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Luca 15
Nuova Riveduta 1994
Luca 15
Nuova Riveduta 1994
La pecora smarrita
15 (A)Tutti i *pubblicani e i «peccatori» si avvicinavano a lui per ascoltarlo. 2 Ma i *farisei e gli *scribi mormoravano, dicendo: «Costui accoglie i peccatori e mangia con loro».
3 Ed egli disse loro questa *parabola: 4 «Chi di voi, avendo cento pecore, se ne perde una, non lascia le novantanove nel deserto e non va dietro a quella perduta finché non la ritrova? 5 E trovatala, tutto allegro se la mette sulle spalle; 6 e giunto a casa, chiama gli amici e i vicini, e dice loro: “Rallegratevi con me, perché ho ritrovato la mia pecora che era perduta”. 7 Vi dico che cosí ci sarà piú gioia in cielo per un solo peccatore che si ravvede, che per novantanove giusti che non hanno bisogno di ravvedimento.
La dramma perduta
8 «Oppure, qual è la donna che se ha dieci *dramme e ne perde una, non accende un lume e non spazza la casa e non cerca con cura finché non la ritrova? 9 Quando l'ha trovata, chiama le amiche e le vicine, dicendo: “Rallegratevi con me, perché ho ritrovato la dramma che avevo perduta”. 10 Cosí, vi dico, v'è gioia davanti agli angeli di Dio per un solo peccatore che si ravvede».
Il figlio prodigo
11 (B)Disse ancora: «Un uomo aveva due figli. 12 Il piú giovane di loro disse al padre: “Padre, dammi la parte dei beni che mi spetta”. Ed egli divise fra loro i beni. 13 Di lí a poco, il figlio piú giovane, messa insieme ogni cosa, partí per un paese lontano, e vi sperperò i suoi beni, vivendo dissolutamente. 14 Quando ebbe speso tutto, in quel paese venne una gran carestia ed egli cominciò a trovarsi nel bisogno. 15 Allora si mise con uno degli abitanti di quel paese, il quale lo mandò nei suoi campi a pascolare i maiali. 16 Ed egli avrebbe voluto sfamarsi con i baccelli[a] che i maiali mangiavano, ma nessuno gliene dava. 17 Allora, rientrato in sé, disse: “Quanti servi di mio padre hanno pane in abbondanza e io qui muoio di fame! 18 Io mi alzerò e andrò da mio padre, e gli dirò: padre, ho peccato contro il cielo e contro di te: 19 non sono piú degno di essere chiamato tuo figlio; trattami come uno dei tuoi servi”. 20 Egli dunque si alzò e tornò da suo padre; ma mentre egli era ancora lontano, suo padre lo vide e ne ebbe compassione: corse, gli si gettò al collo, lo baciò e ribaciò. 21 E il figlio gli disse: “Padre, ho peccato contro il cielo e contro di te; non sono piú degno di essere chiamato tuo figlio”. 22 Ma il padre disse ai suoi servi: “Presto, portate qui la veste piú bella, e rivestitelo, mettetegli un anello al dito e dei calzari ai piedi; 23 portate fuori il vitello ingrassato, ammazzatelo, mangiamo e facciamo festa, 24 perché questo mio figlio era morto ed è tornato in vita; era perduto, ed è stato ritrovato”. E si misero a fare gran festa. 25 Or il figlio maggiore si trovava nei campi, e mentre tornava, come fu vicino a casa, udí la musica e le danze. 26 Chiamò uno dei servi e gli domandò che cosa succedesse. 27 Quello gli disse: “È tornato tuo fratello e tuo padre ha ammazzato il vitello ingrassato, perché lo ha riavuto sano e salvo”. 28 Egli si adirò e non volle entrare; allora suo padre uscí e lo pregava di entrare. 29 Ma egli rispose al padre: “Ecco, da tanti anni ti servo e non ho mai *trasgredito un tuo comando; a me però non hai mai dato neppure un capretto per far festa con i miei amici; 30 ma quando è venuto questo tuo figlio che ha sperperato i tuoi beni con le prostitute, tu hai ammazzato per lui il vitello ingrassato”. 31 Il padre gli disse: “Figliolo, tu sei sempre con me e ogni cosa mia è tua; 32 ma bisognava far festa e rallegrarsi, perché questo tuo fratello era morto ed è tornato in vita; era perduto ed è stato ritrovato”».
Footnotes
- Luca 15:16 Baccelli, sono il frutto del carrubo.
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
International Children’s Bible
Luke 15
International Children’s Bible
A Lost Sheep and a Lost Coin
15 Many tax collectors and “sinners” came to listen to Jesus. 2 The Pharisees and the teachers of the law began to complain: “Look! This man welcomes sinners and even eats with them!”
3 Then Jesus told them this story: 4 “Suppose one of you has 100 sheep, but he loses 1 of them. Then he will leave the other 99 sheep alone and go out and look for the lost sheep. The man will keep on searching for the lost sheep until he finds it. 5 And when he finds it, the man is very happy. He puts it on his shoulders 6 and goes home. He calls to his friends and neighbors and says, ‘Be happy with me because I found my lost sheep!’ 7 In the same way, I tell you there is much joy in heaven when 1 sinner changes his heart. There is more joy for that 1 sinner than there is for 99 good people who don’t need to change.
8 “Suppose a woman has ten silver coins,[a] but she loses one of them. She will light a lamp and clean the house. She will look carefully for the coin until she finds it. 9 And when she finds it, she will call her friends and neighbors and say, ‘Be happy with me because I have found the coin that I lost!’ 10 In the same way, there is joy before the angels of God when 1 sinner changes his heart.”
The Son Who Left Home
11 Then Jesus said, “A man had two sons. 12 The younger son said to his father, ‘Give me my share of the property.’ So the father divided the property between his two sons. 13 Then the younger son gathered up all that was his and left. He traveled far away to another country. There he wasted his money in foolish living. 14 He spent everything that he had. Soon after that, the land became very dry, and there was no rain. There was not enough food to eat anywhere in the country. The son was hungry and needed money. 15 So he got a job with one of the citizens there. The man sent the son into the fields to feed pigs. 16 The son was so hungry that he was willing to eat the food the pigs were eating. But no one gave him anything. 17 The son realized that he had been very foolish. He thought, ‘All of my father’s servants have plenty of food. But I am here, almost dying with hunger. 18 I will leave and return to my father. I’ll say to him: Father, I have sinned against God and against you. 19 I am not good enough to be called your son. But let me be like one of your servants.’ 20 So the son left and went to his father.
“While the son was still a long way off, his father saw him coming. He felt sorry for his son. So the father ran to him, and hugged and kissed him. 21 The son said, ‘Father, I have sinned against God and against you. I am not good enough to be called your son.’[b] 22 But the father said to his servants, ‘Hurry! Bring the best clothes and put them on him. Also, put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. 23 And get our fat calf and kill it. Then we can have a feast and celebrate! 24 My son was dead, but now he is alive again! He was lost, but now he is found!’ So they began to celebrate.
25 “The older son was in the field. As he came closer to the house, he heard the sound of music and dancing. 26 So he called to one of the servants and asked, ‘What does all this mean?’ 27 The servant said, ‘Your brother has come back. Your father killed the fat calf to eat because your brother came home safely!’ 28 The older son was angry and would not go in to the feast. So his father went out and begged him to come in. 29 The son said to his father, ‘I have served you like a slave for many years! I have always obeyed your commands. But you never even killed a young goat for me to have a feast with my friends. 30 But your other son has wasted all your money on prostitutes. Then he comes home, and you kill the fat calf for him!’ 31 The father said to him, ‘Son, you are always with me. All that I have is yours. 32 We had to celebrate and be happy because your brother was dead, but now he is alive. He was lost, but now he is found.’”
Luke 15
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Luke 15
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
The Parable of the Lost Sheep
15 Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him. 2 And the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, “This man receives sinners and eats with them.”
3 So he told them this parable: 4 “What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he has lost 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 his neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost.’ 7 Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.
The Parable of the Lost Coin
8 “Or what woman, having ten silver coins,[a] if she loses one coin, does not light a lamp and sweep the house and seek diligently until she finds it? 9 And when she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin which I had lost.’ 10 Just so, I tell you, there is joy before the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”
The Parable of the Prodigal and His Brother
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[b] 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.’[c] 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.
25 “Now his elder son was in the field; and as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing. 26 And he called one of the servants and asked what this meant. 27 And he said to him, ‘Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fatted calf, because he has received him safe and sound.’ 28 But he was angry and refused to go in. His father came out and entreated him, 29 but he answered his father, ‘Lo, these many years I have served you, and I never disobeyed your command; yet you never gave me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends. 30 But when this son of yours came, who has devoured your living with harlots, you killed for him the fatted calf!’ 31 And he said to him, ‘Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours. 32 It was fitting to make merry and be glad, for this your brother was dead, and is alive; he was lost, and is found.’”
Footnotes
- Luke 15:8 The drachma, rendered here by silver coin, was about a day’s wage for a laborer
- Luke 15:16 Other ancient authorities read filled his belly with
- Luke 15:21 Other ancient authorities add treat me as one of your hired servants
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