1 Ay juutikat ak ay boroom bàkkaar daan jegesi Yeesu ngir déglu ko.
1And all the tax-gatherers and the sinners were coming nigh to him, to hear him,
2 Farisen ya ak xutbakat ya di ñurumtu naan: «Waa jii mi ngi nangoo nekk ak ay boroom bàkkaar ak a lekkandook ñoom!»
2and the Pharisees and the scribes were murmuring, saying — This one doth receive sinners, and doth eat with them.`
3 Noonu Yeesu daldi leen wax léeb wii ne leen:
3And he spake unto them this simile, saying,
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?
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?
5 Te boo ko gisee, dinga ko gàddu ak bànneex, yóbbu ko kër ga.
5and having found, he doth lay [it] on his shoulders rejoicing,
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.”
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.
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.
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.
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?
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?
9 Bu ko gisee, dina woo ay xaritam ak ay dëkkandoom ne leen: “Kaayleen bànneexu ak man, ndaxte gis naa sama alal ja réeroon.”
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.
10 Maa ngi leen di wax lii: ci noonule la malaakay Yàlla yi di ame mbég ci benn bàkkaarkat bu tuubee ay bàkkaaram.»
10`So I say to you, joy doth come before the messengers of God over one sinner reforming.`
11 Yeesu dellu ne leen: «Dafa amoon góor gu am ñaari doom.
11And he said, `A certain man had two sons,
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.
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.
13 Ay fan yu néew gannaaw gi, caat ma fab yëfam yépp, dem ca réew mu sore, yàq fa alalam ci topp nafsoom.
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;
14 Bi mu sànkee alalam jépp, xiif bu metti dal ca réew ma, mu tàmbalee ñàkk.
14and he having spent all, there came a mighty famine on that country, and himself began to be in want;
15 Mu dem nag, di liggéeyal ku dëkk ca réew ma, kooku yebal ko ca ay toolam ngir mu sàmm mbaam-xuux ya.
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,
16 Mu xiif ba bëgg a lekk ca ñamu mbaam-xuux ya, ndaxte kenn mayu ko dara.
16and he was desirous to fill his belly from the husks that the swine were eating, and no one was giving to him.
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!
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!
18 Damay jóg, dem ca sama baay ne ko: ‘Baay, tooñ naa Yàlla, tooñ naa la;
18having risen, I will go on unto my father, and will say to him, Father, I did sin — to the heaven, and before thee,
19 yeyootumaa nekk sa doom; boole ma ci say surga.’ ”
19and no more am I worthy to be called thy son; make me as one of thy hirelings.
20 «Mu daldi jóg, jëm kër baayam. Waaye bi muy soreendi kër ga, baayam séen ko, yërëm ko, daldi daw laxasu ko, fóon ko.
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;
21 Doom ja ne ko: “Baay, tooñ naa Yàlla, tooñ naa la; yeyootumaa nekk sa doom.”
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.
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.
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;
23 Indileen sëllu wu duuf wa te rey ko, nu lekk te bànneexu;
23and having brought the fatted calf, kill [it], and having eaten, we may be merry,
24 ndaxte sama doom jii dafa dee woon te dundaat na, dafa réeroon te feeñ na.” Noonu ñu tàmbalee bànneexu.
24because this my son was dead, and did live again, and he was lost, and was found; and they began to be merry.
25 «Fekk booba taaw baa nga woon ca tool ya. Bi mu ñëwee, ba jub kër ga, mu dégg ñuy tëgg, di fecc.
25`And his elder son was in a field, and as, coming, he drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing,
26 Mu daldi woo kenn ca surga ya nag, laaj ko lu xew.
26and having called near one of the young men, he was inquiring what these things might be,
27 Mu tontu ko: “Sa rakk moo dellusi, te sa baay rey na sëllu wu duuf wa, ndaxte ñibbisi na ci jàmm.”
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.
28 «Ci kaw loolu taaw ba daldi mer, bañ a dugg ca kër ga. Baayam daldi génn, ngir ñaan ko mu dugg.
28`And he was angry, and would not go in, therefore his father, having come forth, was entreating him;
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.
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;
30 Waaye bi sa doom jii dikkee, moom mi yàq sa alal ci ndoxaan, reyal nga ko sëllu wu duuf wi.”
30but when thy son — this one who did devour thy living with harlots — came, thou didst kill to him the fatted calf.
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.
31`And he said to him, Child, thou art always with me, and all my things are thine;
32 Waaye war nanoo bànneexu te bég, ndaxte sa rakk jii dafa dee woon te dundaat na, dafa réeroon te feeñ na.”»
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.`