1 O ra, chegavam-se a ele todos os publicanos e pecadores para o ouvir.

All the tax-gatherers and sinners were coming to hear Jesus.

2 E os fariseus e os escribas murmuravam, dizendo: Este recebe pecadores, e come com eles.

The proud religious law-keepers and the teachers of the Law began to speak against Him. They said, “This man receives sinners and eats with them.”

3 E ntão ele lhes propôs esta parábola:

Then Jesus told them a picture-story, saying,

4 Q ual de vós é o homem que, possuindo cem ovelhas, e perdendo uma delas, não deixa as noventa e nove no deserto, e não vai após a perdida até que a encontre?

“What if one of you had one hundred sheep and you lost one of them? Would you not leave the ninety-nine in the country and go back and look for the one which was lost until you find it?

5 E achando-a, põe-na sobre os ombros, cheio de júbilo;

When you find it, you are happy as you carry it back on your shoulders.

6 e chegando a casa, reúne os amigos e vizinhos e lhes diz: Alegrai-vos comigo, porque achei a minha ovelha que se havia perdido.

Then you would go to your house and call your friends and neighbors. You would say to them, ‘Be happy with me because I have found my sheep that was lost.’

7 D igo-vos que assim haverá maior alegria no céu por um pecador que se arrepende, do que por noventa e nove justos que não necessitam de arrependimento.

I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven because of one sinner who is sorry for his sins and turns from them, than for ninety-nine people right with God who do not have sins to be sorry for. The Picture-Story of the Lost Piece of Money

8 O u qual é a mulher que, tendo dez dracmas e perdendo uma dracma, não acende a candeia, e não varre a casa, buscando com diligência até encontrá-la?

“What if a woman has ten silver pieces of money and loses one of them? Does she not light a lamp and sweep the floor and look until she finds it?

9 E achando-a, reúne as amigas e vizinhas, dizendo: Alegrai-vos comigo, porque achei a dracma que eu havia perdido.

When she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together. She says to them, ‘Be happy with me. I have found the piece of money I had lost.’

10 A ssim, digo-vos, há alegria na presença dos anjos de Deus por um só pecador que se arrepende.

I tell you, it is the same way among the angels of God. If one sinner is sorry for his sins and turns from them, the angels are very happy.” The Picture-Story of the Foolish Son Who Spent All His Money

11 D isse-lhe mais: Certo homem tinha dois filhos.

And Jesus said, “There was a man who had two sons.

12 O mais moço deles disse ao pai: Pai, dá-me a parte dos bens que me toca. Repartiu-lhes, pois, os seus haveres.

The younger son said to his father, ‘Father, let me have the part of the family riches that will be coming to me.’ Then the father divided all that he owned between his two sons.

13 P oucos dias depois, o filho mais moço ajuntando tudo, partiu para um país distante, e ali desperdiçou os seus bens, vivendo dissolutamente.

Soon after that the younger son took all that had been given to him and went to another country far away. There he spent all he had on wild and foolish living.

14 E , havendo ele dissipado tudo, houve naquela terra uma grande fome, e começou a passar necessidades.

When all his money was spent, he was hungry. There was no food in the land.

15 E ntão foi encontrar-se a um dos cidadãos daquele país, o qual o mandou para os seus campos a apascentar porcos.

He went to work for a man in this far away country. His work was to feed pigs.

16 E desejava encher o estômago com as alfarrobas que os porcos comiam; e ninguém lhe dava nada.

He was so hungry he was ready to eat the outside part of the ears of the corn the pigs ate because no one gave him anything.

17 C aindo, porém, em si, disse: Quantos empregados de meu pai têm abundância de pão, e eu aqui pereço de fome!

“He began to think about what he had done. He said to himself, ‘My father pays many men who work for him. They have all the food they want and more than enough. I am about dead because I am so hungry.

18 L evantar-me-ei, irei ter com meu pai e dir-lhe-ei: Pai, pequei contra o céu e diante de ti;

I will get up and go to my father. I will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.

19 j á não sou digno de ser chamado teu filho; trata-me como um dos teus empregados.

I am not good enough to be called your son. But may I be as one of the workmen you pay to work?”’

20 L evantou-se, pois, e foi para seu pai. Estando ele ainda longe, seu pai o viu, encheu-se de compaixão e, correndo, lançou-se-lhe ao pescoço e o beijou.

“The son got up and went to his father. While he was yet a long way off, his father saw him. The father was full of loving-pity for him. He ran and threw his arms around him and kissed him.

21 D isse-lhe o filho: Pai, pequei conta o céu e diante de ti; já não sou digno de ser chamado teu filho.

The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am not good enough to be called your son.’

22 M as o pai disse aos seus servos: Trazei depressa a melhor roupa, e vesti-lha, e ponde-lhe um anel no dedo e alparcas nos pés;

But the father said to the workmen he owned, ‘Hurry! Get the best coat and put it on him. Put a ring on his hand and shoes on his feet.

23 t razei também o bezerro, cevado e matai-o; comamos, e regozijemo-nos,

Bring the calf that is fat and kill it. Let us eat and be glad.

24 p orque este meu filho estava morto, e reviveu; tinha-se perdido, e foi achado. E começaram a regozijar-se.

For my son was dead and now he is alive again. He was lost and now he is found. Let us eat and have a good time.’

25 O ra, o seu filho mais velho estava no campo; e quando voltava, ao aproximar-se de casa, ouviu a música e as danças;

“The older son was out in the field. As he was coming near the house, he heard music and dancing.

26 e chegando um dos servos, perguntou-lhe que era aquilo.

He called one of the servants and asked what was happening.

27 R espondeu-lhe este: Chegou teu irmão; e teu pai matou o bezerro cevado, porque o recebeu são e salvo.

The servant answered, ‘Your brother has come back and your father has killed the fat calf. Your brother is in the house and is well.’

28 M as ele se indignou e não queria entrar. Saiu então o pai e instava com ele.

The older brother was angry and would not go into the house. His father went outside and asked him to come in.

29 E le, porém, respondeu ao pai: Eis que há tantos anos te sirvo, e nunca transgredi um mandamento teu; contudo nunca me deste um cabrito para eu me regozijar com os meus amigos;

The older son said to his father, ‘All these many years I have served you. I have always obeyed what you said. But you never gave me a young goat so I could have a supper and a good time with my friends.

30 v indo, porém, este teu filho, que desperdiçou os teus bens com as meretrizes, mataste-lhe o bezerro cevado.

But as soon as this son of yours came back, you killed the fat calf. And yet he wasted your money with bad women.’

31 R eplicou-lhe o pai: Filho, tu sempre estás comigo, e tudo o que é meu é teu;

“The father said to him, ‘My son, you are with me all the time. All that I have is yours.

32 e ra justo, porém, regozijarmo-nos e alegramo-nos, porque este teu irmão estava morto, e reviveu; tinha-se perdido, e foi achado.

It is right and good that we should have a good time and be glad. Your brother was dead and now he is alive again. He was lost and now he is found.’”