1 N aqueles dias, outra vez reuniu-se uma grande multidão. Visto que não tinham nada para comer, Jesus chamou os seus discípulos e disse-lhes:

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

2 “ Tenho compaixão desta multidão; já faz três dias que eles estão comigo e nada têm para comer.

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;

3 S e eu os mandar para casa com fome, vão desfalecer no caminho, porque alguns deles vieram de longe”.

And 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.

4 O s seus discípulos responderam: “Onde, neste lugar deserto, poderia alguém conseguir pão suficiente para alimentá-los?”

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

5 “ Quantos pães vocês têm?”, perguntou Jesus. “Sete”, responderam eles.

And He asked them, How many loaves have you? They said, Seven.

6 E le ordenou à multidão que se assentasse no chão. Depois de tomar os sete pães e dar graças, partiu-os e os entregou aos seus discípulos, para que os servissem à multidão; e eles o fizeram.

And 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.

7 T inham também alguns peixes pequenos; ele deu graças igualmente por eles e disse aos discípulos que os distribuíssem.

And 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.

8 O povo comeu até se fartar. E ajuntaram sete cestos cheios de pedaços que sobraram.

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

9 C erca de quatro mil homens estavam presentes. E, tendo-os despedido,

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

10 e ntrou no barco com seus discípulos e foi para a região de Dalmanuta. Os Fariseus Pedem um Sinal

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

11 O s fariseus vieram e começaram a interrogar Jesus. Para pô-lo à prova, pediram-lhe um sinal do céu.

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

12 E le suspirou profundamente e disse: “Por que esta geração pede um sinal miraculoso? Eu lhes afirmo que nenhum sinal lhe será dado”.

And 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.

13 E ntão se afastou deles, voltou para o barco e foi para o outro lado. O Fermento dos Fariseus e de Herodes

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

14 O s discípulos haviam se esquecido de levar pão, a não ser um pão que tinham consigo no barco.

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

15 A dvertiu-os Jesus: “Estejam atentos e tenham cuidado com o fermento dos fariseus e com o fermento de Herodes”.

And 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.

16 E eles discutiam entre si, dizendo: “É porque não temos pão”.

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

17 P ercebendo a discussão, Jesus lhes perguntou: “Por que vocês estão discutindo sobre não terem pão? Ainda não compreendem nem percebem? O coração de vocês está endurecido?

And 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?

18 V ocês têm olhos, mas não vêem? Têm ouvidos, mas não ouvem? Não se lembram?

Having 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?

19 Q uando eu parti os cinco pães para os cinco mil, quantos cestos cheios de pedaços vocês recolheram?” “Doze”, responderam eles.

When 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.

20 “ E quando eu parti os sete pães para os quatro mil, quantos cestos cheios de pedaços vocês recolheram?” “Sete”, responderam eles.

And 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.

21 E le lhes disse: “Vocês ainda não entendem?” A Cura de um Cego em Betsaida

And He kept repeating, Do you not yet understand?

22 E les foram para Betsaida, e algumas pessoas trouxeram um cego a Jesus, suplicando-lhe que tocasse nele.

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

23 E le tomou o cego pela mão e o levou para fora do povoado. Depois de cuspir nos olhos do homem e impor-lhe as mãos, Jesus perguntou: “Você está vendo alguma coisa?”

And 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?

24 E le levantou os olhos e disse: “Vejo pessoas; elas parecem árvores andando”.

And he looked up and said, I see people, but like trees, walking.

25 M ais uma vez, Jesus colocou as mãos sobre os olhos do homem. Então seus olhos foram abertos, e sua vista lhe foi restaurada, e ele via tudo claramente.

Then He put His hands on his eyes again; and the man looked intently, and he was restored and saw everything distinctly '> at a distance].

26 J esus mandou-o para casa, dizendo: “Não entre no povoado!” A Confissão de Pedro

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

27 J esus e os seus discípulos dirigiram-se para os povoados nas proximidades de Cesaréia de Filipe. No caminho, ele lhes perguntou: “Quem o povo diz que eu sou?”

And 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?

28 E les responderam: “Alguns dizem que és João Batista; outros, Elias; e, ainda outros, um dos profetas”.

And they answered, John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; but others, one of the prophets.

29 “ E vocês?”, perguntou ele. “Quem vocês dizem que eu sou?” Pedro respondeu: “Tu és o Cristo ”.

And 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).

30 J esus os advertiu que não falassem a ninguém a seu respeito. Jesus Prediz sua Morte e Ressurreição

And He charged them sharply to tell no one about Him.

31 E ntão ele começou a ensinar-lhes que era necessário que o Filho do homem sofresse muitas coisas e fosse rejeitado pelos líderes religiosos, pelos chefes dos sacerdotes e pelos mestres da lei, fosse morto e três dias depois ressuscitasse.

And 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].

32 E le falou claramente a esse respeito. Então Pedro, chamando-o à parte, começou a repreendê-lo.

And 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.

33 J esus, porém, voltou-se, olhou para os seus discípulos e repreendeu Pedro, dizendo: “Para trás de mim, Satanás! Você não pensa nas coisas de Deus, mas nas dos homens”.

But 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.

34 E ntão ele chamou a multidão e os discípulos e disse: “Se alguém quiser acompanhar-me, negue-se a si mesmo, tome a sua cruz e siga-me.

And 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.

35 P ois quem quiser salvar a sua vida, a perderá; mas quem perder a sua vida por minha causa e pelo evangelho, a salvará.

For 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].

36 P ois, que adianta ao homem ganhar o mundo inteiro e perder a sua alma?

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

37 O u, o que o homem poderia dar em troca de sua alma?

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

38 S e alguém se envergonhar de mim e das minhas palavras nesta geração adúltera e pecadora, o Filho do homem se envergonhará dele quando vier na glória de seu Pai com os santos anjos”.

For 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.