1 As Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through it,

2 a man named Zacchaeus appeared. He was a leading tax collector, and a rich one at that!

3 He was trying to see who Jesus was, but he couldn't do so because of the crowd. (He was short in height.)

4 So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore tree to see Jesus, who was going to pass that way.

5 When Jesus came to the tree, he looked up and said,"Zacchaeus, hurry and come down! I must stay at your house today."

6 Zacchaeus came down quickly and was glad to welcome him into his home.

7 But all the people who saw this began to complain, saying, "He went to be the guest of a notorious sinner!"

8 Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, "Lord, I'll give half of my possessions to the poor. I'll pay four times as much as I owe if I have cheated anyone in any way."

9 Then Jesus said to him,"Today salvation has come to this home, because he, too, is a descendant of Abraham.

10 For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save the lost."

1 Jesus entrou em Jericó, e atravessava a cidade.

2 Havia ali um homem rico chamado Zaqueu, chefe dos publicanos.

3 Ele queria ver quem era Jesus, mas, sendo de pequena estatura, não o conseguia, por causa da multidão.

4 Assim, correu adiante e subiu numa figueira brava para vê-lo, pois Jesus ia passar por ali.

5 Quando Jesus chegou àquele lugar, olhou para cima e lhe disse: "Zaqueu, desça depressa. Quero ficar em sua casa hoje".

6 Então ele desceu rapidamente e o recebeu com alegria.

7 Todo o povo viu isso e começou a se queixar: "Ele se hospedou na casa de um ‘pecador’ ".

8 Mas Zaqueu levantou-se e disse ao Senhor: "Olha, Senhor! Estou dando a metade dos meus bens aos pobres; e se de alguém extorqui alguma coisa, devolverei quatro vezes mais".

9 Jesus lhe disse: "Hoje houve salvação nesta casa! Porque este homem também é filho de Abraão.

10 Pois o Filho do homem veio buscar e salvar o que estava perdido".