Luke 15

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

1 وَكَانَ جَمِيعُ ٱلْعَشَّارِينَ وَٱلْخُطَاةِ يَدْنُونَ مِنْهُ لِيَسْمَعُوهُ.

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

2 فَتَذَمَّرَ ٱلْفَرِّيسِيُّونَ وَٱلْكَتَبَةُ قَائِلِينَ: «هَذَا يَقْبَلُ خُطَاةً وَيَأْكُلُ مَعَهُمْ!».

3 Then Jesus told them this parable:

3 فَكَلَّمَهُمْ بِهَذَا ٱلْمَثَلِ قَائِلًا:

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 لَهُ مِئَةُ خَرُوفٍ، وَأَضَاعَ وَاحِدًا مِنْهَا، أَلَا يَتْرُكُ ٱلتِّسْعَةَ وَٱلتِّسْعِينَ فِي ٱلْبَرِّيَّةِ، وَيَذْهَبَ لِأَجْلِ ٱلضَّالِّ حَتَّى يَجِدَهُ؟

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

5 وَإِذَا وَجَدَهُ يَضَعُهُ عَلَى مَنْكِبَيْهِ فَرِحًا،

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

6 وَيَأْتِي إِلَى بَيْتِهِ وَيَدْعُو ٱلْأَصْدِقَاءَ وَٱلْجِيرَانَ قَائِلًا لَهُمُ: ٱفْرَحُوا مَعِي، لِأَنِّي وَجَدْتُ خَرُوفِي ٱلضَّالَّ!

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 هَكَذَا يَكُونُ فَرَحٌ فِي ٱلسَّمَاءِ بِخَاطِئٍ وَاحِدٍ يَتُوبُ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ تِسْعَةٍ وَتِسْعِينَ بَارًّا 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 «أَوْ أَيَّةُ ٱمْرَأَةٍ لَهَا عَشْرَةُ دَرَاهِمَ، إِنْ أَضَاعَتْ دِرْهَمًا وَاحِدًا، أَلَا تُوقِدُ سِرَاجًا وَتَكْنُسُ ٱلْبَيْتَ وَتُفَتِّشُ بِٱجْتِهَادٍ 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 وَإِذَا وَجَدَتْهُ تَدْعُو ٱلصَّدِيقَاتِ وَٱلْجَارَاتِ قَائِلَةً: ٱفْرَحْنَ مَعِي لِأَنِّي وَجَدْتُ ٱلدِّرْهَمَ ٱلَّذِي 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 هَكَذَا، أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: يَكُونُ فَرَحٌ قُدَّامَ مَلَائِكَةِ ٱللهِ بِخَاطِئٍ وَاحِدٍ يَتُوبُ.

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

11 وَقَالَ: «إِنْسَانٌ كَانَ لَهُ ٱبْنَانِ.

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 لِأَبِيهِ: يَا أَبِي أَعْطِنِي ٱلْقِسْمَ ٱلَّذِي يُصِيبُنِي مِنَ ٱلْمَالِ. فَقَسَمَ لَهُمَا مَعِيشَتَهُ.

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 أَيَّامٍ لَيْسَتْ بِكَثِيرَةٍ جَمَعَ ٱلِٱبْنُ ٱلْأَصْغَرُ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ وَسَافَرَ إِلَى كُورَةٍ بَعِيدَةٍ، وَهُنَاكَ بَذَّرَ مَالَهُ بِعَيْشٍ مُسْرِفٍ.

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

14 فَلَمَّا أَنْفَقَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ، حَدَثَ جُوعٌ شَدِيدٌ فِي تِلْكَ ٱلْكُورَةِ، فَٱبْتَدَأَ يَحْتَاجُ.

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 فَمَضَى وَٱلْتَصَقَ بِوَاحِدٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ تِلْكَ ٱلْكُورَةِ، 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 وَكَانَ يَشْتَهِي أَنْ يَمْلَأَ بَطْنَهُ مِنَ ٱلْخُرْنُوبِ ٱلَّذِي كَانَتِ ٱلْخَنَازِيرُ تَأْكُلُهُ، فَلَمْ يُعْطِهِ 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 فَرَجَعَ إِلَى نَفْسِهِ وَقَالَ: كَمْ مِنْ أَجِيرٍ لِأَبِي يَفْضُلُ عَنْهُ ٱلْخُبْزُ وَأَنَا أَهْلِكُ جُوعًا!

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 أَقُومُ وَأَذْهَبُ إِلَى أَبِي وَأَقُولُ لَهُ: يَا أَبِي، أَخْطَأْتُ إِلَى ٱلسَّمَاءِ وَقُدَّامَكَ،

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

19 وَلَسْتُ مُسْتَحِقًّا بَعْدُ أَنْ أُدْعَى لَكَ ٱبْنًا. اِجْعَلْنِي كَأَحَدِ أَجْرَاكَ.

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 وَجَاءَ إِلَى أَبِيهِ. وَإِذْ كَانَ لَمْ يَزَلْ بَعِيدًا رَآهُ أَبُوهُ، فَتَحَنَّنَ وَرَكَضَ وَوَقَعَ عَلَى عُنُقِهِ وَقَبَّلَهُ.

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 ٱلِٱبْنُ: يَا أَبِي، أَخْطَأْتُ إِلَى ٱلسَّمَاءِ وَقُدَّامَكَ، وَلَسْتُ مُسْتَحِقًّا بَعْدُ أَنْ أُدْعَى لَكَ ٱبْنًا.

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 فَقَالَ ٱلْأَبُ لِعَبِيدِهِ: أَخْرِجُوا ٱلْحُلَّةَ ٱلْأُولَى وَأَلْبِسُوهُ، وَٱجْعَلُوا خَاتَمًا فِي يَدِهِ، وَحِذَاءً فِي رِجْلَيْهِ،

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

23 وَقَدِّمُوا ٱلْعِجْلَ ٱلْمُسَمَّنَ وَٱذْبَحُوهُ فَنَأْكُلَ وَنَفْرَحَ،

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

24 لِأَنَّ ٱبْنِي هَذَا كَانَ مَيِّتًا فَعَاشَ، وَكَانَ ضَالًّا فَوُجِدَ. فَٱبْتَدَأُوا يَفْرَحُونَ.

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

25 وَكَانَ ٱبْنُهُ ٱلْأَكْبَرُ فِي ٱلْحَقْلِ. فَلَمَّا جَاءَ وَقَرُبَ مِنَ ٱلْبَيْتِ، سَمِعَ صَوْتَ آلَاتِ طَرَبٍ وَرَقْصًا.

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

26 فَدَعَا وَاحِدًا مِنَ ٱلْغِلْمَانِ وَسَأَلَهُ: مَا عَسَى أَنْ يَكُونَ هَذَا؟

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

27 فَقَالَ لَهُ: أَخُوكَ جَاءَ فَذَبَحَ أَبُوكَ ٱلْعِجْلَ ٱلْمُسَمَّنَ، لِأَنَّهُ قَبِلَهُ سَالِمًا.

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

28 فَغَضِبَ وَلَمْ يُرِدْ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ. فَخَرَجَ أَبُوهُ يَطْلُبُ 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 فَأَجَابَ وَقَالَ لِأَبِيهِ: هَا أَنَا أَخْدِمُكَ سِنِينَ هَذَا عَدَدُهَا، وَقَطُّ لَمْ أَتَجَاوَزْ وَصِيَّتَكَ، وَجَدْيًا لَمْ تُعْطِنِي قَطُّ لِأَفْرَحَ مَعَ أَصْدِقَائِي.

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

30 وَلَكِنْ لَمَّا جَاءَ ٱبْنُكَ هَذَا ٱلَّذِي أَكَلَ مَعِيشَتَكَ مَعَ ٱلزَّوَانِي، ذَبَحْتَ لَهُ ٱلْعِجْلَ ٱلْمُسَمَّنَ!

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

31 فَقَالَ لَهُ: يَا بُنَيَّ أَنْتَ مَعِي فِي كُلِّ حِينٍ، وَكُلُّ مَا لِي فَهُوَ 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 وَلَكِنْ كَانَ يَنْبَغِي أَنْ نَفْرَحَ وَنُسَرَّ، لِأَنَّ أَخَاكَ هَذَا كَانَ مَيِّتًا فَعَاشَ، وَكَانَ ضَالًّا فَوُجِدَ».