lūkaḥ 15
1 tadā karasañcāyinaḥ pāpinaśca lokā upadeśkathāṁ śrotuṁ yīśoḥ samīpam āgacchan|
Now all the tax collectors and sinners were gathering around to listen to Jesus.
2 tataḥ phirūśina upādhyāyāśca vivadamānāḥ kathayāmāsuḥ eṣa mānuṣaḥ pāpibhiḥ saha praṇayaṁ kṛtvā taiḥ sārddhaṁ bhuṁkte|
So the Pharisees and scribes began to grumble: “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”
3 tadā sa tebhya imāṁ dṛṣṭāntakathāṁ kathitavān,
Then Jesus told them this parable:
4 kasyacit śatameṣeṣu tiṣṭhatmu teṣāmekaṁ sa yadi hārayati tarhi madhyeprāntaram ekonaśatameṣān vihāya hāritameṣasya uddeśaprāptiparyyanataṁ na gaveṣayati, etādṛśo loko yuṣmākaṁ madhye ka āste?
“What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the pasture and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it?
5 tasyoddeśaṁ prāpya hṛṣṭamanāstaṁ skandhe nidhāya svasthānam ānīya bandhubāndhavasamīpavāsina āhūya vakti,
And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders,
6 hāritaṁ meṣaṁ prāptoham ato heto rmayā sārddham ānandata|
comes home, and calls together his friends and neighbors to tell them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost sheep!’
7 tadvadahaṁ yuṣmān vadāmi, yeṣāṁ manaḥparāvarttanasya prayojanaṁ nāsti, tādṛśaikonaśatadhārmmikakāraṇād ya ānandastasmād ekasya manaḥparivarttinaḥ pāpinaḥ kāraṇāt svarge 'dhikānando jāyate|
In the same way, I tell you that there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous ones who do not need to repent.
8 aparañca daśānāṁ rūpyakhaṇḍānām ekakhaṇḍe hārite pradīpaṁ prajvālya gṛhaṁ sammārjya tasya prāptiṁ yāvad yatnena na gaveṣayati, etādṛśī yoṣit kāste?
Or what woman who has ten silver coins and loses one of them does not light a lamp, sweep her house, and search carefully until she finds it?
9 prāpte sati bandhubāndhavasamīpavāsinīrāhūya kathayati, hāritaṁ rūpyakhaṇḍaṁ prāptāhaṁ tasmādeva mayā sārddham ānandata|
And when she finds it, she calls together her friends and neighbors to say, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost coin.’
10 tadvadahaṁ yuṣmān vyāharāmi, ekena pāpinā manasi parivarttite, īśvarasya dūtānāṁ madhyepyānando jāyate|
In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels over one sinner who repents.”
11 aparañca sa kathayāmāsa, kasyacid dvau putrāvāstāṁ,
Then Jesus said, “There was a man who had two sons.
12 tayoḥ kaniṣṭhaḥ putraḥ pitre kathayāmāsa, he pitastava sampattyā yamaṁśaṁ prāpsyāmyahaṁ vibhajya taṁ dehi, tataḥ pitā nijāṁ sampattiṁ vibhajya tābhyāṁ dadau|
The younger son said to him, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them.
13 katipayāt kālāt paraṁ sa kaniṣṭhaputraḥ samastaṁ dhanaṁ saṁgṛhya dūradeśaṁ gatvā duṣṭācaraṇena sarvvāṁ sampattiṁ nāśayāmāsa|
After a few days, the younger son got everything together and journeyed to a distant country, where he squandered his wealth in wild living.
14 tasya sarvvadhane vyayaṁ gate taddeśe mahādurbhikṣaṁ babhūva, tatastasya dainyadaśā bhavitum ārebhe|
After he had spent all he had, a severe famine swept through that country, and he began to be in need.
15 tataḥ paraṁ sa gatvā taddeśīyaṁ gṛhasthamekam āśrayata; tataḥ sataṁ śūkaravrajaṁ cārayituṁ prāntaraṁ preṣayāmāsa|
So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed the pigs.
16 kenāpi tasmai bhakṣyādānāt sa śūkaraphalavalkalena piciṇḍapūraṇāṁ vavāñcha|
He longed to fill his belly with the pods the pigs were eating, but no one would give him a thing.
17 śeṣe sa manasi cetanāṁ prāpya kathayāmāsa, hā mama pituḥ samīpe kati kati vetanabhujo dāsā yatheṣṭaṁ tatodhikañca bhakṣyaṁ prāpnuvanti kintvahaṁ kṣudhā mumūrṣuḥ|
Finally he came to his senses and said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have plenty of food? But here I am, starving to death!
18 ahamutthāya pituḥ samīpaṁ gatvā kathāmetāṁ vadiṣyāmi, he pitar īśvarasya tava ca viruddhaṁ pāpamakaravam
I will get up and go back to my father and say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.
19 tava putra̮iti vikhyāto bhavituṁ na yogyosmi ca, māṁ tava vaitanikaṁ dāsaṁ kṛtvā sthāpaya|
I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired servants.”’
20 paścāt sa utthāya pituḥ samīpaṁ jagāma; tatastasya pitātidūre taṁ nirīkṣya dayāñcakre, dhāvitvā tasya kaṇṭhaṁ gṛhītvā taṁ cucumba ca|
So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still in the distance, his father saw him and was filled with compassion. He ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him.
21 tadā putra uvāca, he pitar īśvarasya tava ca viruddhaṁ pāpamakaravaṁ, tava putra̮iti vikhyāto bhavituṁ na yogyosmi ca|
The son declared, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’
22 kintu tasya pitā nijadāsān ādideśa, sarvvottamavastrāṇyānīya paridhāpayatainaṁ haste cāṅgurīyakam arpayata pādayoścopānahau samarpayata;
But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet.
23 puṣṭaṁ govatsam ānīya mārayata ca taṁ bhuktvā vayam ānandāma|
Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let us feast and celebrate.
24 yato mama putroyam amriyata punarajīvīd hāritaśca labdhobhūt tatasta ānanditum ārebhire|
For this son of mine was dead and is alive again! He was lost and is found!’ So they began to celebrate.
25 tatkāle tasya jyeṣṭhaḥ putraḥ kṣetra āsīt| atha sa niveśanasya nikaṭaṁ āgacchan nṛtyānāṁ vādyānāñca śabdaṁ śrutvā
Meanwhile the older son was in the field, and as he approached the house, he heard music and dancing.
26 dāsānām ekam āhūya papraccha, kiṁ kāraṇamasya?
So he called one of the servants and asked what was going on.
27 tataḥ sovādīt, tava bhrātāgamat, tava tātaśca taṁ suśarīraṁ prāpya puṣṭaṁ govatsaṁ māritavān|
‘Your brother has returned,’ he said, ‘and your father has killed the fattened calf, because he has him back safe and sound.’
28 tataḥ sa prakupya niveśanāntaḥ praveṣṭuṁ na sammene; tatastasya pitā bahirāgatya taṁ sādhayāmāsa|
The older son became angry and refused to go in. So his father came out and pleaded with him.
29 tataḥ sa pitaraṁ pratyuvāca, paśya tava kāñcidapyājñāṁ na vilaṁghya bahūn vatsarān ahaṁ tvāṁ seve tathāpi mitraiḥ sārddham utsavaṁ karttuṁ kadāpi chāgamekamapi mahyaṁ nādadāḥ;
But he answered his father, ‘Look, all these years I have served you and never disobeyed a commandment of yours. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends.
30 kintu tava yaḥ putro veśyāgamanādibhistava sampattim apavyayitavān tasminnāgatamātre tasyaiva nimittaṁ puṣṭaṁ govatsaṁ māritavān|
But when this son of yours returns from squandering your wealth with prostitutes, you kill the fattened calf for him!’
31 tadā tasya pitāvocat, he putra tvaṁ sarvvadā mayā sahāsi tasmān mama yadyadāste tatsarvvaṁ tava|
‘Son, you are always with me,’ the father said, ‘and all that is mine is yours.
32 kintu tavāyaṁ bhrātā mṛtaḥ punarajīvīd hāritaśca bhūtvā prāptobhūt, etasmāt kāraṇād utsavānandau karttum ucitamasmākam|
But it was fitting to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’”
