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லூக்கா 15
Tamil Bible: Easy-to-Read Version
லூக்கா 15
Tamil Bible: Easy-to-Read Version
ஆடு, வெள்ளிக்காசு உவமை
(மத்தேயு 18:12-14)
15 வரி வசூலிப்போர் பலரும், தீயோரும் இயேசு கூறுவதைக் கேட்க வந்தார்கள். 2 உடனே பரிசேயரும் வேதபாரகரும் குறை கூற ஆரம்பித்தவர்களாக, “பாருங்கள்! இந்த மனிதன் (இயேசு) தீயோரை வரவேற்று அவர்களோடு அமர்ந்து உணவு உண்கிறார்” என்றனர்.
3 அப்போது அவர்களுக்கு இயேசு பின்வரும் உவமையைக் கூறினார்: 4 “உங்களில் ஒருவனுக்கு நூறு ஆடுகள் இருக்கின்றன என்று வைத்துக்கொள்வோம். அவற்றுள் ஒன்று காணாமல் போகிறது. அப்போது அவன் மற்ற தொண்ணூற்று ஒன்பது ஆடுகளையும் தனியே விட்டுவிட்டுக் காணாமல் போன ஆட்டைத் தேடிச் செல்லமாட்டானா? அந்தக் காணாமல் போன ஆட்டைக் கண்டுபிடிக்கும்வரைக்கும் அவன் அதைத் தேடிக்கொண்டே இருப்பான். 5 அந்த ஆட்டை அவன் கண்டுபிடிக்கிறபோது மிகவும் சந்தோஷம் அடைவான். அந்த மனிதன் அந்த ஆட்டைத் தன் தோள்களில் சுமந்துக்கொண்டு தன் வீட்டை அடைவான். 6 தன் நண்பர்களையும் அக்கம் பக்கத்தவர்களையும் அழைத்து அவர்களிடம் ‘எனது காணாமல் போன ஆட்டைக் கண்டு பிடித்தேன். என்னோடுகூட சந்தோஷப்படுங்கள்’ என்று கூறுவான். 7 அவ்வாறே, ஒரு பாவி மனந்திருந்தி தனது வாழ்வை மாற்றிக்கொள்ளும்போது பரலோகத்தில் மிகுந்த சந்தோஷம் உண்டாகும் என்று நான் உங்களுக்குச் சொல்கிறேன். தங்கள் இதயத்தை மாற்றத் தேவையில்லாத தொண்ணூற்று ஒன்பது நல்ல மனிதருக்காக ஏற்படும் சந்தோஷத்தைக் காட்டிலும் அந்த ஒரு பாவிக்காக ஏற்படும் சந்தோஷம் அதிகமாக இருக்கும்.
8 “ஒரு பெண்ணிடம் பத்து வெள்ளிக் காசுகள் இருக்கின்றன என்று வைத்துக்கொள்வோம். அவற்றில் ஒன்றை அவள் தொலைத்து விடுகிறாள். அவள் ஒரு விளக்கை எடுத்துக்கொண்டு வீட்டைச் சுத்தம் செய்வாள் அல்லவா? அந்தக் காசு கிடைக்கும் மட்டும் கவனமாகத் தேடுவாள். 9 தொலைந்து போன அந்தக் காசைக் கண்டெடுக்கும்போது அவள் தனது நண்பர்களையும் அக்கம் பக்கத்தாரையும் ஒன்றாக அழைத்து அவர்களை நோக்கி, ‘நான் தொலைத்த காசைக் கண்டெடுத்ததால் நீங்கள் என்னோடு கூட சந்தோஷப்படுங்கள்’ என்பாள். 10 அதைப்போலவே ஒரு பாவி மனந்திருந்தி தன் வாழ்வை மாற்றினால் தேவ தூதருக்கு முன்பாக மிகுந்த மகிழ்ச்சி உண்டாகும்” என்றார்.
காணாமற்போன குமாரன்
11 அப்போது இயேசு, “ஒரு மனிதனுக்கு இரண்டு பிள்ளைகள் இருந்தனர். 12 இளைய குமாரன் தந்தையை நோக்கி, ‘நமக்குச் சொந்தமான எல்லாப் பொருட்களிலும் எனது பங்கை எனக்குத் தாருங்கள்’ என்று கூறினான். எனவே தந்தை செல்வத்தை இரண்டு பிள்ளைகளுக்கும் பங்கிட்டுக் கொடுத்தான்.
13 “சில நாட்களுக்குப் பிறகு இளைய குமாரன் தனக்குரிய எல்லாப் பொருட்களையும் எடுத்துக்கொண்டு வீட்டை விட்டுப் போனான். வேறொரு தூர தேசத்துக்கு அவன் பிரயாணம் செய்தான். அங்கு அவன் பணத்தை மூடனைப்போல் வீணாகச் செலவழித்தான். 14 அவன் தன்னிடமிருந்த பணம் அனைத்தையும் செலவு செய்தான். அதற்குப் பின்னர், அந்நாட்டில் வறட்சி நிலவியது. மழை பெய்யவில்லை. அந்நாட்டில் எல்லாருக்கும் தேவையான அளவுக்கு உணவு கிடைக்கவில்லை. அந்த குமாரன் பசியாலும், பணமின்மையாலும் துன்பப்பட்டான். 15 எனவே அந்த நாட்டில் வாழ்ந்த ஒருவனிடம் அவன் வேலைக்கு அமர்ந்தான். பன்றிகளுக்குத் தீவனமிடுமாறு அந்த குமாரனை அம்மனிதன் அனுப்பினான். 16 அந்த குமாரன் பசிமிகுதியால் பன்றிகள் சாப்பிட்டுக்கொண்டிருந்த உணவையாகிலும் உண்ண வேண்டுமென விரும்பினான். ஆனால் அவனுக்கு ஒருவரும் எந்த உணவையும் கொடுக்கவில்லை.
17 “இளைஞன் தன் மூடத்தனத்தை உணர்ந்தான். அவன், ‘என் தந்தையின் எல்லா வேலைக்காரர்களுக்கும் மிகுதியான உணவு கிடைக்கும். நானோ உணவின்றி இங்கு இறக்கும் நிலையில் இருக்கிறேன். 18 நான் இங்கிருந்து என் தந்தையிடம் போய்: தந்தையே, நான் தேவனுக்கு எதிராகப் பாவம் செய்தேன். உங்களிடமும் தவறு செய்தேன். 19 உங்கள் குமாரன் என்று அழைக்கப்படும் அளவுக்கு நான் தகுதியுள்ளவன் அல்லன். நான் உங்கள் வேலைக்காரர்களில் ஒருவனாக வாழ அனுமதியுங்கள் என்று சொல்லுவேன்’ என்று எண்ணினான். 20 எனவே அந்த குமாரன் அங்கிருந்து தன் தந்தையிடம் சென்றான்.
குமாரன் திரும்பிவருதல்
“அந்த குமாரன் தொலைவில் வரும்போதே அவனது தந்தை பார்த்துவிட்டார். அந்த குமாரனின் நிலையைக் கண்டு தந்தை வருந்தினார். எனவே தந்தை மகனிடம் ஓடினார். குமாரனை அரவணைத்து முத்தமிட்டார். 21 குமாரன், ‘தந்தையே, நான் தேவனுக்கு எதிராகப் பாவம் செய்தேன். உங்களுக்கும் தவறு இழைத்தேன். உங்கள் குமாரன் என்று அழைக்கப்படுவதற்கேற்ற தகுதி எனக்குக் கிடையாது’ என்றான்.
22 “ஆனால் தந்தை வேலைக்காரரை நோக்கி, ‘விரைந்து செல்லுங்கள். விலையுயர்ந்த ஆடைகளைக் கொண்டுவந்து அவனுக்கு உடுத்துங்கள். அவன் விரலுக்கு மோதிரம் அணிவித்துக் காலுக்கு நல்ல பாதரட்சைகளை அணியச் செய்யுங்கள். 23 நம் கொழுத்த கன்றை கொண்டுவாருங்கள். அதைச் சமைத்து திருப்தியாகச் சாப்பிடுவோம். ஒரு விருந்து வைப்போம். 24 என்னுடைய இந்த குமாரன் இறந்து போயிருந்தான். மீண்டும் உயிரோடு வந்துள்ளான். அவன் காணாமல் போயிருந்தான், இப்போது மீண்டும் கண்டு பிடிக்கப்பட்டான்’ என்று கூறினார். எனவே விருந்து ஏற்பாடு செய்ய ஆரம்பித்தார்கள்.
மூத்த குமாரன் வருதல்
25 “மூத்த குமாரன் வயலில் இருந்தான். அவன் வீட்டுக்கு அருகாமையில் திரும்பி வந்து கொண்டிருந்தான். இசை, ஆடல் ஆகியவற்றின் சத்தத்தைக் கேட்டான். 26 எனவே மூத்த குமாரன் வேலைக்காரச் சிறுவர்களில் ஒருவனை அழைத்து, ‘இவையெல்லாம் எதற்காக நடைபெறுகின்றன?’ என்று கேட்டான். 27 வேலைக்காரன், ‘உங்கள் சகோதரன் திரும்பி வந்துள்ளார். உங்கள் தந்தை கொழுத்த கன்றை உண்பதற்காகக் கொன்றுள்ளார். உங்கள் சகோதரன் பாதுகாப்பாகவும் நல்ல முறையிலும் மீண்டும் வீட்டுக்குத் திரும்பி இருப்பதால் உங்கள் தந்தை மகிழ்ச்சியாக இருக்கிறார்’ என்றான்.
28 “மூத்த குமாரன் கோபமுற்று விருந்துக்குச் செல்லவில்லை. எனவே தந்தை வெளியே வந்து அவனிடம் வற்புறுத்தினார். உள்ளே வருமாறு அழைத்தார். 29 குமாரன் தந்தையை நோக்கி, ‘நான் உங்களுக்கு ஓர் அடிமையைப் போல் பல ஆண்டுகள் உழைத்தேன்! உங்கள் கட்டளைக்கு எப்போதும் கீழ்ப்படிந்து நடந்தேன். ஆனால் ஒரு வெள்ளாட்டையாகிலும் நீங்கள் எனக்காகக் கொன்றதில்லை. எனக்கும் என் நண்பர்களுக்கும் நீங்கள் விருந்தளித்ததில்லை. 30 ஆனால் உங்கள் இன்னொரு குமாரன் பணத்தை எல்லாம் வேசிகளிடம் செலவழித்தான். பின்னர் வீடு திரும்பியதும் அவனுக்காகக் கொழுத்த கன்றுக் குட்டியை கொன்றீர்கள்’ என்றான்.
31 “ஆனால் தந்தை அவனை நோக்கி, ‘மகனே! நீ எப்போதும் என்னோடு இருக்கிறாய். எனக்குரியவை அனைத்தும் உனக்கு உரியவை. 32 நாம் சந்தோஷமாக விருந்துண்ண வேண்டும். ஏனெனில் உன் சகோதரன் இறந்து போயிருந்தான், இப்போது உயிரோடு வந்துள்ளான். காணாமல் போயிருந்தான், ஆனால் இப்போது கண்டுபிடிக்கப்பட்டான்’ என்றார்” என்று கூறினார்.
Luke 15
New International Version
Luke 15
New International Version
The Parable of the Lost Sheep(A)
15 Now the tax collectors(B) and sinners were all gathering around to hear Jesus. 2 But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”(C)
3 Then Jesus told them this parable:(D) 4 “Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it?(E) 5 And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders 6 and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.’(F) 7 I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent.(G)
The Parable of the Lost Coin
8 “Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins[a] and loses one. Doesn’t she light a lamp, sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it? 9 And when she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost coin.’(H) 10 In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”(I)
The Parable of the Lost Son
11 Jesus continued: “There was a man who had two sons.(J) 12 The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’(K) So he divided his property(L) between them.
13 “Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth(M) in wild living. 14 After he had spent everything, there was a severe famine in that whole country, and he began to be in need. 15 So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs.(N) 16 He longed to fill his stomach with the pods that the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything.
17 “When he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have food to spare, and here I am starving to death! 18 I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned(O) against heaven and against you. 19 I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired servants.’ 20 So he got up and went to his father.
“But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.(P)
21 “The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.(Q) I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’
22 “But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe(R) and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger(S) and sandals on his feet. 23 Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let’s have a feast and celebrate. 24 For this son of mine was dead and is alive again;(T) he was lost and is found.’ So they began to celebrate.(U)
25 “Meanwhile, the older son was in the field. When he came near the house, he heard music and dancing. 26 So he called one of the servants and asked him what was going on. 27 ‘Your brother has come,’ he replied, ‘and your father has killed the fattened calf because he has him back safe and sound.’
28 “The older brother became angry(V) and refused to go in. So his father went out and pleaded with him. 29 But he answered his father, ‘Look! All these years I’ve been slaving for you and never disobeyed your orders. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends. 30 But when this son of yours who has squandered your property(W) with prostitutes(X) comes home, you kill the fattened calf for him!’
31 “‘My son,’ the father said, ‘you are always with me, and everything I have is yours. 32 But we had to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’”(Y)
Footnotes
- Luke 15:8 Greek ten drachmas, each worth about a day’s wages
Luke 15
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Luke 15
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Salvation—Joy and Torment of God[a]
Chapter 15
This Man Receives Sinners.[b] 1 Now the tax collectors and sinners were all crowding around to listen to Jesus, 2 and the Pharisees and the scribes began to complain, saying, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”
The Parable of the Lost Sheep.[c] 3 Therefore, he told them this parable: 4 “Which one of you, if you have a hundred sheep and lose one of them, will not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the one that is lost until he finds it? 5 And when he does find it, he lays it on his shoulders joyfully. 6 Then, when he returns home, he calls together his friends and neighbors and says to them, ‘Rejoice with me, because I have found my sheep that was lost.’ 7 In the same way, I tell you, there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need of repentance.
The Parable of the Lost Coin.[d] 8 “Or again, what woman who has ten silver coins[e] and loses one will not light a lamp and sweep the house, searching thoroughly until she finds it? 9 And when she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors and says to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin that I lost.’ 10 In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing among the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”
11 The Parable of the Lost (or Prodigal) Son.[f] Then he said: “There was a man who had two sons. 12 The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of your estate that I will inherit.’ And so the father divided the property between them.
13 “A few days later the younger son gathered together everything he had and traveled to a distant country, where he squandered his inheritance on a life of dissolute living. 14 When he had spent it all, a severe famine afflicted that country, and he began to be in need. 15 So he went and hired himself out to one of the local inhabitants who sent him to his farm to feed the pigs.[g] 16 He would have willingly filled his stomach with the pods that the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything.
17 “Then he came to his senses and said, ‘How many of my father’s hired workers have more food than they can consume, while here I am, dying of hunger. 18 I will depart from this place and go to my father, and I will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. 19 I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Treat me like one of your hired workers.” ’
20 “So he set out for his father’s house. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion. He ran to him, threw his arms around him, and kissed him. 21 Then the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’
22 “But the father said to his servants, ‘Quickly bring out the finest robe we have and put it on him. Place a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. 23 Then bring the fatted calf and kill it, and let us celebrate with a feast. 24 For this son of mine was dead and has come back to life. He was lost, and now he has been found.’ And they began to celebrate.
25 “Now the elder son had been out in the fields, and as he returned and drew near the house, he could hear the sounds of music and dancing. 26 He summoned one of the servants and inquired what all this meant. 27 The servant replied, ‘Your brother has come home, and your father has killed the fatted calf because he has him back safe and sound.’ 28 The elder son then became angry and refused to go in. His father came out and began to plead with him, 29 but he said to his father in reply, ‘All these years I have worked like a slave for you, and I never once disobeyed your orders. Even so, you have never even given me a young goat so that I might celebrate with my friends. 30 But when this son of yours returns after wasting his inheritance from you on prostitutes, you kill the fatted calf for him.’
31 “Then the father said to him, ‘Son, you are with me always, and everything I have is yours. 32 But it was only right that we should celebrate and rejoice, because this brother of yours was dead and has come to life; he was lost and now he has been found.’ ”
Footnotes
- Luke 15:1 These three joyous parables of Luke’s Gospel disclose the sentiments that the Father and Jesus have toward human beings. God is untiringly concerned for those who are far off, the sinners or unbelievers. His joy is to seek out and find those who are lost. This desire and this joy of God are revealed to us in the comportment of Christ himself toward sinners. In turn, the Church must trust in the mercy of God and must seek out and welcome those who seem far away. May she always bear witness to the value that human beings have in the eyes of God.
- Luke 15:1 In the name of God’s love for sinners, Jesus overthrows several customs of his day. He refuses to accept the attitudes held by well-regarded religious figures: scorn toward others and smugness in their own self-sufficiency.
- Luke 15:3 The parable of the lost sheep pushes antithesis to the extreme so that persons may never doubt God’s tenderness for them.
- Luke 15:8 The parable of the lost coin demonstrates what a great contrast there is between the joy of heaven and the disdain of the Pharisees and the so-called clean!
- Luke 15:8 Coins: literally, “drachmas,” a drachma being the Greek coin corresponding to the Roman denarius, a laborer’s daily wage.
- Luke 15:11 The parable of the prodigal son, one of the most enchanting stories of Jesus, completes the two preceding parables. It is God who awaits sinners, and it is humanity that is encouraged to seek God. We recognize in it all the misery of sin: abandonment, solitude, and distress. The parable describes the path to conversion and finally the great certitude of the believer: beyond all human hope, God harbors for every person the unfailing affection of a father for his child. He awaits the child and welcomes it joyously. It is easy to see in the discontent of the elder son the anger of the Pharisees at the welcome Jesus gives to sinners.
- Luke 15:15 Pigs: unclean animals for the Jews.
Luke 15
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Luke 15
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The Parable of the Lost Sheep(A)
15 Then (B)all the tax collectors and the sinners drew near to Him to hear Him. 2 And the Pharisees and scribes complained, saying, “This Man [a]receives sinners (C)and eats with them.” 3 So He spoke this parable to them, saying:
4 (D)“What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one which is lost until he finds it? 5 And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. 6 And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, (E)‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep (F)which was lost!’ 7 I say to you that likewise there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents (G)than over ninety-nine [b]just persons who (H)need no repentance.
The Parable of the Lost Coin
8 “Or what woman, having ten silver [c]coins, if she loses one coin, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it? 9 And when she has found it, she calls her friends and neighbors together, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found the piece which I lost!’ 10 Likewise, I say to you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”
The Parable of the Lost Son
11 Then He said: “A certain man had two sons. 12 And the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the portion of goods that falls to me.’ So he divided to them (I)his livelihood. 13 And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together, journeyed to a far country, and there wasted his possessions with [d]prodigal living. 14 But when he had spent all, there arose a severe famine in that land, and he began to be in want. 15 Then he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. 16 And he would gladly have filled his stomach with the [e]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, and I perish with hunger! 18 I will arise and go to my father, and will say to him, “Father, (J)I have sinned against heaven and before you, 19 and I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired servants.” ’
20 “And he arose and came to his father. But (K)when he was still a great way off, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him. 21 And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven (L)and in your sight, and am no longer worthy to be called your son.’
22 “But the father said to his servants, [f]‘Bring out the best robe and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet. 23 And bring the fatted calf here and kill it, and let us eat and be merry; 24 (M)for this my son was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ And they began to be merry.
25 “Now his older son was in the field. And as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing. 26 So he called one of the servants and asked what these things meant. 27 And he said to him, ‘Your brother has come, and because he has received him safe and sound, your father has killed the fatted calf.’
28 “But he was angry and would not go in. Therefore his father came out and pleaded with him. 29 So he answered and said to his father, ‘Lo, these many years I have been serving you; I never transgressed your commandment at any time; and yet you never gave me a young goat, that I might make merry with my friends. 30 But as soon as this son of yours came, who has devoured your livelihood with harlots, you killed the fatted calf for him.’
31 “And he said to him, ‘Son, you are always with me, and all that I have is yours. 32 It was right that we should make merry and be glad, (N)for your brother was dead and is alive again, and was lost and is found.’ ”
Footnotes
- Luke 15:2 welcomes
- Luke 15:7 upright
- Luke 15:8 Gr. drachma, a valuable coin often worn in a ten-piece garland by married women
- Luke 15:13 wasteful
- Luke 15:16 carob pods
- Luke 15:22 NU Quickly bring
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