en_tn/luk/09/12.md

the day was about to come to an end

"the day was about to end" or it was near the end of the day"

five loaves of bread

A loaf of bread is a lump of dough that is shaped and baked.

unless we go and buy food

If "unless" is difficult to understand in your language, you could make this a new sentence. AT: "In order to feed them all, we would have to go and buy food"

about five thousand men

"about 5,000 men." This number does not include the women and children who might have been present. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers)

Have them sit down

"Tell them to sit down"

fifty each

"50 each" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers)