And he said, A certain had two : And the younger of them said to his , Father, give me the portion of that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his . And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a country, and there wasted his with living. And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty in that land; and he began to be in . And he went and joined himself to a of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed . And he would fain have filled his belly with the that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him. And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with ! I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have against , and before thee, And am no more worthy to be called thy : make me as one of thy hired servants. And he arose, and came to his . But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had , and ran, and fell on his , and him. And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy , and am no more worthy to be called thy son. But the father said to his , Bring forth the best , and put it on him; and put a on his hand, and shoes on his feet: And bring hither the fatted , and kill it; and let us , and be : For this my son was , and is again; he was , and is . And they began to be merry. Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the , he heard and dancing. And he called one of the , and asked what these things meant. And he said unto him, Thy is come; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him and sound. And he was , and would not go in: therefore came his father out, and him. And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy : and yet thou never gavest me a , that I might make merry with my friends: But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with , thou hast killed for him the fatted calf. And he said unto him, , thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine. It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy was dead, and is again; and was , and is .
