Luke 15

1Now all the tax-farmers and sinners came near to give ear to him.

1And all the tax-gatherers and the sinners were coming near to him to hear him;

2And the Pharisees and scribes were angry, saying, This man gives approval to sinners, and takes food with them.

2and the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, This [man] receives sinners and eats with them.

3And he made a story for them, saying,

3And he spoke to them this parable, saying,

4What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if one of them gets loose and goes away, will not let the ninety-nine be in the waste land by themselves, and go after the wandering one, till he sees where it is?

4What man of you having a hundred sheep, and having lost one of them, does not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness and go after that which is lost, until he find it?

5And when he has got it again, he takes it in his arms with joy.

5and having found it, he lays it upon his own shoulders, rejoicing;

6And when he gets back to his house, he sends for his neighbours and friends, saying to them, Be glad with me, for I have got back my sheep which had gone away.

6and being come to the house, calls together the friends and the neighbours, saying to them, Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost sheep.

7I say to you that even so there will be more joy in heaven when one sinner is turned away from his wrongdoing, than for ninety-nine good men, who have no need of a change of heart.

7I say unto you, that thus there shall be joy in heaven for one repenting sinner, [more] than for ninety and nine righteous who have no need of repentance.

8Or what woman, having ten bits of silver, if one bit has gone from her hands, will not get a light, and go through her house, searching with care till she sees it?

8Or, what woman having ten drachmas, if she lose one drachma, does not light a lamp and sweep the house and seek carefully till she find it?

9And when she has it again, she gets her friends and neighbours together, saying, Be glad with me, for I have got back the bit of silver which had gone from me.

9and having found it she calls together the friends and neighbours, saying, Rejoice with me, for I have found the drachma which I had lost.

10Even so, I say to you, There is joy among the angels of God, when one sinner is turned away from his wrongdoing.

10Thus, I say unto you, there is joy before the angels ofGod for one repenting sinner.

11And he said, A certain man had two sons:

11And he said, A certain man had two sons;

12And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me that part of your property which will be mine. And he made division of his goods between them.

12and the younger of them said to his father, Father, give to me the share of the property that falls [to me]. And he divided to them what he was possessed of.

13And not long after, the younger son got together everything which was his and took a journey into a far-away country, and there all his money went in foolish living.

13And after not many days the younger son gathering all together went away into a country a long way off, and there dissipated his property, living in debauchery.

14And when everything was gone, there was no food to be had in that country, and he was in need.

14But when he had spent all there arose a violent famine throughout that country, and he began to be in want.

15And he went and put himself into the hands of one of the people of that country, and he sent him into his fields to give the pigs their food.

15And he went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.

16And so great was his need that he would have been glad to take the pigs' food, and no one gave him anything.

16And he longed to fill his belly with the husks which the swine were eating; and no one gave to him.

17But when he came to his senses, he said, What numbers of my father's servants have bread enough, and more, while I am near to death here through need of food!

17And coming to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have abundance of bread, and I perish here by famine.

18I will get up and go to my father, and will say to him, Father, I have done wrong, against heaven and in your eyes:

18I will rise up and go to my father, and I will say to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and before thee;

19I am no longer good enough to be named your son: make me like one of your servants.

19I am no longer worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.

20And he got up and went to his father. But while he was still far away, his father saw him and was moved with pity for him and went quickly and took him in his arms and gave him a kiss.

20And he rose up and went to his own father. But while he was yet a long way off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and ran, and fell upon his neck, and covered him with kisses.

21And his son said to him, Father, I have done wrong, against heaven and in your eyes: I am no longer good enough to be named your son.

21And the son said to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and before thee; I am no longer worthy to be called thy son.

22But the father said to his servants, Get out the first robe quickly, and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand and shoes on his feet:

22But the father said to his bondmen, Bring out the best robe and clothe him in [it], and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet;

23And get the fat young ox and put it to death, and let us have a feast, and be glad.

23and bring the fatted calf and kill it, and let us eat and make merry:

24For this, my son, who was dead, is living again; he had gone away from me, and has come back. And they were full of joy.

24for this my son was dead and has come to life, was lost and has been found. And they began to make merry.

25Now the older son was in the field: and when he came near the house, the sounds of music and dancing came to his ears.

25And his elder son was in the field; and as, coming [up], he drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing.

26And he sent for one of the servants, questioning him about what it might be.

26And having called one of the servants, he inquired what these things might be.

27And he said to him, Your brother has come; and your father has had the young ox put to death because he has come back safely.

27And he said to him, Thy brother is come, and thy father has killed the fatted calf because he has received him safe and well.

28But he was angry and would not go in; and his father came out and made a request to him to come in.

28But he became angry and would not go in. And his father went out and besought him.

29But he made answer and said to his father, See, all these years I have been your servant, doing your orders in everything: and you never gave me even a young goat so that I might have a feast with my friends:

29But he answering said to his father, Behold, so many years I serve thee, and never have I transgressed a commandment of thine; and to me hast thou never given a kid that I might make merry with my friends:

30But when this your son came, who has been wasting your property with bad women, you put to death the fat young ox for him.

30but when this thy son, who has devoured thy substance with harlots, is come, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.

31And he said to him, Son, you are with me at all times, and all I have is yours.

31But he said to him, Child, thou art ever with me, and all that is mine is thine.

32But it was right to be glad and to have a feast; for this your brother, who was dead, is living again; he had gone away and has come back.

32But it was right to make merry and rejoice, because this thy brother was dead and has come to life again, and was lost and has been found.