10 And the apostles, when they had returned, told Him all that they had done. Then He took them and went aside privately into a deserted place belonging to the city called Bethsaida.
11 But when the multitudes knew it, they followed Him; and He received them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and healed those who had need of healing.
12 And when the day began to wear away, the twelve came and said to Him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the surrounding towns and country, and lodge and get provisions; for we are in a deserted place here.
13 But He said to them, You give them something to eat. And they said, We have no more than five loaves and two fish, unless we go and buy food for all these people.
14 For there were about five thousand men. But He said to His disciples, Make them sit down in groups of fifty.
15 And they did so, and made them all sit down.
16 Then He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He blessed and broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the multitude.
17 So they all ate and were filled, and twelve baskets of the leftover fragments were taken up by them.
10 Ao voltarem, os apóstolos relataram a Jesus o que tinham feito. Então ele os tomou consigo, e retiraram-se para uma cidade chamada Betsaida;
11 mas as multidões ficaram sabendo, e o seguiram. Ele as acolheu, e falava-lhes acerca do Reino de Deus, e curava os que precisavam de cura.
12 Ao fim da tarde os Doze aproximaram-se dele e disseram: "Manda embora a multidão para que eles possam ir aos campos vizinhos e aos povoados, e encontrem comida e pousada, porque aqui estamos em lugar deserto".
13 Ele, porém, respondeu: "Dêem-lhes vocês algo para comer". Eles disseram: "Temos apenas cinco pães e dois peixes — a menos que compremos alimento para toda esta multidão".
14 ( E estavam ali cerca de cinco mil homens ). Mas ele disse aos seus discípulos: "Façam-nos sentar-se em grupos de cinqüenta".
15 Os discípulos assim fizeram, e todos se assentaram.
16 Tomando os cinco pães e os dois peixes, e olhando para o céu, deu graças e os partiu. Em seguida, entregou-os aos discípulos para que os servissem ao povo.
17 Todos comeram e ficaram satisfeitos, e os discípulos recolheram doze cestos cheios de pedaços que sobraram.