BCC ¹¹ Il dit encore : "un homme avait deux fils.

KJV ¹¹ And he said, A certain man had two sons:

BCC ¹² Le plus jeune dit à son père : "mon père, donne-moi la part de biens qui doit me revenir. " Et il leur partagea son avoir.

KJV ¹² And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living.

BCC ¹³ Peu de jours après, le plus jeune fils, ayant tout réalisé, partit pour un pays lointain, et il y dissipa son bien en menant une vie de prodigue.

KJV ¹³ And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.

BCC ¹⁴ Lorsqu'il eut tout dépensé, survint une grande famine dans ce pays, et il commença à sentir le besoin.

KJV ¹⁴ And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want.

BCC ¹⁵ Et il alla se mettre au service d'un habitant de ce pays, qui l'envoya dans ses champs paître des porc.

KJV ¹⁵ And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.

BCC ¹⁶ Et il eût bien voulu se remplir le ventre des caroubes que mangeaient les porcs, mais personne ne lui en donnait.

KJV ¹⁶ And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.

BCC ¹⁷ Alors, rentrant en lui-même, il dit : "combien de mercenaires de mon père ont du pain en trop, et moi, ici, je meurs de faim ! "

KJV ¹⁷ And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!

BCC ¹⁸ Je me lèverai et j'irai à mon père, et je lui dirai : Mon père, j'ai péché contre le ciel et envers toi ;

KJV ¹⁸ I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,

BCC ¹⁹ je ne suis plus digne d'être appelé ton fils : traite-moi comme l'un de tes mercenaires. "

KJV ¹⁹ And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.

BCC ²⁰ Et il se leva et alla vers son père.

Comme il était encore loin, son père le vit ; et, touché de compassion, il courut, se jeta à son cou, et le couvrit de baisers.

KJV ²⁰ And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.

BCC ²¹ Le fils lui dit : "mon père, j'ai péché contre le ciel et envers toi ; je ne suis plus digne d'être appelé ton fils."

KJV ²¹ And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.

BCC ²² Mais le père dit à ses serviteurs : "vite, apportez la plus belle robe et l'en revêtez ; mettez-lui un anneau au doigt et des chaussures aux pieds ;

KJV ²² But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet:

BCC ²³ et amenez le veau gras, tuez-le ; et mangeons, festoyons :

KJV ²³ And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry:

BCC ²⁴ car mon fils que voici était mort, et il est revenu à la vie ; il était perdu, et il a été retrouvé." Et ils se mirent à festoyer.

KJV ²⁴ For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.