1 E stava Jesus em certo lugar orando e, quando acabou, disse-lhe um dos seus discípulos: Senhor, ensina-nos a orar, como também João ensinou aos seus discípulos.

Jesus had been praying. One of His followers said to Him, “Lord, teach us to pray as John the Baptist taught his followers.”

2 A o que ele lhes disse: Quando orardes, dizei: Pai, santificado seja o teu nome; venha o teu reino;

Jesus said to them, “When you pray, say, ‘Our Father in heaven, Your name is holy. May Your holy nation come. What You want done, may it be done on earth as it is in heaven.

3 d á-nos cada dia o nosso pão cotidiano;

Give us the bread we need everyday.

4 e perdoa-nos os nossos pecados, pois também nós perdoamos a todo aquele que nos deve; e não nos deixes entrar em tentação,

Forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us. Do not let us be tempted.’” A Picture-Story about How to Ask

5 D isse-lhes também: Se um de vós tiver um amigo, e se for procurá-lo ã meia-noite e lhe disser: Amigo, empresta-me três pães,

Jesus said to them, “If one of you has a friend and goes to him in the night and says, ‘Friend, give me three loaves of bread,

6 p ois que um amigo meu, estando em viagem, chegou a minha casa, e não tenho o que lhe oferecer;

for a friend of mine is on a trip and has stopped at my house. I have no food to give him.’

7 e se ele, de dentro, responder: Não me incomodes; já está a porta fechada, e os meus filhos estão comigo na cama; não posso levantar-me para te atender;

The man inside the house will say, ‘Do not trouble me. The door is shut. My children and I are in bed. I cannot get up and give you bread.’

8 d igo-vos que, ainda que se levante para lhos dar por ser seu amigo, todavia, por causa da sua importunação, se levantará e lhe dará quantos pães ele precisar.

I say to you, he may not get up and give him bread because he is a friend. Yet, if he keeps on asking, he will get up and give him as much as he needs.

9 P elo que eu vos digo: Pedi, e dar-se-vos-á; buscai e achareis; batei, e abrir-se-vos-á;

I say to you, ask, and what you ask for will be given to you. Look, and what you are looking for you will find. Knock, and the door you are knocking on will be opened to you.

10 p ois todo o que pede, recebe; e quem busca acha; e ao que bate, abrir-se-lhe-á.

For everyone who asks, will receive what he asks for. Everyone who looks, will find what he is looking for. Everyone who knocks, will have the door opened to him.

11 E qual o pai dentre vós que, se o filho lhe pedir pão, lhe dará uma pedra? Ou, se lhe pedir peixe, lhe dará por peixe uma serpente?

“Would any of you fathers give your son a stone if he asked for bread? Or would you give a snake if he asked for a fish?

12 O u, se pedir um ovo, lhe dará um escorpião?

Or if he asked for an egg, would you give him a small animal with a sting of poison?

13 S e vós, pois, sendo maus, sabeis dar boas dádivas aos vossos filhos, quanto mais dará o Pai celestial o Espírito Santo

You are sinful and you know how to give good things to your children. How much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?” A Nation That Cannot Stand

14 E stava Jesus expulsando um demônio, que era mudo; e aconteceu que, saindo o demônio, o mudo falou; e as multidões se admiraram.

Jesus was putting a demon out of a man who could not speak. When the demon was gone, the man could speak. All the people were surprised and wondered about it.

15 M as alguns deles disseram: É por Belzebu, o príncipe dos demônios, que ele expulsa os demônios.

Some of them said, “He puts out demons through Satan, the king of demons.”

16 E outros, experimentando-o, lhe pediam um sinal do céu.

Others tried to trap Jesus. They asked for something special to see from heaven.

17 E le, porém, conhecendo-lhes os pensamentos, disse-lhes: Todo reino dividido contra si mesmo será assolado, e casa sobre casa cairá.

But He knew their thoughts and said to them, “Every nation divided into groups that fight each other will be destroyed. Every family divided into groups that fight each other will not stand.

18 O ra, pois, se Satanás está dividido contra si mesmo, como subsistirá o seu reino? Pois dizeis que eu expulso dos demônios por Belzebu.

If Satan is divided against himself, how will his nation stand? And yet you say I put out demons through Satan!

19 E , se eu expulso os demônios por Belzebu, por quem os expulsam os vossos filhos? Por isso eles mesmos serão os vossos juizes.

If I put out demons through Satan, by whose help do your sons put them out? Your own sons will say if you are guilty or not.

20 M as, se é pelo dedo de Deus que eu expulso os demônios, logo é chegado a vós o reino de Deus.

But if I put out demons by the power of God, then the holy nation of God has come to you.

21 Q uando o valente guarda, armado, a sua casa, em segurança estão os seus bens;

“When a strong man watches his house and is ready to fight, his things are safe.

22 m as, sobrevindo outro mais valente do que ele, e vencendo-o, tira-lhe toda a armadura em que confiava, e reparte os seus despojos.

When a stronger man comes along, he wins the fight. He takes away all the things to fight with that the man of the house had put his trust in. Then the stronger man takes anything he wants from the house.

23 Q uem não é comigo, é contra mim; e quem comigo não ajunta, espalha.

Whoever is not with Me is against Me. Whoever does not gather with Me is sending them everywhere. A Person Filled with Bad or Good

24 O ra, havendo o espírito imundo saíndo do homem, anda por lugares áridos, buscando repouso; e não o encontrando, diz: Voltarei para minha casa, donde saí.

“When a demon is gone out of a man, it goes through dry places to find rest. If it finds none, it says, ‘I will go back to my house I came from.’

25 E chegando, acha-a varrida e adornada.

When the demon comes back, it finds the house cleaned and looking good.

26 E ntão vai, e leva consigo outros sete espíritos piores do que ele e, entrando, habitam ali; e o último estado desse homem vem a ser pior do que o primeiro.

Then the demon goes out and comes back bringing seven demons worse than itself. They go in and live there. In the end that man is worse than at the first.”

27 O ra, enquanto ele dizia estas coisas, certa mulher dentre a multidão levantou a voz e lhe disse: Bem-aventurado o ventre que te trouxe e os peitos em que te amamentaste.

As Jesus was talking, a woman of the group said with a loud voice, “The woman is happy who gave You birth and who fed You.”

28 M as ele respondeu: Antes bem-aventurados os que ouvem a palavra de Deus, e a observam.

But He said, “Yes, but those who hear the Word of God and obey it are happy.” Jesus Tells about Jonah

29 C omo afluíssem as multidões, começou ele a dizer: Geração perversa é esta; ela pede um sinal; e nenhum sinal se lhe dará, senão o de Jonas;

When the people were gathered near Jesus, He said, “The people of this day are sinful. They are looking for something special to see. They will get nothing special to see, except what Jonah the early preacher did.

30 p orquanto, assim como Jonas foi sinal para os ninivitas, também o Filho do homem o será para esta geração.

As Jonah was something special to the people of the city of Nineveh, the Son of Man will be to the people of this day also.

31 A rainha do sul se levantará no juízo com os homens desta geração, e os condenará; porque veio dos confins da terra para ouvir a sabedoria de Salomão; e eis, aqui quem é maior do que Salomão.

The queen of the south will stand up on the day men stand before God. She will say the people of this day are guilty because she came from the ends of the earth to listen to the wise sayings of Solomon. And look, Someone greater than Solomon is here!

32 O s homens de Nínive se levantarão no juízo com esta geração, e a condenarão; porque se arrependeram com a pregação de Jonas; e eis aqui quem é maior do que Jonas.

The men of Nineveh will stand up on the day men stand before God. They will say the people of this day are guilty because the men of Nineveh were sorry for their sins and turned from them when Jonah preached. And look, Someone greater than Jonah is here! Jesus Teaches about Light

33 N inguém, depois de acender uma candeia, a põe em lugar oculto, nem debaixo do alqueire, mas no velador, para que os que entram vejam a luz.

“No man lights a lamp and then hides it under a pail. He puts the light on a lamp-stand so those who come in can see it.

34 A candeia do corpo são os olhos. Quando, pois, os teus olhos forem bons, todo o teu corpo será luminoso; mas, quando forem maus, o teu corpo será tenebroso.

The eye is the light of the body. When your eye is good, your whole body is full of light. When your eye is sinful, your whole body is full of darkness.

35 V ê, então, que a luz que há em ti não sejam trevas.

Be careful that the light in you is not dark.

36 S e, pois, todo o teu corpo estiver iluminado, sem ter parte alguma em trevas, será inteiramente luminoso, como quando a candeia te alumia com o seu resplendor.

If your whole body is full of light, with no dark part, then it will shine. It will be as a lamp that gives light.” Jesus Speaks Sharp Words to the Proud Religious Law-Keeper

37 A cabando Jesus de falar, um fariseu o convidou para almoçar com ele; e havendo Jesus entrado, reclinou-se ã mesa.

As Jesus was talking, a proud religious law-keeper asked Him to eat with him. Jesus went to the man’s house and took His place at the table.

38 O fariseu admirou-se, vendo que ele não se lavara antes de almoçar.

The proud religious law-keeper was surprised and wondered why Jesus had not washed before He ate.

39 A o que o Senhor lhe disse: Ora vós, os fariseus, limpais o exterior do corpo e do prato; mas o vosso interior do copo e do prato; mas o vosso interior está cheio de rapina e maldade.

But the Lord said to him, “You proud religious law-keepers make the outside of the cup and plate clean, but inside you are full of stealing and sinning.

40 L oucos! quem fez o exterior, não fez também o inferior?

You are foolish. Did not He that made the outside make the inside also?

41 D ai, porém, de esmola o que está dentro do copo e do prato, e eis que todas as coisas vos serão limpas.

Give yourself as a gift and then you will be clean.

42 M as ai de vós, fariseus! porque dais o dízimo da hortelã, e da arruda, e de toda hortaliça, e desprezais a justiça e o amor de Deus. Ora, estas coisas importava fazer, sem deixar aquelas.

“It is bad for you, proud religious law-keepers! You give one-tenth part of your spices. But you give no thought to what is right and to the love of God. You should do both of these.

43 A i de vós, fariseus! porque gostais dos primeiros assentos nas sinagogas, e das saudações nas praças.

“It is bad for you, proud religious law-keepers! For you like to have the important seats in the places of worship. You like to have people speak good-sounding words to you as you are in the center of town where people gather.

44 A i de vós! porque sois como as sepulturas que não aparecem, sobre as quais andam os homens sem o saberem.

It is bad for you, teachers of the Law and proud religious law-keepers and you who pretend to be someone you are not! For you are like graves that are hidden. Men walk on graves without knowing they are there.” Jesus Speaks Sharp Words to the Men Who Knew the Law

45 D isse-lhe, então, um dos doutores da lei: Mestre, quando dizes isso, também nos afrontas a nós.

One of the men who knew the Law said to Jesus, “Teacher, You are making us look bad when You speak like this.”

46 E le, porém, respondeu: Ai de vós também, doutores da lei! porque carregais os homens com fardos difíceis de suportar, e vós mesmos nem ainda com um dos vossos dedos tocais nesses fardos.

Jesus said, “It is bad for you also, you men who know the Law! For you put heavy loads on the shoulders of men. But you will not even put your finger on one of these loads to help them.

47 A i de vós! porque edificais os túmulos dos profetas, e vossos pais os mataram.

It is bad for you! For you make beautiful buildings for the graves of the early preachers your fathers killed.

48 A ssim sois testemunhas e aprovais as obras de vossos pais; porquanto eles os mataram, e vós lhes edificais os túmulos.

You are saying what your fathers did was good, because they killed the early preachers and you are making their graves.

49 P or isso diz também a sabedoria de Deus: Profetas e apóstolos lhes mandarei; e eles matarão uns, e perseguirão outros;

“For this reason the wisdom of God has said, ‘I will send them early preachers and missionaries. Some they will kill and some they will make it very hard for.’

50 p ara que a esta geração se peçam contas do sangue de todos os profetas que, desde a fundação do mundo, foi derramado;

The blood of all the early preachers from the beginning of the world is on the people of this day.

51 d esde o sangue de Abel, até o sangue de Zacarias, que foi morto entre o altar e o santuário; sim, eu vos digo, a esta geração se pedirão contas.

It will be from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zacharias, the one who died between the altar and the house of God. For sure, I tell you, the people of this day will be guilty for this.

52 A i de vós, doutores da lei! porque tirastes a chave da ciência; vós mesmos não entrastes, e impedistes aos que entravam.

“It is bad for you men who know the Law! For you have locked the door to the house of learning. You are not going in yourselves and you do not allow those to go in who are about to go in.”

53 A o sair ele dali, começaram os escribas e os fariseus a apertá-lo fortemente, e a interrogá-lo acerca de muitas coisas,

As Jesus went away from there, the teachers of the Law and the proud religious law-keepers were very angry and tried to make Him say many things.

54 a rmando-lhe ciladas, a fim de o apanharem em alguma coisa que dissesse.

They planned against Jesus and tried to trap Him with something He might say.