Luke 15
1 Were now to Him drawing near all the tax collectors and the sinners to hear Him.
Now the tax-gatherers and the notorious sinners were everywhere in the habit of coming close to Him to listen to Him;
2 And were grumbling the (both *no*) Pharisees and the scribes saying that This [man] sinners receives and he eats with them.
and this led the Pharisees and the Scribes indignantly to complain, saying, "He gives a welcome to notorious sinners, and joins them at their meals!"
3 He spoke then to them parable this saying;
So in figurative language He asked them,
4 What man of you having a hundred sheep and (having lost *NK(o)*) of them one not leaves the ninety nine in the open field and goes after the [one] having been lost until he may find it?
"Which of you men, if he has a hundred sheep and has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in their pasture and go in search of the lost one till he finds it?
5 And having found [it] he lays [it] on the shoulders (of him *N(k)O*) rejoicing,
And when he has found it, he lifts it on his shoulder, glad at heart.
6 And having come to the house he calls together the friends and the neighbours saying to them; do rejoice with me, for I have found the sheep of mine the [one] having been lost!
Then coming home he calls his friends and neighbours together, and says, 'Congratulate me, for I have found my sheep--the one I had lost.'
7 I say to you that in the same way joy in heaven there will be over one sinner repenting rather than over ninety nine righteous ones who no need have of repentance.
I tell you that in the same way there will be rejoicing in Heaven over one repentant sinner--more rejoicing than over ninety-nine blameless persons who have no need of repentance.
8 Or what woman drachmas having ten, if she may lose drachma one, surely she lights a lamp and she sweeps the house and she seeks carefully until (it *N(k)O*) she may find?
"Or 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 till she finds it?
9 And having found [it] (she calls together *N(k)O*) the friends and (*k*) neighbours saying; do rejoice with me, for I have found the drachma that I lost.
And when she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbours, and says, "'Congratulate me, for I have found the coin which I had lost.'
10 Thus I say to you, there is joy before the angels of God over one sinner repenting.
"I tell you that in the same way there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one repentant sinner."
11 He said then; A man certain had two sons.
He went on to say, "There was a man who had two sons.
12 And said the younger of them to the father; Father, do give to me what is due [to me] portion of the property. (*no*) (then *N(k)O*) he divided between them the property.
The younger of them said to his father, "'Father, give me the share of the property that comes to me.' "So he divided his wealth between them.
13 And after not many days having gathered together (all [things] *N(k)O*) the younger son went away into a country distant and there he wasted the estate of him living prodigally.
No long time afterwards the younger son got all together and travelled to a distant country, where he wasted his money in debauchery and excess.
14 When was spending however he everything there arose a famine (severe *N(k)O*) throughout the country that, and he himself began to be in need.
At last, when he had spent everything, there came a terrible famine throughout that country, and he began to feel the pinch of want.
15 And having gone he joined himself to one of the citizens the country of that, and he sent him into the fields of him to feed pigs.
So he went and hired himself to one of the inhabitants of that country, who sent him on to his farm to tend swine;
16 And he was longing (to be fed *N(k)O*) (the *ko*) (stomach of him *KO*) (from *N(k)O*) the pods that were eating the pigs, and no [one] was giving to him.
and he longed to make a hearty meal of the pods the swine were eating, but no one gave him any.
17 To himself however having come (he was saying; *N(k)O*) How many hired servants of the father of mine (have abundance *N(k)O*) of bread, I myself however with hunger (here *NO*) am perishing!
"But on coming to himself he said, "'How many of my father's hired men have more bread than they want, while I here am dying of hunger!
18 Having risen up I will go to the father of mine and I will say to him; Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you;
I will rise and go to my father, and will say to him, Father, I have sinned against Heaven and before you:
19 (and *k*) no longer no longer am I worthy to be called son of you. do make me like one of the servants of you.
I no longer deserve to be called a son of yours: treat me as one of your hired men.'
20 And having risen up he went to the father (of himself *NK(o)*) Still now he far being distant he saw him the father of him and was moved with compassion, and having run he fell upon the neck of him and he kissed him.
"So he rose and came to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and pitied him, and ran and threw his arms round his neck and kissed him tenderly.
21 Said then the son to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; (and *k*) no longer no longer am I worthy to be called son of you (do make me as one of the servants of you. *O*)
"'Father,' cried the son, 'I have sinned against Heaven and before you: no longer do I deserve to be called a son of yours.'
22 Said then the father to the servants of him; (Quickly *NO*) do bring out (*k*) robe the best and do clothe him and do give a ring for the hand of him and sandals for [his] feet,
"But the father said to his servants, "'Fetch a good coat quickly--the best one--and put it on him; and bring a ring for his finger and shoes for his feet.
23 and (do bring *N(k)O*) the calf fattened, do kill [it], and having eaten let us be merry,
Fetch the fat calf and kill it, and let us feast and enjoy ourselves;
24 For this the son of mine dead was and is alive again, (and *k*) he was having been lost and is found. And they began to be merry.
for my son here was dead and has come to life again: he was lost and has been found.' "And they began to be merry.
25 Was now the son of him the elder in [the] field. and while coming [up] he drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing.
"Now his elder son was out on the farm; and when he returned and came near home, he heard music and dancing.
26 And having called near one of the servants (of him *k*) he was inquiring what (maybe *no*) would be these things.
Then he called one of the lads to him and asked what all this meant.
27 And he said to him that The brother of you is come, and has killed the father of you the calf fattened, because in good health him he has received.
"'Your brother has come,' he replied; 'and your father has had the fat calf killed, because he has got him home safe and sound.'
28 He was angry however and not he was willing to go in. (And *N(K)O*) the father of him having gone he was begging him.
"Then he was angry and would not go in. But his father came out and entreated him.
29 And answering he said to the [the] father of him; Behold so many years I serve you and never a commandment of you I disobeyed, and to me myself never did you give a young goat that with the friends of mine I may make merry.
"'All these years,' replied the son, 'I have been slaving for you, and I have never at any time disobeyed any of your orders, and yet you have never given me so much as a kid, for me to enjoy myself with my friends;
30 When however the son of you this the [one] having devoured your living with (*o*) prostitutes came, you have killed for him the fattened (*k*) calf.
but now that this son of yours is come who has eaten up your property among his bad women, you have killed the fat calf for him.'
31 And he said to him; Son, you yourself always with me are, and all that [is] mine yours is.
"'You my dear son,' said the father, 'are always with me, and all that is mine is also yours.
32 To make merry however and to rejoice it was fitting, because the brother of you this dead was and (is alive, *N(K)O*) and having been lost (was *k*) and is found.
We are bound to make merry and rejoice, for this brother of yours was dead and has come back to life, he was lost and has been found.'"
