¹A približovali sa k nemu všetci publikáni a hriešnici, aby ho počuli.

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

²A farizeovia a zákonníci reptali a vraveli: Tento prijíma hriešnikov a jie s nimi.

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

³A on im povedal toto podobenstvo a riekol:

³And he spake unto them this simile, saying,

⁴Kto z vás je taký človek, ktorý má sto oviec a keď ztratí jednu z nich nezanechá tých deväťdesiatdeväť na púšti a nejde za tou ztratenou, dokiaľ jej nenajde?

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?

⁵A keď najde, vezme na svoje plecia a raduje sa.

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

⁶A keď prijde domov, svolá priateľov a súsedov a povie im: Radujte sa so mnou, lebo som našiel svoju ovcu, ktorá sa bola ztratila.

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.

⁷Hovorím vám, že tak bude radosť v nebi nad jedným hriešnikom, činiacim pokánie, väčšia ako nad deväťdesiatdeväť spravedlivými, ktorí nepotrebujú pokánia.

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.

⁸Alebo ktorá žena, ktorá má desať grošov, keby ztratila jeden groš, nezažne sviece a nezametá domu a nehľadá bedlive, dokiaľ nenajde?

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?

⁹A keď najde, svolá priateľky a súsedy a povie: Radujte sa so mnou, lebo som našla groš, ktorý som bola ztratila.

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.

¹⁰Tak, hovorím vám, býva radosť pred anjelmi Božími nad jedným hriešnikom, činiacim pokánie.

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

¹¹A povedal: Nejaký človek mal dvoch synov.

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

¹²A mladší z nich povedal otcovi: Otče, daj mi pripádajúci diel imania! A on im rozdelil majetok.

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.

¹³A po nie mnohých dňoch shromaždil všetko ten mladší syn a odcestoval do ďalekej krajiny. A tam rozmrhal svoje imanie žijúc prostopašne.

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;

¹⁴Keď potom všetko strovil, nastal veliký hlad v tej krajine, a on začal trpieť núdzou.

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

¹⁵A išiel a pripojil sa ktorémusi z občanov tej krajiny, a ten ho poslal na svoje polia pásť svine.

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,

¹⁶A žiadal si môcť naplniť svoje brucho mlátom, ktoré žraly svine, ale mu ho nikto nedával.

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

¹⁷No, potom vstúpil do seba a povedal: Koľko nájomníkov mojeho otca má hojnosť chleba, a ja tu hyniem hladom!

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!

¹⁸Vstanem a pojdem k svojmu Otcovi a poviem mu: Otče, zhrešil som proti nebu i pred tebou,

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

¹⁹takže už viacej nie som hoden volať sa tvojím synom; učiň ma jako jedného zo svojich nájomníkov.

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

²⁰A vstal a prišiel k svojmu otcovi. A ešte keď bol ďaleko, uvidel ho jeho otec a bol pohnutý milosrdenstvom. A bežal a padol mu okolo krku a bozkával ho.

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;

²¹A syn mu povedal: Otče, zhrešil som proti nebu i pred tebou a nie som viacej hoden volať sa tvojím synom.

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.

²²Vtedy povedal otec svojim sluhom: Vyneste rýchle to prvé rúcho a oblečte ho a dajte prsteň na jeho ruku a sandále na nohy

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;

²³a doveďte to krmné teľa a zabite, a jedzme a veseľme sa,

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

²⁴lebo tento môj syn bol mŕtvy a ožil; bol ztratený a našiel sa. A začali sa veseliť.

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

²⁵A jeho starší syn bol na poli. A jako tak išiel a priblížil sa domu, počul hudbu a kolotanec.

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

²⁶A zavolajúc si ktoréhosi zo sluhov vypytoval sa, čo je to.

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

²⁷A on mu povedal: Tvoj brat prišiel, a tvoj otec zabil to krmné teľa, že ho zdravého prijal.

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.

²⁸A on sa nahneval a nechcel vojsť. Vtedy vyšiel jeho otec a prosil ho.

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

²⁹Ale on odpovedal a riekol svojmu otcovi: Hľa, tak mnoho rokov ti slúžim a nikdy som neprestúpil tvojho prikázania, a mne si nikdy nedal ani len kozľaťa, aby som sa poveselil so svojimi priateľmi.

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;

³⁰No, keď prišiel tento tvoj syn, ktorý so smilnicami prežral tvoj majetok, zabil si mu to krmné teľa.

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

³¹A on povedal: Dieťa, ty si vždycky so mnou, a všetko moje je tvoje;

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

³²ale veseliť a radovať sa patrilo, lebo tento tvoj brat bol mŕtvy a ožil, bol ztratený a našiel sa.

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.`