Lukas 15
Svenska 1917
15 Och till honom kom allt vad publikaner och syndare hette för att höra honom.
2 Men fariséerna och de skriftlärde knorrade och sade: »Denne tager emot syndare och äter med dem.»
3 Då framställde han för dem denna liknelse; han sade:
4 »Om ibland eder finnes en man som har hundra får, och han förlorar ett av dem, lämnar han icke då de nittionio i öknen och går och söker efter det förlorade, till dess han finner det?
5 Och när han har funnit det, lägger han det på sina axlar med glädje.
6 Och när han kommer hem, kallar han tillhopa sina vänner och grannar och säger till dem: 'Glädjens med mig, ty jag har funnit mitt får, som var förlorat.'
7 Jag säger eder att likaså bliver mer glädje i himmelen över en enda syndare som gör bättring, än över nittionio rättfärdiga som ingen bättring behöva.
8 Eller om en kvinna har tio silverpenningar, och hon tappar bort en av dem, tänder hon icke då upp ljus och sopar huset och söker noga, till dess hon finner den?
9 Och när hon har funnit den, kallar hon tillhopa sina väninnor och grannkvinnor och säger: 'Glädjens med mig, ty jag har funnit den penning som jag hade tappat bort.'
10 Likaså, säger jag eder, bliver glädje hos Guds änglar över en enda syndare som gör bättring.
11 Ytterligare sade han: »En man hade två söner.
12 Och den yngre av dem sade till fadern: 'Fader, giv mig den del av förmögenheten, som faller på min lott.' Då skiftade han sina ägodelar mellan dem.
13 Och icke lång tid därefter lade den yngre sonen allt sitt tillhopa och for långt bort till ett främmande land. Där levde han i utsvävningar och förfor så sin förmögenhet.
14 Men sedan han hade slösat bort allt, kom en svär hungersnöd över det landet, och han begynte lida nöd.
15 Då gick han bort och gav sig under en man där i landet, och denne sände honom ut på sina marker för att vakta svin.
16 Och han åstundade att få fylla sin buk med de fröskidor som svinen åto; men ingen gav honom något.
17 Då kom han till besinning och sade: 'Huru många legodrängar hos min fader hava icke bröd i överflöd, medan jag har förgås av hunger!
18 Jag vill stå upp och gå till min fader och säga till honom: Fader, jag har syndat mot himmelen och inför dig;
19 jag är icke mer värd att kallas din son. Låt mig bliva såsom en av dina legodrängar.'
20 Så stod han upp och gick till sin fader. Och medan han ännu var långt borta, fick hans fader se honom och ömkade sig över honom och skyndade emot honom och föll honom om halsen och kysste honom innerligt.
21 Men sonen sade till honom: 'Fader, jag har syndat mot himmelen och inför dig; jag är icke mer värd att kallas din son.'
22 Då sade fadern till sina tjänare 'Skynden eder att taga fram den yppersta klädnaden och kläden honom i den, och sätten en ring på hans hand och skor på hans fötter.
23 Och hämten den gödda kalven och slakten den, så vilja vi äta och gör oss glada.
24 Ty denne min son var död, men har fått liv igen; han var förlorad men är återfunnen.' Och de begynte göra sig glada.
25 Men hans äldre son var ute på marken. När denne nu vände tillbaka och hade kommit nära huset fick han höra spel och dans.
26 Då kallade han till sig en av tjänarna och frågade vad detta kunde betyda.
27 Denne svarade honom: 'Din broder har kommit hem; och då nu din fader har fått honom välbehållen tillbaka, har han låtit slakta den gödda kalven.'
28 Då blev han vred och ville icke gå in. Hans fader gick då ut och talade vanligt med honom.
29 Men han svarade och sade till sin fader: 'Se, i så många år har jag nu tjänat dig, och aldrig har jag överträtt något ditt bud; och lik väl har du åt mig aldrig givit ens en killing, för att jag skulle kunna göra mig glad med mina vänner.
30 Men när denne din son, som har förtärt dina ägodelar tillsammans med skökor, nu har kommit tillbaka, så har du för honom låtit slakta den gödda kalven.'
31 Då sade han till honom: 'Min son, du är alltid hos mig, och all mitt är ditt.
32 Men nu måste vi fröjda oss och vara glada; ty denne din broder var död, men har fått liv igen, han var förlorad, men är återfunnen.'»
Luke 15
English Standard Version
The Parable of the Lost Sheep
15 Now (A)the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him. 2 And the Pharisees and the scribes (B)grumbled, saying, (C)“This man receives sinners and (D)eats with them.”
3 So he told them this parable: 4 (E)“What man of you, having a hundred sheep, (F)if he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine (G)in the open country, and (H)go after the one that is lost, until he finds it? 5 And when he has found it, (I)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 (J)I have found my sheep that was lost.’ 7 Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who (K)repents than over ninety-nine (L)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 that I had lost.’ 10 Just so, I tell you, there is joy before (M)the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”
The Parable of the Prodigal Son
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 (N)the share of property that is coming to me.’ And he divided (O)his property between them. 13 Not many days later, the younger son gathered all he had and took a journey into a far country, and there he squandered his property in (P)reckless living. 14 And when he had spent everything, a severe famine arose in that country, and he began to be in need. 15 So he went and hired himself out to[b] one of the citizens of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed pigs. 16 And he (Q)was longing to be fed with the pods that the pigs ate, and no one gave him anything.
17 “But (R)when he (S)came to himself, he said, ‘How many of my father's hired servants have more than enough bread, but I perish here with hunger! 18 I will arise and go to my father, and I will say to him, “Father, (T)I have sinned against (U)heaven and before you. 19 (V)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 still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion, and (W)ran and (X)embraced him and (Y)kissed him. 21 And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you. (Z)I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’[c] 22 But the father said to his servants,[d] ‘Bring quickly (AA)the best robe, and put it on him, and put (AB)a ring on his hand, and (AC)shoes on his feet. 23 And bring (AD)the fattened calf and kill it, and (AE)let us eat and celebrate. 24 For this my son (AF)was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found.’ And they began to celebrate.
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 And he called one of the servants and asked what these things meant. 27 And he said to him, ‘Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fattened calf, because he has received him back 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, ‘Look, these many years I have served you, and I never disobeyed your command, yet you never gave me a young goat, that I might (AG)celebrate with my friends. 30 But when this son of yours came, (AH)who has devoured (AI)your property with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him!’ 31 And he said to him, ‘Son, (AJ)you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours. 32 It was fitting (AK)to celebrate and be glad, for this your brother (AL)was dead, and is alive; he was lost, and is found.’”
Footnotes
- Luke 15:8 Greek ten drachmas; a drachma was a Greek coin approximately equal in value to a Roman denarius, worth about a day's wage for a laborer
- Luke 15:15 Greek joined himself to
- Luke 15:21 Some manuscripts add treat me as one of your hired servants
- Luke 15:22 Or bondservants
Luke 15
New American Standard Bible
The Lost Sheep
15 Now all the (A)tax collectors and [a]sinners were coming near [b]Jesus to listen to Him. 2 And both the Pharisees and the scribes began to complain, saying, “This Man receives sinners and (B)eats with them.”
3 And so He told them this parable, saying, 4 “(C)What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and has lost one of them, does not leave the other ninety-nine in the [c]open pasture and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it? 5 And when he has found it, he puts 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, because I have found my sheep that was lost!’ 7 I tell you that in the same way, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need of repentance.
The Lost Coin
8 “Or what woman, if she has ten [d]silver coins and loses one coin, does not light a lamp and sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it? 9 And when she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, because I have found the coin which I had lost!’ 10 In the same way, I tell you, there is joy (D)in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”
The Prodigal Son
11 And He said, “A man had two sons. 12 The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me (E)the share of the estate that [e]is coming to me.’ And so he divided his [f](F)wealth between them. 13 And not many days later, the younger son gathered everything together and went on a journey to a distant country, and there he squandered his estate in [g]wild living. 14 Now when he had [h]spent everything, a severe famine occurred in that country, and he began doing without. 15 So he went and [i]hired himself out to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed pigs. 16 And he longed to have his fill of the carob pods that the pigs were eating, and no one was giving him anything. 17 But when he came to [j]his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired laborers have more than enough bread, but I am dying here [k]from hunger! 18 I will set out and go to my father, and will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven, and [l]in your sight; 19 I am no longer worthy to be called your son; treat me as one of your hired laborers.”’ 20 So he set out and came to [m]his father. But when he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion for him, and ran and [n](G)embraced him and kissed him. 21 And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and [o]in your sight; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’ 22 But the father said to his slaves, ‘Quickly bring out (H)the best robe and put it on him, and [p](I)put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet; 23 and bring the fattened calf, slaughter it, and let’s eat and celebrate; 24 for this son of mine was (J)dead and has come to life again; he was lost and has been found.’ And they began to celebrate.
25 “Now his older son was in the field, and when he came and approached the house, he heard music and dancing. 26 And he summoned one of the servants and began inquiring what these things could be. 27 And he said to him, ‘Your brother has come, and your father has slaughtered the fattened calf because he has received him back safe and sound.’ 28 But he became angry and was not willing to go in; and his father came out and began pleading with him. 29 But he answered and said to his father, ‘Look! For so many years I have been serving you and I have never [q]neglected a command of yours; and yet you never gave me a young goat, so that I might celebrate with my friends; 30 but when this son of yours came, who has devoured your [r](K)wealth with prostitutes, you slaughtered the fattened calf for him.’ 31 And he said to him, ‘Son, you [s]have always been with me, and all that is mine is yours. 32 But we had to celebrate and rejoice, because this brother of yours was (L)dead and has begun to live, and was lost and has been found.’”
Footnotes
- Luke 15:1 I.e., irreligious Jews
- Luke 15:1 Lit Him
- Luke 15:4 Lit wilderness
- Luke 15:8 Gr drachmas; one drachma was a day’s wages for a laborer
- Luke 15:12 Lit falls
- Luke 15:12 Lit means of subsistence
- Luke 15:13 Or wasteful
- Luke 15:14 Or wasted
- Luke 15:15 Lit joined himself to
- Luke 15:17 Lit himself
- Luke 15:17 Lit by
- Luke 15:18 Lit before you
- Luke 15:20 Lit his own
- Luke 15:20 Lit fell on his neck
- Luke 15:21 Lit before you
- Luke 15:22 Lit give...into his hand
- Luke 15:29 Or disobeyed
- Luke 15:30 Lit means of subsistence
- Luke 15:31 Lit are always with me
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