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1 Och till honom gingo allehanda Publicaner och syndare, att de måtte höra honom.
Many [HYP] tax collectors and [others whom people considered to be] habitual sinners kept coming to Jesus to listen to him teach.
2 Och de Phariseer och Skriftlärde knorrade och sade: Denne undfår syndare, och äter med dem.
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!”
3 Då sade han till dem denna liknelsen, sägandes:
So Jesus told them this parable:
4 Hvilken är den man ibland eder, som hafver hundrade får, och om han tappar bort ett af dem, låter han icke de nio och niotio uti öknene, och går efter det som borto är, tilldess han finner det?
“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]
5 Och då han hafver det funnit, lägger han det på sina axlar med glädje.
When you [(sg)] found it, you would put it on your shoulders and be happy.
6 Och när han kommer hem i sitt hus, kallar han tillhopa sina vänner och grannar, och säger till dem: Glädjens med mig; ty jag hafver funnit mitt får, som borttappadt var.
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!’
7 Jag säger eder, att sammalunda varder ock glädje i himmelen öfver en syndare den sig bättrar, mer än öfver nio och niotio rättfärdiga, som ingen bättring behöfva.
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.
8 Eller hvad qvinna är, som hafver tio penningar, om hon borttappar en af dem, tänder hon icke upp ljus, och sopar huset, och söker granneliga, tilldess hon finner honom?
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]
9 Och då hon funnit hafver, kallar hon tillhopa sina vänner och grannqvinnor, och säger: Glädjens med mig; ty jag hafver funnit min penning, som jag tappat hade.
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!’
10 Sammalunda, säger jag eder, varder glädje för Guds Änglom öfver en syndare som sig bättrar.
I tell you that similarly the angels will be happy about [even just] one sinner who turns from doing evil.”
11 Och han sade: En man hade två söner.
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.
12 Och den yngre af dem sade till fadren: Fader, få mig den parten af ägodelarna, som mig tillkommer. Och han bytte ägodelarna dem emellan.
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.
13 Och icke många dagar derefter, då den yngre sonen hade lagt all sin ting tillhopa, for han långt bort i främmande land; och der förfor han sina ägodelar, och lefde öfverflödeliga.
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.
14 Och sedan han allt förtärt hade, vardt en stor hunger i det landet; och han begynte lida nöd;
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.
15 Och gick bort, och gaf sig till en borgare der i landet; och han sände honom till sin afvelsgård, att han skulle sköta hans svin.
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.
16 Då begärade han uppfylla sin buk med draf, der svinen med föddes; och honom gaf ingen.
[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.
17 Då besinnade han sig sjelf, och sade: Huru månge mins faders legodränger hafva bröd nog; och jag förgås här i hunger.
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]!
18 Jag vill stå upp, och gå till min fader, och säga till honom: Fader, jag hafver syndat i himmelen, och för dig.
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)].
19 Jag är icke nu värd kallas din son; gör mig såsom en af dina legodränger.
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.”’
20 Och så stod han upp, och kom till sin fader. Och då han ännu långt ifrå var, såg honom hans fader, och begynte varkunna sig öfver honom, och lopp emot honom, föll honom om halsen, och kysste honom.
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].
21 Och sonen sade till honom: Fader, jag hafver syndat i himmelen, och för dig; och är icke värd härefter kallas din son.
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.’
22 Då sade fadren till sina tjenare: Bärer fram den yppersta klädningen, och kläder honom deruti; och får honom en ring på hans hand, och skor på hans fötter.
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]!
23 Och hafver hit den gödda kalfven, och slagter honom; vi vilje äta, och göra oss glad.
Then bring the fat calf and kill it [and cook it]. We [(inc)] must eat and celebrate,
24 Ty denne min son var död, och hafver fått lif igen; han var borttappad, och är funnen igen. Och de begynte göra sig glad.
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.
25 Men den äldre hans son var ute på markene; och när han kom, och nalkades husena, hörde han sjungas och dansas;
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.
26 Och kallade en af sina tjenare, och frågade honom, hvad det var.
He called one of the servants and asked what was happening.
27 Då sade han till honom: Din broder är kommen; och din fader lät slagta den gödda kalfven, att han hafver honom helbregda igen.
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.’
28 Då vardt han vred, och ville icke gå in. Då gick hans fader ut, och bad honom.
[But] the older brother was angry. He refused to enter [the house]. So his father came out and pleaded with him [to come in].
29 Svarade han, och sade till fadren: Si, jag tjenar dig i så mång år, och hafver aldrig gångit af ditt bud; och du gaf mig aldrig ett kid, att jag måtte göra mig glad med mina vänner.
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.
30 Men sedan denne din son kommen är, som sina ägodelar hafver förtärt med skökor, hafver du till honom slagtat den gödda kalfven.
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!’
31 Då sade han till honom: Min son, du äst alltid när mig, och allt det mitt är, det är ditt.
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.
32 Man måste nu glädjas och fröjdas; ty denne din broder var död, och fick lif igen; och var borttappad, och är igenfunnen.
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!’”
