Luke 15
1 Many [HYP] tax collectors and [others whom people considered to be] habitual sinners kept coming to Jesus to listen to him teach.
Усі митники та грішники приходили до [Ісуса], щоб послухати Його.
2 The Pharisees and men who taught the [Jewish] laws [who were there] [SYN] began to grumble, saying, “This man welcomes sinners and he also [defiles himself by eating] with them!”
Але фарисеї та книжники нарікали кажучи: ―Він грішників приймає та їсть разом із ними.
3 So Jesus told them this parable:
Тоді Він розповів їм притчу:
4 “Suppose that one of you had 100 sheep. If one of them were lost, (you [(sg)] would certainly leave the 99 sheep in the pasture, and go and search for the one lost sheep until you found it./would you not leave the 99 sheep in the pasture, and go and search for the one lost sheep until you found it?) [RHQ]
―Який чоловік із вас, маючи сто овець та загубивши одну з них, не залишить дев’яносто дев’ять у пустелі та не піде шукати загублену, доки не знайде її?
5 When you [(sg)] found it, you would put it on your shoulders and be happy.
І, знайшовши, з радістю покладе її на свої плечі.
6 When you brought it home, you would call together your friends and neighbors and say to them, ‘Be happy with me, because I have found my sheep that was lost!’
Прийшовши додому, він покличе своїх друзів та сусідів, кажучи їм: «Радійте зі мною, бо я знайшов мою загублену вівцю».
7 I tell you [(pl)] that similarly [God] will be very happy about each and every sinner who turns from doing evil. God is not happy about 99 people who [think that they] are [IRO] righteous and think that they do not need to turn from doing evil.
Кажу вам: на небі буде більше радості за одного грішника, що кається, ніж за дев’яноста дев’ятьох праведників, які не потребують покаяння.
8 Or, suppose that a woman has ten [very valuable] silver coins. If she loses one of them, (she will certainly light a lamp and sweep the floor and search carefully until she finds it!/will she not light a lamp and sweep the floor and search carefully until she finds it?) [RHQ]
Або яка жінка, маючи десять драхмта загубивши одну з них, не запалює світильника й не замітає в хаті, шукаючи уважно, доки не знайде?
9 When she finds it, she will call together her friends and neighbors and say, ‘Be happy with me, [because] I have found the coin that I lost!’
А знайшовши, кличе приятельок та сусідок і каже: «Радійте зі мною, бо я знайшла загублену драхму».
10 I tell you that similarly the angels will be happy about [even just] one sinner who turns from doing evil.”
Такою, кажу вам, є радість ангелів Божих за одного грішника, який кається.
11 Then [Jesus told them this parable to compare what the Pharisees and teachers of the Jewish law thought about those who turn from their sinful behavior with what God thinks about such people]. He said, “A certain man had two sons.
Він також сказав: ―Один чоловік мав двох синів.
12 One day the younger son said to his father, ‘Father, [I do not want to wait until you(sg) die]. Give me now the share of your property that belongs to me!’ So the man divided his property between his two sons.
Молодший із них сказав батькові: «Батьку, дай мені мою частину спадщини». І той поділив між ними майно.
13 A few days later, the younger son [sold his share]. He gathered his money and other things together and went to a country far away. There he spent all his money foolishly in reckless/wild living.
Через декілька днів молодший син, зібравши все, відправився в далекий край і там розтратив усе своє майно, живучи розпусно.
14 After he had spent all his money, there was a great famine throughout that country. And soon he did not have enough [food to] eat.
Коли ж він усе витратив, настав великий голод у тім краю, і він почав бідувати.
15 So he went to one of the landowners in that area and asked for work. The man sent him to work taking care of the pigs in his field.
І пішов та пристав до одного з жителів того краю, а той послав його на свої поля пасти свиней.
16 [Because he was very hungry], he would have been glad to eat the bean pods that the pigs ate. But no one gave him anything to eat.
Він бажав би наїстися хоча б стручками ріжкового дерева, які їли свині, але ніхто не давав йому.
17 Finally he thought clearly about what he had done. He said to himself, ‘All of my father’s hired servants have plenty of food! They have more [SYN] than they can eat, but here I am dying because I do not have anything to eat [HYP]!
Опам’ятавшись, він сказав: «Скільки наймитів мого батька мають хліба вдосталь, а я тут помираю з голоду!
18 So I will leave here and go back to my father. I will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against God [MTY, EUP] and against you [(sg)].
Встану, піду до свого батька та скажу йому: „Батьку, согрішив я проти Неба та проти тебе
19 I am no longer worthy to be called {of [you] calling me} your son. Just hire me to be like one of the other hired servants.”’
і вже не достойний називатися твоїм сином. Прийми мене, як одного з твоїх наймитів!“»
20 So he left there and went back to his father’s house. But while he was still some distance from the house, his father saw him. He pitied him. He ran to his son and embraced him and kissed him [on the cheek].
І, вставши, пішов до свого батька. Коли він був ще далеко, батько побачив його, змилосердився над ним та побіг до нього, обійняв його та почав цілувати.
21 His son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against God [MTY/EUP] and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called {of [you] calling me} your son.’
Син промовив до нього: «Батьку! Я согрішив проти Неба й проти тебе і вже недостойний називатися твоїм сином!»
22 But his father said to his servants, ‘Go quickly and bring to me the best robe [in the house]! Then put it on my son. Put a ring on his finger [to show that I am honoring him again as my son]! Put sandals on his feet [to show that I do not consider him to be a slave]!
Батько ж промовив до своїх рабів: «Принесіть швидко найкращу одежу, одягніть його і дайте перстень йому на руку та взуття на ноги!
23 Then bring the fat calf and kill it [and cook it]. We [(inc)] must eat and celebrate,
Приведіть відгодоване теля та заколіть його! Будемо їсти та веселитись,
24 because my son has returned! [It is as though] [MET] he was dead and is alive again! [It is as though] he was lost and now has been found!’ So they did that, and they all began to celebrate.
бо цей син мій був мертвий та ожив, пропав та знайшовся!» І почали веселитися.
25 While all that was happening, the man’s older son was out [working] in the field. When he came near to the house, he heard [people playing] music and dancing.
А старший його син був у полі; і коли, повертаючись із поля, наблизився до дому, почув музику й танці.
26 He called one of the servants and asked what was happening.
Покликавши одного зі слуг, запитав: «Що це таке?»
27 The servant said to him, ‘Your [younger] brother has come [home] Your father has [told us to] kill the fat calf [to celebrate] because your brother has returned safe and healthy.’
«Твій брат прийшов, – сказав той, – і твій батько заколов відгодоване теля, бо [його син] повернувся живий та здоровий».
28 [But] the older brother was angry. He refused to enter [the house]. So his father came out and pleaded with him [to come in].
Він розлютився та не схотів увійти в дім. Батько ж його, вийшовши, став його просити.
29 But he replied to his father, ‘Listen to me! For many years I have worked for you like a slave. I always obeyed everything you told me to do. But you never even gave me a young goat, so that I could [kill it and cook it and] celebrate with my friends.
Але він відповів своєму батькові: «Я стільки років служив тобі й ніколи не нехтував твоїм наказом, а ти жодного разу не дав мені й козенятка, щоб я повеселився з моїми друзями.
30 But this son of yours spent all the [money he got from] what you gave him. He spent it [to pay for sleeping with] prostitutes! Yes, now he has returned home, [but it is not fair that] you have told your [servants] to kill the fat calf [and cook it] for him!’
Але коли прийшов цей син твій, що розтратив твоє майно з блудницями, ти заколов для нього відгодоване теля».
31 But his father said to him, ‘My son, you have always been with me, and all my property [that I did not give to your brother] has been yours.
[Батько] відповів йому: «Дитино, ти завжди зі мною, і все, що в мене є, – твоє.
32 But [it is as though] [MET] your brother was dead and is alive again! [It is as though] he was lost and now he has been found! So it is appropriate for us to be happy and celebrate!’”
Веселитися ж і радіти треба тому, що цей брат твій був мертвий та ожив, пропав та знайшовся».
