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12 and the younger of them said to the father, Father, give me the portion of the substance falling to [me], and he divided to them the living.

13 `And not many days after, having gathered all together, the younger son went abroad to a far country, and there he scattered his substance, living riotously;

14 and he having spent all, there came a mighty famine on that country, and himself began to be in want;

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12 The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’(A) So he divided his property(B) between them.

13 “Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth(C) in wild living. 14 After he had spent everything, there was a severe famine in that whole country, and he began to be in need.

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