Evangelho segundo São Mateus 17

SAGRADA BIBLIA	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Seis dias depois, Jesus tomou consigo Pedro, Tiago e João, seu irmão, e conduziu-os à parte a uma alta montanha.	1 And after six days, Jesus took Peter and James and his brother John, and he led them onto a lofty mountain separately.
2 Lá se transfigurou na presença deles: seu rosto brilhou como o sol, suas vestes tornaram-se resplandecentes de brancura.	2 And he was transfigured before them. And his face shined brightly like the sun. And his garments were made white like snow.
3 E eis que apareceram Moisés e Elias conversando com ele.	3 And behold, there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, speaking with him.
4 Pedro tomou então a palavra e disse-lhe: Senhor, é bom estarmos aqui. Se queres, farei aqui três tendas: uma para ti, uma para Moisés e outra para Elias.	4 And Peter responded by saying to Jesus: “Lord, it is good for us to be here. If you are willing, let us make three tabernacles here, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”
5 Falava ele ainda, quando veio uma nuvem luminosa e os envolveu. E daquela nuvem fez-se ouvir uma voz que dizia: Eis o meu Filho muito amado, em quem pus toda minha afeição; ouvi-o.	5 And while he was still speaking, behold, a shining cloud overshadowed them. And behold, there was a voice from the cloud, saying: “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased. Listen to him.”
6 Ouvindo esta voz, os discípulos caíram com a face por terra e tiveram medo.	6 And the disciples, hearing this, fell prone on their face, and they were very afraid.
7 Mas Jesus aproximou-se deles e tocou-os, dizendo: Levantai-vos e não temais.	7 And Jesus drew near and touched them. And he said to them, “Rise up and do not be afraid.”
8 Eles levantaram os olhos e não viram mais ninguém, senão unicamente Jesus.	8 And lifting up their eyes, they saw no one, except Jesus alone.
9 E, quando desciam, Jesus lhes fez esta proibição: Não conteis a ninguém o que vistes, até que o Filho do Homem ressuscite dos mortos.	9 And as they were descending from the mountain, Jesus instructed them, saying, “Tell no one about the vision, until the Son of man has risen from the dead.”
10 Em seguida, os discípulos o interrogaram: Por que dizem os escribas que Elias deve voltar primeiro?	10 And his disciples questioned him, saying, “Why then do the scribes say that it is necessary for Elijah to arrive first?”
11 Jesus respondeu-lhes: Elias, de fato, deve voltar e restabelecer todas as coisas.	11 But in response, he said to them: “Elijah, indeed, shall arrive and restore all things.
12 Mas eu vos digo que Elias já veio, mas não o conheceram; antes, fizeram com ele quanto quiseram. Do mesmo modo farão sofrer o Filho do Homem.	12 But I say to you, that Elijah has already arrived, and they did not recognize him, but they did whatever they wanted to him. So also shall the Son of man suffer from them.”
13 Os discípulos compreenderam, então, que ele lhes falava de João Batista.	13 Then the disciples understood that he had spoken to them about John the Baptist.
14 E, quando eles se reuniram ao povo, um homem aproximou-se deles e prostrou-se diante de Jesus,	14 And when he had arrived at the multitude, a man approached him, falling to his knees before him, saying: “Lord, take pity on my son, for he is an epileptic, and he suffers harm. For he frequently falls into fire, and often also into water.
15 dizendo: Senhor, tem piedade de meu filho, porque é lunático e sofre muito: ora cai no fogo, ora na água...	15 And I brought him to your disciples, but they were not able to cure him.”
16 Já o apresentei a teus discípulos, mas eles não o puderam curar.	16 Then Jesus responded by saying: “What an unbelieving and perverse generation! How long shall I be with you? How long shall I endure you? Bring him here to me.”
17 Respondeu Jesus: Raça incrédula e perversa, até quando estarei convosco? Até quando hei de aturar-vos? Trazei-mo.	17 And Jesus rebuked him, and the demon went out of him, and the boy was cured from that hour.
18 Jesus ameaçou o demônio e este saiu do menino, que ficou curado na mesma hora.	18 Then the disciples approached Jesus privately and said, “Why were we unable to cast him out?”
19 Então os discípulos lhe perguntaram em particular: Por que não pudemos nós expulsar este demônio?	19 Jesus said to them: “Because of your unbelief. Amen I say to you, certainly, if you will have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it shall move. And nothing will be impossible for you.
20 Jesus respondeu-lhes: Por causa de vossa falta de fé. Em verdade vos digo: se tiverdes fé, como um grão de mostarda, direis a esta montanha: Transporta-te daqui para lá, e ela irá; e nada vos será impossível.	20 But this kind is not cast out, except through prayer and fasting.”
21 Quanto a esta espécie de demônio, só se pode expulsar à força de oração e de jejum.	21 And when they were conversing together in Galilee, Jesus said to them: “The Son of man shall be delivered into the hands of men.
22 Enquanto caminhava pela Galiléia, Jesus lhes disse: O Filho do Homem deve ser entregue nas mãos dos homens.	22 And they will kill him, but he will rise again on the third day.” And they were extremely saddened.
23 Matá-lo-ão, mas ao terceiro dia ressuscitará. E eles ficaram profundamente aflitos.	23 And when they had arrived at Capernaum, those who collected the half shekel approached Peter, and they said to him, “Doesn’t your Teacher pay the half shekel?”
24 Logo que chegaram a Cafarnaum, aqueles que cobravam o imposto da didracma aproximaram-se de Pedro e lhe perguntaram: Teu mestre não paga a didracma?	24 He said, “Yes.” And when he had entered into the house, Jesus went before him, saying: “How does it seem to you, Simon? The kings of the earth, from whom do they receive tribute or the census tax: from their own sons or from foreigners?”
25 Paga sim, respondeu Pedro. Mas quando chegaram à casa, Jesus preveniu-o, dizendo: Que te parece, Simão? Os reis da terra, de quem recebem os tributos ou os impostos? De seus filhos ou dos estrangeiros?	25 And he said, “From foreigners.” Jesus said to him: “Then the sons are free.
26 Pedro respondeu: Dos estrangeiros. Jesus replicou: Os filhos, então, estão isentos.	26 But so that we may not become an obstacle to them: go to the sea, and cast in a hook, and take the first fish that is brought up, and when you have opened its mouth, you will find a shekel. Take it and give it to them, for me and for you.”
27 Mas não convém escandalizá-los. Vai ao mar, lança o anzol, e ao primeiro peixe que pegares abrirás a boca e encontrarás um estatere. Toma-o e dá-o por mim e por ti.