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

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

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

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

³Fa Izy nanao izao fanoharana izao taminy hoe:

³And he spake unto them this simile, saying,

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?

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?

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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]

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?

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]

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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;

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

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

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

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,

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

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

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!

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!

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

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

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

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

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.

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;

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

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.

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;

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;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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;

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;

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.`