Marku 11
1 Tani kur iu afruan Jeruzalemit, drejt Betfage dhe Betania, afër malit të Ullinjve, Jezusi dërgoi dy nga dishepujt e vet,
When they came near to Jerusalem, they came to Bethphage and Bethany [villages] near Olive [Tree] Hill. Then Jesus [summoned] two of his disciples.
2 duke u thënë: “Shkoni në fshatin përballë dhe, posa të hyni aty, do të gjeni një kërriç të lidhur, mbi të cilin akoma nuk ka hipur askush; zgjidheni dhe ma sillni.
He said to them, “Go to that village just ahead of you. As soon as you enter it, you will see a donkey that no one has ever ridden, that has been tied {people have tied} up. Untie it, and then bring it [to me].
3 Dhe në se ndokush iu thotë: “Pse po veproni kështu?”, përgjigjuni: “I duhet Zotit. Ai do ta kthejë menjëherë këtu””.
If anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing that?’, say, [‘Jesus], our Lord, needs [to use] it. He will send it back here [with someone] as soon as [he no longer needs it].’”
4 Ata shkuan dhe e gjetën kërriçin të lidhur afër një dere, në rrugë, dhe e zgjidhën.
So [the two disciples] went and they found the young donkey. It was tied close to the door [of a house], which was beside the street. Then they untied it.
5 Disa nga të pranishmit u thanë atyre: “Ç’po bëni? Pse po e zgjidhni kërriçin?”.
Some of the [people who were there] said to them, “Why are you untying the donkey?”
6 Këta iu përgjigjën ashtu si u kishte thënë Jezusi dhe ata i lanë të shkojnë.
They told them what Jesus had said. So the people permitted them [to take the donkey].
7 Atëherë ia çuan Jezusit kërriçin, vunë mbi të mantelet e tyre dhe ai u ul mbi të.
They brought the donkey to Jesus. [The disciples] put some of their clothes on it [in order to make something for him to sit on].
8 Shumë njerëz i shtronin rrobat e tyre rrugës dhe të tjerë pritnin degë nga pemët dhe i hidhnin rrugës.
Many people spread their cloaks on the road [to honor him as a king]. Others, [in order to honor him], spread along the road branches that they cut from [palm trees] in the fields [beside the road].
9 Dhe si ata që pararendnin, edhe ata që ndiqnin Jezusin, thërrisnin dhe thonin: “Hosana! Bekuar është ai që vjen në emër të Zotit!
The people who were going in front of him and behind him were all shouting [things like], “Praise God!” “May God bless this one who comes (with his authority/as his representative) [MTY].”
10 E bekuar është mbretëria e Davidit, atit tonë, që vjen në emër të Zotit. Hosana në vendet shumë të larta!”.
“May you be blessed {May [God] bless you} when you rule [like] our ancestor [King] David ruled!” “Praise God who is in the highest heaven!”
11 Kështu hyri Jezusi në Jeruzalem dhe në tempull; dhe, mbasi shikoi mirë çdo gjë, duke qenë se ishte vonë, doli bashkë me të dymbëdhjetët në drejtim të Betanias.
He entered Jerusalem [with them], and then he went into the Temple [courtyard]. After he looked around at everything [there], he left [the city] because it was already late [in the afternoon]. He returned to Bethany with the twelve [disciples and slept there].
12 Të nesërmen, kur dolën nga Betania, ai kishte uri.
The next day, as Jesus and his disciples were leaving Bethany, Jesus was hungry.
13 Dhe, duke parë nga larg një fik që kishte gjethe, shkoi për të parë në se mund të gjente diçka atje; por, kur iu afrua, s’gjeti asgjë përveç gjetheve, sepse nuk ishte koha e fiqve.
He saw from a distance a fig tree with all its leaves, so he went [to it] to see if he could find any [figs] on it. But when he came to it, he found only leaves on it. This was because it was not yet time when [normal fig trees have ripe] figs.
14 Atëherë Jezusi, duke iu drejtuar fikut, tha: “Askush mos ngrëntë kurrë fryt prej teje përjetë”. Dhe dishepujt e tij e dëgjuan. (aiōn g165)
[But to illustrate how God would punish the nation of Israel, ] he said to the tree, “No one shall ever eat from you again [because you will no longer bear figs].” The disciples heard what he said. (aiōn g165)
15 Kështu arritën në Jeruzalem. Dhe Jezusi, mbasi hyri në tempull, filloi t’i dëbojë ata që shisnin dhe blinin brenda tempullit dhe përmbysi tavolinat e këmbyesve të parave dhe ndenjëset e shitësve të pëllumbave.
Jesus and his disciples went [back] to Jerusalem. He entered the Temple [courtyard. He saw people] who were selling and buying [animals for sacrifices. They were spoiling the place of worship]. He chased those people [from the Temple courtyard.] He also overturned the tables of those who were giving Temple tax money in exchange for Roman coins. He overturned the seats of the men who were selling doves [for sacrifices],
16 Dhe nuk lejoi asnjë që të mbartte sende nëpër tempull.
and he would not allow anyone who was carrying anything [to sell] to go through the Temple [area].
17 Dhe i mësonte duke u thënë atyre: “Vallë nuk është shkruar: “Shtëpia ime do të quhet shtëpi e lutjes për të gjithë kombet”? Ju, përkundrazi, e keni bërë shpellë kusarësh!”.
Then as he taught those people, he said to them, “It is written {[One of the prophets] wrote} [in the Scriptures that God said], ‘[I want] my house to be called {[people] to call my house} a house where [people from] all nations may pray’, but you bandits have made it [like] a cave where you can hide! ([You know that!/Do you not know that]?) [RHQ]”
18 Tani skribët dhe krerët e priftërinjve kur i dëgjuan këto fjalë kërkonin mënyrën se si ta vrisnin, por kishin frikë prej tij, sepse gjithë turma ishte e mahnitur nga doktrina e tij.
The chief priests and the men who taught the [Jewish] laws [later] heard [about what he had done]. So they planned how they might kill him, [but they knew that it would be difficult], because they realized that the crowd was amazed at what he was teaching and they feared [that the people would soon decide that Jesus had more authority over the Temple than they did] (OR, [feared what the people would do if they tried to arrest Jesus]).
19 Dhe kur u bë darkë, Jezusi doli jashtë qytetit.
That evening, [Jesus and his disciples] left the city [and again slept in Bethany].
20 Të nesërmen në mengjes, duke kaluar, panë se fiku ishte tharë me gjithë rrënjë.
[The next] morning, while they were going along [the road toward Jerusalem, they saw that the fig tree that Jesus had cursed] had withered completely.
21 Dhe Pjetri, duke u kujtuar, i tha: “Mësues, ja, fiku që ti mallkove qenka tharë”.
Peter remembered [what Jesus had said to the fig tree] and he exclaimed to Jesus, “Teacher, look! The fig tree that you cursed has withered!”
22 Atëherë Jezusi, duke u përgjigjur, u tha atyre: “Kini besimin e Perëndisë!
Jesus replied, “[You should not be surprised that God did what I asked]! You must trust that God [will do whatever you ask him to do]!
23 Sepse ju them në të vërtetë se nëse dikush do t’i thotë këtij mali: “Luaj vendit dhe hidhu në det”, dhe nuk do të ketë dyshime në zemër të vet, por do të besojë se ajo që po thotë do të ndodhë, çdo gjë që të thotë do t’i bëhet.
[Also] note this: If anyone says to this hill, ‘Be raised up {Rise up} and then be thrown {throw yourself} into the lake!’ and if he does not doubt [that what he asks for will happen], that is, if he believes that what he asks for will happen, [God] will do it for him.
24 Prandaj po ju them: Të gjitha ato që ju kërkoni duke lutur, besoni se do t’i merrni dhe ju do t’i merrni.
So I tell you, whenever you ask [God] for something when you pray, believe that you will receive it, and, [if you do, God] will do it [for you].
25 Dhe kur nisni të luteni, nëse keni diçka kundër ndokujt, faleni, që edhe Ati juaj që është në qiejt, t’ju falë mëkatet tuaja.
Now, I [tell you this also]: Whenever you are praying, if you have a grudge against people [because they have harmed you], forgive them, in order that your Father in heaven will [likewise] forgive your sins.”
26 Por në se ju nuk falni, as Ati juaj, që është në qiejt, nuk do t’jua falë mëkatet tuaja”.
27 Pastaj ata erdhën përsëri në Jeruzalem; dhe ndërsa ai po ecte nëpër tempull, krerët e priftërinjve, skribët dhe pleqtë iu afruan,
Jesus and his disciples arrived in the Temple [courtyard] in Jerusalem again. While Jesus was walking [there, a group consisting of] chief priests, [some] men who taught the [Jewish] laws, and elders came to him and they said to him,
28 dhe i thanë: “Me ç’pushtet i bën ti këto gjëra? Kush ta dha këtë pushtet për t’i kryer këto gjëra?”.
“By what authority are you doing these things? Who authorized you to do things [like those you did here yesterday]?”
29 Dhe Jezusi, duke u përgjigjur, u tha atyre: “Edhe unë do t’ju pyes diçka; më jepni përgjigje, pra, dhe unë do t’ju them me ç’pushtet i bëj këto gjëra.
Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one question. If you answer me, I will tell you who authorized me to do those things.
30 Pagëzimi i Gjonit a ishte nga qielli apo nga njerëzit? Më jepni përgjigje.
Did God [MTY] or people [authorize] John to baptize [those who came to him]?”
31 Ata filluan të arsyetonin midis tyre: “Po të themi “nga qielli”, ai do të thotë: “Atëherë pse ju nuk i besuat?”.
They debated among themselves [as to what they should answer]. They [said to each other], “If we say that it was God [who authorized] him, he will say to us, ‘Therefore, (you should have believed what John said!/why did you not believe what John said?) [RHQ]’
32 Por po t’i themi “nga njerëzit”, kemi frikë nga populli, sepse të gjithë e konsideronin Gjonin se ishte me të vërtetë një profet”.
On the other hand, if we say that it was people [who authorized John, then what will happen to us]?” They were afraid [to say that about where John got his authority, because they knew that] the people [would be very angry with them. They knew that] all the people truly believed that John was a prophet [whom God had sent].
33 Prandaj, duke iu përgjigjur, i thanë Jezusit: “Nuk e dimë”. Dhe Jezusi duke u përgjigjur, u tha atyre: “As unë nuk po ju them se me çfarë pushteti i bëj këto gjëra”.
So they answered Jesus, “We do not know [where John got his authority].” Then Jesus said to them, “[Because you did not answer my question, I] will not tell you who authorized me to do those things [here yesterday].”
