1 I n those days when an immense crowd had gathered and they had nothing to eat, Jesus called His disciples to Him and told them,

Naqueles dias, havendo de novo uma grande multidão, e não tendo o que comer, chamou Jesus os discípulos e disse-lhes:

2 I have pity and sympathy for the people and My heart goes out to them, for they have been with Me now three days and have nothing to eat;

Tenho compaixão da multidão, porque já faz três dias que eles estão comigo, e não têm o que comer.

3 A nd if I send them away to their homes hungry, they will be feeble through exhaustion and faint along the road; and some of them have come a long way.

Se eu os mandar em jejum para suas casas, desfalecerão no caminho; e alguns deles vieram de longe.

4 A nd His disciples replied to Him, How can anyone fill and satisfy with loaves of bread here in desolate and uninhabited region?

E seus discípulos lhe responderam: Donde poderá alguém satisfazê-los de pão aqui no deserto?

5 A nd He asked them, How many loaves have you? They said, Seven.

Perguntou-lhes Jesus: Quantos pães tendes? Responderam: Sete.

6 A nd He commanded the multitude to recline upon the ground, and He took the seven loaves and, having given thanks, He broke them and kept on giving them to His disciples to put before, and they placed them before the crowd.

Logo mandou ao povo que se sentasse no chão; e tomando os sete pães e havendo dado graças, partiu-os e os entregava a seus discípulos para que os distribuíssem; e eles os distribuíram pela multidão.

7 A nd they had a few small fish; and when He had praised God and given thanks and asked Him to bless them, He ordered that these also should be set before.

Tinham também alguns peixinhos, os quais ele abençoou, e mandou que estes também fossem distribuídos.

8 A nd they ate and were satisfied; and they took up seven '> large provision] baskets full of the broken pieces left over.

Comeram, pois, e se fartaram; e dos pedaços que sobejavam levantaram sete alcofas.

9 A nd there were about 4, 000 people. And He dismissed them,

Ora, eram cerca de quatro mil homens. E Jesus os despediu.

10 A nd at once He got into the boat with His disciples and went to the district of Dalmanutha (or Magdala).

E, entrando logo no barco com seus discípulos, foi para as regiões de Dalmanuta.

11 T he Pharisees came and began to argue with and question Him, demanding from Him a sign (an attesting miracle from heaven) to test Him.

Saíram os fariseus e começaram a discutir com ele, pedindo-lhe um sinal do céu, para o experimentarem.

12 A nd He groaned and sighed deeply in His spirit and said, Why does this generation demand a sign? Positively I say to you, no sign shall be given this generation.

Ele, suspirando profundamente em seu espírito, disse: Por que pede esta geração um sinal? Em verdade vos digo que a esta geração não será dado sinal algum.

13 A nd He went away and left them and, getting into the boat again, He departed to the other side.

E, deixando-os, tornou a embarcar e foi para o outro lado.

14 N ow they had '> completely] forgotten to bring bread, and they had only one loaf with them in the boat.

Ora, eles se esqueceram de levar pão, e no barco não tinham consigo senão um pão.

15 A nd Jesus charged and admonished them, saying, Look out; keep on your guard and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod and the Herodians.

E Jesus ordenou-lhes, dizendo: Olhai, guardai-vos do fermento dos fariseus e do fermento de Herodes.

16 A nd they discussed it and reasoned with one another, It is because we have no bread.

Pelo que eles arrazoavam entre si porque não tinham pão.

17 A nd being aware, Jesus said to them, Why are you reasoning and saying it is because you have no bread? Do you not yet discern or understand? Are your hearts in hardness?

E Jesus, percebendo isso, disse-lhes: Por que arrazoais por não terdes pão? não compreendeis ainda, nem entendeis? tendes o vosso coração endurecido?

18 H aving eyes, do you not see, and having ears, do you not hear and perceive and understand the sense of what is said? And do you not remember?

Tendo olhos, não vedes? e tendo ouvidos, não ouvis? e não vos lembrais?

19 W hen I broke the five loaves for the 5, 000, how many '> small hand] baskets full of broken pieces did you take up? They said to Him, Twelve.

Quando parti os cinco pães para os cinco mil, quantos cestos cheios de pedaços levantastes? Responderam-lhe: Doze.

20 A nd the seven loaves for the 4, 000, how many '> large provision] baskets full of broken pieces did you take up? And they said to Him, Seven.

E quando parti os sete para os quatro mil, quantas alcofas cheias de pedaços levantastes? Responderam-lhe: Sete.

21 A nd He kept repeating, Do you not yet understand?

E ele lhes disse: Não entendeis ainda?

22 A nd they came to Bethsaida. And brought to Him a blind man and begged Him to touch him.

Então chegaram a Betsaída. E trouxeram-lhe um cego, e rogaram-lhe que o tocasse.

23 A nd He caught the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village; and when He had spit on his eyes and put His hands upon him, He asked him, Do you '> possibly] see anything?

Jesus, pois, tomou o cego pela mão, e o levou para fora da aldeia; e cuspindo-lhe nos olhos, e impondo-lhe as mãos, perguntou-lhe: Vês alguma coisa?

24 A nd he looked up and said, I see people, but like trees, walking.

E, levantando ele os olhos, disse: Estou vendo os homens; porque como árvores os vejo andando.

25 T hen He put His hands on his eyes again; and the man looked intently, and he was restored and saw everything distinctly '> at a distance].

Então tornou a pôr-lhe as mãos sobre os olhos; e ele, olhando atentamente, ficou restabelecido, pois já via nitidamente todas as coisas.

26 A nd He sent him away to his house, telling, Do not enter the village or tell anyone there.

Depois o mandou para casa, dizendo: Mas não entres na aldeia.

27 A nd Jesus went on with His disciples to the villages of Caesarea Philippi; and on the way He asked His disciples, Who do people say that I am?

E saiu Jesus com os seus discípulos para as aldeias de Cesaréia de Filipe, e no caminho interrogou os discípulos, dizendo: Quem dizem os homens que eu sou?

28 A nd they answered, John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; but others, one of the prophets.

Responderam-lhe eles: Uns dizem: João, o Batista; outros: Elias; e ainda outros: Algum dos profetas.

29 A nd He asked them, But who do you yourselves say that I am? Peter replied to Him, You are the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One).

Então lhes perguntou: Mas vós, quem dizeis que eu sou? Respondendo, Pedro lhe disse: Tu és o Cristo.

30 A nd He charged them sharply to tell no one about Him.

E ordenou-lhes Jesus que a ninguém dissessem aquilo a respeito dele.

31 A nd He began to teach them that the Son of Man must of necessity suffer many things and be tested and disapproved and rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes, and be put to death, and after three days rise again '> from death].

Começou então a ensinar-lhes que era necessário que o Filho do homem padecesse muitas coisas, que fosse rejeitado pelos anciãos e principais sacerdotes e pelos escribas, que fosse morto, e que depois de três dias ressurgisse.

32 A nd He said this freely (frankly, plainly, and explicitly, making it unmistakable). And Peter took Him by the hand and led Him aside and then began to rebuke Him.

E isso dizia abertamente. Ao que Pedro, tomando-o ã parte, começou a repreendê-lo.

33 B ut turning around and seeing His disciples, He rebuked Peter, saying, Get behind Me, Satan! For you do not have a mind intent on promoting what God wills, but what pleases men.

Mas ele, virando-se olhando para seus discípulos, repreendeu a Pedro, dizendo: Para trás de mim, Satanás; porque não cuidas das coisas que são de Deus, mas sim das que são dos homens.

34 A nd Jesus called the throng with His disciples and said to them, If anyone intends to come after Me, let him deny himself '> lose sight of himself and his own interests] and take up his cross, and '> joining Me as a disciple and siding with My party] follow with Me.

E chamando a si a multidão com os discípulos, disse-lhes: Se alguém quer vir após mim, negue-se a si mesmo, tome a sua cruz, e siga-me.

35 F or whoever wants to save his '> higher, spiritual, eternal] life, will lose it '> lower, natural, temporal life which is lived only on earth]; and whoever gives up his life for My sake and the Gospel’s will save it '> higher, spiritual life in the eternal kingdom of God].

Pois quem quiser salvar a sua vida, perdê-la-á; mas quem perder a sua vida por amor de mim e do evangelho, salvá-la-á.

36 F or what does it profit a man to gain the whole world, and forfeit his life '> in the eternal kingdom of God]?

Pois que aproveita ao homem ganhar o mundo inteiro e perder a sua vida?

37 F or what can a man give as an exchange ( a compensation, a ransom, in return) for his life '> in the eternal kingdom of God]?

Ou que diria o homem em troca da sua vida?

38 F or whoever is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous (unfaithful) and sinful generation, of him will the Son of Man also be ashamed when He comes in the glory (splendor and majesty) of His Father with the holy angels.

Porquanto, qualquer que, entre esta geração adúltera e pecadora, se envergonhar de mim e das minhas palavras, também dele se envergonhará o Filho do homem quando vier na glória de seu Pai com os santos anjos.