Luka 7
1 Si e përfundoi gjithë këtë ligjëratë drejtuar popullit që e dëgjoi, hyri në Kapernaum.
After Jesus finished saying this to the people, he went [with his disciples] to Capernaum [town].
2 Tani një centurion kishte një shërbëtor që e donte shumë; e kishte të sëmurë keq për vdekje.
There was a Roman army officer there who had a slave whom he thought highly of. This slave was so sick that he was about to die.
3 Dhe centurioni, kur dëgjoi për Jezusin, i dërgoi disa pleq Judenj që ta lusnin të vinte e të shëronte shërbëtorin e tij.
When the officer heard about Jesus, he [summoned] some Jewish elders. He told them to go to Jesus and ask him to come and heal his slave.
4 Si arritën te Jezusi, ata e lutën me ngulm duke i thënë: “Ai e meriton që ti ta pranosh këtë gjë,
When they came to where Jesus was, they earnestly asked Jesus [to return with them]. They said, “This officer deserves that you [(sg)] do this [for him],
5 sepse ai e do popullin tonë dhe ai na e ndërtoi sinagogën”.
because he loves us [Jewish] people, and he [paid the money to] build a synagogue for us.”
6 Atëherë Jezusi shkoi me ta. E kur ishte jo shumë larg shtëpisë, centurioni dërgoi disa miq të tij për t’i thënë: “Zot, mos u shqetëso, sepse unë nuk jam i denjë që ti të hysh nën pullazin tim.
So Jesus went with them. When he was near the [officer’s] house, the officer [decided that it was not necessary for Jesus to come to his house. So he] summoned some friends. He [told them to] go to Jesus and tell him this: “Lord/Sir, do not bother to come. [Because I am a non-Jew], I am not worthy for you [(sg)], [a Jew], to come into my house [MTY] [and associate with me].
7 Për këtë shkak nuk e çmova veten të denjë të vij tek ti; por ti fol një fjalë dhe shërbëtori im do të shërohet.
I did not feel worthy to come to you, [either]. But [please] command [that] my servant [be healed], and he will become well!
8 Sepse edhe unë jam një njeri nën autoritetin e tjetërkujt dhe kam nën urdhër ushtarë; dhe i them njerit: “Shko”, dhe ai shkon; dhe një tjetri: “Eja”, dhe ai vjen; dhe shërbëtorit tim: “Bëjë këtë”, dhe ai e bën”.
[I believe this] because, as for me, there are people who have authority over me [and I obey them]. I also have soldiers under my [authority]. When I say to one of them, ‘Go!’ he goes. When I say to another ‘Come!’ he comes. When I say to my slave, ‘Do this!’ he does it. [And I believe that you speak with a similar kind of authority].”
9 Kur i dëgjoi këto fjalë, Jezusi u mrekullua prej tij, dhe, duke iu drejtuar turmës që i vinte pas, tha: “Unë po ju them se as në Izrael nuk kam gjetur një besim kaq të madh”.
When [the officer’s friends arrived and] told that to Jesus, he marveled at what [the officer had said]. Then he turned and said to the crowd that was going with him, “I tell you, I have never before found anyone who trusted [in me like this non-Jewish man does]. No one from Israel, [where I would expect people to believe in me], has trusted in me like he has!”
10 Dhe, kur të dërguarit u kthyen në shtëpi, shërbëtorin, që kishte qenë i sëmurë, e gjetën të shëruar.
When those men returned to the officer’s house, they found that the slave was well.
11 Dhe të nesërmen ai shkoi në një qytet që quhej Nain; dhe bashkë me të shkonin shumë nga dishepujt e vet dhe një turmë e madhe.
Soon after that, Jesus went to a town called Nain. His disciples and a large crowd [of other people] went with him.
12 Dhe, kur iu afrua portës së qytetit, ja që po çonin për ta varrosur një të vdekur, djalin e vetëm të nënës së tij, që ishte e ve; dhe një turmë e madhe nga qyteti ishte me të.
As they approached the town gate, the corpse of a young man who had just died was being carried out [on a stretcher] {[people] were carrying out [on a stretcher] the corpse of a young man who had just died}. His mother was a widow, and he was her only son. A large group of people from the town were accompanying them.
13 Posa e pa, Zoti pati dhemshuri për të dhe i tha: “Mos qaj!”
When the Lord saw her, he pitied her. He said to her, “Do not cry!”
14 U afrua, preku arkivolin, dhe ata që e bartnin u ndalën; atëherë ai tha: “Djalosh, unë të them, çohu!”.
Then, [ignoring the Jewish laws about not coming near a corpse], he came close and touched the stretcher [on which the body was lying]. So the men carrying it stood still. He said, “Young man, I say to you, get up!”
15 Dhe i vdekuri u çua ndenjur dhe filloi të flasë. Dhe Jezusi ia dha së ëmës.
The man sat up and began to talk! Jesus returned him to his mother [to care for her].
16 Atëherë të gjithë u mrekulluan dhe lëvdonin Perëndinë duke thënë: “Midis nesh doli një profet i madh” dhe: “Perëndia e vizitoi popullin e vet”.
Then everyone [there] was amazed/awestruck. They praised God, saying, “A great prophet has come among us!” They also said, “God has come to help his people!”
17 Dhe kjo e thënë për të u përhap nëpër gjithë Judenë dhe anembanë krahinës përreth.
[Then they] reported what Jesus [had done] throughout all of Judea [district] and other nearby areas.
18 Gjoni u informua prej dishepujve të vet për të gjitha këto gjëra.
The disciples of John [the Baptizer went to the prison where John was and] told him about those things.
19 Dhe Gjoni thirri pranë tij dy nga dishepujt e vet, i dërgoi te Jezusi për t’i thënë: “A je ti ai që duhet të vijë, apo duhet të presim një tjetër?”.
So [one day] John summoned two [of his disciples] and [told them] to go to the Lord and ask him: “Are you [the Messiah who the prophets prophesied would come], or is it someone else that we should expect [to come]?”
20 Këta njerëz, pra, shkuan te ai dhe i thanë: “Gjon Pagëzori na dërgoi te ti për të të thënë: “A je ti ai që duhet të vijë, apo duhet të presim një tjetër?””.
When those two men came to Jesus, they said, “John the Baptizer sent us to ask you [(sg)] this: Are you [the Messiah that] we are expecting [God] to send, or shall we [(exc)] expect someone else?”
21 Dhe në atë orë Jezusi shëroi shumë veta nga sëmundjet, nga fatkeqësitë dhe nga frymërat e lig, dhe shumë të verbërve ua dhuroi të parit.
At that very time Jesus was healing many people of their diseases and [other] sicknesses, he was [casting out] evil spirits, and he was causing many blind people to be able to see.
22 Dhe Jezusi duke u përgjegjur u tha atyre: “Shkoni dhe i thoni Gjonit ç’keni parë e dëgjuar: të verbërit fitojnë përsëri të parit, të çalët ecin, lebrozët po pastrohen, të shurdhërit po dëgjojnë, të vdekurit po ringjallen, dhe ungjilli u shpallet të varfërve.
So he answered those two men, “Go back and report to John what you have seen [me doing] and what you have heard [me telling people. I am enabling] blind people to see. [I am enabling] lame people to walk. [I am] healing people who have leprosy. [I am enabling] deaf people to hear. [I am causing] dead people to become alive again, [and I am] telling [God’s] good message to poor people.
23 I lumi ai që nuk do të skandalizohet prej meje!”.
[Also tell John that God] is pleased with those who do not stop believing in me [because what I do is not what they expect the Messiah to do].”
24 Kur lajmëtarët e Gjonit u larguan, ai filloi t’u thotë turmave për Gjonin: “Ç’dolët të shihni në shkreti? Një kallam që e tund era?
When the men whom John had sent left, Jesus began to talk to the crowd of people about John. He said to them, “[Think about] what sort of person you went to see in the desolate area [when you went there to see John] [RHQ]. [You did not go there to listen to a man who constantly changed the nature of his message] [MET], [like] a reed that is blown back and forth by the wind [RHQ].
25 Po, ç’dolët të shihni? Një njeri të veshur me rroba të buta? Ja, ata që veshin rroba të shkëlqyera dhe jetojnë në bollëk banojnë në pallatet e mbretërve.
Then what kind of man did you go there to see [RHQ]? Was he [RHQ] a man who wore expensive clothes? No! [You know very well that] people who wear beautiful clothes and live in luxury are in kings’ palaces, [not in the desolate areas]!
26 Por, ç’dolët të shihni? Një profet? Po, unë po ju them: akoma më shumë se një profet.
Then what [kind of person] did you go to see? [Did you] [RHQ] [go there to see John because he was] a prophet? Yes! But I will tell you that [John is] more [important] than an [ordinary] prophet.
27 Ai është ai për të cilin u shkrua: “Ja, unë po dërgoj përpara fytyrës tënde lajmëtarin tim, që do ta përgatitë rrugën sate para teje”.
He is the one about whom [these words] that God said to the Messiah have been written {[the prophet Malachi] wrote [these words]} [in the Scriptures]: ‘Listen! I am going to send my messenger ahead of you [(sg)] [SYN]. He will prepare [people] for your coming.’
28 Sepse unë po ju them që nga të lindurit prej gruaje nuk ka asnjë profet më të madh se Gjon Pagëzori; por më i vogli në mbretërinë e Perëndisë është më i madh se ai”.
I tell you that from among all the people who have ever lived, [God considers that] no one is greater than John. However, [God considers] everyone who has let God rule their [lives] [MET] to be greater than [John], [even if they are] insignificant [people].”
29 Dhe gjithë populli që e dëgjoi dhe tagrambledhësit e pranuan drejtësinë e Perëndisë dhe u pagëzuan me pagëzimin e Gjonit.
When they heard [what Jesus said] (OR, [what John preached]), all the people, including tax collectors, [whom many people despised], agreed that God’s way was right. By being baptized by John {By [letting] John baptize them}, [they had agreed that what God required people to do in order to be saved was right].
30 Por farisenjtë dhe mësuesit e ligjit e refuzuan planin e Perëndisë për ta dhe nuk u pagëzuan.
But the Pharisees and the men who taught the [Jewish] laws were not baptized by John {did not [let] John baptize them} because they rejected what God wanted them to do.
31 Atëherë Zoti tha: “Me çfarë t’i krahasoj, pra, njerëzit e këtij brezi? Dhe kujt i ngjajnë?
[Then Jesus also said], “[Many of] you people have heard what [John and I] have taught. (I will illustrate what you are like./Do you know what [many of] you people who have heard what [John and I] have taught are like?) [RHQ]
32 U ngjajnë fëmijëve që ulen ndër sheshe dhe i bërtasin njëri-tjetrit duke thënë: “Ne i kemi rënë fyellit për ju dhe ju nuk keni kërcyer; ne kemi kënduar vajtime për ju dhe ju nuk keni qarë”.
You are like children who are [playing games] in an open area. [Some of them] are calling to [the others], saying, ‘We [(exc)] played happy music for you on the flute, but you did not dance! Then we sang sad funeral songs for you, but you did not cry!’
33 Erdhi, pra, Gjon Pagëzori, që nuk ha bukë dhe as pi verë dhe ju thoni: “Ai ka një demon”.
[Similarly, you people are dissatisfied with both John the Baptizer and me]! When John came and [preached to you], he did not eat [ordinary] food [SYN] or drink wine, [like most people do]. But you [rejected him], saying, ‘A demon is controlling him!’
34 Erdhi Biri i njeriut që ha dhe pi, dhe ju thoni: “Ja grykësi dhe pijaneci, miku i tagrambledhësve dhe i mëkatarëve”.
In [contrast], [I], the one who came from heaven, eat [the same food] and drink [wine as others do]. But you [reject me], saying, ‘Look! [This man] eats too much food and drinks too much wine, and he associates with tax collectors and [other] sinners!’
35 Por urtisë i japin të drejtë gjithë bijtë e saj”.
But those who are [truly God’s] children [PRS] realize that [what John and I do is truly] wise.”
36 Një nga farisenjtë e ftoi atë të hajë bashkë me të; dhe ai hyri në shtëpinë e fariseut dhe u ul në tryezë.
[One day] one of the Pharisees [named Simon] invited Jesus to eat a meal with him. So Jesus went to the man’s house and reclined [to eat].
37 Dhe ja, një grua nga ai qytet, që ishte një mëkatare, kur mori vesh se ai ishte në tryezën e shtëpisë së një fariseu, solli një enë alabastri plot me vaj erëkëndshëm.
There was a woman in that city [who many people knew had been] a prostitute [EUP]. She heard that Jesus was eating in the Pharisee’s house. So she went there, taking a stone jar that contained perfume.
38 Dhe, duke qëndruar prapa te këmbët e tij dhe duke qarë, filloi t’ia lajë me lot këmbët dhe t’ia fshijë me flokët e kokës së saj; dhe t’ia puthte e t’ia vajoste me vaj erëkëndshëm.
[As the people there were reclining to eat], the woman stood behind [Jesus, at his] feet. As she was crying [because she was sorry for her sins, her tears fell on Jesus’ feet]. Then she wiped his feet with her hair, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the perfume.
39 Kur e pa këtë gjë, fariseu që e kishte ftuar, tha me vete: “Nëse ky do të ishte një profet, do ta dinte çfarë lloj njeriu është gruaja që po e prek, sepse ajo është një mëkatare.
When the Pharisee who had invited [Jesus] saw that, he thought, “[Prophets know about other people’s lives], [so] if Jesus were a prophet, he would have known who this woman is who is touching him, and what kind of a person she is. He would have known that she is a prostitute! [EUP]”
40 Dhe Jezusi, duke u përgjigjur, i tha: “Simon, kam diçka për të të thënë”. Dhe ai tha: “Fol, Mësues”.
Jesus said to him, “Simon, there is something I want to tell you [(sg)].” He replied, “Teacher, what is it?”
41 Dhe Jezusi i tha: “Një huadhënës kishte dy huamarrës; njëri i kishte borxh pesëqind denarë dhe tjetri pesëdhjetë.
Jesus replied, “Two people owed some money to a man who [earned money by] lending [it to others]. One owed him 500 silver coins, and the other owed him 50 silver coins.
42 Meqë ata nuk kishin të paguanin, ai ua fali borxhin të dyve. Sipas teje, cili nga ata do ta dojë më shumë?”.
Neither of them was able to pay back [what he owed], so the man [very kindly] said that they did not have to pay back anything. So, which of those two men will love that man more?”
43 Dhe Simoni, duke u përgjigjur, tha: “Ma do mendja, ai, të cilit i fali më shumë”. Dhe Jezusi i tha: “Gjykove drejt”.
Simon replied, “I think that the one who owed the most money and did not have to pay it back [will love him more].” Jesus said to him, “That is correct.”
44 Pastaj, si u suall nga gruaja, i tha Simonit: “A e sheh këtë grua? Unë hyra në shtëpinë tënde dhe ti nuk më dhe ujë për të larë këmbët; ajo, përkundrazi, m’i lau këmbët me lot dhe m’i fshiu me flokët e kresë.
Then he turned toward the woman, and said to Simon, “(Think about [what] this woman [has done]!/Do you [(sg)] see [what] this woman [has done]?) [RHQ] When I entered your house, you [did not follow our custom of welcoming guests by] giving me any water [to wash] my feet, but this woman has wet my feet with her tears and then wiped them with her hair!
45 Ti nuk më dhe as edhe një puthje; por ajo, qysh se hyra, nuk pushoi së puthuri këmbët e mia.
You did not [follow our custom of greeting by] kissing me, but since I came in, this woman has not stopped kissing my feet!
46 Ti nuk ma vajose kokën me vaj; kurse ajo m’i vajosi këmbët me vaj erëkëndshëm.
You did not [follow our custom of welcoming guests by] anointing my head with [olive] oil, but she has anointed my feet with fragrant perfume.
47 Prandaj unë po të them se mëkatet e saj të shumta i janë falur, sepse ka dashur shumë; por kujt i falen pak, do pak”.
So I will tell you that even though this woman has sinned very much, she has been forgiven {[I] have forgiven her}. [By what she has done she has shown that] she loves [me] very much. But a person who has [sinned] just a little bit, but whom [I] have forgiven, will love [me just a little bit].”
48 Pastaj i tha asaj: “Mëkatet e tua të janë falur”.
Then he said to the woman, “You have been forgiven {[I have] forgiven [you]} [for] your sins.”
49 Atëherë ata që ishin në tryezë bashkë me të filluan të thonin me vete: “Po kush qenka ky që po falka edhe mëkatet?”.
Then those who were eating with him said among themselves, “(This man must [think that he is God]!/Who does this man [think that he] is [RHQ]), saying that he can forgive [people for] their sins?”
50 Por Jezusi i tha asaj gruaje: “Besimi yt të shpëtoi; shko në paqe!”.
But Jesus said to the woman, “Because you have trusted [PRS] [in me, God] has saved you [from the guilt of your sins]. May [God] give you inner peace as you go!”
