Hebrenjve 9
1 Sigurisht edhe e para Besëlidhje kishte disa rregulla për shërbesën hyjnore dhe për shenjtëroren tokësore.
[To continue]: In the first [covenant, God] regulated how people [should perform] rituals, and [he told them to make] [MTY] a sanctuary.
2 Sepse u ndërtua një tabernakull i parë, në të cilin ishte shandani, tryeza dhe bukët e paraqitjes; ai quhet: “Vendi i shenjtë”.
[That sanctuary] was a tent that [the Israelites] set up. In its outer room there was the lampstand and the table [on which they put] the bread that [the priests] presented [to God. That room] was called ‘the holy place’.
3 Pas velit të dytë ishte tabernakulli, i quajtur “Vendi shumë i shenjtë” (Shenjtërorja e Shenjtërorëve),
Behind the curtain inside [the holy place] there was [another] room. That was called ‘the very holy place’.
4 që përmbante një tymtore prej ari edhe arkën e Besëlidhjes, të mbuluar nga të gjitha anët me ar, në të cilën ishte një enë e artë me manë, shkopi i Aaronit që kishte buluar dhe rrasat e Besëlidhjes.
It had an altar, [made from] gold, [for burning] incense. [It also had the chest which they called] the chest of the covenant. All its sides were covered with gold. In it was the golden pot which contained [pieces of the food they called] manna. [That was the food with which God miraculously fed the people before they entered the promised land]. In the chest there was also Aaron’s walking stick that budded [to prove that he was God’s true priest]. In the chest were also the stone tablets [on which God had written] the Ten Commandments.
5 Edhe sipër asaj ishin kerubinët e lavdisë që i bënin hije pajtuesit; për këto ne nuk do të flasim me hollësi tani.
On top of [the chest] were [figures of] winged creatures [that symbolized God’s] glory. Their [wings] overshadowed the chest’s lid where [the high priest sprinkled the blood] (to [atone for/to forgive]) [those who had sinned. I] do not [need] to write about these things in detail now.
6 Duke qenë të vendosura kështu këto gjëra, priftërinjtë hynin vazhdimisht në tabernakulli i parë për të kryer shërbesën hyjnore;
After all those things were prepared {After they had prepared all those things like that} [in the two rooms of the tent], the [Jewish] priests habitually went into the outer [room of the] tent to perform their rituals.
7 por në të dytin hynte vetëm kryeprifti një herë në vit, jo pa gjak, të cilin e ofronte për veten e tij dhe për mëkatet e popu-llit të kryera në padije.
But into the inner room, only the Supreme Priest [went], once a year. He always took [LIT] the blood [of animals that they had slaughtered]. He offered them [to God] for his own [sins] and for the sins that other people had committed. They included sins that they did not realize [were sinful].
8 Në këtë mënyrë Fryma e Shenjtë donte të tregonte se udha e shenjtërores ende nuk ishte shfaqur, mbasi ende po qëndronte tabernakulli i parë,
By those things the Holy Spirit indicated that [just like God] did not reveal the way [for ordinary people] to enter into the inner room while the outer room still existed [MET], [similarly he did not reveal the way for ordinary people to enter the presence of God while the Jewish system of offering sacrifices was in effect].
9 i cili është një shëmbëlltyrë për kohën e tanishme; dhe donte të tregonte se dhuratat dhe flijmet që jepeshin nuk mund ta bënin të përsosur në ndërgjegje atë që e kryente shërbesën hyjnore,
[The things that the priests did inside the outer room] [MTY] symbolized [what was true] during the time [when the first covenant was in effect]. According to [the first covenant] (OR, [In that outer room]), [priests] offered gifts and other sacrifices to God. But [by offering them], the people who brought them were unable to make themselves feel that they were no longer guilty for having sinned.
10 sepse kishte të bënte vetëm me ushqime, pije, larje të ndryshme, urdhërime mishi, të imponuara deri në kohën e ndryshimit.
[They brought those gifts and made those sacrifices] according to [regulations concerning] things to eat and drink, and [according to rules that required people to] wash various things. [God] declared that those regulations about our bodies were to be in effect until [he put into effect the new covenant]; that was a better system.
11 Por Krishti, që erdhi si kryeprift i të mirave që do të vijnë në të ardhmen, duke kaluar nëpër një tabernakull më të madh e më të përkryer, që s’është bërë me dorë, pra, që nuk është e kësaj krijese,
But when Christ came as our Supreme Priest, [he brought] the good things that are now available. When he appeared, [he went into God’s presence in heaven. That is like a] [MET] very great and perfect tent not made by humans {which no human made} [SYN]; that is, it is not part of the world [God] created. It was better [than the tent Moses set up here on earth].
12 hyri një herë e përgjithmonë në shenjtërore, jo me gjakun e cjepve dhe të viçave, por me gjakun e vet, dhe fitoi një shpëtim të amshuar. (aiōnios g166)
[When a Supreme Priest goes into the inner room in the tent each year, he takes] goats’ blood and calves’ blood [to offer as a sacrifice]. But Christ did not [do that. It was as though] he went into that very holy place only once, taking his own blood with him. By doing that, he eternally redeemed us. (aiōnios g166)
13 Sepse, në qoftë se gjaku i demave dhe i cjepve dhe hiri i një mëshqerre i spërkatur mbi të ndoturit, i shenjtëron, duke i pastruar në mish,
The priests sprinkle on people goats’ blood and bulls’ blood and [the water that has been filtered through] the ashes of a [red] heifer that has been [completely burned. By performing that ritual, they can ritually] cleanse the bodies of those who are [ceremonially] unclean. Furthermore, performing those rituals enabled people to have fellowship with God again.
14 aq më shumë gjaku i Krishtit, i cili me anë të Frymës së Shenjtë e dha veten e tij të papërlyer nga asnjë faj ndaj Perëndisë, do ta pastrojë ndërgjegjen tuaj nga veprat e vdekura për t’i shërbyer Perëndisë së gjallë! (aiōnios g166)
[So, because we know what] Christ [accomplished when] his blood flowed [when he died for us] [PRS, MTY], we will be very certain that we are not guilty [of having] done those things [that those who are spiritually] dead do. [As a result], we can serve God, who is all-powerful. [The priests always offer to God animals] with no defects. Similarly, when Christ offered himself [as a sacrifice] to God, he was sinless [MET]. He did that as a result of [God’s] eternal Spirit [helping him]. (aiōnios g166)
15 Për këtë arsye ai është ndërmjetësi i Besëlidhjes së re që, me anë të vdekjes që u bë për shpërblimin e shkeljeve që u kryen gjatë Besëlidhjes së parë, të thirrurit të marrin premtimin e trashëgimisë së amshuar. (aiōnios g166)
[By] dying [for us], [Christ] ([redeemed/] free from the penalty for their sins) even those who disobeyed the [conditions of] (OR, [during the time of]) the first covenant. So, [because] no [one could be made perfect by obeying the old covenant], now Christ establishes [between God and people] a new covenant. He does that in order that those whom God has chosen may eternally have [the blessings that God] has promised them. (aiōnios g166)
16 Sepse atje ku ka një testament do të ketë me doemos edhe vdekjen e trashëgimlënësit.
A covenant [is like a will. In the case of a will], [in order to put its provisions into effect], someone must prove that the one who made it has died.
17 Sepse testamenti është i vlefshëm vetëm pas vdekjes, sepse nuk ka kurrfarë fuqie deri sa trashëgimlënësi ende rron.
A will goes into effect [only when the one who makes the will] has died. It is not in effect when the one who made it is still alive.
18 Prandaj edhe Besëlidhja e parë nuk u vërtetua pa gjak.
And so [God] put the first covenant into effect only [LIT] by means of [animals’] blood that was shed [when they were slaughtered].
19 Sepse kur iu shpallën të gjitha urdhërimet sipas ligjit gjithë popullit nga Moisiu, ky mori gjakun e viçave, të cjepve, bashkë me ujë, lesh të kuq dhe hisop, e spërkati librin dhe gjithë popullin,
After Moses had declared to all the Israelites everything that God commanded in the laws [that God gave him], he took calves’ and goats’ blood [mixed] with water. He [dipped into it] scarlet wool [that he tied around] a sprig of hyssop. Then he sprinkled [with some of the blood] the scroll itself containing God’s laws. Then he sprinkled [more of that blood on all the] people,
20 duke thënë: “Ky është gjaku i Besëlidhjes që Perëndia urdhëroi për ju”.
saying to them, “This is the blood [which brings into effect] the covenant that God commanded that you [obey].”
21 Gjithashtu ai me atë gjak spërkati edhe tabernakullin dhe të gjitha orenditë e shërbesës hyjnore.
Likewise, he sprinkled with that blood the tent and every object that they used in performing rituals.
22 Dhe sipas ligjit, gati të gjitha gjërat pastrohen me anë të gjakut; dhe pa derdhur gjak nuk ka ndjesë.
It was by [sprinkling] blood that they [ritually] cleansed almost everything. That was what [was stated in] God’s laws. If blood is not shed [when people offer a sacrifice, God] cannot forgive [the person who is making the sacrifice].
23 Ishte, pra, e nevojshme që format e gjërave qiellore të pastroheshin me këto gjëra; por vetë gjerat qiellore me flijime më të mira se këto.
So, by rituals like that, it was necessary for [the priests] to cleanse the things that symbolized what Christ does [MTY] in heaven. But God has to [consecrate] the [people who will enter] [MTY] heaven [by means of] better sacrifices than those.
24 Sepse Krishti nuk hyri në një shenjtërore të bërë me dorë, që është vetëm shëmbëllesë e asaj të vërtetë, por në vetë qiellin për të dalë tani përpara Perëndisë për ne,
Christ did not enter a sanctuary that humans made. That one only represented the true [sanctuary]. Instead, he entered heaven itself, in order to now be in God’s presence [to plead with] God for us.
25 dhe jo për ta kushtuar si fli veten e vet shumë herë, sikurse kryeprifti që hyn vit për vit në shenjtërore me gjak që s’është i veti,
The [Jewish] Supreme Priest enters the very holy place once every year, taking blood that is not his own, [to offer it as a sacrifice]. But when Christ entered heaven, it was not in order to offer himself repeatedly like that.
26 sepse përndryshe ai duhet të pësonte shumë herë që kur se u krijua bota; por tani, vetëm një herë, në fund të shekujve Krishti u shfaq për të prishur mëkatin me anë të flijimit të vetvetes. (aiōn g165)
[If that were so], he would have needed to suffer [and shed his blood] repeatedly since [the time when God] created the world. But instead, in this final age, [Christ] has appeared once in order that by sacrificing himself he could cause [that people] no longer will be [punished for their] sins. (aiōn g165)
27 Dhe, duke qenë se është caktuar që njerëzit të vdesin vetëm një herë, dhe më pas vjen gjyqi,
All people must die once, and after that [God] will judge them [for their sins].
28 kështu edhe Krishti, pasi u dha vetëm njëherë për të marrë mbi vete mëkatët e shumëve, do të duket për së dyti pa mëkat për ata që e presin për shpëtim.
Likewise, when Christ [died], [God] offered him once to be a sacrifice, to punish him instead of the many [people who had] sinned. He will come [to earth] a second time, not [in order to sacrifice himself again for those who] have sinned, but in order to [complete] his saving those who expectantly wait for him.
