| 1 Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him. | 1 وكان جميع العشارين والخطاة يدنون منه ليسمعوه. |
| 2 And the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, "This man receives sinners and eats with them." | 2 فتذمر الفريسيون والكتبة قائلين هذا يقبل خطاة وياكل معهم. |
| 3 So he told them this parable: | 3 فكلمهم بهذا المثل قائلا |
| 4 "What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one which is lost, until he finds it? | 4 اي انسان منكم له مئة خروف واضاع واحدا منها ألا يترك التسعة والتسعين في البرية ويذهب لاجل الضال حتى يجده. |
| 5 And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. | 5 واذا وجده يضعه على منكبيه فرحا. |
| 6 And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost.' | 6 ويأتي الى بيته ويدعو الاصدقاء والجيران قائلا لهم افرحوا معي لاني وجدت خروفي الضال. |
| 7 Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance. | 7 اقول لكم انه هكذا يكون فرح في السماء بخاطئ واحد يتوب اكثر من تسعة وتسعين بارا لا يحتاجون الى توبة. |
| 8 "Or what woman, having ten silver coins, if she loses one coin, does not light a lamp and sweep the house and seek diligently until she finds it? | 8 او اية امرأة لها عشرة دراهم ان اضاعت درهما واحدا ألا توقد سراجا وتكنس البيت وتفتش باجتهاد حتى تجده. |
| 9 And when she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin which I had lost.' | 9 واذا وجدته تدعو الصديقات والجارات قائلة افرحن معي لاني وجدت الدرهم الذي اضعته. |
| 10 Just so, I tell you, there is joy before the angels of God over one sinner who repents." | 10 هكذا اقول لكم يكون فرح قدام ملائكة الله بخاطئ واحد يتوب |
| 11 And he said, "There was a man who had two sons; | 11 وقال. انسان كان له ابنان. |
| 12 and the younger of them said to his father, 'Father, give me the share of property that falls to me.' And he divided his living between them. | 12 فقال اصغرهما لابيه يا ابي اعطني القسم الذي يصيبني من المال. فقسم لهما معيشته. |
| 13 Not many days later, the younger son gathered all he had and took his journey into a far country, and there he squandered his property in loose living. | 13 وبعد ايام ليست بكثيرة جمع الابن الاصغر كل شيء وسافر الى كورة بعيدة وهناك بذّر ماله بعيش مسرف. |
| 14 And when he had spent everything, a great famine arose in that country, and he began to be in want. | 14 فلما انفق كل شيء حدث جوع شديد في تلك الكورة فابتدأ يحتاج. |
| 15 So he went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed swine. | 15 فمضى والتصق بواحد من اهل تلك الكورة فارسله الى حقوله ليرعى خنازير. |
| 16 And he would gladly have fed on the pods that the swine ate; and no one gave him anything. | 16 وكان يشتهي ان يملأ بطنه من الخرنوب الذي كانت الخنازير تأكله. فلم يعطه احد. |
| 17 But when he came to himself he said, 'How many of my father's hired servants have bread enough and to spare, but I perish here with hunger! | 17 فرجع الى نفسه وقال كم من اجير لابي يفضل عنه الخبز وانا اهلك جوعا. |
| 18 I will arise and go to my father, and I will say to him, "Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; | 18 اقوم واذهب الى ابي واقول له يا ابي اخطأت الى السماء وقدامك. |
| 19 I am no longer worthy to be called your son; treat me as one of your hired servants."' | 19 ولست مستحقا بعد ان ادعى لك ابنا. اجعلني كاحد اجراك. |
| 20 And he arose and came to his father. But while he was yet at a distance, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and embraced him and kissed him. | 20 فقام وجاء الى ابيه. واذ كان لم يزل بعيدا رآه ابوه فتحنن وركض ووقع على عنقه وقبّله. |
| 21 And the son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.' | 21 فقال له الابن يا ابي اخطأت الى السماء وقدامك ولست مستحقا بعد ان أدعى لك ابنا. |
| 22 But the father said to his servants, 'Bring quickly the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet; | 22 فقال الاب لعبيده اخرجوا الحلّة الاولى والبسوه واجعلوا خاتما في يده وحذاء في رجليه. |
| 23 and bring the fatted calf and kill it, and let us eat and make merry; | 23 وقدّموا العجل المسمن واذبحوه فنأكل ونفرح. |
| 24 for this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found.' And they began to make merry. | 24 لان ابني هذا كان ميتا فعاش وكان ضالا فوجد. فابتدأوا يفرحون. |
| 25 "Now his elder son was in the field; and as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing. | 25 وكان ابنه الاكبر في الحقل. فلما جاء وقرب من البيت سمع صوت آلات طرب ورقصا. |
| 26 And he called one of the servants and asked what this meant. | 26 فدعا واحدا من الغلمان وسأله ما عسى ان يكون هذا. |
| 27 And he said to him, 'Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fatted calf, because he has received him safe and sound.' | 27 فقال له. اخوك جاء فذبح ابوك العجل المسمن لانه قبله سالما. |
| 28 But he was angry and refused to go in. His father came out and entreated him, | 28 فغضب ولم يرد ان يدخل. فخرج ابوه يطلب اليه. |
| 29 but he answered his father, 'Lo, these many years I have served you, and I never disobeyed your command; yet you never gave me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends. | 29 فاجاب وقال لابيه ها انا اخدمك سنين هذا عددها وقط لم اتجاوز وصيتك وجديا لم تعطني قط لافرح مع اصدقائي. |
| 30 But when this son of yours came, who has devoured your living with harlots, you killed for him the fatted calf!' | 30 ولكن لما جاء ابنك هذا الذي اكل معيشتك مع الزواني ذبحت له العجل المسمن. |
| 31 And he said to him, 'Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours. | 31 فقال له يا بنيّ انت معي في كل حين وكل ما لي فهو لك. |
| 32 It was fitting to make merry and be glad, for this your brother was dead, and is alive; he was lost, and is found.'" | 32 ولكن كان ينبغي ان نفرح ونسرّ لان اخاك هذا كان ميتا فعاش وكان ضالا فوجد |