¹And all the tax-gatherers and the sinners were coming near to him to hear him;

¹Ary ny mpamory hetra rehetra sy ny mpanota nanatona hihaino an'i Jesosy.

²and the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, This [man] receives sinners and eats with them.

²Dia nimonomonona ny Fariseo sy ny mpanora-dalàna ka nanao hoe: Ilehity mandray ny mpanota ka miara-mihinana aminy.

³And he spoke to them this parable, saying,

³Fa Izy nanao izao fanoharana izao taminy hoe:

⁴What man of you having a hundred sheep, and having lost one of them, does not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness and go after that which is lost, until he find it?

⁴Iza moa no olona aminareo, izay manana ondry zato, ka very ny anankiray, no tsy mandao ny sivy amby sivi-folo any an-efitra ka mandeha hitady ilay very mandra-pahitany azy?

⁵and having found it, he lays it upon his own shoulders, rejoicing;

⁵ary rehefa hitany iny, dia ataony eo an-tsorony, ka dia faly izy;

⁶and being come to the house, calls together the friends and the neighbours, saying to them, Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost sheep.

⁶ary rehefa tonga ao an-trano izy, dia mamory ny sakaizany sy ny namany ka manao aminy hoe: Avia hiara-mifaly amiko; fa efa hitako ilay ondriko very.

⁷I say unto you, that thus there shall be joy in heaven for one repenting sinner, [more] than for ninety and nine righteous who have no need of repentance.

⁷Lazaiko aminareo fa hisy fifaliana toy izany any an-danitra ny amin'ny mpanota iray izay mibebaka noho ny amin'ny olona marina sivy amby sivi-folo, izay tsy misy tokony hibebahany.

⁸Or, what woman having ten drachmas, if she lose one drachma, does not light a lamp and sweep the house and seek carefully till she find it?

⁸Ary iza moa no vehivavy manana farantsakely folo, ka very ny anankiray, no tsy mampirehitra jiro ka mifafa trano sy mitady fatratra mandra-pahitany azy?[Gr.drakma]

⁹and having found it she calls together the friends and neighbours, saying, Rejoice with me, for I have found the drachma which I had lost.

⁹Ary raha hitany iny, dia mamory ny vehivavy sakaizany sy ny namany izy ka manao hoe: Avia hiara-mifaly amiko; fa efa hitako ny farantsakely izay very.[Gr. drakma]

¹⁰Thus, I say unto you, there is joy before the angels of God for one repenting sinner.

¹⁰Lazaiko aminareo fa misy fifaliana toy izany eo anatrehan'ny anjelin'Andriamanitra ny amin'ny mpanota iray izay mibebaka.

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

¹¹Ary hoy Jesosy: Nisy lehilahy anankiray nanana zanaka mirahalahy.

¹²and 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.

¹²Ary hoy ilay zandriny tamin-drainy: Raiko, omeo ahy ny anjara-fananana tokony ho ahy. Dia nozarainy tamin'izy mirahalahy ny fananany.

¹³And 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.

¹³Ary nony afaka kelikely, dia nangonin'ilay zandriny ny fananany rehetra, ka lasa nankany an-tany lavitra izy, dia nandany ny fananany tamin'ny fiveloman-dratsy tany.

¹⁴But when he had spent all there arose a violent famine throughout that country, and he began to be in want.

¹⁴Ary rehefa laniny avokoa ny fananany rehetra, dia nisy mosary mafy tamin'izany tany izany, ka nahantra izy.

¹⁵And he went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.

¹⁵Dia nandeha izy ka niankina tamin'ny tompon-tany anankiray tamin'izany tany izany, ary dia nirahiny tany an-tsahany hiandry kisoa.

¹⁶And he longed to fill his belly with the husks which the swine were eating; and no one gave to him.

¹⁶Ary satriny hameno ny kibony tamin'ny voan-kazo fihinan'ny kisoa, fa tsy nisy nanome azy.

¹⁷And coming to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have abundance of bread, and *I* perish here by famine.

¹⁷Ary raha nody ny sainy, dia hoy izy: Indrisy maro ny olona karamain'ny raiko manan-kanina be dia be, fa izaho kosa maty mosary eto!

¹⁸I will rise up and go to my father, and I will say to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and before thee;

¹⁸Hiainga aho, dia hody any amin'ny raiko ka hanao aminy hoe: Raiko ô, efa nanota tamin'ny lanitra sy teo anatrehanao aho

¹⁹I am no longer worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.

¹⁹ka tsy miendrika hatao hoe zanakao intsony; fa ataovy tahaka ny anankiray amin'ny olona karamainao aho.

²⁰And 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.

²⁰Dia niainga izy ka nankany amin-drainy. Fa raha mbola lavitra izy, dia tazan-drainy, ary onena azy izy ka nihazakazaka, dia namihina ny vozony sady nanoroka azy.

²¹And the son said to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and before thee; I am no longer worthy to be called thy son.

²¹Ary ilay zanany nanao taminy hoe: Raiko ô, efa nanota tamin'ny lanitra sy teo anatrehanao aho ka tsy miendrika hatao hoe zanakao intsony.

²²But 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;

²²Fa rainy kosa nanao tamin'ny ankizilahiny hoe: Alao haingana ny akanjo tsara indrindra ka ampiakanjoy azy; ary asio peratra ny tànany sy kapa ny tongony;

²³and bring the fatted calf and kill it, and let us eat and make merry:

²³ary ento ny zanak'omby nafahy, ka vonoy; ary aoka isika hihinana sy hifaly;

²⁴for this my son was dead and has come to life, was lost and has been found. And they began to make merry.

²⁴fa ity zanako ity efa maty, fa velona indray, ary efa very, fa hita indray. Dia nifaly izy.

²⁵And his elder son was in the field; and as, coming [up], he drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing.

²⁵Fa tany an-tsaha ny zanany lahimatoa; ary nony nody izy ka mby teo akaiky ny trano, dia nandre zava-maneno sy dihy.

²⁶And having called one of the servants, he inquired what these things might be.

²⁶Ary niantso ankizilahy anankiray izy ka nanontany azy izay anton'izany zavatra izany.

²⁷And he said to him, Thy brother is come, and thy father has killed the fatted calf because he has received him safe and well.

²⁷Ary hoy ilay ankizilahy taminy: Tonga ny rahalahinao, ka namono ny zanak'omby nafahy ny rainao, satria efa tafaverina soa aman-tsara ato aminy izy.

²⁸But he became angry and would not go in. And his father went out and besought him.

²⁸Dia tezitra izy ka tsy nety niditra; ary nivoaka rainy ka nampandroso azy.

²⁹But 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:

²⁹Fa izy namaly ka nanao tamin-drainy hoe: Indro, izay ela izay aho no efa nanompo anao ka tsy mbola nandika ny didinao na dia indray mandeha akory aza; nefa izaho tsy mbola nomenao na dia zanak'osy aza mba hifaliako amin'ny sakaizako;

³⁰but when this thy son, who has devoured thy substance with harlots, is come, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.

³⁰fa raha vao tonga kosa io zanakao io, izay efa nandany ny fanananao tamin'ny vehivavy janga, dia namono ho azy ny zanak'omby nafahy ianao.

³¹But he said to him, Child, *thou* art ever with me, and all that is mine is thine.

³¹Ary hoy rainy taminy: Anaka, ianao eto amiko mandrakariva, ary anao avokoa izay rehetra ananako.Fa mety ny mifaly sy miravoravo; fa ity rahalahinao ity efa maty, fa velona indray, ary efa very, fa hita indray.

³²But 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.

³²Fa mety ny mifaly sy miravoravo; fa ity rahalahinao ity efa maty, fa velona indray, ary efa very, fa hita indray.