Lucas 15
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Luke 15
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| Ora, chegavam-se a ele todos os publicanos e pecadores para o ouvir. | Now all the tax-farmers and sinners came near to give ear to him. |
| E os fariseus e os escribas murmuravam, dizendo: Este recebe pecadores, e come com eles. | And the Pharisees and scribes were angry, saying, This man gives approval to sinners, and takes food with them. |
| Então ele lhes propôs esta parábola: | And he made a story for them, saying, |
| Qual de vós é o homem que, possuindo cem ovelhas, e perdendo uma delas, não deixa as noventa e nove no deserto, e não vai após a perdida até que a encontre? | What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if one of them gets loose and goes away, will not let the ninety-nine be in the waste land by themselves, and go after the wandering one, till he sees where it is? |
| E achando-a, põe-na sobre os ombros, cheio de júbilo; | And when he has got it again, he takes it in his arms with joy. |
| e chegando a casa, reúne os amigos e vizinhos e lhes diz: Alegrai-vos comigo, porque achei a minha ovelha que se havia perdido. | And when he gets back to his house, he sends for his neighbours and friends, saying to them, Be glad with me, for I have got back my sheep which had gone away. |
| Digo-vos que assim haverá maior alegria no céu por um pecador que se arrepende, do que por noventa e nove justos que não necessitam de arrependimento. | I say to you that even so there will be more joy in heaven when one sinner is turned away from his wrongdoing, than for ninety-nine good men, who have no need of a change of heart. |
| Ou qual é a mulher que, tendo dez dracmas e perdendo uma dracma, não acende a candeia, e não varre a casa, buscando com diligência até encontrá-la? | Or what woman, having ten bits of silver, if one bit has gone from her hands, will not get a light, and go through her house, searching with care till she sees it? |
| E achando-a, reúne as amigas e vizinhas, dizendo: Alegrai-vos comigo, porque achei a dracma que eu havia perdido. | And when she has it again, she gets her friends and neighbours together, saying, Be glad with me, for I have got back the bit of silver which had gone from me. |
| Assim, digo-vos, há alegria na presença dos anjos de Deus por um só pecador que se arrepende. | Even so, I say to you, There is joy among the angels of God, when one sinner is turned away from his wrongdoing. |
| Disse-lhe mais: Certo homem tinha dois filhos. | And he said, A certain man had two sons: |
| O mais moço deles disse ao pai: Pai, dá-me a parte dos bens que me toca. Repartiu-lhes, pois, os seus haveres. | And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me that part of your property which will be mine. And he made division of his goods between them. |
| Poucos dias depois, o filho mais moço ajuntando tudo, partiu para um país distante, e ali desperdiçou os seus bens, vivendo dissolutamente. | And not long after, the younger son got together everything which was his and took a journey into a far-away country, and there all his money went in foolish living. |
| E, havendo ele dissipado tudo, houve naquela terra uma grande fome, e começou a passar necessidades. | And when everything was gone, there was no food to be had in that country, and he was in need. |
| Então foi encontrar-se a um dos cidadãos daquele país, o qual o mandou para os seus campos a apascentar porcos. | And he went and put himself into the hands of one of the people of that country, and he sent him into his fields to give the pigs their food. |
| E desejava encher o estômago com as alfarrobas que os porcos comiam; e ninguém lhe dava nada. | And so great was his need that he would have been glad to take the pigs' food, and no one gave him anything. |
| Caindo, porém, em si, disse: Quantos empregados de meu pai têm abundância de pão, e eu aqui pereço de fome! | But when he came to his senses, he said, What numbers of my father's servants have bread enough, and more, while I am near to death here through need of food! |
| Levantar-me-ei, irei ter com meu pai e dir-lhe-ei: Pai, pequei contra o céu e diante de ti; | I will get up and go to my father, and will say to him, Father, I have done wrong, against heaven and in your eyes: |
| já não sou digno de ser chamado teu filho; trata-me como um dos teus empregados. | I am no longer good enough to be named your son: make me like one of your servants. |
| Levantou-se, pois, e foi para seu pai. Estando ele ainda longe, seu pai o viu, encheu-se de compaixão e, correndo, lançou-se-lhe ao pescoço e o beijou. | And he got up and went to his father. But while he was still far away, his father saw him and was moved with pity for him and went quickly and took him in his arms and gave him a kiss. |
| Disse-lhe o filho: Pai, pequei conta o céu e diante de ti; já não sou digno de ser chamado teu filho. | And his son said to him, Father, I have done wrong, against heaven and in your eyes: I am no longer good enough to be named your son. |
| Mas o pai disse aos seus servos: Trazei depressa a melhor roupa, e vesti-lha, e ponde-lhe um anel no dedo e alparcas nos pés; | But the father said to his servants, Get out the first robe quickly, and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand and shoes on his feet: |
| trazei também o bezerro, cevado e matai-o; comamos, e regozijemo-nos, | And get the fat young ox and put it to death, and let us have a feast, and be glad. |
| porque este meu filho estava morto, e reviveu; tinha-se perdido, e foi achado. E começaram a regozijar-se. | For this, my son, who was dead, is living again; he had gone away from me, and has come back. And they were full of joy. |
| Ora, o seu filho mais velho estava no campo; e quando voltava, ao aproximar-se de casa, ouviu a música e as danças; | Now the older son was in the field: and when he came near the house, the sounds of music and dancing came to his ears. |
| e chegando um dos servos, perguntou-lhe que era aquilo. | And he sent for one of the servants, questioning him about what it might be. |
| Respondeu-lhe este: Chegou teu irmão; e teu pai matou o bezerro cevado, porque o recebeu são e salvo. | And he said to him, Your brother has come; and your father has had the young ox put to death because he has come back safely. |
| Mas ele se indignou e não queria entrar. Saiu então o pai e instava com ele. | But he was angry and would not go in; and his father came out and made a request to him to come in. |
| Ele, porém, respondeu ao pai: Eis que há tantos anos te sirvo, e nunca transgredi um mandamento teu; contudo nunca me deste um cabrito para eu me regozijar com os meus amigos; | But he made answer and said to his father, See, all these years I have been your servant, doing your orders in everything: and you never gave me even a young goat so that I might have a feast with my friends: |
| vindo, porém, este teu filho, que desperdiçou os teus bens com as meretrizes, mataste-lhe o bezerro cevado. | But when this your son came, who has been wasting your property with bad women, you put to death the fat young ox for him. |
| Replicou-lhe o pai: Filho, tu sempre estás comigo, e tudo o que é meu é teu; | And he said to him, Son, you are with me at all times, and all I have is yours. |
| era justo, porém, regozijarmo-nos e alegramo-nos, porque este teu irmão estava morto, e reviveu; tinha-se perdido, e foi achado. | But it was right to be glad and to have a feast; for this your brother, who was dead, is living again; he had gone away and has come back. |
