Luc 15
1 Et tous les publicains et les pécheurs s’approchaient de lui pour l’entendre.
Now all the tax-farmers and sinners came near to give ear to him.
2 Et les pharisiens et les scribes murmuraient, disant: Celui-ci reçoit des pécheurs, et mange avec eux.
And the Pharisees and scribes were angry, saying, This man gives approval to sinners, and takes food with them.
3 Et il leur dit cette parabole, disant:
And he made a story for them, saying,
4 Quel est l’homme d’entre vous, qui, ayant 100 brebis et en ayant perdu une, ne laisse les 99 au désert, et ne s’en aille après celle qui est perdue, jusqu’à ce qu’il l’ait trouvée?
What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if one of them gets loose and goes away, will not let the ninety-nine be in the waste land by themselves, and go after the wandering one, till he sees where it is?
5 et l’ayant trouvée, il la met sur ses propres épaules, bien joyeux;
And when he has got it again, he takes it in his arms with joy.
6 et, étant de retour à la maison, il appelle les amis et les voisins, leur disant: Réjouissez-vous avec moi, car j’ai trouvé ma brebis perdue.
And when he gets back to his house, he sends for his neighbours and friends, saying to them, Be glad with me, for I have got back my sheep which had gone away.
7 Je vous dis, qu’ainsi il y aura de la joie au ciel pour un seul pécheur qui se repent, plus que pour 99 justes qui n’ont pas besoin de repentance.
I say to you that even so there will be more joy in heaven when one sinner is turned away from his wrongdoing, than for ninety-nine good men, who have no need of a change of heart.
8 Ou quelle est la femme, qui, ayant dix drachmes, si elle perd une drachme, n’allume la lampe et ne balaie la maison, et ne cherche diligemment jusqu’à ce qu’elle l’ait trouvée?
Or what woman, having ten bits of silver, if one bit has gone from her hands, will not get a light, and go through her house, searching with care till she sees it?
9 et l’ayant trouvée, elle assemble les amies et les voisines, disant: Réjouissez-vous avec moi, car j’ai trouvé la drachme que j’avais perdue.
And when she has it again, she gets her friends and neighbours together, saying, Be glad with me, for I have got back the bit of silver which had gone from me.
10 Ainsi, je vous dis, il y a de la joie devant les anges de Dieu pour un seul pécheur qui se repent.
Even so, I say to you, There is joy among the angels of God, when one sinner is turned away from his wrongdoing.
11 Et il dit: Un homme avait deux fils;
And he said, A certain man had two sons:
12 et le plus jeune d’entre eux dit à son père: Père, donne-moi la part du bien qui me revient. Et il leur partagea son bien.
And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me that part of your property which will be mine. And he made division of his goods between them.
13 Et peu de jours après, le plus jeune fils, ayant tout ramassé, s’en alla dehors en un pays éloigné; et là il dissipa son bien en vivant dans la débauche.
And not long after, the younger son got together everything which was his and took a journey into a far-away country, and there all his money went in foolish living.
14 Et après qu’il eut tout dépensé, une grande famine survint dans ce pays-là; et il commença d’être dans le besoin.
And when everything was gone, there was no food to be had in that country, and he was in need.
15 Et il s’en alla et se joignit à l’un des citoyens de ce pays-là, et celui-ci l’envoya dans ses champs pour paître des pourceaux.
And he went and put himself into the hands of one of the people of that country, and he sent him into his fields to give the pigs their food.
16 Et il désirait de remplir son ventre des gousses que les pourceaux mangeaient; et personne ne lui donnait [rien].
And so great was his need that he would have been glad to take the pigs' food, and no one gave him anything.
17 Et étant revenu à lui-même, il dit: Combien de mercenaires de mon père ont du pain en abondance, et moi je péris ici de faim!
But when he came to his senses, he said, What numbers of my father's servants have bread enough, and more, while I am near to death here through need of food!
18 Je me lèverai et je m’en irai vers mon père, et je lui dirai: Père, j’ai péché contre le ciel et devant toi;
I will get up and go to my father, and will say to him, Father, I have done wrong, against heaven and in your eyes:
19 je ne suis plus digne d’être appelé ton fils; traite-moi comme l’un de tes mercenaires.
I am no longer good enough to be named your son: make me like one of your servants.
20 Et se levant, il vint vers son père. Et comme il était encore loin, son père le vit et fut ému de compassion, et, courant [à lui], se jeta à son cou et le couvrit de baisers.
And he got up and went to his father. But while he was still far away, his father saw him and was moved with pity for him and went quickly and took him in his arms and gave him a kiss.
21 Et le fils lui dit: Père, j’ai péché contre le ciel et devant toi; je ne suis plus digne d’être appelé ton fils.
And his son said to him, Father, I have done wrong, against heaven and in your eyes: I am no longer good enough to be named your son.
22 Mais le père dit à ses esclaves: Apportez dehors la plus belle robe, et l’en revêtez; et mettez un anneau à sa main et des sandales à ses pieds;
But the father said to his servants, Get out the first robe quickly, and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand and shoes on his feet:
23 et amenez le veau gras et tuez-le; et mangeons et faisons bonne chère;
And get the fat young ox and put it to death, and let us have a feast, and be glad.
24 car mon fils que voici était mort, et il est revenu à la vie; il était perdu, et il est retrouvé. Et ils se mirent à faire bonne chère.
For this, my son, who was dead, is living again; he had gone away from me, and has come back. And they were full of joy.
25 Or son fils aîné était aux champs; et comme il revenait et qu’il approchait de la maison, il entendit la mélodie et les danses;
Now the older son was in the field: and when he came near the house, the sounds of music and dancing came to his ears.
26 et, ayant appelé l’un des serviteurs, il demanda ce que c’était.
And he sent for one of the servants, questioning him about what it might be.
27 Et il lui dit: Ton frère est venu, et ton père a tué le veau gras, parce qu’il l’a recouvré sain et sauf.
And he said to him, Your brother has come; and your father has had the young ox put to death because he has come back safely.
28 Et il se mit en colère et ne voulait pas entrer. Et son père étant sorti, le pria.
But he was angry and would not go in; and his father came out and made a request to him to come in.
29 Mais lui, répondant, dit à son père: Voici tant d’années que je te sers, et jamais je n’ai transgressé ton commandement; et tu ne m’as jamais donné un chevreau pour faire bonne chère avec mes amis;
But he made answer and said to his father, See, all these years I have been your servant, doing your orders in everything: and you never gave me even a young goat so that I might have a feast with my friends:
30 mais quand celui-ci, ton fils, qui a mangé ton bien avec des prostituées, est venu, tu as tué pour lui le veau gras.
But when this your son came, who has been wasting your property with bad women, you put to death the fat young ox for him.
31 Et il lui dit: [Mon] enfant, tu es toujours avec moi, et tout ce qui est à moi est à toi;
And he said to him, Son, you are with me at all times, and all I have is yours.
32 mais il fallait faire bonne chère et se réjouir; car celui-ci, ton frère, était mort, et il est revenu à la vie; il était perdu, et il est retrouvé.
But it was right to be glad and to have a feast; for this your brother, who was dead, is living again; he had gone away and has come back.
