¹And all the tax-gatherers and the sinners were coming nigh to him, to hear him,

¹Aga kõik tölnerid ja patused lähenesid Jeesusele teda kuulama.

²and the Pharisees and the scribes were murmuring, saying — This one doth receive sinners, and doth eat with them.`

²Ja variserid ja kirjatundjad nurisesid, öeldes: 'Tema võtab vastu patuseid ja sööb koos nendega!'

³And he spake unto them this simile, saying,

³Siis ta rääkis neile selle tähendamissõna:

⁴`What man of you having a hundred sheep, and having lost one out of them, doth not leave behind the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go on after the lost one, till he may find it?

⁴'Missugune inimene teie seast, kui tal on sada lammast ja ta ühe neist kaotab, ei jäta neid üheksatkümmend üheksat kõrbe ega lähe kadunule järele, kuni ta tema leiab?

⁵and having found, he doth lay [it] on his shoulders rejoicing,

⁵Ja kui ta on tema leidnud, siis ta võtab tema rõõmuga oma õlgadele

⁶and having come to the house, he doth call together the friends and the neighbours, saying to them, Rejoice with me, because I found my sheep — the lost one.

⁶ja kutsub koju jõudes kokku sõbrad ja naabrid, öeldes neile: 'Rõõmustage koos minuga, sest ma olen leidnud oma kadunud lamba!'

⁷`I say to you, that so joy shall be in the heaven over one sinner reforming, rather than over ninety-nine righteous men, who have no need of reformation.

⁷Ma ütlen teile, nõnda on taevas ühe meeltparandanud patuse pärast rohkem rõõmu kui üheksakümne üheksa õige pärast, kellele ei ole vaja meeleparandust.

⁸`Or what woman having ten drachms, if she may lose one drachm, doth not light a lamp, and sweep the house, and seek carefully till that she may find?

⁸Või milline naine, kellel on kümme drahmi ja kui ta ühe drahmi on ära kaotanud, ei läida lampi ega pühi maja ega otsi hoolega, kuni ta selle leiab?

⁹and having found, she doth call together the female friends and the neighbours, saying, Rejoice with me, for I found the drachm that I lost.

⁹Ja kui ta selle on leidnud, kutsub ta kokku sõbrad ja naabrid, öeldes: 'Rõõmustage koos minuga, sest ma olen leidnud oma drahmi, mille kaotasin!'

¹⁰`So I say to you, joy doth come before the messengers of God over one sinner reforming.`

¹⁰Nõnda, ma ütlen teile, tõuseb rõõm Jumala inglite ees ühe patuse pärast, kes meelt parandab.'

¹¹And he said, `A certain man had two sons,

¹¹Jeesus ütles: 'Ühel inimesel oli kaks poega.

¹²and the younger of them said to the father, Father, give me the portion of the substance falling to [me], and he divided to them the living.

¹²Ja noorem neist ütles isale: 'Isa, anna mulle kätte see osa varandusest, mis saab minule!' Ja isa jagaski varanduse nende vahel.

¹³`And not many days after, having gathered all together, the younger son went abroad to a far country, and there he scattered his substance, living riotously;

¹³Ja juba mõne päeva pärast kogus noorem poeg kõik kokku ning reisis kaugele maale, ja seal pillas ta ära oma vara, elades ohjeldamatult.

¹⁴and he having spent all, there came a mighty famine on that country, and himself began to be in want;

¹⁴Aga kui ta oli kõik ära kulutanud, tuli sellele maale kange nälg, ja puudus hakkas temalegi kätte tulema.

¹⁵and having gone on, he joined himself to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him to the fields to feed swine,

¹⁵Ja ta läks ja poetas enda ühe sealtmaa kodaniku juurde ning see saatis ta oma väljadele sigu hoidma.

¹⁶and he was desirous to fill his belly from the husks that the swine were eating, and no one was giving to him.

¹⁶Ja ta püüdis oma kõhtu täita kõtradest, mida sead sõid, ja ükski ei andnud talle.

¹⁷`And having come to himself, he said, How many hirelings of my father have a superabundance of bread, and I here with hunger am perishing!

¹⁷Aga kui ta mõttesse jäi, siis ta ütles: 'Kui palju palgalisi on mu isal ja neil on leiba küllalt, aga mina suren siin nälga!

¹⁸having risen, I will go on unto my father, and will say to him, Father, I did sin — to the heaven, and before thee,

¹⁸Ma tõusen ja lähen oma isa juurde ja ütlen talle: 'Isa, ma olen pattu teinud taeva vastu ja sinu ees,

¹⁹and no more am I worthy to be called thy son; make me as one of thy hirelings.

¹⁹ma ei ole enam väärt, et mind su pojaks hüütaks! Pea mind nagu üht oma palgalistest!''

²⁰`And having risen, he went unto his own father, and he being yet far distant, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and having ran he fell upon his neck and kissed him;

²⁰Ja ta tõusis ja asus teele oma isa juurde. Aga kui ta alles kaugel oli, nägi isa teda ja tal hakkas hale ning ta jooksis ja langes poja kaela ja andis talle suud.

²¹and the son said to him, Father, I did sin — to the heaven, and before thee, and no more am I worthy to be called thy son.

²¹Aga poeg ütles isale: 'Isa, ma olen pattu teinud taeva vastu ja sinu ees, ma ei ole enam väärt, et mind su pojaks hüütaks!'

²²`And the father said unto his servants, Bring forth the first robe, and clothe him, and give a ring for his hand, and sandals for the feet;

²²Ent isa ütles oma sulastele: 'Tooge kiiresti kõige kallim kuub ja pange talle selga ja andke talle sõrmus sõrme ja jalatsid jalga

²³and having brought the fatted calf, kill [it], and having eaten, we may be merry,

²³ja tooge nuumvasikas, tapke see ja söögem ning olgem rõõmsad,

²⁴because this my son was dead, and did live again, and he was lost, and was found; and they began to be merry.

²⁴sest see mu poeg oli surnud, ja on jälle saanud elavaks, ta oli kadunud, ja on leitud!' Ja nad hakkasid rõõmsasti pidutsema.

²⁵`And his elder son was in a field, and as, coming, he drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing,

²⁵Aga tema vanem poeg oli väljal ja kui ta sealt tulles jõudis maja lähedale, kuulis ta pilli ja tantsimist,

²⁶and having called near one of the young men, he was inquiring what these things might be,

²⁶ja ta kutsus ühe sulastest enda juurde ja päris, mis see võiks olla.

²⁷and he said to him — Thy brother is arrived, and thy father did kill the fatted calf, because in health he did receive him back.

²⁷See ütles temale: 'Sinu vend on tulnud ja su isa on tapnud nuumvasika, sest ta on saanud tema tagasi täies tervises.'

²⁸`And he was angry, and would not go in, therefore his father, having come forth, was entreating him;

²⁸Ent tema vihastas ega tahtnud sisse minna. Siis tuli isa õue ja palus teda.

²⁹and he answering said to the father, Lo, so many years I do serve thee, and never thy command did I transgress, and to me thou didst never give a kid, that with my friends I might make merry;

²⁹Tema aga vastas isale: 'Vaata, nii palju aastaid olen mina sind orjanud ega ole kunagi astunud üle sinu käsust, ent sina ei ole mulle kunagi andnud üht sikkugi, et ma oleksin võinud rõõmsasti pidutseda oma sõpradega.

³⁰but when thy son — this one who did devour thy living with harlots — came, thou didst kill to him the fatted calf.

³⁰Aga kui see su poeg, kes su vara on hooradega nahka pannud, tuli tagasi, siis sa tapsid temale nuumvasika!'

³¹`And he said to him, Child, thou art always with me, and all my things are thine;

³¹Isa ütles talle: 'Poeg, sina oled alati minu juures, ja kõik, mis on minu, on sinu oma.

³²but to be merry, and to be glad, it was needful, because this thy brother was dead, and did live again, he was lost, and was found.`

³²Nüüd aga oli tarvis pidutseda ja rõõmutseda, sest see su vend oli surnud ja on jälle saanud elavaks, ning oli kadunud ja on leitud.''