Luke 15
1 The tax collectors and the outcasts were all drawing near to Jesus to listen to him;
And pupplicans and synful men weren neiyynge to him, to here hym.
2 but the Pharisees and the teachers of the Law found fault. ‘This man always welcomes outcasts, and takes meals with them!’ they complained.
And the Farisees and scribis grutchiden, seiynge, For this resseyueth synful men, and etith with hem.
3 So Jesus told them this parable –
And he spak to hem this parable,
4 ‘Who among you who has a hundred sheep, and has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine out in the open country, and go after the lost sheep until he finds it?
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?
5 And, when he has found it, he puts in on his shoulders rejoicing;
And whanne he hath foundun it, he ioieth, and leyith it on hise schuldris; and he cometh hoom,
6 and, on reaching home, he calls his friends and his neighbours together, and says “Come and rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost.”
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 So, I tell you, there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one outcast who repents, than over ninety-nine religious people, who have no need to repent.
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 Or again, what woman who has ten silver coins, if she loses one of them, does not light a lamp, and sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it?
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 And, when she has found it, she calls her friends and neighbours together, and says “Come and rejoice with me, for I have found the coin which I lost.”
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 So, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of God’s angels over one outcast who repents.’
So Y seie to you, ioye schal be bifor aungels of God on o synful man doynge penaunce.
11 Then Jesus continued, ‘A man had two sons;
And he seide, A man hadde twei sones;
12 and the younger of them said to his father “Father, give me my share of the inheritance.” So the father divided the property between them.
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 A few days later the younger son got together all that he had, and went away into a distant land; and there he squandered his inheritance by leading a dissolute life.
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.
14 After he has spent all that he had, there was a severe famine through all that country, and he began to be in actual want.
And aftir that he hadde endid alle thingis, a strong hungre was maad in that cuntre, and he bigan to haue nede.
15 So he went and engaged himself to one of the people of that country, who sent him into his fields to tend pigs.
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.
16 He even longed to satisfy his hunger with the bean-pods on which the pigs were feeding; and no one gave him anything.
And he coueitide to fille his wombe of the coddis that the hoggis eeten, and no man yaf hym.
17 But, when he came to himself, he said “How many of my father’s hired servants have more bread than they can eat, while here am I starving to death!
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.
18 I will get up and go to my father, and say to him ‘Father, I sinned against heaven and against you;
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;
19 I am no longer fit to be called your son; make me one of your hired servants.’”
and now Y am not worthi to be clepid thi sone, make me as oon of thin hirid men.
20 And he got up and went to his father. But, while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was deeply moved; he ran and threw his arms round his neck and kissed him.
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 “Father,” the son said, “I sinned against heaven and against you; I am no longer fit to be called your son; make me one of your hired servants.”
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 But the father turned to his servants and said “Be quick and fetch a robe – the very best – and put it on him; give him a ring for his finger and sandals for his feet;
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,
23 and bring the fattened calf and kill it, and let us eat and make merry;
and schoon on hise feet; and brynge ye a fat calf, and sle ye, and ete we, and make we feeste.
24 for here is my son who was dead, and is alive again, was lost, and is found.” So they began making merry.
For this my sone was deed, and hath lyued ayen; he perischid, and is foundun. And alle men bigunnen to ete.
25 Meanwhile the elder son was out in the fields; but, on coming home, when he got near the house, he heard music and dancing,
But his eldere sone was in the feeld; and whanne he cam, and neiyede to the hous, he herde a symfonye and a croude.
26 and he called one of the servants and asked what it all meant.
And he clepide oon of the seruauntis, and axide, what these thingis weren.
27 “Your brother has come back,” the servant told him, “and your father has killed the fattened calf, because he has him back safe and sound.”
And he seide to hym, Thi brother is comun, and thi fadir slewe a fat calf, for he resseyuede hym saaf.
28 This made him angry, and he would not go in. But his father came out and begged him to do so.
And he was wrooth, and wolde not come in. Therfor his fadir wente out, and bigan to preye hym.
29 “No,” he said to his father, “look at all the years I have been serving you, without ever once disobeying you, and yet you have never given me even a young goat, so that I might have a party with my friends.
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.
30 But, no sooner has this son of yours come, who has eaten up your property in the company of prostitutes, than you have killed the fattened calf for him.”
But aftir that this thi sone, that hath deuourid his substaunce with horis, cam, thou hast slayn to hym a fat calf.
31 “Child,” the father answered, “you are always with me, and everything that I have is yours.
And he seide to hym, Sone, thou art euer more with me, and alle my thingis ben thine.
32 We could but make merry and rejoice, for here is your brother who was dead, and is alive; who was lost, and is found.”’
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.
