Luke 15:11–24

¹¹And he said: A certain man had two sons.

¹²And the younger of them said to his father: Father, give me the portion of substance that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his substance.

¹³And not many days after, the younger son, gathering all together, went abroad into a far country: and there wasted his substance, living riotously.

¹⁴And after he had spent all, there came a mighty famine in that country: and he began to be in want.

¹⁵And he went and cleaved to one of the citizens of that country. And he sent him into his farm to feed swine.

¹⁶And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.

¹⁷And returning to himself, he said: How many hired servants in my father’s house abound with bread, and I here perish with hunger!

¹⁸I will arise and will go to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and before thee.

¹⁹I am not worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.

²⁰And rising up, he came to his father. And when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him and was moved with compassion and running to him fell upon his neck and kissed him.

²¹And the son said to him: Father: I have sinned against heaven and before thee I am not now worthy to be called thy son.

²²And the father said to his servants: Bring forth quickly the first 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 make merry:

²⁴Because this my son was dead and is come to life again, was lost and is found. And they began to be merry.