1    ^note Soðlice him genealæhtun manfulle ∧ synfulle &thaet; hig his word gehyrdon;

2   Ða murcnedon þa farisei ∧ þa boceras ∧ cwædon; Ðes onfehð synfulle ∧ mid him ytt;

3   Þa cwæþ he þis big-spel to þam;

4   Hwylc man is of eow þe hæfð hund sceapa. ∧ gif he for-lyst &adia;n of þam. hu ne for-læt he þonne nigon ∧ hund-nigontig on þam westene. ∧ gæð to þam þe for-wearð oð he hit fint.

5   ∧ þonne he hit fint he hitt set on his exla geblissiende.

6   ∧ þonne he ham cymð he to-somne clypað hys frynd ∧ his nehheburas. ∧ cwyð; Blissiað mid me for-þam ic funde min scep þe for-wearð;

7   Ic secge eow &thaet; swa byð on heofone blis be anum synfullum þe dædbote deð. ma þonne ofer nigon ∧ nigontigum riht-wisra þe dæd-bote ne beðurfon;

8   Oððe hwilc wif hæfð tyn scyllingas. gif heo forlyst anne scylling. hu ne on-ælð heo hyre leoht-fæt. ∧ awent hyre hus ∧ secð geornlice oð heo hine fint;

9   ∧ þonne heo hine fint heo clypað hyre frynd ∧ nehhe-byryna ∧ cwyð. blyssiað mid me forþam ic funde minne scylling þe ic forleas;

10   Ic secge eow swa bið blis beforan godes englum be anum synfullum þe dæd-bote d&edia;ð;

11    ^note He cwæð. soðlice sum man hæfde twegen suna.

12   þa cwæð se yldra to his fæder; Fædia;der. syle me minne dæl minre æhte þe me to ge-byreþ. þa dælde he him his æhte;

13   Ða æfter feawa dagum ealle his þing gegaderude se gingra sunu. ∧ ferde wræclice on feorlen rice. ∧ for-spilde þar his æhta lybbende on his gædia;lsan;

14   Ða he hig hæfde ealle amyrrede þa wearð mycel hunger on þam r&idia;ce ∧ he wearð wædla;

15   Þa ferde he ∧ folgude &adia;num burh-sittendan men þæs rices. ða sende he hine to his tune &thaet; he heolde his swyn;

16   Ða ge-wilnode he his wambe gefyllan of þam bien-coddun þe ða swyn ædia;ton. ∧ him man ne sealde;

17   Þa beþohte he hine ∧ cwæð; Eala hu fela yrðlinga on mines fæder huse hl&adia;f genohne habbað ∧ ic her on hungre for-wurðe;

18   Ic ar&idia;se. ∧ ic fare to m&idia;num fæder. ∧ ic secge him; E&adia;la fæder ic syngode on heofenas. ∧ beforan þe.

19   nu ic neom wyrðe &thaet; ic beo þin sunu nemned. do me swa anne of þinum yrðlingum;

20   ∧ he aras þa ∧ com to his fæder. ∧ þa gyt þa he wæs feorr his fæder he hyne geseah ∧ wearð mid mild-heortnesse astyrod ∧ agen hine &adia;rn ∧ hine beclypte ∧ cyste hine;

21   Ða cwæð his sunu; Fæder. ic syngude on heofon. ∧ beforan ðe. nu ic ne eom wyrþe &thaet; ic þin sunu beo genemned;

22   Ða cwæþ se fæder to his þeowum; Bringað raðe þæne selestan gegyrelan ∧ scrydað hyne ∧ syllað him hring on his hand. ∧ gesc&ydia; to his fotum.

23   ∧ bringað an fætt styric ∧ of-sleað ∧ utun etan ∧ gewist-fullian.

24   for-þam þes min sunu wæs dead ∧ he ge-edcucude. he for-wearð ∧ he is gemet; Ða ongunnon hig gewist-læcan

25   Soðlice hys yldra sunu wæs on æcere ∧ he c&odia;m. ∧ þa he þam huse genealæhte he ge-hyrde þæne sweg ∧ &thaet; weryd.

26   Þa clypode he anne þeow ∧ axode hine hwæt &thaet; wære;

27   Ða cwæð he þin broðor com. ∧ þin fæder of-sloh &adia;n fæt celf for-þam þe he hyne halne on-feng;

28   Ða bealh he hine ∧ nolde ingan; Þa eode his fæder &udia;t ∧ ongan hine biddan;

29   Ða cwæþ he his fæder ∧swarigende; Efne swa fela geara ic þe þeowude ∧ ic næfre þin bebod ne forgymde. ∧ ne sealdest þu me næfre an ticcen &thaet; ic mid minum freondum gewist-fullude;

30   Ac syððan þes þin sunu com. þe hys sp&edia;de mid myltystrum amyrde. þu of-sloge him fædia;tt celf;

31   Ða cwæþ he sunu. þu eart symle mid me. ∧ ealle mine þing synt þ&idia;ne

32   þe ge-byrede gewist-fullian ∧ geblissian for-þam þes þin broðor wæs dead ∧ he ge-edcucede he for-wearð ∧ he is gemet;

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