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And pupplicans and synful men weren neiyynge to him, to here hym.
2 ⲃ̅ ⲛⲉⲩⲕⲣⲙ̅ⲣⲙ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲙ̅ⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉⲩⲥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ϣⲉⲡⲣⲉϥⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ.
And the Farisees and scribis grutchiden, seiynge, For this resseyueth synful men, and etith with hem.
And he spak to hem this parable,
4 ⲇ̅ ϫⲉ. ⲛⲓⲙ ⲣ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧʾⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧϥ̅ϣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲥⲉⲣⲙ̅ⲟⲩⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲙⲏ ⲛϥ̅ⲛⲁⲕⲁⲡⲓⲡⲥ̅ⲧⲁⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲯⲓⲥ ⲁⲛ ϩⲓⲡϫⲁⲓ̈ⲉ ⲛϥ̅ⲃⲱⲕ ⲛϥ̅ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁ ϣⲁⲛⲧϥ̅ϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
and seide, What man of you that hath an hundrith scheep, and if he hath lost oon of hem, whethir he leeueth not nynti and nyne in desert, and goith to it that perischide, til he fynde it?
And whanne he hath foundun it, he ioieth, and leyith it on hise schuldris; and he cometh hoom,
6 ⲋ̅ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲉ͡ⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲡⲏⲓ̈ ϣⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲛⲉϥϣⲃⲉⲉⲣ ⲛⲙ̅ⲛⲉⲧϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲓ̈ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓ̈ϩⲉ ⲉⲡⲁⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲣⲙ̅.
and clepith togidir hise freendis and neiyboris, and seith to hem, Be ye glad with me, for Y haue founde my scheep, that hadde perischid.
7 ⲍ̅ ϯϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ϫⲉ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓ̈. ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲡⲓⲡⲥ̅ⲧⲁⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲯⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲉⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲣ̅ⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲁⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ.
And Y seie to you, so ioye schal be in heuene on o synful man doynge penaunce, more than on nynti and nyne iuste, that han no nede to penaunce.
8 ⲏ̅ ⲏ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲇⲣⲁⲭⲙⲏ ⲛⲥ̅ⲥⲉⲣⲙ̅ⲟⲩⲉ͡ⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲙⲏ ⲛⲥ̅ⲛⲁϫⲉⲣⲉⲡϩⲏⲃⲥ̅ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲥ̅ⲥⲉϩⲣ̅ⲡⲏⲓ̈ ⲛⲥ̅ϣⲓⲛⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲣϫ̅ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲥ̅ϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ.
Or what womman hauynge ten besauntis, and if sche hath lost oo besaunt, whether sche teendith not a lanterne, and turneth vpsodoun the hows, and sekith diligentli, til that sche fynde it?
9 ⲑ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲥϣⲁⲛϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲥϣⲃⲉⲉⲣ ⲛⲙ̅ⲛⲉⲧϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱⲥ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ. ⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲓ̈ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓ̈ϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲇⲣⲁⲭⲙⲏ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓ̈ⲥⲟⲣⲙⲉⲥ.
And whanne sche hath foundun, sche clepith togidir freendis and neiyboris, and seith, Be ye glad with me, for Y haue founde the besaunt, that Y hadde lost.
10 ⲓ̅ ϯϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ϫⲉ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ϩⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛ̅ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲉⲓ·
So Y seie to you, ioye schal be bifor aungels of God on o synful man doynge penaunce.
And he seide, A man hadde twei sones;
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲕⲟⲩⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲓ̈ⲱⲧ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ⲱⲧʾ ⲙⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲧʾⲧⲁϩⲟ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ. ⲁϥⲡⲱϣ ⲇⲉ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥⲛ̅ⲕⲁ.
and the yonger of hem seide to the fadir, Fadir, yyue me the porcioun of catel, that fallith to me. And he departide to hem the catel.
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉϩⲁϩ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲓ̈ⲛⲉ ⲁⲡⲕⲟⲩⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲥⲉⲩϩⲛ̅ⲕⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥⲥ̅ ⲁϥⲁⲡⲟⲇⲏⲙⲓ ⲉⲩⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲏⲟⲩ ⲁϥϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲛ̅ⲧϣⲛⲁ.
And not aftir many daies, whanne alle thingis weren gederid togider, the yonger sone wente forth in pilgrymage in to a fer cuntre; and there he wastide hise goodis in lyuynge lecherously.
And aftir that he hadde endid alle thingis, a strong hungre was maad in that cuntre, and he bigan to haue nede.
And he wente, and drouy hym to oon of the citeseyns of that cuntre. And he sente hym in to his toun, to fede swyn.
And he coueitide to fille his wombe of the coddis that the hoggis eeten, and no man yaf hym.
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲁϥⲙⲉⲕⲙⲟⲩⲕϥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲏⲣ ⲛ̅ϫⲁⲓ̈ⲃⲉⲕⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ⲱⲧʾ ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲓ̈ⲕ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓ̈ⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲁ ϩⲁⲡⲉϩⲕⲟ.
And he turnede ayen to hym silf, and seide, Hou many hirid men in my fadir hous han plente of looues; and Y perische here thorouy hungir.
Y schal rise vp, and go to my fadir, and Y schal seie to hym, Fadir, Y haue synned in to heuene, and bifor thee;
and now Y am not worthi to be clepid thi sone, make me as oon of thin hirid men.
20 ⲕ̅ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲉ͡ⲓ ϣⲁ ⲡⲉϥⲓ̈ⲱⲧʾ ⲉⲧⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲉ ⲁⲡⲉϥⲓ̈ⲱⲧʾ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁϥϣⲛϩⲧⲏϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲉⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ. ⲁϥⲡⲱⲧʾ ⲁϥⲡⲁϩⲧϥ̅ ⲉϫⲛⲡⲉϥⲙⲁⲕϩ̅ ⲁϥϯⲡⲓ ⲉⲣⲱϥ
And he roos vp, and cam to his fadir. And whanne he was yit afer, his fadir saiy hym, and was stirrid bi mercy. And he ran, and fel on his necke, and kisside hym.
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ⲱⲧʾ ⲁⲓ̈ⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲧⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲕⲙ̅ⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ⲛ̅ϯⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁ ⲁⲛ ϫⲓⲛⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ̈ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲕϣⲏⲣⲉ.
And the sone seide to hym, Fadir, Y haue synned in to heuene, and bifor thee; and now Y am not worthi to be clepid thi sone.
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲓⲱⲧʾ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥϩⲙ̅ϩⲁⲗ ϫⲉ ϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲁⲛⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲁⲥ ϩⲓⲱⲱϥ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲝⲟⲩⲣ ⲉⲧⲉϥϭⲓϫ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ.
And the fadir seide to hise seruauntis, Swithe brynge ye forth the firste stoole, and clothe ye hym, and yyue ye a ryng in his hoond,
and schoon on hise feet; and brynge ye a fat calf, and sle ye, and ete we, and make we feeste.
For this my sone was deed, and hath lyued ayen; he perischid, and is foundun. And alle men bigunnen to ete.
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉϥⲛⲟϭ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲡⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲱϣⲉ. ⲉϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲁϥϩⲱⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲏⲓ̈. ⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲩⲥⲩⲙⲫⲱⲛⲓⲁ ⲛⲙ̅ⲟⲩⲭⲟⲣⲟⲥ.
But his eldere sone was in the feeld; and whanne he cam, and neiyede to the hous, he herde a symfonye and a croude.
And he clepide oon of the seruauntis, and axide, what these thingis weren.
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲉ͡ⲓ ⲁⲡⲉⲕⲓ̈ⲱⲧʾ ϣⲱⲱⲧʾ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲁⲥⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲁⲛⲁϣⲧ̅ʾ ϫⲉ ⲁϥϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲟϫ.
And he seide to hym, Thi brother is comun, and thi fadir slewe a fat calf, for he resseyuede hym saaf.
And he was wrooth, and wolde not come in. Therfor his fadir wente out, and bigan to preye hym.
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.
And he answerde to his fadir, and seide, Lo! so many yeeris Y serue thee, and Y neuer brak thi comaundement; and thou neuer yaf to me a kidde, that Y with my freendis schulde haue ete.
But aftir that this thi sone, that hath deuourid his substaunce with horis, cam, thou hast slayn to hym a fat calf.
And he seide to hym, Sone, thou art euer more with me, and alle my thingis ben thine.
32 ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ ϣ̅ϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲛⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲟⲛ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲉϥⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧʾ ⲡⲉ ⲁϥⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲉϥⲥⲟⲣⲙ̅ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲓ̈ϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ·
But it bihofte for to make feeste, and to haue ioye; for this thi brother was deed, and lyuede ayen; he perischide, and is foundun.
