1Tutti i pubblicani e i peccatori si avvicinavano a lui per ascoltarlo.2Ma i farisei e gli scribi mormoravano, dicendo: «Costui accoglie i peccatori e mangia con loro».3Ed egli disse loro questa parabola:4«Chi di voi, avendo cento pecore, se ne perde una, non lascia le novantanove nel deserto e non va dietro a quella perduta finché non la ritrova?5E trovatala, tutto allegro se la mette sulle spalle;6e giunto a casa, chiama gli amici e i vicini, e dice loro: “Rallegratevi con me, perché ho ritrovato la mia pecora che era perduta”.7Vi dico che, allo stesso modo, ci sarà più gioia in cielo per un solo peccatore che si ravvede che per novantanove giusti che non hanno bisogno di ravvedimento.
La dramma perduta
8«Oppure, qual è la donna che se ha dieci dramme e ne perde una, non accende un lume e non spazza la casa e non cerca con cura finché non la ritrova?9Quando l’ha trovata, chiama le amiche e le vicine, dicendo: “Rallegratevi con me, perché ho ritrovato la dramma che avevo perduta”.10Così, vi dico, v’è gioia davanti agli angeli di Dio per un solo peccatore che si ravvede».
Il figlio prodigo
11Disse ancora: «Un uomo aveva due figli.12Il più giovane di loro disse al padre: “Padre, dammi la parte dei beni che mi spetta”. Ed egli divise fra loro i beni.13Dopo non molti giorni, il figlio più giovane, messa insieme ogni cosa, partì per un paese lontano e vi sperperò i suoi beni, vivendo dissolutamente.14Quando ebbe speso tutto, in quel paese venne una gran carestia ed egli cominciò a trovarsi nel bisogno.15Allora si mise con uno degli abitanti di quel paese, il quale lo mandò nei suoi campi a pascolare i maiali.16Ed egli avrebbe voluto sfamarsi con i baccelli[1] che i maiali mangiavano, ma nessuno gliene dava.17Allora, rientrato in sé, disse: “Quanti servi di mio padre hanno pane in abbondanza e io qui muoio di fame!18Io mi alzerò e andrò da mio padre, e gli dirò: ‘Padre, ho peccato contro il cielo e contro di te:19non sono più degno di essere chiamato tuo figlio; trattami come uno dei tuoi servi’”.20Egli dunque si alzò e tornò da suo padre. Ma mentre egli era ancora lontano, suo padre lo vide e ne ebbe compassione; corse, gli si gettò al collo e lo baciò.21E il figlio gli disse: “Padre, ho peccato contro il cielo e contro di te: non sono più degno di essere chiamato tuo figlio”.22Ma il padre disse ai suoi servi: “Presto, portate qui la veste più bella e rivestitelo, mettetegli un anello al dito e dei calzari ai piedi;23portate fuori il vitello ingrassato, ammazzatelo, mangiamo e facciamo festa,24perché questo mio figlio era morto ed è tornato in vita; era perduto ed è stato ritrovato”. E si misero a fare gran festa.25Or il figlio maggiore si trovava nei campi, e mentre tornava, come fu vicino a casa, udì la musica e le danze.26Chiamò uno dei servi e gli domandò che cosa succedesse.27Quello gli disse: “È tornato tuo fratello e tuo padre ha ammazzato il vitello ingrassato, perché lo ha riavuto sano e salvo”.28Egli si adirò e non volle entrare; allora suo padre uscì e lo pregava di entrare.29Ma egli rispose a suo padre: “Ecco, da tanti anni ti servo e non ho mai trasgredito un tuo comando; a me però non hai mai dato neppure un capretto per far festa con i miei amici.30Ma quando è venuto questo tuo figlio che ha sperperato i tuoi beni con le prostitute, tu hai ammazzato per lui il vitello ingrassato”.31Il padre gli disse: “Figliolo, tu sei sempre con me e ogni cosa mia è tua;32ma bisognava far festa e rallegrarsi, perché questo tuo fratello era morto ed è tornato in vita; era perduto ed è stato ritrovato”».
Gleichnisse vom verlorenen Schaf und von der verlorenen Drachme
1Es nahten sich[1] aber zu ihm alle Zöllner und Sünder, ihn zu hören; (Mar 2,15)2und die Pharisäer und die Schriftgelehrten murrten und sprachen: Dieser nimmt Sünder auf und isst mit ihnen. (Lu 5,30)3Er sprach aber zu ihnen dieses Gleichnis und sagte:4Welcher Mensch unter euch, der hundert Schafe hat und eins von ihnen verloren hat, lässt nicht die neunundneunzig in der Wüste und geht dem verlorenen nach, bis er es findet?5Und wenn er es gefunden hat, so legt er es mit Freuden auf seine Schultern; (Ez 34,16)6und wenn er nach Hause kommt, ruft er die Freunde und die Nachbarn zusammen und spricht zu ihnen: Freut euch mit mir! Denn ich habe mein Schaf gefunden, das verloren war. (Lu 19,10)7Ich sage euch: So wird Freude im Himmel sein über einen Sünder, der Buße tut, ⟨mehr⟩ als über neunundneunzig Gerechte, die die Buße nicht nötig haben. (Lu 5,32)8Oder welche Frau, die zehn Drachmen hat, zündet nicht, wenn sie eine Drachme verliert, eine Lampe an und kehrt das Haus und sucht sorgfältig, bis sie sie findet?9Und wenn sie sie gefunden hat, ruft sie die Freundinnen und Nachbarinnen zusammen und spricht: Freut euch mit mir! Denn ich habe die Drachme gefunden, die ich verloren hatte.10So, sage ich euch, ist Freude vor den Engeln Gottes über einen Sünder, der Buße tut. (Ez 18,23)
Gleichnis vom verlorenen Sohn
11Er sprach aber: Ein Mensch hatte zwei Söhne;12und der jüngere von ihnen sprach zu dem Vater: Vater, gib mir den Teil des Vermögens, der mir zufällt! Und er teilte ihnen die Habe.13Und nach nicht vielen Tagen brachte der jüngere Sohn alles zusammen und reiste weg in ein fernes Land, und dort vergeudete er sein Vermögen, indem er verschwenderisch lebte. (Prov 29,3)14Als er aber alles verzehrt hatte, kam eine gewaltige Hungersnot über jenes Land, und er selbst fing an, Mangel zu leiden. (Prov 23,21)15Und er ging hin und hängte sich an einen der Bürger jenes Landes, der schickte ihn auf seine Äcker, Schweine zu hüten.16Und er begehrte seinen Bauch zu füllen mit den Schoten[2], die die Schweine fraßen; und niemand gab ⟨sie⟩ ihm.17Als er aber zu sich kam, sprach er: Wie viele Tagelöhner meines Vaters haben Überfluss an Brot, ich aber komme hier um vor Hunger.18Ich will mich aufmachen und zu meinem Vater gehen und will zu ihm sagen: Vater, ich habe gesündigt gegen den Himmel und vor dir; (Sal 32,5)19ich bin nicht mehr würdig, dein Sohn zu heißen! Mach mich wie einen deiner Tagelöhner!20Und er machte sich auf und ging zu seinem Vater. Als er aber noch fern war, sah ihn sein Vater und wurde innerlich bewegt und lief hin und fiel ihm um seinen Hals und küsste ihn[3]. (Is 55,7; Ger 31,20; Lu 7,13)21Der Sohn aber sprach zu ihm: Vater, ich habe gesündigt gegen den Himmel und vor dir; ich bin nicht mehr würdig, dein Sohn zu heißen. (Giob 33,27; Prov 28,13; Mi 7,9; 1G 1,9)22Der Vater aber sprach zu seinen Sklaven: Bringt schnell das beste Gewand heraus und zieht es ihm an und tut einen Ring an seine Hand und Sandalen an seine Füße; (Is 61,10; Zac 3,3)23und bringt das gemästete Kalb her und schlachtet es, und lasst uns essen und fröhlich sein!24Denn dieser mein Sohn war tot und ist wieder lebendig geworden, war verloren und ist gefunden worden. Und sie fingen an, fröhlich zu sein. (Ef 2,1)25Sein älterer Sohn aber war auf dem Feld; und als er kam und sich dem Haus näherte, hörte er Musik und Reigen.26Und er rief einen der Diener herbei und erkundigte sich, was das sei.27Der aber sprach zu ihm: Dein Bruder ist gekommen, und dein Vater hat das gemästete Kalb geschlachtet, weil er ihn gesund wiedererhalten hat.28Er aber wurde zornig und wollte nicht hineingehen. Sein Vater aber ging hinaus und redete ihm zu.29Er aber antwortete und sprach zu dem Vater: Siehe, so viele Jahre diene ich dir, und niemals habe ich ein Gebot von dir übertreten; und mir hast du niemals ein Böckchen gegeben, dass ich mit meinen Freunden fröhlich gewesen wäre;30da aber dieser dein Sohn gekommen ist, der deine Habe mit Huren durchgebracht hat, hast du ihm das gemästete Kalb geschlachtet.31Er aber sprach zu ihm: Kind, du bist allezeit bei mir, und alles, was mein ist, ist dein.32Aber man muss ⟨doch jetzt⟩ fröhlich sein und sich freuen; denn dieser dein Bruder war tot und ist wieder lebendig geworden und verloren und ist gefunden worden. (Ef 2,1)
1Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him. (Mat 11,19)2And the Pharisees and the scribes grumbled, saying, “This man receives sinners and eats with them.” (Eso 16,2; Eso 16,7; Nu 14,2; Gios 9,18; Mat 9,11; Mat 11,19; Mar 2,16; Lu 5,30; Lu 7,39; Lu 19,7; At 11,3; 1Co 5,11; Ga 2,12)3So he told them this parable:4“What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open country, and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it? (Eso 3,1; 1Sam 17,28; Ez 34,4; Ez 34,6; Ez 34,11; Ez 34,16; Mat 18,12; Lu 19,10; 1P 2,25)5And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. (Is 40,11; Is 49,22; Is 60,4; Is 66,12)6And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost.’ (1P 2,25)7Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance. (Mat 9,13; Lu 5,32; Lu 15,10)
The Parable of the Lost Coin
8“Or what woman, having ten silver coins,[1] if she loses one coin, does not light a lamp and sweep the house and seek diligently until she finds it?9And when she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin that I had lost.’10Just so, I tell you, there is joy before the angels of God over one sinner who repents.” (Lu 12,8)
The Parable of the Prodigal Son
11And he said, “There was a man who had two sons.12And the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of property that is coming to me.’ And he divided his property between them. (De 21,17; Mar 12,44; Lu 15,30)13Not many days later, the younger son gathered all he had and took a journey into a far country, and there he squandered his property in reckless living. (Ef 5,18; Tit 1,6; 1P 4,4)14And when he had spent everything, a severe famine arose in that country, and he began to be in need.15So he went and hired himself out to[2] one of the citizens of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed pigs.16And he was longing to be fed with the pods that the pigs ate, and no one gave him anything. (Lu 16,21)17“But when he came to himself, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have more than enough bread, but I perish here with hunger! (1Re 8,47; At 12,11)18I will arise and go to my father, and I will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you. (Eso 10,16; Mat 21,25; Giov 3,27)19I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Treat me as one of your hired servants.”’ (Lu 7,6)20And he arose and came to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion, and ran and embraced him and kissed him. (Gen 33,4; 2Sam 14,33; At 20,37; Giac 4,8)21And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’[3] (Lu 15,19)22But the father said to his servants,[4] ‘Bring quickly the best robe, and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet. (Gen 41,42; Est 3,10; Est 8,2; Ez 16,10; Zac 3,3)23And bring the fattened calf and kill it, and let us eat and celebrate. (1Sam 28,24; Lu 12,19)24For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found.’ And they began to celebrate. (Lu 15,32; Ro 11,15; Ef 2,1; Col 2,13; Ap 3,1)25“Now his older son was in the field, and as he came and drew near 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, ‘Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fattened calf, because he has received him back safe and sound.’28But he was angry and refused to go in. His father came out and entreated him,29but he answered his father, ‘Look, these many years I have served you, and I never disobeyed your command, yet you never gave me a young goat, that I might celebrate with my friends. (Lu 15,23)30But when this son of yours came, who has devoured your property with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him!’ (Prov 29,3; Lu 15,12)31And he said to him, ‘Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours. (Giov 8,35)32It was fitting to celebrate and be glad, for this your brother was dead, and is alive; he was lost, and is found.’” (Lu 15,24; Lu 15,29)
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1Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him.2And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.3And he spake this parable unto them, saying,4What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it?5And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing.6And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost.7I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.8Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it?9And when she hath found it, she calleth her friends and her neighbours together, saying, Rejoice with me; for I have found the piece which I had lost.10Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.11And he said, A certain man had two sons:12And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living.13And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.14And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want.15And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.16And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.17And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!18I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,19And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.20And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.21And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.22But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best 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 be merry:24For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost and is found. And they began to be merry.25Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing.26And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant.27And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound.28And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out, and intreated him.29And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:30But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.31And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine.32It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.