¹И приближаваху се к Њему сви цариници и грешници да Га чују.

¹Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him.

²И викаху на Њега фарисеји и књижевници говорећи: Овај прима грешнике и једе с њима.

²And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.

³А Он им каза причу ову говорећи:

³And he spake this parable unto them, saying,

⁴Који човек од вас имајући сто оваца и изгубивши једну од њих не остави деведесет и девет у пустињи и не иде за изгубљеном док је не нађе?

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

⁵И нашавши дигне је на раме своје радујући се,

⁵And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing.

⁶И дошавши кући сазове пријатеље и суседе говорећи им: Радујте се са мном: ја нађох своју овцу изгубљену.

⁶And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost.

⁷Кажем вам да ће тако бити већа радост на небу за једног грешника који се каје, неголи за деведесет и девет праведника којима не треба покајање.

⁷I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.

⁸Или која жена имајући десет динара, ако изгуби један динар, не запали свеће, и не помете куће, и не тражи добро док не нађе?

⁸Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it?

⁹И нашавши сазове другарице и суседе говорећи: Радујте се са мном: ја нађох динар изгубљени.

⁹And when she hath found it, she calleth her friends and her neighbours together, saying, Rejoice with me; for I have found the piece which I had lost.

¹⁰Тако, кажем вам, бива радост пред анђелима Божијима за једног грешника који се каје.

¹⁰Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.

¹¹И рече: Један човек имаше два сина,

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

¹²И рече млађи од њих оцу: Оче! Дај ми део имања што припада мени. И отац им подели имање.

¹²And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living.

¹³И потом до неколико дана покупи млађи син све своје, и отиде у далеку земљу; и онамо просу имање своје живећи беспутно.

¹³And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.

¹⁴А кад потроши све, постаде велика глад у оној земљи, и он се нађе у невољи.

¹⁴And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want.

¹⁵И отишавши приби се код једног човека у оној земљи; и он га посла у поље своје да чува свиње.

¹⁵And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.

¹⁶И жељаше напунити трбух свој рошчићима које свиње јеђаху, и нико му их не даваше.

¹⁶And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.

¹⁷А кад дође к себи, рече: Колико најамника у оца мог имају хлеба и сувише, а ја умирем од глади!

¹⁷And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!

¹⁸Устаћу и идем оцу свом, па ћу му рећи: Оче! Сагреших Небу и теби,

¹⁸I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,

¹⁹И већ нисам достојан назвати се син твој: прими ме као једног од својих најамника.

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

²⁰И уставши отиде оцу свом. А кад је још подалеко био, угледа га отац његов, и сажали му се, и потрчавши загрли га и целива га.

²⁰And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.

²¹А син му рече: Оче, сагреших Небу и теби, и већ нисам достојан назвати се син твој.

²¹And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.

²²А отац рече слугама својим: Изнесите најлепшу хаљину и обуците га, и подајте му прстен на руку и обућу на ноге.

²²But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet:

²³И доведите теле угојено те закољите, да једемо и да се веселимо.

²³And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry:

²⁴Јер овај мој син беше мртав, и оживе; и изгубљен беше, и нађе се. И стадоше се веселити.

²⁴For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.

²⁵А син његов старији беше у пољу, и долазећи кад се приближи кући чу певање и подвикивање.

²⁵Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing.

²⁶И дозвавши једног од слугу запита: Шта је то?

²⁶And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant.

²⁷А он му рече: Брат твој дође; и отац твој закла теле угојено, што га је здравог видео.

²⁷And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound.

²⁸А он се расрди и не хтеде да уђе. Тада изиђе отац његов и мољаше га.

²⁸And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out, and intreated him.

²⁹А он одговарајући рече оцу: Ето те служим толико година, и никад не преступих твоје заповести, па мени никад ниси дао јаре да бих се провеселио са својим друштвом;

²⁹And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:

³⁰А кад дође тај твој син који ти је имање просуо с курвама, заклао си му теле угојено.

³⁰But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.

³¹А он му рече: Сине! Ти си свагда са мном, и све је моје твоје.

³¹And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine.

³²Требало се развеселити и обрадовати, јер овај брат твој мртав беше, и оживе; и изгубљен беше, и нађе се.

³²It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.