Luke 15

Nowδὲallπάντεςthe tax collectorsοἱ τελῶναιandκαὶthe sinnersοἱ ἁμαρτωλοὶwereἮσανcoming nearἐγγίζοντεςto himαὐτῷto hearἀκούεινhim.αὐτοῦ

Andκαὶbothτεthe Phariseesοἵ Φαρισαῖοιandκαὶthe scribesοἱ γραμματεῖςwere grumbling,διεγόγγυζονsaying,λέγοντες“This manΟὗτοςwelcomesπροσδέχεταιsinnersἁμαρτωλοὺςandκαὶeats withσυνεσθίειthem.”αὐτοῖς

Soδὲhe toldεἶπενthemπρὸς αὐτοὺςthisταύτηνparable,τὴν παραβολὴνsaying,λέγων

“WhatΤίςmanἄνθρωποςamongἐξyou,ὑμῶνhavingἔχωνa hundredἑκατὸνsheepπρόβαταandκαὶlosingἀπολέσαςoneἓνofἐξthem,αὐτῶνdoes notοὐleaveκαταλείπειthe ninety-nineτὰ ἐνενήκοντα ἐννέαinἐνthe wildernessτῇ ἐρήμῳandκαὶgoπορεύεταιafterἐπὶthe lost oneτὸ ἀπολωλὸςuntilἕωςhe findsεὕρῃit?αὐτό

Andκαὶwhen he has found it,εὑρὼνhe lays itἐπιτίθησινonἐπὶhis shoulders,τοὺς ὤμους αὐτοῦrejoicing.χαίρων

Andκαὶwhen he comesἐλθὼνintoεἰςthe house,τὸν οἶκονhe calls togetherσυγκαλεῖhis friendsτοὺς φίλουςandκαὶneighbors,τοὺς γείτοναςsayingλέγωνto them,αὐτοῖς‘Rejoice withΣυγχάρητέme,μοιforὅτιI have foundεὗρονmy sheepτὸ πρόβατόν μουthat was lost.’τὸ ἀπολωλός

I tellλέγωyouὑμῖνthatὅτιin the same wayοὕτωςthere will beἔσταιmorejoyχαρὰinἐνheavenτῷ οὐρανῷoverἐπὶoneἑνὶsinnerἁμαρτωλῷwho changes his mindμετανοοῦντιthanἢoverἐπὶninety-nineἐνενήκοντα ἐννέαrighteous peopleδικαίοιςwhoοἵτινεςhaveἔχουσινnoοὐneedχρείανof a change of mind.μετανοίας

OrἪwhatτίςwomanγυνὴhavingἔχουσαtenδέκαdrachmas,δραχμὰςifἐὰνshe losesἀπολέσῃoneμίανdrachma,δραχμὴνdoes notοὐχὶlightἅπτειa lampλύχνονandκαὶsweepσαροῖthe houseτὴν οἰκίανandκαὶsearchζητεῖcarefullyἐπιμελῶςuntilἕως οὗshe finds it?εὕρῃ

Andκαὶwhen she has found it,εὑροῦσαshe calls togetherσυγκαλεῖher friendsτὰς φίλαςandκαὶneighbors,γείτοναςsaying,λέγουσα‘Rejoice withΣυγχάρητέme,μοιforὅτιI have foundεὗρονthe drachmaτὴν δραχμὴνthatἣνI had lost.’ἀπώλεσα

In the same way,οὕτωςI tellλέγωyou,ὑμῖνthere isγίνεταιjoyχαρὰbeforeἐνώπιονthe angelsτῶν ἀγγέλωνof Godτοῦ θεοῦoverἐπὶoneἑνὶsinnerἁμαρτωλῷwho changes his mind.”μετανοοῦντι

Andδέhe said,Εἶπεν“A certainτιςmanἌνθρωπόςhadεἶχενtwoδύοsons.υἱούς

Andκαὶthe youngerὁ νεώτεροςof themαὐτῶνsaidεἶπενto his father,τῷ πατρί‘Father,Πάτερgiveδόςmeμοιthe shareτὸ μέροςof the estateτῆς οὐσίαςthat falls to me.’ἐπιβάλλονSoδὲheὁdividedδιεῖλενhis propertyτὸν βίονbetween them.αὐτοῖς

Andκαὶnotοὐmanyπολλὰςdaysἡμέραςlater,μετ’the youngerὁ νεώτεροςson,υἱὸςgathering togetherσυναγαγὼνeverything,πάνταwent awayἀπεδήμησενtoεἰςa distantμακράνcountry,χώρανandκαὶthereἐκεῖhe squanderedδιεσκόρπισενhis estateτὴν οὐσίαν αὐτοῦlivingζῶνrecklessly.ἀσώτως

Andδὲwhen heαὐτοῦhad spentδαπανήσαντοςeverything,πάνταa severeἰσχυρὰfamineλιμὸςcameἐγένετοoverκατὰthatτὴν ἐκείνηνcountry,χώρανandκαὶheαὐτὸςbeganἤρξατοto be in need.ὑστερεῖσθαι

Andκαὶhe wentπορευθεὶςand attached himselfἐκολλήθηto oneἑνὶof the citizensτῶν πολιτῶνof thatτῆς ἐκείνηςcountry,χώραςandκαὶhe sentἔπεμψενhimαὐτὸνintoεἰςhis fieldsτοὺς ἀγροὺς αὐτοῦto feedβόσκεινpigs.χοίρους

Andκαὶhe was longingἐπεθύμειto fillγεμίσαιhis stomachτὴν κοιλίαν αὐτοῦwithἀπὸthe carob podsτῶν κερατίωνthatὧνthe pigsοἱ χοῖροιwere eating,ἤσθιονandκαὶno oneοὐδεὶςwas givingἐδίδουanythingto him.αὐτῷ

Butδὲwhen he cameἐλθὼνtoεἰςhimself,ἑαυτὸνhe said,ἔφη‘How manyΠόσοιof my father’sτοῦ πατρός μουhired workersμίσθιοιhave more than enoughπερισσεύονταιbread,ἄρτωνbutδὲIἐγὼam perishingἀπόλλυμαιhereὧδεwith hunger!λιμῷ

I will get upἀναστὰςandgoπορεύσομαιtoπρὸςmy father,τὸν πατέρα μουandκαὶI will sayἐρῶto him,αὐτῷ“Father,ΠάτερI have sinnedἥμαρτονagainstεἰςheavenτὸν οὐρανὸνandκαὶbeforeἐνώπιόνyou;σου

I amεἰμὶno longerοὐκέτιworthyἄξιοςto be calledκληθῆναιyour son;υἱός σουmakeποίησόνmeμεlikeὡςoneἕναof your hired workers.”’τῶν μισθίων σου

Andκαὶhe got upἀναστὰςandwentἦλθενtoπρὸςhis own father.τὸν πατέρα ἑαυτοῦButδὲwhile heαὐτοῦwas stillἔτιfarμακρὰνaway,ἀπέχοντοςhis fatherὁ πατὴρ αὐτοῦsawεἶδενhimαὐτὸνandκαὶwas moved with compassion,ἐσπλαγχνίσθηandκαὶrunning,δραμὼνhe fellἐπέπεσενonἐπὶhis neckτὸν τράχηλον αὐτοῦandκαὶkissedκατεφίλησενhim.αὐτόν

Andδὲthe sonὁ υἱὸςsaidεἶπενto him,αὐτῷ‘Father,ΠάτερI have sinnedἥμαρτονagainstεἰςheavenτὸν οὐρανὸνandκαὶbeforeἐνώπιόνyou;σουI amεἰμὶno longerοὐκέτιworthyἄξιοςto be calledκληθῆναιyour son.’υἱός σου

Butδὲthe fatherὁ πατὴρsaidεἶπενtoπρὸςhis slaves,τοὺς δούλους αὐτοῦ‘Quickly,Ταχὺbring outἐξενέγκατεthe bestτὴν πρώτηνrobeστολὴνandκαὶput it onἐνδύσατεhim,αὐτόνandκαὶputδότεa ringδακτύλιονonεἰςhis handτὴν χεῖρα αὐτοῦandκαὶsandalsὑποδήματαonεἰςhisfeet;τοὺς πόδας

andκαὶbringφέρετεthe fattenedτὸν σιτευτόνcalf,τὸν μόσχονslaughter it,θύσατεandκαὶlet us eatφαγόντεςand celebrate,εὐφρανθῶμεν

becauseὅτιthisοὗτοςson of mineὁ υἱός μουwasἦνdeadνεκρὸςandκαὶhas come back to life;ἀνέζησενhe wasἦνlostἀπολωλὼςandκαὶhas been found.’εὑρέθηAndκαὶthey beganἤρξαντοto celebrate.εὐφραίνεσθαι

Nowδὲhisαὐτοῦolderὁ πρεσβύτεροςsonὁ υἱὸςwasἮνinἐνthe field;ἀγρῷandκαὶasὡςhe cameἐρχόμενοςanddrew nearἤγγισενto the house,τῇ οἰκίᾳhe heardἤκουσενmusicσυμφωνίαςandκαὶdancing.χορῶν

Andκαὶcalling overπροσκαλεσάμενοςoneἕναof the servants,τῶν παίδωνhe askedἐπυνθάνετοwhatτίthese thingsταῦταmight be.ἂν εἴη

Andδὲheὁsaidεἶπενto him,αὐτῷ‘Your brotherὉ ἀδελφός σουhas come,ἥκειandκαὶyour fatherὁ πατήρ σουhas slaughteredἔθυσενthe fattenedτὸν σιτευτόνcalf,τὸν μόσχονbecauseὅτιhe has receivedἀπέλαβενhimαὐτὸνbackἀπέλαβενsafe and sound.’ὑγιαίνοντα

Butδὲhe became angryὠργίσθηandκαὶwas notοὐκwillingἤθελενto go in.εἰσελθεῖνAndδὲhis fatherὁ πατὴρ αὐτοῦcame outἐξελθὼνandwas pleading withπαρεκάλειhim.αὐτόν

Butδὲheὁansweredἀποκριθεὶςandsaidεἶπενto his father,τῷ πατρὶ αὐτοῦ‘Look,Ἰδοὺso manyτοσαῦταyearsἔτηI have been slaving forδουλεύωyou,σοιandκαὶI neverοὐδέποτεbrokeπαρῆλθονyour command,ἐντολήν σουandκαὶto meἐμοὶyou neverοὐδέποτεgaveἔδωκαςa young goatἔριφονso thatἵναI might celebrateεὐφρανθῶwithμετὰmy friends;τῶν φίλων μου

butδὲwhenὅτεthisοὗτοςson of yoursὁ υἱός σουcame,ἦλθενwhoὁhas devouredκαταφαγώνyour propertyσου τὸν βίονwithμετὰprostitutes,πορνῶνyou slaughteredἔθυσαςfor himαὐτῷthe fattenedτὸν σιτευτὸνcalf!’μόσχον

Andδὲheὁsaidεἶπενto him,αὐτῷ‘Child,Τέκνονyouσὺareεἶalwaysπάντοτεwithμετ’me,ἐμοῦandκαὶeverythingπάνταthat is mineτὰ ἐμὰisἐστινyours.σά

Butδὲit was necessaryἔδειto celebrateεὐφρανθῆναιandκαὶrejoice,χαρῆναιbecauseὅτιthisοὗτοςbrother of yoursὁ ἀδελφός σουwasἦνdeadνεκρὸςandκαὶhas come to life,ἔζησενandκαὶwaslostἀπολωλὼςandκαὶhas been found.’”εὑρέθη