Revised Literal Translation

Luke 15:11-27

11Andδέ·deG1161he saidG3004,A certainτιςtisG5100manἄνθρωπόςanthrōposG444hadεἶχενeichenG2192twoδύοduoG1417sonsυἱούς.huiousG5207:

12ὁhoG3588τῷtōG3588AndG2532the youngerνεώτεροςneōterosG3501of themαὐτῶνautōnG846saidG3004toτὸtoG3588 G3962hisfatherπατρί· τῆςpatri tēsG3588 G3962,Fatherπάτερ,paterG3962,giveδόςdosG1325meG1473the portionμέροςmerosG3313of goodsοὐσίας. ὁousias hoG3588 G3776that fallethἐπιβάλλονepiballonG1911to me.AndG2532he dividedδιεῖλενdieilenG1244unto themαὐτοῖςautoisG846hislivingτὸν βίον.ton bionG3588 G979.

13ὁhoG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532notοὐouG3756manyπολλὰςpollasG4183daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250afterμετ᾽met᾽G3326the youngerνεώτεροςneōterosG3501sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207gatheredG4863allG537togetherσυναγαγὼνsunagagōnG4863,and took his journeyἀπεδήμησενapedēmēsenG589intoεἰςeisG1519a farμακρὰνmakranG3117countryχώρανchōranG5561,andκαὶkaiG2532thereἐκεῖekeiG1563wastedδιεσκόρπισενdieskorpisenG1287hisαὐτοῦautouG846substanceτὴν οὐσίανtēn ousianG3588 G3776with riotousἀσώτως.asōtōsG811livingζῶνzōnG2198.

14AndδὲdeG1161when heαὐτοῦautouG846had spentδαπανήσαντοςdapanēsantosG1159allπάνταpantaG3956,there aroseἐγένετοegenetoG1096a mightyἰσχυρὰischuraG2478famineλιμὸςlimosG3042inκατὰkataG2596thatἐκείνην,ekeinēnG1565landτὴν χώρανtēn chōranG3588 G5561;andκαὶkaiG2532heαὐτὸςautosG846beganG756to be in wantὑστερεῖσθαι.hustereisthaiG5302.

15AndκαὶkaiG2532he wentπορευθεὶςporeutheisG4198and joined himselfἐκολλήθηekollēthēG2853toἑνὶheniG1520a citizenτῶν πολιτῶνtōn politōnG3588 G4177of thatἐκείνης,ekeinēsG1565countryτῆς χώραςtēs chōrasG3588 G5561;andκαὶkaiG2532he sentἔπεμψενepempsenG3992himαὐτὸνautonG846intoεἰςeisG1519hisαὐτοῦautouG846fieldsτοὺς ἀγροὺςtous agrousG3588 G68to feedβόσκεινboskeinG1006swineχοίρους.choirousG5519.

16AndκαὶkaiG2532he would fainἐπεθύμειepethumeiG1937have filledG1072hisG846bellyG3588 G2836withG575the husksκερατίωνkeratiōnG3588 G2769thatὧνhōnG3739the swineχοῖροι,choiroiG3588 G5519did eatἤσθιονēsthionG2068:andκαὶkaiG2532no manοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762gaveἐδίδουedidouG1325unto himG846.

17AndδὲdeG1161when he cameἐλθὼνelthōnG2064toεἰςeisG1519himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438,he saidG3004,How manyπόσοιposoiG4214hired servantsμίσθιοιmisthioiG3407of myG1473father’sτοῦ πατρόςtou patrosG3588 G3962have breadἄρτων,artōnG740enough and to spareπερισσεύονταιperisseuontaiG4052,andδὲdeG1161IG1473perishἀπόλλυμαι.apollumaiG622with hungerλιμῷlimōG3042!

18I will ariseἀναστὰςanastasG450and goπορεύσομαιporeusomaiG4198toπρὸςprosG4314myG1473fatherτὸν πατέραton pateraG3588 G3962,andκαὶkaiG2532will sayG2046unto himαὐτῷ·autōG846,Fatherπάτερ,paterG3962,I have sinnedἥμαρτονhēmartonG264againstεἰςeisG1519heavenτὸν οὐρανὸνton ouranonG3588 G3772,andκαὶkaiG2532beforeἐνώπιόνenōpionG1799theeσου·souG4771,

19τῶνtōnG3588AndG2532amεἰμὶeimiG1510no moreG3765worthyἄξιοςaxiosG514to be calledκληθῆναιklēthēnaiG2564thyσου.souG4771sonυἱόςhuiosG5207:makeποίησόνpoiēsonG4160meG1473asὡςhōsG5613oneἕναhenaG1520of thyσου.souG4771hired servantsμισθίωνmisthiōnG3407.

20AndκαὶkaiG2532he aroseἀναστὰςanastasG450,and cameἦλθενēlthenG2064toπρὸςprosG4314hisἑαυτοῦ.¶he'autouG1438fatherτὸν πατέραton pateraG3588 G3962.ButδὲdeG1161when heαὐτοῦautouG846wasἀπέχοντοςapechontosG568yetἜτιEtiG2089a great way offμακρὰνmakranG3112,hisαὐτὸνautonG846fatherὁ πατὴρho patērG3588 G3962sawG3708himαὐτοῦautouG846,andκαὶkaiG2532had compassionἐσπλαγχνίσθη,esplagchnisthēG4697,andκαὶkaiG2532ranδραμὼνdramōnG5143,and fellἐπέπεσενepepesenG1968onἐπὶepiG1909hisαὐτοῦautouG846neckτὸν τράχηλονton trachēlonG3588 G5137,andκαὶkaiG2532kissedκατεφίλησενkatephilēsenG2705himαὐτόν.autonG846.

21AndδὲdeG1161the sonὁ υἱὸςho huiosG3588 G5207saidG3004unto himαὐτῷ·autōG846,Fatherπάτερ,paterG3962,I have sinnedἥμαρτονhēmartonG264againstεἰςeisG1519heavenτὸν οὐρανὸνton ouranonG3588 G3772,andG2532inG1799thyσου·souG4771sightG1799,andG2532amεἰμὶeimiG1510no moreG3765worthyἄξιοςaxiosG514to be calledκληθῆναιklēthēnaiG2564thyσουsouG4771sonυἱόςhuiosG5207.

22G3588ButδὲdeG1161the fatherπατὴρpatērG3588 G3962saidG3004toπρὸςprosG4314hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846servantsδούλουςdoulousG3588 G1401,Bring forthἐξενέγκατεexenegkateG1627the bestπρώτηνprōtēnG4413robeστολὴνstolēnG3588 G4749,andκαὶkaiG2532putG1746itonG1746himαὐτὸνautonG846;andκαὶkaiG2532putδότεdoteG1325a ringδακτύλιονdaktulionG1146onεἰςeisG1519hisαὐτοῦautouG846handχεῖραcheiraG3588 G5495,andκαὶkaiG2532shoesὑποδήματαhupodēmataG5266onεἰςeisG1519hisfeetπόδας,podasG3588 G4228:

23τὸνtonG3588τὸνtonG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532bring hitherφέρετεphereteG5342the fattedσιτευτόν,siteutonG4618calfμόσχονmoschonG3448,and killθύσατε,thusateG2380it;andκαὶkaiG2532let us eatφαγόντεςphagontesG5315,and be merryεὐφρανθῶμεν,euphranthōmenG2165:

24ForὅτιhotiG3754thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778myG1473sonὁ υἱόςho huiosG3588 G5207wasἦνēnG1510deadνεκρὸςnekrosG3498,andG2532is alive againἀνέζησεν,anezēsenG326;G2532he wasἦνēnG1510lostἀπολωλὼςapolōlōsG622,andG2532is foundεὑρέθη.heurethēG2147.AndG2532they beganG756to be merryεὐφραίνεσθαι.¶euphrainesthaiG2165.

25ὁhoG3588NowδὲdeG1161hisαὐτοῦautouG846elderπρεσβύτεροςpresbuterosG4245sonυἱὸς ὁhuios hoG3588 G5207wasἮνĒnG1510inἐνenG1722the fieldἀγρῷ.agrōG68:andκαὶkaiG2532asὡςhōsG5613he cameἐρχόμενοςerchomenosG2064and drew nighἤγγισενēngisenG1448to the houseτῇ οἰκίᾳ,tēa oikiaG3588 G3614,he heardἤκουσενēkousenG191musickσυμφωνίαςsumphōniasG4858andκαὶkaiG2532dancingχορῶν.chorōnG5525.

26AndκαὶkaiG2532he calledπροσκαλεσάμενοςproskalesamenosG4341oneἕναhenaG1520of the servantsτῶν παίδωνtōn paidōnG3588 G3816,and askedἐπυνθάνετοepunthanetoG4441whatτίtiG5101these thingsταῦτα.¶tautaG3778meantεἴηeiēG1510.

27AndδὲdeG1161he saidG3588 G3004unto himαὐτῷautōG846,ὅτιhotiG3754ThyσουsouG4771brotherἀδελφόςadelphosG3588 G80is comeἥκει,hēkeiG2240;andκαὶkaiG2532thyσουsouG4771fatherπατήρpatērG3588 G3962hath killedἔθυσενethusenG2380theG3588 G3448fattedσιτευτόν,siteutonG3588 G4618calfμόσχονmoschonG3588 G3448,becauseὅτιhotiG3754he hath receivedἀπέλαβεν.apelabenG618himαὐτὸνautonG846safe and soundὑγιαίνονταhugiainontaG5198.

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