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làitliean cliiiiiunicli am mac a b" òige a cliuicl iiile,
days gathered the sun that was youniter his portion all,
agus ghabh e a thm-iis do dluithaich fad air astar, agus
and took he his journey to a country far on distance, and
an sin chaitli e a mhaoin le beatlia striiidheasaich. (5) Agus
theie wasted he his substance with a-life wasteful. And
an iiair a chaitli e a chuid uile, dh' eirich L;orta ro mhor
the time that had-w a sted he his portion all, arose a-famine very great
san tir sin; agus thòisich e ri bhith ami an iiireasbliiiidli.
in-the land that ; and began he to be in want.
(6) Agus cliaidh. e agus cheangail e e fliein ri aon de shaor-
And went he and bound he him self to one of(the)free-
dhaoine na diitliclia sin; agus chuir e d' a fheai-ann e, a
men of -the country that ; and sent he to his land him, to
bhiadliadli mhuc. (7) Agus bu mliiann leis a blirii a lionadli
(the) feeding of-swine. And was desire with-him his belly to fill
de na plaosgan a blia na iiiucan ag itheadli ; acli cha d'thug
of the husks which were the swine a - eating ; buù not gave
neacli aii- bitli dlia. (8) Agus an uair a thainig e d' a ionnsaidli
a-person on being to-him. And the t me that CAme he to him
fliein, tliuii't e, Cia lion de luclid-tuarasdail m" atliar-sa aig a
self, said he. How many of folk - of - wages oi-iny father at wliom
blieil aran gu lleòir agus r" a slieaclinadli, an uair a tlia niise
is bread to pUnty and to its sparing, the time that am /
a' bàsachadli le gorta. (9) Eiridli mi agus tlieid mi
a- dying with want. Will-arise I and will-go I
dli' ionnsaidli m' atliar, agus their mi ris, Atliair, pheacaich
to of-my father, and will-say I to-him. Father, (have) sinned
mi an aghaidli fhlaitheanais agus ad làtliaii--sa ; agus chan
I in (the) face of-heaven and m-tini presence ; and not (am)
aii-idli mi tuilleadli gun goirteadh do mliac-sa dliiom ; dean
worthy I mere that should-be-called tinj son of-me ; make
mi mar aon de d" luchd-tuai-asdail. (10) Agus dh' eirich
me as one of thy folk - of - wages. And arose
e agus cliaidh e dh' ionnsaidh athar. (11) Ach air dha bhith
he and went he to of-his-father. But on to-him being
fliathast fad uaith, chunnaig 'atliair e, agus ghabh e triias
yet far from-him, saw his father him, and took he pity
dheth, agus ruitli e, agus thuit e ah- a mhuineal, ag^is phòg e
of-him, and ran he, and fell he on his neck, and kissed he
6. (12) Agus thuii-t am mac ris. Athair, pheacaich mi an
him. And said the son to-him, Father, (have) sinned I in
aghaidli fhlaitheanais agus ad làthaii'-sa, agus chan airidh
(rae)faoe of-heaven and in-thii presence, and not (am) worthy
mi tuiUeadh gun gou'teadh do nihac dliiom. (13) Ach
I more that shuuld-be-called thy son of-me. But