São Mateus, 14

1. Por aquela mesma época, o tetrarca Hero­des ouviu falar de Jesus.*

1. At that time Herod the tetrarch heard about the fame of Jesus;

2. E disse aos seus cortesãos: “É João Batista que ressuscitou. É por isso que ele faz tantos milagres.”

2. and he said to his servants, "This is John the Baptist, he has been raised from the dead; that is why these powers are at work in him."

3. Com efeito, Herodes havia mandado prender e acorrentar João, e o tinha mandado meter na prisão por causa de Herodíades, esposa de seu irmão Filipe.

3. For Herod had seized John and bound him and put him in prison, for the sake of Hero'di-as, his brother Philip's wife;

4. João lhe tinha dito: “Não te é permitido tomá-la por mulher!”.

4. because John said to him, "It is not lawful for you to have her."

5. De boa mente o mandaria matar; temia, porém, o povo que considerava João um profeta.

5. And though he wanted to put him to death, he feared the people, because they held him to be a prophet.

6. Mas, na festa de aniversário de nascimento de Herodes, a filha de Herodíades dançou no meio dos convidados e agradou a Herodes.

6. But when Herod's birthday came, the daughter of Hero'di-as danced before the company, and pleased Herod,

7. Por isso, ele prometeu com juramento dar-lhe tudo o que lhe pedisse.

7. so that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she might ask.

8. Por instigação de sua mãe, ela respondeu: “Dá-me aqui, neste prato, a cabeça de João Batista”.

8. Prompted by her mother, she said, "Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter."

9. O rei entristeceu-se, mas, como havia jurado diante dos convidados, ordenou que lha dessem;

9. And the king was sorry; but because of his oaths and his guests he commanded it to be given;

10. e mandou decapitar João na sua prisão.

10. he sent and had John beheaded in the prison,

11. A cabeça foi trazida num prato e dada à moça, que a entregou à sua mãe.

11. and his head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother.

12. Vieram, então, os discípulos de João transladar seu corpo, e o enterraram. Depois foram dar a notícia a Jesus.

12. And his disciples came and took the body and buried it; and they went and told Jesus.

13. A essa notícia, Jesus partiu dali numa barca para se retirar a um lugar deserto, mas o povo soube e a multidão das cidades o seguiu a pé.

13. Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a lonely place apart. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns.

14. Quando desembarcou, vendo Jesus essa numerosa multidão, moveu-se de compaixão para ela e curou seus doentes.

14. As he went ashore he saw a great throng; and he had compassion on them, and healed their sick.

15. Caía a tarde. Agrupados em volta dele, os discípulos disseram-lhe: “Este lugar é deserto e a hora é avançada. Despede esta gente para que vá comprar víveres na aldeia”. 16 Jesus, porém, respondeu: “Não é necessário: dai-lhe vós mesmos de comer”. –

15. When it was evening, the disciples came to him and said, "This is a lonely place, and the day is now over; send the crowds away to go into the villages and buy food for themselves."

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16. Jesus said, "They need not go away; you give them something to eat."

17. “Mas” – disseram eles – “nós não temos aqui mais que cinco pães e dois peixes.” –

17. They said to him, "We have only five loaves here and two fish."

18. “Trazei-mos” – disse-lhes ele.

18. And he said, "Bring them here to me."

19. Mandou, então, a multidão assentar-se na relva, tomou os cinco pães e os dois peixes e, elevando os olhos ao céu, abençoou-os. Partindo em seguida os pães, deu-os aos seus discípulos, que os distribuíram ao povo.

19. Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass; and taking the five loaves and the two fish he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and broke and gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds.

20. Todos comeram e ficaram fartos, e, dos pedaços que sobraram, recolheram doze cestos cheios.

20. And they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up twelve baskets full of the broken pieces left over.

21. Ora, os convivas foram aproximadamente cinco mil homens, sem contar as mulheres e crianças.

21. And those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children.

22. Logo depois, Jesus obrigou seus discípulos a entrar na barca e a passar antes dele para a outra margem, enquanto ele despedia a multidão.

22. Then he made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds.

23. Feito isso, subiu à montanha para orar na solidão. E, chegando a noite, estava lá sozinho.

23. And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone,

24. Entretanto, já a boa distância da margem, a barca era agitada pelas ondas, pois o vento era contrário.

24. but the boat by this time was many furlongs distant from the land, beaten by the waves; for the wind was against them.

25. Pela quarta vigília da noite, Jesus veio a eles, caminhando sobre o mar.*

25. And in the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea.

26. Quando os discípulos o perceberam caminhando sobre as águas, ficaram com medo: “É um fantasma!” – disseram eles –, soltando gritos de terror.

26. But when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified, saying, "It is a ghost!" And they cried out for fear.

27. Mas Jesus logo lhes disse: “Tranquilizai-vos, sou eu. Não tenhais medo!”.

27. But immediately he spoke to them, saying, "Take heart, it is I; have no fear."

28. Pedro tomou a palavra e falou: “Senhor, se és tu, manda-me ir sobre as águas até junto de ti!”.

28. And Peter answered him, "Lord, if it is you, bid me come to you on the water."

29. Ele disse-lhe: “Vem!”. Pedro saiu da barca e caminhava sobre as águas ao encontro de Jesus.

29. He said, "Come." So Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water and came to Jesus;

30. Mas, redobrando a violência do vento, teve medo e, começando a afundar, gritou: “Senhor, salva-me!”.

30. but when he saw the wind, he was afraid, and beginning to sink he cried out, "Lord, save me."

31. No mesmo instante, Jesus estendeu-lhe a mão, segurou-o e lhe disse: “Homem de pouca fé, por que duvidaste?”.

31. Jesus immediately reached out his hand and caught him, saying to him, "O man of little faith, why did you doubt?"

32. Apenas tinham subido para a barca, o vento cessou.

32. And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased.

33. Então, aqueles que estavam na barca prostraram-se diante dele e disseram: “Tu és verdadeiramente o Filho de Deus.”

33. And those in the boat worshiped him, saying, "Truly you are the Son of God."

34. E, tendo atravessado, chegaram a Gene­sa­­ré.

34. And when they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret.

35. As pessoas do lugar o reconheceram e mandaram anunciar por todos os arredores. Apresentaram-lhe, então, todos os doentes,

35. And when the men of that place recognized him, they sent round to all that region and brought to him all that were sick,

36. rogando-lhe que ao menos deixasse tocar na orla de sua veste. E, todos aqueles que nele tocaram, foram curados.

36. and besought him that they might only touch the fringe of his garment; and as many as touched it were made well.