Matthäus 14 | Nádej pre kazdého

Smrť Jána Krstiteľa

1 Vtedy sa dopočul galilejský vládca Herodes Antipas o Ježišovi 2 a povedal svojim dvoranom: „To je akiste Ján Krstiteľ! Vstal z mŕtvych, a preto má zázračnú moc!“ 3 Pred časom dal Herodes Jána zatknúť a uväzniť. Ján mu totiž vyčítal, 4 že žije s Herodiadou, manželkou svojho brata Filipa. 5 Herodes by sa bol najradšej Jána zbavil, ale bál sa, že ľud sa vzbúri, lebo v ňom videl proroka. 6 Na oslavách Herodesových narodenín tancovala dcéra Herodiady a veľmi očarila Herodesa. 7 Prisahal, že splní každé jej želanie. 8 Herodiada naviedla svoju dcéru a tá povedala: „Tak mi daj ihneď priniesť na podnose hlavu Jána Krstiteľa.“ 9 To bolo aj na Herodesa priveľa. Ale nechcel sa zhodiť pred hosťami tým, že by zrušil prísahu. 10 Preto dal príkaz, aby Jána Krstiteľa sťali priamo vo väzení. 11 Jeho hlavu priniesli tanečnici na podnose a tá ju položila pred svoju matku. 12 Jánovi žiaci si vyžiadali jeho telo a pochovali ho. Potom šli oznámiť Ježišovi, čo sa stalo. 13 Keď to Ježiš počul, nastúpil do člna a odplavil sa na pusté miesto, aby bol sám. 14 No len čo ľudia z okolia zistili, akým smerom sa uberá jeho čln, pešo sa pobrali za ním. Keď vystúpil na breh, už ho tam čakali zástupy ľudí. Prišlo mu ich ľúto a uzdravoval chorých.

Nasýtenie piatich tisícov

15 Keď sa zvečerilo, pristúpili k nemu učeníci a upozornili ho: „Už je neskoro a tu na pustatine sa nedá nič kúpiť. Rozpusť preto zástupy, nech sa rozídu po dedinách a zadovážia si niečo na jedenie.“ 16 Ježiš im na to povedal: „Kam by chodili, vy sa im dajte najesť!“ 17 Namietli: „Veď máme dokopy iba päť chlebov a dve ryby!“ 18 „Prineste mi ich sem!“ 19 Potom vyzval ľudí, aby si posadali na trávu. Vzal tých päť chlebov a dve ryby, uprel oči do neba a poďakoval sa za ne Bohu. Potom lámal a dával učeníkom chleby, a tí ich rozdávali ľuďom. 20 Najedlo sa tam dosýta asi päťtisíc mužov. 21 Ženy a deti sa do toho počtu nerátali. A keď pozbierali zvyšky, zistili, že ich je plných dvanásť košov.

Ježiš kráča po vode

22 Hneď potom primäl svojich učeníkov, aby nastúpili do člna a preplavili sa na druhý breh, kým on prepustí zhromaždené zástupy. 23 Keď ich vyprevadil, vyšiel na kopec, aby sa osamote modlil. Strávil tam takmer celú noc. 24 Učeníci veslovali, no nie a nie sa dostať na druhý breh. Zápasili s vlnami, lebo sa strhol víchor. 25 Nad ránom sa Ježiš priblížil k člnu, kráčajúc po hladine jazera. 26 Keď ho učeníci zbadali, vydesili sa, lebo ho pokladali za prízrak, a kričali od hrôzy. 27 Ale Ježiš sa im hneď prihovoril a upokojil ich: „Vzchopte sa, to som ja, nebojte sa!“ 28 Tu naňho zavolal Peter: „Pane, ak si to ty, rozkáž mi, a ja prídem k tebe po vode!“ 29 „Tak poď!“ vyzval ho Ježiš. A Peter hneď vystúpil z člna a pobral sa po vode k Ježišovi. 30 Ale keď sa pozrel okolo seba a videl obrovské vlny, preľakol sa a začal sa ponárať: „Pane, zachráň ma!“ vykríkol. 31 Ježiš ihneď vystrel ruku, zachytil ho a povedal mu: „Kde je tvoja viera? Prečo si pochyboval?“ 32 A len čo vstúpili do člna, vietor sa utíšil. 33 Učeníci pokľakli pred ním a vyznávali: „Ty si určite Boží Syn!“

Uzdravovanie pri Genezaretskom jazere

34 Potom pristáli v Genezaretskom kraji. 35 Len čo ho tamojší ľudia spoznali, správa o ňom sa rozniesla po širokom okolí a odvšadiaľ prinášali k nemu chorých. 36 Prosili ho, aby im dovolil dotknúť sa aspoň lemu jeho šiat. A kto sa dotkol, bol uzdravený.

English Standard Version

The Death of John the Baptist

1 At that time Herod the tetrarch heard about the fame of Jesus, 2 and he said to his servants, “This is John the Baptist. He has been raised from the dead; that is why these miraculous powers are at work in him.” 3 For Herod had seized John and bound him and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife,* 4 because John had been saying to him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.” 5 And though he wanted to put him to death, he feared the people, because they held him to be a prophet. 6 But when Herod’s birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced before the company and pleased Herod, 7 so that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she might ask. 8 Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter.” 9 And the king was sorry, but because of his oaths and his guests he commanded it to be given. 10 He sent and had John beheaded in the prison, 11 and his head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother. 12 And his disciples came and took the body and buried it, and they went and told Jesus.

Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand

13 Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a desolate place by himself. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns. 14 When he went ashore he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion on them and healed their sick. 15 Now when it was evening, the disciples came to him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the day is now over; send the crowds away to go into the villages and buy food for themselves.” 16 But Jesus said, “They need not go away; you give them something to eat.” 17 They said to him, “We have only five loaves here and two fish.” 18 And he said, “Bring them here to me.” 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 said a blessing. Then he broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. 20 And they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up twelve baskets full of the broken pieces left over. 21 And those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children.

Jesus Walks on the Water

22 Immediately he made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. 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 but the boat by this time was a long way* from the land,* beaten by the waves, for the wind was against them. 25 And in the fourth watch of the night* he came to them, walking on the sea. 26 But when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified, and said, “It is a ghost!” and they cried out in fear. 27 But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Take heart; it is I. Do not be afraid.” 28 And Peter answered him, “Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water.” 29 He said, “Come.” So Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water and came to Jesus. 30 But when he saw the wind,* he was afraid, and beginning to sink he cried out, “Lord, save me.” 31 Jesus immediately reached out his hand and took hold of him, saying to him, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?” 32 And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased. 33 And those in the boat worshiped him, saying, “Truly you are the Son of God.”

Jesus Heals the Sick in Gennesaret

34 And when they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret. 35 And when the men of that place recognized him, they sent around to all that region and brought to him all who were sick 36 and implored him that they might only touch the fringe of his garment. And as many as touched it were made well.

Matthäus 14 | Nádej pre kazdého English Standard Version