Luke 15

GNT

1 ἦσαν δὲ αὐτῶ ἐγγίζοντες πάντες οἱ τελῶναι καὶ οἱ ἁμαρτωλοὶ ἀκούειν αὐτοῦ.

2 καὶ διεγόγγυζον οἵ τε φαρισαῖοι καὶ οἱ γραμματεῖς λέγοντες ὅτι οὖτος ἁμαρτωλοὺς προσδέχεται καὶ συνεσθίει αὐτοῖς.

3 εἶπεν δὲ πρὸς αὐτοὺς τὴν παραβολὴν ταύτην λέγων,

4 τίς ἄνθρωπος ἐξ ὑμῶν ἔχων ἑκατὸν πρόβατα καὶ ἀπολέσας ἐξ αὐτῶν ἓν οὐ καταλείπει τὰ ἐνενήκοντα ἐννέα ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ καὶ πορεύεται ἐπὶ τὸ ἀπολωλὸς ἕως εὕρῃ αὐτό;

5 καὶ εὑρὼν ἐπιτίθησιν ἐπὶ τοὺς ὤμους αὐτοῦ χαίρων,

6 καὶ ἐλθὼν εἰς τὸν οἶκον συγκαλεῖ τοὺς φίλους καὶ τοὺς γείτονας λέγων αὐτοῖς, συγχάρητέ μοι, ὅτι εὖρον τὸ πρόβατόν μου τὸ ἀπολωλός.

7 λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι οὕτως χαρὰ ἐν τῶ οὐρανῶ ἔσται ἐπὶ ἑνὶ ἁμαρτωλῶ μετανοοῦντι ἢ ἐπὶ ἐνενήκοντα ἐννέα δικαίοις οἵτινες οὐ χρείαν ἔχουσιν μετανοίας.

8 ἢ τίς γυνὴ δραχμὰς ἔχουσα δέκα, ἐὰν ἀπολέσῃ δραχμὴν μίαν, οὐχὶ ἅπτει λύχνον καὶ σαροῖ τὴν οἰκίαν καὶ ζητεῖ ἐπιμελῶς ἕως οὖ εὕρῃ;

9 καὶ εὑροῦσα συγκαλεῖ τὰς φίλας καὶ γείτονας λέγουσα, συγχάρητέ μοι, ὅτι εὖρον τὴν δραχμὴν ἣν ἀπώλεσα.

10 οὕτως, λέγω ὑμῖν, γίνεται χαρὰ ἐνώπιον τῶν ἀγγέλων τοῦ θεοῦ ἐπὶ ἑνὶ ἁμαρτωλῶ μετανοοῦντι.

11 εἶπεν δέ, ἄνθρωπός τις εἶχεν δύο υἱούς.

12 καὶ εἶπεν ὁ νεώτερος αὐτῶν τῶ πατρί, πάτερ, δός μοι τὸ ἐπιβάλλον μέρος τῆς οὐσίας. ὁ δὲ διεῖλεν αὐτοῖς τὸν βίον.

13 καὶ μετ᾽ οὐ πολλὰς ἡμέρας συναγαγὼν πάντα ὁ νεώτερος υἱὸς ἀπεδήμησεν εἰς χώραν μακράν, καὶ ἐκεῖ διεσκόρπισεν τὴν οὐσίαν αὐτοῦ ζῶν ἀσώτως.

14 δαπανήσαντος δὲ αὐτοῦ πάντα ἐγένετο λιμὸς ἰσχυρὰ κατὰ τὴν χώραν ἐκείνην, καὶ αὐτὸς ἤρξατο ὑστερεῖσθαι.

15 καὶ πορευθεὶς ἐκολλήθη ἑνὶ τῶν πολιτῶν τῆς χώρας ἐκείνης, καὶ ἔπεμψεν αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς ἀγροὺς αὐτοῦ βόσκειν χοίρους·

16 καὶ ἐπεθύμει χορτασθῆναι ἐκ τῶν κερατίων ὧν ἤσθιον οἱ χοῖροι, καὶ οὐδεὶς ἐδίδου αὐτῶ.

17 εἰς ἑαυτὸν δὲ ἐλθὼν ἔφη, πόσοι μίσθιοι τοῦ πατρός μου περισσεύονται ἄρτων, ἐγὼ δὲ λιμῶ ὧδε ἀπόλλυμαι.

18 ἀναστὰς πορεύσομαι πρὸς τὸν πατέρα μου καὶ ἐρῶ αὐτῶ, πάτερ, ἥμαρτον εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ ἐνώπιόν σου,

19 οὐκέτι εἰμὶ ἄξιος κληθῆναι υἱός σου· ποίησόν με ὡς ἕνα τῶν μισθίων σου.

20 καὶ ἀναστὰς ἦλθεν πρὸς τὸν πατέρα ἑαυτοῦ. ἔτι δὲ αὐτοῦ μακρὰν ἀπέχοντος εἶδεν αὐτὸν ὁ πατὴρ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐσπλαγχνίσθη καὶ δραμὼν ἐπέπεσεν ἐπὶ τὸν τράχηλον αὐτοῦ καὶ κατεφίλησεν αὐτόν.

21 εἶπεν δὲ ὁ υἱὸς αὐτῶ, πάτερ, ἥμαρτον εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ ἐνώπιόν σου, οὐκέτι εἰμὶ ἄξιος κληθῆναι υἱός σου.

22 εἶπεν δὲ ὁ πατὴρ πρὸς τοὺς δούλους αὐτοῦ, ταχὺ ἐξενέγκατε στολὴν τὴν πρώτην καὶ ἐνδύσατε αὐτόν, καὶ δότε δακτύλιον εἰς τὴν χεῖρα αὐτοῦ καὶ ὑποδήματα εἰς τοὺς πόδας,

23 καὶ φέρετε τὸν μόσχον τὸν σιτευτόν, θύσατε καὶ φαγόντες εὐφρανθῶμεν,

24 ὅτι οὖτος ὁ υἱός μου νεκρὸς ἦν καὶ ἀνέζησεν, ἦν ἀπολωλὼς καὶ εὑρέθη. καὶ ἤρξαντο εὐφραίνεσθαι.

25 ἦν δὲ ὁ υἱὸς αὐτοῦ ὁ πρεσβύτερος ἐν ἀγρῶ· καὶ ὡς ἐρχόμενος ἤγγισεν τῇ οἰκίᾳ, ἤκουσεν συμφωνίας καὶ χορῶν,

26 καὶ προσκαλεσάμενος ἕνα τῶν παίδων ἐπυνθάνετο τί ἂν εἴη ταῦτα.

27 ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτῶ ὅτι ὁ ἀδελφός σου ἥκει, καὶ ἔθυσεν ὁ πατήρ σου τὸν μόσχον τὸν σιτευτόν, ὅτι ὑγιαίνοντα αὐτὸν ἀπέλαβεν.

28 ὠργίσθη δὲ καὶ οὐκ ἤθελεν εἰσελθεῖν. ὁ δὲ πατὴρ αὐτοῦ ἐξελθὼν παρεκάλει αὐτόν.

29 ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν τῶ πατρὶ αὐτοῦ, ἰδοὺ τοσαῦτα ἔτη δουλεύω σοι καὶ οὐδέποτε ἐντολήν σου παρῆλθον, καὶ ἐμοὶ οὐδέποτε ἔδωκας ἔριφον ἵνα μετὰ τῶν φίλων μου εὐφρανθῶ·

30 ὅτε δὲ ὁ υἱός σου οὖτος ὁ καταφαγών σου τὸν βίον μετὰ πορνῶν ἦλθεν, ἔθυσας αὐτῶ τὸν σιτευτὸν μόσχον.

31 ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτῶ, τέκνον, σὺ πάντοτε μετ᾽ ἐμοῦ εἶ, καὶ πάντα τὰ ἐμὰ σά ἐστιν·

32 εὐφρανθῆναι δὲ καὶ χαρῆναι ἔδει, ὅτι ὁ ἀδελφός σου οὖτος νεκρὸς ἦν καὶ ἔζησεν, καὶ ἀπολωλὼς καὶ εὑρέθη.

KJV

1  Then¹¹⁶¹ drew near^{2258 1448} unto him⁸⁴⁶ all³⁹⁵⁶ the³⁵⁸⁸ publicans⁵⁰⁵⁷ and²⁵³² sinners²⁶⁸ for to hear¹⁹¹ him.⁸⁴⁶

2  And²⁵³² the³⁵⁸⁸ Pharisees⁵³³⁰ and²⁵³² scribes¹¹²² murmured,¹²³⁴ saying,³⁰⁰⁴ This man³⁷⁷⁸ receiveth⁴³²⁷ sinners,²⁶⁸ and²⁵³² eateth with⁴⁹⁰⁶ them.⁸⁴⁶

3  And¹¹⁶¹ he spake²⁰³⁶ this⁵⁰²⁶ parable³⁸⁵⁰ unto⁴³¹⁴ them,⁸⁴⁶ saying,³⁰⁰⁴

4  What⁵¹⁰¹ man⁴⁴⁴ of¹⁵³⁷ you,⁵²¹⁶ having²¹⁹² a hundred¹⁵⁴⁰ sheep,⁴²⁶³ if²⁵³² he lose⁶²² one¹⁵²⁰ of¹⁵³⁷ them,⁸⁴⁶ doth not³⁷⁵⁶ leave²⁶⁴¹ the³⁵⁸⁸ ninety and nine¹⁷⁶⁸ in¹⁷²² the³⁵⁸⁸ wilderness,²⁰⁴⁸ and²⁵³² go⁴¹⁹⁸ after¹⁹⁰⁹ that which is lost,⁶²² until²¹⁹³ he find²¹⁴⁷ it?⁸⁴⁶

5  And²⁵³² when he hath found²¹⁴⁷ it, he layeth²⁰⁰⁷ it on¹⁹⁰⁹ his¹⁴³⁸ shoulders,⁵⁶⁰⁶ rejoicing.⁵⁴⁶³

6  And²⁵³² when he cometh²⁰⁶⁴ home,³⁶²⁴ he calleth together⁴⁷⁷⁹ his friends⁵³⁸⁴ and²⁵³² neighbors,¹⁰⁶⁹ saying³⁰⁰⁴ unto them,⁸⁴⁶ Rejoice with⁴⁷⁹⁶ me;³⁴²⁷ for³⁷⁵⁴ I have found²¹⁴⁷ my³⁴⁵⁰ sheep⁴²⁶³ which was lost.⁶²²

7  I say³⁰⁰⁴ unto you,⁵²¹³ that³⁷⁵⁴ likewise³⁷⁷⁹ joy⁵⁴⁷⁹ shall be²⁰⁷¹ in¹⁷²² heaven³⁷⁷² over¹⁹⁰⁹ one¹⁵²⁰ sinner²⁶⁸ that repenteth,³³⁴⁰ more than²²²⁸ over¹⁹⁰⁹ ninety and nine¹⁷⁶⁸ just persons,¹³⁴² which³⁷⁴⁸ need^{2192 5532} no³⁷⁵⁶ repentance.³³⁴¹

8  Either²²²⁸ what⁵¹⁰¹ woman¹¹³⁵ having²¹⁹² ten¹¹⁷⁶ pieces of silver,¹⁴⁰⁶ if¹⁴³⁷ she lose⁶²² one³³⁹¹ piece,¹⁴⁰⁶ doth not³⁷⁸⁰ light⁶⁸¹ a candle,³⁰⁸⁸ and²⁵³² sweep⁴⁵⁶³ the³⁵⁸⁸ house,³⁶¹⁴ and²⁵³² seek²²¹² diligently¹⁹⁶⁰ till^{2193 3775} she find²¹⁴⁷ it?

9  And²⁵³² when she hath found²¹⁴⁷ it, she calleth her friends and her neighbors together,^{4779 5384 2532 1069} saying,³⁰⁰⁴ Rejoice with⁴⁷⁹⁶ me;³⁴²⁷ for³⁷⁵⁴ I have found²¹⁴⁷ the³⁵⁸⁸ piece¹⁴⁰⁶ which³⁷³⁹ I had lost.⁶²²

10  Likewise,³⁷⁷⁹ I say³⁰⁰⁴ unto you,⁵²¹³ there is¹⁰⁹⁶ joy⁵⁴⁷⁹ in the presence¹⁷⁹⁹ of the³⁵⁸⁸ angels³² of God²³¹⁶ over¹⁹⁰⁹ one¹⁵²⁰ sinner²⁶⁸ that repenteth.³³⁴⁰

11  And¹¹⁶¹ he said,²⁰³⁶ A certain⁵¹⁰⁰ man⁴⁴⁴ had²¹⁹² two¹⁴¹⁷ sons:⁵²⁰⁷

12  And²⁵³² the³⁵⁸⁸ younger³⁵⁰¹ of them⁸⁴⁶ said²⁰³⁶ to his father,³⁹⁶² Father,³⁹⁶² give¹³²⁵ me³⁴²⁷ the³⁵⁸⁸ portion³³¹³ of goods³⁷⁷⁶ that falleth¹⁹¹¹ to me. And²⁵³² he divided¹²⁴⁴ unto them⁸⁴⁶ his living.⁹⁷⁹

13  And²⁵³² not³⁷⁵⁶ many⁴¹⁸³ days²²⁵⁰ after³³²⁶ the³⁵⁸⁸ younger³⁵⁰¹ son⁵²⁰⁷ gathered all together,^{4863 537} and took his journey⁵⁸⁹ into¹⁵¹⁹ a far³¹¹⁷ country,⁵⁵⁶¹ and²⁵³² there¹⁵⁶³ wasted¹²⁸⁷ his⁸⁴⁸ substance³⁷⁷⁶ with riotous⁸¹¹ living.²¹⁹⁸

14  And¹¹⁶¹ when he⁸⁴⁶ had spent¹¹⁵⁹ all,³⁹⁵⁶ there arose¹⁰⁹⁶ a mighty²⁴⁷⁸ famine³⁰⁴² in²⁵⁹⁶ that¹⁵⁶⁵ land;⁵⁵⁶¹ and²⁵³² he⁸⁴⁶ began⁷⁵⁶ to be in want.⁵³⁰²

15  And²⁵³² he went⁴¹⁹⁸ and joined²⁸⁵³ himself to a¹⁵²⁰ citizen⁴¹⁷⁷ of that¹⁵⁶⁵ country;⁵⁵⁶¹ and²⁵³² he sent³⁹⁹² him⁸⁴⁶ into¹⁵¹⁹ his⁸⁴⁸ fields⁶⁸ to feed¹⁰⁰⁶ swine.⁵⁵¹⁹

16  And²⁵³² he would fain¹⁹³⁷ have filled¹⁰⁷² his⁸⁴⁸ belly²⁸³⁶ with⁵⁷⁵ the³⁵⁸⁸ husks²⁷⁶⁹ that³⁷³⁹ the³⁵⁸⁸ swine⁵⁵¹⁹ did eat:²⁰⁶⁸ and²⁵³² no man³⁷⁶² gave¹³²⁵ unto him.⁸⁴⁶

17  And¹¹⁶¹ when he came²⁰⁶⁴ to¹⁵¹⁹ himself,¹⁴³⁸ he said,²⁰³⁶ How many⁴²¹⁴ hired servants³⁴⁰⁷ of my³⁴⁵⁰ father's³⁹⁶² have bread enough and to spare,^{4052 740} and¹¹⁶¹ I¹⁴⁷³ perish⁶²² with hunger!³⁰⁴²

18  I will arise⁴⁵⁰ and go⁴¹⁹⁸ to⁴³¹⁴ my³⁴⁵⁰ father,³⁹⁶² and²⁵³² will say²⁰⁴⁶ unto him,⁸⁴⁶ Father,³⁹⁶² I have sinned²⁶⁴ against¹⁵¹⁹ heaven,³⁷⁷² and²⁵³² before¹⁷⁹⁹ thee,⁴⁶⁷⁵

19  And²⁵³² am¹⁵¹⁰ no more³⁷⁶⁵ worthy⁵¹⁴ to be called²⁵⁶⁴ thy⁴⁶⁷⁵ son:⁵²⁰⁷ make⁴¹⁶⁰ me³¹⁶⁵ as⁵⁶¹³ one¹⁵²⁰ of thy⁴⁶⁷⁵ hired servants.³⁴⁰⁷

20  And²⁵³² he arose,⁴⁵⁰ and came²⁰⁶⁴ to⁴³¹⁴ his¹⁴³⁸ father.³⁹⁶² But¹¹⁶¹ when he⁸⁴⁶ was yet a great way off,^{568 2089 3112} his⁸⁴⁶ father³⁹⁶² saw¹⁴⁹² him,⁸⁴⁶ and²⁵³² had compassion,⁴⁶⁹⁷ and²⁵³² ran,⁵¹⁴³ and fell¹⁹⁶⁸ on¹⁹⁰⁹ his⁸⁴⁶ neck,⁵¹³⁷ and²⁵³² kissed²⁷⁰⁵ him.⁸⁴⁶

21  And¹¹⁶¹ the³⁵⁸⁸ son⁵²⁰⁷ said²⁰³⁶ unto him,⁸⁴⁶ Father,³⁹⁶² I have sinned²⁶⁴ against¹⁵¹⁹ heaven,³⁷⁷² and²⁵³² in thy sight,^{1799 4675} and²⁵³² am¹⁵¹⁰ no more³⁷⁶⁵ worthy⁵¹⁴ to be called²⁵⁶⁴ thy⁴⁶⁷⁵ son.⁵²⁰⁷

22  But¹¹⁶¹ the³⁵⁸⁸ father³⁹⁶² said²⁰³⁶ to⁴³¹⁴ his⁸⁴⁸ servants,¹⁴⁰¹ Bring forth¹⁶²⁷ the³⁵⁸⁸ best⁴⁴¹³ robe,⁴⁷⁴⁹ and²⁵³² put it on¹⁷⁴⁶ him;⁸⁴⁶ and²⁵³² put¹³²⁵ a ring¹¹⁴⁶ on¹⁵¹⁹ his⁸⁴⁶ hand,⁵⁴⁹⁵ and²⁵³² shoes⁵²⁶⁶ on¹⁵¹⁹ his feet:⁴²²⁸

23  And²⁵³² bring hither⁵³⁴² the³⁵⁸⁸ fatted⁴⁶¹⁸ calf,³⁴⁴⁸ and kill²³⁸⁰ it; and²⁵³² let us eat,⁵³¹⁵ and be merry:²¹⁶⁵

24  For³⁷⁵⁴ this³⁷⁷⁸ my³⁴⁵⁰ son⁵²⁰⁷ was²²⁵⁸ dead,³⁴⁹⁸ and²⁵³² is alive again;³²⁶ he was²²⁵⁸ lost,⁶²² and²⁵³² is found.²¹⁴⁷ And²⁵³² they began⁷⁵⁶ to be merry.²¹⁶⁵

25  Now¹¹⁶¹ his⁸⁴⁶ elder⁴²⁴⁵ son⁵²⁰⁷ was²²⁵⁸ in¹⁷²² the field:⁶⁸ and²⁵³² as⁵⁶¹³ he came²⁰⁶⁴ and drew nigh¹⁴⁴⁸ to the³⁵⁸⁸ house,³⁶¹⁴ he heard¹⁹¹ music⁴⁸⁵⁸ and²⁵³² dancing.⁵⁵²⁵

26  And²⁵³² he called⁴³⁴¹ one¹⁵²⁰ of the³⁵⁸⁸ servants,³⁸¹⁶ and²⁵³² asked⁴⁴⁴¹ what⁵¹⁰¹ these things⁵⁰²³ meant.¹⁴⁹⁸

27  And¹¹⁶¹ he³⁵⁸⁸ said²⁰³⁶ unto him,⁸⁴⁶ Thy⁴⁶⁷⁵ brother⁸⁰ is come;²²⁴⁰ and²⁵³² thy⁴⁶⁷⁵ father³⁹⁶² hath killed²³⁸⁰ the³⁵⁸⁸ fatted⁴⁶¹⁸ calf,³⁴⁴⁸ because³⁷⁵⁴ he hath received⁶¹⁸ him⁸⁴⁶ safe and sound.⁵¹⁹⁸

28  And¹¹⁶¹ he was angry,³⁷¹⁰ and²⁵³² would²³⁰⁹ not³⁷⁵⁶ go in:¹⁵²⁵ therefore³⁷⁶⁷ came his father out,^{1831 846 3962} and²⁵³² entreated³⁸⁷⁰ him.⁸⁴⁶

29  And¹¹⁶¹ he³⁵⁸⁸ answering⁶¹¹ said²⁰³⁶ to his father,³⁹⁶² Lo,²⁴⁰⁰ these many⁵¹¹⁸ years²⁰⁹⁴ do I serve¹³⁹⁸ thee,⁴⁶⁷¹ neither²⁵³² transgressed³⁹²⁸ I at any time³⁷⁶³ thy⁴⁶⁷⁵ commandment:¹⁷⁸⁵ and²⁵³² yet thou never³⁷⁶³ gavest¹³²⁵ me¹⁶⁹⁸ a kid,²⁰⁵⁶ that²⁴⁴³ I might make merry²¹⁶⁵ with³³²⁶ my³⁴⁵⁰ friends:⁵³⁸⁴

30  But¹¹⁶¹ as soon as³⁷⁵³ this³⁷⁷⁸ thy⁴⁶⁷⁵ son⁵²⁰⁷ was come,²⁰⁶⁴ which hath devoured²⁷¹⁹ thy living⁹⁷⁹ with³³²⁶ harlots,⁴²⁰⁴ thou hast killed²³⁸⁰ for him⁸⁴⁶ the³⁵⁸⁸ fatted⁴⁶¹⁸ calf.³⁴⁴⁸

31  And¹¹⁶¹ he³⁵⁸⁸ said²⁰³⁶ unto him,⁸⁴⁶ Son,⁵⁰⁴³ thou⁴⁷⁷¹ art¹⁴⁸⁸ ever³⁸⁴² with³³²⁶ me,¹⁷⁰⁰ and²⁵³² all³⁹⁵⁶ that I have¹⁶⁹⁹ is²⁰⁷⁶ thine.⁴⁶⁷⁴

32  It¹¹⁶¹ was meet¹¹⁶³ that we should make merry,²¹⁶⁵ and²⁵³² be glad:⁵⁴⁶³ for³⁷⁵⁴ this³⁷⁷⁸ thy⁴⁶⁷⁵ brother⁸⁰ was²²⁵⁸ dead,³⁴⁹⁸ and²⁵³² is alive again;³²⁶ and²⁵³² was²²⁵⁸ lost,⁶²² and²⁵³² is found.²¹⁴⁷

Vul

1 Erant autem appropinquantes ei publicani, et peccatores ut audirent illum.

2 Et murmurabant pharisæi, et scribæ, dicentes: Quia hic peccatores recipit, et manducat cum illis.

3 Et ait ad illos parabolam istam dicens:

4 Quis ex vobis homo, qui habet centum oves, et si perdiderit unam ex illis, nonne dimittit nonaginta novem in deserto, et vadit ad illam quæ perierat, donec inveniat eam?

5 Et cum invenerit eam, imponit in humeros suos gaudens:

6 et veniens domum convocat amicos et vicinos, dicens illis: Congratulamini mihi, quia inveni ovem meam, quæ perierat.

7 Dico vobis quod ita gaudium erit in cælo super uno peccatore pœnitentiam agente, quam super nonaginta novem justis, qui non indigent pœnitentia.

8 Aut quæ mulier habens drachmas decem, si perdiderit drachmam unam, nonne accendit lucernam, et everrit domum, et quærit diligenter, donec inveniat?

9 Et cum invenerit convocat amicas et vicinas, dicens: Congratulamini mihi, quia inveni drachmam quam perdideram.

10 Ita, dico vobis, gaudium erit coram angelis Dei super uno peccatore pœnitentiam agente.

11 Ait autem: Homo quidam habuit duos filios:

12 et dixit adolescentior ex illis patri: Pater, da mihi portionem substantiæ, quæ me contingit. Et divisit illis substantiam.

13 Et non post multos dies, congregatis omnibus, adolescentior filius peregre profectus est in regionem longinquam, et ibi dissipavit substantiam suam vivendo luxuriose.

14 Et postquam omnia consummasset, facta est fames valida in regione illa, et ipse cœpit egere.

15 Et abiit, et adhæsit uni civium regionis illius: et misit illum in villam suam ut pasceret porcos.

16 Et cupiebat implere ventrem suum de siliquis, quas porci manducabant: et nemo illi dabat.

17 In se autem reversus, dixit: Quanti mercenarii in domo patris mei abundant panibus, ego autem hic fame pereo!

18 surgam, et ibo ad patrem meum, et dicam ei: Pater, peccavi in cælum, et coram te:

19 jam non sum dignus vocari filius tuus: fac me sicut unum de mercenariis tuis.

20 Et surgens venit ad patrem suum. Cum autem adhuc longe esset, vidit illum pater ipsius, et misericordia motus est, et accurrens cecidit super collum ejus, et osculatus est eum.

21 Dixitque ei filius: Pater, peccavi in cælum, et coram te: jam non sum dignus vocari filius tuus.

22 Dixit autem pater ad servos suos: Cito proferte stolam primam, et induite illum, et date annulum in manum ejus, et calceamenta in pedes ejus:

23 et adducite vitulum saginatum, et occidite, et manducemus, et epulemur:

24 quia hic filius meus mortuus erat, et revixit: perierat, et inventus est. Et cœperunt epulari.

25 Erat autem filius ejus senior in agro: et cum veniret, et appropinquaret domui, audivit symphoniam et chorum:

26 et vocavit unum de servis, et interrogavit quid hæc essent.

27 Isque dixit illi: Frater tuus venit, et occidit pater tuus vitulum saginatum, quia salvum illum recepit.

28 Indignatus est autem, et nolebat introire. Pater ergo illius egressus, cœpit rogare illum.

29 At ille respondens, dixit patri suo: Ecce tot annis servio tibi, et numquam mandatum tuum præterivi: et numquam dedisti mihi hædum ut cum amicis meis epularer.

30 Sed postquam filius tuus hic, qui devoravit substantiam suam cum meretricibus, venit, occidisti illi vitulum saginatum.

31 At ipse dixit illi: Fili, tu semper mecum es, et omnia mea tua sunt:

32 epulari autem, et gaudere oportebat, quia frater tuus hic mortuus erat, et revixit; perierat, et inventus est.