Gjoni 1
1 Në fillim ishte Fjala dhe Fjala ishte pranë Perëndisë, dhe Fjala ishte Perëndi.
The one who expresses [MET] ([God’s character/what God is like]) has always existed (from the beginning [MTY] [of everything/before everything began]). He has always existed with God, and he has God’s nature.
2 Ai (fjala) ishte në fillim me Perëndinë.
He always existed with God [before] he began [MTY] [to create anything].
3 Të gjitha gjërat u bënë me anë të tij (fjala), dhe pa atë nuk u bë asnjë nga ato që u bënë.
He is the one by whom [God] caused everything to exist. He is the one who created absolutely everything [LIT].
4 Në atë ishte jeta, dhe jeta ishte drita e njerëzve.
He is the one who [caused everything to] live. He, who caused us people to live, [revealed to us the truth about God as] a light [MET] [reveals what is in the darkness].
5 Dhe drita shkëlqen në errësirë dhe errësira nuk e kuptoi.
People do not want him to reveal [that what they do is evil] [MET], just [like] darkness [is evil]. But [just like] darkness cannot put out light [MET], [evil people have never prevented the one who was like a light from revealing God’s truth] (OR, [evil people have never] understood the [one who was like] a light.)
6 Qe një njeri i dërguar nga Perendia; emri i tij ishte Gjon.
A man whose name was John was sent by God {God sent a man whose name was John}.
7 Ai erdhi si dëshmitar, për të dëshmuar për dritën, që të gjithë të besonin nëpërmjet tij;
He came to tell people [about the one who was like] [MET] a light. He came to show that everything that the [one who was like a light] [MET] said was true, in order that he could enable all people to believe [in the one who was like a light].
8 ai nuk ishte drita, por u dërgua për të dëshmuar për dritën.
John himself was not the [one who was like a] light [MET]. Instead, he came to tell others about that [one who was like a] light.
9 Ai (fjala) ishte drita e vërtetë, që ndriçon çdo njeri që vjen në botë.
[While John was doing that], the one who was truly [like] a light was about to show himself to the world. He was the one who enables all people [to know about God, as] a light [MET] enables [people to know what is in the darkness].
10 Ai (fjala) ishte në botë, dhe bota u krijua me anë të tij, por bota nuk e njohu.
Although the one [who was like a light] was [here] on the earth, and although he was the one whom [God] caused to create everything, [most] people [MTY, HYP] did not realize who he [was]. (OR, although he was the one whom [God] caused to create everything, [most] people did not accept him.)
11 Ai erdhi në shtëpinë e vet dhe të vetët nuk e pranuan,
Although he came to the land that belonged to him [because he created it, most of] his own people, [the Jews], rejected him (OR, did not accept him).
12 por të gjithë atyre që e pranuan, ai u dha pushtetin të bëhen bij të Perëndisë, atyre që besojnë në emrin e tij,
But those [of us who welcomed him, God] authorized [that we would have a relationship with] him [MET] [like] children [have a relationship with their father]. We were people who believed [that what he said] about himself [MTY] [was true].
13 të cilët nuk janë lindur nga gjaku, as nga vullneti i mishit, as nga vullneti i burrit, por janë lindur nga Perëndia.
We became [like God’s children], not because our ancestors [belonged to God], or because of someone’s sexual desires, nor because some man desired to have children like himself. Instead, we were caused by God {God caused us} to become [like] his children.
14 Dhe Fjala u bë mish dhe banoi ndër ne; dhe ne soditëm lavdinë e tij, si lavdia e të vetëmlindurit prej Atit, plot hir e të vërtetë.
The one who expresses [MET] ([God’s character/what God is like]) became a human being, and he lived among us [for a while]. As a result, we saw how wonderful he is. He came from [God] his father, and there was no other person as wonderful as he. He was wonderful because he always acted (kindly toward us/in ways we did not deserve), and he always [spoke] truthfully to us [about God].
15 Gjoni dëshmoi për të dhe thirri duke thënë: “Ky është ai, për të cilin thashë: “Ai që vjen pas meje më ka paraprirë, sepse ishte përpara meje””.
[One day] when John was telling people about him, [he saw Jesus]. Then he shouted to them, “I told you [previously] that someone will come later who is more important than I am, since he existed [long] before me. This [is the man I was talking about]!”
16 Dhe ne të gjithë morëm, prej mbushullisë së tij, hir mbi hir.
We have all benefited very much from what he has done. Again and again, he has acted in kind way toward us in ways we did not deserve.
17 Sepse Ligji u dha nëpërmjet Moisiut, por hiri dhe e vërteta erdhën nëpërmjet Jezu Krishtit.
Moses proclaimed [God’s] laws [to our ancestors]. But what Jesus Christ did for us [was much better]. He acted in kindness toward us in ways we did not deserve and told us the truth [about God].
18 Askush s’e pa Perëndinë kurrë; i vetëmlinduri Bir, që është në gjirin e t’Et, është ai që e ka bërë të njohur.
No one has ever seen God. But God’s only Son, [Jesus], who has always had a very close relationship with God, has told us about God.
19 Dhe kjo është dëshmia e Gjonit, kur Judenjtë i dërguan nga Jeruzalemi priftërinj dhe levitë për ta pyetur: “Kush je ti?”.
The Jewish [leaders] [SYN] in Jerusalem [city] sent some [Jewish] priests and (Levites/men who worked in the temple) to where John was, to ask him some questions. They said to him, “What do you [claim about] yourself?”
20 Ai edhe e rrëfeu, edhe nuk e mohoi, dhe rrëfeu: “Unë nuk jam Krishti”.
So John told them the truth, and he told them clearly [DOU]. He said, “[I] am not (the Messiah/God’s chosen king)!”
21 Atëherë ata e pyetën: “Kush je, pra? A je Elia?”. Ai tha: “Nuk jam!”. “Je ti profeti?”. Dhe ai përgjigjej: “Jo!”.
Then they asked him, “Then what [do you say about yourself]? Are you [the prophet] Elijah [that was prophesied to return] {([someone/another prophet]) [prophesied would return]} [before the Messiah]?” He replied, “No, [I] am not.” Then they asked him, “Are you the prophet [like Moses that] ([we are waiting for/God promised to send])?” He replied, “No.”
22 Atëherë ata i thanë: “Kush je ti, që t’u japim përgjigje atyre që na dërguan? Ç’thua për veten tënde?”.
So they asked him, “Then who do you [claim to be]? [Tell us] so that we can [go back and] report to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”
23 Ai u përgjigj: “Unë jam zëri i atij që bërtet në shkretëtirë: drejtoni udhën e Zotit, sikurse tha profeti Isaia”.
John replied, “[I] am the one [the prophet Isaiah said] would proclaim [this new message] loudly [to the people who would pass by] in this desolate area: ‘Prepare [yourselves to receive] the Lord when he comes [MET], [just like people prepare] a road [for an important official].
24 Dhe ata që qenë dërguar, ishin nga farisenjtë;
Some of those people [who were questioning] John were ones who had been sent by the Pharisee [religious group] {whom the Pharisee [religious group] had sent}.
25 ata e pyetën dhe i thanë: “Atëherë pse ti pagëzon, kur nuk je as Krishti, as Elia, as profeti?”.
They asked John, “Since [you say] you are not the Messiah, nor [the prophet] Elijah, nor the prophet [like Moses], [what authority] do you have? [Furthermore], why are you baptizing [Jews, treating them as though they were non-Jews who wanted to become Jews]?”
26 Gjoni iu përgjigj atyre, duke thënë: “Unë pagëzoj me ujë, por midis jush është një që ju nuk e njihni.
John replied, “I am [just] baptizing people with water [to prepare them to welcome the Messiah]. But [right now] someone is among you whom you people do not know.
27 Ai është ai që vjen pas meje e më paraprin, të cilit unë nuk jam i denjë t’ia zgjidh lidhësen e sandaleve”.
He [will preach to you] after I [am gone]. [He is so important that] I am not worthy to [serve him as a slave] [MET] [by] untying his sandals.”
28 Këto gjëra ndodhën në Betabara, përtej Jordanit, ku Gjoni po pagëzonte.
Those things happened at [a place called] Bethany, on the [east] side of the Jordan [River], where John was baptizing people.
29 Të nesërmen, Gjoni e pa Jezusin që po vinte drejt tij dhe tha: “Ja, Qengji i Perëndisë, që heq mëkatin e botës!
The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him. He said to the people, “Look! Here is the [man whom] God [has appointed to be a sacrifice] [MET], [like] the lambs [that the people of Israel sacrificed! By sacrificing himself] he will [make it possible for everyone in] the world to be no longer [guilty for having] sinned.
30 Ky është ai për të cilin unë thashë: “Mbas meje vjen një burrë që më ka paraprirë, sepse ishte përpara meje!”.
He is the one about whom I said [before], ‘Someone will come later who is more important than I am, since he existed [long] before me.’
31 Unë nuk e njihja, prandaj erdha të pagëzoj me ujë, që ky t’i zbulohet Izraelit”.
I myself did not [previously] recognize that he [was the Messiah]. But [now I know who he is], and I have baptized people with water to enable [you people of] Israel to recognize who he is.”
32 Dhe Gjoni dëshmoi duke thënë: “E pashë Frymën duke zbritur nga qielli si një pëllumb dhe ndenji mbi të.
John spoke clearly [what God had shown him about Jesus]. He said, “I saw [God’s] Spirit as he was descending from heaven in the form of a dove. The Spirit remained on Jesus.
33 Unë nuk e njihja, por ai që më dërgoi të pagëzoj në ujë, më tha: “Ai, mbi të cilin do të shikosh se zbret Fryma dhe qëndron mbi të, është ai që pagëzon me Frymën e Shenjtë”.
I myself did not know [previously] that he [was the Messiah]. However, [God] sent me to baptize people with water, [people who said they wanted to turn from their sinful ways. While I was doing that], God told me, ‘The man on whom you will see my Spirit descend and remain is the one who will put the Holy Spirit within you [(pl) to truly change your lives].’
34 Dhe unë pashë e dëshmova se ai është Biri i Perëndisë”.
I saw [the Spirit descend on him], and I tell you that he is (the Son of God/the person who is both God and man).”
35 Të nesërmen Gjoni rrinte përsëri atje me dy nga dishepujt e vet.
The next day John was at the same place again (with two of us/with two of his disciples).
36 Dhe, duke i ngulur sytë mbi Jezusin që po kalonte, tha: “Ja Qengji i Perëndisë!”.
When he saw Jesus passing by, he said, “Look! There is the man God [has appointed to be a sacrifice, like] the lambs [MET] [the people of Israel have sacrificed!]”
37 Dhe të dy dishepujt dëgjuan atë duke folur, dhe e ndoqën Jezusin.
(When we/those two disciples) heard John say this, we/they went with Jesus.
38 Por Jezusi u kthye dhe, kur pa se po e ndiqnin, u tha atyre: “Ç’kërkoni?”. Ata i thanë: “Rabbi (që e përkthyer do të thotë “mësues”), ku banon?”.
Jesus turned around and saw us/them coming behind him. So he asked us/them, “What do you want?” We/They replied, “Teacher, [tell us] where you are staying, [because we want to talk with you].”
39 Ai iu përgjigj atyre: “Ejani e shikoni”. Ata shkuan dhe e panë ku banonte ai, dhe ndenjën atë ditë bashkë me të. Ishte rreth orës dhjetë.
He replied, “Come [with me], and you will see [where I am staying]!” So we/they went with him and saw where he was staying. We/They stayed with him until about 4 o’clock (OR, from about 4 PM until the next day).
40 Andrea, vëllai i Simon Pjetrit, ishte një nga ata të dy që e kishin dëgjuar këtë nga Gjoni dhe kishin ndjekur Jezusin.
(One of us/One of the two men) who heard what John had said and who went with Jesus was Andrew, Simon Peter’s [younger] brother.
41 Ky gjeti më të parin vëllanë e vet, Simonin, dhe i tha: “E gjetëm Mesian që përkthyer do të thotë: “Krishti””;
[After Andrew left Jesus], the first thing he did was to find his own [older] brother Simon and say to him, “We have found the Messiah!”
42 dhe e çoi te Jezusi. Atëherë Jezusi e shikoi dhe tha: “Ti je Simoni, bir i Jonas. Ti do të quhesh Kefa, që do të thotë: “gur””.
Then he took Simon to Jesus. Jesus looked intently at him, and then said, “You are Simon. Your father’s name is John. You will be given {[I] will give you} the name Cephas.” [Cephas is an Aramaic name that means ‘solid rock’. It] means [the same in Greek as the name] Peter.
43 Të nesërmen, Jezusi donte të dilte në Galile; gjeti Filipin dhe i tha: “Ndiqmë!”.
The next day [Jesus] decided to leave [the Jordan River valley]. He went to Galilee [district] and (OR, on the way there he) found a man named Philip. Jesus said to him, “Come with me!”
44 Dhe Filipi ishte nga Betsaida, nga i njejti qytet i Andreas dhe i Pjetrit.
Philip and Andrew and Peter were all from Bethsaida [town].
45 Filipi gjeti Natanaelin dhe i tha: “E gjetëm atë, për të cilin shkroi Moisiu në ligj dhe profetët: Jezusin nga Nazareti, të birin e Jozefit!”.
Then Philip [searched for] Nathaniel and found him, and said to him, “We have met [the Messiah], the one Moses [wrote about]! The prophets also [prophesied that he would come]. He is Jesus, from Nazareth [town]. His father’s name is Joseph.”
46 Dhe Natanaeli i tha: “A mund të dalë diçka e mirë nga Nazareti?”. Filipi i tha: “Eja e shih!”.
Nathaniel replied, “Nazareth? (Nothing good can come from [such an unimportant place]!/Can anything good come from [such an unimportant place]?) [RHQ]” Philip replied, “Come and see!”
47 Jezusi pa se Natanaeli po vinte drejt tij dhe tha për të: “Ja një Izraelit i vërtetë, tek i cili s’ka mashtrim”.
When Jesus saw Nathaniel approaching, he said about Nathaniel, “Here is an example of a good Israelite! He never deceives anyone!”
48 Natanaeli i tha: “Nga më njeh?”. Jezusi u përgjigj dhe i tha: “Të pashë kur ishe nën fik, para se të të thërriste Filipi”.
Nathaniel asked him, “How do you know what I [am like]?” Jesus replied, “I saw you before Philip called you, when you were [by yourself] under the fig tree.”
49 Natanaeli duke iu përgjigjur tha: “Mësues, ti je Biri i Perëndisë, ti je mbreti i Izraelit!”.
Then Nathaniel declared, “Teacher, you [must be] (the Son of God/the person who is both God and man)! You are the King of Israel [we have been waiting for]!”
50 Jezusi u përgjigj dhe i tha: “Sepse të thashë se të pashë nën fik, ti beson; do të shohësh gjëra më të mëdha se këto!”.
Jesus replied to him, “You [RHQ] believe [those things about me] because I told you I saw you when you were under the fig tree. [I was able to see you supernaturally even though I was far away from you]. But you will see [me do] things that are more surprising than that!”
51 Pastaj i tha: “Në të vërtetë, në të vërtetë po ju them se tash e tutje ju do të shihni qiellin e hapur dhe engjëjt e Perëndisë duke u ngjitur dhe duke zbritur mbi Birin e njeriut”.
Then Jesus said to him, “This is the absolute truth: [Just like what your ancestor Jacob saw long ago in a vision], some day you [(pl)] will see heaven opened up, and you will see God’s angels ascending from me and descending on me, the one who came from heaven.”
