1 And when they were near Jerusalem, and had come to Beth-phage, to the Mountain of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples,

2 Saying to them, Go into the little town in front of you, and straight away you will see an ass with a cord round her neck, and a young one with her; let them loose and come with them to me.

3 And if anyone says anything to you, you will say, The Lord has need of them; and straight away he will send them.

4 Now this took place so that these words of the prophet might come true,

5 Say to the daughter of Zion, See, your King comes to you, gentle and seated on an ass, and on a young ass.

6 And the disciples went and did as Jesus had given them orders,

7 And got the ass and the young one, and put their clothing on them, and he took his seat on it.

8 And all the people put their clothing down in the way; and others got branches from the trees, and put them down in the way.

9 And those who went before him, and those who came after, gave loud cries, saying, Glory to the Son of David: A blessing on him who comes in the name of the Lord: Glory in the highest.

10 And when he came into Jerusalem, all the town was moved, saying, Who is this?

11 And the people said, This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee.

1 Aproximavam-se de Jerusalém. Quando chegaram a Betfagé, perto do monte das Oliveiras, Jesus enviou dois de seus discípulos,

2 dizendo-lhes: Ide à aldeia que está defronte. Encontrareis logo uma jumenta amarrada e com ela seu jumentinho. Desamarrai-os e trazei-mos.

3 Se alguém vos disser qualquer coisa, respondei-lhe que o Senhor necessita deles e que ele sem demora os devolverá.

4 Assim, neste acontecimento, cumpria-se o oráculo do profeta:

5 Dizei à filha de Sião: Eis que teu rei vem a ti, cheio de doçura, montado numa jumenta, num jumentinho, filho da que leva o jugo {Zc 9,9}.

6 Os discípulos foram e executaram a ordem de Jesus.

7 Trouxeram a jumenta e o jumentinho, cobriram-nos com seus mantos e fizeram-no montar.

8 Então a multidão estendia os mantos pelo caminho, cortava ramos de árvores e espalhava-os pela estrada.

9 E toda aquela multidão, que o precedia e que o seguia, clamava: Hosana ao filho de Davi! Bendito seja aquele que vem em nome do Senhor! Hosana no mais alto dos céus!

10 Quando ele entrou em Jerusalém, alvoroçou-se toda a cidade, perguntando: Quem é este?

11 A multidão respondia: É Jesus, o profeta de Nazaré da Galiléia.