Vangelo secondo Luca 15

DIODATI	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 OR tutti i pubblicani e peccatori, si accostavano a lui, per udirlo.	1 Now tax collectors and sinners were drawing near to him, so that they might listen to him.
2 Ed i Farisei e gli Scribi ne mormoravano, dicendo: Costui accoglie i peccatori, e mangia con loro.	2 And the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, “This one accepts sinners and eats with them.”
3 Ed egli disse loro questa parabola.	3 And he told this parable to them, saying:
4 Chi è l’uomo d’infra voi, il quale, avendo cento pecore, se ne perde una, non lasci le novantanove nel deserto, e non vada dietro alla perduta, finchè l’abbia trovata?	4 “What man among you, who has one hundred sheep, and if he will have lost one of them, would not leave the ninety-nine in the desert and go after the one whom he had lost, until he finds it?
5 Ed avendola trovata, non se la metta sopra le spalle tutto allegro?	5 And when he has found it, he places it on his shoulders, rejoicing.
6 E venuto a casa, non chiami insieme gli amici, e i vicini, dicendo: Rallegratevi meco, perciocchè io ho trovata la mia pecora, ch’era perduta?	6 And returning home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them: ‘Congratulate me! For I have found my sheep, which had been lost.’
7 Io vi dico, che così vi sarà letizia in cielo per un peccatore ravveduto, più che per novantanove giusti, che non hanno bisogno di ravvedimento.	7 I say to you, that there will be so much more joy in heaven over one sinner repenting, than over the ninety-nine just, who do not need to repent.
8 Ovvero, qual’è la donna, che, avendo dieci dramme, se ne perde una, non accenda la lampana, e non ispazzi la casa, e non cerchi studiosamente, finchè l’abbia trovata?	8 Or what woman, having ten drachmas, if she will have lost one drachma, would not light a candle, and sweep the house, and diligently search until she finds it?
9 E quando l’ha trovata, non chiami insieme le amiche, e le vicine, dicendo: Rallegratevi meco, perciocchè io ho trovata la dramma, la quale io avea perduta?	9 And when she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying: ‘Rejoice with me! For I have found the drachma, which I had lost.’
10 Così, vi dico, vi sarà allegrezza fra gli angeli di Dio, per un peccatore ravveduto	10 So I say to you, there will be joy before the Angels of God over even one sinner who is repentant.”
11 DISSE ancora: Un uomo avea due figliuoli.	11 And he said: “A certain man had two sons.
12 E il più giovane di loro disse al padre: Padre, dammi la parte de’ beni che mi tocca. E il padre spartì loro i beni.	12 And the younger of them said to the father, ‘Father, give me the portion of your estate which would go to me.’ And he divided the estate between them.
13 E, pochi giorni appresso, il figliuol più giovane, raccolto ogni cosa, se ne andò in viaggio in paese lontano, e quivi dissipò le sue facoltà, vivendo dissolutamente.	13 And after not many days, the younger son, gathering it all together, set out on a long journey to a distant region. And there, he dissipated his substance, living in luxury.
14 E, dopo ch’egli ebbe speso ogni cosa, una grave carestia venne in quel paese, talchè egli cominciò ad aver bisogno.	14 And after he had consumed it all, a great famine occurred in that region, and he began to be in need.
15 E andò, e si mise con uno degli abitatori di quella contrada, il qual lo mandò a’ suoi campi, a pasturare i porci.	15 And he went and attached himself to one of the citizens of that region. And he sent him to his farm, in order to feed the swine.
16 Ed egli desiderava d’empiersi il corpo delle silique, che i porci mangiavano, ma niuno gliene dava.	16 And he wanted to fill his belly with the scraps that the swine ate. But no one would give it to him.
17 Ora, ritornato a sè medesimo, disse: Quanti mercenari di mio padre hanno del pane largamente, ed io mi muoio di fame!	17 And returning to his senses, he said: ‘How many hired hands in my father’s house have abundant bread, while I perish here in famine!
18 Io mi leverò, e me ne andrò a mio padre, e gli dirò: Padre, io ho peccato contro al cielo, e davanti a te;	18 I shall rise up and go to my father, and I will say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you.
19 e non son più degno d’esser chiamato tuo figliuolo; fammi come uno de’ tuoi mercenari.	19 I am not worthy to be called your son. Make me one of your hired hands.’
20 Egli adunque si levò, e venne a suo padre; ed essendo egli ancora lontano, suo padre lo vide, e n’ebbe pietà; e corse, e gli si gettò al collo, e lo baciò.	20 And rising up, he went to his father. But while he was still at a distance, his father saw him, and he was moved with compassion, and running to him, he fell upon his neck and kissed him.
21 E il figliuolo gli disse: Padre, io ho peccato contro al cielo, e davanti a te, e non son più degno d’esser chiamato tuo figliuolo.	21 And the son said to him: ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you. Now I am not worthy to be called your son.’
22 Ma il padre disse a’ suoi servitori: Portate qua la più bella vesta, e vestitelo, e mettetegli un anello in dito, e delle scarpe ne’ piedi.	22 But the father said to his servants: ‘Quickly! Bring out the best robe, and clothe him with it. And put a ring on his hand and shoes on his feet.
23 E menate fuori il vitello ingrassato, ed ammazzatelo, e mangiamo, e rallegriamoci;	23 And bring the fatted calf here, and kill it. And let us eat and hold a feast.
24 perciocchè questo mio figliuolo era morto, ed è tornato a vita; era perduto, ed è stato ritrovato. E si misero a far gran festa.	24 For this son of mine was dead, and has revived; he was lost, and is found.’ And they began to feast.
25 Or il figliuol maggiore di esso era a’ campi; e come egli se ne veniva, essendo presso della casa, udì il concento e le danze.	25 But his elder son was in the field. And when he returned and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing.
26 E, chiamato uno de’ servitori, domandò che si volesser dire quelle cose.	26 And he called one of the servants, and he questioned him as to what these things meant.
27 Ed egli gli disse: Il tuo fratello è venuto, e tuo padre ha ammazzato il vitello ingrassato, perciocchè l’ha ricoverato sano e salvo.	27 And he said to him: ‘Your brother has returned, and your father has killed the fatted calf, because he has received him safely.’
28 Ma egli si adirò, e non volle entrare; laonde suo padre uscì, e lo pregava d’entrare.	28 Then he became indignant, and he was unwilling to enter. Therefore, his father, going out, began to plead with him.
29 Ma egli, rispondendo, disse al padre: Ecco, già tanti anni io ti servo, e non ho giammai trapassato alcun tuo comandamento; e pur giammai tu non mi hai dato un capretto, per rallegrarmi co’ miei amici.	29 And in response, he said to his father: ‘Behold, I have been serving you for so many years. And I have never transgressed your commandment. And yet, you have never given me even a young goat, so that I might feast with my friends.
30 Ma, quando questo tuo figliuolo, che ha mangiati i tuoi beni con le meretrici, è venuto, tu gli hai ammazzato il vitello ingrassato.	30 Yet after this son of yours returned, who has devoured his substance with loose women, you have killed the fatted calf for him.’
31 Ed egli gli disse: Figliuolo, tu sei sempre meco, e ogni cosa mia è tua.	31 But he said to him: ‘Son, you are with me always, and all that I have is yours.
32 Or conveniva far festa, e rallegrarsi, perciocchè questo tuo fratello era morto, ed è tornato a vita, era perduto, ed è stato ritrovato	32 But it was necessary to feast and to rejoice. For this brother of yours was dead, and has revived; he was lost, and is found.’ ”