30 Por fim, os apóstolos voltaram da sua viagem e, indo ter com Jesus, contaram-lhe tudo o que tinham feito e como haviam falado às populações visitadas. Jesus disse-lhes: Saiamos por um pouco do meio do povo para descansar. Pois era tanta a gente que ia e vinha que mal tinham tempo para comer. Saíram, pois, do barco para um sítio mais sossegado.

33 Mas muitas pessoas deram por isso e, correndo pela praia fora, foram esperá-los ao ponto de desembarque

34 Quando Jesus saiu do barco, já lá se encontrava a enorme multidão de sempre. E teve pena deles, porque eram como ovelhas sem pastor. Ensinou-lhes muitas coisas que precisavam de saber.

35 Ao cair da tarde, os discípulos foram ter com Jesus e disseram: Manda ao povo que vá até às aldeias e quintas próximas para comprar alimento, porque neste lugar deserto não há nada para comer e está a fazer-se tarde.

37 Jesus discordou: Dêem-lhe vocês de comer.Com quê? Seria preciso uma fortuna para comprar comida para tanta gente!

38 Quanta comida temos?, perguntou Jesus. Vão ver. Eles voltaram, dizendo que havia cinco pães e dois peixes.

39 Então Jesus disse à multidão que se sentasse. E sentaram-se, na erva verde, em grupos de cinquenta ou cem. 2

41 Tomando os cinco pães e os dois peixes, Jesus ergueu os olhos para o céu e agradeceu a comida. Depois, partindo os pães em pedaços, deu um pouco de pão e de peixe a cada discípulo para que oferecessem ao povo.

42 A multidão comeu até se fartar.

43 Havia cerca de cinco mil homens naquela refeição, e ainda se recolheram doze cestos de sobras.

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.