1 And he entered and was passing through Jericho. 2 And behold, a man called by name Zacchæus; and he was a chief publican, and he was rich. 3 And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the crowd, because he was little of stature. 4 And he ran on before, and climbed up into a sycomore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way. 5 And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and said unto him, Zacchæus, make haste, and come down; for to-day I must abide at thy house. 6 And he made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully. 7 And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, He is gone in to lodge with a man that is a sinner. 8 And Zacchæus stood, and said unto the Lord, Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have wrongfully exacted aught of any man, I restore fourfold. 9 And Jesus said unto him, To-day is salvation come to this house, forasmuch as 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 estava atravessando a cidade. 2 Morava ali um homem rico, chamado Zaqueu, que era chefe dos cobradores de impostos. 3 Ele estava tentando ver quem era Jesus, mas não podia, por causa da multidão, pois Zaqueu era muito baixo. 4 Então correu adiante da multidão e subiu numa figueira brava para ver Jesus, que devia passar por ali. 5 Quando Jesus chegou àquele lugar, olhou para cima e disse a Zaqueu:

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

6 Zaqueu desceu depressa e o recebeu na sua casa, com muita alegria. 7 Todos os que viram isso começaram a resmungar:

— Este homem foi se hospedar na casa de um pecador!

8 Zaqueu se levantou e disse ao Senhor:

— Escute, Senhor, eu vou dar a metade dos meus bens aos pobres. E, se roubei alguém, vou devolver quatro vezes mais.

9 Então Jesus disse:

— Hoje a salvação entrou nesta casa, pois este homem também é descendente de Abraão. 10 Porque o Filho do Homem veio buscar e salvar quem está perdido.