11 Then He said: A certain man had two sons.

12 And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of the estate that falls to me. So he divided to them his livelihood.

13 And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together, journeyed to a far country, and there wasted his possessions with prodigal living.

14 But when he had spent all, there arose a severe famine in that land, and he began to be destitute.

15 And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.

16 And he would gladly have filled his stomach with the husks that the swine ate, and no one gave to him.

17 But when he came to himself, he said, How many of my fathers hired servants have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger.

18 I will arise and go to my father, and will say to him, Father, I have sinned against Heaven and before you,

19 and I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired servants.

20 And he arose and came to his father. But when he was still a great way off, his father saw him and was moved with compassion, and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him.

21 And the son said to him, Father, I have sinned against Heaven and in your sight, and am no longer worthy to be called your son.

22 But the father said to his servants, Bring out the best robe and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet.

23 And bring the fatted calf here and kill it, and let us eat and be merry;

24 for this my son was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found. And they began to be merry.

25 Now his older son was in the field. And as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing.

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

27 And he said to him, Your brother has come, and because he has received him safe and sound, your father has killed the fatted calf.

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

29 So he answered and said to his father, Lo, these many years I have been serving you; I never transgressed your commandment at any time; and yet you never gave me a young goat, that I might make merry with my friends.

30 But as soon as this son of yours came, who has devoured your livelihood with harlots, you killed the fatted calf for him.

31 And he said to him, Son, you are always with me, and all that I have is yours.

32 It was right that we should make merry and rejoice, for your brother was dead and is alive again, and was lost and is found.

11 E disse: Um certo homem tinha dois filhos; 12 E o mais moço deles disse ao pai: Pai, dá-me a parte da fazenda que me pertence. E ele repartiu por eles a fazenda. 13 E, poucos dias depois, o filho mais novo, ajuntando tudo, partiu para uma terra longínqua e ali desperdiçou a sua fazenda, vivendo dissolutamente. 14 E, havendo ele gastado tudo, houve naquela terra uma grande fome, e começou a padecer necessidades. 15 E foi, e chegou-se a um dos cidadãos daquela terra, o qual o mandou para os seus campos a apascentar porcos. 16 E desejava encher o seu estômago com as bolotas que os porcos comiam, e ninguém lhe dava nada. 17 E, tornando em si, disse: Quantos jornaleiros de meu pai têm abundância de pão, e eu aqui pereço de fome! 18 Levantar-me-ei, e irei ter com meu pai, e dir-lhe-ei: Pai, pequei contra o céu e perante ti; 19 Já não sou digno de ser chamado teu filho; faze-me como um dos teus jornaleiros. 20 E, levantando-se, foi para seu pai; e, quando ainda estava longe, viu-o seu pai, e se moveu de íntima compaixão, e, correndo, lançou-se-lhe ao pescoço e o beijou. 21 E o filho lhe disse: Pai, pequei contra o céu e perante ti, e já não sou digno de ser chamado teu filho. 22 Mas o pai disse aos seus servos: Trazei depressa o melhor vestido, e vesti-lho, e ponde-lhe um anel na mão, e alparcas nos pés; 23 E trazei o bezerro cevado, e matai-o; e comamos, e alegremo-nos; 24 Porque este meu filho estava morto, e reviveu, tinha-se perdido, e foi achado. E começaram a alegrar-se. 25 E o seu filho mais velho estava no campo; e quando veio, e chegou perto de casa, ouviu a música e as danças. 26 E, chamando um dos servos, perguntou-lhe que era aquilo. 27 E ele lhe disse: Veio teu irmão; e teu pai matou o bezerro cevado, porque o recebeu são e salvo. 28 Mas ele se indignou, e não queria entrar. E, saindo o pai, instava com ele. 29 Mas, respondendo ele, disse ao pai: Eis que te sirvo há tantos anos, sem nunca transgredir o teu mandamento, e nunca me deste um cabrito para alegrar-me com os meus amigos; 30 Vindo, porém, este teu filho, que desperdiçou a tua fazenda com as meretrizes, mataste-lhe o bezerro cevado. 31 E ele lhe disse: Filho, tu sempre estás comigo, e todas as minhas coisas são tuas; 32 Mas era justo alegrarmo-nos e folgarmos, porque este teu irmão estava morto, e reviveu; e tinha-se perdido, e achou-se.