Luke 15:14-31

¹⁴And when he had spent all that he had ther rose a greate derth thorow out all that same londe and he began to lacke.

¹⁵And he went and clave to a citesyn of that same countre which sent him to his felde to kepe his swyne.

¹⁶And he wold fayne have filled his bely with the coddes that the swyne ate: and noo man gave him.

¹⁷Then he came to him selfe and sayde: how many hyred servauntes at my fathers have breed ynough and I dye for honger.

¹⁸I will aryse and goo to my father and will saye vnto him: father I have synned agaynst heven and before the

¹⁹and am no moare worthy to be called thy sonne make me as one of thy hyred servauntes.

²⁰And he arose and went to his father. And when he was yet a greate waye of his father sawe him and had compassion and ran and fell on his necke and kyssed him.

²¹And the sonne sayd vnto him: father I have synned agaynst heven and in thy sight and am no moare worthy to be called thy sonne.

²²But his father sayde to his servautes: bringe forth that best garment and put it on him and put a rynge on his honde and showes on his fete.

²³And bringe hidder that fatted caulfe and kyll him and let vs eate and be mery:

²⁴for this my sonne was deed and is alyve agayne he was loste and is now founde. And they began to be merye.

²⁵The elder brother was in the felde and when he cam and drewe nye to the housse he herde minstrelcy and daunsynge

²⁶and called one of his servauntes and axed what thoose thinges meate.

²⁷And he sayd vnto him: thy brother is come and thy father had kylled the fatted caulfe because he hath receaved him safe and sounde.

²⁸And he was angry and wolde not goo in. Then came his father out and entreated him.

²⁹He answered and sayde to his father: Loo these many yeares have I done the service nether brake at eny tyme thy commaundment and yet gavest thou me never soo moche as a kyd to make mery with my lovers:

³⁰but assone as this thy sonne was come which hath devoured thy goodes with harlootes thou haste for his pleasure kylled the fatted caulfe.

³¹And he sayd vnto him: Sonne thou wast ever with me and all that I have is thyne: