< Mateu 8 >

1 Tani kur Jezusi zbriti nga mali, turma të mëdha e ndiqnin.
When Jesus went down from the hillside, large crowds followed him.
2 Dhe ja, një lebroz erdhi dhe e adhuroi, duke thënë: “O Zot, po të duash, ti mund të më shërosh”.
[After he left the crowds], a man who had [the skin disease called] leprosy unexpectedly came and knelt before him. He said [to Jesus], “Lord/Sir, [please heal me, because I know] you are able to heal me if you are willing to.”
3 Jezusi e shtriu dorën, e preku dhe i tha: “Po, unë dua, shërohu”. Dhe në atë çast u shërua nga lebra e tij.
Then Jesus, [disregarding the religious law that forbade people to come close to lepers], stretched out his hand and touched the man. He said [to him], “I am willing to [heal you], and I heal you [now]!” Immediately the man was healed from his leprosy {he was no longer a leper}.
4 Atëherë Jezusi i tha: “Ruhu se ia tregon kujt; por shko, paraqitu te prifti, bëj flijimin që ka urdhëruar Moisiu, me qëllim që kjo të jetë dëshmi për ta”.
Then Jesus said to him, “Go and show yourself to a [nearby] priest [so that he can examine you and verify that you no longer have leprosy]. [Then], after he tells [the local people], they will know [that you no longer have leprosy], [and you will be able to associate with them again]. Make sure that [now] you do not report [about my healing you] to anyone [other than the priest]. Then go [to the Temple in Jerusalem and give the priest] the offering that Moses commanded [that people who have been healed from leprosy should offer] as a sacrifice to God.”
5 Kur Jezusi hyri në Kapernaum i erdhi një centurion duke iu lutur,
When Jesus went to Capernaum [city], a [Roman] officer who commanded 100 soldiers came to him. He begged Jesus [to help him].
6 dhe duke thënë: “O Zot, shërbëtori im rri shtrirë në shtëpi i paralizuar dhe po vuan shumë”.
He said [to him], “Sir, my servant is lying [in bed] at home and is paralyzed, and he has severe pain.”
7 Dhe Jezusi i tha: “Do të vij dhe do ta shëroj”.
Jesus said [to him], “I will go [to your house] and heal him.”
8 Centurioni duke u përgjigjur i tha: “Zot, unë nuk jam i denjë që ti të hysh nën strehën time; por thuaj vetëm një fjalë dhe shërbëtori im do të shërohet.
But the officer said [to him], “Lord/Sir, [do not bother to go. I am a non-Jew], so I am not worthy for you, [a Jew], to come into my house [MTY] [and associate with me]. Instead, [just] command [that] my servant [be healed], and he will be healed.
9 Sepse unë jam një njeri nën urdhërin e të tjerëve, dhe i kam ushtarët nën vete; dhe, po t’i them dikujt: “Shko”, ai shkon; dhe po t’i them një tjetri: “Eja”, ai vjen; dhe po t’i them shërbëtorit tim: “Bëje këtë”, ai e bën”.
I [believe this] because, as for me, I am a man under the authority of others, and I also have soldiers under my authority. When I say to one of them ‘Go!’ he goes. When I say to another ‘Come!’ he comes. When I say to my slave, ‘Do this!’ he does it. [And I believe that you speak with a similar kind of authority].”
10 Dhe Jezusi, kur i dëgjoi këto gjëra, u mrekullua dhe u tha atyre që e ndiqnin: “Në të vërtetë po ju them, se askund në Izrael nuk e gjeta një besim aq të madh.
When Jesus heard this, he marveled. He said to the crowd that was walking with him, “Listen to this: I have never before found anyone who has as firm a faith [in me as this non-Jewish man has]. Not even in Israel, [where I would expect people to believe in me], have I found anyone who has the kind of faith in me that he has!
11 Unë po ju them se shumë do të vijnë nga lindja dhe nga perëndimi dhe do të ulen në tryezë me Abrahamin, me Isaakun dhe me Jakobin, në mbretërinë e qiejve,
I tell you truly that many [other non-Jewish people] who [will believe in me like this Roman officer] will come from [distant countries, including] those [far] to the east and far to the west [SYN], and they will sit down to eat with [MTY] Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in heaven, where God rules.
12 por bijtë e mbretërisë do të flaken në errësirat e jashtme. Atje do të jetë e qara dhe kërcëllimi dhëmbëve”.
But [the Jews] [IDM] [who should have allowed] God to rule over them will be sent to [hell, where there is] total darkness. And as a result, they will weep [because of their suffering] and will grind their teeth [because they will have severe pain] [MTY].” (questioned)
13 Dhe Jezusi i tha centurionit: “Shko dhe u bëftë ashtu si besove!”. Dhe shërbëtori i tij u shërua që në atë çast.
Then Jesus said to the officer, “Go [home]. What you believed [would happen], [that I would heal your servant from a distance], will happen.” [Then the officer went home and found out that] his servant became well at the exact time [that Jesus told him that he would heal him].
14 Pastaj Jezusi hyri në shtëpinë e Pjetrit dhe pa që e vjehrra ishte në shtrat me ethe.
When Jesus [and some of his disciples] went to the home of Peter, Jesus saw Peter’s mother-in-law. She was lying on a bed because she had a fever.
15 Dhe ai ia preku dorën dhe ethet e lanë; dhe ajo u ngrit dhe nisi t’u shërbejë.
He touched her hand, and as a result, [immediately] she no longer had a fever [PRS]. Then she got up and served them [some food].
16 Dhe kur u ngrys, i sollën shumë të pushtuar nga demonë; dhe ai, me fjalë, i dëboi frymërat dhe i shëroi të gjithë të sëmurët,
That evening [when] ([the Sabbath/the Jewish rest day]) [ended and restrictions about traveling ended], many people who were controlled by demons {whom demons controlled} [and people who were sick] [MTY] [were] brought to Jesus. He caused the demons to leave just by speaking to them, and he healed all the people who were sick.
17 që kështu të përmbushej fjala e profetit Isaia kur tha: “Ai i mori lëngatat tona dhe i mbarti sëmundjet tona”.
By doing this he fulfilled the words that had been said by the prophet Isaiah {that the prophet Isaiah had said} [about the Messiah]: “He healed people who had sicknesses and he cured them of their diseases.” [DOU]
18 Tani Jezusi, duke parë rreth tij turma të mëdha, urdhëroi që të kalonin në bregun tjetër.
Jesus saw the crowd around him, but [he needed to rest]. So he told [his disciples to take him by boat] to the other side [of the lake].
19 Atëherë një skrib iu afrua dhe i tha: “Mësues, unë do të ndjek kudo që të shkosh”.
[As they were walking toward the boat], a man who taught the [Jewish] laws came to him and said, “Teacher, I will go with you wherever you go.”
20 Dhe Jezusi i tha: “Dhelprat i kanë strofkat, dhe zogjtë e qiellit i kanë çerdhet, por Biri i njeriut nuk ka as ku të mbështetë kokën”.
[In order that the man might know what he could expect if he went with him], Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes [in the ground in which to live], and birds have nests, but [even though I] am the one who came from heaven, I do not have a home where I can sleep [MTY].”
21 Pastaj një tjetër nga dishepujt e tij i tha: “O Zot, më jep më parë leje të shkoj të varros atin tim”.
Another man who was one of Jesus’ disciples said to him, “Sir/Lord, permit me first to go [home. After] my father [dies I will] bury him, [and then I will come with you].”
22 Por Jezusi i tha: Më ndiq, dhe lëri të vdekurit të varrosin të vdekurit e vet”.
But Jesus said to him, “Come with me [now]. [God considers that people who do not have eternal life are] dead [MET]. Let those people [do the work of] burying people who die.”
23 Dhe mbasi ai hipi në barkë, dishepujt e tij e ndiqnin.
Then Jesus got into the boat. The disciples also got [in, and] they [started sailing close to the shoreline around Lake Galilee].
24 Dhe ja, që u ngrit në det një stuhi aq e madhe, sa valët po e mbulonin barkën, por ai flinte.
Suddenly strong winds blew on the lake, and very high waves were splashing into the boat and filling it. But Jesus was sleeping.
25 Dhe dishepujt e tij iu afruan dhe e zgjuan duke i thënë: “O Zot, na shpëto, ne po mbarojmë!”
They went and woke him up, and said [to him], “Sir/Lord, rescue [us!] We are about to drown!”
26 Por ai u tha atyre: “Pse keni frikë, o njerëz besimpakë?”. Dhe, pasi u ngrit, qortoi erërat dhe detin, dhe u bë bunacë e madhe.
He said [to them], “(You should not be terrified!/Why are you terrified?) [RHQ] I [am disappointed that in spite of all you have seen me do], (you do not believe very much [that I can rescue you./] you not believe [that I can rescue you]?) [RHQ]” Then he got up and rebuked the wind and told the waves to calm down. And [the wind stopped blowing and the lake] became calm.
27 Atëherë njërëzit u mrekulluan dhe thoshnin: “Kush është ky, të cilit po i binden deti dhe erërat?”.
[As a result], they were amazed, and they said [to one another], “This man is certainly an [extraordinary] person [RHQ]! [All things are under his control!] Even the winds and the waves obey him [PRS]!”
28 Dhe kur arriti në bregun tjetër, në krahinën e Gergesenasve, i dolën para dy të demonizuar, që kishin dalë nga varret, dhe ishin aq të tërbuar sa që askush nuk mund të kalonte në atë udhë.
When they came to the [east] side [of the lake], they arrived in the region where the Gadarenes [lived]. [Jesus got out of the boat and began walking on the road. Then] two men who were controlled by demons {whom demons controlled} came out of the burial caves [where they were living]. Because they were extremely violent [and attacked people], no one dared to travel on the road [near where they were living].
29 Dhe ja, ata filluan të bërtasin duke thënë: “Ç’është mes nesh dhe ty, Jezus, Biri i Perëndisë? Mos ke ardhur këtu të na mundosh para kohe?”.
Suddenly they shouted [to Jesus], “You are the Son of God! [Because] you have nothing in common with us [IDM, RHQ], [leave us alone] Have you come here [RHQ] to torture us before the time [MTY] [God has appointed to punish us]?”
30 Jo larg tyre një tufë e madhe derrash po kulloste.
There was a large herd of pigs not far away, digging for food with their noses.
31 Dhe demonët iu lutën duke i thënë: “Në qoftë se na dëbon, na lejo të shkojmë në atë tufë derrash”.
So the demons begged Jesus, saying, “You are going to cast us out of the men, so send us into the herd of pigs!”
32 Dhe ai u tha atyre: “Shkoni!”. Kështu ata, pasi dolën, hynë në atë tufë derrash; dhe ja, gjithë ajo tufë u hodh nga gremina në det, dhe u mbyt në ujë.
Jesus said [to them], “[If that is what you want], go!” So the demons left [the men] and entered the pigs. Suddenly the whole herd [of pigs] rushed down the steep bank into the lake and drowned.
33 Dhe ata që i kullotnin ikën dhe, kur shkuan në qytet, i treguan të gjitha këto gjëra, duke përfshirë ngjarjen e të demonizuarve.
The men who were tending the pigs [became afraid and] ran into the town and reported everything [that had happened], including what had happened to the two men who had been controlled by demons {whom demons had controlled}.
34 Dhe ja, gjithë qyteti i doli para Jezusit; dhe, kur e panë, iu lutën që të largohej prej vendit të tyre.
Then [it seemed as if] all [the people] [HYP] [who lived in] that town [MTY] went to meet Jesus. When they saw him [and the two men who had been controlled by the demons], they begged Jesus to leave their region [because they thought that he would destroy more things than just the pigs] (OR, [because they realized he must be very powerful]).

< Mateu 8 >