1 Pjetrit 1
1 Pjetri, apostull i Jezu Krishtit, të zgjedhurve që rrijnë në diasporën e Pontit, të Galatisë, të Kapadokisë, të Azisë dhe të Bitinisë,
I, Peter, who [have been appointed by] Jesus Christ {one whom Jesus Christ [has appointed]} to be an apostle, [am writing this letter] to you believers whom God has chosen to belong to him. [You are living] in [the Roman provinces of] Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia. [Just like the Jews who lived in Israel long ago were] scattered [to other countries far from their homes] [MET], you now live [far from] heaven, which is [your true home].
2 të zgjedhurve sipas paranjohjes së Perëndisë, Atit, me anë të shenjtërimit të Frymës, për t’u bindur dhe për t’u spërkatur me gjakun e Jezu Krishtit; hiri dhe paqja u shtoftë mbi ju.
God our Father previously chose you, and his Spirit has set you apart in order that you would obey Jesus Christ. He did that in order that [just like Moses] sprinkled [the Israelites with blood when God established the old covenant] [MET], [Jesus would establish his new covenant with you] with the blood [that flowed from his body when he died]. May God act very kindly to you, and may he give you much [inner] peace.
3 Qoftë bekuar Perëndia edhe Ati i Zotit tonë Jezu Krisht, i cili me anë të mëshirës së tij të madhe na rilindi për një shpresë të gjallë me anë të ringjalljes së Jezu Krishtit prej së vdekurish,
Praise God, who is the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! Because he has been very merciful to [us, he has given us new life] [MET]. Because he has caused Jesus Christ to become alive again after he died, he has enabled us to live very confidently; that is, to fully expect to receive the things [that God/he has promised to give us].
4 për një trashëgim të paprishshëm, të panjollë dhe të pafishkur, që është ruajtur në qiejt për ju,
He has enabled us to expect to receive an absolutely imperishable/indestructible [TRI] inheritance that has been {that [God] has} preserved in heaven for us.
5 që nga fuqia e Perëndisë me anë të besimit jeni të ruajtur, për shpëtimin gati për t’u zbuluar në kohët e fundit.
God, by his mighty power, is guarding you as you trust in Jesus. [He is keeping you safe so] that he may, at the end of the time in which we now live (OR, when Jesus returns), completely deliver you [from Satan’s power].
6 Për këtë gëzohuni, ndonëse, në qoftë se duhet, për pak kohë, tani duhet të trishtoheni nga prova të ndryshme,
You rejoice because of what will happen then, but now you are grieving for a short time while [God is allowing] you to be tested {[various things to] test you [MET]}, [as precious metals are tested] {[someone tests precious metals]} [to see if they are pure]. [These trials that you are experiencing are necessary]
7 që prova e besimit tuaj, që është shumë më i çmuar nga ari që prishet, edhe pse provohet me zjarr, të dalë për lëvdim, nder e lavdi në zbulesën e Jezu Krishtit,
to prove that you really do trust in Jesus. His proving that will be more valuable than gold, [which does not last forever even] though it is purified [by being put] {someone tries to make it pure by [putting it]} [in a hot] fire. As a result of your passing the test [and proving that you really do trust in Jesus], God will honor you very highly [TRI] when Jesus Christ comes again.
8 të cilin, megjithëse ju nuk e keni parë, e doni, duke besuar në të, megithëse tani nuk e shihni, dhe ngazëllohuni nga një hare e patregueshme dhe e lavdishme,
You love [Jesus], although you have not seen him. Although you do not see him now, you rejoice very much [DOU]
9 duke arritur përmbushjen e besimit tuaj, shpëtimin e shpirtrave.
because you are experiencing the result of your believing in him; that is, [God] is saving you [SYN] [from the guilt of your sins].
10 Për këtë shpëtim kërkuan dhe hetuan profetët që profetizuan nga hirin për ju,
As for those who [long ago] spoke messages that God had revealed to them about how God would act kindly toward you in ways which you did not deserve, they (investigated very carefully/tried very hard to learn) [DOU] about how God would save you.
11 duke kërkuar të njohin kohën dhe rrethanat që tregonte Fryma e Krishtit që ishte në ta, dhe që dëshmonte që më parë për vuajtjet që do të vinin mbi Krishtin dhe për lavditë që do të pasonin.
They wanted to know whom the Spirit of Christ that was in them was referring to, and what time he was talking about, when he told beforehand that the Messiah would suffer [and die], and that glorious/wonderful things would happen [to him and to us] afterwards.
12 Dhe atyre iu zbulua se ata i administronin jo për vete, po për ne, ato gjëra që po ju rrëfehen tani nga ata që ju kanë predikuar ungjillin, me anë të Frymës së Shenjtë të dërguar nga qielli; gjëra të cilat engjëjt dëshirojnë t’i vëzhgojnë.
It was revealed to {[God] told} them that it was not for their own sake that he was revealing these things to them, but that it was for your sake. It was these things that were proclaimed to you by those who told you the message [about Christ {that those who told you the message about Christ proclaimed to you]}. They proclaimed these things to you because the Holy Spirit whom [God] sent from heaven [enabled them to do that]. And even angels would like to know more about these [truths about how God saves us].
13 Prandaj, ngjeshni ijët e mendjes suaj, rrini zgjuar dhe mbani shpresë të plotë në hirin që do vijë mbi ju në zbulesën e Jezu Krishtit.
Therefore, [prepare your minds] [MET] [as people] fasten their belts around their waists [to prepare to work]. [What I mean is that] you should (discipline your minds/control what you think about), and by doing that conduct your lives fully and confidently expecting to receive the good things that [God will] kindly [do for you] when Jesus Christ returns [from heaven].
14 Si bij të bindur, mos iu përshtatni lakmive të mëparshme kur ishit në padijen tuaj,
[And because you should obey your heavenly Father] [SIM], as children [ought to] obey their fathers [here on earth], do not do the evil things that you used to desire to do when you did not know [God’s truth].
15 por ashtu si është i shenjtë ai që ju thirri, të jini edhe ju të shenjtë në gjithë sjelljen tuaj,
Instead, just like God, the one who chose you [to belong to him], is (holy/separate from evil), you also must be (holy/separate from evil) in everything that you do,
16 sepse është shkruar: “Jini të shenjtë, sepse unë jam i shenjtë”.
because it is {[someone/Moses] has} written [in the Scriptures that God said], “You must be (holy/separate from evil) because I am (holy/separate from evil).”
17 Dhe në qoftë se thërrisni si Atë atë që, pa favorizuar njeri, gjykon sipas veprës së gjithsecilit, kalojeni kohën e shtegtimit tuaj mbi dhe me frikë,
God is the one who (impartially/without favoritism) judges what each person does. Since you call him ‘Father’, live (reverently/with great respect for him) during the time that you are living here on earth. [While you are living here, you are] like exiles/foreigners [MET] [because you are away from heaven, which is your true home].
18 duke ditur se jo me anë gjërash që prishen, si argjendi ose ari, jeni shpenguar nga mënyra e kotë e të jetuarit të trashëguar nga etërit,
[Live reverently] because you know that it was not with things that will not last forever, things like gold and silver, that [God] bought you to free you from your useless life-style that you learned from your ancestors.
19 por nga gjaku i çmuar i Krishtit, si të Qengjit të patëmetë dhe të panjollë,
Instead, [it was] with the precious blood of Christ [that flowed from his body when he died that God bought you. Christ’s death was a perfect sacrifice for us] [MET], [like] the lambs that [the Jewish priests sacrificed were] perfect, without any blemishes/defects/flaws or spots [DOU].
20 të paranjohur përpara krijimit të botës, por të shfaqur kohët e fundit për ju,
Christ was chosen [by God] {[God] chose Christ} before the world was created {[he] created the world}. But it was not until now, when the time [in which we are living will soon] end, that he was revealed for your sake.
21 që, nëpërmjet tij, të besoni në Perëndinë që e ringjalli prej së vdekurish dhe i dha lavdi, që besimi juaj dhe shpresa të jenë në Perëndinë.
Because of what Christ has done, you are trusting in God, who caused Christ to become alive again after he died, and greatly honored him. As a result, God is the one in whom you are trusting and confidently expecting [that he will do great things for you].
22 Mbasi të pastroni shpirtrat tuaj me bindjen ndaj së vërtetës me anë të Frymës, për të pasur një dashuri vëllazërore pa hipokrizi, të doni fort njeri tjetrin me zemër të pastër,
Because you have been made pure by obeying the truth, with the result that you sincerely love your fellow believers, continue to love each other earnestly and sincerely/wholeheartedly.
23 sepse jeni ringjizur jo nga një farë që prishet, por që nuk prishet, me anë të fjalës së Perëndisë së gjallë dhe që mbetet përjetë. (aiōn g165)
[I ask you to do this, because you now have] a new life [MET]. It was not [by means of] something that will perish that you received this new life. Instead, it was [by means of] something that will last forever; that is, by believing the life-giving and enduring message of God. (aiōn g165)
24 Sepse çdo mish është si bari dhe çdo lavdi njeriu si lule e barit; bari thahet dhe lulja bie,
[We know that this is true] because, [as the prophet Isaiah wrote], All people [will die] [SIM], like grass [dies]. And all the greatness/honor that people have [will not last forever], like the flowers [SIM] [that grow up] in the grass [do not last long]. The grass withers and the flowers die,
