“Which of you men, if you had one hundred sheep and lost one of them, wouldn’t leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the one that was lost, until he found it?
「你們中間誰有一百隻羊失去一隻,不把這九十九隻撇在曠野、去找那失去的羊,直到找着呢?
15:5
ወእምከመረከባይጸውራዲበመትከፍቱእንዘይትፌሣሕ።
When he has found it, he carries it on his shoulders, rejoicing.
“Or what woman, if she had ten drachma coins, if she lost one drachma coin, wouldn’t light a lamp, sweep the house, and seek diligently until she found it?
But when he came to himself, he said, ‘How many hired servants of my father’s have bread enough to spare, and I’m dying with hunger!
他醒悟過來,就說:『我父親有多少的雇工,口糧有餘,我倒在這裏餓死嗎?
15:18
እትነሣእወአሐውርኀበአቡየወእብሎአባአበስኩበሰማይኒወበቅድሜከኒ።
I will get up and go to my father, and will tell him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight.
我要起來,到我父親那裏去,向他說:父親!我得罪了天,又得罪了你;
15:19
ወኢይደልወኒእንከእሰመይወልደከአላረስየኒከመአሐዱእምአግብርቲከ።
I am no more worthy to be called your son. Make me as one of your hired servants.”’
從今以後,我不配稱為你的兒子,把我當作一個雇工吧!』
15:20
ወተንሥአወሖረኀበአቡሁወርእዮአቡሁእምርኁቅምህሮወሮጸወሐቀፎክሣዶወሰዓሞ።
“He arose and came to his father. But while he was still far off, his father saw him and was moved with compassion, and ran, fell on his neck, and kissed him.
But he answered his father, ‘Behold, these many years I have served you, and I never disobeyed a commandment of yours, but you never gave me a goat, that I might celebrate with my friends.
他對父親說:『我服事你這多年,從來沒有違背過你的命,你並沒有給我一隻山羊羔,叫我和朋友一同快樂。
15:30
ወአቲዎሰዝንቱወልድከዘአኅለቀወበልዐኵሎንብረተከምስለዘማትጠባሕከሎቱላሕመመግዝአ።
But when this your son came, who has devoured your living with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him.’
但你這個兒子和娼妓吞盡了你的產業,他一來了,你倒為他宰了肥牛犢。』
15:31
ወይቤሎአቡሁወልድየአንተሰዘልፈሀለውከምስሌየወኵሉዘዚኣየዚኣከውእቱ።
“He said to him, ‘Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours.
父親對他說:『兒啊!你常和我同在,我一切所有的都是你的;
15:32
ወባሕቱርቱዕሰንትፈሣሕወንትሐሠይእስመዝንቱእኁከሞተሂወሐይወተኀጕለሂወተረክበ።
But it was appropriate to celebrate and be glad, for this, your brother, was dead, and is alive again. He was lost, and is found.’”