11 Jis kalbėjo toliau: "Vienas žmogus turėjo du sūnus.
12 Kartą jaunesnysis tarė tėvui: ‘Tėve, atiduok man priklausančią palikimo dalį’. Tėvas padalijo sūnums turtą.
13 Praėjus kelioms dienoms, jaunesnysis sūnus, pasiėmęs savo dalį, iškeliavo į tolimą šalį. Ten, palaidai gyvendamas, iššvaistė savo turtą.
14 Kai viską išleido, toje šalyje kilo didelis badas, ir jis pradėjo stokoti.
15 Tada apsistojo pas vieną tos šalies gyventoją. Tas jį pasiuntė į laukus kiaulių ganyti.
16 Jis geidė prikimšti pilvą bent ankštimis, kurias ėdė kiaulės, bet ir tų niekas jam neduodavo.
17 Tada susiprotėjęs jis tarė: ‘Kiek mano tėvo samdinių apsčiai turi duonos, o aš čia mirštu iš bado!
18 Kelsiuos, eisiu pas tėvą ir sakysiu: ‘Tėve, nusidėjau dangui ir tau.
19 Nesu vertas vadintis tavo sūnumi. Priimk mane bent samdiniu!’
20 Jis pakilo ir iškeliavo pas tėvą. Jam dar toli esant, tėvas jį pamatė ir, apimtas gailesčio, pribėgo, puolė ant kaklo ir meiliai pabučiavo.
21 O sūnus jam tarė: ‘Tėve, nusidėjau dangui ir tau, nebesu vertas vadintis tavo sūnumi’.
22 Bet tėvas įsakė savo tarnams: ‘Kuo greičiau atneškite geriausią drabužį ir apvilkite jį. Užmaukite jam ant piršto žiedą, apaukite kojas!
23 Atveskite nupenėtą veršį ir papjaukite! Valgysim ir linksminsimės!
24 Nes šis mano sūnus buvo miręs ir vėl atgijo, buvo pražuvęs ir atsirado’. Ir jie pradėjo linksmintis.
25 O vyresnysis jo sūnus buvo laukuose. Kai grįždamas prisiartino prie namų, išgirdo muziką ir šokius.
26 Pasišaukęs vieną iš tarnų, jis paklausė, kas čia dedasi.
27 Tas jam atsakė: ‘Sugrįžo tavo brolis, tai tėvas papjovė nupenėtą veršį, nes sulaukė jo sveiko’.
28 Tada šis supyko ir nenorėjo eiti vidun. Tėvas išėjęs ėmė jį kviesti.
29 O jis atsakė tėvui: ‘Štai jau tiek metų tau tarnauju ir niekad tavo įsakymo neperžengiau, o tu man nė karto nedavei nė ožiuko pasilinksminti su draugais.
30 Bet vos tik sugrįžo šitas tavo sūnus, prarijęs tavo turtą su kekšėmis, tu tuojau papjovei jam nupenėtą veršį’.
31 Tėvas atsakė: ‘Sūnau, tu visuomet su manimi, ir visa, kas mano, yra ir tavo.
32 Bet reikėjo džiaugtis ir linksmintis, nes tavo brolis buvo miręs ir vėl atgijo, buvo pražuvęs ir atsirado!’ "
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.