1 Depois disso, Jesus atravessou o lago da Galileia, que também é chamado de Tiberíades. 2 Uma grande multidão o seguia porque eles tinham visto os milagres que Jesus tinha feito, curando os doentes. 3 Ele subiu um monte e sentou-se ali com os seus discípulos. 4 A Páscoa, a festa principal dos judeus, estava perto. 5 Jesus olhou em volta de si e viu que uma grande multidão estava chegando perto dele. Então disse a Filipe:

— Onde vamos comprar comida para toda esta gente?

6 Ele sabia muito bem o que ia fazer, mas disse isso para ver qual seria a resposta de Filipe.

7 Filipe respondeu assim:

— Para cada pessoa poder receber um pouco de pão, nós precisaríamos gastar mais de duzentas moedas de prata .

8 Então um dos discípulos, André, irmão de Simão Pedro, disse:

9 — Está aqui um menino que tem cinco pães de cevada e dois peixinhos. Mas o que é isso para tanta gente?

10 Jesus disse:

— Digam a todos que se sentem no chão.

Então todos se sentaram. (Havia muita grama naquele lugar.) Estavam ali quase cinco mil homens. 11 Em seguida Jesus pegou os pães, deu graças a Deus e os repartiu com todos; e fez o mesmo com os peixes. E todos comeram à vontade. 12 Quando já estavam satisfeitos, ele disse aos discípulos:

— Recolham os pedaços que sobraram a fim de que não se perca nada.

13 Eles ajuntaram os pedaços e encheram doze cestos com o que sobrou dos cinco pães.

14 Os que viram esse milagre de Jesus disseram:

— De fato, este é o Profeta que devia vir ao mundo!

1 After these things, Jesus went away across the sea of Galilee, that is, of Tiberias;

2 and there was following him a great multitude, because they had been viewing the signs which he did upon such as were sick.

3 But Jesus had gone up into the mountain, and, there, was sitting with his disciples.

4 Now the passover was near, the feast of the Jews.

5 So then Jesus, lifting up his eyes, and beholding that a great multitude was coming unto him, saith unto PhilipWhence are we to buy loaves, that these may eat?

6 But, this, he was saying, to test him; for, he himself, knew, what he was about to do.

7 Philip answered himTwo hundred denaries-worth of loaves, are not sufficient for them, that, each one, may take, a little.

8 One from among his disciples, Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, saith unto him

9 There is a little lad here, that hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes,but, these,what are they, for such numbers?

10 Jesus saidMake the people recline. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men reclined, to the number of about five thousand.

11 Jesus therefore took the loaves, and, giving thanks, went on distributing unto them that reclined; in like manner, of the small fishes also: as much as they were wishing.

12 And, when they were well-filled, he saith unto his disciplesGather up the broken pieces left over, that nothing be lost.

13 So they gathered them up, and filled twelve baskets, with broken pieces out of the five barley loaves,which were left over by them who had eaten.

14 The people, therefore, seeing what signs he wrought, began to sayThis, is, of a truth, the prophet who was to come into the world.