Mateu 14
1 Në atë kohë Herodi, tetrarku, mori vesh famën e Jezusit,
During that time Herod [Antipas], the ruler, heard reports about Jesus [performing miracles].
2 dhe u tha shërbëtorëve të vet: “Ky është Gjon Pagëzori; ai u ngjall së vdekuri dhe prandaj fuqitë e mbinatyrshme veprojnë në të”.
He said to his servants: “That must be John the Baptizer. He must have risen from the dead, and that is why he has power to perform miracles.”
3 Herodi, në fakt, e kishte arrestuar Gjonin, i kishte hedhur prangat dhe e kishte futur në burg, për shkak të Herodiadës, gruas së Filipit, vëllait të vet.
The reason [Herod thought that was this: Herod had married] Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, [while Philip was still living. So] John had been saying to him, “[What] you [did by] marrying [your brother’s wife while your brother is still alive is against God’s] law!” Then, to [please] Herodias, Herod [told his soldiers] to arrest John. They bound him with chains and put him in prison.
4 Sepse Gjoni i thoshte: “Nuk është e lejueshme të bashkëjetosh me të!”.
5 Dhe, ndonëse donte ta vriste, Herodi kishte frikë nga populli që e konsideronte Gjonin profet.
Herod wanted to have John executed, but he was afraid that the people [who had accepted what John taught would riot if he did that], because they believed that John was a prophet.
6 Kur po festohej ditëlindja e Herodit, e bija e Herodiadës vallëzoi përpara tij dhe i pëlqeu Herodit
But when Herod [gave a party to celebrate] his birthday, the daughter of Herodias danced for [his guests]. This pleased Herod.
7 aq shumë, sa ai i premtoi asaj me betim se do t’i jepte çfarëdo që t’i kërkonte.
So he promised to give her whatever she asked, and he asked God to punish him if he did not do what he had promised.
8 Dhe ajo, e shtyrë nga e ëma, tha: “Ma jep këtu, mbi një pjatë, kokën e Gjon Pagëzorit”.
[So Herodias’ daughter went and asked her mother what to ask for]. Her mother told her to ask for John the Baptizer’s head. [So] her daughter [went back and] said [to Herod]: “[Cut off] the head of John the Baptizer and [please] bring it here on a platter [so that my mother can know for sure that he is dead!]”
9 Mbretit i erdhi keq, po për shkak të betimit dhe të ftuarve që ishin me të në tryezë, urdhëroi që t’ia japin.
The king was distressed because he now knew he should not have made that promise to her. [But] because he had made an oath [in front of] his guests [when he made that promise], and [he did not want] them [to think that he would not do what he had promised], he commanded that [the girl] be given [what she requested].
10 Kështu dërgoi dikë për t’i prerë kokën Gjon Pagëzorit në burg;
He sent [the executioner to go to] the prison and to cut off John’s head.
11 dhe kokën e tij e prunë mbi një pjatë dhe ia dhanë vajzës; ajo ia çoi s’ëmës.
[The executioner did that, and] put John’s head on a platter and gave it to the girl. Then the girl took it to her mother.
12 Pastaj erdhën dishepujt e tij, e morën trupin dhe e varrosën, mandej ata shkuan dhe ia treguan ngjarjen Jezusit.
John’s disciples then went [to the prison], took John’s body and buried it, and they reported to Jesus [what had happened].
13 Kur Jezusi i dëgjoi këto, u nis që andej me një barkë dhe u tërhoq në vetmi, në një vend të shkretë. Dhe turmat, kur e morën vesh, e ndiqnin në këmbë nga qytetet.
After Jesus heard that, he took [just us disciples] with him and we went by boat [on Galilee Lake to an uninhabited place]. Matthew 14:13-21 After the crowds heard [that we had gone to an uninhabited place], they [left their towns and] followed Jesus, walking along the shore.
14 Dhe Jezusi, kur doli nga barka, pa një turmë të madhe, pati dhembshuri për të dhe shëroi ata që ishin të sëmurë.
When Jesus came [to the shore], he saw a large crowd of people [who had gathered there, waiting for him]. He felt sorry for them, and he healed those [among them who were] sick.
15 Pastaj në mbrëmje dishepujt e tij iu afruan dhe i thanë: “Ky vend është i shkretë dhe u bë vonë; lejo turmat të shkojnë nëpër fshatra për të blerë ushqime”.
When it was [nearly] evening, we disciples came to him and said, “This is a place where nobody lives, and it is very late. Dismiss the crowds so that they can go into the [nearby] towns. [Have them do that so that they can] buy food for themselves.”
16 Por Jezusi u tha atyre: “Nuk është nevoja të shkojnë; u jepni juve të hanë”.
But Jesus said to us, “They do not need to leave [to get food. Instead], you [yourselves] give them something to eat!”
17 Dhe ata i thanë: “Ne këtu nuk kemi tjetër përveç pesë bukë dhe dy peshq”.
We said to him, “But we have only five loaves of bread and two [cooked] fish here!”
18 Dhe ai u tha: “M’i sillni këtu”.
He said [to us], “Bring them to me!”
19 Atëherë i urdhëroi që turmat të ulen mbi bar; pastaj i mori pesë bukët dhe dy peshqit dhe, pasi i çoi sytë drejt qiellit, i bekoi; i ndau bukët dhe ua dha dishepujve, dhe dishepujt turmave.
He told the people [who had gathered there] to sit on the grass. Then he took the five flat loaves and the two fish. He looked up toward heaven, thanked [God for them], and broke [them into pieces]. Then he gave them to us disciples, and we distributed them to the crowd.
20 Dhe të gjithë hëngrën dhe u ngopën; pastaj dishepujt mblodhën tepricat në dymbëdhjetë kosha plot.
All [the people in the crowd] ate until they had enough to eat. Then we [disciples] gathered the pieces that were left over, [and we] filled twelve baskets with them.
21 Dhe ata që hëngrën ishin rreth pesë mijë burra, pa i numëruar gratë dhe fëmijët.
Those who ate were about 5,000 men. [We did] not [count the] women and children!
22 Fill pas kësaj Jezusi i detyroi dishepujt e vet të hyjnë në barkë dhe t’i prijnë në bregun tjetër, deri sa ai t’i lëshojë turmat.
Right after that happened, Jesus told us disciples to get in the boat and to go ahead of him further around [the lake] while he dismissed the crowds.
23 Mbasi i nisi ato, u ngjit vetëm mbi mal për t’u lutur. Dhe kur u ngrys ai gjëndej aty, i vetëm fare.
After he dismissed them, he went up into the hills to pray by himself. When it was evening, he was [still] there alone.
24 Ndërkaq barka ndodhej në mes të detit; dhe përplasej nga valët sepse era i ishte e kundërt.
[By this time] we were already many hundred meters from the shore. The boat was being severely tossed around by the waves {The waves were severely tossing the boat} because the wind was [blowing] against [it].
25 Në rojën e katërt të natës, Jezusi shkoi drejt tyre, duke ecur mbi det.
[Then Jesus came down from the hills to the lake]. Some time between three and six o’clock in the morning he walked on the water toward our [boat].
26 Dishepujt duke parë atë që po ecte mbi det, u trembën dhe thanë: “Éshtë një fantazmë!”. Dhe filluan të bërtasin nga frika;
When we disciples saw someone walking on the water, we thought that [we must be seeing] a ghost. We were terrified, and we screamed out because we were afraid.
27 por menjëherë Jezusi u foli atyre duke thënë: “Qetësohuni; jam unë, mos kini frikë!”.
Immediately Jesus said to us, “Cheer up! It is I. Do not be afraid!”
28 Dhe Pjetri, duke u përgjigjur tha: “Zot, nëse je ti, më urdhëro të vij te ti mbi ujëra”.
Peter said to him, “Lord, if it is you, tell me to walk on the water to you!”
29 Ai tha: “Eja!”. Dhe Pjetri zbriti nga barka dhe eci mbi ujëra, për të shkuar te Jezusi.
Then Jesus said, “Come!” So Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water toward Jesus.
30 Por, duke parë erën e fortë, kishte frikë, dhe duke filluar të fundosej, bërtiti duke thënë: “O Zot, shpëtomë!”.
But when Peter looked at the [tossing waves which] the strong wind [caused], he became afraid. He began to sink, and cried out, “Lord, save me!”
31 Dhe Jezusi ia zgjati menjëherë dorën, e zuri dhe i tha: “O njeri besimpak, pse dyshove?”.
Immediately Jesus stretched out his hand and grabbed him. He said to Peter, “You only trust a little bit [in my power] (Why did you doubt [that I could keep you from sinking]?/You should not have doubted [that I could keep you from sinking]!) [RHQ]”
32 Pastaj, kur hynë në barkë, era pushoi.
Then Jesus and Peter got in the boat, and the wind [immediately] stopped blowing.
33 Atëherë ata që ishin në barkë erdhën dhe e adhuruan, duke thënë: “Me të vërtetë ti je Biri i Perëndisë!”.
All [of us disciples] who were in the boat worshipped Jesus and said, “Truly you are the (Son of/man two is also) God!”
34 Pastaj, mbasi dolën në bregun tjetër, erdhën në krahinën e Gjenezaretit.
When we had gone further around [the lake in the boat], we came ashore at Gennesaret [town].
35 Dhe njerëzit e atij vendi, sapo e njohën, e përhapën fjalën në gjithë krahinën përreth; dhe i sollën të gjithë të sëmurët;
The men of that area recognized Jesus. So they sent [people to inform those who lived] in that whole surrounding region [MTY] [that Jesus was in their area]. [So the people] brought to Jesus all the sick people [who lived in that region].
36 dhe iu lutën që të mund t’i preknin të paktën cepin e rrobes së tij; dhe të gjithë ata që e prekën u shëruan plotësisht.
[The sick people] kept begging him to allow them to touch [him or] just to touch the edge of his robe [so that they would be healed]. And all who touched [him or his robe] were healed {he healed all who touched [him or his clothing]}.
