1 e Korintasve 15
1 Tani, o vëllezër, po ju deklaroj ungjillin që ju kam shpallur dhe që ju e keni marrë dhe mbi të cilin ju qëndroni,
Now, my fellow believers, I want to remind you about the message about Christ that I preached to you. It is the message that you received and that you have continued to trust firmly.
2 dhe me anë të të cilit ju jeni shpëtuar, nëse do ta mbani fjalën që ju kanë predikuar, veç nëse besuat kot.
If you keep on firmly [believing] this message that I preached to you, you will be saved {[God] will save you}. If you do not continue to believe it, your believing [in Christ] was (all for nothing/useless)!
3 Sepse unë ju kam transmetuar para së gjithash ato që edhe unë vetë i kam marrë, se Krishti vdiq për mëkatet tona sipas Shkrimeve,
The most important part of the message that I received [from the Lord Jesus], and that I told you, was this: Christ died to [take away the guilt] of our sins, as the Scriptures [said that he would do].
4 se u varros dhe u ringjall të tretën ditë, sipas Shkrimeve,
His [dead body] was buried {They buried his [body]}. On the third day [after that], [God] caused him to become alive again, as the Scriptures [said would happen].
5 edhe se iu shfaq Kefës dhe pastaj të dymbëdhjetëve.
After that, [Christ] was seen by {appeared to} Peter. Then he appeared to [eleven of] the [original] twelve [apostles].
6 Pastaj iu shfaq një herë të vetme më shumë se pesëqind vëllezërve, prej të cilëve më të shumtët rrojnë edhe sot, kurse disa kanë rënë në gjumë.
Later he was seen by {appeared to} more than 500 of our fellow believers. Most of those are still living, but some of them have died [EUP].
7 Më pas iu shfaq Jakobit dhe pastaj të gjithë apostujve.
Then he was seen by {appeared [to]} [his younger brother] James, [who became the leader of the congregation in Jerusalem]. Then he appeared to all of the apostles.
8 Më së fundi m’u shfaq edhe mua, si në dështimit.
Finally, he was seen by {appeared to} me, but I became an apostle in a way that was very unusual [MET].
9 Sepse unë jam më i vogli i apostujve dhe as nuk jam i denjë të quhem apostull, sepse e kam përndjekur kishën e Perëndisë.
The fact is, I [consider that I] am the least important of the apostles. I do not deserve to be an apostle, because I (persecuted God’s groups of believers/caused God’s groups of believers to suffer) [everywhere I went].
10 Por me hirin e Perëndisë jam ai që jam; dhe hiri i tij ndaj meje nuk qe i kotë, madje jam munduar më shumë se gjithë të tjerët, jo unë, por hiri i Perëndisë që është me mua.
But it is because God acted kindly toward me in ways that I did not deserve that I became what I am now. And his acting kindly toward me produced a great result [LIT], which is that I worked harder [for Christ] than all the other apostles. But it was not that I [was working with my own ability]. Instead, God was helping me in a way I did not deserve.
11 Pra, si unë, ashtu edhe ata kështu predikojmë dhe ju kështu besuat.
So it does not matter whether it was I [who was preaching or whether it was the other apostles who were preaching]. We all preached [the same message], and that message is what you believed.
12 Por, në qoftë se predikohet se Krishti u ringjall prej së vdekurish, si atëherë disa nga ju thonë se nuk ka ringjallje të të vdekurve?
So now [let me ask you this]: Since [we] have all preached to you that Christ was raised again {that [God] caused Christ to become alive} after he died, (no one among you should be saying that [God] will not cause [believers] to become alive again after they die!/why do some of you say that [God] will not cause [believers] to become alive again after they die?) [RHQ]
13 Në qoftë se nuk ka ringjallje të të vdekurve, as Krishti nuk u ringjall.
If [it is true that God] will not cause anyone to become alive again, that situation would mean that Christ was not raised from the dead {[he] did not cause Christ to become alive again}!
14 Por në qoftë se Krishti nuk është ringjallur, predikimi ynë është i kotë dhe i kotë është edhe besimi juaj.
And if Christ was not raised from the dead {if [God] did not cause Christ to become alive again}, then what we preached to you was useless, and your believing [in Christ] is useless.
15 Atëherë edhe ne do të ishim dëshmitarë të rremë të Perëndisë, sepse dëshmuam për Perëndinë, se ai ringjalli Krishtin, të cilin ai nuk e paska ringjallur, po të jetë se me të vërtetë të vdekurit nuk ringjallen.
[If it is true that] no one will be raised from the dead {[that God] will not cause anyone to become alive again after he dies}, we [(exc)] have been guilty of lying to you about God, because we told you that God caused Christ to become alive again.
16 Në qoftë se të vdekurit nuk ringjallen, as Krishti nuk është ringjallur;
But if it were really true that no one who has died will be raised {that [God will] not cause anyone who has died to become alive} again, then Christ was not raised {[he] did not cause Christ to become alive} again either!
17 por në qoftë se Krishti nuk është ringjallur, i kotë është besimi juaj; ju jeni ende në mëkatet tuaja,
If it were true that Christ was not raised {that [God] did not cause Christ to become alive} again after he died, you have believed in Christ for nothing, [because] God will still [punish] you for [MTY] your sins.
18 edhe ata që fjetën në Krishtin janë të humbur.
And those people who died [EUP] [while they were trusting] in Christ will go to hell. (questioned)
19 Në qoftë se shpresojmë në Krishtin vetëm në këtë jetë, ne jemi më të mjerët e të gjithë njerëzve.
In this life [many of us have suffered much for Christ] because we confidently expect [that he will reward us in heaven]. If we have confidently expected this in vain, people should pity us more than they pity anyone else!
20 Por tashti Krishti u ringjall prej së vdekurish, dhe është fryti i parë i atyre që kanë fjetur.
But [the truth is that] Christ has been raised from the dead {that [God] has caused Christ to live again after he had died}, and (that guarantees/because of that, it is certain) [MET] that he will also cause those [believers] who have died [EUP] to become alive again.
21 Sepse, ashtu si erdhi vdekja me anë të një njeriu, kështu erdhi dhe ringjallja e të vdekurve me anë të një njeriu.
What one man, [Adam, did affects us all]. We all die. Similarly, what one man—[Christ]—did [affects us(inc) all]: God will cause [all believers] to become alive again.
22 Sepse, ashtu sikur të gjithë vdesin në Adamin, kështu të gjithë do të ngjallën në Krishtin,
Because of what Adam did, all [of us who are descended] from him die. Similarly, because of what [Christ did], all of us who have a close relationship with him will be brought back to life {[God] will make alive all of us who have a close relationship with Christ}.
23 por secili sipas radhës së vet: Krishti, fryti i parë, pastaj ata që janë të Krishtit, në ardhjen e tij
But we must all take our turn. [God raised] Christ first [MET]. And when Christ returns, [God will cause] those who belong to Christ to become alive again.
24 Pastaj do të vijë fundi, kur ai t’ia dorëzojë mbretërinë Perëndisë Atë, pasi të ketë asgjësuar çfarëdo sundimi, çdo pushtet e fuqi.
Then, after Christ has destroyed all [DOU] the evil powers that oppose God, [the world] will end. Then Christ will give to God, his Father, his kingdom to completely rule over it.
25 Sepse duhet që ai të mbretërojë, derisa t’i vërë të gjithë armiqtë e tij nën këmbët e veta.
You must realize that Christ must rule [here on earth] until he has completely defeated [MTY] all his enemies.
26 Armiku i fundit që do të shkatërrohet është vdekja.
The last thing that [he] will get rid of is death. [But he certainly will get rid of death, which is like] an enemy [to us].
27 Sepse Perëndia i vuri të gjitha nën këmbët e tij. Por, kur thotë se çdo gjë i është nënshtruar, është e qartë se përjashtohet ai që ia ka nënshtruar çdo gjë.
[In the Scriptures the Psalmist wrote that] God will cause everything to be under Christ’s [authority] [MTY]. But it is clear that the word ‘everything’ here does not include God, because God is the one who will cause everything to be under Christ’s [authority] [MTY].
28 Dhe kur t’i ketë nënshtruar të gjitha, atëherë Biri vetë do t’i nënshtrohet Atij që i nënshtroi të gjitha, që Perëndia të jetë gjithçka në të gjithë.
After everything is put under [the authority of] God’s Son, then Christ will put himself completely under [the authority of] God, the one who gave him that authority. Then God will be completely in control of everything [IDM], everywhere.
29 Përndryshe çfarë do të bëjnë ata që pagëzohen për të vdekurit? Në qoftë se me të vërtetë të vdekurit nuk ringjallen, përse ata edhe pagëzohen për të vdekurit?
[Now think about this: Some among you] are being baptized (OR, are baptizing people) on behalf of those who died [before someone baptized them] (OR, who died [before they became believers]). If, [as some people say, believers] will not be raised [from the dead] {[God] will not cause [believers] to become alive again}, (what is the value in those people doing that?/there is no value in those people doing that!) [RHQ] If [God] will not cause any [believers] to become alive again, it is senseless to be baptized {baptize anyone} on behalf of someone who has died. [RHQ]
30 Përse jemi edhe ne në rrezik në çdo orë?
Furthermore, [if God will not cause us believers to become alive again], it is [RHQ] very foolish for me and the other apostles to be constantly [putting ourselves] in danger [because we tell people the gospel].
31 Përditë unë po vdes për shkak të mburrjes për ju, që kam në Krishtin Jezu, Zotin tonë.
My fellow believers, every day I [am in danger of] being killed {people killing me}! That is as true as it is that I am pleased with you because of your close relationship with Christ Jesus our Lord.
32 Nëse u ndesha në Efes si njeri kundër bishave, ç’dobi kam? Në qoftë se të vdekurit nuk ringjallen, le të hamë e të pimë, sepse nesër do të vdesim.
[If God will not cause us believers to become alive again after we die], (I will receive no benefit at all [from having opposed those who attacked me so strongly] in Ephesus [city]./what will I gain [from having opposed those who attacked me so strongly] in Ephesus [city]?) [RHQ] They were [fighting me like] wild beasts! If we [believers] will not be raised [from the dead] {If [God] will not cause us [believers] to live again}, we might as well say [as people often say]: “Tomorrow we are going to die, so we might as well enjoy now everything that we can. We might as well feast and get drunk!”
33 Mos u gënjeni; shoqëritë e këqija prishin zakonet e mira.
Do not let [yourselves be deceived by those who say that God will not cause believers to live again] {Do not let [people who say that God will not cause believers to live again] deceive you}. If you associate with evil people [who say such things], they will (influence you to do evil things/destroy your good moral way of living).
34 Zgjohuni për drejtësinë dhe mos mëkatoni, sepse disa nga ju nuk e njohin Perëndinë; për turpin tuaj po ua them.
Start thinking correctly again [about these matters], as you should, and [stop your sinful behavior which has resulted from] your wrong thinking. [I say that] because [it seems that] some among you do not know God, and as a result they [are thinking wrongly]. I say that to make you ashamed.
35 Por do të thotë ndonjë: “Si ringjallen të vdekurit, edhe me ç’trup do të vijnë?”.
But some of you are asking, “How will dead people be raised {How will [God] cause dead people to become alive} again? What kind of bodies will they have?”
36 O i pamend! Atë që ti mbjell, nuk ngjallet, nëse nuk vdes përpara.
[Anyone who asks such questions is] foolish. You [know that] a seed that is planted in the ground must completely change its form [MET] before it sprouts.
37 Dhe atë që mbjell, ti nuk mbjell trupin që do të bëhet, por një kokërr të zhveshur, ndoshta nga grurë ose ndonjë farë tjetër.
A seed, such as a wheat seed, is very different from the plant that sprouts from it.
38 Po Perëndia i jep trup si të dojë, secilës farë trupin e vet.
God gives everything that lives the form that he desires. He gives each seed its own form.
39 Jo çdo mish është i njëjti mish; por tjetër është mishi i njerëzve, tjetër mishi i bagëtive, tjetër i peshqve dhe tjetër i shpendëve.
[Similarly], people, animals, birds, and fish all have flesh, but each one has a different kind of flesh.
40 Dhe ka trupa qiellorë dhe trupa tokësorë; por tjetër është lavdia e trupave qiellorë e tjetër e atyreve të tokës.
Also, there are angelic beings in heaven (OR, stars and planets in the sky), and there are people with bodies on the earth. The angelic beings (OR, stars and planets) are beautiful in one way, and people on earth are beautiful in a different way.
41 Tjetër është lavdia e diellit dhe tjetër lavdia e hënës dhe tjetër lavdia e yjeve; sepse ndryshon në lavdi ylli nga ylli.
The sun is bright in one way, and the moon is bright in a different way, and the stars are bright in a different way. And even the various stars are different from each other in how bright they are.
42 Kështu do të jetë edhe ringjallja e të vdekurve; trupi mbillet në prishje dhe ringjallet në paprishje.
And it is the same way [with our bodies. The bodies that we will have when God causes us] to live again after we die [will not be the same as the bodies that we have now] [MET]. [The bodies that we have now] will die and decay. [The new bodies that we will have] will never die.
43 Mbillet në çnderim dhe ringjallet në lavdi; mbillet i dobët dhe ringjallet në fuqi.
We despise [the bodies that we have now], before we die. But our [new bodies] will be glorious. The [bodies that we have before we die] are weak. But our new bodies will be strong.
44 Mbillet trup natyror dhe ringjallet trup frymëror. Ka trup natyror, ka edhe trup frymëror.
The bodies that we have before we die are natural bodies. But [our new bodies] will be ones that [God’s] Spirit ([controls/gives us]). Just like there are natural bodies, there are bodies that [God’s] Spirit [completely] controls (OR, makes alive).
45 Kështu edhe është shkruar: “Njeriu i parë, Adami, u bë shpirt i gjallë; por Adami i fundit është Frymë që jep jetë.
[In the Scriptures] it is written {we read} that [when] the first man, Adam, [was created], he became a living human being. [Christ later also became a human being]. But [he is different from Adam, because he] became a person who gives us [spiritual] life.
46 Por frymërori nuk është më parë, por përpara është natyrori, pastaj frymërori.
But our bodies that God’s Spirit (will completely control/will give us) are not the first bodies that we have. We have our natural bodies first.
47 Njeriu i parë i bërë prej dheu, është tokësor; njeriu i dytë është Zoti nga qielli.
The first man, [Adam], was created {[God] created the first man, Adam} from the dust of the earth. But [Christ], the one who came later, came from heaven.
48 Siç është tokësori ashtu janë dhe tokësorët; dhe siç është qiellori, të tillë do të jenë edhe qiellorët.
Everyone on earth [has a body] like the first man on the earth had. And in heaven, [everyone will have a body like Christ], the man who came from heaven, has.
49 Dhe sikurse mbartëm shëmbëllimin e tokësorit, do të mbartim edhe shëmbëllimin e qiellorit.
And just like [God] gave us bodies like the first man on earth had, so we [believers will have bodies] like [Christ] has, who is now in heaven.
50 Edhe këtë po ju them, o vëllezër, se mishi dhe gjaku nuk mund të trashëgojnë mbretërinë e Perëndisë, as prishja nuk mund të trashëgojë paprishjen.
My fellow believers, I want you to know that we [(inc)] [SYN] cannot go [to heaven, where] God rules [over everything], with our physical bodies, because our bodies [cannot last forever]. They will die and decay.
51 Ja, unë po ju them një të fshehtë: të gjithë nuk do të vdesim, por të gjithë do të shndërrohemi në një moment,
But I will tell you something that [God] has not revealed [before]: [Some of] us [believers] will not die [EUP]. However, all of us will be changed {[God] will change all of us}.
52 sa hap e mbyll sytë, në tingullin e burisë së fundit; sepse do të bjerë buria, të vdekurit do të ringjallen të paprisshëm dhe ne do të shndërrohemi,
[It will happen] suddenly, as [fast as someone can] blink his eye [MET], when [we hear the sound of God’s] trumpet for the last time. When we hear that trumpet, all [the believers] who have died will come back to life and will have bodies that are changed {that [God] has changed}, bodies that will never decay.
53 sepse ky trup që prishet duhet të veshë mosprishjen dhe ky ivdekshëm të veshë pavdekësinë.
And the [bodies of us who are alive at that time] will [also] be changed {And [God] will [also] change the [bodies of us who are alive at that time]}. These bodies of ours that die and decay must be transformed into [new bodies that] will never die; [it will be like someone] [MET] getting rid of [his old clothes] and putting on [new ones].
54 Edhe ky trup që prishet, kur të veshë mosprishjen, edhe ky i vdekshëm kur të veshë pavdekësinë, atëherë do të realizohet fjala që është shkruar: “Vdekja u përpi në fitore”.
When that happens, what is written {what ([a prophet/Isaiah]) wrote} [in the Scriptures] will come true/happen: [God] will completely get rid of [MET] death. Our dying will no longer have any power to defeat us;
Death [APO] will not win a victory over us. Death will not be able to hurt us. (Hadēs g86)
56 Edhe gjëmba e vdekjes është mëkati; dhe fuqia e mëkatit është ligji.
It is because we sin [MET] [that we die, and it is because we] have God’s laws that we [know that we] have sinned.
57 Por ta falënderojmë Perëndinë që na jep fitoren me anë të Zotit tonë Jezu Krisht.
But because of what our Lord Jesus Christ [has done], he enables us to be free [from having to obey God’s laws to be saved and to be free of being afraid to die]. We should thank God for that!
58 Prandaj, o vëllezërit e mi të dashur, qëndroni të fortë e të patundur, duke tepruar përherë në veprën e Zotit, duke e ditur se mundi juaj nuk është i kotë në Zotin.
So, my fellow believers whom I love, continue to hold strongly to [the things that you believe]. Do not let anything cause you to doubt them. Always be doing enthusiastically the work that the Lord [gives you]. And remember that the work that you do for the Lord is never (in vain/useless), [as it would be if God will not cause us to live again after we die].
