Exegesis:

ho adelphos sou hēkei ‘your brother has come,’ stating the situation that caused the event mentioned in the next clause.

kai ethusen ho patēr sou ton moschon ton siteuton ‘and (therefore) your father has killed the fatted calf.’ Note the shift from perfective present tense (hēkei) to aorist denoting a punctiliar act.

hoti hugiainonta auton apelaben ‘because he has got him back safe and sound.’ hugiainonta (cf. on 5.31) is emphatic by position. For apolambanō cf. on 6.34.

Translation:

Brother, or, ‘younger brother.’

Has killed. The father certainly was not the direct agent (cf. v. 23); hence, ‘has had killed,’ ‘has ordered (us, exclus.) to slaughter’ may be preferable.

He has received him, or, “he has (gotten) him back” (An American Translation, New English Bible), ‘he has met again with the son’ (Javanese, where the use of the pronoun would sound impolite), does not imply an activity on the part of the father; hence one may shift to, ‘he, or, his son has been given back to him, or, has been found/met again’ (Balinese, Sundanese), ‘he has returned’ (Ekari).

Safe and sound, or, “alive and well” (An American Translation); and cf. “well” in 5.31.

Quoted with permission from Reiling, J. and Swellengrebel, J.L. A Handbook on the Gospel of Luke. (UBS Handbook Series). New York: UBS, 1971. For this and other handbooks for translators see here . Make sure to also consult the Handbook on the Gospel of Mark for parallel or similar verses.