1 N ow all the tax collectors and sinners were coming close to him to hear him.

Ora, chegavam-se a ele todos os publicanos e pecadores para o ouvir.

2 T he Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, “This man welcomes sinners, and eats with them.”

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

3 H e told them this parable.

Então ele lhes propôs esta parábola:

4 “ Which of you men, if you had one hundred sheep, and lost one of them, wouldn’t leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one that was lost, until he found it?

Qual 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?

5 W hen he has found it, he carries it on his shoulders, rejoicing.

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

6 W hen 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!’

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

7 I tell you that even so there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents, than over ninety-nine righteous people who need no repentance.

Digo-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.

8 O r what woman, if she had ten drachma coins, if she lost one drachma coin, wouldn’t light a lamp, sweep the house, and seek diligently until she found it?

Ou 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?

9 W hen 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.’

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

10 E ven so, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner repenting.”

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

11 H e said, “A certain man had two sons.

Disse-lhe mais: Certo homem tinha dois filhos.

12 T he younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of your property.’ He divided his livelihood between them.

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

13 N ot many days after, the younger son gathered all of this together and traveled into a far country. There he wasted his property with riotous living.

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

14 W hen he had spent all of it, there arose a severe famine in that country, and he began to be in need.

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

15 H e went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed pigs.

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

16 H e wanted to fill his belly with the husks that the pigs ate, but no one gave him any.

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

17 B ut when he came to himself he said, ‘How many hired servants of my father’s have bread enough to spare, and I’m dying with hunger!

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

18 I will get up and go to my father, and will tell him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in your sight.

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

19 I am no more worthy to be called your son. Make me as one of your hired servants.”’

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

20 “ He arose, and came to his father. But while he was still far off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.

Levantou-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.

21 T he son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in your sight. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’

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

22 “ But the father said to his servants, ‘Bring out the best robe, and put it on him. Put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet.

Mas 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;

23 B ring the fattened calf, kill it, and let us eat, and celebrate;

trazei também o bezerro, cevado e matai-o; comamos, e regozijemo-nos,

24 f or this, my son, was dead, and is alive again. He was lost, and is found.’ They began to celebrate.

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

25 “ Now his elder son was in the field. As he came near to the house, he heard music and dancing.

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

26 H e called one of the servants to him, and asked what was going on.

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

27 H e said to him, ‘Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fattened calf, because he has received him back safe and healthy.’

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

28 B ut he was angry, and would not go in. Therefore his father came out, and begged him.

Mas ele se indignou e não queria entrar. Saiu então o pai e instava com ele.

29 B ut he answered his father, ‘Behold, these many years I have served you, and I never disobeyed a commandment of yours, but you never gave me a goat, that I might celebrate with my friends.

Ele, 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;

30 B ut when this, your son, came, who has devoured your living with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him.’

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

31 “ He said to him, ‘Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours.

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

32 B ut it was appropriate to celebrate and be glad, for this, your brother, was dead, and is alive again. He was lost, and is found.’”

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