10 The apostles, when they had returned, told him what things they had done.

He took them and withdrew apart to a desert region of a city called Bethsaida. 11 But the multitudes, perceiving it, followed him. He welcomed them, spoke to them of God’s Kingdom, and he cured those who needed healing. 12 The day began to wear away; and the twelve came and said to him, "Send the multitude away, that they may go into the surrounding villages and farms and lodge and get food, for we are here in a deserted place."

13 But he said to them, "You give them something to eat."

They said, "We have no more than five loaves and two fish, unless we should go and buy food for all these people." 14 For they were about five thousand men.

He said to his disciples, "Make them sit down in groups of about fifty each." 15 They did so, and made them all sit down. 16 He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to the sky, he blessed them, broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the multitude. 17 They ate and were all filled. They gathered up twelve baskets of broken pieces that were left over.

10 En toe die apostels terugkom en Hom alles vertel wat hulle gedoen het, het Hy hulle saamgeneem en in die eensaamheid gegaan na 'n verlate plek van 'n stad met die naam van Bets ida.

11 Maar die skare het dit te wete gekom en Hom gevolg; en Hy het hulle ontvang en met hulle gespreek oor die koninkryk van God, en die wat genesing nodig gehad het, gesond gemaak.

12 Toe die dag begin daal, kom die twaalf na Hom en sê vir Hom: Stuur die skare weg, sodat hulle na die dorpe en buitewyke in die omtrek kan gaan en herberg en voedsel kry; want ons is hier in 'n verlate plek.

13 Maar Hy sê vir hulle: Gee julle vir hulle iets om te eet. Maar hulle antwoord: Ons het nie meer as vyf brode en twee visse nie, tensy ons voedsel gaan koop vir al hierdie mense.

14 Want daar was omtrent vyf duisend manne. Maar Hy sê vir sy dissipels: Laat hulle in groepe van vyftig sit.

15 En hulle het dit gedoen en almal laat sit.

16 Toe neem Hy die vyf brode en die twee visse, en nadat Hy opgekyk het na die hemel, seën Hy dit en breek dit en gee dit aan die dissipels om dit aan die skare voor te sit.

17 En hulle het geëet en is almal versadig, en van wat vir hulle van die brokstukke oorgebly het, is daar twaalf mandjies vol opgetel.