1 Entrando em Jericó, Jesus atravessava a cidade. 2 Eis que um homem rico, chamado Zaqueu, chefe dos publicanos, 3 procurava ver quem era Jesus, mas não podia, por causa da multidão, por ser ele de pequena estatura. 4 Então, correndo adiante, subiu num sicômoro a fim de ver Jesus, porque ele havia de passar por ali. 5 Quando Jesus chegou àquele lugar, olhando para cima, disse:

— Zaqueu, desça depressa, porque hoje preciso ficar na sua casa.

6 Zaqueu desceu depressa e o recebeu com alegria. 7 Todos os que viram isto murmuravam, dizendo que Jesus tinha se hospedado com um homem pecador. 8 Zaqueu, por sua vez, se levantou e disse ao Senhor:

— Senhor, vou dar a metade dos meus bens aos pobres. E, se roubei alguma coisa de alguém, vou restituir quatro vezes mais.

9 Então Jesus lhe disse:

— Hoje houve salvação nesta casa, pois também este é filho de Abraão. 10 Porque o Filho do Homem veio buscar e salvar o perdido.

1 Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through.

2 A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy.

3 He wanted to see who Jesus was, but because he was short he could not see over the crowd.

4 So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see him, since Jesus was coming that way.

5 When Jesus reached the spot, he looked up and said to him, "Zacchaeus, come down immediately. I must stay at your house today."

6 So he came down at once and welcomed him gladly.

7 All the people saw this and began to mutter, "He has gone to be the guest of a sinner."

8 But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, "Look, Lord! Here and now I give half of my possessions to the poor, and if I have cheated anybody out of anything, I will pay back four times the amount."

9 Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this house, because this man, too, is a son of Abraham.

10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost."