30 Os apóstolos voltaram à presença de Jesus e lhe relataram tudo o que tinham feito e ensinado. 31 E ele lhes disse:

— Venham repousar um pouco, à parte, num lugar deserto.

Isto porque eles não tinham tempo nem para comer, visto serem muitos os que iam e vinham. 32 Então foram de barco para um lugar deserto, à parte. 33 Muitos, porém, os viram sair e, reconhecendo-os, correram para lá, a pé, de todas as cidades, e chegaram antes deles. 34 Ao desembarcar, Jesus viu uma grande multidão e compadeceu-se dela, porque eram como ovelhas que não têm pastor. E começou a ensinar-lhes muitas coisas.

35 Como já era bastante tarde, os discípulos se aproximaram de Jesus e disseram:

— Este lugar é deserto, e já é bastante tarde. 36 Mande essas pessoas embora, para que, indo pelos campos ao redor e pelas aldeias, comprem para si o que comer.

37 Jesus, porém, lhes disse:

— Deem vocês mesmos de comer a eles.

Mas eles disseram:

— Iremos comprar duzentos denários de pão para lhes dar de comer?

38 E Jesus lhes disse:

— Quantos pães vocês têm? Tratem de descobrir!

Eles foram se informar e responderam:

— Cinco pães e dois peixes.

39 Então Jesus lhes ordenou que todos se assentassem, em grupos, sobre a relva verde. 40 E eles o fizeram, repartindo-se em grupos de cem e de cinquenta. 41 Jesus, pegando os cinco pães e os dois peixes, erguendo os olhos para o céu, os abençoou. Depois partiu os pães e os deu aos seus discípulos para que os distribuíssem. E também repartiu os dois peixes entre todos. 42 Todos comeram e se fartaram, 43 e ainda recolheram doze cestos cheios de pedaços de pão e de peixe. 44 Os que comeram os pães eram cinco mil homens.

30 And the apostles gather themselves together unto Jesus, and reported unto him all things, as many as they had done, and as many as they had taught.

31 And he saith unto themCome, ye yourselves, apart, into a desert place, and rest yourselves a little. For they who were coming and they who were going were many, and, not even to eat, were they finding fitting opportunity.

32 And they departed, in the boat, into a desert place, apart.

33 And many saw them going away, and took note of it, and, afoot, from all the cities, ran they together thither,and outwent them.

34 And, coming forth, he saw, a great multitude, and was moved with compassion towards them, because they were like sheep having no shepherd, and he began to be teaching them many things.

35 And, already, a late hour, having arrived, his disciples came unto him and were saying, A desert, is the place, and it is, already, a late hour:

36 dismiss them, that, departing into the surrounding hamlets and villages, they may buy themselves something to eat.

37 But, he, answering said to themYe, give them, to eat. And they say unto himShall we depart and buy two hundred denaries worth of loaves, and give them to eat?

38 And, he, saith unto themHow many loaves, have ye? Go, see! And, getting to know, they sayFive, and, two fishes.

39 And he gave them orders, that all should be made recline, in parties, upon, the green grass.

40 And they fell back, in companies, by hundreds and by fifties.

41 And, taking the five loaves, and the two fishes, looking up into heaven, he blessed, and brake up the loaves, and began giving unto the disciples, that they might set before them, and, the two fishes, divided he, unto all.

42 And they did all eat, and were filled.

43 And they took up broken pieces, twelve baskets, full measure, and from the fishes.

44 And they who did eat the loaves were, five thousand men.