30 Os apóstolos voltaram e contaram a Jesus tudo o que tinham feito e ensinado. 31 Havia ali tanta gente, chegando e saindo, que Jesus e os apóstolos não tinham tempo nem para comer. Então ele lhes disse:

— Venham! Vamos sozinhos para um lugar deserto a fim de descansarmos um pouco.

32 Então foram sozinhos de barco para um lugar deserto. 33 Porém muitas pessoas os viram sair e os reconheceram. De todos os povoados, muitos correram pela margem e chegaram lá antes deles. 34 Quando Jesus desceu do barco, viu a multidão e teve pena daquela gente porque pareciam ovelhas sem pastor. E começou a ensinar muitas coisas.

35 De tardinha, os discípulos chegaram perto de Jesus e disseram:

— Já é tarde, e este lugar é deserto. 36 Mande esta gente embora, a fim de que vão aos sítios e povoados de perto daqui e comprem alguma coisa para comer.

37 Mas Jesus respondeu:

— Deem vocês mesmos comida a eles.

Os discípulos disseram:

— Para comprarmos pão para toda esta gente, nós precisaríamos de duzentas moedas de prata .

38 Jesus perguntou:

— Quantos pães vocês têm? Vão ver.

Os discípulos foram ver e disseram:

— Temos cinco pães e dois peixes.

39 Então Jesus mandou o povo sentar-se em grupos na grama verde. 40 Todos se sentaram em grupos de cem e de cinquenta. 41 Aí Jesus pegou os cinco pães e os dois peixes, olhou para o céu e deu graças a Deus. Depois partiu os pães e os entregou aos discípulos para que eles distribuíssem ao povo. E também dividiu os dois peixes com todos. 42 Todos comeram e ficaram satisfeitos. 43 E os discípulos ainda recolheram doze cestos cheios de pedaços de pão e de peixe. 44 Foram cinco mil os homens que comeram os pães.

30 And the apostles gather themselves together to Jesus; and they told him all things that they had done, and that they had taught.

31 And he says to them, You{} come yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest awhile. For there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.

32 And they went away in the boat to a desert place apart.

33 And [the people] saw them going, and many knew [them], and they ran together there on foot from all the cities, and outwent them.

34 And he came forth and saw a great multitude, and he had compassion on them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd: and he began to teach them many things.

35 And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came to him, and said, The place is desert, and the day is now far spent;

36 send them away, that they may go into the surrounding country and villages, and buy themselves something to eat.

37 But he answered and said to them, You{} give them to eat. And they say to him, Shall we go and buy 20,000 worth of bread, and give them to eat?

38 And he says to them, How many loaves do you{} have? Go [and] see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fish.

39 And he commanded them that all should sit down by companies on the green grass.

40 And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties.

41 And he took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and broke the loaves; and he gave to his disciples to set before them; and the two fish he divided among them all.

42 And they all ate, and were filled.

43 And they took up broken pieces, twelve basketfuls, and also of the fish.

44 And those who ate the loaves were five thousand men.