Lukas 15

1 Men alle Toldere og Syndere holdt sig nær til ham for at høre ham.2 Og Pharisæerne og de Skriftkloge knurrede og sagde: denne annammer Syndere og æder med dem.3 Men han talede denne Lignelse til dem og sagde:4 hvilket Menneske af Eder, som har hundrede Faar og har tabt eet af dem, forlader ei de ni og helvfemsindstyve i Ørken og gaaer bort efter det tabte, indtil han finder det?5 Og naar han har fundet det, lægger han det paa sine Skuldre med Glæde.6 Og naar han kommer hjem, sammenkalder han Venner og Naboer og siger til dem: glæder Eder med mig; thi jeg har findet mit Faar, som var tabt.7 Jeg siger Eder: saaledes skal der være Glæde i Himmelen over een Synder, som omvender sig, men end over ni og halvfemsindstyve Retfærdige, hvilke ikke have Omvendelse behov.8 Eller hvilken Kvinde, som har ti Penninge, om hun taber een Penning, tænder ikke et Lys og feier Huset og søger med Flid, indtil hun finder den?9 Og naar hun har findet den, sammenkalder hun Veninder og naboesker og siger: glæder Eder med mig; thi jeg har fundet den penning, som jeg tabte.10 Saaledes, siger jeg Eder, bliver der Glæde hos Guds Engle over een Synder, som omvender sig.11 Men han sagde: en Mand havde to Sønner.12 Og den Yngste af dem sagde til Faderen: Fader! giv mig den Deel af Eiendommen, som mig tilfalder. Og han skiftede Godset mellem dem.13 Og ikke mange Dage derefter samlede den yngre Søn alt Sit og drog udenlands, til et Land langt borte, og ødte der sit Gods i et overdaadigt Levned.14 Men der han havde fortæret alt det, han eiede, blev en svar hunger i det samme Land; og han begyndte at lide Mangel.15 Og han gik hen og holdt sig til een af Borgerne der i landet, og denne sendte ham paa sine Agre og vogte Sviin.16 Og han begjerede at fylde sin Bug med Mask, som Svinene aade; og Ingen gav ham Noget.17 Men han gik i sig selv og sagde; hvor mange Daglønnere hos min Fader have overflødigt Brød? men jeg omkommer af Hunger.18 Jeg vil staae op og gaae til min Fader og sige til ham: Fader! jeg har syndet mod Himmelen og for dig,19 og er ikke længere værd at kaldes din Søn, gjør mig som een af dine Daglønnere.20 Og han stod op og kom til sin Fader. Men der han endnu var langt borte, saae hans Fader ham og ynkes inderligen og løb til og faldt om hans Hals og kyssede ham.21 Men Sønnen sagde til ham: Fader! jeg har syndet imod Himmelen og for dig og er ikke længere værd at kaldes din Søn.22 Men Faderen sagde til sine Tjenere: bærer frem det bedste Klædebon, ifører ham det og giver ham en Ring paa hans Haand og Skoe paa Fødderne;23 og henter den fødede Kalv hid og slagter den, og lader os æde og være lystige.24 Thi denne min Søn var død og er bleven levende igjen, og var fortabt og er funden. Og de begyndte at være lystige.25 Men hans Ældste Søn var paa Marken, og da han kom og var nær ved Huset, hørte han Musik og Dands.26 Og han kaldte een af Drengene til sig og udspurgte, hvad det var?27 Men han sagde til ham: din Broder er kommen, og din Fader slagtede den fedede Kalv, fordi han har faaet ham karsk igjen.28 Men han blev vred og vilde ikke gaae ind. Derfor gik hans Fader ud og bad ham.29 Men han svarede og sagde til Faderen: see, saa mange Aar tjener jeg dig og overtraadte end aldrig dit Bud, og du har aldrig givet mig et Kid, at jeg kunde være lystig med mine Venner.30 Men da denne din Søn er kommen, som har fortæret dit Godt med Skjøger, slagtede du den fedede Kalv til ham.31 Men han sagde til ham: min Søn! du er altid hos mig, og alt det, som mit er, er dit.32 Men man burde at være lystig og glæde sig, fordi denne din Broder var død og er bleven levende igjen, og var fortabt, og funden.

Luke 15

The Parable of the Lost Sheep and Coin

1 Now all the tax collectorss and sinners were comingt to hear him.

2 Butt the Phariseess and the experts in the lawt were complaining,t “This man welcomest sinners and eats with them.”
3 Sot Jesust told thems this parable:t4 “Which onet of you, if he has a hundreds sheep and loses one of them, would not leave the ninety-nine in the open pasturet and go look fort the one that is lost until he finds it?s5 Thent when he has found it, he places it on his shoulders, rejoicing.6 Returningt home, he calls togethers hist friends and neighbors, telling them, ‘Rejoice with me, because I have found my sheep that was lost.’

7 I tell you, in the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinners who repents than over ninety-nine righteous peoplet who have no need to repent.t
8 “Or what woman, if she has ten silver coinss and losest one of them,t does not light a lamp, sweept the house, and search thoroughly until she finds it?9 Thent when she has found it, she calls together hert friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoices with me, for I have found the coint that I had lost.’

10 In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of God’s angelss over one sinner who repents.”

The Parable of the Compassionate Father

11 Thent Jesust said, “A man had two sons.12 Thet younger of them said to hist father, ‘Father, give me the share of the estatet that will belongt to me.’ Sot he divided hist assets between them.s13 Aftert a few days,t the younger son gathered together all he had and left on a journey to a distant country, and there he squanderedt his wealtht with a wild lifestyle.14 Thent after he had spent everything, a severe famine took place in that country, and he began to be in need.15 So he went and worked fort one of the citizens of that country, whot sent him to his fields to feed pigs.s16 Het was longing to eatt the carob podst the pigs were eating, butt no one gave him anything.17 But when he came to his sensest he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired workers have foodt enough to spare, but here I am dying from hunger!18 I will get up and go to my father and say to him, “Father, I have sinneds against heavens and againstt you.19 I am no longer worthy to be called your son; treat met like one of your hired workers.”’20 Sot he got up and went to his father. But while he was still a long way from homet his father saw him, and his heart went out to him;ts he ran and huggedt his sont and kissed him.21 Thent his son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heavens and against you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’s22 But the father said to his slaves,t ‘Hurry! Bring the best robe,s and put it on him! Put a ring on his fingert and sandalss on his feet!23 Bringt the fattened calft and kill it! Let us eatt and celebrate,

24 because this son of mine was dead, and is alive again – he was lost and is found!’s Sot they began to celebrate.
25 “Now his older son was in the field. Ast he came and approached the house, he heard musics and dancing.26 Sot he called one of the slavest and asked what was happening.27 The slave replied,t ‘Your brother has returned, and your father has killed the fattened calft because he got his sont back safe and sound.’28 But the older sont became angryt and refuseds to go in. His father came out and appealed to him,29 but he answeredt his father, ‘Look! These many years I have worked like a slavet for you, and I never disobeyed your commands. Yett you never gave me even a goats so that I could celebrate with my friends!30 But when this son of yourss came back, who has devoureds your assets with prostitutes,s you killed the fattened calfs for him!’31 Thent the fathert said to him, ‘Son, you are always with me, and everything that belongs to me is yours.

32 It was appropriatet to celebrate and be glad, for your brothers was dead, and is alive; he was lost and is found.’”s