1 Jesus entrou em Jericó e atravessava a cidade. 2 Havia ali um homem rico chamado Zaqueu, chefe dos cobradores de impostos. 3 Tentava ver Jesus, mas era baixo demais e não conseguia olhar por cima da multidão. 4 Por isso, correu adiante e subiu numa figueira-brava, no caminho por onde Jesus passaria.

5 Quando Jesus chegou ali, olhou para cima e disse: "Zaqueu, desça depressa! Hoje devo hospedar-me em sua casa".

6 Sem demora, Zaqueu desceu e, com alegria, recebeu Jesus em sua casa. 7 Ao ver isso, o povo começou a se queixar: "Ele foi se hospedar na casa de um pecador!".

8 Enquanto isso, Zaqueu se levantou e disse: "Senhor, darei metade das minhas riquezas aos pobres. E, se explorei alguém na cobrança de impostos, devolverei quatro vezes mais!".

9 Jesus respondeu: "Hoje chegou a salvação a esta casa, pois este homem também é filho de Abraão. 10 Porque o Filho do Homem veio buscar e salvar os perdidos".

1 Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through.

2 A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy.

3 He wanted to see who Jesus was, but because he was short he could not see over the crowd.

4 So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see him, since Jesus was coming that way.

5 When Jesus reached the spot, he looked up and said to him, "Zacchaeus, come down immediately. I must stay at your house today."

6 So he came down at once and welcomed him gladly.

7 All the people saw this and began to mutter, "He has gone to be the guest of a sinner."

8 But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, "Look, Lord! Here and now I give half of my possessions to the poor, and if I have cheated anybody out of anything, I will pay back four times the amount."

9 Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this house, because this man, too, is a son of Abraham.

10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost."