Luke 15
1 Now all the tax collectors and sinners were gathering around to listen to Jesus.
तदा करसञ्चायिनः पापिनश्च लोका उपदेश्कथां श्रोतुं यीशोः समीपम् आगच्छन्।
2 So the Pharisees and scribes began to grumble: “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”
ततः फिरूशिन उपाध्यायाश्च विवदमानाः कथयामासुः एष मानुषः पापिभिः सह प्रणयं कृत्वा तैः सार्द्धं भुंक्ते।
3 Then Jesus told them this parable:
तदा स तेभ्य इमां दृष्टान्तकथां कथितवान्,
4 “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?
कस्यचित् शतमेषेषु तिष्ठत्मु तेषामेकं स यदि हारयति तर्हि मध्येप्रान्तरम् एकोनशतमेषान् विहाय हारितमेषस्य उद्देशप्राप्तिपर्य्यनतं न गवेषयति, एतादृशो लोको युष्माकं मध्ये क आस्ते?
5 And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders,
तस्योद्देशं प्राप्य हृष्टमनास्तं स्कन्धे निधाय स्वस्थानम् आनीय बन्धुबान्धवसमीपवासिन आहूय वक्ति,
6 comes home, and calls together his friends and neighbors to tell them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost sheep!’
हारितं मेषं प्राप्तोहम् अतो हेतो र्मया सार्द्धम् आनन्दत।
7 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.
तद्वदहं युष्मान् वदामि, येषां मनःपरावर्त्तनस्य प्रयोजनं नास्ति, तादृशैकोनशतधार्म्मिककारणाद् य आनन्दस्तस्माद् एकस्य मनःपरिवर्त्तिनः पापिनः कारणात् स्वर्गे ऽधिकानन्दो जायते।
8 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?
अपरञ्च दशानां रूप्यखण्डानाम् एकखण्डे हारिते प्रदीपं प्रज्वाल्य गृहं सम्मार्ज्य तस्य प्राप्तिं यावद् यत्नेन न गवेषयति, एतादृशी योषित् कास्ते?
9 And when she finds it, she calls together her friends and neighbors to say, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost coin.’
प्राप्ते सति बन्धुबान्धवसमीपवासिनीराहूय कथयति, हारितं रूप्यखण्डं प्राप्ताहं तस्मादेव मया सार्द्धम् आनन्दत।
10 In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels over one sinner who repents.”
तद्वदहं युष्मान् व्याहरामि, एकेन पापिना मनसि परिवर्त्तिते, ईश्वरस्य दूतानां मध्येप्यानन्दो जायते।
11 Then Jesus said, “There was a man who had two sons.
अपरञ्च स कथयामास, कस्यचिद् द्वौ पुत्रावास्तां,
12 The younger son said to him, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them.
तयोः कनिष्ठः पुत्रः पित्रे कथयामास, हे पितस्तव सम्पत्त्या यमंशं प्राप्स्याम्यहं विभज्य तं देहि, ततः पिता निजां सम्पत्तिं विभज्य ताभ्यां ददौ।
13 After a few days, the younger son got everything together and journeyed to a distant country, where he squandered his wealth in wild living.
कतिपयात् कालात् परं स कनिष्ठपुत्रः समस्तं धनं संगृह्य दूरदेशं गत्वा दुष्टाचरणेन सर्व्वां सम्पत्तिं नाशयामास।
14 After he had spent all he had, a severe famine swept through that country, and he began to be in need.
तस्य सर्व्वधने व्ययं गते तद्देशे महादुर्भिक्षं बभूव, ततस्तस्य दैन्यदशा भवितुम् आरेभे।
15 So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed the pigs.
ततः परं स गत्वा तद्देशीयं गृहस्थमेकम् आश्रयत; ततः सतं शूकरव्रजं चारयितुं प्रान्तरं प्रेषयामास।
16 He longed to fill his belly with the pods the pigs were eating, but no one would give him a thing.
केनापि तस्मै भक्ष्यादानात् स शूकरफलवल्कलेन पिचिण्डपूरणां ववाञ्छ।
17 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!
शेषे स मनसि चेतनां प्राप्य कथयामास, हा मम पितुः समीपे कति कति वेतनभुजो दासा यथेष्टं ततोधिकञ्च भक्ष्यं प्राप्नुवन्ति किन्त्वहं क्षुधा मुमूर्षुः।
18 I will get up and go back to my father and say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.
अहमुत्थाय पितुः समीपं गत्वा कथामेतां वदिष्यामि, हे पितर् ईश्वरस्य तव च विरुद्धं पापमकरवम्
19 I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired servants.”’
तव पुत्रइति विख्यातो भवितुं न योग्योस्मि च, मां तव वैतनिकं दासं कृत्वा स्थापय।
20 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.
पश्चात् स उत्थाय पितुः समीपं जगाम; ततस्तस्य पितातिदूरे तं निरीक्ष्य दयाञ्चक्रे, धावित्वा तस्य कण्ठं गृहीत्वा तं चुचुम्ब च।
21 The son declared, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’
तदा पुत्र उवाच, हे पितर् ईश्वरस्य तव च विरुद्धं पापमकरवं, तव पुत्रइति विख्यातो भवितुं न योग्योस्मि च।
22 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.
किन्तु तस्य पिता निजदासान् आदिदेश, सर्व्वोत्तमवस्त्राण्यानीय परिधापयतैनं हस्ते चाङ्गुरीयकम् अर्पयत पादयोश्चोपानहौ समर्पयत;
23 Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let us feast and celebrate.
पुष्टं गोवत्सम् आनीय मारयत च तं भुक्त्वा वयम् आनन्दाम।
24 For this son of mine was dead and is alive again! He was lost and is found!’ So they began to celebrate.
यतो मम पुत्रोयम् अम्रियत पुनरजीवीद् हारितश्च लब्धोभूत् ततस्त आनन्दितुम् आरेभिरे।
25 Meanwhile the older son was in the field, and as he approached the house, he heard music and dancing.
तत्काले तस्य ज्येष्ठः पुत्रः क्षेत्र आसीत्। अथ स निवेशनस्य निकटं आगच्छन् नृत्यानां वाद्यानाञ्च शब्दं श्रुत्वा
26 So he called one of the servants and asked what was going on.
दासानाम् एकम् आहूय पप्रच्छ, किं कारणमस्य?
27 ‘Your brother has returned,’ he said, ‘and your father has killed the fattened calf, because he has him back safe and sound.’
ततः सोवादीत्, तव भ्रातागमत्, तव तातश्च तं सुशरीरं प्राप्य पुष्टं गोवत्सं मारितवान्।
28 The older son became angry and refused to go in. So his father came out and pleaded with him.
ततः स प्रकुप्य निवेशनान्तः प्रवेष्टुं न सम्मेने; ततस्तस्य पिता बहिरागत्य तं साधयामास।
29 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.
ततः स पितरं प्रत्युवाच, पश्य तव काञ्चिदप्याज्ञां न विलंघ्य बहून् वत्सरान् अहं त्वां सेवे तथापि मित्रैः सार्द्धम् उत्सवं कर्त्तुं कदापि छागमेकमपि मह्यं नाददाः;
30 But when this son of yours returns from squandering your wealth with prostitutes, you kill the fattened calf for him!’
किन्तु तव यः पुत्रो वेश्यागमनादिभिस्तव सम्पत्तिम् अपव्ययितवान् तस्मिन्नागतमात्रे तस्यैव निमित्तं पुष्टं गोवत्सं मारितवान्।
31 ‘Son, you are always with me,’ the father said, ‘and all that is mine is yours.
तदा तस्य पितावोचत्, हे पुत्र त्वं सर्व्वदा मया सहासि तस्मान् मम यद्यदास्ते तत्सर्व्वं तव।
32 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.’”
किन्तु तवायं भ्राता मृतः पुनरजीवीद् हारितश्च भूत्वा प्राप्तोभूत्, एतस्मात् कारणाद् उत्सवानन्दौ कर्त्तुम् उचितमस्माकम्।
