Luke 15

1 Now all the tax collectors and sinners were gathering around to listen to Jesus.

1 وَكَانَ جَمِيعُ جُبَاةِ الضَّرَائِبِ وَالْخَاطِئِينَ يَتَقَدَّمُونَ إِلَيْهِ لِيَسْمَعُوهُ.

2 So the Pharisees and scribes began to grumble: “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”

2 فَتَذَمَّرَ الْفَرِّيسِيُّونَ وَالْكَتَبَةُ قَائِلِينَ: «هَذَا الإِنْسَانُ يُرَحِّبُ بِالْخَاطِئِينَ وَيَأْكُلُ مَعَهُمْ!»

3 Then Jesus told them this parable:

3 فَضَرَبَ لَهُمْ هَذَا الْمَثَلَ قَائِلاً:

4 “What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the pasture and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it?

4 «أَيُّ إِنْسَانٍ مِنْكُمْ عِنْدَهُ مِئَةُ خَرُوفٍ وَأَضَاعَ وَاحِداً مِنْهَا، أَلا يَتْرُكُ التِّسْعَةَ وَالتِّسْعِينَ فِي الْبَرِّيَّةِ وَيَذْهَبُ يَبْحَثُ عَنِ الْخَرُوفِ الضَّائِعِ حَتَّى يَجِدَهُ؟

5 And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders,

5 وَبَعْدَ أَنْ يَجِدَهُ، يَحْمِلُهُ عَلَى كَتِفَيْهِ فَرِحاً،

6 comes home, and calls together his friends and neighbors to tell them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost sheep!’

6 ثُمَّ يَعُودُ إِلَى الْبَيْتِ، وَيَدْعُو الأَصْدِقَاءَ وَالْجِيرَانَ، قَائِلاً لَهُمْ: افْرَحُوا مَعِي، لأَنِّي وَجَدْتُ خَرُوفِي الضَّائِعَ!

7 I tell you that in the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous ones who do not need to repent.

7 أَقُولُ لَكُمْ إِنَّهُ هكَذَا يَكُونُ فِي السَّمَاءِ فَرَحٌ بِخَاطِئٍ وَاحِدٍ تَائِبٍ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ تِسْعَةٍ وَتِسْعِينَ بَارّاً لَا يَحْتَاجُونَ إِلَى تَوْبَةٍ!

8 Or what woman who has ten silver coins and loses one of them does not light a lamp, sweep her house, and search carefully until she finds it?

8 أَمْ أَيَّةُ امْرَأَةٍ عِنْدَهَا عَشَرَةُ دَرَاهِمَ، إِذَا أَضَاعَتْ دِرْهَماً وَاحِداً، أَلا تُشْعِلُ مِصْبَاحاً وَتَكْنُسُ الْبَيْتَ وَتَبْحَثُ بِانْتِبَاهٍ حَتَّى تَجِدَهُ؟

9 And when she finds it, she calls together her friends and neighbors to say, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost coin.’

9 وَبَعْدَ أَنْ تَجِدَهُ، تَدْعُو الصَّدِيقَاتِ وَالْجَارَاتِ قَائِلَةً: افْرَحْنَ مَعِي، لأَنِّي وَجَدْتُ الدِّرْهَمَ الَّذِي أَضَعْتُهُ.

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

10 أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: هكَذَا يَكُونُ بَيْنَ مَلائِكَةِ اللهِ فَرَحٌ بِخَاطِئٍ وَاحِدٍ يَتُوبُ».

11 Then Jesus said, “There was a man who had two sons.

11 وَقَالَ: «كَانَ لإِنْسَانٍ ابْنَانِ.

12 The younger son said to him, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them.

12 فَقَالَ أَصْغَرُهُمَا لأَبِيهِ: يَا أَبِي، أَعْطِنِي الْحِصَّةَ الَّتِي تَخُصُّنِي مِنَ الْمِيرَاثِ! فَقَسَمَ لَهُمَا كُلَّ مَا يَمْلِكُهُ.

13 After a few days, the younger son got everything together and journeyed to a distant country, where he squandered his wealth in wild living.

13 وَبَعْدَ بِضْعَةِ أَيَّامٍ، جَمَعَ الاِبْنُ الأَصْغَرُ كُلَّ مَا عِنْدَهُ، وَمَضَى إِلَى بَلَدٍ بَعِيدٍ. وَهُنَالِكَ بَذَّرَ حِصَّتَهُ مِنَ الْمَالِ فِي عِيشَةِ الْخَلاعَةِ.

14 After he had spent all he had, a severe famine swept through that country, and he began to be in need.

14 وَلكِنْ لَمَّا أَنْفَقَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ، اجْتَاحَتْ ذلِكَ الْبَلَدَ مَجَاعَةٌ قَاسِيَةٌ، فَأَخَذَ يَشْعُرُ بِالْحَاجَةِ.

15 So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed the pigs.

15 فَذَهَبَ وَالْتَحَقَ بِوَاحِدٍ مِنْ مُوَاطِنِي ذلِكَ الْبَلَدِ، فَأَرْسَلَهُ إِلَى حُقُولِهِ لِيَرْعَى خَنَازِيرَ.

16 He longed to fill his belly with the pods the pigs were eating, but no one would give him a thing.

16 وَكَمِ اشْتَهَى لَوْ يَمْلأُ بَطْنَهُ مِنَ الْخُرْنُوبِ الَّذِي كَانَتِ الْخَنَازِيرُ تَأْكُلُهُ، فَمَا أَعْطَاهُ أَحَدٌ!

17 Finally he came to his senses and said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have plenty of food, but here I am, starving to death!

17 ثُمَّ رَجَعَ إِلَى نَفْسِهِ، وَقَالَ: مَا أَكْثَرَ خُدَّامَ أَبِي الْمَأْجُورِينَ الَّذِينَ يَفْضُلُ عَنْهُمُ الْخُبْزُ، وَأَنَا هُنَا أَكَادُ أَهْلِكُ جُوعاً!

18 I will get up and go back to my father and say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.

18 سَأَقُومُ وَأَرْجِعُ إِلَى أَبِي، وَأَقُولُ لَهُ: يَا أَبِي، أَخْطَأْتُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ وَأَمَامَكَ؛

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

19 وَلا أَسْتَحِقُّ بَعْدُ أَنْ أُدْعَى ابْناً لَكَ: اجْعَلْنِي كَوَاحِدٍ مِنْ خُدَّامِكَ الْمَأْجُورِينَ!

20 So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still in the distance, his father saw him and was filled with compassion. He ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him.

20 فَقَامَ وَرَجَعَ إِلَى أَبِيهِ. وَلكِنَّ أَبَاهُ رَآهُ وَهُوَ مَازَالَ بَعِيداً، فَتَحَنَّنَ، وَرَكَضَ إِلَيْهِ وَعَانَقَهُ وَقَبَّلَهُ بِحَرَارَةٍ.

21 The son declared, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’

21 فَقَالَ لَهُ الاِبْنُ. يَا أَبِي، أَخْطَأْتُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ وَأَمَامَكَ، وَلا أَسْتَحِقُّ بَعْدُ أَنْ أُدْعَى ابْناً لَكَ.

22 But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet.

22 أَمَّا الأَبُ فَقَالَ لِعَبِيدِهِ: أَحْضِرُوا سَرِيعاً أَفْضَلَ ثَوْبٍ وَأَلْبِسُوهُ، وَضَعُوا فِي إِصْبَعِهِ خَاتِماً وَفِي قَدَمَيْهِ حِذَاءً.

23 Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let us feast and celebrate.

23 وَأَحْضِرُوا الْعِجْلَ الْمُسَمَّنَ وَاذْبَحُوهُ؛ وَلْنَأْكُلْ وَنَفْرَحْ:

24 For this son of mine was dead and is alive again! He was lost and is found!’ So they began to celebrate.

24 فَإِنَّ ابْنِي هَذَا كَانَ مَيِّتاً فَعَاشَ، وَكَانَ ضَائِعاً فَوُجِدَ. فَأَخَذُوا يَفْرَحُونَ!

25 Meanwhile the older son was in the field, and as he approached the house, he heard music and dancing.

25 وَكَانَ ابْنُهُ الأَكْبَرُ فِي الْحَقْلِ. فَلَمَّا جَاءَ وَاقْتَرَبَ مِنَ الْبَيْتِ، سَمِعَ مُوسِيقَى وَرَقْصاً.

26 So he called one of the servants and asked what was going on.

26 فَدَعَا وَاحِداً مِنَ الْخُدَّامِ وَاسْتَفْسَرَهُ مَا عَسَى أَنْ يَكُونَ ذلِكَ.

27 ‘Your brother has returned,’ he said, ‘and your father has killed the fattened calf, because he has him back safe and sound.’

27 فَأَجَابَهُ: رَجَعَ أَخُوكَ، فَذَبَحَ أَبُوكَ الْعِجْلَ الْمُسَمَّنَ لأَنَّهُ اسْتَعَادَهُ سَالِماً!

28 The older son became angry and refused to go in. So his father came out and pleaded with him.

28 وَلكِنَّهُ غَضِبَ وَرَفَضَ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ. فَخَرَجَ أَبُوهُ وَتَوَسَّلَ إِلَيْهِ.

29 But he answered his father, ‘Look, all these years I have served you and never disobeyed a commandment of yours. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends.

29 غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ رَدَّ عَلَى أَبِيهِ قَائِلاً: هَا أَنَا أَخْدِمُكَ هذِهِ السِّنِينَ الْعَدِيدَةَ، وَلَمْ أُخَالِفْ لَكَ أَمْراً، وَلكِنَّكَ لَمْ تُعْطِنِي وَلَوْ جَدْياً وَاحِداً لأَفْرَحَ مَعَ أَصْدِقَائِي.

30 But when this son of yours returns from squandering your wealth with prostitutes, you kill the fattened calf for him!’

30 وَلكِنْ لَمَّا عَادَ ابْنُكَ هَذَا الَّذِي أَكَلَ مَالَكَ مَعَ الْفَاجِرَاتِ، ذَبَحْتَ لَهُ الْعِجْلَ الْمُسَمَّنَ!

31 ‘Son, you are always with me,’ the father said, ‘and all that is mine is yours.

31 فَقَالَ لَهُ: يَا بُنَيَّ، أَنْتَ مَعِي دَائِماً، وَكُلُّ مَا أَمْلِكُهُ هُوَ لَكَ!

32 But it was fitting to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’”

32 وَلكِنْ كَانَ مِنَ الصَّوَابِ أَنْ نَفْرَحَ وَنَبْتَهِجَ، لأَنَّ أَخَاكَ هَذَا كَانَ مَيِّتاً فَعَاشَ، وَكَانَ ضَالاً فَوُجِدَ!»