30 Apostolit kokoontuivat taas Jeesuksen luo ja kertoivat hänelle, mitä kaikkea olivat tehneet ja mitä opettaneet.

32 Niin he lähtivät veneellä mennäkseen autiolle seudulle yksinäisyyteen.

33 Mutta heidän lähtönsä huomattiin, ja monet tunsivat heidät. Ihmisiä tuli juoksujalkaa kaikista kaupungeista, ja väkijoukko ehti maitse perille ennen heitä.

34 Kun Jeesus veneestä noustessaan näki kaikki nämä ihmiset, hänen tuli heitä sääli, sillä he olivat kuin lammaslauma paimenta vailla. Hän alkoi opettaa ja puhui heille pitkään.

39 Jeesus käski heidän sijoittaa kaikki ruokakunnittain aterioimaan vihreälle nurmelle.

40 Ihmiset asettuivat istumaan sadan ja viidenkymmenen hengen ryhmiin.

41 Sitten hän otti ne viisi leipää ja kaksi kalaa, katsoi ylös taivaaseen ja lausui kiitoksen. Hän mursi leivät ja antoi palat opetuslapsilleen, ja nämä jakoivat ne kansalle. Samoin hän jakoi kaikkien kesken ne kaksi kalaa.

42 Kaikki söivät kyllikseen.

43 Leiväntähteitä kerättiin kaksitoista täyttä korillista, ja kalaakin jäi.

44 Aterioimassa oli ollut viisituhatta miestä.

30 And the apostles gather themselves together unto Jesus; and they told him all things, whatsoever they had done, and whatsoever they had taught. 31 And he saith unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while. 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 unto him, and said, The place is desert, and the day is now far spent; 36 send them away, that they may go into the country and villages round about, and buy themselves somewhat to eat. 37 But he answered and said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred shillings’ worth of bread, and give them to eat? 38 And he saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes. 39 And he commanded them that all should sit down by companies upon 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 fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake the loaves; and he gave to the disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he among them all. 42 And they all ate, and were filled. 43 And they took up broken pieces, twelve basketfuls, and also of the fishes. 44 And they that ate the loaves were five thousand men.