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

¹Sa le manush kai chidenas e taksa ai le bezexalenge pashile pasha Jesus te ashunen leste.

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

²Ai le Farizeanuria ai le Gramnoturia denas pe duma, phenenas, kado manush primil le bezexalen, ai xal lensa.

³He told them this parable.

³Ai O Jesus phendia lenge ek paramichi,

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"Savo anda tumende, kai si les iek shel bakre, te xasarela ieka, chi mekela le kolaver iniavardesh tai inia ande pusta, ai zhal te rodel o iek kai xasailo, zhi kai arakhel les?

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

⁵Ai kana arakhel les, thol les pe peske zea, raduimelo,

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!’

⁶ai kana zhal khere, akharel peske vortakon ai le manush kai beshen pasha leste, phenelas lenge. Raduin tume mansa; ke arakhlem murho bakro kai sas xasardo.

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.

⁷Phenav tumenge, "Avela mai but raduimos ando rhaio anda kodo iek bezexalo kai keisailo, de sar andal iniavardesh tai inia kai si vorta, kai chi trobul le te kein."

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"Vai savi zhuvli kai si la desh kotora rupeske, te xasarel iek, chi dela iag e memeli, ai shilavel o kher, ai rodel lokorhes zhi kai arakhel les?

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.’

⁹Ai kana arakhlia les, akharel peske vortakon ai le manushen kai beshen pasha late, phenelas, "Raduin tume mansa; ke arakhlem o kotor le rupesko kai xasardemas."

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

¹⁰Sakadia, phenav tumenge, "Si raduimos anglal angeluria le Devleske anda iek bezexalo kai keilpe."

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

¹¹Ai wo phendia, ieke manushes sas les dui shave;

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

¹²O mai terno phendia peske dadeske, "Murho dat, de ma o barvalimos kai trobul te avel ma. Ai o dat dia les so trobulas te avel les dino.

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.

¹³Xantsi dies pala kodia o mai terno shav kana lia so godi dia les lesko dat, gelotar andek them kai si dur, ai kotse xalia pesko barvalimos andek chorho traio.

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

¹⁴Kana xasardia sa so sas les, iek bari bokha avili ande kodo them; porme vunzhe aresli e vriama ke trobul les swako fielo, ai sas les nai kanch.

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

¹⁵Gelo te kerel buchi iek manushesko ande kodo themesko, kai tradia les pel kimpuria te pravarel le balen.

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

¹⁶Ai manglino te xal e kozha le kukuruzoski kai xanas le bale; numa khonik chi delas les.

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!

¹⁷Ai kana wo ande peste delpe goji phendia, "Sode slugi ka murho dat, si le mai but xabe sar trobul le, ai me merav bokhatar!"

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

¹⁸Wushtiava ai zhava ka murho dat, ai phenava leske, "Murho dat, kerdem bezex karing O Del ai karing tute.

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

¹⁹Chi mai sim lasho te bushav cho shav; ker mansa sar iek anda che slugi."

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.

²⁰"Ai wushtilo, ai gelo ka pesko dat. Numa sar sas inker dur, lesko dat dikhlia les, ai pelia leske mila, ai nashlo, ai shudiape ka leske kox, ai chumidia les.

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.’

²¹O shav phendia leske, "Murho dat, kerdem bezex karing O Del ai karing tute. Chi mai sim lasho te bushav cho shav."

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.

²²Numa o dat phendia peske slugenge. "Anen mai sigo e mai shukar rhocha, ai den la pe leste, thon leske angrusti po nai, ai shpargati andel punrhe;

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

²³Ai anen o vitselo o tsulo ai mudaren les, xas, ai veselisavas; ke murho shav kai sas mulo, avilo palpale ka traio;

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

²⁴xasardo sas, ai akana arakhlia sas. Linepe te veselinpe."

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

²⁵"Numa o shav o mai phuro pel kimpuria sas; kana avilo palpale ai pashilo pasha kher, ashundia le jilia ai o khelimos.

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

²⁶Akhardia iekes andel slugenge, ai phushlia les, "So kerenpe?"

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.’

²⁷Ai o sluga phendia leske, "Cho phral avilo palpale khere, ai cho dat mudardia o vitselo, ke cho dat premisardia les, ai mishto sas cho phral." akhardia les,

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

²⁸O mai phuro phral xolailo sas, ai chi manglia te zhal ando kher; lesko dat anklisto avri, ai rhugisailo leste te avel andre.

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.

²⁹Ai o mai phuro phral phendia peske dades, "Dikh! De but bersh kerdem buchi tuke, ai sagda kerdem che zakonuria; ai shoxar chi dian ma iek buzhno te veselima murhe vortakonsa!

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

³⁰Numa kana cho shav avilo khere, kodo kai xalia che love zhuvliansa kai sas le chorho traio, leske mudardian o vitselo o tsulo."

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

³¹Phendia leske, "Murho shav, sagda tu san mansa, ai so godi si ma chiro si.

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.’”

³²Numa trobulsardiam te keras ek pachiv, ai te veselisavas; ke cho phral sas mulo, ai akana traiil; sas xasardo, ai akana arakhlia sas.'"