28 And when he had said this, he went on in front of them, going up to Jerusalem.

29 And it came about that when he got near Beth-phage and Bethany by the mountain which is named the Mountain of Olives, he sent two of the disciples,

30 Saying, Go into the little town in front of you, and on going in you will see a young ass fixed with a cord, on which no man has ever been seated; let him loose and take him.

31 And if anyone says to you, Why are you taking him? say, The Lord has need of him.

32 And those whom he sent went away, and it was as he said.

33 And when they were getting the young ass, the owners of it said to them, Why are you taking the young ass?

34 And they said, The Lord has need of him.

35 And they took him to Jesus, and they put their clothing on the ass, and Jesus got on to him.

36 And while he went on his way they put their clothing down on the road in front of him.

37 And when he came near the foot of the Mountain of Olives, all the disciples with loud voices gave praise to God with joy, because of all the great works which they had seen;

38 Saying, A blessing on the King who comes in the name of the Lord; peace in heaven and glory in the highest.

39 And some of the Pharisees among the people said to him, Master, make your disciples be quiet.

40 And he said in answer, I say to you, if these men keep quiet, the very stones will be crying out.

28 Depois de dizer isso, Jesus foi adiante, subindo para Jerusalém.

29 Ao aproximar-se de Betfagé e de Betânia, no monte chamado das Oliveiras, enviou dois dos seus discípulos, dizendo-lhes:

30 "Vão ao povoado que está adiante e, ao entrarem, encontrarão um jumentinho amarrado, no qual ninguém jamais montou. Desamarrem-no e tragam-no aqui.

31 Se alguém lhes perguntar: ‘Por que o estão desamarrando? ’ digam-lhe: ‘O Senhor precisa dele’ ".

32 Os que tinham sido enviados foram e encontraram o animal exatamente como ele lhes tinha dito.

33 Quando estavam desamarrando o jumentinho, os seus donos lhes perguntaram: "Por que vocês estão desamarrando o jumentinho? "

34 Eles responderam: "O Senhor precisa dele".

35 Levaram-no a Jesus, lançaram seus mantos sobre o jumentinho e fizeram que Jesus montasse nele.

36 Enquanto ele prosseguia, o povo estendia os seus mantos pelo caminho.

37 Quando ele já estava perto da descida do monte das Oliveiras, toda a multidão dos discípulos começou a louvar a Deus alegremente, em alta voz, por todos os milagres que tinham visto. Exclamavam:

38 "Bendito é o rei que vem em nome do Senhor! " "Paz no céu e glória nas alturas! "

39 Alguns dos fariseus que estavam no meio da multidão disseram a Jesus: "Mestre, repreende os teus discípulos! "

40 "Eu lhes digo", respondeu ele, "se eles se calarem, as pedras clamarão".