1 E ele saindo dali, chegou à sua própria terra, e os seus discípulos o seguiram.2 E, chegando o dia do shabat, ele começou a ensinar na sinagoga; e muitos, ao ouvi-lo, se admiravam, dizendo: De onde lhe vem estas coisas? E que sabedoria é esta que lhe é dada, e como estas poderosas obras são feitas por suas mãos?3 Não é este o carpinteiro, filho de Maria, irmão de Tiago, e de José, e de Judas e de Simão? E não estão aqui conosco suas irmãs? E escandalizavam-se nele.4 Mas Jesus lhes dizia: O profeta não está sem honra, exceto na sua própria terra, e entre os seus próprios parentes, e na sua própria casa.5 E ele não podia fazer ali nenhuma obra poderosa, salvo impor suas mãos sobre poucas pessoas enfermas, curando-as.6 E admirou-se da descrença deles. E ele percorreu as aldeias vizinhas, ensinando.7 E ele chamou a si os doze, e começou a enviá-los de dois em dois, e deu-lhes poder sobre os espíritos imundos;8 e ordenou-lhes que nada levassem para sua jornada, senão somente um cajado; nem alforje, nem pão, nem dinheiro no seu cinto;9 mas que fossem calçados com sandálias, e que não vestissem duas túnicas.10 E ele dizia-lhes: Onde quer que entrardes numa casa, permanecei até partir daquele lugar.11 E aqueles que não vos receberem, nem vos ouvirem, saindo dali, sacudi o pó que estiver debaixo dos vossos pés, em testemunho contra eles. Em verdade eu vos digo que haverá mais tolerância para Sodoma e Gomorra no dia do juízo do que para os daquela cidade.12 E eles foram, e pregando que os homens se arrependessem.13 E eles expulsavam muitos demônios, e ungiam com óleo muitos que eram enfermos, e os curavam.14 E o rei Herodes ouviu falar dele (pois seu nome foi propagado amplamente) e disse: João, o Batista, foi ressuscitado dentre os mortos, e por isso estas maravilhas operam nele.15 Outros diziam: Este é Elias. E outros diziam: Este é um profeta, ou como um dos profetas.16 Mas Herodes ouvindo isso, dizia: Este é João, a quem eu decapitei; ele está ressuscitado dentre os mortos.17 Pois o próprio Herodes mandara prender a João, e o confinou na prisão, por causa de Herodias, esposa de seu irmão Filipe; porque ele havia se casado com ela.18 Pois João dizia a Herodes: Não te é lícito possuir a esposa de teu irmão.19 Por isso, Herodias tinha uma desavença contra ele, e queria matá-lo, mas ela não podia;20 porque Herodes temia a João, sabendo que ele era um homem justo e santo; e o observava; e ao ouvi-lo, ele fazia muitas coisas, e o ouvia de boa vontade.21 E, chegando um dia oportuno, quando Herodes em seu aniversário fez um jantar aos seus senhores, altos capitães, e chefes da Galileia;22 e entrando a filha de Herodias, e dançando, e agradando a Herodes, e aos que estavam sentados com ele, o rei disse à donzela: Pede-me o que quiseres, e eu te darei.23 E jurou-lhe, dizendo: Tudo o que me pedires eu te darei, até a metade do meu reino.24 E, saindo ela, disse à sua mãe: O que eu pedirei? E ela disse: A cabeça de João, o Batista.25 E ela veio imediatamente para junto do rei, e pediu, dizendo: Eu quero que tu me dês em um prato a cabeça de João, o Batista.26 E o rei entristeceu-se muito; todavia, por causa do juramento e dos que estavam sentados com ele, não quis deixar de atendê-la.27 E imediatamente o rei enviou um carrasco, e ordenou que a cabeça dele fosse trazida; e ele foi, e o decapitou na prisão;28 e trouxe sua cabeça em um prato, e entregou à donzela; e a donzela a deu à sua mãe.29 E, quando seus discípulos ouviram isso, foram, tomaram o seu corpo, e o puseram no sepulcro.30 E os apóstolos reuniram-se com Jesus, e contaram-lhe todas estas coisas, tanto o que tinham feito como o que eles tinham ensinado.31 E ele disse-lhes: Vinde vós, aqui à parte, para um lugar deserto, e descansai um tempo. Porque havia muitos que iam e vinham, e não tinham tempo nem para comer.32 E eles partiram a sós num barco para um lugar deserto.33 E as pessoas os viram partir, e muitos o reconheceram, e para lá correram a pé de todas as cidades, e os ultrapassaram, e aproximavam-se dele.34 E Jesus, ao desembarcar, viu uma grande multidão, e teve compaixão dela, porque eles eram como ovelhas que não têm pastor; e ele começou a ensinar-lhes muitas coisas.35 E, quando o dia já estava muito adiantado, os seus discípulos se aproximaram dele, e lhe disseram: Este lugar é deserto, e o dia está muito adiantado;36 despede-os, para que possam ir nas regiões ao redor, e às aldeias, e comprem pão para si; porque eles nada têm para comer.37 Ele respondendo, lhes disse: Dai-lhes vós de comer. E eles disseram-lhe: Devemos ir e comprar duzentos denários de pão e dar-lhes de comer?38 E ele disse-lhes: Quantos pães vós tendes? Ide e vedes. E, quando eles souberam, disseram: Cinco, e dois peixes.39 E ele ordenou-lhes que fizessem assentar a todos, em grupos, sobre a grama verde.40 E eles assentaram-se em grupos de cem e de cinquenta.41 E, tomando ele os cinco pães e os dois peixes, e olhando para o céu, abençoou e partiu os pães, e deu-os aos seus discípulos para que os pusessem diante deles; e dividiu os dois peixes entre todos eles.42 E todos eles comeram e se fartaram.43 E recolheram doze cestos cheios dos pedaços, e de peixe.44 E os que comeram os pães eram quase cinco mil homens.45 E imediatamente obrigou os seus discípulos a entrar no barco e passar adiante, para o outro lado, a Betsaida, enquanto ele despedia a multidão.46 E, tendo-os despedido, ele foi ao monte para orar.47 E, ao anoitecer, o barco estava no meio do mar, e ele sozinho em terra.48 E viu-os fatigados a remar, porque o vento lhes era contrário; perto da quarta vigília da noite aproximou-se deles, andando sobre o mar, e queria passar-lhes adiante.49 Mas, quando eles o viram andar sobre o mar, imaginaram que fosse um espírito, e gritaram;50 porque todos o viram, e perturbaram-se. E imediatamente falou com eles, e disse-lhes: Tende bom ânimo; sou eu, não tenhais medo.51 E subiu para junto deles no barco, e o vento cessou; e ficaram maravilhados em si mesmos além da medida,52 pois eles não tinham considerado o milagre dos pães; pois o seu coração estava endurecido.53 E, eles passando para o outro lado, chegaram à terra de Genesaré, e atracaram na praia.54 E, quando eles saíram do barco, imediatamente o conheceram,55 e, correndo toda a região em redor, começaram a trazer em leitos os que estavam enfermos, para onde ouviam dizer que ele estava.56 E, onde quer que ele entrava, em aldeias, ou cidade, ou nos campos, eles colocavam os enfermos nas ruas, e pediam-lhe que eles pudessem tocar somente na orla da sua roupa; e todos quantos o tocavam ficavam curados.
1 And He went out from there and came to His own country, and His disciples followed Him.2 And when the Sabbath had come, He began to teach in the synagogue. And many hearing Him were astonished, saying, Where did this Man get these things? And what wisdom is this which is given to Him, that such works of power are performed by His hands?3 Is this not the carpenter, the Son of Mary, and brother of Jacob, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And are not His sisters here with us? And they were offended at Him.4 But Jesus said to them, A prophet is not without honor except in his own country, among his own kindred, and in his own house.5 And He could do no work of power there, except that He laid His hands on a few sick people and healed them.6 And He marveled because of their unbelief. And He went about the villages in a circuit, teaching.7 And He called the twelve to Himself, and began to send them out two by two, and gave them authority over unclean spirits,8 and commanded them to take nothing for the journey except a staff; no bag, no bread, no copper in their money belts;9 but to wear sandals, and not to put on two tunics.10 And He said to them, In whatever place you enter a house, stay there till you depart from that place.11 And whoever will not receive you nor hear you, when you depart from there, shake off the dust under your feet as a testimony against them. Truly, I say to you, it will be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city.12 So they went out and preached that people should repent.13 And they cast out many demons, and anointed with oil many who were sick, and healed them.14 Now King Herod heard of Him, for His name had become well known. And he said, John the Immerser has been raised from the dead, and therefore these powers are at work in him.15 Others said, It is Elijah. And others said, It is a prophet, or like one of the prophets.16 But when Herod heard, he said, This is John, whom I beheaded; he has been raised from the dead.17 For Herod himself had sent and laid hold of John, and bound him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philips wife; for he had married her.18 For John had said to Herod, It is not lawful for you to have your brothers wife.19 Therefore Herodias held it against him and wanted to kill him, but was not able;20 for Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just and holy man, and he protected him. And when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly.21 Then an opportune day came when Herod on his birthday made a feast for his nobles, the high officers, and the chief men of Galilee.22 And when Herodias daughter herself came in and danced, and pleased Herod and those who sat with him, the king said to the girl, Ask me whatever you want, and I will give it to you.23 He also swore to her, Whatever you ask me, I will give you, up to half of my kingdom.24 So she went out and said to her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Immerser.25 And immediately she came in with haste to the king and asked, saying, I want you to give me on a platter at once the head of John the Immerser.26 And the king was exceedingly sorry; yet, because of the oaths and because of those who sat with him, he did not want to slight her.27 And immediately the king sent an executioner and commanded his head to be brought. And he went and beheaded him in prison,28 brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the girl; and the girl gave it to her mother.29 And when his disciples heard of it, they came and took away his corpse and laid it in a tomb.30 Then the apostles gathered to Jesus and told Him all things, both what they had done and what they had taught.31 And He said to them, Come apart by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while. For there were many coming and going, and they did not even have opportunity to eat.32 So they departed to a deserted place in the boat by themselves.33 But the multitudes saw them departing, and many knew Him and ran there on foot from all the cities. They arrived before them and came together to Him.34 And Jesus, when He came out, saw a great multitude and was moved with compassion for them, because they were like sheep not having a shepherd. So He began to teach them many things.35 And when the day was now far spent, His disciples came to Him and said, This is a deserted place, and already the hour is late.36 Send them away, that they may go into the surrounding country and villages and buy themselves bread; for they have nothing to eat.37 But He answered and said to them, You give them something to eat. And they said to Him, Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread and give them something to eat?38 But He said to them, How many loaves do you have? Go and see. And when they found out they said, Five, and two fish.39 Then He commanded them to make them all sit down in groups on the green grass.40 So they sat down in ranks, in hundreds and in fifties.41 And when He had taken the five loaves and the two fish, He looked up to Heaven, blessed and broke the loaves, and gave them to His disciples to set before them; and the two fish He divided among them all.42 So everyone ate and was filled.43 And they took up twelve baskets full of fragments and of the fish.44 And those who had eaten the loaves were about five thousand men.45 And immediately He made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side, to Bethsaida, while He sent the multitude away.46 And when He had sent them away, He departed into the mountain to pray.47 And when evening came, the boat was in the middle of the sea; and He was alone on the land.48 And He saw them straining at rowing, for the wind was against them. And about the fourth watch of the night He came to them, walking on the sea, and would have passed them by.49 And when they saw Him walking on the sea, they supposed it was a ghost, and cried out;50 for they all saw Him and were troubled. But immediately He talked with them and said to them, Be of good courage. It is I; do not be afraid.51 And He went up into the boat to them, and the wind ceased. And they were greatly amazed in themselves beyond measure, and marveled.52 For they did not understand about the loaves, because their heart was hardened.53 And when they had crossed over, they came to the land of Gennesaret and drew to shore.54 And when they came out of the boat, immediately the people recognized Him,55 ran through that whole surrounding region, and began to carry about on beds those who were sick to wherever they heard He was.56 And wherever He entered into villages, cities, or in the country, they laid the sick in the marketplaces, and begged Him that they might just touch the hem of His garment. And as many as touched Him were made well.