1 C erto dia Jesus estava perto do lago de Genesaré, e uma multidão o comprimia de todos os lados para ouvir a palavra de Deus.

Now it occurred that while the people pressed upon Jesus to hear the message of God, He was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret (Sea of Galilee).

2 V iu à beira do lago dois barcos, deixados ali pelos pescadores, que estavam lavando as suas redes.

And He saw two boats drawn up by the lake, but the fishermen had gone down from them and were washing their nets.

3 E ntrou num dos barcos, o que pertencia a Simão, e pediu-lhe que o afastasse um pouco da praia. Então sentou-se, e do barco ensinava o povo.

And getting into one of the boats, that belonged to Simon (Peter), He requested him to draw away a little from the shore. Then He sat down and continued to teach the crowd from the boat.

4 T endo acabado de falar, disse a Simão: “Vá para onde as águas são mais fundas”, e a todos: “Lancem as redes para a pesca”.

When He had stopped speaking, He said to Simon (Peter), Put out into the deep, and lower your nets for a haul.

5 S imão respondeu: “Mestre, esforçamo-nos a noite inteira e não pegamos nada. Mas, porque és tu quem está dizendo isto, vou lançar as redes”.

And Simon (Peter) answered, Master, we toiled all night '> exhaustingly] and caught nothing. But on the ground of Your word, I will lower the nets.

6 Q uando o fizeram, pegaram tal quantidade de peixes que as redes começaram a rasgar-se.

And when they had done this, they caught a great number of fish; and as their nets were '> at the point of] breaking,

7 E ntão fizeram sinais a seus companheiros no outro barco, para que viessem ajudá-los; e eles vieram e encheram ambos os barcos, ao ponto de começarem a afundar.

They signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and take hold with them. And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink.

8 Q uando Simão Pedro viu isso, prostrou-se aos pés de Jesus e disse: “Afasta-te de mim, Senhor, porque sou um homem pecador!”

But when Simon Peter saw this, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord.

9 P ois ele e todos os seus companheiros estavam perplexos com a pesca que haviam feito,

For he was gripped with bewildering amazement, and all who were with him, at the haul of fish which they had made;

10 c omo também Tiago e João, os filhos de Zebedeu, sócios de Simão. Jesus disse a Simão: “Não tenha medo; de agora em diante você será pescador de homens”.

And so also were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon (Peter). And Jesus said to Simon, Have no fear; from now on you will be catching men!

11 E les então arrastaram seus barcos para a praia, deixaram tudo e o seguiram. A Cura de um Leproso

And after they had run their boats on shore, they left everything and joined Him as His disciples and sided with His party and accompanied Him.

12 E stando Jesus numa das cidades, passou um homem coberto de lepra. Quando viu Jesus, prostrou-se, rosto em terra, e rogou-lhe: “Se quiseres, podes purificar-me”.

While He was in one of the towns, there came a man full of (covered with) leprosy; and when he saw Jesus, he fell on his face and implored Him, saying, Lord, if You are willing, You are able to cure me and make me clean.

13 J esus estendeu a mão e tocou nele, dizendo: “Quero. Seja purificado!” E imediatamente a lepra o deixou.

And reached out His hand and touched him, saying, I am willing; be cleansed! And immediately the leprosy left him.

14 E ntão Jesus lhe ordenou: “Não conte isso a ninguém; mas vá mostrar-se ao sacerdote e ofereça pela sua purificação os sacrifícios que Moisés ordenou, para que sirva de testemunho”.

And charged him to tell no one '> that he might chance to meet], until you go and show yourself to the priest, and make an offering for your purification, as Moses commanded, for a testimony and proof to the people, that they may have evidence.

15 T odavia, as notícias a respeito dele se espalhavam ainda mais, de forma que multidões vinham para ouvi-lo e para serem curadas de suas doenças.

But so much the more the news spread abroad concerning Him, and great crowds kept coming together to hear and to be healed by Him of their infirmities.

16 M as Jesus retirava-se para lugares solitários, e orava. Jesus Cura um Paralítico

But He Himself withdrew to the wilderness (desert) and prayed.

17 C erto dia, quando ele ensinava, estavam sentados ali fariseus e mestres da lei, procedentes de todos os povoados da Galiléia, da Judéia e de Jerusalém. E o poder do Senhor estava com ele para curar os doentes.

One of those days, as He was teaching, there were Pharisees and teachers of the Law sitting by, who had come from every village and town of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was with Him to heal them.

18 V ieram alguns homens trazendo um paralítico numa maca e tentaram fazê-lo entrar na casa, para colocá-lo diante de Jesus.

And behold, some men were bringing on a stretcher a man who was paralyzed, and they tried to carry him in and lay him before.

19 N ão conseguindo fazer isso, por causa da multidão, subiram ao terraço e o baixaram em sua maca, através de uma abertura, até o meio da multidão, bem em frente de Jesus.

But finding no way to bring him in because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and lowered him with his stretcher through the tiles into the midst, in front of Jesus.

20 V endo a fé que eles tinham, Jesus disse: “Homem, os seus pecados estão perdoados”.

And when He saw their faith, He said, Man, your sins are forgiven you!

21 O s fariseus e os mestres da lei começaram a pensar: “Quem é esse que blasfema? Quem pode perdoar pecados, a não ser somente Deus?”

And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason and question and argue, saying, Who is this Who speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God alone?

22 J esus, sabendo o que eles estavam pensando, perguntou: “Por que vocês estão pensando assim?

But Jesus, knowing their thoughts and questionings, answered them, Why do you question in your hearts?

23 Q ue é mais fácil dizer: ‘Os seus pecados estão perdoados’, ou: ‘Levante-se e ande’?

Which is easier: to say, Your sins are forgiven you, or to say, Arise and walk ?

24 M as, para que vocês saibam que o Filho do homem tem na terra autoridade para perdoar pecados” — disse ao paralítico — “eu lhe digo: Levante-se, pegue a sua maca e vá para casa”.

But that you may know that the Son of Man has the '> power of] authority and right on earth to forgive sins, He said to the paralyzed man, I say to you, arise, pick up your litter (stretcher), and go to your own house!

25 I mediatamente ele se levantou na frente deles, pegou a maca em que estivera deitado e foi para casa louvando a Deus.

And instantly stood up before them and picked up what he had been lying on and went away to his house, recognizing and praising and thanking God.

26 T odos ficaram atônitos e glorificavam a Deus, e, cheios de temor, diziam: “Hoje vimos coisas extraordinárias!” O Chamado de Levi

And overwhelming astonishment and ecstasy seized them all, and they recognized and praised and thanked God; and they were filled with and controlled by reverential fear and kept saying, We have seen wonderful and strange and incredible and unthinkable things today!

27 D epois disso, Jesus saiu e viu um publicano chamado Levi, sentado na coletoria, e disse-lhe: “Siga-me”.

And after this, Jesus went out and looked at a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax office; and He said to him, Join Me as a disciple and side with My party and accompany Me.

28 L evi levantou-se, deixou tudo e o seguiu.

And he forsook everything and got up and followed Him.

29 E ntão Levi ofereceu um grande banquete a Jesus em sua casa. Havia muita gente comendo com eles: publicanos e outras pessoas.

And Levi (Matthew) made a great banquet for Him in his own house, and there was a large company of tax collectors and others who were reclining with them.

30 M as os fariseus e aqueles mestres da lei que eram da mesma facção queixaram-se aos discípulos de Jesus: “Por que vocês comem e bebem com publicanos e ‘pecadores’?”

Now the Pharisees and their scribes were grumbling against Jesus’ disciples, saying, Why are you eating and drinking with tax collectors and sinful people?

31 J esus lhes respondeu: “Não são os que têm saúde que precisam de médico, mas sim os doentes.

And Jesus replied to them, It is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick.

32 E u não vim chamar justos, mas pecadores ao arrependimento”. Jesus é Interrogado acerca do Jejum

I have not come to arouse and invite and call the righteous, but the erring ones ( those not free from sin) to repentance '> to change their minds for the better and heartily to amend their ways, with abhorrence of their past sins].

33 E eles lhe disseram: “Os discípulos de João jejuam e oram freqüentemente, bem como os discípulos dos fariseus; mas os teus vivem comendo e bebendo”.

Then they said to Him, The disciples of John practice fasting often and offer up prayers of petition, and so do of the Pharisees also, but Yours eat and drink.

34 J esus respondeu: “Podem vocês fazer os convidados do noivo jejuar enquanto o noivo está com eles?

And Jesus said to them, Can you make the wedding guests fast as long as the bridegroom is with them?

35 M as virão dias quando o noivo lhes será tirado; naqueles dias jejuarão”.

But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; and then they will fast in those days.

36 E ntão lhes contou esta parábola: “Ninguém tira um remendo de roupa nova e o costura em roupa velha; se o fizer, estragará a roupa nova, além do que o remendo da nova não se ajustará à velha.

He told them a proverb also: No one puts a patch from a new garment on an old garment; if he does, he will both tear the new one, and the patch from the new will not match the old.

37 E ninguém põe vinho novo em vasilha de couro velha; se o fizer, o vinho novo rebentará a vasilha, se derramará, e a vasilha se estragará.

And no one pours new wine into old wineskins; if he does, the fresh wine will burst the skins and it will be spilled and the skins will be ruined (destroyed).

38 A o contrário, vinho novo deve ser posto em vasilha de couro nova.

But new wine must be put into fresh wineskins.

39 E ninguém, depois de beber o vinho velho, prefere o novo, pois diz: ‘O vinho velho é melhor!’”

And no one after drinking old wine immediately desires new wine, for he says, The old is good or better.