LUKE 15:23 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) Then get the grain-fed calf and slaughter it so we can celebrate with a feast,

Key: khaki:verbs, orange:accusative/object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

UST And bring the calf that we have fattened for a special occasion and kill it, so that we can eat it and celebrate!

BLB and having brought the fattened calf, kill it, and having eaten, let us be merry.

AICNT and {bring}[fn] the fattened calf and sacrifice it, and eating, let us rejoice,

15:23, bring: Some manuscripts read “having brought.” A(02) W(032) BYZ TR

OEB and bring the fattened calf and kill it, and let us eat and make merry;

WEBBE Bring the fattened calf, kill it, and let’s eat and celebrate;

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Bring the fattened calf and kill it! Let us eat and celebrate,

LSV and having brought the fatted calf, kill [it], and having eaten, we may be merry,

FBV Bring the calf we've been fattening and kill it. Let's have a feast to celebrate

TCNT Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let us eat and celebrate.

T4T Then bring the fat calf and kill it and cook it. We (inc) must eat and celebrate,

LEB And bring the fattened calf—kill it[fn] and let us eat and[fn] celebrate,

15:23 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation

15:23 *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“eat”) has been translated as a finite verb

BBE And get the fat young ox and put it to death, and let us have a feast, and be glad.

Moff and bring the fatted calf, kill it, and let us eat and be merry;

Wymth Fetch the fat calf and kill it, and let us feast and enjoy ourselves;

ASV and bring the fatted calf, and kill it, and let us eat, and make merry:

DRA And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it, and let us eat and make merry:

YLT and having brought the fatted calf, kill [it], and having eaten, we may be merry,

Drby and bring the fatted calf and kill it, and let us eat and make merry:

RV and bring the fatted calf, and kill it, and let us eat, and make merry:

SLT And having brought the fatted calf, sacrifice, and eating, let us be gladdened.

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

KJB-1769 And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry:
( And bring hither/here the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry: )

KJB-1611 And bring hither the fatted calfe, and kill it, and let vs eate and be merrie.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps And bryng hyther that fat calfe, and kyll it, and let vs eate and be mery:
(And bring hither/here that fat calf, and kill it, and let us eat and be mery:)

Gnva And bring the fat calfe, and kill him, and let vs eate, and be merie:
(And bring the fat calf, and kill him, and let us eat, and be merie: )

Cvdl and brynge hither a fed calfe, and kyll it, lat vs eate and be mery:
(and bring hither/here a fed calf, and kill it, lat us eat and be mery:)

TNT And bringe hidder that fatted caulfe and kyll him and let vs eate and be mery:
(And bring hither/here that fatted caulfe and kill him and let us eat and be mery: )

Wycl and schoon on hise feet; and brynge ye a fat calf, and sle ye, and ete we, and make we feeste.
(and shoen on his feet; and bring ye/you_all a fat calf, and slay/kill ye/you_all, and eat we, and make we feast.)

Luth und bringet ein gemästet Kalb her und schlachtet es: lasset uns essen und fröhlich sein!
(and brings/gets a fattened calf her and slaughters it: let us/to_us/ourselves eat and cheerful be!)

ClVg et adducite vitulum saginatum, et occidite, et manducemus, et epulemur:[fn]
(and adducite calf saginatum, and killede, and manducemus, and epulemur: )

15.23 Adducite vitulum. Prædicate Christum et mortem ejus insinuate, ut et corde credat, occisum imitando, et ore percipiat passionis sacramentum ad emendationem.

15.23 Adducite calf. Prædicate Christ/Messiah and death his insinuate, as and heart credat, occisum imitando, and vocally percipiat passion sacrament to emendationem.

UGNT καὶ φέρετε τὸν μόσχον τὸν σιτευτόν, θύσατε, καὶ φαγόντες εὐφρανθῶμεν.
(kai ferete ton mosⱪon ton siteuton, thusate, kai fagontes eufranthōmen.)

SBL-GNT καὶ ⸀φέρετε τὸν μόσχον τὸν σιτευτόν, θύσατε, καὶ φαγόντες εὐφρανθῶμεν,
(kai ⸀ferete ton mosⱪon ton siteuton, thusate, kai fagontes eufranthōmen,)

RP-GNT καὶ ἐνέγκαντες τὸν μόσχον τὸν σιτευτὸν θύσατε, καὶ φαγόντες εὐφρανθῶμεν·
(kai enegkantes ton mosⱪon ton siteuton thusate, kai fagontes eufranthōmen;)

TC-GNT καὶ [fn]ἐνέγκαντες τὸν μόσχον τὸν σιτευτὸν θύσατε, καὶ φαγόντες εὐφρανθῶμεν·
(kai enegkantes ton mosⱪon ton siteuton thusate, kai fagontes eufranthōmen; )

15:23 ενεγκαντες ¦ φερετε CT

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 15:11–32: Jesus told about a father welcoming his sinful son home

In this parable Jesus told about a young man who left his father’s home and wasted the money that his father had given him. Then Jesus told how the young man returned to his father, and how his father welcomed him home. The young man had an older brother who was not happy at all when his father welcomed his younger brother. This story illustrates what God is like. He is ready to forgive anyone who truly turns from his sins and begins to obey him. It also warns people not to be like the older son, who did not want to forgive his brother.

Some other headings for this section are:

The Lost Son (GNT)

The Son Who Left Home (NCV)

A son who wasted his share of the inheritance

A father was happy when his son returned home

Before you decide on a heading for this section, think about a natural way in your language to describe a child who deliberately left home and foolishly wasted his money. In some languages a word such as “lost” can only be used to describe someone who doesn’t know where he is. If that is true in your language, you will want to use a more appropriate expression for this context.

Paragraph 15:20b–24

In 15:20b–c the focus changes from the young man to the father and what the father felt and did when the son came home.

15:23a

Bring the fattened calf and kill it.

Go^(plur) get the young cow/bull that we^(incl) have fattened ready for a feast. Kill/Butcher it and cook/roast it!
Go^(plur) get our^(incl) best/fattest animal. Slaughter it and prepare it

Bring: The Greek word that the BSB translates as Bring indicates here that the servants should go out to the pasture or barn and get the fattened calf.

the fattened calf: Jewish families who had enough money fed one of their young cows much grain so that it would become fat. Then when the family wanted to have a special feast, it would be ready to be killed and eaten. If it is not natural in your language to speak of a fattened calf, you may translate this phrase as:

the fat/best calf

the calf that we^(incl) have been fattening

calf: The Greek word that the BSB translates as calf refers to the male offspring of a cow. If the idea of killing a calf is unacceptable to your readers, you may be able to use a more general word for a domestic animal. For example:

our fattest/best animal

and kill it: The Greek word that the BSB translates as kill means here to kill and butcher it. In some languages it may be necessary to supply the implied information that the calf was to be cooked or roasted. For example:

kill/butcher it and cook/roast it

15:23b

Let us feast and celebrate.

We^(incl) will have a feast to celebrate my son’s return,
so that we^(incl) will all have a big feast and be happy together.

Let us feast and celebrate: The Greek word that the BSB translates as Let us feast is literally “let us eat.” The father was saying that they would all eat a big meal together and rejoice that his son had returned. He probably implied that they would invite people and have a big celebration. In some languages it may be necessary to make some of this implied information explicit. For example:

Let us have a feast to celebrate my son’s return

celebrate: The Greek word that the BSB translates as celebrate literally means “make merry.” It refers here to enjoying oneself by eating a good meal. Another way to translate celebrate here is:

we will enjoy ourselves

we will be happy together

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

καὶ φέρετε τὸν μόσχον τὸν σιτευτόν, θύσατε, καὶ φαγόντες εὐφρανθῶμεν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: καί φέρετε τόν μόσχον τόν σιτευτόν θύσατε καί φαγόντες εὐφρανθῶμεν)

If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate this so that it is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: [He also told his servants to bring the calf they had been fattening and butcher it so that they could have a celebration feast]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / you

φέρετε & θύσατε

˓be˒_bringing & sacrifice_‹it›

Since the father is speaking to a number of servants, the implied “you” in these imperatives would be plural. Your language may need to show that distinction explicitly.

Note 3 topic: translate-unknown

μόσχον τὸν σιτευτόν

calf (Some words not found in SR-GNT: καί φέρετε τόν μόσχον τόν σιτευτόν θύσατε καί φαγόντες εὐφρανθῶμεν)

A calf is a young cow. People would give one of their calves special food so that it would grow well, and then, when they wanted to have a special feast, they would butcher and eat that calf. If your readers would not know what a calf or a cow is, or if a description of eating a cow would be offensive to them, you could use a general expression here. Alternate translation: [the young animal we have been making fat]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

θύσατε

sacrifice_‹it›

In this context, the term kill means to slaughter an animal and prepare its meat to be eaten. The implication is that the servants were also to cook the meat for the feast that the father wanted to have. Alternate translation: [butcher and cook]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / hendiadys

φαγόντες εὐφρανθῶμεν

˓having˒_eaten ˱we˲_˓may_be˒_gladdened

The phrase eat and celebrate expresses a single idea by using two words connected with and. The word eat indicates how the father wants to celebrate his son’s homecoming. Alternate translation: [celebrate by having a feast]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / exclusive