10 Apostolii, cînd s'au întors, au istorisit lui Isus tot ce făcuseră. El i -a luat cu Sine, şi S'a dus la o parte, lîngă o cetate, numită Betsaida.

11 Noroadele au priceput lucrul acesta, şi au mers după El. Isus le -a primit bine, le vorbea despre Împărăţia lui Dumnezeu, şi vindeca pe cei ce aveau trebuinţă de vindecare.

12 Fiindcă ziua se pleca spre seară, cei doisprezece s'au apropiat, şi I-au zis: ,,Dă drumul noroadelor, ca să se ducă în satele şi cătunele de primprejur să găzduiască şi să-şi caute de ale mîncării; pentrucă aici sîntem într'un loc pustiu.

13 Isus le -a zis: ,,Daţi-le voi să mănînce! Dar ei au răspuns: ,,N'avem decît cinci pîni şi doi peşti; afară numai dacă ne vom duce noi înşine să cumpărăm merinde pentru tot norodul acesta.

14 Şi erau aproape cinci mii de bărbaţi. Isus a zis ucenicilor Săi: ,,Puneţi -i să şadă jos în cete de cîte cincizeci.

15 Aşa au şi făcut: i-au pus pe toţi să şadă jos.

16 Isus a luat cele cinci pîni şi cei doi peşti, Şi -a ridicat ochii spre cer, şi le -a binecuvîntat. Apoi le -a frînt, şi le -a dat ucenicilor să le împartă norodului.

17 Au mîncat toţi, şi s'au săturat; şi au ridicat douăsprezece coşuri pline cu fărămiturile rămase.

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.