282 BENGALI,
Ish'argr biruddhe 6 tomar nazare pap karisi: ar amitomarsele namer zuggi
God's against and thy in-sight sin have-done: anymore I thy son name's fit
nay.' Kintu bap ta> chakarderkalo/bhaloposhakano, ar 6-ke parao: hate
not-am.' But fathef his servants-to said, «good dress bring, and on-him put-on: on-hand
aa^ti 6 paye parao. A* amra kheyS deye amod kari; kfenona
ring and on-foot(shoes) put-on. And (let)-us by-eating etcetera rejoicing do; because
amar ei selS mare1 zaye, pher blchise; she haraye zaj, ar pawa-
my this son dying going, again has-survived; he being-lost went, and has-been-
gjase? Ar tara amod karti laglo.
recovered' And they rejoicing to-do began.
Takhan tar bara sele kh7ate silo: ar zamon barir kase el6, gan each
Then his-elder son in-field was: and as house's near came, song dance
shunti p^lo. Takhan ak zon chakar-re d^kg batta nilo, (e shakaler mane
to>hear got. Then one person servant-to calling neics took^tUs all's meaning
ki?' Takhan she ta-re ballo,' tomar bhai aise, taiti tomair bap ak
what?1 Then he him told, 'thy brother has-come, therefore thy father one
bhoj diyesto kenona tini ta-re bhalo bhabe pais^n.' Tate she rag karlo,
feast has-given because he him well wrtikate has-got' Upon-that he anger did,
ar barir maddhi zati cheld na. Taiti tar bap bairi elo ar buzhoti
and house's inside to-go wanted not. Therefore his father outside cane andto-reason
laglo. She zab diye tar bap-re kalo,' dakho, eto basar ami tomir sheba
began. He answer giving his father-to told, 'see, so*many year I thy service
karsi: kakhano tomar katha aman7a kari nai, tabu tnmi kakhano
have-been'domg; at-any-time thy word disregard have-done not, still thou at'ony-time
ama-re ak-ta sagaler sa-6 dad nai, ze ami bandhuder niyg amod
me-to one goat's kid-even have-given not, so-thai I friends taking rejoicing
kari. Kintu zakhan tomar shei sSle eld ze beshrader shaitge tomar shampatti
may-do. Sut when thy that son came who harlots' with thy property
kheyS phelese1, tumi tar zanre «k bhoz dile/ Pare tini tare kalSn,
eating has-throm, thou his onwcomt one feast host-given' Afterwards he him-to said,
'tumibarabar amar kase asa, ar amar zatha-shabbashTa tomar-i. Amader
1 thou always my near art, and my everything thine-only (is). Our
amod ahlad kara uchit k^nona tomar bhai margsilo, pare abar
rejoicing gladness Mo proper (is) because thy brother was-deadt then again
bachise; she haraye zay, ph^r pawa-gese.'
has-svwived; he becoming-lost did-go, again has'been-recovered.'