1 And when they came near to Jerusalem, to Beth-phage and Bethany, at the Mountain of Olives, he sent two of his disciples,

2 And said to them, Go into the little town opposite: and when you come to it, you will see a young ass with a cord round his neck, on which no man has ever been seated; let him loose, and come back with him.

3 And if anyone says to you, Why are you doing this? say, The Lord has need of him and will send him back straight away.

4 And they went away and saw a young ass by the door outside in the open street; and they were getting him loose.

5 And some of those who were there said to them, What are you doing, taking the ass?

6 And they said to them the words which Jesus had said; and they let them go.

7 And they took the young ass to Jesus, and put their clothing on him, and he got on his back.

8 And a great number put down their clothing in the way; and others put down branches which they had taken from the fields.

9 And those who went in front, and those who came after, were crying, Glory: A blessing on him who comes in the name of the Lord:

10 A blessing on the coming kingdom of our father David: Glory in the highest.

11 And he went into Jerusalem into the Temple; and after looking round about on all things, it being now evening, he went out to Bethany with the twelve.

1 Quando se aproximavam de Jerusalém, e tinham chegado a Betfagé e Betânia, junto do monte das Oliveiras, enviou Jesus dois de seus discípulos,

2 e disse-lhes: Ide à aldeia que está em frente de vós, e logo que nela entrardes, achareis um jumentinho preso, que nunca foi montado; desprendei-o e trazei-o.

3 Se alguém vos perguntar: Por que fazeis isso? respondei: O Senhor precisa dele, e logo tornará a enviá-lo para aqui.

4 Eles partiram e acharam um jumentinho preso ao portão do lado de fora na rua, e o desprenderam.

5 Alguns que ali se achavam, lhes perguntaram: Que fazeis, desprendendo o jumentinho?

6 Eles responderam como Jesus lhes havia dito; e os deixaram ir.

7 Então trouxeram o jumentinho, sobre que lançaram as suas capas; e Jesus montou nele.

8 Muitos também estenderam as suas capas na estrada, e outros espalharam ramagens que tinham cortado nos campos.

9 Tanto os que precediam, como os que seguiam, clamavam: Hosana! Bendito aquele que vem em nome do Senhor!

10 Bendito o reino que vem, o reino de nosso pai Davi! Hosana nas maiores alturas!

11 Tendo Jesus entrado em Jerusalém, foi ao templo; e observando tudo, como fosse já tarde, saiu com os doze para Betânia.