11 | And he said, "There was a man who had two sons; |
12 | and the younger of them said to his father, `Father, give me the share of property that falls to me.' And he divided his living between them. |
13 | Not many days later, the younger son gathered all he had and took his journey into a far country, and there he squandered his property in loose living. |
14 | And when he had spent everything, a great famine arose in that country, and he began to be in want. |
15 | So he went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed swine. |
16 | And he would gladly have fed on the pods that the swine ate; and no one gave him anything. |
17 | But when he came to himself he said, `How many of my father's hired servants have bread enough and to spare, but I perish here with hunger! |
18 | I will arise and go to my father, and I will say to him, "Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; |
19 | I am no longer worthy to be called your son; treat me as one of your hired servants."' |
20 | And he arose and came to his father. But while he was yet at a distance, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and embraced him and kissed him. |
21 | And the son said to him, `Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.' |
22 | But the father said to his servants, `Bring quickly the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet; |
23 | and bring the fatted calf and kill it, and let us eat and make merry; |
24 | for this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found.' And they began to make merry. |