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Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming close to him to hear him.
2 ⲃ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩ⳿ⲭⲣⲉⲙⲣⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲥⲁϧ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ.
The Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, “This man welcomes sinners, and eats with them.”
He told them this parable:
4 ⲇ̅ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲉϥ ⲣ̅ ⲛ⳿ⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛⲧⲁⲕⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲙⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁϥⲭⲁ ⲡⲓϥ̅ⲑ̅ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ ϩⲓ ⳿ⲡϣⲁϥⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲫⲏ ⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲟ ϣⲁⲧⲉϥϫⲉⲙϥ.
“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?
When he has found it, he carries it on his shoulders, rejoicing.
6 ⲋ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲏⲓ ϣⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲛⲉϥ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥⲑⲉϣⲉⲩ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓϫⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁ⳿ⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲟ.
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 ⲍ̅ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲉϥⲉⲣⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲛ ⲓⲉ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϥ̅ⲑ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ.
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 ⲏ̅ ⲓⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲩⲟⲛⲧⲉⲥ ⲓ̅ ⳿ⲛϫⲉⲥⲕⲓϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲥϣⲁⲛⲧⲁⲕⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲥϭⲉⲣⲉ ⲟⲩϧⲏⲃⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲥⲥⲁⲣϩ ⲡⲓⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲥⲕⲱϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲩϥⲓⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ ϣⲁⲧⲉⲥϫⲉⲙⲥ.
“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 ⲑ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲥϣⲁⲛϫⲉⲙⲥ ϣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲥ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲥⲑⲉϣⲉⲩ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ ϫⲉ ⲓϫⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϫⲉⲥⲕⲓϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲥⲧⲁⲕⲟ.
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 ⲓ̅ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲩⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲉϥⲉⲣⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲛ.
Even so, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner repenting.”
He said, “A certain man had two sons.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲓⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲟⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲫⲱϣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲁⲩ.
The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of your property.’ So he divided his livelihood between them.
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲁϥⲑⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⳿ⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲁϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲉⲙⲙⲟ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲏⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϫⲉⲣ ⲧⲉϥⲟⲩⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉϥⲟⲛϧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ.
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 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲟⲩⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥϭⲟ ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲃⲱⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ϩⲱϥ ⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲏ ⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛⲉⲣϧⲁ⳿ⲉ.
When he had spent all of it, there arose a severe famine in that country, and he began to be in need.
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲁϥⲧⲟⲙϥ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲉⲙⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲧⲕⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲉϣⲁⲩ.
He went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed pigs.
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲉⲣⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲛ ⳿ⲉⲙⲁϩ ϧⲏⲧϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓϫⲓⲛ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲛⲁⲩⲟⲩⲟⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲉϣⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲡⲉ.
He wanted to fill his belly with the pods that the pigs ate, but no one gave him any.
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲉⲧⲁ ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲓ̅ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉⲙⲃⲉⲭⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲡⲓⲱⲓⲕ ⲟⲓ ⲛϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ϩⲃⲱⲛ.
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!
I will get up and go to my father, and will tell him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight.
I am no more worthy to be called your son. Make me as one of your hired servants.”’
20 ⲕ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁ ⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲁϥ ϭⲟϫⲓ ϥϩⲓⲧϥ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲛⲁϩⲃⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥ ϯⲫⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱϥ.
“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 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲓⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲕ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϯ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲕϣⲏ ⲣⲓ.
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 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥⲉⲃⲓⲁⲓⲕ ⲭⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⳿ⲁⲛⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϯϩⲟⲩⲓϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲏⲓⲥ ϩⲓⲱⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲁ ⲟⲩ⳿ϣϭⲟⲩⲣ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉϥϫⲓϫ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲑⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲉϥϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ.
“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.
Bring the fattened calf, kill it, and let’s eat and celebrate;
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϥⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲱⲛϧ ⲛⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲛϫⲉⲙϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ.
for this, my son, was dead and is alive again. He was lost and is found.’ Then they began to celebrate.
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲡⲉϥⲛⲓϣϯ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲁϥⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲕⲟⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲁϥϧⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲏⲓ ϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲥⲩⲙⲫⲱⲛⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛ ⲭⲟⲣⲟⲥ.
“Now his elder son was in the field. As he came near to the house, he heard music and dancing.
He called one of the servants to him and asked what was going on.
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.’
But he was angry and would not go in. Therefore his father came out and begged him.
29 ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲏⲣ ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ϯⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲉⲣⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲕ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲕϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁⲥⲓ ⳿ⲙⲃⲁⲉⲙⲡⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲁⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲁ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ.
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.
But when this your son came, who has devoured your living with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him.’
“He said to him, ‘Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours.
32 ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ ⲛⲁⲥ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲣⲁϣⲓ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲟⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϥⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲱⲛϧ ⲛⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛϫⲉⲙϥ
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.’”
