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 The apostles gathered themselves together to Jesus, and they told him all things, whatever they had done, and whatever they had taught. 31 He said to them, "Come away into a deserted place, and rest awhile." For there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat. 32 They went away in the boat to a deserted place by themselves. 33 They saw them going, and many recognized him and ran there on foot from all the cities. They arrived before them and came together to him. 34 Jesus came out, saw a great multitude, and he had compassion on them because they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things. 35 When it was late in the day, his disciples came to him and said, "This place is deserted, and it is late in the day. 36 Send them away, that they may go into the surrounding country and villages and buy themselves bread, for they have nothing to eat."

37 But he answered them, "You give them something to eat."

They asked him, "Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread and give them something to eat?"

38 He said to them, "How many loaves do you have? Go see."

When they knew, they said, "Five, and two fish."

39 He commanded them that everyone should sit down in groups on the green grass. 40 They sat down in ranks, by hundreds and by fifties. 41 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 he divided the two fish among them all. 42 They all ate and were filled. 43 They took up twelve baskets full of broken pieces and also of the fish. 44 Those who ate the loaves were five thousand men.