Jesus Feeds Four Thousand People
(Matthew 15.32-39)1 Not long afterward another large crowd came together. When the people had nothing left to eat, Jesus called the disciples to him and said, 2 “I feel sorry for these people, because they have been with me for three days and now have nothing to eat. 3 If I send them home without feeding them, they will faint as they go, because some of them have come a long way.”
4 His disciples asked him, “Where in this desert can anyone find enough food to feed all these people?”
5 “How much bread do you have?” Jesus asked.
“Seven loaves,” they answered.
6 He ordered the crowd to sit down on the ground. Then he took the seven loaves, gave thanks to God, broke them, and gave them to his disciples to distribute to the crowd; and the disciples did so. 7 They also had a few small fish. Jesus gave thanks for these and told the disciples to distribute them too. 8-9 Everybody ate and had enough—there were about four thousand people. Then the disciples took up seven baskets full of pieces left over. Jesus sent the people away 10 and at once got into a boat with his disciples and went to the district of Dalmanutha.
The Pharisees Ask for a Miracle
(Matthew 16.1-4)11 Some Pharisees came to Jesus and started to argue with him. They wanted to trap him, so they asked him to perform a miracle to show that God approved of him. 12 But Jesus gave a deep groan and said, “Why do the people of this day ask for a miracle? No, I tell you! No such proof will be given to these people!”
13 He left them, got back into the boat, and started across to the other side of the lake.
The Yeast of the Pharisees and of Herod
(Matthew 16.5-12)14 The disciples had forgotten to bring enough bread and had only one loaf with them in the boat. 15 “Take care,” Jesus warned them, “and be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and the yeast of Herod.”
16 They started discussing among themselves: “He says this because we don't have any bread.”
17 Jesus knew what they were saying, so he asked them, “Why are you discussing about not having any bread? Don't you know or understand yet? Are your minds so dull? 18 You have eyes—can't you see? You have ears—can't you hear? Don't you remember 19 when I broke the five loaves for the five thousand people? How many baskets full of leftover pieces did you take up?”
“Twelve,” they answered.
20 “And when I broke the seven loaves for the four thousand people,” asked Jesus, “how many baskets full of leftover pieces did you take up?”
“Seven,” they answered.
21 “And you still don't understand?” he asked them.
Jesus Heals a Blind Man at Bethsaida
22 They came to Bethsaida, where some people brought a blind man to Jesus and begged him to touch him. 23 Jesus took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village. After spitting on the man's eyes, Jesus placed his hands on him and asked him, “Can you see anything?”
24 The man looked up and said, “Yes, I can see people, but they look like trees walking around.”
25 Jesus again placed his hands on the man's eyes. This time the man looked intently, his eyesight returned, and he saw everything clearly. 26 Jesus then sent him home with the order, “Don't go back into the village.”
Peter's Declaration about Jesus
(Matthew 16.13-20Luke 9.18-21)27 Then Jesus and his disciples went away to the villages near Caesarea Philippi. On the way he asked them, “Tell me, who do people say I am?”
28 “Some say that you are John the Baptist,” they answered; “others say that you are Elijah, while others say that you are one of the prophets.”
29 “What about you?” he asked them. “Who do you say I am?”
Peter answered, “You are the Messiah.”
30 Then Jesus ordered them, “Do not tell anyone about me.”
Jesus Speaks about His Suffering and Death
(Matthew 16.21-28Luke 9.22-27)31 Then Jesus began to teach his disciples: “The Son of Man must suffer much and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the teachers of the Law. He will be put to death, but three days later he will rise to life.” 32 He made this very clear to them. So Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. 33 But Jesus turned around, looked at his disciples, and rebuked Peter. “Get away from me, Satan,” he said. “Your thoughts don't come from God but from human nature!”
34 Then Jesus called the crowd and his disciples to him. “If any of you want to come with me,” he told them, “you must forget yourself, carry your cross, and follow me. 35 For if you want to save your own life, you will lose it; but if you lose your life for me and for the gospel, you will save it. 36 Do you gain anything if you win the whole world but lose your life? Of course not! 37 There is nothing you can give to regain your life. 38 If you are ashamed of me and of my teaching in this godless and wicked day, then the Son of Man will be ashamed of you when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.”
VIII.
Breineiga maizes pavairōšona.
1 Tamōs dīnōs otkon beja sasalasejis daudz ļaužu. Tai kai jim nabeja kō ēst, Jys, pasaucis pi sevis mōcekļus, jim saceja: 2 Maņ žāļ tūs ļaužu, jo jī jau trejs dīnas, kai pi Manis palīk, un jim nav kō ēst. 3 Jo Es jūs naādušus palaisšu uz sātu, tad jī ceļā pagurs, jo daži ir nu tōlīnes atgōjuši. 4 Bet mōcekli atbiļdēja: Kai gon te tuksnesī varātu jūs pabarōt ar maizi? 5 Jys nu jim vaicōja: Cik kukuļu maizes jums ir? Jī atbiļdēja: septeni.
6 Tad Jys pavēlēja ļaudim sēstīs pi zemes. Un pajēmis tūs septeņus maizes kukuļus, svēteja, lauze jūs un deve sovim mōceklim, lai jī izdaleitu. Un jī izdaleja ļaudim. 7 Jim beja ari dažas zivteņas. Jys svēteja ari tōs un lyka jōs izdaleit. 8 Ļaudis ēde un topa seiti. Nu palykušim gabalenim pīlaseja vēļ septeņus peitiņus.
9 (Ādōju) beja ap četrom tyukstūšom. Tad Jys jūs atlaide. 10 Un tyuleņ Jys ar sovim mōceklim īkōpe laivā un aizbrauce uz Dalmanuta’s apgobolu.
Zeime nu dabasim.
11 Tad atgōjuši farizeji sōce ar Jū streidētīs, un, Jū kārdynōdami, jī pīpraseja nu Jō zeimes nu dabasim. 12 Bet Jys, sevī gryuši nūsapyutis, saceja: Kamdēļ šytys dzymums pīprosa zeimes? Patīši, Es jums soku, šytam dzymumam zeime natiks dūta. 13 Tai Jys, jūs pametis stōvūt, īkōpe laivā un pōrsacēle uz ūtrū krostu.
Farizeju raugs.
14 Un jī beja aizmērsuši pajemt leidza maizi. Tik vīns vīneigais maizes kukuļs beja leidza laivā. 15 Bet Jys pōrsorgōdams jim saceja: Esit uzmaneigi, sorgojites nu farizeju rauga un nu Eroda rauga. 16 Bet jī runōjōs sovā storpā, un vīns ūtram saceja: mums nav maizes. 17 Jezus, tū nūmaneidams, jim saceja: Kōpēc dūmojat par tū, ka jums nav maizes? Vai tad vēļ jyus nazynat un nasaprūtat? Na jau jyusu sirds vēļ ir aizcītynōta? 18 Vai tad, byudami redzeigi, naradzat un dzērdeigi nadzēržat? Vai jyus vairs naatminit tō, 19 kai Es pīcus maizas kukuļus — laužu pīcom tyukstūšom? Un cik peitiņu pylnu pīlasejot nu gabalenim? 20 Divpadsmit — tī Jam atbiļdēja. Un kad Es septeņus maizes kukuļus tom četrom tyukstūšom, cik tad pylnu peitiņu jyus pīlasejot? Tī atbiļdēja: septeņus. 21 Tad Jys jim saceja: Kai tad jyus nasaprūtat?
Oklō izveseļōšona.
22 Tad jī atgōja uz Betsaidu. Te atvede pi Jō vīnu oklū un lyudze, lai Jys pi jō pīsadūrtu. 23 Un Jys, pajēmis oklū aiz rūkas, izvede jū ōrpus sadžas. Tad, savyldzynōjis ar slīkom jam acis un uzlicis uz jō sovas rūkas, vaicōja, vai jys kaut kū redz. 24 Tys pasavēris saceja: Es radzu cylvākus staigojam, kai kūkus. 25 Pēc tam Jys otkon uzlyka rūkas uz jō acim; tad tys sōce vērtīs un tai palyka vasals, ka varēja vysu labi redzēt. 26 Tad Jys aizsyuteja jū uz jō sātu un saceja: Naej vairs sadžā.
Pītera izzeišona.
27 Tad Jezus ar sovim mōceklim nūgōja uz Filipa Cezarejas mīstim. Pa ceļam Jys nu sovim mōceklim vaicōja: Kū soka ļaudis, kas Es asūt? 28 Tī Jam atbiļdēja saceidami: ka asūt Jōņs Kristeitōjs, citi, — ka asūt Eliass, citi otkon, — ka asūt vīns nu pravīšim. 29 Tad Jys nu jim vaicōja: Un kū sokat jyus, kas Es asu? Pīters Jam atbiļdēja: Tu esi Kristus. 30 Tad Jys jim pīsaceja, ka nikam par Jū nastōsteitu.
K. Jezus īprīkš pasludynōj sovas cīsšonas.
31 Un Jys sōce tūs mōceit, ka Cylvāka Dālam byus daudz jōcīš nu vacōkim, vērsgoreidznīkim un Rokstim mōceitim, jōbyun atmastam un nūnōvātam, bet pēc trejom dīnom Jys otkon augšamceļsīs. 32 Jys tū runōja vysā skaidri un atklōti. Tūlaik Pīters, atsaucis Jū pi sevis, sōce Jū pīrunōt. 33 Bet Jys, atsagrīzis un pasavēris uz sovim mōceklim, pīdraudēja Pīteram, un saceja: Ej nūst nu Manis, satan! Jo tev nav prōtā tys, kas ir Dīva, bet gon tys, kas cylvāku.
Pakaļīšona K. Jezum.
34 Pēc tam, pīsaucis pi sevis ļaudis reizē ar sovim mōceklim, jim saceja: Jo kas grib īt Maņ pakaļ, tys lai aizalīdz pats sevis, un, pajēmis sovu krystu, lai īt Maņ pakaļ. 35 Tadei, jo kas gribēs sovu dvēseli izglōbt, tys jū pazaudēs. Bet kas sovu dvēseli pazaudēs Manis dēļ un Evangelija dēļ, tys jū izglōbs. 36 Kū gon leidzēs cylvākam vysa pasauļa īmontōšona, jo jys pazaudēs sovu dvēseli? 37 Kū gon cylvāks var dūt, lai sovu dvēseli atpērktu? 38 Kas tad kaunēsīs Manis un Munu vōrdu pret šytū lauleibas lauzūšū un grēceigū tautu, tō aizakaunēs ari Cylvāka Dāls, kad Jys atīs sova Tāva gūdā reizē ar svātajim eņgelim.
