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Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming close to him to hear him.
2 ⲃ̅ ⲛⲉⲩⲕⲣⲙ̅ⲣⲙ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲙ̅ⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉⲩⲥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ϣⲉⲡⲣⲉϥⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ.
The Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, "This man welcomes sinners, and eats with them."
He told them this parable.
4 ⲇ̅ ϫⲉ. ⲛⲓⲙ ⲣ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧʾⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧϥ̅ϣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲥⲉⲣⲙ̅ⲟⲩⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲙⲏ ⲛϥ̅ⲛⲁⲕⲁⲡⲓⲡⲥ̅ⲧⲁⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲯⲓⲥ ⲁⲛ ϩⲓⲡϫⲁⲓ̈ⲉ ⲛϥ̅ⲃⲱⲕ ⲛϥ̅ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁ ϣⲁⲛⲧϥ̅ϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
"Which one of you, if you had one hundred sheep, and lost one of them, would not 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 ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲉ͡ⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲡⲏⲓ̈ ϣⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲛⲉϥϣⲃⲉⲉⲣ ⲛⲙ̅ⲛⲉⲧϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲓ̈ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓ̈ϩⲉ ⲉⲡⲁⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲣⲙ̅.
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 ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ϫⲉ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓ̈. ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲡⲓⲡⲥ̅ⲧⲁⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲯⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲉⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲣ̅ⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲁⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ.
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 ⲏ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲇⲣⲁⲭⲙⲏ ⲛⲥ̅ⲥⲉⲣⲙ̅ⲟⲩⲉ͡ⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲙⲏ ⲛⲥ̅ⲛⲁϫⲉⲣⲉⲡϩⲏⲃⲥ̅ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲥ̅ⲥⲉϩⲣ̅ⲡⲏⲓ̈ ⲛⲥ̅ϣⲓⲛⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲣϫ̅ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲥ̅ϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ.
Or what woman, if she had ten drachma coins, if she lost one drachma coin, would not light a lamp, sweep the house, and seek diligently until she found it?
9 ⲑ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲥϣⲁⲛϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲥϣⲃⲉⲉⲣ ⲛⲙ̅ⲛⲉⲧϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱⲥ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ. ⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲓ̈ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓ̈ϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲇⲣⲁⲭⲙⲏ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓ̈ⲥⲟⲣⲙⲉⲥ.
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 ϯϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ϫⲉ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ϩⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛ̅ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲉⲓ·
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 ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲕⲟⲩⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲓ̈ⲱⲧ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ⲱⲧʾ ⲙⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲧʾⲧⲁϩⲟ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ. ⲁϥⲡⲱϣ ⲇⲉ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥⲛ̅ⲕⲁ.
The younger of them said to his father, 'Father, give me my share of your property.' He divided his livelihood between them.
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉϩⲁϩ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲓ̈ⲛⲉ ⲁⲡⲕⲟⲩⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲥⲉⲩϩⲛ̅ⲕⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥⲥ̅ ⲁϥⲁⲡⲟⲇⲏⲙⲓ ⲉⲩⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲏⲟⲩ ⲁϥϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲛ̅ⲧϣⲛⲁ.
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.
When he had spent all of it, there arose a severe famine in that country, and he began to be in need.
He went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed pigs.
And he wanted to fill himself with the carob pods that the pigs ate, but no one gave him any.
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲁϥⲙⲉⲕⲙⲟⲩⲕϥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲏⲣ ⲛ̅ϫⲁⲓ̈ⲃⲉⲕⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ⲱⲧʾ ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲓ̈ⲕ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓ̈ⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲁ ϩⲁⲡⲉϩⲕⲟ.
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 here 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 longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired servants."'
20 ⲕ̅ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲉ͡ⲓ ϣⲁ ⲡⲉϥⲓ̈ⲱⲧʾ ⲉⲧⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲉ ⲁⲡⲉϥⲓ̈ⲱⲧʾ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁϥϣⲛϩⲧⲏϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲉⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ. ⲁϥⲡⲱⲧʾ ⲁϥⲡⲁϩⲧϥ̅ ⲉϫⲛⲡⲉϥⲙⲁⲕϩ̅ ⲁϥϯⲡⲓ 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, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ⲱⲧʾ ⲁⲓ̈ⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲧⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲕⲙ̅ⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ⲛ̅ϯⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁ ⲁⲛ ϫⲓⲛⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ̈ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲕϣⲏⲣⲉ.
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 ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲓⲱⲧʾ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥϩⲙ̅ϩⲁⲗ ϫⲉ ϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲁⲛⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲁⲥ ϩⲓⲱⲱϥ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲝⲟⲩⲣ ⲉⲧⲉϥϭⲓϫ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ.
"But the father said to his servants, 'Quickly, bring out the best robe, and put it on him. Put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet.
Bring the fattened calf, kill it, and let us eat, and celebrate;
for this, my son, was dead, and is alive again. He was lost, and is found.' They began to celebrate.
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉϥⲛⲟϭ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲡⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲱϣⲉ. ⲉϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲁϥϩⲱⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲏⲓ̈. ⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲩⲥⲩⲙⲫⲱⲛⲓⲁ ⲛⲙ̅ⲟⲩⲭⲟⲣⲟⲥ.
"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.
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲉ͡ⲓ ⲁⲡⲉⲕⲓ̈ⲱⲧʾ ϣⲱⲱⲧʾ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲁⲥⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲁⲛⲁϣⲧ̅ʾ ϫⲉ ⲁϥϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲟϫ.
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 pleaded with him.
29 ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲓ̈ⲱⲧʾ ϫⲉ ⲓ̈ⲥⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲣ̅ⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ϯⲟ̅ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛ̅ϩⲙ̅ϩⲁⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲕⲱ ⲛⲥⲱⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲟⲩⲉ͡ⲓ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕ̅ϯ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲥ ⲃ̅ⲃⲁⲁⲙⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲁⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲛⲁϣⲃⲉⲉⲣ.
But he answered his father, 'Look, 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 ϣ̅ϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲛⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲟⲛ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲉϥⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧʾ ⲡⲉ ⲁϥⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲉϥⲥⲟⲣⲙ̅ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲓ̈ϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ·
But it was appropriate to celebrate and be glad, for this brother of yours was dead and is alive; and he was lost, and is found.'"
