Luke 15
1 Were now to Him drawing near all the tax collectors and the sinners to hear Him.
And all the tax-gatherers and the sinners were coming near to him to hear him;
2 And were grumbling the (both *no*) Pharisees and the scribes saying that This [man] sinners receives and he eats with them.
and the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, This [man] receives sinners and eats with them.
3 He spoke then to them parable this saying;
And he spoke to them this parable, saying,
4 What man of you having a hundred sheep and (having lost *NK(o)*) of them one not leaves the ninety nine in the open field and goes after the [one] having been lost until he may find it?
What man of you having a hundred sheep, and having lost one of them, does not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness and go after that which is lost, until he find it?
5 And having found [it] he lays [it] on the shoulders (of him *N(k)O*) rejoicing,
and having found it, he lays it upon his own shoulders, rejoicing;
6 And having come to the house he calls together the friends and the neighbours saying to them; do rejoice with me, for I have found the sheep of mine the [one] having been lost!
and being come to the house, calls together the friends and the neighbours, saying to them, Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost sheep.
7 I say to you that in the same way joy in heaven there will be over one sinner repenting rather than over ninety nine righteous ones who no need have of repentance.
I say unto you, that thus there shall be joy in heaven for one repenting sinner, [more] than for ninety and nine righteous who have no need of repentance.
8 Or what woman drachmas having ten, if she may lose drachma one, surely she lights a lamp and she sweeps the house and she seeks carefully until (it *N(k)O*) she may find?
Or, what woman having ten drachmas, if she lose one drachma, does not light a lamp and sweep the house and seek carefully till she find it?
9 And having found [it] (she calls together *N(k)O*) the friends and (*k*) neighbours saying; do rejoice with me, for I have found the drachma that I lost.
and having found it she calls together the friends and neighbours, saying, Rejoice with me, for I have found the drachma which I had lost.
10 Thus I say to you, there is joy before the angels of God over one sinner repenting.
Thus, I say unto you, there is joy before the angels of God for one repenting sinner.
11 He said then; A man certain had two sons.
And he said, A certain man had two sons;
12 And said the younger of them to the father; Father, do give to me what is due [to me] portion of the property. (*no*) (then *N(k)O*) he divided between them the property.
and the younger of them said to his father, Father, give to me the share of the property that falls [to me]. And he divided to them what he was possessed of.
13 And after not many days having gathered together (all [things] *N(k)O*) the younger son went away into a country distant and there he wasted the estate of him living prodigally.
And after not many days the younger son gathering all together went away into a country a long way off, and there dissipated his property, living in debauchery.
14 When was spending however he everything there arose a famine (severe *N(k)O*) throughout the country that, and he himself began to be in need.
But when he had spent all there arose a violent famine throughout that country, and he began to be in want.
15 And having gone he joined himself to one of the citizens the country of that, and he sent him into the fields of him to feed pigs.
And he went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.
16 And he was longing (to be fed *N(k)O*) (the *ko*) (stomach of him *KO*) (from *N(k)O*) the pods that were eating the pigs, and no [one] was giving to him.
And he longed to fill his belly with the husks which the swine were eating; and no one gave to him.
17 To himself however having come (he was saying; *N(k)O*) How many hired servants of the father of mine (have abundance *N(k)O*) of bread, I myself however with hunger (here *NO*) am perishing!
And coming to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have abundance of bread, and I perish here by famine.
18 Having risen up I will go to the father of mine and I will say to him; Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you;
I will rise up and go to my father, and I will say to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and before thee;
19 (and *k*) no longer no longer am I worthy to be called son of you. do make me like one of the servants of you.
I am no longer worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.
20 And having risen up he went to the father (of himself *NK(o)*) Still now he far being distant he saw him the father of him and was moved with compassion, and having run he fell upon the neck of him and he kissed him.
And he rose up and went to his own father. But while he was yet a long way off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and ran, and fell upon his neck, and covered him with kisses.
21 Said then the son to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; (and *k*) no longer no longer am I worthy to be called son of you (do make me as one of the servants of you. *O*)
And the son said to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and before thee; I am no longer worthy to be called thy son.
22 Said then the father to the servants of him; (Quickly *NO*) do bring out (*k*) robe the best and do clothe him and do give a ring for the hand of him and sandals for [his] feet,
But the father said to his bondmen, Bring out the best robe and clothe him in [it], and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet;
23 and (do bring *N(k)O*) the calf fattened, do kill [it], and having eaten let us be merry,
and bring the fatted calf and kill it, and let us eat and make merry:
24 For this the son of mine dead was and is alive again, (and *k*) he was having been lost and is found. And they began to be merry.
for this my son was dead and has come to life, was lost and has been found. And they began to make merry.
25 Was now the son of him the elder in [the] field. and while coming [up] he drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing.
And his elder son was in the field; and as, coming [up], he drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing.
26 And having called near one of the servants (of him *k*) he was inquiring what (maybe *no*) would be these things.
And having called one of the servants, he inquired what these things might be.
27 And he said to him that The brother of you is come, and has killed the father of you the calf fattened, because in good health him he has received.
And he said to him, Thy brother is come, and thy father has killed the fatted calf because he has received him safe and well.
28 He was angry however and not he was willing to go in. (And *N(K)O*) the father of him having gone he was begging him.
But he became angry and would not go in. And his father went out and besought him.
29 And answering he said to the [the] father of him; Behold so many years I serve you and never a commandment of you I disobeyed, and to me myself never did you give a young goat that with the friends of mine I may make merry.
But he answering said to his father, Behold, so many years I serve thee, and never have I transgressed a commandment of thine; and to me hast thou never given a kid that I might make merry with my friends:
30 When however the son of you this the [one] having devoured your living with (*o*) prostitutes came, you have killed for him the fattened (*k*) calf.
but when this thy son, who has devoured thy substance with harlots, is come, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.
31 And he said to him; Son, you yourself always with me are, and all that [is] mine yours is.
But he said to him, Child, thou art ever with me, and all that is mine is thine.
32 To make merry however and to rejoice it was fitting, because the brother of you this dead was and (is alive, *N(K)O*) and having been lost (was *k*) and is found.
But it was right to make merry and rejoice, because this thy brother was dead and has come to life again, and was lost and has been found.
