30 Por fim, os apóstolos voltaram da sua viagem e, indo ter com Jesus, contaram-lhe tudo o que tinham feito e como haviam falado às populações visitadas. Jesus disse-lhes: Saiamos por um pouco do meio do povo para descansar. Pois era tanta a gente que ia e vinha que mal tinham tempo para comer. Saíram, pois, do barco para um sítio mais sossegado.

33 Mas muitas pessoas deram por isso e, correndo pela praia fora, foram esperá-los ao ponto de desembarque

34 Quando Jesus saiu do barco, já lá se encontrava a enorme multidão de sempre. E teve pena deles, porque eram como ovelhas sem pastor. Ensinou-lhes muitas coisas que precisavam de saber.

35 Ao cair da tarde, os discípulos foram ter com Jesus e disseram: Manda ao povo que vá até às aldeias e quintas próximas para comprar alimento, porque neste lugar deserto não há nada para comer e está a fazer-se tarde.

37 Jesus discordou: Dêem-lhe vocês de comer.Com quê? Seria preciso uma fortuna para comprar comida para tanta gente!

38 Quanta comida temos?, perguntou Jesus. Vão ver. Eles voltaram, dizendo que havia cinco pães e dois peixes.

39 Então Jesus disse à multidão que se sentasse. E sentaram-se, na erva verde, em grupos de cinquenta ou cem. 2

41 Tomando os cinco pães e os dois peixes, Jesus ergueu os olhos para o céu e agradeceu a comida. Depois, partindo os pães em pedaços, deu um pouco de pão e de peixe a cada discípulo para que oferecessem ao povo.

42 A multidão comeu até se fartar.

43 Havia cerca de cinco mil homens naquela refeição, e ainda se recolheram doze cestos de sobras.

30 And the apostles gather themselves together to Jesus; and they told him all things that they had done, and that they had taught.

31 And he says to them, You{} come yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest awhile. For there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.

32 And they went away in the boat to a desert place apart.

33 And [the people] saw them going, and many knew [them], and they ran together there on foot from all the cities, and outwent them.

34 And he came forth and saw a great multitude, and he had compassion on them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd: and he began to teach them many things.

35 And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came to him, and said, The place is desert, and the day is now far spent;

36 send them away, that they may go into the surrounding country and villages, and buy themselves something to eat.

37 But he answered and said to them, You{} give them to eat. And they say to him, Shall we go and buy 20,000 worth of bread, and give them to eat?

38 And he says to them, How many loaves do you{} have? Go [and] see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fish.

39 And he commanded them that all should sit down by companies on the green grass.

40 And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties.

41 And he took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and broke the loaves; and he gave to his disciples to set before them; and the two fish he divided among them all.

42 And they all ate, and were filled.

43 And they took up broken pieces, twelve basketfuls, and also of the fish.

44 And those who ate the loaves were five thousand men.