11 And he said, A certain man had two sons:
12 And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me that part of your property which will be mine. And he made division of his goods between them.
13 And not long after, the younger son got together everything which was his and took a journey into a far-away country, and there all his money went in foolish living.
14 And when everything was gone, there was no food to be had in that country, and he was in need.
15 And he went and put himself into the hands of one of the people of that country, and he sent him into his fields to give the pigs their food.
16 And so great was his need that he would have been glad to take the pigs' food, and no one gave him anything.
17 But when he came to his senses, he said, What numbers of my father's servants have bread enough, and more, while I am near to death here through need of food!
18 I will get up and go to my father, and will say to him, Father, I have done wrong, against heaven and in your eyes:
19 I am no longer good enough to be named your son: make me like one of your servants.
20 And he got up and went to his father. But while he was still far away, his father saw him and was moved with pity for him and went quickly and took him in his arms and gave him a kiss.
21 And his son said to him, Father, I have done wrong, against heaven and in your eyes: I am no longer good enough to be named your son.
22 But the father said to his servants, Get out the first robe quickly, and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand and shoes on his feet:
23 And get the fat young ox and put it to death, and let us have a feast, and be glad.
24 For this, my son, who was dead, is living again; he had gone away from me, and has come back. And they were full of joy.
25 Now the older son was in the field: and when he came near the house, the sounds of music and dancing came to his ears.
26 And he sent for one of the servants, questioning him about what it might be.
27 And he said to him, Your brother has come; and your father has had the young ox put to death because he has come back safely.
28 But he was angry and would not go in; and his father came out and made a request to him to come in.
29 But he made answer and said to his father, See, all these years I have been your servant, doing your orders in everything: and you never gave me even a young goat so that I might have a feast with my friends:
30 But when this your son came, who has been wasting your property with bad women, you put to death the fat young ox for him.
31 And he said to him, Son, you are with me at all times, and all I have is yours.
32 But it was right to be glad and to have a feast; for this your brother, who was dead, is living again; he had gone away and has come back.
11 耶稣又说： "某人有两个儿子。
12 小儿子对父亲说： ‘爸爸， 请把我应得的家业给我。’父亲就把财产分给他们两兄弟。
13 过了不多几天， 小儿子收拾一切， 到远方去了， 在那里生活放荡， 浪费钱财。
14 他花尽了一切所有的， 那地方又遇上了严重的饥荒， 就穷困起来；
15 于是他去投靠当地的一个居民。那人打发他到田里去放猪，
16 他恨不得吃猪所吃的豆荚， 可是没有人给他。
17 他醒悟过来， 说： ‘我父亲有那么多雇工， 又有丰富的食物， 我却要在这里饿死吗？
18 我要起来， 到我父亲那里去， 对他说： 爸爸， 我得罪了天， 也得罪了你，
19 不配再称为你的儿子， 把我当作一个雇工吧！ ’
20 于是他起来往父亲那里去。他还在远处时， 他父亲看见了他， 就动了慈心， 跑过去抱着他， 连连与他亲嘴。
21 儿子说： ‘爸爸， 我得罪了天， 也得罪了你， 不配再称为你的儿子。’
22 父亲却吩咐仆人说： ‘快把那最好的袍子拿来给他穿， 把戒指戴在他手上， 把鞋穿在他脚上，
23 把肥牛犊牵来宰了， 我们要吃喝快乐，
24 因为我这儿子是死而复活、失而又得的。’他们就欢乐起来。
25 "那时， 大儿子正在田里。他回来离家不远的时候， 听见音乐跳舞的声音，
26 就叫了一个仆人来， 问他这是怎么一回事。
27 仆人说： ‘你弟弟回来了， 你父亲因为他平安无恙地回来， 就宰了肥牛犊。’
28 大儿子就生气， 不肯进去； 父亲出来劝他。
29 他对父亲说： ‘你看， 我服事你这么多年， 从来没有违背过你的命令， 可是你没有给我一只山羊羔， 叫我和朋友一同欢乐。
30 但你这个儿子， 常常跟娼妓在一起， 花尽了你的财产， 他一回来， 你倒为他宰杀肥牛犊！ ’
31 父亲对他说： ‘孩子， 你常跟我在一起， 我的一切都是你的。
32 只是因为你这个弟弟是死而复活、失而又得的， 我们应该欢喜快乐。’"