Luke 15:14-31

¹⁴And after that he had ended all things, a strong hunger was made in that country, and he began to have need.

¹⁵And he went, and drew him(self) to one of the citizens of that country. And he sent him into his town, to feed swine, (or to feed his pigs), or (so) that he should feed hogs.

¹⁶And he coveted to fill his womb of the pods that the hogs ate, and no man gave (anything) to him. (And he desired to fill his belly with the pods which the pigs ate, but no one gave him anything to eat.)

¹⁷And he turned again to himself, and said, How many hired men in my father’s house have plenty of loaves; and I perish here through hunger.

¹⁸I shall rise up, and go to my father, and I shall say to him, Father, I have sinned (up) into heaven or I have sinned against heaven, and before thee;

¹⁹and now I am not worthy to be called thy son, make me as one of thine hired men.

²⁰And he rose up, and came to his father. And when he was yet afar, his father saw him, and was stirred by mercy. And he ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.

²¹And the son said to him, Father, I have sinned (up) into heaven or I have sinned against heaven, and before thee; and now I am not worthy to be called thy son.

²²And the father said to his servants, Swiftly bring ye forth the first stole, and clothe ye him, and give ye a ring in his hand (or and put a ring on his finger), and shoes on his feet;

²³and bring ye a fat calf or and bring ye a calf made fat, and slay ye, and eat we, and make we feast.

²⁴For this my son was dead, and hath lived again; he perished (or he was lost), and is found. And all men began to eat gladly.

²⁵But his elder son was in the field; and when he came, and nighed to the house (or and approached the house), he heard a symphony and a crowd.

²⁶And he called one of the servants, and asked, what these things were.

²⁷And he said to him, Thy brother is come (home), and thy father slew a fat calf or and thy father hath slain a fatted calf, for he received him safe (again).

²⁸And he was wroth, and would not come in. Therefore his father went out, and began to pray him (or And so his father went out to him, and began to beseech him).

²⁹And he answered to his father, and said, Lo! so many years I serve thee, and I never brake thy commandment(s); and thou never gave to me a kid, that I with my friends should have eaten.

³⁰But after that this thy son, that hath devoured his substance with whores, came, thou hast slain to him a fat calf or a fatted calf, (or thou hast killed a fatted calf for him).

³¹And he said to him, Son, thou art (for)evermore with me, (or Son, thou art always with me), and all my things be thine.