10 And the twelve, when they came back, gave him an account of what they had done. And he took them with him and went away from the people to a town named Beth-saida.

11 But the people, getting news of it, went after him: and he was pleased to see them, and gave them teaching about the kingdom of God, and made those well who were in need of it.

12 And the day went on; and the twelve came to him and said, Send these people away so that they may go into the towns and the country round about and get resting-places and food for themselves, for we are in a waste place.

13 But he said, Give them food yourselves. And they said, We have only five cakes of bread and two fishes, if we do not go and get food for all these people.

14 For there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them be seated in groups, about fifty to a group.

15 And they did so, and made them all be seated.

16 And he took the five cakes of bread and the two fishes and, looking up to heaven, he said words of blessing over them, and when they had been broken, he gave them to the disciples to give to the people.

17 And they all took the food and had enough; and they took up of the broken bits which were over, twelve baskets full.

10 Og apostlene kom tilbake og fortalte ham alt det de hadde gjort; og han tok dem med sig og drog avsides til en by som heter Betsaida.

11 Men da folket fikk det å vite, fulgte de efter ham; og han tok imot dem og talte til dem om Guds rike, og helbredet dem som trengte til lægedom.

12 Men dagen begynte å helle; da gikk de tolv til ham og sa: La folket fare, så de kan gå bort i byene og bygdene heromkring og få herberge og finne føde! for her er vi på et øde sted.

13 Han sa da til dem: Gi I dem å ete! Men de sa: Vi har ikke mere enn fem brød og to fisker, medmindre vi skulde gå bort og kjøpe mat til alt dette folk.

14 For det var omkring fem tusen menn. Da sa han til sine disipler: La dem sette sig ned i lag på femti mann!

15 Og de gjorde så og lot alle sette sig ned.

16 Da tok han de fem brød og de to fisker, så op mot himmelen og velsignet dem, og han brøt dem og gav dem til disiplene, forat de skulde dele ut til folket.

17 Og de åt og blev mette alle sammen; og da de tok op de stykker som var blitt tilovers efter dem, blev det tolv kurver.