Luka 23
1 Atëherë u ngrit gjithë asambleja dhe e çuan te Pilati.
Then the whole group got up and took Jesus to Pilate, [the Roman governor].
2 Dhe filluan ta paditin duke thënë: “Këtë ne e gjetëm që përmbyste kombin tonë dhe ndalonte t’i jepeshin taksa Cezarit, duke u vetëquajtur një mbret, Krishti”.
They began to accuse Jesus, saying, “We [(exc)] have determined that this fellow has caused political trouble in our country. He has been [telling people that they should] not pay taxes to the Roman government [MTY]. Also, he says that he is the Messiah, a king!”
3 Atëherë Pilati e pyeti duke thënë: “A je ti mbreti i Judenjve?”. Dhe Jezusi iu përgjigj dhe tha: “Ti po thua”.
Pilate asked him, “Do you [(sg) claim that you are] the King of the Jews?” He replied, “[It is] as you have [just] now said.”
4 Pilati u tha atëherë krerëve të priftërinjve dhe popullit: “Unë nuk po gjej asnjë faj te ky njeri”.
Pilate said to the chief priests and [the rest of] the crowd, “I do not conclude that this man is guilty of any crime.”
5 Por ata ngulnin këmbë, duke thënë: “Ai po ngre popullin në kryengritje duke mësuar në mbarë Judenë, që nga Galilea e deri këtu”.
But they kept insisting, “He is inciting the people [to riot]! He has been teaching his [ideas] throughout all of Judea [district]. He started [doing it] in Galilee [district] and now he is doing it here!”
6 Atëherë Pilati, kur dëgjoi se u fol për Galilenë, pyeti në se ai njeri ishte Galileas.
When Pilate heard that, he asked, “Is this man from Galilee [district]?”
7 Dhe kur mori vesh se ai i takonte juridiksionit të Herodit, e dërgoi te Herodi, i cili, ndër ato ditë, ndodhej edhe ai në Jeruzalem.
When they told him that Jesus was [from Galilee, which was the district] that Herod [Antipas] ruled, [he told them] to take Jesus to Herod [Antipas], because Herod was in Jerusalem at that time.
8 Kur Herodi pa Jezusin, u gëzua shumë; prej shumë kohësh ai donte ta shihte, sepse kishte dëgjuar shumë për të dhe shpresonte të shihte ndonjë mrekulli të kryer prej tij.
[So they did]. When Herod saw Jesus, he was very happy. He [had heard about Jesus], and he had been hoping for a long time that he could see Jesus perform a miracle.
9 Ai i drejtoi shumë pyetje, por Jezusi nuk u përgjigj fare.
So he asked Jesus many questions, but Jesus did not reply [to any of them].
10 Ndërkaq krerët e priftërinjve dhe skribët rrinin aty dhe e paditnin me furi.
The chief priests and men who taught the [Jewish] laws stood near Jesus, accusing him very strongly.
11 Atëherë Herodi, me ushtarët e vet, mbasi e fyu dhe e talli, e veshi me një rrobe të shkëlqyeshme dhe ia riktheu Pilatit.
Then Herod and his soldiers (made fun of/ridiculed) [Jesus]. They put gorgeous clothes on him [to mock him as being a king]. Then Herod sent him back to Pilate.
12 Atë ditë Herodi dhe Pilati u bënë miq me njëri-tjetrin, ndërsa më parë ishin armiq.
Until that time Herod and Pilate had been very hostile to each other, but that very day they became friends.
13 Atëherë Pilati, mblodhi krerët e priftërinjve, kryetarët dhe popullin,
Pilate then gathered together the chief priests and other [Jewish] leaders and the crowd [that was still there].
14 dhe u tha atyre: “Ju më prutë këtë njeri si çoroditës të popullit; dhe ja, unë, pasi e hetova para jush, nuk kam gjetur tek ai asnjë nga fajet për të cilat ju e paditni,
He said to them, “You brought this man to me, saying that he had caused trouble among the people. But [I want you to know that] after having examined him while you were listening, I do not conclude that he is guilty of any of the things that you are accusing him about.
15 dhe as Herodi, sepse na e ktheu përsëri te ne; në fakt ai s’ka bërë asgjë që të meritojë vdekjen.
[Obviously] Herod did not [conclude that] either, because he sent him back to me [without punishing him]. [So it] is clear that this man has not done anything for which we [(inc)] should kill him.
16 Prandaj, pasi ta fshikullojnë, do ta lëshoj”.
So I will [have my soldiers] flog him and then release him.”
17 Tani me rastin e festës së Pashkës qeveritari duhet të lironte dikë.
18 Por ata, të gjithë njëzeri, bërtitën duke thënë: “Vraje këtë dhe na liro Barabën”.
But the whole crowd shouted, “Execute this man! Release Barrabas for us [(exc)]!”
19 Ky ishte hedhur në burg për një trazirë të bërë në qytet dhe për vrasje.
Barrabas was a man who had tried to persuade people in the city to rebel [against the Roman government. While doing that], he had murdered [someone]. So he had been put {they had put him} in prison, [where he was waiting to be executed].
20 Prandaj Pilati, duke dashur të lëshojë Jezusin, u foli përsëri.
Because Pilate wanted to release Jesus, he tried to persuade the crowd again.
21 Por ata bërtitnin duke thënë: “Kryqëzoje!”.
But they kept shouting, “[Command your soldiers to] kill him by nailing him to a cross!/Have him crucified!”
22 Për të tretën herë ai u tha atyre: “Po ç’të keqe bëri ky? Unë nuk gjeta në të asnjë faj që të meritojë vdekjen. Prandaj, pasi ta fshikullojnë, do ta lëshoj”.
He [spoke to them] a third time and asked them, “Why? What crime has he committed? I have concluded that he has done nothing for which he deserves to die. So I will [have my soldiers] flog him and then release him.”
23 Por ata ngulnin këmbë me britma te mëdha duke kërkuar që ta kryqëzonin; dhe britmat e tyre dhe të krerëve të priftërinjve u bënë mbisunduese.
But they kept insisting. They shouted loudly that [Jesus] should be nailed {that [Pilate] should [have his soldiers] nail [Jesus]} to a cross. Finally, because they continued to shout [PRS] [so loudly],
24 Atëherë Pilat vendosi që të bëhej çka ata kërkonin.
Pilate decided to do what the crowd requested.
25 Dhe ua lëshoi atë që qe burgosur për trazirë dhe vrasje dhe që ata e kishin kërkuar; dhe Jezusin ia dorëzoi vullnetit të tyre.
The man who had been {whom they had} put in prison because he had rebelled [against the government] and who had murdered [someone], he released! That was the man whom the crowd had asked him [to release]. He handed Jesus over [to the soldiers], to do what [the crowd] wanted.
26 Ndërsa po e çonin, kapën njëfarë Simoni nga Kirena, që po kthehej nga fusha, e ngarkuan me kryqin që ta mbarte pas Jezusit.
As the soldiers were taking [Jesus] away, they seized a man named Simon, [who was] from Cyrene [city in Africa]. He was returning [to Jerusalem] from out in the countryside. They [took from Jesus the cross that he had been carrying. Then] they put it on Simon’s shoulders, and [told him to] carry it behind Jesus.
27 Dhe e ndiqte një turmë e madhe populli dhe disa gra që hidhëroheshin dhe vajtonin për të.
A large crowd followed Jesus. The crowd included many women who were beating their breasts [to show how sad they were], and wailing for him.
28 Por Jezusi u kthye nga ato dhe u tha: “O bija të Jeruzalemit, mos qani për mua, por qani për veten tuaj dhe për fëmijët tuaj.
But Jesus turned to them and said, “You women of Jerusalem, do not cry for me! Instead, cry because of [what is going to happen to] yourselves and your children!
29 Sepse ja, do të vijnë ditët kur do të thuhet: “Lum gratë shterpe dhe lum barqet që nuk kanë pjellë dhe gjinjtë që nuk kanë mëndur!”.
I want you to know that there will soon be a time when people will say, ‘Women [SYN] who have never borne children or nursed babies are fortunate!’
30 Atëherë do të fillojnë t’u thonë maleve: “Bini përmbi ne!”, dhe kodrave: “Na mbuloni!”.
Then, [in order that they will not have to suffer greatly when their enemies destroy this city], people who are left in the city will say to the mountains, ‘Fall down on us!’ And people will say to the hills, ‘Cover us!’
31 Sepse, në se bëhet kështu me drurin e njomë, ç’do të bëhet me të thatin?”.
[I am innocent] [MET]. [I am like] a living tree [that people do not try to burn. But the people of Jerusalem deserve that their enemies punish them. They are like] dry wood that is ready to [burn]. So if they [nail me to the cross], ([their enemies] will certainly do much worse things to them!/what worse things will happen to them?) [RHQ]”
32 Dhe dy të tjerë, që ishin keqbërës, i prunë bashkë me të, për t’i vrarë.
Two other men who were criminals were also being led away {[The soldiers] also led away two other men who were criminals}. They were going to be executed {[The soldiers] were going to execute them} [with Jesus].
33 Dhe kur arritën në vendin që quhet “Kafka”, aty e kryqëzuan atë dhe keqbërësit, njërin në të djathtë dhe tjetri në të majtë.
When they came to the place which is called ‘The Skull’, they nailed [Jesus] to a cross [after removing his clothes]. They did the same thing to the two criminals. They crucified one at the right [side of Jesus] and one at his left [side].
34 Dhe Jezusi tha: “O Atë, fali ata sepse nuk dinë ç’bëjnë”. Pastaj, pasi i ndanë rrobat e tij, hodhën short.
Jesus prayed, “[My] Father, forgive them, because they do not realize [whom] they are doing [this to]!” Then [the soldiers] divided Jesus’ clothing by gambling with something like dice, [to decide which piece of clothing each one would get].
35 Dhe populli rrinte aty për të parë; dhe kryetarët me popullin e përqeshnin, duke thënë: “Ai i shpëtoi të tjerët, le të shpëtojë veten, po qe se me të vërtetë është Krishti, i zgjedhuri i Perëndisë”.
Many people stood nearby, watching. And the [Jewish] leaders (made fun of/ridiculed) [Jesus], saying, “He [said] [IRO] [that he] saved other people! If he is the Messiah, the one God has chosen, he should save himself!”
36 Edhe ushtarët e tallnin, duke iu afruar dhe duke i ofruar uthull,
The soldiers also ridiculed him because he [claimed to be a king]. They came up to him and offered him some sour wine.
37 dhe duke thënë: “Nëse ti je mbreti i Judenjve, shpëto veten”.
They said to him, “If you [(sg)] are the King of the Jews, save yourself!”
38 Përveç kësaj përmbi kryet e tij ishte një mbishkrim me shkronja greke, latine dhe hebraike: “KY ÉSHTÉ MBRETI I JUDENJVE”.
[They] also [fastened on the cross] a sign [that stated] why [they] were nailing him to the cross. [But all it said was], ‘This is the King of the Jews’.
39 Tani një nga keqberësit e kryqëzuar e shau duke thënë: “Nëse ti je Krishti, shpëto vetveten dhe neve”.
One of the criminals who was hanging [on a cross] began to insult Jesus, saying, “You [(sg) said that you] are the Messiah, so [you must be powerful]! So save yourself, and save us, too!”
40 Por ai tjetri duke e përgjigjur e qortoi duke i thënë: “A s’ke frikë nga Perëndia, që je nën të njëjtin dënim?
But the other [criminal] rebuked him, saying, “(You [(sg)] should be afraid of God [punishing you]!/Are you not afraid of God [punishing you]?) [RHQ] They are punishing him [and us] similarly.
41 Në realitet, ne me të drejtë jemi dënuar, sepse po marrim ndëshkimin e merituar për ato që kemi kryer, ndërsa ky nuk ka bërë asnjë të keqe”.
They have justly decided that we [(inc) two] must die. They are punishing us as we deserve [for the evil things that we did]. But this man has done nothing wrong!”
42 Pastaj i tha Jezusit: “Zot, kujtohu për mua kur të vish në mbretërinë tënde”.
Then he said, “Jesus, [please] remember me [and take care of me] when you become king!”
43 Atëherë Jezusi i tha: “Në të vërtetë po të them: sot do të jesh me mua në parajsë”.
Jesus replied, “I want you [(sg)] to know that today you [(sg)] will be with me in the place where everyone is happy!” (OR, that today you will be with me in Paradise!)
44 Ishte afërsisht ora e gjashtë dhe errësira e mbuloi gjithë vendin deri në orën e nëntë.
[Then it] was about noontime. It became dark over the whole land, [and it stayed dark] until three o’clock in the afternoon.
45 Dielli u err dhe perdja e tempullit u nda në mes.
There was no light from the sun. Then the [thick] curtain [that closed off the most holy place] in the Temple split into two pieces. [That signified that ordinary people could now go into the presence of God].
46 Dhe Jezusi bërtiti me zë të lartë dhe tha: “O Atë, në duart e tua po e dorëzoj frymën tim!”. Dhe, si tha këto, dha fryma.
[As that happened], Jesus shouted loudly, “Father, I put my spirit into your care [MTY]!” When he said that, he [EUP] died.
47 Atëherë centurioni, kur pa ç’ndodhi, përlëvdoi Perëndinë duke thënë: “Me të vërtetë ky njeri ishte i drejtë!”.
When the officer [who supervised the soldiers who were executing Jesus] saw what happened, he praised God [for the way Jesus died], saying, “[I am] sure that this man had done nothing wrong!”
48 Dhe gjithë turma, që ishte mbledhur për të parë ç’po ndodhte, kur e pa këtë, u kthye duke rrahur kraharorin.
When the crowd of people who had gathered to see those events saw what happened, they returned [to their homes], beating their chests [to show that they were sorrowful].
49 Të gjithë të njohurit e tij dhe gratë që e kishin ndjekur që nga Galilea qendronin larg, duke parë këto gjëra.
All of Jesus’ friends, including the women who had come with him from Galilee [district], stood at a distance and saw everything that happened.
50 Tani ishte një burrë me emër Jozef, që ishte anëtar i sinedrit, njeri i drejtë dhe i mirë;
There was a man named Joseph who [came there]. He was from the town of Arimathea in Judea. He was a good and a righteous man, and he was a member of the [Jewish] Council.
51 ai nuk kishte miratuar vendimin dhe veprimin e të tjerëve. Ai ishte nga Arimatea, qytet i Judesë dhe priste edhe ai mbretërinë e Perëndisë.
But he had not agreed with the other Council [members] when they decided [to kill Jesus] and when they [planned how to] do it. He was waiting expectantly for [the time when] God [would send] his king to begin to rule.
52 Ai iu paraqit Pilatit dhe kërkoi trupin e Jezusit.
He went to Pilate and asked [Pilate to permit him] to [take] Jesus’ body [and bury it. After Pilate allowed him to do that],
53 Dhe, pasi e zbriti poshtë nga kryqi, e mbështolli në një çarçaf dhe e vuri në një varr të gërmuar në shkëmb, ku ende nuk ishte varrosur asnjeri.
he [and some others] took [Jesus’ body] down [from the cross]. They wrapped it in a linen cloth. Then they put his body in a tomb that he had [hired others to] dig out of a rock [cliff]. No one had ever put a body in it before.
54 Ishte dita e Përgatitjes dhe e shtuna po fillonte.
[They had to do it quickly because] that was [Friday], the day when [people] prepared [things for the Jewish day of rest]. (The Sabbath/The day of rest) was about to start [at sunset, so they had to finish burying Jesus’ body before sunset].
55 Gratë që kishin ardhur me Jezusin nga Galilea duke e ndjekur nga afër, e panë varrin dhe mënyrën se si ishte vënë trupi i Jezusit;
The women who had come with [Jesus] from Galilee [district] followed [Joseph and the men who were with him]. They saw the tomb, and they saw how the men laid [Jesus’] body [inside it, and saw the men roll a huge stone across the entrance].
56 pastaj ato u kthyen dhe përgatitën erëra të mira dhe vajra; dhe gjatë së shtunës pushuan, sipas urdhërimit.
Then the women returned to the houses [where they were staying. That evening] they prepared spices and ointments to put [on Jesus’ body], but (on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day) they rested, according to what [Moses] had commanded.
