2 e Korintasve 8

1 Tani, o vëllezër, ju bëjmë të ditur hirin e Perëndisë, që u është dhënë kishave të Maqedonisë,

Now, my fellow believers, I want to tell you [what happened because of] God’s [acting] kindly [in the lives] of [the believers in] the congregations [here] in Macedonia [province].

2 se, në mes të shumë sprovave pikëllimi, mbushullia e gëzimit të tyre dhe varfëria e tyre e thellë e treguan në pasuritë e dorëgjërësinë e tyre.

Even though [the non-believers here] have been causing the believers to suffer severely, the believers are always very joyful. [Although they] are very poor, [they gave] very generously [to help other believers].

3 Sepse unë dëshmoj se ata kanë dhënë me dëshirë dhe sipas mundësisë së tyre, madje edhe përtej mundësisë së tyre,

[I know that this is true], because I have seen for myself that they not only gave [money] [EUP] that they were able [to give], they gave [so much money that they did] not even keep enough [to buy what they needed for themselves]. Without anyone telling them [to share their possessions],

4 dhe na u lutën, pa na u ndarë, ta pranojmë dhuratën dhe pjesëmarrjen në ofertën për shenjtorët.

they themselves kept requesting us to let them participate in what [other believers] are doing in [sending a gift of money to] [EUP] God’s people [in Judea province].

5 Dhe jo vetëm vepruan ashtu si shpresonim, po dhanë veten më përpara te Perëndia dhe pastaj te ne sipas vullnetit të Perëndisë.

I thought [that they would give only a little of their money, but] they did much [more than that]. First, they told the Lord [Jesus] that they wanted to do [what pleases him. After that, they told] me that they wanted to do [whatever I thought was good for them to do, because they were sure that] would be what God [wanted them to do].

6 Kështu ne e këshilluam Titin që, ashtu si e nisi këtë vepër të hirit midis jush, ashtu ta përfundojë.

So, because Titus was the one who [helped you to] begin [gathering the money] [EUP, MTY] for your gift, I urged him to also [help you] finish [collecting the rest of] your generous and loving gift.

7 Por sikurse ju jeni të pasur në çdo gjë, në besim, në fjalë e në dituri, në çdo kujdes dhe në dashurinë tuaj ndaj nesh, përpiquni të pasuroni edhe në këtë vepër të hirit.

You are doing very well in so many [other] ways. [God’s Spirit enables you to] believe that [God] will [do miracles. His Spirit has given you the ability to] tell [God’s message to others. His Spirit makes you able to] know things that he reveals to you. You eagerly [want to help people], and you love us [(exc)] very much. [So now], try to also do well in getting your generous [gift of money] [EUP] [ready to send to the believers in Judea province].

8 Këtë nuk e them si urdhër, por që me anë të kujdesit të të tjerëve të vë në sprovë sinqeritetin e dashurisë suaj.

I am not commanding you [to do this]. But [because I have seen how believers in] other [places] are eager [to help other believers who do not have] ([what they need/enough to live on]), I want you similarly to show that you love others sincerely.

9 Sepse ju e njihni hirin e Zotit tonë Jezu Krisht, i cili, duke qenë i pasur, u bë i varfër për ju, që ju të bëheni të pasur me anë të varfërisë së tij.

You already know [how much] our Lord Jesus [did for you] that you did not deserve. Everything [in heaven] belonged to him. But in order to benefit you, [he left all of those things behind and became a human being. Here on earth he had] very few possessions [of his own]. But because he became poor like that, he is [able to cause] you [(pl)] to become [spiritually] rich.

10 Lidhur me këtë po ju jap një këshillë, sepse kjo është e dobishme për ju, që vjet filluat jo vetëm ta bëni, por edhe ta dëshironi.

So, [as you think of our Lord’s example, I will tell you] what I think that you should do in this matter [of giving money. As you know], last year, because you desired [to give money to help God’s people in Judea province], you began [collecting money] [EUP].

11 Tani përfundojeni edhe bërjen që, ashtu si qe dëshira për të dëshiruar, kështu të jetë edhe për ta përfunduar sipas mundësive që keni.

So now you should finish [collecting] the money [EUP] that you began [to gather]. In that way, [everyone will know that you are just] as ready to finish [collecting this gift] as you were to begin collecting it. Give what you are able to give.

12 Sepse, në qoftë se ekziston gatishmëria për të dhënë, ai është i mirëpritur sipas asaj që ka dhe jo sipas asaj që nuk ka.

[Keep in mind that] if you really want to [give something to help others], whatever any one of you is [able to give] will be pleasing [to God. God does not expect his people to give more] than they can afford to give.

13 Por jo që ju të shtrëngoheni që të lehtësohen të tjerët,

I do not mean that [you should give so much to help others that] you yourselves do not have what you need. No, what I want is that [both you and others] will have what [you need].

14 por të ndiqet vetëm një kriter barazimi; që tani mbushullia juaj të plotësojë nevojat e tyre, kështu që edhe mbushullia e tyre të plotësojë nevojat tuaja, që të ketë barazi,

Right now, when you have (more [than you need/] ) and [the believers in Judea] do not have (enough/all that they need), [with your gift you will enable them to have enough. Maybe some day] when you do not have (enough/all that you need) and they have more than they need, they will [be able to] help you. Then everyone will have enough (OR, In that way each will share alike).

15 sikurse është shkruar: “Ai që mblodhi shumë, nuk mori më shumë dhe ai që mblodhi pak, nuk mori më pak”.

[If that happens, the result will be like it is written] {[like someone/Moses] wrote} [in the Scriptures about the time when God provided manna for his people], If someone gathered a lot [of manna], he still did not have more than he needed, [because he gave some to someone who did not have enough]. And those who gathered only a little [manna] still had all that they needed [LIT], [because others who gathered more than they needed gave some manna to them].

16 Le ta falënderojmë Perëndinë, që i shtiu në zemër Titit po atë kujdes për ju,

[So now I am sending Titus to visit you again]. God has caused him to be just as eager [to help you prepare your gift] as I am. I thank God for that.

17 sepse ai jo vetëm që e pranoi këshillën tonë, por u nis për të ardhur te ju, me dëshirën e tij dhe me shumë zell.

[He is going there], not only because we urged him to go, but because he himself is very eager [to visit you again].

18 Edhe bashkë me të dërguam edhe vë-llanë, lëvdimi i të cilit për predikimin e ungjillit u përhap në të gjitha kishat,

I am sending with Titus another believer [whom you know well]. All the groups of believers [in this area] think highly of him because he has [faithfully taught] the good message [about Christ].

19 dhe jo vetëm kaq, por ai u zgjodh nga kishat që të jetë shoku ynë në udhëtim me këtë dhuratë që ne administrojmë për lavdinë e Zotit vetë, për të treguar gatishmërinë e zemrës suaj,

Not only that, but he was appointed by the congregations [in this area] {the congregations [in this area] appointed him} to [go] to Jerusalem with us [(exc)]. He [will go] with us [when we take] the generous gift of money [EUP] [to the believers in Jerusalem. We are taking this] gift to honor the Lord [Jesus] and to show them that we all [very much] want to [help them].

20 duke shmangur qortimin e ndonjërit në këtë dhuratë bujare që administrohet prej nesh,

[The believers have] given money [EUP] generously. So, [by sending that fellow believer along with Titus] to take the money [to Jerusalem], we are trying to make sure that no one will be able to accuse us [(exc) of taking some of the money for ourselves].

21 sepse kujdesemi të veprojmë mirë jo vetëm përpara Zotit, por edhe përpara njerëzve.

[I say that] because we [(exc)] want to make sure that the Lord [God] will see that what we [(exc)] do is right, and other people will see it, too.

22 Edhe ne dërguam bashkë me ta vëllanë tonë, të cilin e kemi vënë në sprovë shumë herë në shumë gjëra dhe doli i zellshëm, por tani është edhe më i zellshëm për shkak të besimit të madh që ka ndaj jush.

Furthermore, there is also another believer [here] whom we are sending [to you along with the two] men [whom I have just mentioned]. Many times I have seen his good work [for the Lord], and I know that he is eager [to serve the Lord]. Now, because he knows for sure that you [want to give this gift the same as other believers do], he is even more eager than he was before [to go with the two other men].

23 Sa për Titin, ai është bashkëpunëtori im dhe shok i veprës midis jush; sa për vëllezërit, ata janë apostuj të kishave, lavdi e Krishtit.

As for Titus, [I have chosen him because] he is my partner, and he has worked faithfully with me [to help you]. As for the other two men, the congregations [in this area] are sending them as their messengers. These two men honor Christ [by everything they do].

24 U tregoni atyre provën e dashurisë suaj dhe pse mburremi me ju edhe përpara kishave.

So then, show them that you truly love [others], and [in that way] help other congregations to understand [why] we [(exc)] are always saying such good things about you.