ᎣᏍᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎷᎦ ᎤᏬᏪᎳᏅᎯ 15
1 ᎿᎭᏉᏃ ᎾᎥ ᎬᏩᎷᏤᎴ ᏂᎦᏛ ᎠᏕᎸ ᎠᏂᎩᏏᏙᎯ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏂᏍᎦᎾ ᎬᏩᏛᏓᏍᏓᏁᏗᏱ.
Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming close to him to hear him.
2 ᎠᏂᏆᎵᏏᏃ ᎠᎴ ᏗᏄᏪᎵᏍᎩ ᎤᏂᏐᏅᏤᎴ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏂᏪᏎᎢ, ᎯᎠ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᏓᏓᏂᎸᎪ ᎠᏂᏍᎦᎾᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎢᏧᎳᎭ ᎠᎾᎵᏍᏓᏴᎲᏍᎪᎢ.
The Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, “This man welcomes sinners, and eats with them.”
3 ᎯᎠᏃ ᏄᏪᏎ ᏚᏟᎶᏍᏔᏁᎴᎢ,
He told them this parable:
4 ᎦᎪ ᎯᎠ ᏥᏂᏣᏛᏅ, ᎠᏍᎪᎯᏧᏈ ᏱᏚᎾᏝᎠ ᎤᏂᏃᏕᎾ, ᎢᏳᏃ ᏌᏉ ᏳᏲᎱᏎᎸ, ᎥᏝ ᏱᏗᎬᏕᎪ ᎢᎾᎨ ᎠᏁᏙᎲ ᏐᎣᏁᎳᏍᎪᎯ ᏐᎣᏁᎳᎦᎵ ᎢᏯᏂᏛ, ᎠᎴ ᏳᏲᎴᎪ ᎤᏲᎱᏎᎸᎯ, ᎬᏂ ᎠᏩᏛ?
“Which of you men, if you had one hundred sheep and lost one of them, wouldn’t leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the one that was lost, until he found it?
5 ᎢᏳᏃ ᎠᏩᏛ ᎠᏃᎭᏢᎥᏍᎪᎢ ᎠᎵᎮᎵᎪᎢ.
When he has found it, he carries it on his shoulders, rejoicing.
6 ᎥᎦᎷᎩᏃ ᎤᏪᏅᏒ ᏫᏓᏯᏂᏍᎪ ᏧᎵᎢ ᎠᎴ ᎾᎥ ᎢᏳᎾᏓᎳ, ᎯᎠ ᏂᏕᎦᏪᏎᎰᎢ, ᎢᏧᎳᎭ ᎢᏓᎵᎮᎵᎩ; ᎢᏥᏩᏛᎲᏰᏃ ᎤᏃᏕᎾ ᏣᎩᏲᎱᏎᎲᎩ.
When he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!’
7 ᎢᏨᏲᏎᎭ, ᎾᏍᏉᏍᎩᏂ ᎤᏟᎯᏳ ᎾᎾᎵᎮᎵᎨᏍᏗ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᏦᏒ ᏌᏉ ᎠᏍᎦᎾ ᎦᏁᏟᏴᏍᎨᏍᏗ ᎤᏓᏅᏛᎢ, ᎡᏍᎦᏉ ᎢᏴᏛ ᏐᎣᏁᎳᏍᎪᎯ ᏐᎣᏁᎳᎦᎵ ᎢᏯᏂᏛ ᎤᎾᏓᏅᏘ ᎠᏂᏍᎦᏯ ᏧᏂᏁᏟᏴᏍᏗ ᏄᎾᎵᏍᏓᏁᎲᎾ ᏚᎾᏓᏅᏛᎢ.
I tell you that even so there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents, than over ninety-nine righteous people who need no repentance.
8 ᎠᎴ ᎦᎪ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎠᎨᏴ ᎠᏍᎪᎯ ᏱᏚᎭ ᎠᎩᏏ ᏧᎾᎬᏩᎶᏗ, ᎢᏳᏃ ᏌᏉ ᏳᏲᎱᏎᎸ, ᎥᏝ ᏯᏨᏍᏛᏍᎪ ᎠᏨᏍᏙᏗ ᎠᎴ ᏱᎬᏃᏌᏍᎪ ᎦᎵᏦᏕ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᎵᏏᎾᎯᏍᏗ ᏳᏲᎰ ᎬᏂ ᎠᏩᏛ?
“Or what woman, if she had ten drachma coins, if she lost one drachma coin, wouldn’t light a lamp, sweep the house, and seek diligently until she found it?
9 ᎢᏳᏃ ᎠᏩᏛ ᏫᏓᏯᏂᏍᎪ ᏧᎵᎢ ᎠᎴ ᎾᎥ ᎢᏳᎾᏓᎳ, ᎯᎠ ᏂᎦᏪᏍᎪᎢ, ᎢᏧᎳᎭ ᎢᏓᎵᎮᎵᎩ; ᎠᎩᏩᏛᎲᏰᏃ ᎠᏕᎸ ᏣᎩᏲᎱᏎᎲᎩ.
When she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found the drachma which I had lost!’
10 ᎾᏍᏉᏍᎩᏂ ᎢᏨᏲᏎᎭ ᎠᎾᎵᎮᎵᎪ ᏗᏂᎧᎿᎭᏩᏗᏙᎯ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏧᏤᎵᎦ ᏌᏉ ᎠᏍᎦᎾ ᎦᏁᏟᏴᎾ ᎤᏓᏅᏛᎢ.
Even so, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner repenting.”
11 ᎯᎠᏃ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ, ᎩᎶ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎠᏂᏔᎵ ᏧᏪᏥ ᎠᏂᏍᎦᏯ ᎠᏁᎮᎢ.
He said, “A certain man had two sons.
12 ᎣᏂᏃ ᎡᎯ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎴ ᎤᏙᏓ, ᎡᏙᏓ, ᎠᏆᏤᎵ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏧᎬᏩᎶᏗ ᏣᎲᎢ ᏍᎩᎲᏏ. ᏔᎵᏃ ᏂᏚᏪᏕᎴ ᏂᎦᎥ ᏧᎬᏩᎶᏗ ᎤᎲᎢ.
The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of your property.’ So he divided his livelihood between them.
13 ᎢᏳᏍᎩᏉᏃ ᏫᏄᏒᎸ ᎤᏪᏥ ᎣᏂ ᎡᎯ ᏂᎦᏛ ᎤᏪᏟᏌᏁᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏂᎩᏎ ᎢᏅ ᏭᎶᏎᎢ, ᎾᎿᎭᏃ ᏄᏁᎸᎾ ᎡᎲᎢ ᏭᏤᏫᏙᎴ ᏧᎬᏩᎶᏗ ᎤᎲᎢ.
Not many days after, the younger son gathered all of this together and traveled into a far country. There he wasted his property with riotous living.
14 ᎠᎴ ᏂᎦᏛ ᎤᏤᏬᏅ ᎤᏣᏘ ᏚᎪᏄᎶᏎ ᎾᎿᎭᏂ, ᎿᎭᏉᏃ ᎤᎴᏅᎮ ᎤᏚᎸᎲᏁᎢ.
When he had spent all of it, there arose a severe famine in that country, and he began to be in need.
15 ᎤᏪᏅᏎᏃ ᎤᎵᎪᏁᎴ ᎾᎿᎭᎡᎯ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ; ᏙᏧᎶᎨᏒᏃ ᏏᏆ ᏗᎨᎶᎸ ᎤᏅᏎᎢ.
He went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed pigs.
16 ᎠᎴ ᎤᏚᎵᏍᎨ ᏧᏪᏰᏍᏗᏱ ᎧᎵᏎᏥ ᎤᎾᏓᏛᏅᎯ ᏏᏆ ᎤᎾᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎥᏝ ᎩᎶ ᏱᏚᏅᏁᎮᎢ.
He wanted to fill his belly with the pods that the pigs ate, but no one gave him any.
17 ᎤᏓᏅᏘᏌᏅᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ; ᏄᏂᏣᏔ ᎨᎦᎫᏴᎡᎯ ᎨᏥᏅᏏᏓᏍᏗ ᎡᏙᏓ ᏧᏤᎵᎦ ᎤᎶᏒᏍᏔᏅᎯ ᎤᏂᎭ ᎤᎾᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗ, ᎠᏴᏃ ᎠᎪᏄᏉ ᎠᎩᎯᎭ!
But when he came to himself, he said, ‘How many hired servants of my father’s have bread enough to spare, and I’m dying with hunger!
18 ᏙᏓᎦᎴᏂ, ᎡᏙᏓ ᏮᏓᏥᎷᏤᎵ, ᎯᎠ ᏫᏅᏓᏥᏪᏎᎵ; ᎡᏙᏓ, ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᏥᏍᎦᏅᏤᎸ, ᎠᎴ ᏂᎯ ᎯᎦᏔᎲᎢ.
I will get up and go to my father, and will tell him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight.
19 ᎠᎴ ᎥᏝ ᎿᎭᏉ ᏰᎵ ᎠᏇᏥ ᎨᏍᏉᏎᏗ ᏱᎩ; ᏘᏅᏏᏓᏍᏗᏉ ᏔᎫᏴᎡᎯ ᏄᎾᏍᏛ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᏂᏍᏋᎦ.
I am no more worthy to be called your son. Make me as one of your hired servants.”’
20 ᎠᎴ ᏚᎴᏁ ᎤᏙᏓ ᏭᎷᏤᎴᎢ. ᎠᏎᏃ ᎠᏏ ᎢᏅᎯᏳ ᏣᎢᏎᎢ ᎤᏙᏓ ᏭᎪᎮᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏪᏙᎵᏤᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏚᏍᏆᎸᏔᏁᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᎩᎵᎨᏂ ᎤᏪᏯᎸᏤᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏔᏪᏙᏁᎢ.
“He arose and came to his father. But while he was still far off, his father saw him and was moved with compassion, and ran, fell on his neck, and kissed him.
21 ᎤᏪᏥᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎴᎢ; ᎡᏙᏓ, ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᏥᏍᎦᏅᏤᎸ, ᎠᎴ ᏂᎯ ᎯᎦᏔᎲᎢ; ᎠᎴ Ꮭ ᎿᎭᏉ ᎠᏇᏥ ᎨᏍᏉᏎᏗ ᏱᎩ.
The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’
22 ᎠᏎᏃ ᎤᏙᏓ ᎯᎠ ᏂᏚᏪᏎᎴ ᏧᏅᏏᏓᏍᏗ; ᎣᏌᏂ ᎠᏄᏬ ᏫᏥᎾᎩ, ᎡᏥᏄᏬᏣ, ᎠᎴ ᎡᏥᏰᏑᏍᏙᎦ, ᎠᎴ ᏤᏣᎳᏑᎸᎦ.
“But the father said to his servants, ‘Bring out the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet.
23 ᎠᎴ ᎦᎵᏦᏔᏅᎯ ᏩᎦ ᎠᎩᎾ ᏫᏥᏯᏅ, ᎠᎴ ᎡᏥᎷᎦ; ᎠᎴ ᎢᏓᎵᏍᏓᏴᎲᎦ, ᎣᏍᏛ ᎢᏓᏓᏅᏓᏓ.
Bring the fattened calf, kill it, and let’s eat and celebrate;
24 ᎯᎠᏰᏃ ᎠᏇᏥ ᎤᏲᎱᏒᎯ ᎨᏒᎩ, ᏔᎵᏁᏃ ᎢᎡᎭ, ᎠᎴ ᎡᏓᏠᏨᎯ ᎨᏒᎩ, ᎢᎠᏥᏩᏛᎲᏃ; ᎤᎾᎴᏅᎮᏃ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎤᎾᏓᏅᏓᏕᎢ.
for this, my son, was dead and is alive again. He was lost and is found.’ Then they began to celebrate.
25 ᎤᏓᏂᎵᎨᏃ ᎤᏪᏥ ᏠᎨᏏ ᏪᏙᎮᎢ; ᏗᎤᏪᏅᏃ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏓᏁᎸ ᎾᎥ ᎤᎷᏨ, ᏓᏂᏃᎩᏍᎬ ᎠᎴ ᎠᎾᎵᏍᎩᏍᎬ ᎤᏛᎦᏁᎢ
“Now his elder son was in the field. As he came near to the house, he heard music and dancing.
26 ᏭᏯᏅᎮᏃ ᎠᏏᏴᏫ ᎠᏥᏅᏏᏓᏍᏗ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏛᏛᏁ ᎤᏰᎸᏛ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᎾᏛᏁᎲᎢ.
He called one of the servants to him and asked what was going on.
27 ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎴᎢ; ᎡᏣᏅᏟ ᎤᎷᏨ, ᏣᏙᏓᏃ ᎦᎵᏦᏔᏅᎯ ᏩᎦ ᎠᎩᎾ ᎤᎸ, ᏙᎯᏱ ᎤᎾᏄᎪᏥᎸ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ.
He said to him, ‘Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fattened calf, because he has received him back safe and healthy.’
28 ᎤᏔᎳᏬᏎᏃ, ᎠᎴ ᏫᏄᏴᎸᎾᏉ ᎨᏎᎢ; ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎤᏙᏓ ᏧᏄᎪᏤ ᎤᏍᏗᏰᏔᏁᎢ.
But he was angry and would not go in. Therefore his father came out and begged him.
29 ᎤᏁᏨᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎴ ᎤᏙᏓ; ᎬᏂᏳᏉ ᎤᏣᏔ ᎾᏕᏘᏴ ᎬᏍᏕᎸᎯᏓ, ᎠᎴᎥᏝ ᎢᎸᎯᏳ ᎾᏉᎯᏳᏅᎾ ᏱᎩ ᏣᏁᏨᎢ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎥᏝ ᎢᎸᎯᏳ ᎠᏫ-ᎠᎩᎾ ᎠᏎᏄᎸᎯ ᏱᏍᎩᎧᏁᎶᎢ, ᎣᏍᏛ ᎣᎦᏓᏅᏓᏗᏍᏙᏗ ᏗᏆᎵᎢ.
But he answered his father, ‘Behold, these many years I have served you, and I never disobeyed a commandment of yours, but you never gave me a goat, that I might celebrate with my friends.
30 ᎯᎠᏍᎩᏂ ᏤᏥ ᎤᎷᏦᏅᎯᏉ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏣᏒᏁᎸᎯ ᏧᎬᏩᎶᏗ ᎠᏂᎨᏴᎯ ᎤᏂᏁᎫᏥᏛ ᎤᏪᎳᏗᏙᎸᎢ, ᎢᎯᎡᎸ ᎦᎵᏦᏔᏅᎯ ᏩᎦ ᎠᎩᎾ.
But when this your son came, who has devoured your living with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him.’
31 ᎯᎠᏃ ᏄᏪᏎᎴᎢ; ᎠᏇᏥ, ᏂᎪᎯᎸᏉ ᎢᏧᎳᎭ ᎢᏂᏁᎸ, ᎠᎴ ᏣᏤᎵᏉ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎠᎩᎾᎥᎢ.
“He said to him, ‘Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours.
32 ᏚᏳᎪᏛᎩ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎢᎦᏓᏅᏓᏗᏍᏗᏱ, ᎠᎴ ᎢᎩᎵᎮᎵᏍᏗᏱ; ᎯᎠᏰᏃ ᎡᏣᏅᏟ ᎤᏲᎱᏒᎯ ᎨᏒᎩ, ᏔᎵᏁᏃ ᎢᎡᎭ, ᎠᎴ ᎡᏓᏠᏨᎯ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎢᎠᏥᏩᏛᎲᏃ.
But it was appropriate to celebrate and be glad, for this, your brother, was dead, and is alive again. He was lost, and is found.’”
