en_tn/luk/15/13.md

(Jesus continues telling his parable.)

packed up

"packed his things" or "put his things in his bag"

with wildly extravagant living

This can be translated as "by spending all his money on things he did not need."

There a great famine happened

"There was a severe famine" (UDB) or "there was not enough food"

famine

A famine is a time when there is little food. Often it is the result of little rain and the failure of crops to grow well.

to be in need

"to lack what he needed" or "to not have enough"