Luke 15:25

1395 But his eldere sone was in the feeld; and whanne he cam, and neiyede to the hous, he herde a symfonye and a croude. (Wyclif's Bible by John Wycliffe)

1534 The elder brother was in the felde and when he cam and drewe nye to ye housse he herde minstrelcy and daunsynge (Tyndale Bible by William Tyndale)

1535 But the elder sonne was in the felde. And whan he came, and drewe nye to the house, he herde ye mynstrelsye and daunsynge, (Coverdale Bible)

1539 (Great Bible First Edition - Miles Coverdale)

1540 The elder brother was in the felde: and when he came and drewe nye to the housse, he herde mynstrelsy & daunsynge, (Great Bible Second Edition - Miles Coverdale)

1549 The elder brother was in the fielde, & when he came, & drewe nye to the house, he hearde minstrelcy and daunsynge, (Matthew's Bible - John Rogers)

1557 (Geneva 1557)

1560 (Geneva Bible) First Edition

1568 The elder brother was in the fielde: and when he came and drewe nye to the house, he hearde minstrelsie & daunsing, (Bishop's Bible First Edition

1582 (Rheims 1582)

1587 Nowe the elder brother was in the fielde, and when he came and drewe neere to the house, he heard melodie, and dauncing, (Geneva Bible) by William Whittingham

1599 (Geneva Bible) by William Whittingham

1611 Now his elder sonne was in the field, and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musicke & dauncing, (King James Version)

1729 In the mean time his elder son was in the country. at his return, when he came near home, he heard the musick and dancing: (Mace New Testament)

1745 Now his older son was in the field: But as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing. (Mr. Whiston's Primitive New Testament)

1762 (King James Version)

1769 Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing. (King James Version - Benjamin Blayney)

1770 But his elder son was out in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing: (Worsley Version by John Worsley)

1790 And they began to be merry. Now his eldest son was in the field. And as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing. (Wesley Version by John Wesley)

1795 Now his elder brother had been in the field: and when coming home he drew near the house, he heard a concert of music, and the chorus. (A Translation of the New Testament from the Original Greek by Thomas Haweis)

1833 Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing. (Webster Version - by Noah Webster)

1835 Now his elder son was in the field, walking home. And as he drew near the house, he heard music and dancing. (Living Oracles by Alexander Campbell)

1849 But he, the elder son, was in the field; and as he came and drew near to the house, he heard the voice of music; (Etheridge Translation by John Etheridge)

1850 (King James Version by Committee)

1851 (Murdock Translation)

1855 Calvin Bible by the Calvin Translation Society

1858 But his older son was in the field; and when he came and approached the house he heard music and the dancers. (The New Testament Translated from the Original Greek by Leicester Sawyer)

1865 Was and the son of him the elder in a field; and as he was coming near to the house, he heard a sound of music and dancers. (The Emphatic Diaglott by Benjamin Wilson)

1865 Now his elder son was in the field. And as he came, and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing. (The New Testament of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ 1865 by American Bible Union)

1869 Now his elder son was in the field; and as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing. (Noyes Translation by George Noyes)

1873 Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing. (King James Version) by Frederick Scrivener)

1885 Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing. (Revised Version also called English Revised Version - Charles Ellicott editor)

1890 And his elder son was in the field; and as, coming [up], he drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing. (Darby Version 1890 by John Darby)

1898 `And his elder son was in a field, and as, coming, he drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing, (Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young)

1901 Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing. (American Standard Version - Philip Schaff)

1902 But his elder son was in a field; and, as, in coming, he drew near unto the house, he heard music and dancing,–– (The Emphasised Bible Rotherham Version)

1902 And his elder son was in the field: and while coming he drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing. (Translation of the New Testament from the Original Greek by William Godbey)

1904 "Now his elder son was in a field; and as, in coming, he drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing. (The New Testament: Revised and Translated by Adolphus Worrell)

1904 Meanwhile the elder son was out in the fields; but, on coming home, when he got near the house, he heard music and dancing, (Twentieth Century New Testament by Ernest Malan and Mary Higgs)

1911 (Syrus Scofield)

1912 "Now his elder son was out on the farm; and when he returned and came near home, he heard music and dancing. (Weymouth New Testament)

1918 But his older son was in the field; and when he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing; (The New Testament Translated from the Sinaitic Manuscript by Henry Anderson)

1923 (Edgar Goodspeed)

1982 (New King James Version)

1984 (New International Version)

1995 (New American Standard Bible) (©1995)

1999 (American King James Version)AKJV

2005 (Today’s New International Version)

Foreign Language Versions

Arabic

(Arabic Smith & Van Dyke)

Aramaic

(Aramaic Peshitta)

Basque

Eta cen haren seme çaharrena landán, eta ethorten cela etcheari hurbildu çayonean, ençun citzan melodiá eta dançác.

Bulgarian

1940 (Bulgarian Bible)

Chinese

1 那时，大儿子正在田里。他回来，离家不远，听见作乐跳舞的声音， (Chinese Union Version (Simplified))

1 那時，大兒子正在田裡。他回來，離家不遠，聽見作樂跳舞的聲音， (Chinese Union Version (Traditional))

French

Or son fils aine etait aux champs; et comme il revenait et qu'il approchait de la maison, il entendit la melodie et les danses; (French Darby)

1744 Or son fils aîné était aux champs, et comme il revenait et qu'il approchait de la maison, il entendit la mélodie et les danses. (Martin 1744)

1744 (Ostervald 1744)

German

1545 (Luther 1545)

1871 (Elberfelder 1871)

1912 Aber der älteste Sohn war auf dem Felde. Und als er nahe zum Hause kam, hörte er das Gesänge und den Reigen; (Luther 1912)

Italian

1649 Or il figliuol maggiore di esso era a’ campi; e come egli se ne veniva, essendo presso della casa, udì il concento e le danze. (Giovanni Diodati Bible 1649)

1927 Or il figliuolo maggiore era a’ campi; e come tornando fu vicino alla casa, udì la musica e le danze. (Riveduta Bible 1927)

Japanese

1928 (Naoji Nagai)

Latin

erat autem filius eius senior in agro et cum veniret et adpropinquaret domui audivit symphoniam et chorum Latin Vulgate

1527 (Erasmus 1527)

1527 (Erasmus Vulgate 1527)

Pidgin

1996 (Pidgin King Jems)

Romainian

2010 (Biblia Traducerea Fidela în limba româna)

Russian

1876 Старший же сын его был на поле; и возвращаясь, когда приблизился к дому, услышал пение и ликование; Russian Synodal Version

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Spanish

(RVG Spanish)

Swedish

1917 Men hans äldre son var ute på marken. När denne nu vände tillbaka och hade kommit nära huset fick han höra spel och dans. (Swedish - Svenska 1917)

Tagalog

1905 Nasa bukid nga ang anak niyang panganay: at nang siya'y dumating at malapit sa bahay, ay narinig niya ang tugtugan at ang sayawan. (Ang Dating Biblia 1905)

Tok Pisin

1996 (Tok Pisin King Jems)

Vietnamese

1934 Vả, con trai cả đương ở ngoài đồng. Khi trở về gần đến nhà, nghe tiếng đờn ca nhảy múa, (VIET)

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