Luka 14
1 Dhe ndodhi që një ditë të shtunë, kur ai hyri në shtëpinë e një kryetari të farisenjve për të ngrënë bukë, ata po e përgjonin;
One (Jewish day of rest/Sabbath day), Jesus went to eat [SYN] at the house of an important Pharisee. Some [men who studied the Jewish] laws and other Pharisees who were there were watching him carefully [to see if he would do something for which they could accuse him].
2 dhe ja, para tij ishte një njeri hidropik.
Unexpectedly, there was a man in front of Jesus whose arms and legs were swollen.
3 Dhe Jezusi, duke iu përgjigjur mësuesve të ligjit dhe farisenjve, tha: “A është e lejueshme të shërosh ditën e shtunë?”.
Jesus said to them, “Is it permitted in [our(inc)] Jewish laws to heal [someone] (on our Jewish rest day/on the Sabbath), or not?”
4 Por ata heshtën. Atëherë ai e mori për dore atë, e shëroi dhe e nisi të shkojë.
[They knew that their laws permitted it, but they thought that healing was work, which they thought was wrong to do] (on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day) (OR, [they knew that their laws permitted it, but they did not want to admit it]). So they did not reply. Then Jesus put his hands on the man and healed him. Then he told him to go [home].
5 Pastaj, duke iu përgjigjur atyre, tha: “Cili nga ju, po t’i bjerë gomari i vet ose kau në një pus, nuk e nxjerr menjëherë jashtë ditën e shtunë?”.
Then he said to the rest of them, “If you had a son or an ox that fell into a well on a (Sabbath/our day of rest), would you immediately [work to] pull him out, [or would you(sg) let him stay there until the next day]?”
6 Por ata nuk mund të përgjigjeshin asgje për këto gjëra.
[They knew that they would immediately work to pull him out, even on their day of rest, so they could not justly say that Jesus did wrong by healing the man on that day. So] they said nothing in reply to Jesus.
7 Dhe, duke vënë re se ata zgjidhnin vendet e para në tryezë, Jezusi u thoshte atyre këtë shëmbëlltyrë duke thënë:
Jesus noticed that those people who had been {whom [the Pharisee] had} invited [to the meal] chose [to sit in] the places where important [people usually sit]. Then he gave [this advice] to them:
8 “Kur je ftuar në dasmë, mos u ul në krye të vendit, sepse ai njeri mund të ketë ftuar një tjetër që është më i rëndësishëm se ti,
“When one of you [(sg)] is invited by someone {someone invites one of you [(sg)]} to a wedding feast, do not sit in a place where important people sit. Perhaps the man [giving the feast] has invited a man more important than you [(sg)].
9 dhe ai që të ftoi ty dhe atë të të mos vijë e të thotë: “Lëshoja vendin këtij”. Dhe atëherë ti, plot turp, do të shkosh të zësh vendin e fundit.
[When that man comes], the man who invited both of you will come to you [(sg)] and say to you, ‘Let this man take your seat!’ Then you [(sg)] will have to take the most undesirable seat, and you will be ashamed.
10 Por, kur je ftuar, shko e rri në vendin e fundit që, kur të vijë ai që të ka ftuar, të thotë: “O mik, ngjitu më lart”. Atëherë do të jesh i nderuar përpara atyre që janë në tryezë bashkë me ty.
Instead, when you are invited {[someone] invites one of you} [to a feast], go and sit in the most undesirable seat. Then when the man who invited everyone comes, he will say to you [(sg)], ‘Friend, sit in a better seat!’ Then all the people who are eating with you [(sg)] will see that he is honoring you.
11 Sepse kushdo që e larton veten do të poshterohet, dhe kush e poshtëron veten do të lartohet”.
Also, [remember this]: [God] will humble those who exalt themselves. And [he] will exalt those who humble themselves.”
12 Ai i tha edhe atij që e kishte ftuar: “Kur shtron drekë a darkë, mos i thirr miqtë e tu, as vëllezërit e tu, as farefisin tënd, as fqinjët e pasur, se mos ata një herë të të ftojnë ty, dhe kështu ta kthejnë shpërblimin.
[Jesus] also said to [the Pharisee] who had invited him to the meal, “When you [(sg)] invite people to a midday or evening meal, do not invite your friends or your family or your other relatives or your rich neighbors. They can later invite you [(sg) for a meal]. In that way they will repay you.
13 Por, kur të bësh një gosti, thirr lypësit, sakatët, të çalët, të verbërit;
Instead, when you [(sg)] give a feast, invite poor [people], crippled [people], lame [people], or blind [people].
14 dhe do të jesh i lum, sepse ata nuk kanë se si të ta kthejnë shpërblimin; por shpërblimi do të të jepet në ringjallje të të drejtëve”.
They will be unable to repay you. [But God will bless you! He] will repay you [at the time] when [he causes] righteous people to become alive again.”
15 Dhe një nga të ftuarit, si i dëgjoi këto gjëra, i tha: “Lum kush do të hajë bukë në mbretërinë e Perëndisë”.
One of those who were eating with Jesus heard him say that. He said to Jesus, “God [has truly] blessed [us Jews] who will eat [with the Messiah] when he starts to rule!”
16 Atëherë Jezusi i tha: “Një njeri përgatiti një darkë të madhe dhe ftoi shumë veta;
But [to show that many Jews whom God had invited would not accept God’s invitation] [MET], Jesus replied to him, “One time a man [decided] to prepare a large feast. He invited many people to come.
17 dhe, në kohë të darkës, dërgoi shërbëtorin e vet t’u thotë të ftuarve: “Ejani, sepse gjithçka tashmë është gati”.
When it was the day for the feast, he sent his servant to tell those who had been {whom he had} invited, ‘Come [now] because everything is ready!’
18 Por të gjithë, pa përjashtim, filluan të kërkojnë ndjesë. I pari i tha: “Bleva një arë dhe më duhet të shkoj ta shoh; të lutem, të më falësh”.
But [when the servant did that], all of the people [whom he had invited] began to say why they did not want to come. The first [man the servant went to] said, ‘I have just bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please [ask your master to] forgive me for not coming!’
19 Dhe një tjetër tha: “Bleva pesë pendë qe dhe po shkoj t’i provoj; të lutem, të më falësh”.
Another person said, ‘I have just bought five pair of oxen, and I must go to examine them. Please [ask your master to] forgive me for not coming!’
20 Dhe një tjetër akoma tha: “Mora grua e prandaj nuk mund të vij”.
Another person said, ‘I have just been married. So I cannot come.’
21 Kështu shërbëtori u kthye dhe ia dëftoi të gjitha zotit të vet. Atëherë i zoti i shtëpisë, plot zemërim, i tha shërbëtorit të vet: “Shpejt, shko nëpër sheshet dhe nëpër rrugët e qytetit e sill këtu lypës, sakatë, të çalë dhe të verbër”.
So the servant returned to his master and reported what [everyone had said]. The owner of the house was angry [when he heard the reasons they gave for not] coming. He said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly to the streets and alleys of the city [and find] poor and crippled and blind and lame [people, and bring] them here into [my house]!’
22 Pastaj shërbëtori i tha: “Zot, u bë ashtu siç urdhërove ti, por ka vend edhe më”.
[After the servant went and did that], he [came back and] said, ‘Sir, I have done what you [(sg)] told me to do, but there is still room [for more people].’
23 Atëherë zoti i tha shërbëtorit: “Dil nëpër udhë dhe përgjatë gardheve dhe detyroji të hyjnë që të mbushet shtëpia ime.
[So] his master said to him, ‘Then go [outside the city]. Search for people along the highways. Search also along the narrow roads with hedges beside them [where homeless people may be staying]. Strongly urge the people in those places to come to [my house]. I want it to be full of [people]!’”
24 Sepse unë po ju them se asnjë nga ata njerëz që ishin të ftuar, nuk do ta shijojë darkën time””.
[Then Jesus said], “I tell you [(pl)] this: Very few of you [Jewish] people will enjoy my feast, even though [I] invited you [first to eat it with me when I become king].”
25 Dhe turma të mëdha shkonin me të. Ai u kthye nga ata dhe tha:
Large groups of people were traveling with [Jesus]. He turned and said to them,
26 “Nëse ndokush vjen tek unë dhe nuk urren babanë e vet dhe nënën e vet, gruan dhe fëmijët, vëllezërit dhe motrat, madje edhe jetën e vet, nuk mund të jetë dishepulli im.
“If anyone comes to me who loves his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters [more than] [HYP] [he loves me], he cannot be my disciple. He must even love me more than he loves his own life!
27 Dhe kush nuk e mbart kryqin e vet dhe nuk më ndjek, nuk mund të jetë dishepulli im.
[People who are ready to execute a prisoner make] him carry his cross [MET] [to the place where others will nail him] on it. Only those who are willing [to allow others to hurt them and disgrace them] like that because of being my disciples, and who are willing to obey what I teach, can be my disciples.
28 Kush nga ju, pra, kur do të ndërtojë një kullë, nuk ulet më parë të llogaritë shpenzimet, për të parë nëse ka mjaftueshëm për ta mbaruar?
[I will illustrate] [MET]. If one of you desired to build a (tower/big house), (you would surely first sit down and determine how much it would cost!/would you not first sit down and determine how much it would cost?) [RHQ] Then you would determine whether you had enough money to complete it.
29 Që atëherë, kur t’i ketë hedhur themelet e të mos mundë ta përfundojë, të gjithë ata që e shohin, të mos fillojnë e të tallen,
[If you did not do that], if you laid the foundation and were not able to finish [the rest of the tower], everyone who saw it would make fun of you.
30 duke thënë: “Ky njeri filloi të ndërtojë e nuk mundi ta përfundojë”.
They would say, ‘This man started to build [a tower], but he was not able to finish it!’
31 Ose cili mbret, kur niset të luftojë kundër një mbreti tjetër, nuk ulet më parë të gjykojë në se mund ta përballojë me dhjetë mijë atë që po i vjen kundër me njëzet mijë?
Or, if a king decided to [send his army to] war against another king, (he would surely first sit down [with those who] advised [him]./would he not first sit down [with those who] advised [him]?) [RHQ] They would determine whether [his army], which had only 10,000 soldiers, could defeat the [other army], which had 20,000 soldiers, and was about to attack his [army].
32 Në mos, ndërsa ai është ende larg, i dërgon një delegacion për të biseduar për paqe.
If he [decided] that his army could not [defeat that army], he would send messengers to [the other king] while the other army was still far away. He would tell the messengers to say to that king, ‘What things must I do to have peace with your country?’
33 Kështu, pra, secili nga ju që nuk heq dorë nga të gjitha ato që ka, nuk mund të jetë dishepulli im.
So, similarly, if any one of you does not first decide that you [(sg)] are [willing to] give up all that you have, you cannot be my disciple.”
34 Kripa është e mirë, por nëse kripa bëhët e amësht, me se do të mund t’i kthehet shija?
[Jesus also said, “You are like] [MET] salt, which is useful [to put on food]. But (salt certainly cannot be made {[you] certainly cannot make salt} to taste salty again if it stops tasting salty!/can salt be made {can [you] make salt} to taste salty again if it quits tasting salty?) [RHQ]
35 Ajo nuk vlen as për tokë, as për pleh, por hidhet tutje. Kush ka veshë për të dëgjuar, le të dëgjojë”.
[If salt does not taste salty any more], it is not good for the soil or even for the manure heap. [People] throw it away. [The same thing will happen to you if you become useless to God]. If you want to understand what I just said [IDM], you must consider [carefully] what you have heard!”
