10 The apostles came back and told Jesus everything they had done. Then he took them away with him privately to a city called Bethsaida.
11 But the crowds found out about this and followed him. He welcomed them and began to speak to them about the kingdom of God and to heal those who needed healing.
12 As the day was drawing to a close, the twelve came to him and said, "Send the crowd away to the neighboring villages and farms so they can rest and get some food, for we are here in a deserted place."
13 But he said to them,"You give them something to eat."They replied, "We have nothing more than five loaves of bread and two fish—unless we go and buy food for all these people."
14 Now there were about 5,000 men. So he said to his disciples,"Have them sit down in groups of about fifty."
15 They did this and got all of them seated.
16 Taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and blessed them. Then he broke the loaves in pieces and kept giving them to the disciples to pass on to the crowd.
17 All of them ate and were filled. When they collected the leftover pieces, there were twelve baskets.
10 Ao voltarem, os apóstolos relataram a Jesus o que tinham feito. Então ele os tomou consigo, e retiraram-se para uma cidade chamada Betsaida;
11 mas as multidões ficaram sabendo, e o seguiram. Ele as acolheu, e falava-lhes acerca do Reino de Deus, e curava os que precisavam de cura.
12 Ao fim da tarde os Doze aproximaram-se dele e disseram: "Manda embora a multidão para que eles possam ir aos campos vizinhos e aos povoados, e encontrem comida e pousada, porque aqui estamos em lugar deserto".
13 Ele, porém, respondeu: "Dêem-lhes vocês algo para comer". Eles disseram: "Temos apenas cinco pães e dois peixes — a menos que compremos alimento para toda esta multidão".
14 ( E estavam ali cerca de cinco mil homens ). Mas ele disse aos seus discípulos: "Façam-nos sentar-se em grupos de cinqüenta".
15 Os discípulos assim fizeram, e todos se assentaram.
16 Tomando os cinco pães e os dois peixes, e olhando para o céu, deu graças e os partiu. Em seguida, entregou-os aos discípulos para que os servissem ao povo.
17 Todos comeram e ficaram satisfeitos, e os discípulos recolheram doze cestos cheios de pedaços que sobraram.