1 When they came near to Jerusalem, to Bethsphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples, 2 and said to them, "Go your way into the village that is opposite you. Immediately as you enter into it, you will find a young donkey tied, on which no one has sat. Untie him, and bring him. 3 If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say, ‘The Lord needs him;’ and immediately he will send him back here."

4 They went away, and found a young donkey tied at the door outside in the open street, and they untied him. 5 Some of those who stood there asked them, "What are you doing, untying the young donkey?" 6 They said to them just as Yeshua had said, and they let them go.

7 They brought the young donkey to Yeshua, and threw their garments on it, and Yeshua sat on it. 8 Many spread their garments on the way, and others were cutting down branches from the trees, and spreading them on the road. 9 Those who went in front, and those who followed, cried out, "Hoshia'na! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! 10 Blessed is the kingdom of our father David that is coming in the name of the Lord! Hoshia'na in the highest!"

11 Yeshua entered into the temple in Jerusalem. When he had looked around at everything, it being now evening, he went out to Bethany with the twelve.

1 Quando estavam já perto de Betfagé e Betânia, nos arredores de Jerusalém, e chegaram ao Monte das Oliveiras, Jesus mandou dois dos discípulos à frente

2 Vão até àquela aldeia além, e assim que entrarem verão ali presa uma cria de jumento que ninguém montou ainda. Soltem-na e tragam-na cá. Se alguém vos perguntar o que fazem, digam apenas: 'O Senhor precisa dela e tornará a entregá-la dentro de pouco tempo'.

4 Os dois homens lá foram e de facto viram ali a cria de jumento na rua, amarrada do lado de fora de uma casa. Quando a estavam a soltar, alguns que ali se encontravam perguntaram: Que fazem vocês a desamarrar o jumentinho? Responderam conforme Jesus tinha mandado, e os homens consentiram.

7 Levaram, pois, o jumentinho, e os discípulos puseram os mantos em cima do lombo do animal para que Jesus o montasse.

8 Muitas pessoas de entre a multidão espalharam as roupas ao longo da estrada à sua frente, enquanto outras estendiam-lhe ramos de folhas apanhados nos campos

10 Bendito seja o reino que vem estabelecer, o reino do nosso pai David! Glória a Deus nos altos céus!

11 Entrou, pois, em Jerusalém e dirigiu-se para o templo. Reparou atentamente em tudo à sua volta e foi-se embora, pois a hora já ia adiantada naquela tarde, retirando-se para Betânia com os dozes discípulos.