father's house, who have bread enough, and I am here perishing with hunger.
18 "‘I will rise and go to my father, and say to him. "Father, I have sinned against Heaven and in your sight,
I will arise and go to my father, and say to him: My father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee;
19 "‘"I am no more worthy to be called your son; only make me like one of your hired men."‘
and am no longer worthy to be called thy son. Make me like one of thy hired servants.
20 "So he arose and went to his father; but while he was yet a great way off, his father saw him and was moved with compassion, and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him.
And he arose and went towards his father. And he was yet at a distance, when his father saw him; and he pitied him, and ran, and fell upon his neck and kissed him.
21 "The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight and am no more worthy to be called your son.’
And his son said to him: My father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee, and am not worthy to be called thy son.
22 "‘Fetch the best robe, quick,’ said the father to his slaves, ‘and put it on him, and give him a ring on his finger, and shoes on his feet.
But his father said to his servants: Bring forth the best robe, and clothe him, and put a ring on his hand, and supply him with shoes.
23 "‘Bring that fatted calf and kill it, and let us eat and make merry,
And bring forth and slay the fatted bullock; and let us eat, and be merry.
24 "‘for this son of mine was dead and is alive again - he was lost and is found.’
For, this my son was dead, and is alive; he was lost and is found. And they began to be merry.
25 "So they began to make merry. But his elder son was in the field, and as he drew near to the house he heard music and dancing,
But his elder son was in the field; and as he came and drew near to the house, he heard the sound of the singing of many.
26 "and he summoned one of the slaves, and began to inquire of him what all this meant.
And he called to one of the boys, and asked him what it meant.
27 "‘Your brother is come,’ he replied, ‘and your father has killed the fatted calf, because he has him safe and sound.’
And he said to him: Thy brother hath come; and thy father hath killed the fatted bullock, because he hath received him in health.
28 "But he was angry and would not go in; so his father came out, and attempted to plead with him; but he said to his father.
And he was angry, and would not go in: and his father went out and entreated him.
29 "‘All these years I have been slaving for you and never disobeyed a command of yours. Yet you never gave me even a kid so that I might make merry with my friends.
And he said to his father: Lo, these many years have I labored in thy service, and never transgressed thy command; and thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends.
30 "‘But when this son of yours came, who has devoured your property with harlots, you have killed him the fatted calf.’
But for this thy son, when he had dissipated thy property with harlots, and came home, thou hast slain the fatted bullock for him.
31 "‘My dear son,’ answered his father, ‘you are always with me and all that is mine is yours.
His father said to him: My son, thou hast been ever with me, and all that I have, is thine.
32 "‘But it was fitting that we should make merry and rejoice, for this brother of yours was dead and is alive; he was lost and is found.’"
But it was proper for us to be merry, and to rejoice; because this thy brother was dead, and is alive; he was lost, and is found.
