< Luke 15 >

1 Then drew near to him the publicans and sinners to hear him.
ⲁ̅ⲚⲀⲨϦⲰⲚⲦ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲦⲈⲖⲰⲚⲎⲤ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲈⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲢⲞϤ.
2 And the Sophree and Pharishee murmured, and said, This (man) receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.
ⲃ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲨⲬⲢⲈⲘⲢⲈⲘ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲪⲀⲢⲒⲤⲈⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲤⲀϦ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ϢⲰⲠ ⲚⲚⲒⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϤⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲞⲨ.
3 And Jeshu spake to them this parable:
ⲅ̅ⲀϤϪⲈ ⲦⲀⲒⲠⲀⲢⲀⲂⲞⲖⲎ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ
4 What man of you, who hath a hundred sheep, if he shall lose one from them, does not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and, going, seeketh that which was lost until he shall have found it?
ⲇ̅ϪⲈ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲈϤ ⲢⲚⲈⲤⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲀϤϢⲀⲚⲦⲀⲔⲈ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲘⲎ ⲘⲠⲀϤⲬⲀ ⲠⲒϤⲐ ⲚⲤⲰϤ ϨⲒ ⲠϢⲀϤⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈϤϢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲔⲰϮ ⲚⲤⲀⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲦⲀⲔⲞ ϢⲀⲦⲈϤϪⲈⲘϤ.
5 And when he hath found it, he rejoiceth and carrieth it upon his shoulders.
ⲉ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϢⲀⲚϪⲈⲘϤ ϢⲀϤⲦⲀⲖⲞϤ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲚⲈϤⲘⲞϮ ⲈϤⲢⲀϢⲒ.
6 And, coming to his house, he calleth his friends and his neighbours, and saith to them, Rejoice with me; for I have found the sheep which was lost.
ⲋ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϢⲀⲚⲒ ⲈⲠⲒⲎⲒ ϢⲀϤⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲚⲈϤϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈϤⲐⲈϢⲈⲨ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲀⲒϪⲒⲘⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲈⲤⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲦⲀⲔⲞ.
7 I say to you, that thus shall there be joy in heaven over one sinner who repenteth, more than over the ninety and nine just ones who have no need of repentance.
ⲍ̅ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲚⲀϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲪⲈ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲈϤⲈⲢⲘⲈⲦⲀⲚⲞⲒⲚ ⲒⲈ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒϤⲐ ⲚⲐⲘⲎⲒ.
8 Or, who is the woman that hath ten zuzis, and shall lose one of them, (and) does not light a lamp and sweep the house, and seek it diligently, until she shall have found it?
ⲏ̅ⲒⲈ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲚⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲈⲤ ⲒⲚϪⲈⲤⲔⲒϮ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲤϢⲀⲚⲦⲀⲔⲈ ⲞⲨⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲎ ⲘⲠⲀⲤϬⲈⲢⲈ ⲞⲨϦⲎⲂⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲤⲤⲀⲢϨ ⲠⲒⲎⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲤⲔⲰϮ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϤⲒⲢⲰⲞⲨϢ ϢⲀⲦⲈⲤϪⲈⲘⲤ.
9 And when she hath found it, she calleth her friends and her neighbours, and saith to them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my zuzi that I had lost.
ⲑ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲤϢⲀⲚϪⲈⲘⲤ ϢⲀⲤⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲚⲈⲤϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈⲤⲐⲈϢⲈⲨ ⲈⲤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ ϪⲈ ⲀⲒϪⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲦⲀϪⲈⲤⲔⲒϮ ⲈⲦⲀⲤⲦⲀⲔⲞ.
10 I say to you, that so shall there be joy before the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.
ⲓ̅ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ϢⲀⲢⲈ ⲞⲨⲢⲀϢⲒ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲚⲚⲒⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲈϤⲈⲢⲘⲈⲦⲀⲚⲞⲒⲚ.
11 AND Jeshu said to them again, A certain man had two sons;
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲆⲈ ϪⲈ ⲚⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲈϤ ϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲂⲘⲘⲀⲨ.
12 and his minor son said to him, My father, give to me my division of the goods of thy house. And he divided to them his substance.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲒⲰⲦ ϪⲈ ⲠⲀⲒⲰⲦ ⲘⲞⲒ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲚⲦⲀⲦⲞⲒ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲞⲨⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤⲪⲰϢ ⲘⲠⲒⲰⲚϦ ⲈϨⲢⲀⲨ.
13 And after a few days the minor son gathered together his all whatsoever, and went into a distant country, and there dispersed his substance in living profusely.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ⲀϤⲐⲰⲞⲨⲦ ⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲀϤϢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲠϢⲈⲘⲘⲞ ⲈⲞⲨⲬⲰⲢⲀ ⲈⲤⲞⲨⲎⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϪⲈⲢ ⲦⲈϤⲞⲨⲤⲒⲀ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲈϤⲞⲚϦ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲞⲨϪⲀⲒ.
14 And when every thing he had was finished, there was a great famine in that country; and he began to want.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲈⲦⲀϤⲞⲨⲰ ⲆⲈ ⲈϤϬⲞ ⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚϨⲂⲰⲚ ϦⲈⲚϮⲬⲰⲢⲀ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ϨⲰϤ ⲀϤⲈⲢϨⲎ ⲦⲤ ⲚⲈⲢϦⲀⲈ
15 And he went and joined himself to one of the sons of the city of that place; and he sent him into the field to tend the swine.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ⲀϤⲦⲞⲘϤ ⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲢⲈⲘⲂⲀⲔⲒ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲬⲰⲢⲀ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲞⲢⲠϤ ⲈⲦⲔⲞⲒ ⲈⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲈϢⲀⲨ.
16 And he had a desire to fill his belly with those karubs which the swine did eat; and no man gave to him.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀϤⲈⲢⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲚ ⲈⲘⲀϨ ϦⲎⲦϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒϪⲒⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲚⲀⲨⲞⲨⲞⲘⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲈϢⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲈⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϨⲖⲒ ϮⲚⲀϤ ⲠⲈ.
17 And when he came to himself, he said, How many hirelings are there now in my father's house, who have abundance of bread, and I here with hunger am perishing!
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲈⲦⲀ ⲠⲈϤϨⲎⲦ ⲆⲈ ⲒⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲎⲢ ⲚⲢⲈⲘⲂⲈⲬⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲀⲒⲰⲦ ⲠⲒⲰⲒⲔ ⲞⲒ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲆⲈ ϮⲚⲀⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲘⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϨⲂⲰⲚ.
18 I will arise, go to my father, and say to him, My father, I have sinned against heaven and before thee,
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ϮⲚⲀⲦⲰⲚⲦ ⲚⲦⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲎⲒ ϨⲀ ⲠⲀⲒⲰⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲀϪⲞⲤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲀⲒⲰⲦ ⲀⲒⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲈⲦⲪⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈⲔⲘⲐⲞ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
19 and am no more worthy thy son to be called: make me as one of thy hirelings.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲚϮⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ϪⲈ ⲠⲈⲔϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲀⲢⲒⲦ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲚⲚⲈⲔⲢⲈⲘⲂⲈⲬ Ⲉ.
20 And he arose, (and) went to his father. And while he was (yet) afar, his father saw him, and had compassion upon him, and ran, fell upon his neck, and kissed him.
ⲕ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲦⲰⲚϤ ⲀϤⲒ ϨⲀ ⲠⲈϤⲒⲰⲦ ⲈⲦⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ⲈϤⲞⲨⲎⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲀϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲈϤⲒⲰⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϢⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲀϤϬⲞϪⲒ ⲀϤϨⲒⲦϤ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲦⲈϤⲚⲀϨⲂⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϮⲪⲒ ⲈⲢⲰϤ
21 And his son said to him, My father, I have sinned against heaven and before thee, and am not worthy thy son to be called.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲠⲈϤϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲀⲒⲰⲦ ⲀⲒⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲈⲦⲪⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈⲔⲘⲐⲞ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϮⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ϪⲈ ⲠⲈⲔϢⲎ ⲢⲒ.
22 But his father said to his servants, Bring forth the first robe to clothe him, and put a ring upon his hand, and let him be, shod with sandals,
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲠⲈϤⲒⲰⲦ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲚⲈϤⲈⲂⲒⲀⲒⲔ ⲬⲰⲖⲈⲘ ⲀⲚⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϮϨⲞⲨⲒϮ ⲚⲤⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲎⲒⲤ ϨⲒⲰⲦϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲀ ⲞⲨϢϬⲞⲨⲢ ⲈⲦⲈϤϪⲒϪ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲐⲰⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲚⲈϤϬⲀⲖⲀⲨϪ.
23 and bring, kill the calf that is fat, and let us eat and be glad;
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲘⲀⲤⲒ ⲈⲦϢⲀⲚⲈⲨϢ ϢⲀⲦϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲚⲞϤ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ.
24 for this my son was dead, and he is alive; he was lost, and is found. And they began to rejoice.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ϪⲈ ⲠⲀϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲚⲀϤⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲰⲚϦ ⲚⲀϤⲦⲀⲔⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚϪⲈⲘϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲈⲢϨⲎⲦⲤ ⲚⲞⲨⲚⲞϤ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ.
25 But he, the elder son, was in the field; and as he came and drew near to the house, he heard the voice of music;
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲠⲈϤⲚⲒϢϮ ⲆⲈ ⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲀϤⲬⲎ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲔⲞⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϨⲰⲤ ⲈϤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲀϤϦⲰⲚⲦ ⲈⲠⲒⲎⲒ ⲀϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲞⲨⲤⲨⲘⲪⲰⲚⲒⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲬⲞⲢⲞⲤ.
26 and he called one of the youths, and asked him what this was.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲀⲖⲰⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲀϤϢⲒⲚⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲚⲀⲒ
27 He said to him, Thy brother hath come, and thy father hath killed the calf that was fat, because he hath received him well.
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲈⲔⲤⲞⲚ ⲀϤⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈⲔⲒⲰⲦ ϢⲰⲦ ⲘⲠⲒⲘⲀⲤⲒ ⲈⲦϢⲀⲚⲈⲨϢ ϪⲈ ⲀϤϬⲒⲦϤ ⲈϤⲞⲨⲞϪ.
28 And he was angry, and would not go in. And his father came forth and besought him.
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲀϤϪⲰⲚⲦ ⲆⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲠⲈϤⲒⲰⲦ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲀϤϮϨⲞ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲠⲈ.
29 But he said to his father, Behold, how many years have I wrought thee service, and never have I transgressed thy commandment: yet never hast thou given me a kid, that I might feast with my friends.
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲚⲐⲞϤ 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 ⲚⲀϢⲪⲎⲢ.
30 But this thy son, when he hath wasted thy substance with harlots, and hath come, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.
ⲗ̅ϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲈⲔϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲰⲚϦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲠⲞⲢⲚⲞⲤ ⲀⲔϢⲰⲦ ⲚⲀϤ ⲘⲠⲒⲘⲀⲤⲒ ⲈⲦϢⲀⲚⲈⲨϢ
31 His father saith to him, My son, thou in all time art with me, and every thing that I have is thine.
ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲀϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲬⲎ ⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ ⲚⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲔ ⲚⲈ.
32 But to rejoice it behoves us, and to be glad, because this thy brother was dead, and is alive; and was lost, and is found.
ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ⲚⲀⲤⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲚⲞϤ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲢⲀϢⲒ ϪⲈ ⲠⲈⲔⲤⲞⲚ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲚⲀϤⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲰⲚϦ ⲚⲀϤⲦⲀⲔⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚϪⲈⲘϤ.

< Luke 15 >