1 T hey were near Jerusalem and had come to the town of Bethphage at the Mount of Olives. Jesus sent two followers on ahead.

Quando se aproximaram de Jerusalém, e chegaram a Betfagé, ao Monte das Oliveiras, enviou Jesus dois discípulos, dizendo-lhes:

2 H e said to them, “Go to the town over there. You will find a donkey tied and her young with her. Let them loose and bring them to Me.

Ide ã aldeia que está defronte de vós, e logo encontrareis uma jumenta presa, e um jumentinho com ela; desprendei-a, e trazei- mos.

3 I f anyone says something to you, say, ‘The Lord needs them.’ He will send them at once.”

E, se alguém vos disser alguma coisa, respondei: O Senhor precisa deles; e logo os enviará.

4 I t happened as the early preacher said it would happen, saying,

Ora, isso aconteceu para que se cumprisse o que foi dito pelo profeta:

5 “ Say to the people in Jerusalem, ‘See! Your King is coming to you. He is gentle. He is riding on a young donkey.’”

Dizei ã filha de Sião: Eis que aí te vem o teu Rei, manso e montado em um jumento, em um jumentinho, cria de animal de carga.

6 T he followers went and did as Jesus told them.

Indo, pois, os discípulos e fazendo como Jesus lhes ordenara,

7 T hey brought the donkey and her young one. They put their clothes on the donkey and Jesus sat on them.

trouxeram a jumenta e o jumentinho, e sobre eles puseram os seus mantos, e Jesus montou.

8 M any people put their coats down on the road. Other people cut branches from the trees and put them along the way.

E a maior parte da multidão estendeu os seus mantos pelo caminho; e outros cortavam ramos de árvores, e os espalhavam pelo caminho.

9 T he people who went in front and those who followed Jesus called out, “Greatest One! The Son of David! Great and honored is He Who comes in the name of the Lord! Greatest One in the highest heaven.”

E as multidões, tanto as que o precediam como as que o seguiam, clamavam, dizendo: Hosana ao Filho de Davi! bendito o que vem em nome do Senhor! Hosana nas alturas!

10 W hen Jesus came into Jerusalem, all the people of the city were troubled. They said, “Who is this?”

Ao entrar ele em Jerusalém, agitou-se a cidade toda e perguntava: Quem é este?

11 M any people said, “This is Jesus, the One Who speaks for God from the town of Nazareth in the country of Galilee.” Jesus Stops the Buying and the Selling in the House of God

E as multidões respondiam: Este é o profeta Jesus, de Nazaré da Galiléia.

12 T hen Jesus went into the house of God and made all those leave who were buying and selling there. He turned over the tables of the men who changed money. He turned over the seats of those who sold doves.

Então Jesus entrou no templo, expulsou todos os que ali vendiam e compravam, e derribou as mesas dos cambistas e as cadeiras dos que vendiam pombas;

13 H e said to them, “It is written, ‘My house is to be called a house of prayer.’ You have made it a place of robbers.”

e disse-lhes: Está escrito: A minha casa será chamada casa de oração; vós, porém, a fazeis covil de salteadores.

14 T he blind and those who could not walk came to Jesus in the house of God and He healed them.

E chegaram-se a ele no templo cegos e coxos, e ele os curou.

15 T he religious leaders of the Jews and the teachers of the Law saw the great things He did. They heard the children calling in the house of God and saying, “Greatest One! Son of David!” The leaders were very angry.

Vendo, porém, os principais sacerdotes e os escribas as maravilhas que ele fizera, e os meninos que clamavam no templo: Hosana ao Filho de Davi, indignaram-se,

16 T hey said to Jesus, “Do you hear what these children are saying?” Jesus said to them, “Yes, have you not read the writings, ‘Even little children and babies will honor Him’?”

e perguntaram-lhe: Ouves o que estes estão dizendo? Respondeu-lhes Jesus: Sim; nunca lestes: Da boca de pequeninos e de criancinhas de peito tiraste perfeito louvor?

17 J esus left them and went out of the city to the town of Bethany. He stayed there that night. The Fig Tree Dries Up

E deixando-os, saiu da cidade para Betânia, e ali passou a noite.

18 I n the morning as He was coming back to the city, He was hungry.

Ora, de manhã, ao voltar ã cidade, teve fome;

19 H e saw a fig tree by the side of the road and went to it. There was nothing on it but leaves. He said to the tree, “No fruit will ever grow on you again.” At once the fig tree dried up.

e, avistando uma figueira ã beira do caminho, dela se aproximou, e não achou nela senão folhas somente; e disse-lhe: Nunca mais nasça fruto de ti. E a figueira secou imediatamente.

20 T he followers saw it and were surprised and wondered. They said, “How did the fig tree dry up so fast?”

Quando os discípulos viram isso, perguntaram admirados: Como é que imediatamente secou a figueira?

21 J esus said to them, “For sure, I tell you this: If you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only be able to do what was done to the fig tree. You will also be able to say to this mountain, ‘Move from here and be thrown into the sea,’ and it will be done.

Jesus, porém, respondeu-lhes: Em verdade vos digo que, se tiverdes fé e não duvidardes, não só fareis o que foi feito ã figueira, mas até, se a este monte disserdes: Ergue-te e lança-te no mar, isso será feito;

22 A ll things you ask for in prayer, you will receive if you have faith.” They Ask Jesus Who Gave Him the Power to Do These Things

e tudo o que pedirdes na oração, crendo, recebereis.

23 J esus came into the house of God. The religious leaders and the other leaders of the people came up to Him as He was teaching. They said, “By what right and power are You doing these things? Who gave You the right and the power to do them?”

Tendo Jesus entrado no templo, e estando a ensinar, aproximaram-se dele os principais sacerdotes e os anciãos do povo, e perguntaram: Com que autoridade fazes tu estas coisas? e quem te deu tal autoridade?

24 J esus said to them, “I will ask you one thing also. If you tell Me, then I will tell you by what right and power I do these things.

Respondeu-lhes Jesus: Eu também vos perguntarei uma coisa; se ma disserdes, eu de igual modo vos direi com que autoridade faço estas coisas.

25 W as the baptism of John from heaven or from men?” They thought among themselves, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ then He will say, ‘Then why did you not believe him?’

O batismo de João, donde era? do céu ou dos homens? Ao que eles arrazoavam entre si: Se dissermos: Do céu, ele nos dirá: Então por que não o crestes?

26 B ut if we say, ‘From men,’ we are afraid of the people, because they all think John was one who spoke for God.”

Mas, se dissermos: Dos homens, tememos o povo; porque todos consideram João como profeta.

27 T hey said to Jesus, “We do not know.” He said to them, “Then I will not tell you by what right and power I do these things. The Picture-Story of the Two Sons

Responderam, pois, a Jesus: Não sabemos. Disse-lhe ele: Nem eu vos digo com que autoridade faço estas coisas.

28 “ What do you think about this? There was a man who had two sons. He came to the first son and said, ‘My son, go to my grape-field and work today.’

Mas que vos parece? Um homem tinha dois filhos, e, chegando- se ao primeiro, disse: Filho, vai trabalhar hoje na vinha.

29 H e said, ‘I will go.’ But he did not go.

Ele respondeu: Sim, senhor; mas não foi.

30 T he father came to the second son and asked the same thing. The son said, ‘No, I will not go.’ Later he was sorry and went.

Chegando-se, então, ao segundo, falou-lhe de igual modo; respondeu-lhe este: Não quero; mas depois, arrependendo-se, foi.

31 W hich one of the two sons did what his father wanted?” They said to Jesus, “The second son.” Jesus said to them, “For sure, I tell you this: Tax-gatherers and women who sell the use of their bodies will get into the holy nation of heaven before you.

Qual dos dois fez a vontade do pai? Disseram eles: O segundo. Disse-lhes Jesus: Em verdade vos digo que os publicanos e as meretrizes entram adiante de vós no reino de Deus.

32 F or John came to you preaching about being right with God. You did not believe him. But tax-gatherers and women who sell the use of their bodies did believe him. When you saw this, you were not sorry for your sins and did not turn from them and believe him. The Picture-Story of the Grape-Field

Pois João veio a vós no caminho da justiça, e não lhe deste crédito, mas os publicanos e as meretrizes lho deram; vós, porém, vendo isto, nem depois vos arrependestes para crerdes nele.

33 “ Listen to another picture-story. A man who owned land planted grapes in a field and put a fence around it. He made a place for making wine. He built a tower to look over the grape-field. He let farmers rent it and then he went into another country.

Ouvi ainda outra parábola: Havia um homem, proprietário, que plantou uma vinha, cercou-a com uma sebe, cavou nela um lagar, e edificou uma torre; depois arrendou-a a uns lavradores e ausentou-se do país.

34 T he time came for gathering the grapes. He sent his servants to the farmers to get the grapes.

E quando chegou o tempo dos frutos, enviou os seus servos aos lavradores, para receber os seus frutos.

35 T he farmers took his servants and hit one. They killed another and threw stones at another.

E os lavradores, apoderando-se dos servos, espancaram um, mataram outro, e a outro apedrejaram.

36 A gain he sent other servants. He sent more than the first time. The farmers did the same to those servants.

Depois enviou ainda outros servos, em maior número do que os primeiros; e fizeram-lhes o mesmo.

37 A fter this he sent his son to them. He said to himself, ‘They will respect my son.’

Por último enviou-lhes seu filho, dizendo: A meu filho terão respeito.

38 W hen the farmers saw the son, they said to themselves, ‘This is the one who will get everything when the owner dies. Let us kill him and we will get it all.’

Mas os lavradores, vendo o filho, disseram entre si: Este é o herdeiro; vinde, matemo-lo, e apoderemo-nos da sua herança.

39 T hey took him and threw him out of the grape-field and killed him.

E, agarrando-o, lançaram-no fora da vinha e o mataram.

40 W hen the owner of the grape-field comes, what will he do to those farmers?”

Quando, pois, vier o senhor da vinha, que fará

41 T hey said to Him, “He will put those bad men to death. Then he will rent the grape-field to other farmers who will give him the grapes when they are ready.”

Responderam-lhe eles: Fará perecer miseravelmente a esses maus, e arrendará a vinha a outros lavradores, que a seu tempo lhe entreguem os frutos.

42 J esus said to them, “Have you not read in the Holy Writings, ‘The Stone that was put aside by the workmen has become the most important Stone in the building? The Lord has done this. We think it is great!’

Disse-lhes Jesus: Nunca lestes nas Escrituras: A pedra que os edificadores rejeitaram, essa foi posta como pedra angular; pelo Senhor foi feito isso, e é maravilhoso aos nossos olhos?

43 I say to you, because of this, the holy nation of God will be taken from you. It will be given to a nation that will give fruit.

Portanto eu vos digo que vos será tirado o reino de Deus, e será dado a um povo que dê os seus frutos.

44 W hoever falls on this Stone will be broken. And on the one it falls, it will make him like dust.”

E quem cair sobre esta pedra será despedaçado; mas aquele sobre quem ela cair será reduzido a pó.

45 W hen the religious leaders and the proud religious law-keepers heard this picture-story, they knew He spoke of them.

Os principais sacerdotes e os fariseus, ouvindo essas parábolas, entenderam que era deles que Jesus falava.

46 W hen they tried to put their hands on Him, they were afraid of the many people. The people thought He was One Who spoke for God.

E procuravam prendê-lo, mas temeram o povo, porquanto este o tinha por profeta.