1 He entered and was passing through Jericho. 2 There was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector, and he was rich. 3 He was trying to see who Jesus was, and couldn’t because of the crowd, because he was short. 4 He ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him, for he was going to pass that way. 5 When Jesus came to the place, he looked up and saw him, and said to him, "Zacchaeus, hurry and come down, for today I must stay at your house." 6 He hurried, came down, and received him joyfully. 7 When they saw it, they all murmured, saying, "He has gone in to lodge with a man who is a sinner."

8 Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, "Behold, Lord, half of my goods I give to the poor. If I have wrongfully exacted anything of anyone, I restore four times as much."

9 Jesus said to him, "Today, salvation has come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham. 10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save that which was lost."

1 Jesus entrou em Jericó e ia atravessando a cidade.

2 Havia aí um homem muito rico chamado Zaqueu, chefe dos recebedores de impostos.

3 Ele procurava ver quem era Jesus, mas não o conseguia por causa da multidão, porque era de baixa estatura.

4 Ele correu adiande, subiu a um sicômoro para o ver, quando ele passasse por ali.

5 Chegando Jesus àquele lugar e levantando os olhos, viu-o e disse-lhe: Zaqueu, desce depressa, porque é preciso que eu fique hoje em tua casa.

6 Ele desceu a toda a pressa e recebeu-o alegremente.

7 Vendo isto, todos murmuravam e diziam: Ele vai hospedar-se em casa de um pecador...

8 Zaqueu, entretanto, de pé diante do Senhor, disse-lhe: Senhor, vou dar a metade dos meus bens aos pobres e, se tiver defraudado alguém, restituirei o quádruplo.

9 Disse-lhe Jesus: Hoje entrou a salvação nesta casa, porquanto também este é filho de Abraão.

10 Pois o Filho do Homem veio procurar e salvar o que estava perdido.