Luka 10
1 Pastaj Zoti caktoi shtatëdhjetë të tjerë dhe i nisi dy nga dy përpara tij, në çdo qytet dhe vend, ku ai do të shkonte.
After that, the Lord Jesus appointed 72 other [people]. He [prepared to] send them out, two-by-two, to every town and village where he [SYN] intended to go.
2 Dhe u thoshte atyre: “E korra është e madhe, kurse punëtorë janë pak; lutni Zotin e të korrës që të çojë punëtorë në të korrën e vet.
He said to them, “The [people who are ready to receive my message] are like a field [of] [MET] [grain] that is ready for [people] to harvest {to be harvested}. But there are not many people [to bring them to God]. So pray and ask the Lord [God] to send [more] workers [who will gather people together and teach them my message, just like a landowner sends workers] into his fields [to gather the] harvest.
3 Shkoni; ja, unë ju dërgoj si qengja në mes të ujqërve.
Start going; but [remember that] I am sending you [(pl)] out [to tell my message to people who will try to get rid of you. You will be] like lambs among wolves.
4 Mos merrni me vete as çanta, as trasta, as sandale dhe mos përshëndetni asnjeri rrugës.
Do not take along [any money in] a purse. Do not take a traveler’s bag. Do not take [extra] sandals. Do not [spend a lot of time] greeting people along the way.
5 Dhe në cilëndo shtëpi ku të hyni, më përpara thoni: “Paqe në këtë shtëpi”.
Whenever you enter a house [to lodge there], first say to those people, ‘May [God give inner] peace to [you people] [MTY] [in] this house!’
6 Dhe nëse është aty një bir i paqes, paqja juaj do të zbresë mbi të; nëse jo, do të kthehet tek ju.
If people who [live] there [are (desiring to have]/worthy of receiving) [God’s] peace, they will experience the [inner] peace that you are [offering them]. If people who [live] there [are not desiring to have God’s] peace, you [will experience God’s inner] peace, [but they will not].
7 Rrini, pra, në të njëjtën shtëpi, hani dhe pini atë që do t’ju japin, sepse punëtori meriton shpërblimin e vet. Mos kaloni nga një shtëpi në një tjetër.
[If they welcome you], stay in that same house [until you leave that village]. Do not move around from one house to another. Eat and drink whatever they provide for you. A worker deserves to get pay [MET] [from the people for whom he works, so you deserve to receive food and a place to stay from the people to whom you go].
8 Dhe në çdo qytet ku të hyni, nëse ju pranojnë, hani çfarë t’ju vënë përpara.
Whenever you enter a town and the people [there] welcome you, eat what is provided {what [they] provide} for you.
9 Dhe shëroni të sëmurit që do të jenë në të dhe u thoni atyre: “Mbretëria e Perëndisë ju është afruar”.
Heal the people there who are sick. Tell them, ‘It is almost [time for] God to send his king to rule [MET] [your lives].’
10 Por në çdo qytet ku të hyni, nëse nuk ju pranojnë, dilni në rrugët e tij dhe thoni:
But if you enter a town whose [people] do not welcome you, go into its [main] streets and say,
11 “Ne po shkundim kundër jush edhe pluhurin e qytetit tuaj që na u ngjit; veç ta dini se mbretëria e Perëndisë ju është afruar”.
‘[Because you have refused to hear our message, we(exc) will not only leave], we will also shake off the dust of your town that clings to our sandals, to warn you [that God will reject/punish you]. But [we want you to know that] it is almost [the time when] God will start to rule!’
12 Unë ju them se atë ditë Sodoma do ta ketë më të lehtë sesa ai qytet.
I will tell you this: On the [MTY] [final] day when [God judges everyone], he will punish the wicked people [MTY] who long ago lived in Sodom, [the city that he destroyed because its people were so wicked]. But he will punish [even] more severely the people [MTY] of any town [whose people refused to hear your message]!”
13 Mjerë ti, Korazin! Mjerë ti, Betsaida! Sepse, po të ishin bërë në Tiro dhe në Sidon mrekullitë që u bënë te ju, ata prej kohësh do të kishin bërë pendesë duke u veshur me thasë dhe duke u ulur në hi.
“There will be terrible [punishment] for [you people who live in] [MTY] Chorazin and Bethsaida [cities]. I did great miracles in your cities [to show God’s power, but you did not turn from your sinful behavior]. If the miracles that I performed in your [cities] had been done in Tyre and Sidon [cities], the wicked people who lived there would have long ago [shown that they were sorry for their sins by] sitting on the ground wearing coarse cloth and putting ashes on their heads.
14 Prandaj ditën e gjyqit Tiro dhe Sidoni do ta kenë më lehtë se ju.
[But they did not have the opportunity that you have, so when God punishes people, he will punish the wicked people who lived in] Tyre and Sidon, but he will punish you more severely [because you did not pay attention to my message].
15 Dhe ti, Kapernaum, që të kanë ngritur deri në qiell, do të poshtërohesh deri në ferr. (Hadēs g86)
[I also have something to say to] you [people who live in] Capernaum [city]. (Do not [think that you will be honored] {[that God] will honor you} in heaven!/Do you [think that you will be honored] {[that God] will honor you} in heaven?) [RHQ] [That will not happen! On the contrary], [after you die, God] will send you down to the place where [sinful people] will be punished [forever]!” (Hadēs g86)
16 Kush ju dëgjon, më dëgjon mua; kush ju përbuz, më përbuz mua; dhe kush më përbuz, përbuz atë që më ka dërguar”.
[Jesus also said to the disciples, “God will consider that] those who listen to your [message] are listening to me, and that those who reject your [message] are rejecting me. And [he will consider that] those who reject me are rejecting [God], the one who sent me.”
17 Dhe të shtatëdhjetët u kthyen me gëzim dhe thanë: “Zot, edhe demonët na nënshtrohen në emrin tënd”.
The 72 [people whom Jesus appointed went and did as he told them to]. When they returned, they were very joyful. They said, “Lord, [people did what we(exc) told them to do]! Demons also obeyed us when by your [(sg)] authority [MTY] [we commanded them to leave people]!”
18 Dhe ai u tha atyre: “Unë e shikoja Satanin që po binte nga qielli si një rrufe.
Jesus replied, “[When those demons were obeying you, because God had enabled you to defeat them, it was as though] [MET] I saw Satan fall from heaven [as suddenly and quickly] as lightning [strikes].
19 Ja, ju dhashë pushtet të shkelni përmbi gjarpërinj dhe akrepa, dhe mbi çdo pushtet të armikut; dhe asgjë nuk do të mund t’ju dëmtojë.
Listen! I have given you authority so that if you oppose evil spirits [MET] [they will not hurt you]. I have given you authority to defeat our enemy, [Satan]. Nothing shall hurt you.
20 Megjithatë mos u gëzoni për faktin se po ju nënshtrohen frymërat, por gëzohuni më shumë se emrat tuaj janë shkruar në qiej”.
But [although] you can rejoice that evil spirits obey you, you should rejoice [more] that your names have been written {that [God] has written your names} in heaven, [because you will be with God forever].”
21 Në të njëjtën orë Jezusi ngazëlloi në frym dhe tha: “Unë të lavdëroj, o Atë, Zot i qiellit dhe i tokës, sepse ua fshehe këto të urtëve dhe të zgjuarve dhe ua zbulove fëmijëve të vegjël. Po, o Atë, sepse kështu ty të pëlqeu.
At that time the Holy Spirit caused [Jesus] to be very happy. He said, “Father, you [(sg)] rule over [everything in] heaven and [on] the earth! Some [people think that they are] wise [because] they are well-educated. But I thank you that you have prevented them from [knowing] these things. [Instead], you have revealed them to [people who accept your truth as readily] [MET] [as] little children [do]. Yes, Father, [you have done that] because it seemed good to you [to do] so.”
22 Gjithçka më është dhënë në dorë nga Ati im; dhe askush nuk e di kush është Biri, përveç Atit, dhe kush është Ati, përveç Birit, dhe atij që Biri do t’ia zbulojë”.
[Jesus also said to the 72 disciples], “[God], my Father, has revealed to me all [I need to know and the power I need for my work]. Only my Father knows who I [really] am. Furthermore, only I and those [people] to whom I wish to reveal him know what [God] my Father is [like].”
23 Pastaj, si u kthye nga dishepujt, u tha atyre veçmas: “Lum sytë që shohin ato që shihni ju,
Then when Jesus’ disciples were alone with him, he turned toward them and said, “[God] is pleased with you [SYN] who have seen [the things that I have done]!
24 sepse ju them se shumë profetë dhe mbretër dëshiruan të shohin ato që ju shihni, por nuk i panë, dhe të dëgjojnë ato që ju po dëgjoni, por nuk i dëgjuan”.
I want you to know that many prophets and kings [who lived long ago] desired to see the things that you are seeing [me do], but these things did not [happen] then. They longed to hear the things that you have been hearing [me say], but these things were not [revealed to them] then.”
25 Atëherë ja, një doktor i ligjit u ngrit që ta vinte në provë dhe i tha: “Mësues, çfarë duhet të bëj që të trashëgoj jetën e përjetshme?”. (aiōnios g166)
[One day as Jesus was teaching people], a man was there who had studied carefully the laws that [God gave Moses]. He wanted to ask Jesus a difficult question. So he stood up and asked, “Teacher, what shall I do in order to live [with God] forever?” (aiōnios g166)
26 Dhe ai tha: “Çfarë është shkruar në ligj? Si e lexon?”.
Jesus said to him, “You [(sg)] have read [RHQ] what [Moses] has written in the laws that [God gave him]. What did Moses write about living forever?”
27 Ai duke u përgjigjur tha: “Duaje Zotin, Perëndinë tënd, me gjithë zemrën tënde, me gjithë shpirtin tënd, me gjithë forcën tënde dhe me gjithë mendjen tënde, edhe të afërmin tënd porsi vetveten”.
The man replied, “[He wrote that] we [(inc)] must love the Lord our God. [We must show that] by what we feel and by what we do and by what we think. [He] also [wrote that we must love] people that we come in contact with as much as [we love] ourselves.”
28 Jezusi i tha: “U përgjigje drejti; vepro kështu dhe do të rrosh”.
Jesus replied, “You [(sg)] have answered [your question] correctly. If you do all that [continually], you will live [with God forever].”
29 Por ai, duke dashur të justifikonte veten, i tha Jezusit: “Po kush është i afërmi im?”.
But the man wanted to defend [the way] he [acted toward people that he came in contact with] (OR, to defend why he [had asked a question that Jesus answered so simply]). So he said to Jesus, “Which people that I come in contact with [should I love]?”
30 Atëherë Jezusi u përgjigj dhe tha: “Një burr zbriste nga Jeruzalemi për në Jeriko dhe ra në duart e kusarëve, të cilët, mbasi e zhveshën dhe e bënë gjithë plagë, u larguan dhe e lanë gati të vdekur.
Jesus replied [by telling him this illustration]: “A [Jewish] man was once going down along the road from Jerusalem to Jericho. Bandits attacked him. They took away [most of] the man’s clothes [and everything else that he had], and they beat him until he was almost dead. Then they left him.
31 Rastësisht një prift po zbriste nëpër të njëjtën rrugë dhe, mbasi e pa atë burrë, vazhdoi tutje, në anën tjetër.
It happened that a [Jewish] priest was going along that road. When he saw that man, [instead of helping him], he passed by on the other side [of the road].
32 Po ashtu edhe një levit, kur arriti aty, erdhi dhe e pa dhe vazhdoi tutje, në anën tjetër.
Similarly, a man who worked in the temple [in Jerusalem] came to that place and saw the man. But he also passed by on the other side [of the road].
33 Por një Samaritan, që po udhëtonte, i kaloi afër, e pa dhe kishte dhembshuri.
Then a man from Samaria [province] came along that road to where the man was lying. [People from Samaria despise Jews. But] when he saw that man, he pitied him.
34 Dhe mbasi iu afrua, ia lidhi plagët duke ia larë me vaj dhe me verë; pastaj e vuri mbi kafshën e vet, e çoi në një han dhe u kujdesua për të.
He went over to him and put some [olive] oil and wine on his wounds [to help heal them]. He wound strips of cloth [around the wounds]. He placed the man on his own donkey and took him to an inn and took care of him.
35 Dhe të nesërmen, para se të niset, nxori dy denarë dhe ia dha hanxhiut duke i thënë: “Kujdesu për të dhe ç’të shpenzosh më shumë, do të të jap kur të kthehem”.
The next morning he gave two silver coins to the innkeeper and said, ‘Take care of this man. If you [(sg)] spend more than this amount [to care for him], I will pay you back when I return.’”
36 Cili nga këta të tre, pra, të duket se qe i afërmi i atij që ra në duart e kusarëve?”.
Then Jesus said, “Three people [saw] the man whom bandits attacked. Which one of them [acted in a loving way toward] that man?”
37 Dhe ai tha: “Ai që u tregua i mëshirshëm ndaj tij”. Atëherë Jezusi i tha: “Shko dhe bëj kështu edhe ti”.
The man who studied the Scriptures replied, “The one who acted mercifully toward him.” Jesus said to him, “You [(sg)] go and act like that [toward] everyone whom [you can help]!”
38 Ndodhi që, ndërsa ata po udhëtonin, Jezusi hyri në një fshat; dhe një grua, që e kishte emrin Marta, e priti në shtëpinë e vet.
As Jesus and his disciples continued to travel, they entered a village [near Jerusalem]. A woman whose name was Martha invited them to come to her house.
39 Ajo kishte një motër që quhej Mari, e cila u ul te këmbët e Jezusit dhe dëgjonte fjalën e tij.
Her [younger] sister, whose name was Mary, sat near Jesus. She was listening to what he was teaching.
40 Por Marta, që ishte krejt e zënë nga punët e shumta, iu afrua dhe i tha: “Zot, a nuk të intereson që ime motër më la vetëm të shërbej? I thuaj, pra, të më ndihmojë”.
But Martha was very much concerned about preparing [a meal]. She went to Jesus and said, “Lord, (you do not seem to care that my sister has left me to prepare everything by myself!/do you not care that my sister has left me to prepare everything by myself?) [RHQ] Tell her that she should help me!”
41 Por Jezusi, duke u përgjigjur, i tha: “Martë, Martë, ti po shqetësohesh dhe kujdesesh për shumë gjëra;
But the Lord replied, “Martha, Martha, you [(sg)] are very worried about many things.
42 por vetëm një gjë është e nevojshme, dhe Maria zgjodhi pjesën më të mirë, që asaj nuk do t’i hiqet”.
But only one thing is truly necessary, and that is, [to listen to what I am teaching]. Mary has decided to [do that], and that is better [than worrying]. [The blessing that she is receiving from listening to me] will not be taken away from her {No one will take away from her [the blessing that she is receiving from listening to me]}.”
