1 And he went into Jericho, and when he was going through it,

2 A man, named Zacchaeus, who was the chief tax-farmer, and a man of wealth,

3 Made an attempt to get a view of Jesus, and was not able to do so, because of the people, for he was a small man.

4 And he went quickly in front of them and got up into a tree to see him, for he was going that way.

5 And when Jesus came to the place, looking up, he said to him, Zacchaeus, be quick and come down, for I am coming to your house today.

6 And he came down quickly, and took him into his house with joy.

7 And when they saw it, they were all angry, saying, He has gone into the house of a sinner.

8 And Zacchaeus, waiting before him, said to the Lord, See, Lord, half of my goods I give to the poor, and if I have taken anything from anyone wrongly, I give him back four times as much.

9 And Jesus said to him, Today salvation has come to this house, for even he is a son of Abraham.

10 For the Son of man came to make search for those who are wandering from the way, and to be their Saviour.

1 Quando Jesus ia a atravessar Jericó, um homem muito rico, chamado Zaqueu, que era um chefe dos que cobravam impostos, procurou ver Jesus.

3 Mas como era de estatura baixa e não conseguia espreitar por cima da multidão, correu à frente e trepou a uma árvore junto à estrada para ver dali.

5 Quando Jesus ia a passar, olhou para cima e, vendo Zaqueu, chamou-o pelo nome: Zaqueu, desce depressa porque convém-me visitar-te hoje.

6 Ele saltou para o chão e, satisfeito, trouxe Jesus a sua casa.

7 Mas a multidão ficou descontente. Afinal, vai ser hóspede de um conhecido pecador, murmuravam.

8 Entretanto, Zaqueu levantou-se e disse-lhe: Senhor, darei metade da minha fortuna aos pobres. E se tenho cobrado a mais nos impostos, restituirei quatro vezes esse valor!

9 Jesus disse: A salvação entrou hoje neste lar. Este homem é filho de Abraão, e foi pessoas assim que eu, o Filho do Homem, vim buscar e salvar.