Luke 15
1 But all the tax-collectors and the sinners were, unto him, drawing near, to be hearkening unto him;
The tax collectors and the outcasts were all drawing near to Jesus to listen to him;
2 and both the Pharisees and the Scribes were murmuring, saying, This man, unto sinners, giveth welcome, and eateth with them.
but the Pharisees and the teachers of the Law found fault. “This man always welcomes outcasts, and takes meals with them!” they complained.
3 And he spake unto them this parable, saying—
So Jesus told them this parable –
4 What man from among you, having a hundred sheep, and losing, from among them, one, doth not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go his way after the lost one, until he find it?
“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?
5 And, finding it, he layeth it upon his shoulders, rejoicing;
And, when he has found it, he puts in on his shoulders rejoicing;
6 and, coming unto his house, calleth together the friends and the neighbours, saying unto them—Rejoice with me! because I have found my sheep that was lost!
and, on reaching home, he calls his friends and his neighbors together, and says ‘Come and rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost.’
7 I say unto you—Thus, joy in heaven, will there be, over one sinner repenting, rather than over ninety-nine righteous persons, who indeed have, no need, of repentance.
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.
8 Or, what woman, having, ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a lamp, and sweep the house, and seek carefully, until she find it?
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?
9 And, having found it, she calleth together her female friends and neighbours, saying—Rejoice with me! because I have found the piece of silver which I had lost.
And, when she has found it, she calls her friends and neighbors together, and says ‘Come and rejoice with me, for I have found the coin which I lost.’
10 Thus, I say unto you, there ariseth joy in presence of the messengers of God, over one sinner repenting.
So, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of God’s angels over one outcast who repents.”
11 And he said—A certain man, had two sons.
Then Jesus continued, “A man had two sons;
12 And the younger of them said unto the father—Father! give me the share that falleth to me, of what there is. And, he, divided unto them the living.
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.
13 And, after not many days, the younger son, gathering all together, left home for a country far away, and, there, squandered his substance with riotous living.
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.
14 And, when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine throughout that country, —and, he, began to be in want.
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.
15 And he went his way, and joined himself unto one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into his fields to be feeding swine.
So he went and engaged himself to one of the people of that country, who sent him into his fields to tend pigs.
16 And he used to long to be filled with the pods which the swine were eating; and, no man, was giving unto him.
He even longed to satisfy his hunger with the bean-pods on which the pigs were feeding; and no one gave him anything.
17 But coming, to himself, he said—How many hired servants of my father, have bread enough and to spare, whereas, I, with famine, here, am perishing!
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!
18 I will arise, and go unto my father, and will say unto him—Father! I have sinned against heaven, and before thee:
I will get up and go to my father, and say to him “Father, I sinned against heaven and against you;
19 No longer, am I worthy to be called a son of thine, —Make me as one of thy hired servants. And he arose, and came unto his own father.
I am no longer fit to be called your son; make me one of your hired servants.”’
20 Now, while yet he was holding afar off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and, running, fell upon his neck, and tenderly kissed him.
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 around his neck and kissed him.
21 And the son said unto him—Father! I have sinned against heaven, and before thee: No longer, am I worthy to be called a son of thine, —[make me as one of thy hired servants.]
‘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.’
22 But the father said unto his servants—Quick! bring forth a robe—the best! and put on him, and get out a ring for his hand, and sandals for his feet.
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;
23 And be bringing the fatted calf, sacrifice! and let us eat and make merry:
and bring the fattened calf and kill it, and let us eat and make merry;
24 Because, this my son, was, dead, and hath come to life again, was lost, and is found. And they began to be making merry.
for here is my son who was dead, and is alive again, was lost, and is found.’ So they began making merry.
25 But his elder son was in a field; and, as, in coming, he drew near unto the house, he heard music and dancing, —
Meanwhile the elder son was out in the fields; but, on coming home, when he got near the house, he heard music and dancing,
26 and, calling near one of the youths, he inquired what these things, could be.
and he called one of the servants and asked what it all meant.
27 And, he, said unto him, —Thy brother, hath come, and thy father hath sacrificed the fatted calf, because, safe and sound, hath he received him back.
‘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.’
28 But he was provoked to anger, and would not go in. And, his father, coming out, began to entreat him.
This made him angry, and he would not go in. But his father came out and begged him to do so.
29 But, he, answering said unto his father—Lo! so many years as these, do I serve thee, and, at no time, a commandment of thine, have I transgressed, —And, unto me, at no time, hast thou given a kid, that, with my friends, I might make merry;
‘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.
30 But, when, this thy son, who had devoured thy living with harlots, came, thou didst sacrifice, for him, the fatted calf;
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.’
31 But, he, said unto him—Child! thou, always, art, with me, and, all that is mine, is, thine;
‘Child,’ the father answered, ‘you are always with me, and everything that I have is yours.
32 But, to make merry and rejoice, there was need, because, this thy brother—was, dead, and hath come to life again, and was lost, and is found.
We could but make merry and rejoice, for here is your brother who was dead, and is alive; who was lost, and is found.’”
