2 e Korintasve 12
1 Sigurisht nuk kam dobi nga të mburrurit; prandaj do t’ia filloj me vegimet dhe zbulesat e Zotit.
[It seems that] I must go on boasting [about myself]. Although [I do] not [think that my telling you about] this will help [you to accept me as Christ’s representative to you], I [will say this anyway]. I will tell you about visions that the Lord [gave a certain man] and about things that he [supernaturally] revealed [to that man. I will tell you this because some of the people among you boast that it was in visions that they received the things that they teach].
2 Unë njoh një njeri në Krishtin, i cili, para katërmbëdhjetë vjetësh (a ishte në trup, a ishte jashtë trupit, nuk e di; Perëndia e di), u rrëmbye gjer në të tretin qiell.
The man that I will tell you about is one [who believes] in Christ. Fourteen years ago he was taken {[Christ] took him} up into the third heaven, [the highest heaven, the place where God is]. I do not know whether he went there [in his physical body] or whether he was outside of his body [at that time and only his spirit went]. Only God really knows.
3 Dhe e di se ai njeri (a me trupin ose pa trupin, nuk e di, Perëndia e di),
But he was [suddenly] taken {[Christ suddenly] took him} up to [a place called] Paradise, [that wonderful place where God lives. I repeat that] I do not know whether his body [went there] or only his spirit. Only God knows [that. While he was there, God] told him some things that he does not allow [human beings] to tell [others about].
4 u rrëmbye në parajsë dhe dëgjoi fjalë të patregueshme, që nuk është e lejuar të thuhen nga njeri.
5 Për atë njeri unë do të krenohem, por nuk do të krenohem për veten time, veç se për dobësitë e mia.
I will proudly talk about that man. However, I will not be boasting [as] I say that I [am the one who saw and heard those wonderful things]. I will talk only about the things that [cause others to think of] me as a weak [human being like everyone else].
6 Edhe sikur të doja të krenohesha, nuk do të isha i marrë, sepse do të flisja të vërtetën; por nuk e bëj këtë, se mos ndonjë më çmon më tepër nga ajo që më sheh, a më tepër nga ajo që dëgjon nga unë.
But even if I should choose to boast [to you about such wonderful things that happened to me], I would not be [speaking like] a fool, because I would be telling you the truth. But I will not [talk proudly about such things], because I do not want any of you to think highly of me [because of the things that have happened to me]. Instead, [I want you to decide what kind of person I am by the way you see] me [acting] and by what you hear me teach.
7 Dhe, që të mos më rritet mendja për shkak të jashtëzakonshmërisë së zbulesave, m’u dha një gjëmb në mish, një engjëll i Satanit, për të më rënë me grushta, që të mos mbahem me të madh.
In order that I might not become proud because of those many wonderful things [that Christ] revealed to me, [God permitted] Satan to send a messenger [to humble me] (OR, to [make me sick]). [What that messenger did to me was painful, like] [MET] a thorn pricking my body.
8 Lidhur me këtë iu luta tri herë Zotit që ta largonte nga unë.
Three times I prayed to the Lord about it, begging him to take this away from me.
9 Por ai më tha: “Hiri im të mjafton, sepse fuqia ime përsoset në dobësi”. Prandaj me kënaqësi të madhe do të krenohem më tepër për dobësitë e mia, që fuqia e Krishtit të rrijë tek unë.
But he said to me, “[No, I will not take this away from you. Instead], I will kindly help you, and that will be all that you need, because it is [when you are] weak that I [can] best [work] powerfully [to help you].” So, because of [what the Lord said to me], I will very gladly boast about [the things that make] me [seem] weak, so that [people may realize] that it is Christ who gives me power [to serve him].
10 Prandaj unë kënaqem në dobësi, në fyerje, në nevoja, në përndjekje, në ngushtica për shkak të Krishtit, sepse, kur jam i dobët, atëherë jam i fortë.
For that reason, [whenever I am] weak, or [when people] insult me, [or when I have to endure] hardships, or [when I am persecuted] {[people] cause me to suffer}, or [when I am in situations that] distress me, I am content because [I am serving] Christ. [I can say that] because at any time when I myself am weak, that is the [very] time when [Christ] powerfully [helps me].
11 U bëra i marrë duke u mburrur; ju më shtrënguat, sepse u desh që ju të më rekomandoni, sepse nuk qeshë aspak më poshtë se apostujt e lartë, edhe pse unë nuk jam asgjë.
It has been foolish for me [to talk about myself like this], but it is you who forced me to do it. Truly [if the Lord would not help me], I would be worthless, [as my opponents say that I am]. But none of the men whom you [wrongfully think] [IRO] are great apostles are greater in any way than I am. So it would have been right/proper for you to say good things about me.
12 Shenjat e apostullit u vërtetuan ndër ju me durim të madh, me shenja e mrekulli dhe çudira.
[You should have done that, because] when I was with you [I] repeatedly did the things that showed you that [I am truly] an apostle, such as performing many [DOU] miracles.
13 Vallë nëse ju mbetët prapa, pra, nga kishat e tjera, rveç se në faktin se unë nuk u bëra barrë për ju? Falmani këtë gabim.
And I have [certainly treated] you as well as [I treated] the other congregations [that I helped to start. Or do you think that] by not asking you [to pay me for my work], I was not treating you as well as I treated the other congregations? (It is foolish for you to [think that] [IRO] [it] was wrong for me not [to ask for pay from you for my work, and therefore I should ask] you to forgive me for that!/Do you [think that it] was wrong for me not [to ask for pay from you for my work, and therefore I should ask] you to forgive me for that?) [RHQ]
14 Ja, kjo është e treta herë që jam gati të vij te ju, dhe nuk dua t’ju bëhem barrë, sepse s’kërkoj pasuritë tuaja, por juve; sepse bijtë nuk e kanë për detyrë të mbledhin për prindërit, por prindërit për bijtë.
Now listen to me! It is time for me to come to you for a third [visit. When I come], I [still] will not insist that you [pay me for my work], because I do not want [any of] your [money] [EUP]! What I want is for you [MTY] [to love and appreciate me]. It is not [normally the duty of] children to save [money to provide for the needs of] their parents. Instead, it [is the duty of] parents to [provide] for their children [MET]. In the same way, [it is not your duty to provide for me. Instead, it is my duty to provide spiritual help for you because you are my spiritual children].
15 Sa për veten time, unë do të shpenzoj me gëzim dhe do të shpenzohem për shpirtrat tuaja, megjithse ju dua më fort dhe më doni më pak.
So, for my part, [as a good parent would do], I will be very happy to use everything that I have, and do everything that I possibly can, [in order to help you]. And because I love you very much, (I will be very disappointed if [you] do not love me a little bit, too./will [you] not love me a little bit, too?) [RHQ]
16 Ashtu qoftë! Unë nuk u bëra barrë për ju; megjithatë, duke qenë dinak ju zura me dredhi.
[You all] know that I did not depend on you [to provide for my needs]. However, [there are some who accuse me, saying that] [IRO] I was very clever and got money from you by tricking you.
17 Mos përfitova vallë ndonjë gjë nga ju me anë të ndonjë që dërgova te ju?
But did I ever do that? No! I never [RHQ] asked any of the men whom I sent to you [to get money] from you [and bring it to me]
18 Unë iu luta Titit dhe me të dërgova edhe këtë vëlla. Mos përfitoi gjë Titi nga ju? A nuk kemi ecur me të njëjtin frymë dhe në të njëjtat gjurmë?
Titus went [and visited you because] I urged him to do so. I also sent the other believer, [whom you know], to go with Titus. [You know that] Titus did not [RHQ] trick [you in order to get money from you. And you certainly know that] he and I have always [RHQ] acted in exactly the same [honest] way [towards you].
19 A mendoni përsëri se ne kërkojmë të justifikohemi para jush? Ne flasim përpara Perëndisë, në Krishtin, dhe të gjitha këto, o fort të dashur, janë për ndërtimin tuaj.
While [you have been reading this letter, if] you have been thinking that I have [just] been [saying these things to] defend myself [against those who accuse me, you are wrong]. I have been saying [these things honestly, knowing] that God is listening [to me. I also speak as one who has a close relationship] with Christ. Everything that I do and [everything that I say is] to [help you] whom I love (to grow [spiritually/] to become [spiritually] mature).
20 Sepse kam frikë se mos kur të vij nuk ju gjej sikundër kam dashur dhe se mos ju më gjeni sikundër nuk keni dashur juve se mos ka grindje, xhelozi, zemërime, shpërthime, përgojime, insinuata, kryelartësi, ose trazira midis jush;
[I have written this way to you] because I worry that when I come [to visit you], I will see that [some of] you are [not conducting your lives the way] that I want you [to]. If that is so, [when I get there] you will see that I will have [to act] in a [very severe way toward you, and I am sure] that you do not want that. Specifically, I am afraid that [some of you] may be quarreling, or that you are being jealous [of each other], or that you quickly get very angry [with them], or that you are acting selfishly, or that [some of] you are saying bad things about others, or that you are (spreading false rumors/saying false things) about each other, or that you are acting proudly, or that you are [doing things] in a disorderly manner.
21 se mos kur të vijë sërish, Perëndia im do të më përulë në mes tuaj dhe unë do të vajtoj për shumë nga ata që kanë mëkatuar më parë dhe nuk u penduan për fëlliqësinë, kurvërinë dhe shthurjen që praktikuan.
[I] ([feel anxious/am concerned]) [about you. I worry that] when I visit you again, God, the one whom I [serve], will make me feel ashamed of you [when I see that] you [still are not conducting your lives as believers should]. Then I will feel very sad about [some of] you who were sinning previously and have not stopped your sinful behavior. [Some of you] may still have impure [thoughts. Some of you] may be having sexual intercourse with those to whom you are not married. [And some of you] may be doing other shameful things.
