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tliuirt e ris, A mliic, tha thusa a glmàtli maille rium, agTis na
.saiil he to-him, Son, art thou of custom with-nie, and the
li-iiile uitliean is lleamsa. is lleatsa iad. (23) Bii choir dhiiiiin
all things (that) are with-(;ic are with //(('c they. It-was right to-us
a bliith subhach, agais aoiblineach ; oir bha do bhràthair sa
to l>e merry, and joyful; for was tliy brother tliis
niarbli, agiis tha e beo a ris ; agus blia e caillte agiis
(lead and is he alive again ; and was he lost and
fhiiaradh e.
has-been-found he.
THE PRODIGAL SON.
(1) A certain man had two sons. (2) And the younger of them said tol is father,
Fatlier, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. (3) And he divided
unto them his living. (4) And not many days after, the younger sim gii flit-red all
together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted li s sulistance
with liotous living. (5) And when he had spent all, ttiere aiose a niiglity famine in
that land ; and he began to be in want. (6) And lie went and joined liiuistlf \u a
citizen of that country ; and he sent him into liis fields to fi-ed swine. (7) And lie
would fain have tilled his belly with the hu^ks that the swine di'1 eat ; and no man
gave unto him (8) And when he came to himself he said, Howmany hired servants
of my father's have bread enough aii<l to spare, and I peiish with hunaer ! (9) I
will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him. Father, I have sinned against
Heaven and before thee ; and am no more worthy to be called thy son ; make me
as one of thy hired servants. (10) And he arose and came to his father. (11) But
when he was yet a great wav off, his fn.ther saw him, and had compassion and ran,
and fell on h's neck and kissed him. (12) And the son said unto him, Father, I
have sinned against Heaven and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be tailed
tliy son. (13) But the Father said to his servants. Bring forth the best robe and
put it on him ; and put a ring on hi- hand and shoes on his feet. (i4) And brina:
hither the fatted calf and kill it, and let us eat and be meu-y ; for this my son was
dead and is alive again ; he was lost and is found. (15) And they began to be
merry. (16) Now his elder son was in the field ; and as he came and drew nigh to
the house, he h<-ard music and dancing. (17) And he called one of the servants,
and asked what these things meant. (18) And he said unt.i him. Thy brother is
come ; and thy father hath kdled the fatted calf, because he hath received him
.safe and sound. (19) And he was angry, and would not go in ; therefore came his
father out ami entreated him. (20) And hf, answering, S'id to his father, Lo,
these many years do I .seive thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy com-
mandment : and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my
friends. (21) But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy
living with harlots, thou hast killed f^r him the fatteil calf. (22) And he said unto
him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine. (23) It was meet
that we should make merry and be glad ; for this thy brotlier was dead and is.
alive again ; and was lost and is found.
LESSON IV.
An Greasaiche agus na Dagine-sith.
(1) Bha anil roimhe so greasaiche, agais bha e na "dliuine
firinneach, ceart.
(2) Blia e a saoithreacliadh gai goh't, acli an deidh a h-iiile
rud a bha ami, cha b' iirrainn da a chosnadli na chiimadh beo e.
(3) Mu dlieireadh chaill e a chuid an t-saoghal, acli uiread
leathraich agus a dheanadh aon phaidhir bhròg.