10 The apostles, when they had returned, told him what things they had done.

He took them and withdrew apart to a desert region of a city called Bethsaida. 11 But the multitudes, perceiving it, followed him. He welcomed them, spoke to them of God’s Kingdom, and he cured those who needed healing. 12 The day began to wear away; and the twelve came and said to him, "Send the multitude away, that they may go into the surrounding villages and farms and lodge and get food, for we are here in a deserted place."

13 But he said to them, "You give them something to eat."

They said, "We have no more than five loaves and two fish, unless we should go and buy food for all these people." 14 For they were about five thousand men.

He said to his disciples, "Make them sit down in groups of about fifty each." 15 They did so, and made them all sit down. 16 He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to the sky, he blessed them, broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the multitude. 17 They ate and were all filled. They gathered up twelve baskets of broken pieces that were left over.

10 Ja apostolit palasivat ja kertoivat Jeesukselle kaikki, mitä olivat tehneet. Niin hän otti heidät mukaansa ja vetäytyi yksinäisyyteen lähelle Beetsaida nimistä kaupunkia.

11 Mutta kun kansa sai sen tietää, seurasivat he häntä; ja hän otti heidät vastaan ja puhui heille Jumalan valtakunnasta ja teki terveiksi ne, jotka parantamista tarvitsivat.

15 Ja he tekivät niin ja asettivat kaikki aterioimaan.

16 Niin hän otti ne viisi leipää ja kaksi kalaa, katsoi ylös taivaaseen ja siunasi ne ja mursi ja antoi opetuslapsilleen kansan eteen pantaviksi.

17 Ja kaikki söivät ja tulivat ravituiksi; ja heiltä jääneet tähteet kerättiin, kaksitoista vakallista palasia.