五個餅二條魚讓五千多人吃飽 —馬太福音讀經隨筆 第14章

馬太福音第十四章耶穌行了五餅二魚的神跡。四個福音書都記錄了這個神跡。遞餅的次序很有意思：耶穌劈餅，遞給門徒，門徒再遞給眾人。在這個神跡裏耶穌利用五個餅兩條魚喂飽了男眾約有五千人，男女和孩子們都吃飽了，且有剩餘。五個餅兩條魚在耶穌的手裏一直一塊塊的掰下來給眾人吃，直到所有人都吃飽，多麽偉大的神跡。在約翰福音裏，耶穌說他是天上降下來的糧。因此，讓我們禱告每天吃耶穌的糧，吃飽且有餘，並有施舍。耶穌的糧，取之不盡，用之不竭，他的糧給我們無盡的平安喜樂與永生！

太14:15 天將晚的時候、門徒進前來說、這是野地、時候已經過了．請叫眾人散開、他們好往村子裏去、自己買吃的。

When evening had come, his disciples came to him, saying, "This place is deserted, and the hour is already late. Send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves food."

太14:16 耶穌說、不用他們去、你們給他們吃吧。

But Jesus said to them, "They don't need to go away. You give them something to eat."

太14:17 門徒說、我們這裏隻有五個餅、兩條魚。

They told him, "We only have here five loaves and two fish."

太14:18 耶穌說、拿過來給我。

He said, "Bring them here to me."

太14:19 於是吩咐眾人坐在草地上．就拿著這五個餅、兩條魚、望著天、祝福、擘開餅、遞給門徒．門徒又遞給眾人。

He commanded the multitudes to sit down on the grass; and he took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, broke and gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples gave to the multitudes.

太14:20 他們都吃、並且吃飽了．把剩下的零碎收拾起來、裝滿了十二個籃子。

They all ate, and were filled. They took up twelve baskets full of that which remained left over from the broken pieces.

太14:21 吃的人除了婦女孩子、約有五千。

Those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children.