Luke 15
1 And all the tax-gatherers and the sinners were coming nigh to him, to hear him,
Then resorted vnto him all the Publicanes and sinners, to heare him.
2 and the Pharisees and the scribes were murmuring, saying — This one doth receive sinners, and doth eat with them.'
Therefore the Pharises and Scribes murmured, saying, Hee receiueth sinners, and eateth with them.
3 And he spake unto them this simile, saying,
Then spake hee this parable to them, saying,
4 'What man of you having a hundred sheep, and having lost one out of them, doth not leave behind the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go on after the lost one, till he may find it?
What man of you hauing an hundreth sheepe, if hee lose one of them, doeth not leaue ninetie and nine in the wildernesse, and goe after that which is lost, vntill he finde it?
5 and having found, he doth lay [it] on his shoulders rejoicing,
And when he hath found it, he laieth it on his shoulders with ioye.
6 and having come to the house, he doth call together the friends and the neighbours, saying to them, Rejoice with me, because I found my sheep — the lost one.
And when he commeth home, he calleth together his friendes and neighbours, saying vnto them, Reioyce with mee: for I haue founde my sheepe which was lost.
7 'I say to you, that so joy shall be in the heaven over one sinner reforming, rather than over ninety-nine righteous men, who have no need of reformation.
I say vnto you, that likewise ioy shall be in heauen for one sinner that conuerteth, more then for ninetie and nine iust men, which neede none amendment of life.
8 'Or what woman having ten drachms, if she may lose one drachm, doth not light a lamp, and sweep the house, and seek carefully till that she may find?
Either what woman hauing ten groates, if she lose one groate, doth not light a candle, and sweepe the house, and seeke diligently till shee finde it?
9 and having found, she doth call together the female friends and the neighbours, saying, Rejoice with me, for I found the drachm that I lost.
And when shee hath found it, shee calleth her friendes, and neighbours, saying, Reioyce with me: for I haue found the groate which I had lost.
10 'So I say to you, joy doth come before the messengers of God over one sinner reforming.'
Likewise I say vnto you, there is ioy in the presence of the Angels of God, for one sinner that conuerteth.
11 And he said, 'A certain man had two sons,
He sayde moreouer, A certaine man had two sonnes.
12 and the younger of them said to the father, Father, give me the portion of the substance falling to [me], and he divided to them the living.
And the yonger of them sayde to his father, Father, giue mee the portion of the goods that falleth to mee. So he deuided vnto them his substance.
13 'And not many days after, having gathered all together, the younger son went abroad to a far country, and there he scattered his substance, living riotously;
So not many daies after, when the yonger sonne had gathered all together, hee tooke his iourney into a farre countrey, and there hee wasted his goods with riotous liuing.
14 and he having spent all, there came a mighty famine on that country, and himself began to be in want;
Nowe when hee had spent all, there arose a great dearth throughout that land, and he began to be in necessitie.
15 and having gone on, he joined himself to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him to the fields to feed swine,
Then hee went and claue to a citizen of that conntrey, and hee sent him to his farme, to feede swine.
16 and he was desirous to fill his belly from the husks that the swine were eating, and no one was giving to him.
And hee would faine haue filled his bellie with the huskes, that the swine ate: but no man gaue them him.
17 'And having come to himself, he said, How many hirelings of my father have a superabundance of bread, and I here with hunger am perishing!
Then he came to him selfe, and said, Howe many hired seruaunts at my fathers haue bread ynough, and I die for hunger?
18 having risen, I will go on unto my father, and will say to him, Father, I did sin — to the heaven, and before thee,
I wil rise and goe to my father, and say vnto him, Father, I haue sinned against heaue, and before thee,
19 and no more am I worthy to be called thy son; make me as one of thy hirelings.
And am no more worthy to be called thy sonne: make me as one of thy hired seruants.
20 'And having risen, he went unto his own father, and he being yet far distant, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and having ran he fell upon his neck and kissed him;
So hee arose and came to his father, and when hee was yet a great way off, his father sawe him, and had compassion, and ranne and fell on his necke, and kissed him.
21 and the son said to him, Father, I did sin — to the heaven, and before thee, and no more am I worthy to be called thy son.
And the sonne sayde vnto him, Father, I haue sinned against heauen, and before thee, and am no more worthie to be called thy sonne.
22 'And the father said unto his servants, Bring forth the first robe, and clothe him, and give a ring for his hand, and sandals for the feet;
Then the father said to his seruaunts, Bring foorth the best robe, and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feete,
23 and having brought the fatted calf, kill [it], and having eaten, we may be merry,
And bring the fat calfe, and kill him, and let vs eate, and be merie:
24 because this my son was dead, and did live again, and he was lost, and was found; and they began to be merry.
For this my sonne was dead, and is aliue againe: and he was lost, but he is found. And they began to be merie.
25 'And his elder son was in a field, and as, coming, he drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing,
Nowe the elder brother was in the fielde, and when he came and drewe neere to the house, he heard melodie, and dauncing,
26 and having called near one of the young men, he was inquiring what these things might be,
And called one of his seruaunts, and asked what those things meant.
27 and he said to him — Thy brother is arrived, and thy father did kill the fatted calf, because in health he did receive him back.
And hee sayde vnto him, Thy brother is come, and thy father hath killed the fatte calfe, because he hath receiued him safe and sound.
28 'And he was angry, and would not go in, therefore his father, having come forth, was entreating him;
Then he was angry, and would not goe in: therefore came his father out and entreated him.
29 and he answering said to the father, Lo, so many years I do serve thee, and never thy command did I transgress, and to me thou didst never give a kid, that with my friends I might make merry;
But he answered and said to his father, Loe, these many yeeres haue I done thee seruice, neither brake I at any time thy commadement, and yet thou neuer gauest mee a kidde that I might make merie with my friends.
30 but when thy son — this one who did devour thy living with harlots — came, thou didst kill to him the fatted calf.
But when this thy sonne was come, which hath deuoured thy good with harlots, thou hast for his sake killed the fat calfe.
31 'And he said to him, Child, thou art always with me, and all my things are thine;
And he said vnto him, Sonne, thou art euer with me, and al that I haue, is thine.
32 but to be merry, and to be glad, it was needful, because this thy brother was dead, and did live again, he was lost, and was found.'
It was meete that we shoulde make merie, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is aliue againe: and hee was lost, but he is found.
