BIB(i)
22 Εἶπεν (Said) δὲ (then) ὁ (the) πατὴρ (father) πρὸς (to) τοὺς (the) δούλους (servants) αὐτοῦ (of him), ‘Ταχὺ (Quickly) ἐξενέγκατε (bring out) στολὴν (robe) τὴν (the) πρώτην (best) καὶ (and) ἐνδύσατε (clothe) αὐτόν (him), καὶ (and) δότε (give) δακτύλιον (a ring) εἰς (for) τὴν (the) χεῖρα (hand) αὐτοῦ (of him), καὶ (and) ὑποδήματα (sandals) εἰς (for) τοὺς (his) πόδας (feet);
23 καὶ (and) φέρετε (having brought) τὸν (the) μόσχον (calf) τὸν (-) σιτευτόν (fattened), θύσατε (kill it), καὶ (and) φαγόντες (having eaten), εὐφρανθῶμεν (let us be merry).
24 ὅτι (For) οὗτος (this) ὁ (-) υἱός (son) μου (of mine) νεκρὸς (dead) ἦν (was), καὶ (and) ἀνέζησεν (is alive again); ἦν (he was) ἀπολωλὼς (lost), καὶ (and) εὑρέθη (is found).’ καὶ (And) ἤρξαντο (they began) εὐφραίνεσθαι (to be merry).
25 Ἦν (Was) δὲ (now) ὁ (the) υἱὸς (son) αὐτοῦ (of him), ὁ (the) πρεσβύτερος (elder), ἐν (in) ἀγρῷ (the field); καὶ (and) ὡς (while) ἐρχόμενος (coming up), ἤγγισεν (he drew near) τῇ (to the) οἰκίᾳ (house), ἤκουσεν (he heard) συμφωνίας (music) καὶ (and) χορῶν (dancing).
26 καὶ (And) προσκαλεσάμενος (having called near) ἕνα (one) τῶν (of the) παίδων (servants), ἐπυνθάνετο (he began inquiring) τί (what) ἂν (-) εἴη (might be) ταῦτα (these things).
27 Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) εἶπεν (he said) αὐτῷ (to him) ὅτι (-), ‘Ὁ (The) ἀδελφός (brother) σου (of you) ἥκει (is come), καὶ (and) ἔθυσεν (has killed) ὁ (the) πατήρ (father) σου (of you) τὸν (the) μόσχον (calf) τὸν (-) σιτευτόν (fattened), ὅτι (because) ὑγιαίνοντα (in good health) αὐτὸν (him) ἀπέλαβεν (he has received).’
28 Ὠργίσθη (He was angry) δὲ (however), καὶ (and) οὐκ (not) ἤθελεν (was willing) εἰσελθεῖν (to go in). ὁ (-) δὲ (And) πατὴρ (the father) αὐτοῦ (of him), ἐξελθὼν (having gone), παρεκάλει (was begging) αὐτόν (him).
29 Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) ἀποκριθεὶς (answering), εἶπεν (he said) τῷ (to) πατρὶ (the father) ‹αὐτοῦ› (of him), ‘Ἰδοὺ (Behold), τοσαῦτα (so many) ἔτη (years) δουλεύω (I serve) σοι (you), καὶ (and) οὐδέποτε (never) ἐντολήν (a commandment) σου (of you) παρῆλθον (I disobeyed), καὶ (and) ἐμοὶ (to me) οὐδέποτε (never) ἔδωκας (did you give) ἔριφον (a young goat), ἵνα (that) μετὰ (with) τῶν (the) φίλων (friends) μου (of me) εὐφρανθῶ (I might make merry).
30 ὅτε (When) δὲ (however) ὁ (the) υἱός (son) σου (of you) οὗτος (this), ὁ (the one) καταφαγών (having devoured) σου (your) τὸν (-) βίον (living) μετὰ (with) πορνῶν (prostitutes), ἦλθεν (came), ἔθυσας (you have killed) αὐτῷ (for him) τὸν (the) σιτευτὸν (fattened) μόσχον (calf)!’
31 Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) εἶπεν (he said) αὐτῷ (to him), ‘Τέκνον (Son), σὺ (you) πάντοτε (always) μετ’ (with) ἐμοῦ (me) εἶ (are), καὶ (and) πάντα (all) τὰ (that) ἐμὰ (is mine), σά (yours) ἐστιν (is).
32 εὐφρανθῆναι (To make merry) δὲ (however) καὶ (and) χαρῆναι (to rejoice) ἔδει (it was fitting), ὅτι (because) ὁ (the) ἀδελφός (brother) σου (of you) οὗτος (this), νεκρὸς (dead) ἦν (was), καὶ (and) ἔζησεν (is alive again); καὶ (and) ἀπολωλὼς (he was lost), καὶ (and) εὑρέθη (is found).’”