¹Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming close to him to hear him.

¹अनेकौं महसूल उठाउनेहरू र पापीहरू येशूकहाँ उहाँबाट सुन्न आए।

²The Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, “This man welcomes sinners, and eats with them.”

²तब फरिसीहरू र व्यवस्थाका शास्त्रीहरूले विरोध प्रकट गर्न थाले, “हेर! यो मानिसले पापीहरूलाई पनि ग्रहण गर्छ अनि संगै बसेर खान्छ।”

³He told them this parable.

³त्यसपछि येशूले तिनीहरूलाई यो दृष्टान्त सुनाउनु भयोः

⁴ “Which of you men, if you had one hundred sheep, and lost one of them, wouldn’t leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one that was lost, until he found it?

⁴“तिमीहरूमध्ये कसैको सय वटा भेंडाहरू छन् अनि ती मध्ये एउटा हरायो, त्यो उनान्सय भेंडालाई छोडेर हराएको एउटा भेडा खोज्न जान्छ। त्यो भेडा जब सम्म पाउदैन ऊ खोजी रहने छ।

⁵ When he has found it, he carries it on his shoulders, rejoicing.

⁵अनि जब उसले हराएको भेडा पाउँछ ऊ अति खुशी हुन्छ। त्यो मानिसले भेडालाई आफ्नो काँधमा बोकेर ल्याउनेछ।

⁶ When he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!’

⁶जब त्यो मानिस उसको घरमा फर्केर आउँछ, आफ्नो साथीहरू र छिमेकीहरूकोमा जान्छ अनि भन्छ, म जस्तै खुशी होऊ, किनभने मैले हराएको भेडा पाएको छु।’

⁷ I tell you that even so there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents, than over ninety-nine righteous people who need no repentance.

⁷त्यस्तै प्रकारले म भन्दछु, तिमीहरूलाई स्वर्गमा अति आनन्द हुन्छ जब एउटा पापीले आफ्नो हृदय परिवर्तन गर्छ अनि अन्य उनान्सय धार्मिक मानिसहरूले आफ्नो हृदय परिवर्त्तन गर्नु कुनै आवश्यक पर्दैन।

⁸ Or what woman, if she had ten drachma A drachma coin was worth about 2 days wages for an agricultural laborer. coins, if she lost one drachma coin, wouldn’t light a lamp, sweep the house, and seek diligently until she found it?

⁸“मानौ एउटी स्त्रीसँग दशवटा चाँदीका सिक्काहरू छन्, यदि उसले एउटा सिक्का हराई, त्यसले बत्ती बाल्छे अनि त्यो घरमा खोज्दै बढार्छे। जबसम्म उसले सिक्का पाउँदिन खुब ध्यानपूर्वक खोज्छे।

⁹ When she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found the drachma which I had lost.’

⁹अनि जब उसले त्यो हराएको सिक्का पाउँछे, उसले आफ्नो साथीहरू र छिमेकीहरूलाई बोलाएर भन्छे, मानिस खुशी होऊ किनभने मैले हराएको सिक्का पाएँ।’

¹⁰ Even so, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner repenting.”

¹⁰त्यसरी नै, म भन्दछु, जब एकजना पापीले आफ्नो हृदय परिवर्तन गर्छ भने परमेश्वरको दुतहरूको अघि खुशी छाउँछ।”

¹¹He said, “A certain man had two sons.

¹¹त्यसपछि येशूले भन्नुभयो, “एकजना मानिसको दुइ पुत्रहरू थिए।

¹² The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of your property.’ He divided his livelihood between them.

¹²कान्छो छोरोले आफ्नो बाबुलाई भन्यो, पिता हाम्रो सम्पत्तिमा मेरो भागमा जे जति अंश पर्छ मलाई दिनुहोस्।’

¹³ Not many days after, the younger son gathered all of this together and traveled into a far country. There he wasted his property with riotous living.

¹³केही दिन पछि कान्छो छोरोले आफ्नो सबै सम्पत्ति बटुल्यो अनि त्यो टाडो देशमा गयो। त्यहाँ त्यसले मूर्खले झैं आफ्नो रूपियाँ-पैसा सब खर्च गर्यो।

¹⁴ When he had spent all of it, there arose a severe famine in that country, and he began to be in need.

¹⁴आफुसित जे जति थियो सबै त्यसले स्वाहा पार्यो। तब, त्यो ठाउँमा खडेरी पर्यो, अनि पानी पटक्कै परेन। देशभरी मानिसहरूले खानेकुरा पाउन छाडे। त्यो खुबै भोकायो अनि उसलाई पैसाको पनि आवश्यकता पर्यो।

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

¹⁵अनि त्यस ठाँउको कुनै एकजना मानिसकहाँ गयो अनि आफ्नो जीविकाको लागि त्यसले त्यहाँ काम लियो। अनि उसले त्यसलाई खेतमा सूँगुरहरू हेर्न पठायो।

¹⁶ He wanted to fill his belly with the husks that the pigs ate, but no one gave him any.

¹⁶त्यो मानिस त्यत्ति भोकाएको थियो कि उसले जुन चारो सूँगुरहरूले खाँदैथ्यो खान खोज्यो। तर कसैले त्यसलाई केही दिएन।

¹⁷ But when he came to himself he said, ‘How many hired servants of my father’s have bread enough to spare, and I’m dying with hunger!

¹⁷तब उसले आफूलाई मूर्ख भएको अनुभव गरयो। उसले भन्यो, मेरा बाबुको जति नोकरहरू छन् तिनीहरूकोमा आवश्यक भन्दा वेशी खाना छ । तर म यहाँ भोकले मर्न लागेको छु।

¹⁸ I will get up and go to my father, and will tell him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in your sight.

¹⁸म उठ्छु अनि यहाँबाट बाबुकहाँ जान्छु अनि म उनलाई भन्नेछु हे पिता! मैले परमेश्वर अनि तपाईंको अघि पनि पाप गरें

¹⁹ I am no more worthy to be called your son. Make me as one of your hired servants.”’

¹⁹म तपाईंको छोरो भनिनु अब उसो योग्यको छैन। मलाई तपाईंकै अकजना नोकर झैं राख्नु होस्।

²⁰ “He arose, and came to his father. But while he was still far off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.

²⁰यसरी त्यो केटो उठयो अनि आफनो बाबु भेट्न गयो। “जब निकै पर देखि उ आँउदै थियो, त्यसको बाबुले देखे अनि आफ्नो छोरोप्रति बाबूको मनमा खुबै दया जाग्यो। अनि बाबु छोरो भएकहाँ दगुर्दै गएर अँगालो हाले औ म्वाँई खाए।

²¹ The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in your sight. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’

²¹छोरोले तिनलाई भन्यो, हे पिता, मैले परमेश्वर र तपाईंको अघि पाप काम गरेको छु। म तपाईंको छोरो भनिनु अब उसो योग्यको छैन।’

²² “But the father said to his servants, ‘Bring out the best robe, and put it on him. Put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet.

²²तर उसको बाबुले उसको नोकरहरूलाई अह्राए, चाँडो राम्रा-राम्रा लुगाफाटा ल्याऊ अनि यसलाई लगाई देऊ। हातमा औंठी पनि लगाईदेऊ अनि खुट्टामा जुत्ता पनि लगाईदेऊ।

²³ Bring the fattened calf, kill it, and let us eat, and celebrate;

²³त्यो मोटो बाछा ल्याऊ, त्यसलाई मार अनि हामी खाएर भोज मनाउँछौं।

²⁴ for this, my son, was dead, and is alive again. He was lost, and is found.’ They began to celebrate.

²⁴किनभने यो मेरो छोरो मरेको थियो, तर अहिले ऊ जीवित फर्की आएको छ। ऊ हराएको थियो, तर उसलाई अहिले पाइएको छ।’ त्यपछि तिनीहरूले भोजको व्यवस्था गरे।

²⁵ “Now his elder son was in the field. As he came near to the house, he heard music and dancing.

²⁵“उसको जेठो छोरो खेतमा थियो। ऊ बिस्तारै घरमा आयो। उसले त्यहाँ नाच गान भइहेको सुन्यो।

²⁶ He called one of the servants to him, and asked what was going on.

²⁶यसर्थ जेठो छोराले एकजना नोकरलाई बोलाएर सोध्यो, ‘ यी सब के भइरहेको छ?’

²⁷ He said to him, ‘Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fattened calf, because he has received him back safe and healthy.’

²⁷नोकरले उत्तर दियो, तिम्रो भाइ फर्केरे आएको छ। तिम्र बाबुले भाइ सुकशल फर्केर आएकोमा तिनी अत्यन्तै खुशी छन्।

²⁸ But he was angry, and would not go in. Therefore his father came out, and begged him.

²⁸त्यो जेठो छोरो रिसायो अनि भोजमा जान मन गरेन। यसर्थ उसको बाबु आफैं गएर तिनलाई उत्सवमा सम्मिलित हुन आग्रह गरे।

²⁹ But he answered his father, ‘Behold, these many years I have served you, and I never disobeyed a commandment of yours, but you never gave me a goat, that I might celebrate with my friends.

²⁹त्यो छोरोले बाबुलाई भन्यो, मैले यत्रो र्वषसम्म नोकर झै तपाईंको सेवा गरें। मैले सधैं तपाईंको आज्ञा पालन गरें। तर मेरो निम्ति तपाईंले एउटा सानो पाठो सम्म दिनु भएन ताकि म मेरा मित्रहरूसंग भोज मनाउँन सक्थें।

³⁰ But when this, your son, came, who has devoured your living with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him.’

³⁰तर तपाईंको यो छोराले आफ्नो पुरै सम्मपत्ति वेश्याहरूको संगतमा उडाएको हो। अनि ऊ घर आउँदा चाँहि मोटो बाछो समेत मार्नु लाउनु भयो।

³¹ “He said to him, ‘Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours.

³¹अनि बाबुले छोरालाई भने, ए छोरो! तिमी त मसंग सँधै छौ। मेरोमा भएको सारा सम्पत्ति तिम्रै हो।

³² But it was appropriate to celebrate and be glad, for this, your brother, was dead, and is alive again. He was lost, and is found.’”

³²हामी सबै खुशी होऊ र भोजन गरौं। किनभने तिम्रोभाई मरेको थियो अनि जिउँदो फर्की आएको छ। ऊ हराएको थियो तर अहिले पाइएको छ।”‘