So he called one of the servants and asked him what was going on.
And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant.
And having called one of the servant [boys] to him, he began to ask what this meant.
And he called to him one of the servants, and inquired what these things might be.
He called one of the servants and asked what was going on.
And he called one of the servants, and he questioned him as to what these things meant.
‘Meanwhile, the elder son was in the field. When he came near the house, he heard music and dancing.
“Your brother has come,” he replied, “and your father has killed the fattened calf because he has him back safe and sound.”
When he heard the crowd going by, he asked what was happening.
Amazed and perplexed, they asked one another, ‘What does this mean?’