Luka 11
1 Dhe ndodhi që ai ndodhej në një vend dhe lutej dhe, si mbaroi, një nga dishepujt e tij i tha: “Zot, na mëso të lutemi, ashtu siç i mësoi Gjoni dishepujt e vet”.
One day Jesus was somewhere praying. When he finished [praying], one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us [what to say when] we [(exc)] pray, as John [the Baptizer] taught his disciples!”
2 Dhe ai u tha: “Kur të luteni, thoni: “Ati ynë që je në qiej, u shenjtëroftë emri yt, ardhtë mbretëria jote, u bëftë vullneti yt si në qiell edhe në tokë.
He said to them, “When you pray, say [things like this]: ‘Father, we want you [(sg)] [MTY] to be honored/revered. [We want people to let you(sg)] [MTY, MET] rule over their lives.
3 Na jep çdo ditë bukën tonë të nevojshme.
Give us [(exc)] each day the food [SYN] that we need.
4 Dhe na i fal mëkatet tona, sepse edhe ne i falim fajtorët tanë; dhe mos lejo të biem në tundim, por na shpëto nga i ligu””.
Forgive us [for] the wrong things that we have done, because we forgive people for the wrong things that they do to us. Do not let us do wrong things when we are tempted {[someone or something] tempts us}.’”
5 Pastaj u tha atyre: “A ka midis jush njeri që ka një mik dhe i shkon në mesnatë e i thotë: “Mik, më jep hua tri bukë,
Then he said to them, “Suppose that one of you goes to the house of a friend at midnight. Suppose that you [(sg) stand outside and] call out to him, ‘My friend, please lend me three buns!
6 sepse më erdhi nga udha një miku im dhe unë s’kam çfarë t’i vë përpara”;
Another friend of mine who is traveling has just arrived [at my house], but I have no food [ready] to give to him!’
7 dhe ai, nga brenda, duke u përgjigjur, i tha: “Mos më bezdis, dera është tashmë e mbyllur dhe fëmijët e mi ranë në shtrat me mua; nuk mund të çohem e të t’i jap”?
Suppose that he answers you from inside [his house], ‘Do not bother me! The door has been locked {[We(exc)] have locked the door} and all my family are in bed. [So] I cannot get up and give you [(sg)] anything!’
8 Unë po ju them se, edhe nëse nuk çohet t’ia japë sepse e ka mik, do të çohet gjithsesi për shkak të insistimit të tij dhe do t’i japë të gjitha bukët që i nevojiten.
I will tell you that even if he does not [want to] get up and give you [any food], to avoid being ashamed [for not helping you] because you are his friend (OR, if without being ashamed you continue asking him to do that), he certainly will get up and give you whatever you need.
9 Prandaj po ju them: Lypni dhe do t’ju jepet; kërkoni dhe do të gjeni; trokitni dhe do t’ju hapet.
So I tell you this: Keep asking [God for what you need]. If you do that, [he] will give it to you [(pl)]. Confidently keep expecting [God to give you the things that you need], and [he] will give them to you [MET]. [It will be like] looking for what you need and finding it. Keep on [praying urgently to God. Then God will answer you. It will be like] knocking [on a door] so that [God] will open [the way] for you [to get what you pray for].
10 Sepse kushdo që lyp, merr, kush kërkon, gjen dhe do t’i hapet atij që troket.
Remember that [God] will give things to everyone who continues to ask [him for them]. [He] will give things to whoever confidently keeps asking. [He] will open [the way] for people [to get the things that they keep urgently praying for].
11 Dhe cili nga ju është baba i tillë që, po t’i kërkojë bukë djali, i jep një gur? Ose po t’i kërkojë një peshk, në vend të peshkut i jep një gjarpër?
If one of you had a son who asked you [(sg)] for a fish [to eat], (you [(sg)] certainly would not give him a [poisonous] snake instead!/would you give him a [poisonous] snake instead?) [RHQ]
12 Ose, po t’i kërkojë një vezë, i jep një akrep?
If he asked you for an egg, (you [(sg)] certainly would not give him a scorpion!/would you give him a scorpion?) [RHQ]
13 Nëse ju, pra, që jeni të këqij, dini t’u jepni dhurata të mira bijve tuaj, aq më tepër Ati juaj qiellor do t’u dhurojë Frymën e Shenjtë atyre që ia kërkojnë”.
Even though you people are evil, you know how to give good things to your children. So your Father in heaven will certainly [give good things] to those who ask him, [including] giving the Holy Spirit, [who is the best gift].”
14 Dhe Jezusi po dëbonte një demon që ishte memec; dhe ndodhi që, kur demoni doli, memeci foli dhe turmat u mrekulluan.
[One day there was a man there who, because a demon controlled him] [MTY], was unable to speak. After [Jesus expelled] the demon, the man [began to] talk. [Most of] the people [there] were amazed.
15 Por disa nga ata thanë: “Ai i dëbon demonët nëpërmjet Beelzebubit, princit të demonëve”.
But some of them said, “It is Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons, who enables [this man] to expel demons!”
16 Kurse disa nga ata, për ta vënë në provë, kërkonin prej tij një shenjë nga qielli.
Other [people there] asked Jesus to perform a miracle [to prove (he was the Messiah/that he had come] from God) [MTY/EUP]. They wanted to trap him [into not being able to perform a miracle or into doing something ridiculous].
17 Por ai, duke i njohur mendimet e tyre, u tha atyre: “Çdo mbretëri, e përçarë në vetvete shkatërrohet, dhe çdo shtëpi e përçarë në vetvete rrëzohet.
But Jesus knew what they were thinking. So he said to them, “If [the people in] one nation fight against each other, their nation will be destroyed {[they] will destroy their nation}. If [the people in] [MTY] one house are divided, they will cease to remain as one [family].
18 Po të jetë, pra, edhe Satanai i përçarë në vetvete, si do të mund të qëndrojë mbretëria e tij? Sepse ju thoni se unë i dëboj demonët nëpërmjet Beelzebubit.
[Similarly], if Satan [and his demons] were fighting against each other, (his rule over them would [certainly] not last!/how would his rule over them last?) [RHQ] [I say this] because you are saying that I am expelling demons by [the power of] the ruler of [his own demons]
19 Por, nëse unë i dëbokam demonët nëpërmjet Beelzebubit, nëpërmjet kujt i dëbojnë ata bijtë tuaj? Prandaj ata do të jenë gjykatësit tuaj.
Furthermore, if [it is true that] Satan enables me to expel demons, [is it also true that] your disciples [who] expel demons [do so] by [Satan’s] power [RHQ]? [No, that is not true]. So they will show that you [are not thinking logically].
20 Por në se unë i dëboj demonët me gishtin e Perëndisë, mbretëria e Perëndisë, pra ka arritur deri te ju.
But because it is by the power [MTY] of God [that I expel demons], I am showing you [that the power of] God to [MET] rule [people’s lives] has come to you.”
21 Kur burri i fortë, i armatosur mirë, e ruan shtëpinë e vet, pasuria e tij është në paqe.
Then, [to show that by expelling evil spirits he was making it clear that he was much more powerful than Satan, Jesus said] [MET], “When a strong man who has many weapons guards his own house, no one can steal the things in his house.
22 Por në qoftë se vjen një më i fortë se ai dhe e mund atë, ia merr armët në të cilat kishte shpresë dhe i ndan plaçkat e tij.
But when someone else who is stronger attacks that man and subdues him, he is able to take away the weapons in which the man trusted. Then he can take from that man’s house anything he [wants to].
23 Kush nuk është me mua, është kundër meje dhe kush nuk mbledh me mua, shpërndan.
[No one can be neutral]. Those who do not help me [are opposing] me, and those who do not gather [people to become] my [disciples] are causing [those people] to go away [from me].”
24 Kur fryma e ndyrë del nga një njeri, endet në vende të shkreta, duke kërkuar pushim, dhe duke mos e gjetur dot, thotë: “Do të kthehem në shtëpinë time nga dola”.
[Then Jesus said this]: “[Sometimes when] an evil spirit leaves someone, it wanders around in desolate areas seeking [someone in whom it can] rest. If it does not find anyone, it says [to itself], ‘I will return to the person in whom I used to live!’
25 Dhe, kur kthehet, e gjen të fshirë e të zbukuruar,
So it goes back and finds that [the Spirit of God is not in control of that person’s life. The person’s life is like] a house that has been {that someone has} swept clean and everything put {put everything} in order, [but a house that is empty].
26 atëherë shkon e merr me vete shtatë frymëra të tjerë më të këqij se ai, dha ata hyjnë aty dhe banojnë aty; dhe gjendja e fundit e atij njeriu bëhet më e keqe se e para”.
Then [this evil spirit] goes and gets seven other spirits that are [even] more evil than it is. They [all] enter [that person] and [begin] living there. [So], [although] that person’s condition [was bad] before, it became much worse.”
27 Ndodhi që, ndërsa ai po thoshte këto gjëra, një grua nga turma e çoi zërin e saj dhe i tha: “Lum barku që të barti dhe gjinjtë që të mëndën”.
When Jesus said that, a woman who was listening called out [to him], “[God is] pleased with the woman who gave birth to you [(sg)] and let you nurse [at her breasts]!”
28 Por ai u tha: “Me tepër lum ata që e dëgjojnë fjalën e Perëndisë dhe e zbatojnë”.
But he replied, “God [is] much more pleased with those who hear his message and obey it!”
29 Duke qenë se turmat po i shtyheshin përreth, ai filloi të thotë: “Ky brez është i lig; ai kërkon nje shenjë, por asnjë shenjë nuk do t’i jepet, përveç shenjës së profetit Jona.
When the group of people around [Jesus] got larger, he said, “[Many of] you people who have been observing my ministry are evil. You want [me to perform] a miracle [to prove that I have come from God], but the only miracle that [I] will perform for you is one [like happened to] Jonah.
30 Sepse, ashtu si Jona qe një shenjë për Ninivasit, kështu edhe Biri i njeriut do të jetë një shenjë për këtë brez.
[After Jonah was inside a huge fish for three days, God performed] a miracle [to restore] Jonah. [Jonah then went and testified about that] to the people in Nineveh [city. God will perform] a similar miracle [for me], the one who came from heaven. [When you people have seen that miracle, you will believe my message].
31 Mbretëresha e Mesditës do të ngrihet ditën e gjyqit me njerëzit e këtij brezi dhe do t’i dënojë, sepse ajo po vjen nga skaji i dheut për të dëgjuar urtësinë e Salomonit; dhe ja, këtu është dikush më i madh se Salomoni.
[Long ago the] queen from [Sheba], [far] south [of Israel, traveled a long distance to hear Solomon speak many] wise things. But now [I, a man] who [is much] greater [and wiser] than Solomon, am here, [but you have not listened to what I have told you]. Therefore, at the time when [God] judges [all people], the queen from [Sheba] will stand there, [along] with you people, and will condemn you.
32 Ninivasit, ditën e gjyqit, do të ringjallen me këtë brez dhe do ta dënojnë, sepse ata u penduan për predikimin e Jonas; dhe ja, këtu është dikush më i madh se Jona”.
The people who lived in Nineveh [city] turned from their sinful ways when Jonah preached to them. But now I, who am greater than Jonah, have come [and preached to you], [but you have not turned from your sinful ways]. Therefore, at the time when God judges [all people], the people who lived in Nineveh will stand there with you and condemn you.”
33 Asnjëri, kur ndez një llambë, nuk e vë në një vend të fshehtë ose nën babunë, po përmbi dritëmbajtësen, që të shohin dritë ata që hyjnë.
[Then, to show them that they did not need more miracles, but that they needed only to understand better what he had already told them, he said to them] [MET], “People who light a lamp do not then hide it, or put it under a basket. Instead, they put it on a lampstand so that those who enter [their house] can see [things from] its light. [Similarly, I have not concealed God’s truth. I have revealed it to you].
34 Llamba e trupit është syri; në se syri yt është i shëndoshë, gjithë trupi yt do të jetë i ndriçuar; por në se syri yt është i sëmurë, edhe gjithë trupi yt do të jetë plot me errësirë.
Your eyes [MET] are like a lamp for your body, because they enable you to see things. If your eyes are healthy, you are able to see everything well [MET]. [Similarly, if you(sg) accept my teaching, you will be able to know all that God wants you to know]. But if your eyes are bad, you are not able to see anything. It is like being in darkness [MET]. [And similarly, if you(pl) do not accept what I teach, you will not be able to know all the things that God wants you to know].
35 Prandaj trego kujdes që drita që është në ty të mos jetë terr.
Therefore, [you(pl) do not need to see more miracles. You need to think carefully about what I have already] told you, so that the things that you have heard from others do not cause you to remain in spiritual darkness [MET].
36 Në se gjithë trupi yt është i ndriçuar, pa asnjë pjesë të errët, gjithçka do të jetë e ndriçuar, sikurse ndodh kur llamba të ndriçon me shkëlqimin e saj”.
If you [live completely according to God’s truth, you will be able to know everything that God wants you to know. It will be like] being in a room with a lamp shining brightly, enabling you to see everything clearly.”
37 Por ndërsa Jezusi po fliste, një farise e ftoi për drekë në shtëpinë e vet. Dhe ai hyri dhe u vendos në tryezë.
While Jesus finished saying those things, a Pharisee invited him to eat a meal with him. So Jesus went to [his house] and ate with him.
38 Fariseu e vuri re këtë dhe u mrekullua që Jezusit nuk lau para buke.
The Pharisee was surprised when he saw that Jesus did not follow the Pharisees’ ritual by washing his hands before eating. [The Pharisees washed their hands in a certain way to be cleansed from anything that might have contaminated them. They were afraid that God might reject them if they] had [touched something unacceptable to God].
39 Dhe Zoti i tha: “Tani ju farisenjtë pastroni të jashtmen e kupës dhe të pjatës, ndërsa brendinë tuaj e keni plot me grabitje dhe ligësi.
The Lord [Jesus] said to him, “You Pharisees are [concerned about things that are outside your bodies, not with what is in your] ([inner beings/hearts]) [MET]. You wash the outside of cups and dishes [before you eat because you think that doing that will make you acceptable to God], but within yourselves you are very greedy and wicked.
40 Të pamend! Ai që bëri anën e jashtme, vallë nuk bëri edhe të brendshmen?
You foolish people! [God] is concerned about things that are outside [our bodies], but (he is certainly also concerned about our inner [beings]!/isn’t he also concerned about our hearts?) [RHQ]
41 Por jepni si lëmoshë atë që është përbrenda, dhe çdo gjë do të jetë e pastër për ju.
Give [money] to those who are poor. [Give according to what you know within] your (inner [/heart]) [that you should give]. Then you [will be surprised to realize that] you will be acceptable [to God without having to perform all those rituals about washing].
42 Por mjerë ju, o farisenj! Sepse ju paguani të dhjetën e ryzës, të mendrës dhe të çdo barishteje, dhe pastaj lini pas dore drejtësinë dhe dashurinë e Perëndisë. Këto gjëra duhet t’i bënit, pa i lënë pas dore të tjerat.
But there will be terrible punishment for you Pharisees! You give to God a tenth of [all you produce, even] the various herbs that you grow, but you do not [remember that you must act] justly [toward others] and love God! It is good to [give a tenth of your income to God], but you ought to do these other things also!
43 Mjerë ju, o farisenj! Sepse ju e doni vendin e parë ndër sinagoga dhe përshëndetjet nëpër sheshe.
There will be terrible punishment for you Pharisees, because you like [to sit in] the best seats in our worship places [so that people will think highly of you], and you like people to greet you [respectfully] in the marketplaces.
44 Mjerë ju, skribë dhe farisenj hipokritë! Sepse jeni si varret që nuk shihen dhe njërëzit ecin sipër tyre, pa e ditur”.
There will be terrible punishment for you, because you are like ground where there is no marker [to indicate that there is a] grave [underneath]. People walk there, but they cannot see [what is rotten down below] [MET]! [Similarly, people who see you do not realize how polluted you are within yourselves].”
45 Atëherë, duke u përgjigjur, një nga mësuesit e ligjit, i tha: “Mësues, duke folur kështu, ti po na fyen edhe ne”.
One of those who taught the [Jewish] laws replied, “Teacher, by saying this you [(sg)] are criticizing us [also]!”
46 Dhe ai thoshte: “Mjerë edhe ju, o mësues të ligjit! Sepse i ngarkoni njerëzit me barrë që me vështirësi baren, dhe ju nuk i prekni ato barrë as edhe me një gisht.
Jesus said, “It will be terrible also for you who teach the [Jewish] laws! You require people [to obey many rules that are difficult to obey] [MET]. [That is like making them] carry heavy burdens on their backs. But you yourselves do not obey the laws [that you require others to obey]. (OR, you do not do anything to help [others to obey the laws].)
47 Mjerë ju! Sepse ju ndërtuat varret e profetëve dhe etërit tuaj i patën vrarë ata.
There will be terrible punishment for you! You decorate the tombs of the prophets whom your ancestors killed, [but you do not live according to what the prophets taught].
48 Duke vepruar në këtë mënyrë, ju dëshmoni se i miratoni veprat e etërve tuaj; në fakt ata vranë profetët dhe ju ndërtoni varret e tyre.
So you are declaring that you approve of what your ancestors did. They killed the prophets, and you [are not honoring the prophets! You just] decorate their tombs!
49 Për këtë arsye edhe urtësia e Perëndisë tha: “Unë do t’u dërgoj profetë dhe apostuj, dhe ata do të vrasin disa prej tyre kurse të tjerët do t’i përndjekin”,
So God, who is very wise [PRS], said, ‘I will send prophets and apostles [to you Jews]. [You] will kill some of them and cause some of them to suffer greatly.
50 me qëllim që këtij brezi t’i kërkohet llogari për gjakun e të gjithë profetëve, i cili u derdh që nga krijimi i botës:
[As a result, I] will consider that many of you people [who have observed my Son’s ministry] will be guilty [MTY] [of murder, as if you had] killed all the prophets that other people have killed, from the time I created the world,
51 nga gjaku i Abelit deri te gjaku i Zakarias, që u vra ndërmjet altarit dhe tempullit; po, unë po ju them, se këtij brezi do t’i kërkohet llogari.
starting from [Adam’s son Cain] killing [his brother] Abel and continuing until they killed the prophet Zechariah [in the holy place] between the altar and the temple.’ Yes, what I am saying [is true] [MTY]. [God] will punish you people who have observed my ministry, you people whom [he] considers to be guilty [MTY] for [killing] all those prophets!
52 Mjerë ju, o mësues të ligjit! Sepse ju e morët çelësin e dijes; ju vetë nuk hytë dhe penguat hyrjen e atyre që po hynin”.
There will be terrible punishment for you men who teach the [Jewish] laws, because you have [not let people] know [God’s truth] [MET]! [It is as though you are] taking away a key [to a house]. You are not going into [the house] yourselves, and you are not letting other people enter it, either.”
53 Po ndërsa ai u fliste atyre këto gjëra, skribët dhe farisenjtë filluan të zemërohen shumë kundër tij dhe ta sulmojnë atë me shumë pyetje,
After Jesus finished saying those things, he left there. Then the men who taught the [Jewish] laws and the Pharisees began to act in a very hostile way toward him. They tried to make him say what he thought about many things.
54 për t’i ngritur kurthe, për ta zënë në gabim e për të mundur ta akuzojnë për ndonjë fjalë të tij.
They kept waiting for him to say something [wrong] for which they could accuse him.
