1 And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho.

2 Now behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus who was a chief tax collector, and he was rich.

3 And he sought to see who Jesus was, but could not because of the crowd, for he was of short stature.

4 So he ran ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see Him, for He was going to pass that way.

5 And when Jesus came to the place, He looked up and saw him, and said to him, Zacchaeus, make haste and come down, for today I must stay at your house.

6 So he made haste and came down, and received Him joyfully.

7 But when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, He has gone to be a guest with a man who is a sinner.

8 And Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, Behold, Lord, I give half of my possessions to the poor; and whatever I have taken from anyone by false accusation, I restore fourfold.

9 And Jesus said to him, Today salvation has come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham;

10 for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.

1 Jesus entrou em Jericó, e atravessava a cidade.

2 Havia ali um homem rico chamado Zaqueu, chefe dos publicanos.

3 Ele queria ver quem era Jesus, mas, sendo de pequena estatura, não o conseguia, por causa da multidão.

4 Assim, correu adiante e subiu numa figueira brava para vê-lo, pois Jesus ia passar por ali.

5 Quando Jesus chegou àquele lugar, olhou para cima e lhe disse: "Zaqueu, desça depressa. Quero ficar em sua casa hoje".

6 Então ele desceu rapidamente e o recebeu com alegria.

7 Todo o povo viu isso e começou a se queixar: "Ele se hospedou na casa de um ‘pecador’ ".

8 Mas Zaqueu levantou-se e disse ao Senhor: "Olha, Senhor! Estou dando a metade dos meus bens aos pobres; e se de alguém extorqui alguma coisa, devolverei quatro vezes mais".

9 Jesus lhe disse: "Hoje houve salvação nesta casa! Porque este homem também é filho de Abraão.

10 Pois o Filho do homem veio buscar e salvar o que estava perdido".