2 Pjetrit 1
1 Simon Pjetri, shërbëtor dhe apostull i Jezu Krishtit, atyre që kanë marrë për pjesë një besim të çmueshëm sikurse edhe ne, me anë të drejtësisë së Perëndisë tonë dhe të Shpëtimtarit Jezu Krisht:
I, Simon Peter, [am writing this letter to you. I] serve Jesus Christ, and am an apostle [appointed by] him. [I am sending this letter to you] whom God has caused to believe [in Christ] just like he [caused us(exc) apostles to believe in Christ]. You and we have (equally been given the/both been given the same) privilege of believing in Jesus Christ. He [is] God, he is righteous, he is the one whom we [worship], and he is our Savior.
2 hiri dhe paqja u shumoftë për ju në njohjen e Perëndisë dhe të Jezusit, Zotit tonë.
[I pray that God] will continue to act very kindly towards you, and give you (a deep/very much) [inner] peace, because you [truly] know God and Jesus, who is our Lord.
3 Duke qenë se fuqia e tij hyjnore na dhuroi të gjitha gjërat që i takojnë jetës dhe perëndishmërisë, me anë të njohjes së atij që na thirri me lavdinë dhe virtytin e vet,
[God] [PRS] has given us everything [that we need] in order that we might receive [eternal] life and in order that we might [live] (in a godly way/in a way that pleases him). He gives us that by the power that he has because he is God, and he has also given it to us as a result of our knowing him. He is the wonderful and perfect one who chose us [to be his people].
4 me anë të të cilave na u dhuruan premtimet e çmueshme dhe shumë të mëdha, që nëpërmjet tyre të bëheni pjestarë të natyrës hyjnore, duke i shpëtuar prishjes që është në botë për shkak të lakmisë.
Being [glorious and perfect], he has promised us [that he will do] very great and (priceless/very precious) things [for us]. [He has also promised] you that by [believing what he has promised] you will be able to act [righteously], just like God acts [righteously], and that you will be free from being morally depraved/corrupted, and that you will not be [like] those who do not believe in Christ and are morally depraved because of their desire to do things that are evil.
5 Edhe ju, për të njëjtën arsye, duke bërë çdo përpjekje, t’i shtoni besimit tuaj virtytin, dhe virtytit diturinë,
Because God has done all that, by trying very hard, make sure that you not only believe [in Christ], but that you are also living morally good lives. And make sure that you are not only living morally good lives, but that you also know [what God desires] (OR, behave wisely).
6 diturisë vetkontroll, vetkontrollit qëndresën, qëndresës perëndishmerinë,
And make sure that you not only know [what God desires] (OR, behave wisely), but that you also control what you say and do. And make sure that you not only control what you say and do, but that you are also steadfast/patient. And make sure that you are not only (steadfast/patient when you suffer), but that you are also godly.
7 mëshirës dashurinë vëllazërore dhe dashurisë vëllazërore dashurinë.
And make sure that you not only (are godly/live in a way that pleases God), but that you also have a concern for your fellow believers, as brothers and sisters [ought to have] for each other. And make sure that you not only have a concern for your fellow believers, but that you also love [others].
8 Sepse nëse këto gjëra gjendën në ju me shumicë, nuk do t’ju lejojnë të bëheni përtacë dhe as të pafryt në njohjen e Zotit tonë Jezu Krisht.
If you do these [things], and if [you do them] more and more, that demonstrates that knowing our Lord Jesus Christ (is very effective/produces good results) [LIT] in your lives.
9 Sepse ai që nuk i ka këto gjëra është i verbër dhe dritëshkurtër, sepse harroi pastrimin nga mëkatet e tij të vjetër.
If these [qualities] are not present in people, it means they are not aware [that these things are important, just like a blind person is not aware of what is around him]. They [think only about earthly matters, just like] [MET] a shortsighted person [sees clearly only things that are near]. It seems that they have forgotten that God has forgiven them for their former sinful lives.
10 Prandaj, vëllezër, përpiquni gjithnjë e më shumë ta përforconi thirrjen dhe zgjedhjen tuaj, sepse, duke bërë këto gjëra, nuk do të pengoheni kurrë.
Instead of [acting like those people], try to confirm/prove by the way you conduct your lives that you are among those whom [God] has chosen [DOU] to be his people. If you do that, you will certainly never become separated from God,
11 Sepse kështu begatisht do t’ju hapet hyrja në mbretërinë e amshuar të Zotit dhe Shpëtimtarit tonë Jezu Krisht. (aiōnios g166)
and [God] will very wholeheartedly welcome you into the place where our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will rule [his people] forever. (aiōnios g166)
12 Prandaj nuk do të lë pas dore t’ju kujtoj vazhdimish këto gjëra, ndonëse ju i dini dhe jeni të patundur në këtë të vërtetë.
I intend to keep on reminding you very frequently [HYP] about these [matters], even though you [already] know them and are firmly convinced that they are true.
13 Por unë mendoj se është e drejtë, përderisa jam në këtë tendë, t’ju mbaj zgjuar duke ua sjellë këto gjëra ndër mend,
I consider it right that I should help you [to continually think about these matters] by reminding you [about them] as long as I am alive [EUP],
14 duke ditur se, së shpejti më duhet ta lë këtë tendën time, sikurse ma tregoi Zoti ynë Jezu Krisht.
because I know that I shall die [EUP] soon, as our Lord Jesus Christ clearly has revealed to me.
15 Por do të kujdesem që, edhe pas largimit tim, ju të mund t’i kujtoni gjithnjë këto gjëra.
Moreover, I will (make every effort/try hard) [by writing these things down] to enable you to remember them at all times after I have died [EUP].
16 Sepse nuk jua bëmë të njohur fuqinë dhe ardhjen e Zotit tonë Jezu Krisht, duke shkuar pas përralla të sajuara me mjeshtri, por sepse jemi dëshmitarë okular e madhështisë së tij.
We [apostles] told you that our Lord Jesus Christ [acts] powerfully and that he is coming back [some day]. We were not basing [what we told you] on stories that we had cleverly (invented/made up). Instead, we told you what we ourselves saw with our own eyes, that [the] Lord Jesus is supremely great.
17 Sepse ai mori nder dhe lavdi nga Perëndia Atë, kur i erdhi ky zë nga lavdia e madhërishme: “Ky është Biri im i dashur, në të cilin jam kënaqur”.
God, our Father, greatly honored him when God’s great glory/brightness surrounded him, and God [MTY] said, “This is my Son, whom I love very much; I am very pleased with him.”
18 Dhe ne e dëgjuam këtë zë që vinte nga qielli, kur qemë bashkë me të në malin e shenjtë.
We [(exc)] ourselves heard [God] [MTY] [say] that from heaven, when we were with [Christ] on that holy/sacred mountain.
19 Ne e kemi edhe më të vërtetuar fjalën profetike, të cilën bëni mirë ti kushtoni kujdes, si një kandil që ndriçon në një vend të errët, derisa të zbardhë dita dhe ylli i dritës të lindë në zemrat tuaja,
We also have [the Scriptures] that the prophets [wrote about Christ long ago], which are completely reliable/trustworthy. You should (pay attention to/think carefully about) [what they wrote], because [what they wrote enables you to know whether what is taught to you is true or whether it is false] [SIM], like a lamp that is shining in a dark place [enables people to see where they are going] [SIM]. [You should] ([pay attention to/think carefully about]) [what they wrote] until [our Lord Jesus Christ comes back and enables] you [SYN] [to know God fully, which will be like when] [MET] (a day dawns/daylight comes) and the morning star rises [and we can see it clearly].
20 duke ditur së pari këtë: që asnjë profeci e Shkrimit nuk është objekt i interpretimeve të veçanta.
It is important that you realize that no one can interpret/explain by himself [the meaning of] what the prophets wrote [in the Scriptures] without [the help of God’s Spirit] (OR, no [part of the] Scriptures originated with the prophet himself),
21 Sepse asnjë profeci nuk ka ardhur nga vullneti i njeriut, por njerëzit e shenjtë të Perëndisë kanë folur, të shtyrë nga Fryma e Shenjtë.
because no human beings decided [to make those prophecies]. On the contrary, those who spoke [messages from God] did that because it was the Holy Spirit who caused them to do [it, and therefore the Spirit must help us to interpret/understand their meaning].
