11 And he said, A certain man had two sons;
12 and the younger of them said to his father, Father, give to me the share of the property that falls {to me}. And he divided to them what he was possessed of.
13 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 But when he had spent all there arose a violent famine throughout that country, and he began to be in want.
15 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 And he longed to fill his belly with the husks which the swine were eating; and no one gave to him.
17 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 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 I am no longer worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.
20 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 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 But the father said to his bondmen, Bring out the best robe and clothe him in {it}, and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet;
23 and bring the fatted calf and kill it, and let us eat and make merry:
24 for this my son was dead and has come to life, was lost and has been found. And they began to make merry.
25 And his elder son was in the field; and as, coming {up}, he drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing.
26 And having called one of the servants, he inquired what these things might be.
27 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 But he became angry and would not go in. And his father went out and besought him.
29 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 but when this thy son, who has devoured thy substance with harlots, is come, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.
31 But he said to him, Child, *thou* art ever with me, and all that is mine is thine.
32 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.
11 Disse também: Um homem tinha dois filhos.
12 O mais moço disse a seu pai: Meu pai, dá-me a parte da herança que me toca. O pai então repartiu entre eles os haveres.
13 Poucos dias depois, ajuntando tudo o que lhe pertencia, partiu o filho mais moço para um país muito distante, e lá dissipou a sua fortuna, vivendo dissolutamente.
14 Depois de ter esbanjado tudo, sobreveio àquela região uma grande fome e ele começou a passar penúria.
15 Foi pôr-se ao serviço de um dos habitantes daquela região, que o mandou para os seus campos guardar os porcos.
16 Desejava ele fartar-se das vagens que os porcos comiam, mas ninguém lhas dava.
17 Entrou então em si e refletiu: Quantos empregados há na casa de meu pai que têm pão em abundância... e eu, aqui, estou a morrer de fome!
18 Levantar-me-ei e irei a meu pai, e dir-lhe-ei: Meu pai, pequei contra o céu e contra ti;
19 já não sou digno de ser chamado teu filho. Trata-me como a um dos teus empregados.
20 Levantou-se, pois, e foi ter com seu pai. Estava ainda longe, quando seu pai o viu e, movido de compaixão, correu-lhe ao encontro, lançou-se-lhe ao pescoço e o beijou.
21 O filho lhe disse, então: Meu pai, pequei contra o céu e contra ti; já não sou digno de ser chamado teu filho.
22 Mas o pai falou aos servos: Trazei-me depressa a melhor veste e vesti-lha, e ponde-lhe um anel no dedo e calçado nos pés.
23 Trazei também um novilho gordo e matai-o; comamos e façamos uma festa.
24 Este meu filho estava morto, e reviveu; tinha se perdido, e foi achado. E começaram a festa.
25 O filho mais velho estava no campo. Ao voltar e aproximar-se da casa, ouviu a música e as danças.
26 Chamou um servo e perguntou-lhe o que havia.
27 Ele lhe explicou: Voltou teu irmão. E teu pai mandou matar um novilho gordo, porque o reencontrou são e salvo.
28 Encolerizou-se ele e não queria entrar, mas seu pai saiu e insistiu com ele.
29 Ele, então, respondeu ao pai: Há tantos anos que te sirvo, sem jamais transgredir ordem alguma tua, e nunca me deste um cabrito para festejar com os meus amigos.
30 E agora, que voltou este teu filho, que gastou os teus bens com as meretrizes, logo lhe mandaste matar um novilho gordo!
31 Explicou-lhe o pai: Filho, tu estás sempre comigo, e tudo o que é meu é teu.
32 Convinha, porém, fazermos festa, pois este teu irmão estava morto, e reviveu; tinha se perdido, e foi achado.