1 Thesalonikasve 2
1 Sepse ju vetë, vëllezër, e dini se ardhja jonë ndër ju nuk qe e kotë.
My fellow believers, you know that our time with you was very worthwhile/effective [LIT].
2 Por, mbasi hoqëm më parë dhe mbasi na shanë në Filipi, sikurse e dini, ne morëm guxim në Perëndinë tonë të shpallim ndër ju ungjillin e Perëndisë midis kaq përpjekjesh.
Although [people] in Philippi [city] previously mistreated us [(exc)] and insulted us, as you know, our God caused us to be courageous. As a result, we told you the good message [that originates/comes from] God, even though some [people in your city] also strongly (opposed [us/tried to prevent us from telling God’s message]).
3 Sepse nxitja jonë nuk vjen nga mashtrimi, as nga qëllime të pa ndershme, as nga dredhia;
When we exhorted/urged (OR, tried to convince) [you to obey God’s message], we did not tell you an untrue message. Instead, we told you a true message. We do not [want to get something for ourselves] by immoral means. We do not try to deceive [you or other people].
4 por, duke qenë se u miratuam prej Perëndisë që të na besohet ungjilli, kështu ne flasim jo që t’u pëlqejmë njerëzve, por Perëndisë, që provon zemrat tona.
On the contrary, we tell God’s message because he trusted us to do that, because he examined us and considered us [to be acceptable to tell people] the message about Christ. As we teach people, we do not say what they like to hear. Instead, [we say what] God [wants us to say, because] he examines everything that we think and what we desire.
5 Ne, pra, nuk kemi përdorur kurrë, sikurse e dini mirë, fjalë lajkatuese, dhe as nuk jemi nisur nga motive lakmie; Perëndia është dëshmitar.
We never (flattered you/said nice things about you insincerely), as you know. We were never greedy, so we never needed to use words to (hide greediness [from you/cause you to think that we were not greedy]). God knows that this is true!
6 Dhe nuk kemi kërkuar lavdi prej njerëzve, as prej jush, as prej të tjerësh, megjithëse mund t’ju bëheshim barrë si apostuj të Krishtit.
We never tried to get people [to honor us],
7 Përkundrazi qemë zemërbutë midis jush, ashtu si mëndesha që rrit me dashuri fëmijët e saj.
although we could have demanded [that you should honor/respect us], because we are apostles [who represent] (OR, [speak for]) Christ. On the contrary, we were gentle when we were among you, as a mother [gently] takes care of her own children [SIM].
8 Kështu, duke pasur një dashuri të madhe ndaj jush, ishim të kënaqur duke ju komunikuar jo vetëm ungjillin e Perëndisë, por edhe vetë jetën tonë, sepse na u bëtë të dashur.
So, because we love you, we were delighted to personally tell you the good message that God [gave us]. But also we were delighted to lovingly do all that we could do to help you [SYN] because (you had become very dear to us/we had begun to love you very much).
9 Sepse ju, o vëllezër, e mbani mend lodhjen dhe mundimin tonë: si kemi punuar ditë e natë që të mos i bëhemi barrë asnjërit prej jush, dhe predikuam ungjillin e Perëndisë ndër ju.
My fellow believers, you remember that we worked very hard [DOU] [in order to] ([support ourselves/earn money to buy what we needed]) [while we were with you]. We worked [during the] day and [also at] night in order that we would not have to ask any one of you to give us what we needed, [while] we proclaimed to you the good message that God [gave us].
10 Ju jeni dëshmitarë, dhe Perëndia gjithashtu, si jemi sjellë me shenjtëri, me drejtësi, pa të meta, me ju që besoni.
You know that it is true, and God knows that it is true, that we conducted our lives in a very pure, right, and faultless [DOU] manner toward you believers.
11 Ju e dini gjithashtu se ne këshilluam, ngushëlluam dhe i jemi përbetuar secilit prej jush, si bën një baba me bijtë e vet,
You know also that [we lovingly behaved/acted toward] each one of you, just like a father [lovingly behaves/acts toward] his own children [SIM].
12 që të ecni denjësisht për Perëndinë, që ju thërret në mbretërinë dhe lavdinë e tij.
[Specifically, we] kept strongly exhorting/urging and encouraging you that you conduct your lives in the way that God’s people should, [because] he has invited you to become his people over whom he will rule in a wonderful way [HEN].
13 Prandaj edhe ne e falenderojmë pa pushim Perëndinë, se kur ju keni marrë nga ne fjalën e Perëndisë, e pritët atë jo si fjalë njerëzish, por, sikurse është me të vërtetë, si fjalë Perëndie, që vepron ndër ju që besoni.
We also continually thank God because when you heard the message [that] we told to you, you accepted it as the true message, the good message that God [gave to us]. We did not invent it. [We also thank God] that he is changing your lives because you trust this message [PRS].
14 Sepse ju, o vëllezër, u bëtë imituesit e kishave të Perëndisë që janë në Jude në Jezu Krishtin, sepse edhe ju keni vuajtur nga ana e bashkëkombasve tuaj të njëjtat gjëra, sikurse edhe ata kanë vuajtur nga Judenjtë,
My fellow believers, we [know that you sincerely believed the message from God], because the manner in which you acted was just like the manner in which [the congregations] in Judea acted. They also [worship] God, [and they] ([have a close relationship with/are united to]) Christ Jesus. Specifically, you endured it [when] your own countrymen [mistreated you because you believe the message from God], in the same manner that those [Jewish believers in Judea] endured it [when] the Jews [who do not believe in Christ mistreated them].
15 të cilët e vranë Zotin Jezus dhe profetët e tyre, dhe na përndoqën edhe ne. Ata nuk i pëlqen Perëndia, dhe janë armiq me të gjithë njerëzit,
[Unbelieving Jews are] the ones whom God considers guilty [for] killing the Lord Jesus, as well as [for killing] many prophets. Other unbelieving Jews forced us to leave [many towns]. They really make God angry; and [they are] opposed to [what is best for] all human beings!
16 duke na penguar që t’u flasim johebrenjve që ata të shpëtohen, për ta mbushur vazhdimisht masën e mëkateve të tyre; por zemërimi arriti mbi ta më në fund.
[Specifically], when we tell [the good message] to non-Jewish people in order that they can be saved {[that God] will save them} [spiritually], these [unbelieving Jews] try to stop/prevent us from doing that. Because they continually sin more and more, they are almost reaching the limit that has been [set by God] [MET]! [God] will soon punish them [MTY], at last, for all their sins!
17 Dhe ne, o vëllezër, mbasi mbetëm pa ju për një kohë të shkurtër, trupërisht por jo me zemër, u përpoqëm edhe më shumë, nga malli i madh, të shohim përsëri fytyrën tuaj.
My fellow believers, when for a short time [IDM] [those people forced us to be separated] from you, [we felt like parents] (who had lost all their children/whose children had died) [MET]. [Although] we were far away from you, [we were still] emotionally [concerned about you], and we strongly desired to be present with you.
18 Prandaj deshëm, të paktën unë Pali, të vijmë te ju jo një, por dy herë, por Satani na pengoi.
[You can know that] we wanted to return to you. Indeed I, Paul, [tried to return] twice [IDM]. But [we did not return because] each time Satan [prevented us from returning].
19 Cila në fakt është shpresa jonë, a gëzimi, a kurora e lavdisë? A nuk jeni pikërisht ju, përpara Zotit tonë Jezu Krisht në ardhjen e tij?
[We were strongly desiring to be with you], because truly you [RHQ] [are the ones about whom we are proud and joyful]! It is because we are confident that you [will] ([remain faithful/continue believing in God]) that we [will be] joyful! You are the ones who we confidently expect [will keep strongly trusting in God!] It is because you [will] ([remain faithful/continue believing in God]) that we [will] be proud [of the work that we have done] [MET, RHQ] [when] our Lord Jesus [examines what we all have done, at the time] when he comes back [to earth]!
20 Ju jeni në fakt lavdia dhe gëzimi jonë.
Indeed, it is because of you that [even now we] are pleased and joyful!
