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

¹ Ay juutikat ak ay boroom bàkkaar daan jegesi Yeesu ngir déglu ko.

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

² Farisen ya ak xutbakat ya di ñurumtu naan: «Waa jii mi ngi nangoo nekk ak ay boroom bàkkaar ak a lekkandook ñoom!»

³He told them this parable.

³ Noonu Yeesu daldi leen wax léeb wii ne leen:

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 «Kan ci yéen soo amoon téeméeri xar, te benn réer ci, nooy def? Ndax doo bàyyi ca parlukaay ba juróom-ñeent-fukki xar ya ak juróom-ñeent, toppi ma réer, ba gis ko?

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

⁵ Te boo ko gisee, dinga ko gàddu ak bànneex, yóbbu ko kër ga.

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!’

⁶ Boo àggee ca kër ga, dinga woo say xarit ak say dëkkandoo ne leen: “Kaayleen bànneexu ak man, ndaxte gis naa sama xar ma réeroon.”

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.

⁷ «Maa ngi leen di wax lii: ci noonule, dina am mbég ci asamaan, bu benn bàkkaarkat tuubee ay bàkkaaram. Te mbég moomu mooy ëpp mbég, mi fay am, ngir juróom-ñeent-fukk ak juróom-ñeent ñu jub, te soxlawuñoo tuub seeni bàkkaar.

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 «Te it bu jigéen dencoon fukki libidoor, benn réer ca, nu muy def? Ndax du taal ab làmp, bale kër ga, seet fu nekk, ba gis ko?

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.’

⁹ Bu ko gisee, dina woo ay xaritam ak ay dëkkandoom ne leen: “Kaayleen bànneexu ak man, ndaxte gis naa sama alal ja réeroon.”

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

¹⁰ Maa ngi leen di wax lii: ci noonule la malaakay Yàlla yi di ame mbég ci benn bàkkaarkat bu tuubee ay bàkkaaram.»

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

¹¹ Yeesu dellu ne leen: «Dafa amoon góor gu am ñaari doom.

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

¹² Benn bés caat ma ne baay ba: “Baay, damaa bëggoon, nga jox ma li may war a féetewoo ci ndono li.” Noonu baay ba daldi leen séddale alalam.

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.

¹³ Ay fan yu néew gannaaw gi, caat ma fab yëfam yépp, dem ca réew mu sore, yàq fa alalam ci topp nafsoom.

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

¹⁴ Bi mu sànkee alalam jépp, xiif bu metti dal ca réew ma, mu tàmbalee ñàkk.

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

¹⁵ Mu dem nag, di liggéeyal ku dëkk ca réew ma, kooku yebal ko ca ay toolam ngir mu sàmm mbaam-xuux ya.

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

¹⁶ Mu xiif ba bëgg a lekk ca ñamu mbaam-xuux ya, ndaxte kenn mayu ko dara.

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!

¹⁷ Mujj xelam dellusi, mu ne: “Sama baay am na ay surga yu bare, te dañuy lekk ba suur. Man nag maa ngi fii di bëgg a dee ak xiif!

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

¹⁸ Damay jóg, dem ca sama baay ne ko: ‘Baay, tooñ naa Yàlla, tooñ naa la;

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

¹⁹ yeyootumaa nekk sa doom; boole ma ci say surga.’ ”

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 «Mu daldi jóg, jëm kër baayam. Waaye bi muy soreendi kër ga, baayam séen ko, yërëm ko, daldi daw laxasu ko, fóon ko.

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.’

²¹ Doom ja ne ko: “Baay, tooñ naa Yàlla, tooñ naa la; yeyootumaa nekk sa doom.”

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.

²² Waaye baay ba ne ay surgaam: “Gaawleen indi mbubb, mi gën a rafet, solal ko ko. Te ngeen roof ab jaaro ci loxoom te solal ko ay dàll.

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

²³ Indileen sëllu wu duuf wa te rey ko, nu lekk te bànneexu;

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

²⁴ ndaxte sama doom jii dafa dee woon te dundaat na, dafa réeroon te feeñ na.” Noonu ñu tàmbalee bànneexu.

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

²⁵ «Fekk booba taaw baa nga woon ca tool ya. Bi mu ñëwee, ba jub kër ga, mu dégg ñuy tëgg, di fecc.

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

²⁶ Mu daldi woo kenn ca surga ya nag, laaj ko lu xew.

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.’

²⁷ Mu tontu ko: “Sa rakk moo dellusi, te sa baay rey na sëllu wu duuf wa, ndaxte ñibbisi na ci jàmm.”

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

²⁸ «Ci kaw loolu taaw ba daldi mer, bañ a dugg ca kër ga. Baayam daldi génn, ngir ñaan ko mu dugg.

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.

²⁹ Waaye taaw ba tontu baayam ne ko: “Seetal ñaata at laa la liggéeyal, mel ni jaam, te musumaa moy sa ndigal, waaye yaw, musuloo ma may sax tef, ngir ma bànneexu, man ak samay xarit.

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

³⁰ Waaye bi sa doom jii dikkee, moom mi yàq sa alal ci ndoxaan, reyal nga ko sëllu wu duuf wi.”

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

³¹ Noonu baay bi tontu ko ne ko: “Sama doom, yaa ngi ak man bés bu nekk, te li ma am lépp, yaa ko moom.

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.’”

³² Waaye war nanoo bànneexu te bég, ndaxte sa rakk jii dafa dee woon te dundaat na, dafa réeroon te feeñ na.”»