## as the day began to come to an end ##

"as the sun set" or "as the day ended" or "as evening came"

## Dismiss the crowds ##

"Tell the crowds to go away"

## unless we went and bought food ##

This could be translated as "unless we were to go and buy food" or "unless we go and buy food." Or you could start a new sentence, "If you want us to feed them, we would have to go and buy food."

## about five thousand men ##

This number does not include the women and children who might have been present.

## Have them sit down ##

"Tell them to sit down"