1 و َكانَ كُلُّ جامِعِي الضَّرائِبِ وَالخُطاةِ مُعتادِينَ عَلَى التَّجَمُّعِ حَولَ يَسُوعَ لِيَسمَعُوهُ.

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

2 ف َبَدَأ الفِرِّيسِيُّونَ وَمُعَلِّمُو الشَّرِيعَةِ يَتَذَمَّرُونَ وَيَقولونَ: «هَذا الرَّجُلُ يُرَحِّبُ بِالخُطاةِ وَيَأْكُلُ مَعَهُمْ!»

and the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, This receives sinners and eats with them.

3 ف َرَوَى لَهُمْ يَسُوعُ هَذا المَثَلَ:

And he spoke to them this parable, saying,

4 « لِنَفتَرِضْ أنَّهُ كانَ لِأحَدِكُمْ مِئَةُ خَرُوفٍ فَأضاعَ واحِداً مِنها، أفَلا يَترُكُ التِّسعَةَ وَالتِّسعِينَ الباقِيَةَ فِي الحُقُولِ وَيَذهَبُ وَراءَ الخَرُوفِ الضّائِعِ حَتَّى يَجِدَهُ؟

What 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?

5 و َعِندَما يَجِدُهُ، فَإنَّهُ يَضَعُهُ عَلَى كَتِفَيْهِ فَرِحاً.

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

6 و َعِندَما يَأْتِي إلَى البَيتِ، يَدعُو الأصحابَ وَالجِيْرانَ مَعاً، وَيَقُولُ لَهُمْ: ‹ابتَهِجُوا مَعِي. فَقَدْ وَجَدتُ خَرُوفِيَ الضّائِعَ!›

and 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.

7 أ قُولُ لَكُمْ، هَكَذا تَفرَحُ السَّماءُ بِخاطِئٍ واحِدٍ يَتُوبُ أكثَرَ مِمّا تَفرَحُ بِتِسعَةٍ وَتِسعِينَ بارّاً لا يَحتاجُونَ إلَى التَّوبَةِ.» مَثَلُ الدِّينارِ المَفقود

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

8 « أوْ لِنَفتَرِضْ أنَّ لامرَأةٍ عَشْرَةَ دَنانيرٍ، فَأضاعَتْ دِيناراً واحِداً مِنها. أفَلا تُشعِلُ مِصباحاً وَتُكَنِّسُ البَيتَ وَتَبحَثُ عَنهُ بِتَدقِيقٍ حَتَّى تَجِدَهُ؟

Or, 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?

9 و َعِندَما تَجِدُهُ، فَإنَّها تَدعُو صَدِيقاتِها وَجاراتِها مَعاً، وَتَقُولُ لَهُنَّ: ‹ابتَهِجْنَ مَعِي، فَقَدْ وَجَدتُ الدِّينارَ الَّذِي أضَعتُهُ!›

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

10 أ قُولُ لَكُمْ إنَّهُ هَكَذا يَكُونُ فَرَحٌ أمامَ مَلائِكَةِ اللهِ بِخاطِئٍ واحِدٍ يَتُوبُ.» مَثَلُ الابنِ الضّالّ

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

11 ث ُمَّ قالَ يَسُوعُ: «كانَ لِرَجُلٍ ابنانِ،

And he said, A certain man had two sons;

12 ف َقالَ أصغَرُهُما لِأبِيهِ: ‹يا أبِي، أعطِنِي نَصِيبِي مِنَ أملاكِكَ.› فَقَسَّمَ الأبُ ثَروَتَهُ بَينَ ابنَيهِ.

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

13 « وَلَمْ تَمضِ أيّامٌ كَثِيرَةٌ حَتَّى جَمَعَ الابنُ الأصغَرُ كُلَّ ما يَخُصُّهُ وَسافَرَ إلَى بَلَدٍ بَعِيدٍ. وَهُناكَ بَدَّدَ كُلَّ مالِهِ فِي حَياةٍ مُستَهتِرَةٍ.

And 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.

14 و َبَعدَ أنْ صَرَفَ كُلَّ ما مَعَهُ، أصابَتْ مَجاعَةٌ شَدِيدَةٌ ذَلِكَ البَلَدَ فَابْتَدَأ يَحتاجُ.

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

15 ف َذَهَبَ وَعَمِلَ لَدَى واحِدٍ مِنْ أهلِ ذَلِكَ البَلَدِ، فَأرسَلَهُ إلَى حُقُولِهِ لِيَرعَى الخَنازِيرَ.

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

16 و َكانَ يَتَمَنَّى لَوْ أنَّهُ يَستَطِيعُ أنْ يُشبِعَ نَفسَهُ مِنْ نَباتِ الخَرُّوبِ الَّذِي كانَتِ الخَنازِيرُ تَأْكُلُ مِنهُ، لَكِنَّ أحَداً لَمْ يُعطِهِ شَيئاً.

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

17 « فَعادَ إلَى رُشدِهِ وَقالَ: ‹كَمْ مِنْ أجِيرٍ عِندَ أبِي يَشبَعُ وَيَفضُلُ عَنهُ الطَّعامُ، أمّا أنا فَأتَضَوَّرُ جُوعاً هُنا!

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

18 س َأقُومُ وَاذْهَبُ إلَى أبِي وَأقُولُ لَهُ: يا أبِي، لَقَدْ أخطَأْتُ إلَى اللهِ وَإلَيكَ،

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

19 و َلَمْ أعُدْ جَدِيراً بِأنْ أُدعَى ابناً لَكَ، فَاجعَلْنِي كَواحِدٍ مِنَ العامِلِينَ لَدَيكَ.›

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

20 ث ُمَّ قامَ وَذَهَبَ إلَى أبيهِ. عَودَةُ الابنِ الضّال «وَبَينَما كانَ ما يَزالُ بَعِيداً، رَآهُ أبُوهُ، فَامتَلأ حَناناً، وَرَكَضَ إلَيهِ، وَضَمَّهُ بِذِراعَيهِ، وَقَبَّلَهُ.

And 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.

21 ف َقالَ الابنُ: ‹يا أبِي، أخطَأْتُ إلَى اللهِ وَإلَيكَ. وَأنا لَمْ أعُدْ جَدِيراً بِأنْ أُدعَى ابناً لَكَ.›

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

22 « غَيْرَ أنَّ الأبَ قالَ لِعَبيدِهِ: ‹هَيّا! أحضِرُوا أفضَلَ ثَوبٍ وَألبِسُوهُ إيّاهُ، وَضَعُوا خاتَماً فِي يَدِهِ وَحِذاءً فِي قَدَمَيْهِ.

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

23 و َأحضِرُوا العِجلَ المُسَمَّنَ، وَاذْبَحُوهُ ودَعُونا نَأْكُلُ وَنَحتَفِلُ!

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

24 ل ِأنَّ ابنِي هَذا كانَ مَيِّتاً فَعادَ إلَى الحَياةِ، وَكانَ ضالاً فَوَجَدتُهُ.› فَبَدَأُوا يَبتَهِجُونَ وَيَحتَفِلُونَ. الابنُ الأكبَر

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

25 « أمّا الابنُ الأكبَرُ فَكانَ فِي الحَقلِ. وَعِندَما جاءَ وَاقتَرَبَ مِنَ البَيتِ سَمِعَ صَوتَ مُوسِيقَى وَرَقصٍ.

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

26 ف َدَعَى واحِداً مِنَ الخُدّامِ وَسَألَهُ عَمّا يَجرِي.

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

27 ف َقالَ لَهُ الخادِمُ: ‹رَجِعَ أخُوكَ، فَذَبَحَ أبُوكَ العِجلَ المُسَمَّنَ لِأنَّهُ عادَ سَلِيماً مُعافَىً.›

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

28 « فَغَضِبَ الابنُ الأكبَرُ وَلَمْ يَقبَلْ أنْ يَدخُلَ. فَخَرجَ أبُوهُ يَطلُبُ إلَيهِ الدُّخُولَ.

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

29 ف َقالَ لِأبِيهِ: ‹لَقَدْ عَمِلتُ بِجِدٍّ عِندَكَ كُلَّ هَذِهِ السَّنَواتِ، وَلَمْ أعصِ لَكَ أمراً. لَكِنَّكَ لَمْ تُعطِنِي حَتَّى جَدياً لِكَي أحتَفِلَ مَعَ أصدِقائِي!

But 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:

30 و َعِندَما جاءَ ابنُكَ هَذا، الَّذِي بَدَّدَ أموالَكَ عَلَى السّاقِطاتِ، ذَبَحتَ العِجلَ المُسَمَّنَ مِنْ أجلِهِ!›

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

31 « فَقالَ لَهُ الأبُ: ‹يا بُنَيَّ، أنتَ دائِماً مَعِي، وَكُلُّ ما أملِكُهُ هُوَ لَكَ.

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

32 ل َكِنْ كانَ لا بُدَّ أنْ نَحتَفِلَ وَنَفرَحَ، لِأنَّ أخاكَ هَذا كانَ مَيِّتاً فَعادَ إلَى الحَياةِ، وَكانَ ضالاً فَوُجِدَ.›»

But 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.