一百隻羊，有九十九 / 九十九羊

一百隻羊，有九十九在主欄中安眠；

但有一隻遠離金門，迷路山野之間；

遠在茺山空谷徘徊，遠離良牧，

照顧慈懷，遠離良牧照顧慈懷。

「此間主有九十九隻，難道還嫌不夠？」

良牧回答：「那隻迷羊，本來是我所有；

路徑雖然高低不平，曠野雖遠，

我必去尋，曠野雖遠我必去尋。」

有九十九羊，安臥一起，同得羊欄護庇，

但有一隻，迷路山間，遠與金門相離，

崎嶇山嶺，荒蕪野地，

並無善牧體恤管理，並無善牧體恤管理。

主阿，你已經有九十九，難道還嫌不夠？

他說：迷羊亦我所有，現在離我漂流，

路雖彎曲，高低難走，我必前往跟蹤營救，

我必前往跟蹤營救。

Suppose you owned a hundred sheep

And one wandered away when you fell asleep

Wouldn't you leave the rest to find

The one that left. Aren't you inclined

To seek the one that you own

Though you must leave the rest alone

And when you find the sheep off track

What would you do to get him back?

Would you simply hand him a map?

Or perhaps you might try and give him a slap.

No, you would lift him right off his feet

And carry him home all the way down the street.

Rejoicing all the way you go.

Just as God's angels do, you know.

For there is more rejoicing over one who repents

Than over those who simply stayed in the fence