1 After this, Jesus went away to the other side of the Sea of Galilee (or Tiberias).

2 A large crowd kept following him because they had seen the signs that he was performing on the sick.

3 But Jesus went up on a hillside and sat down there with his disciples.

4 Now the Passover, the festival of the Jews, was near.

5 When Jesus looked up and saw that a large crowd was coming toward him, he said to Philip,"Where can we buy bread for these people to eat?"

6 Jesus said this to test him, for he himself knew what he was going to do.

7 Philip answered him, "Two hundred denarii worth of bread is not enough for each of them to get a little."

8 One of his disciples, Andrew, who was Simon Peter's brother, said to him,

9 "There's a little boy here who has five barley loaves and two small fish. But what are they among so many people?"

10 Jesus said,"Have the people sit down." Now there was plenty of grass in that place. So the men sat down, numbering about 5,000.

11 Then Jesus took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed them to those who were seated. He also distributed the fish, as much as they wanted.

12 When they were completely satisfied, he told his disciples,"Collect the pieces that are left over so that nothing is lost."

13 So they collected them and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten.

14 When the people saw the sign that he had done, they kept saying, "Truly this is the Prophet who was to come into the world!"

1 Algum tempo depois Jesus partiu para a outra margem do mar da Galiléia ( ou seja, do mar de Tiberíades ),

2 e grande multidão continuava a segui-lo, porque vira os sinais miraculosos que ele tinha realizado nos doentes.

3 Então Jesus subiu ao monte e sentou-se com os seus discípulos.

4 Estava próxima a festa judaica da Páscoa.

5 Levantando os olhos e vendo uma grande multidão que se aproximava, Jesus disse a Filipe: "Onde compraremos pão para esse povo comer? "

6 Fez essa pergunta apenas para pô-lo à prova, pois já tinha em mente o que ia fazer.

7 Filipe lhe respondeu: "Duzentos denários não comprariam pão suficiente para que cada um recebesse um pedaço! "

8 Outro discípulo, André, irmão de Simão Pedro, tomou a palavra:

9 "Aqui está um rapaz com cinco pães de cevada e dois peixinhos, mas o que é isto para tanta gente? "

10 Disse Jesus: "Mandem o povo assentar-se". Havia muita grama naquele lugar, e todos se assentaram. Eram cerca de cinco mil homens.

11 Então Jesus tomou os pães, deu graças e os repartiu entre os que estavam assentados, tanto quanto queriam; e fez o mesmo com os peixes.

12 Depois que todos receberam o suficiente para comer, disse aos seus discípulos: "Ajuntem os pedaços que sobraram. Que nada seja desperdiçado".

13 Então eles os ajuntaram e encheram doze cestos com os pedaços dos cinco pães de cevada deixados por aqueles que tinham comido.

14 Depois de ver o sinal miraculoso que Jesus tinha realizado, o povo começou a dizer: "Sem dúvida este é o Profeta que devia vir ao mundo".