Alle tollerne og synderne kom for å høre ham.

Now all the tax-farmers and sinners came near to give ear to him.

Men fariseerne og de skriftlærde murret og sa: Denne mannen tar imot syndere og spiser sammen med dem.

And the Pharisees and scribes were angry, saying, This man gives approval to sinners, and takes food with them.

Da fortalte han dem en lignelse:

And he made a story for them, saying,

Hvem av dere, som har hundre sauer og mister en av dem, vil ikke etterlate de nittini i ødemarken og lete etter den bortkomne til han finner den?

What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if one of them gets loose and goes away, will not let the ninety-nine be in the waste land by themselves, and go after the wandering one, till he sees where it is?

Når han har funnet den, legger han den på skuldrene med glede.

And when he has got it again, he takes it in his arms with joy.

Og når han kommer hjem, kaller han sammen vennene og naboene sine og sier: Vær glade med meg, for jeg har funnet igjen sauen som var bortkommet.

And when he gets back to his house, he sends for his neighbours and friends, saying to them, Be glad with me, for I have got back my sheep which had gone away.

Jeg sier dere, slik skal det være større glede i himmelen over én synder som vender om, enn over nittini rettferdige som ikke trenger omvendelse.

I say to you that even so there will be more joy in heaven when one sinner is turned away from his wrongdoing, than for ninety-nine good men, who have no need of a change of heart.

Eller hvilken kvinne som har ti sølvstykker og mister ett, tenner ikke en lampe, feier huset og leter grundig til hun finner det?

Or what woman, having ten bits of silver, if one bit has gone from her hands, will not get a light, and go through her house, searching with care till she sees it?

Og når hun har funnet det, kaller hun sammen venninnene og naboene sine og sier: Vær glade med meg, for jeg har funnet igjen sølvstykket som var mistet.

And when she has it again, she gets her friends and neighbours together, saying, Be glad with me, for I have got back the bit of silver which had gone from me.

Likeledes sier jeg dere, det er glede blant Guds engler over én synder som vender om.

Even so, I say to you, There is joy among the angels of God, when one sinner is turned away from his wrongdoing.

Han sa videre: En mann hadde to sønner.

And he said, A certain man had two sons:

Den yngste sa til faren: Far, gi meg den delen av formuen som faller på meg. Og han delte eiendommen mellom dem.

And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me that part of your property which will be mine. And he made division of his goods between them.

Ikke mange dager etter samlet den yngste sønnen alt sitt og dro til et fjernt land. Der sløste han bort formuen sin i et utsvevende liv.

And not long after, the younger son got together everything which was his and took a journey into a far-away country, and there all his money went in foolish living.

Da alt var brukt opp, ble det stor hungersnød i landet, og han begynte å lide nød.

And when everything was gone, there was no food to be had in that country, and he was in need.

Han gikk da og slo seg sammen med en av innbyggerne der i landet, og han sendte ham ut på markene sine for å gjete svin.

And he went and put himself into the hands of one of the people of that country, and he sent him into his fields to give the pigs their food.

Han ønsket bare å få fylle magen med de belgfruktene som grisene spiste, men ingen ga ham noe.

And so great was his need that he would have been glad to take the pigs' food, and no one gave him anything.

Da kom han til seg selv og sa: Hvor mange av farens leiefolk har overflod av brød, mens jeg her holder på å sulte i hjel!

But when he came to his senses, he said, What numbers of my father's servants have bread enough, and more, while I am near to death here through need of food!

Jeg vil bryte opp og gå til min far og si til ham: Far, jeg har syndet mot himmelen og mot deg.

I will get up and go to my father, and will say to him, Father, I have done wrong, against heaven and in your eyes:

Jeg er ikke lenger verdig til å kalles din sønn; la meg få være som en av leiefolkene dine.

I am no longer good enough to be named your son: make me like one of your servants.

Så brøt han opp og gikk til sin far. Men da han ennå var langt borte, fikk faren ham øye på ham, syntes inderlig synd på ham, løp ham i møte, omfavnet og kysset ham.

And he got up and went to his father. But while he was still far away, his father saw him and was moved with pity for him and went quickly and took him in his arms and gave him a kiss.

Sønnen sa til ham: Far, jeg har syndet mot himmelen og mot deg. Jeg er ikke lenger verdig til å kalles din sønn.

And his son said to him, Father, I have done wrong, against heaven and in your eyes: I am no longer good enough to be named your son.

Men faren sa til tjenerne sine: Skynd dere, hent den beste kappen og la ham få den på! Sett en ring på hånden hans og sko på føttene.

But the father said to his servants, Get out the first robe quickly, and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand and shoes on his feet:

Hent gjøkalven og slakt den, og la oss spise og feste.

And get the fat young ox and put it to death, and let us have a feast, and be glad.

For denne sønnen min var død og er blitt levende igjen; han var tapt og er funnet. Og de begynte å være glade.

For this, my son, who was dead, is living again; he had gone away from me, and has come back. And they were full of joy.

Men den eldste sønnen var ute på marken. Da han nå kom hjem og nærmet seg huset, hørte han spill og dans.

Now the older son was in the field: and when he came near the house, the sounds of music and dancing came to his ears.

Han kalte på en av tjenerskapet og spurte hva som sto på.

And he sent for one of the servants, questioning him about what it might be.

Tjenestemannen svarte: Din bror er kommet hjem, og din far har slaktet gjøkalven fordi han har fått ham tilbake i god behold.

And he said to him, Your brother has come; and your father has had the young ox put to death because he has come back safely.

Da ble han sint og ville ikke gå inn. Faren kom ut og prøvde å overtale ham.

But he was angry and would not go in; and his father came out and made a request to him to come in.

Men han svarte faren: Her har jeg tjent deg i mange år, og aldri har jeg gjort mot ditt bud. Men meg har du ikke engang gitt et kje så jeg kunne ha fest med vennene mine.

But he made answer and said to his father, See, all these years I have been your servant, doing your orders in everything: and you never gave me even a young goat so that I might have a feast with my friends:

Men straks denne sønnen din kom hjem, han som har sløst bort formuen din med horer, slaktet du gjøkalven for ham.

But when this your son came, who has been wasting your property with bad women, you put to death the fat young ox for him.

Faren svarte: Min sønn, du er alltid hos meg, og alt mitt er ditt.

And he said to him, Son, you are with me at all times, and all I have is yours.

Men nå må vi glede oss og feire, for denne broren din var død og er blitt levende igjen, han var tapt og er funnet.

But it was right to be glad and to have a feast; for this your brother, who was dead, is living again; he had gone away and has come back.