Lucas 15

1Todos los publicanos y los pecadores se acercaban a Él para oírlo.

2Mas los fariseos y los escribas murmuraban y decían: “Este recibe a los pecadores y come con ellos”.

3Entonces les dirigió esta parábola:

4“¿Qué hombre entre vosotros, teniendo cien ovejas, si llega a perder una de ellas, no deja las otras noventa y nueve en el desierto, para ir tras la oveja perdida, hasta que la halle?

5Y cuando la hallare, la pone sobre sus hombros, muy gozoso,

6y vuelto a casa, convoca a amigos y vecinos, y les dice: “Alegraos conmigo, porque hallé mi oveja, la que andaba perdida”.

7Así, os digo, habrá gozo en el cielo, más por un solo pecador que se arrepiente, que por noventa y nueve justos que no tienen necesidad de convertirse”.

8“¿O qué mujer que tiene diez dracmas, si llega a perder una sola dracma, no enciende un candil y barre la casa y busca con cuidado, hasta que la halla?

9Y cuando la ha encontrado, convoca a las amigas y las vecinas, y les dice: “Alegraos conmigo, porque he encontrado la dracma que había perdido”.

10Os digo que la misma alegría reina en presencia de los ángeles de Dios, por un solo pecador que se arrepiente”.

11Dijo aún: “Un hombre tenía dos hijos,

12el menor de lo cuales dijo a su padre: “Padre, dame la parte de los bienes, que me ha de tocar”. Y les repartió su haber.

13Pocos días después, el menor, juntando todo lo que tenía, partió para un país lejano, y allí disipó todo su dinero, viviendo perdidamente.

14Cuando lo hubo gastado todo, sobrevino gran hambre en ese país, y comenzó a experimentar necesidad.

15Fue, pues, a ponerse a las órdenes de un hombre del país, el cual lo envió a sus tierras a apacentar los puercos.

16Y hubiera, a la verdad, querido llenarse el estómago con las algarrobas que comían los puercos, pero nadie se las daba.

17Volviendo entonces sobre sí mismo, se dijo: “¡Cuántos jornaleros de mi padre tienen pan de sobra, y yo, aquí, me muero de hambre!

18Me levantaré, iré a mi padre, y le diré: “Padre, he pecado contra el cielo y delante de ti.

19Ya no soy digno de ser llamado hijo tuyo. Hazme como uno de tus jornaleros”.

20Y levantándose se volvió hacia su padre. Y cuando estaba todavía lejos, su padre lo vio, y se le enternecieron las entrañas, y corriendo a él, cayó sobre su cuello y lo cubrió de besos.

21Su hijo le dijo: “Padre, pequé contra el cielo y contra ti. Ya no soy digno de ser llamado hijo tuyo”.

22Pero el padre dijo a sus servidores: “Pronto traed aquí la ropa, la primera, y vestidlo con ella; traed un anillo para su mano, y calzado para sus pies;

23y traed el novillo cebado, matadlo, y comamos y hagamos fiesta:

24porque este hijo mío estaba muerto, y ha vuelto a la vida; estaba perdido, y ha sido hallado”. Y comenzaron la fiesta.

25Mas sucedió que el hijo mayor estaba en el campo. Cuando, al volver llegó cerca de la casa, oyó música y coros.

26Llamó a uno de los criados y le averiguó qué era aquello.

27Él le dijo: “Tu hermano ha vuelto, y tu padre ha matado el novillo cebado, porque lo ha recobrado sano y salvo”.

28Entonces se indignó y no quería entrar. Su padre salió y lo llamó.

29Pero él contestó a su padre: “He aquí tantos años que te estoy sirviendo y jamás he transgredido mandato alguno tuyo; a mí nunca me diste un cabrito para hacer fiesta con mis amigos.

30Pero cuando tu hijo, este que se ha comido toda, su hacienda con meretrices, ha vuelto, le has matado el novillo cebado”.

31El padre le dijo: “Hijo mío, tú siempre estás conmigo, y todo lo mío es tuyo.

32Pero estaba bien hacer fiesta y regocijarse, porque este hermano tuyo había muerto, y ha revivido; se había perdido, y ha sido hallado”.

1Erant autem appropinquantes ei publicani, et peccatores ut audirent illum.

2Et murmurabant pharisæi, et scribæ, dicentes: Quia hic peccatores recipit, et manducat cum illis.

3Et ait ad illos parabolam istam dicens:

4Quis ex vobis homo, qui habet centum oves, et si perdiderit unam ex illis, nonne dimittit nonaginta novem in deserto, et vadit ad illam quæ perierat, donec inveniat eam?

5Et cum invenerit eam, imponit in humeros suos gaudens:

6et veniens domum convocat amicos et vicinos, dicens illis: Congratulamini mihi, quia inveni ovem meam, quæ perierat.

7Dico vobis quod ita gaudium erit in cælo super uno peccatore pœnitentiam agente, quam super nonaginta novem justis, qui non indigent pœnitentia.

8Aut quæ mulier habens drachmas decem, si perdiderit drachmam unam, nonne accendit lucernam, et everrit domum, et quærit diligenter, donec inveniat?

9Et cum invenerit convocat amicas et vicinas, dicens: Congratulamini mihi, quia inveni drachmam quam perdideram.

10Ita, dico vobis, gaudium erit coram angelis Dei super uno peccatore pœnitentiam agente.

11Ait autem: Homo quidam habuit duos filios:

12et dixit adolescentior ex illis patri: Pater, da mihi portionem substantiæ, quæ me contingit. Et divisit illis substantiam.

13Et non post multos dies, congregatis omnibus, adolescentior filius peregre profectus est in regionem longinquam, et ibi dissipavit substantiam suam vivendo luxuriose.

14Et postquam omnia consummasset, facta est fames valida in regione illa, et ipse cœpit egere.

15Et abiit, et adhæsit uni civium regionis illius: et misit illum in villam suam ut pasceret porcos.

16Et cupiebat implere ventrem suum de siliquis, quas porci manducabant: et nemo illi dabat.

17In se autem reversus, dixit: Quanti mercenarii in domo patris mei abundant panibus, ego autem hic fame pereo !

18surgam, et ibo ad patrem meum, et dicam ei: Pater, peccavi in cælum, et coram te:

19jam non sum dignus vocari filius tuus: fac me sicut unum de mercenariis tuis.

20Et surgens venit ad patrem suum. Cum autem adhuc longe esset, vidit illum pater ipsius, et misericordia motus est, et accurrens cecidit super collum ejus, et osculatus est eum.

21Dixitque ei filius: Pater, peccavi in cælum, et coram te: jam non sum dignus vocari filius tuus.

22Dixit autem pater ad servos suos: Cito proferte stolam primam, et induite illum, et date annulum in manum ejus, et calceamenta in pedes ejus:

23et adducite vitulum saginatum, et occidite, et manducemus, et epulemur:

24quia hic filius meus mortuus erat, et revixit: perierat, et inventus est. Et cœperunt epulari.

25Erat autem filius ejus senior in agro: et cum veniret, et appropinquaret domui, audivit symphoniam et chorum:

26et vocavit unum de servis, et interrogavit quid hæc essent.

27Isque dixit illi: Frater tuus venit, et occidit pater tuus vitulum saginatum, quia salvum illum recepit.

28Indignatus est autem, et nolebat introire. Pater ergo illius egressus, cœpit rogare illum.

29At ille respondens, dixit patri suo: Ecce tot annis servio tibi, et numquam mandatum tuum præterivi: et numquam dedisti mihi hædum ut cum amicis meis epularer.

30Sed postquam filius tuus hic, qui devoravit substantiam suam cum meretricibus, venit, occidisti illi vitulum saginatum.

31At ipse dixit illi: Fili, tu semper mecum es, et omnia mea tua sunt:

32epulari autem, et gaudere oportebat, quia frater tuus hic mortuus erat, et revixit; perierat, et inventus est.

1Now the publicans and sinners drew near unto him to hear him.

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

3And he spoke to them this parable, saying:

4What man of you that hath an hundred sheep: and if he shall lose one of them, doth he not leave the ninety-nine in the desert, and go after that which was lost, until he find it?

5And when he hath found it, lay it upon his shoulders, rejoicing:

6And coming home, call together his friends and neighbours, saying to them: Rejoice with me, because I have found my sheep that was lost?

7I say to you, that even so there shall be joy in heaven upon one sinner that doth penance, more than upon ninety-nine just who need not penance.

8Or what woman having ten groats; if she lose one groat, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently until she find it?

9And when she hath found it, call together her friends and neighbours, saying: Rejoice with me, because I have found the groat which I had lost.

10So I say to you, there shall be joy before the angels of God upon one sinner doing penance.

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

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

13And not many days after, the younger son, gathering all together, went abroad into a far country: and there wasted his substance, living riotously.

14And after he had spent all, there came a mighty famine in that country; and he began to be in want.

15And he went and cleaved to one of the citizens of that country. And he sent him into his farm to feed swine.

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

17And returning to himself, he said: How many hired servants in my father’s house abound with bread, and I here perish with hunger?

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

19I am not worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.

20And rising up he came to his father. And when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and running to him fell upon his neck, and kissed him.

21And the son said to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee, I am not now worthy to be called thy son.

22And the father said to his servants: Bring forth quickly the first robe, and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet:

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

24Because this my son was dead, and is come to life again: was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.

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

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

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

28And he was angry, and would not go in. His father therefore coming out began to entreat him.

29And he answering, said to his father: Behold, for so many years do I serve thee, and I have never transgressed thy commandment, and yet thou hast never given me a kid to make merry with my friends:

30But as soon as this thy son is come, who hath devoured his substance with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.

31But he said to him: Son, thou art always with me, and all I have is thine.

32But it was fit that we should make merry and be glad, for this thy brother was dead and is come to life again; he was lost, and is found.