Mateu 22
1 Dhe Jezusi, nisi përsëri t’u flasë atyre me shëmbëlltyra, duke thënë:
Then Jesus told [the Jewish leaders] other parables [in order to illustrate what will happen to the people who do not accept him as the King God promised to send]. [This is one of those parables: ]
2 “Mbretëria e qiejve i ngjan një mbreti, i cili përgatiti dasmën e të birit.
“[God] [MTY/EUP] [is like] a king [SIM] who [told his servants that they should] make a wedding feast for his son.
3 Dhe dërgoi shërbëtorët e vet për të thirrur të ftuarit në dasmë, por ata nuk deshën të vijnë.
[When] the feast [was ready], the king sent his servants to tell the people who had been {whom he had} invited that it was time for them to come to the wedding feast. [The servants did that]. But the people who had been invited did not want to come.
4 Dërgoi përsëri shërbëtorë të tjerë duke thënë: “U thoni të ftuarve: Ja unë e kam shtruar drekën time, viçat e mi dhe bagëtia ime e majmur janë therur dhe gjithçka është gati; ejani në dasmë”.
So he sent other servants [to] again [tell the people whom he had invited that they should come to the feast]. He said [to those servants], ‘Say to the people whom I invited [to come to the feast], “The king says that he has prepared the food. The oxen and the fattened calves have been butchered [and cooked]. Everything is ready. It is time [now for you to] come to the wedding feast!’”’
5 Por ata, pa e përfillur, shkuan: dikush në arën e vet e dikush në punët e veta.
[But when the servants told them that, they] disregarded [what the servants said]. Some of them went to their own fields. Others went to their places of business.
6 Dhe të tjerët, mbasi kapën shërbëtorët e tij, i shanë dhe i vranë.
The rest of them seized the king’s servants, mistreated them, and killed them.
7 Mbreti atëhërë, kur dëgjoi këtë, u zemërua dhe dërgoi ushtritë e veta për të shfarosur ata gjaksorë dhe dogji qytetin e tyre.
[When the king heard what had happened], he became furious. He commanded his soldiers to go and kill those murderers and burn their cities.
8 Atëherë u tha shërbëtorëve të vet: “Dasma është gati, por të ftuarit nuk ishin të denjë.
[After his soldiers had done that], the king said to his other servants, ‘I have prepared the [wedding] feast, but the people who were {whom I} invited do not deserve to [come to it because they did not consider it an honor to have been invited].
9 Shkoni, pra, në udhëkryqe dhe ftoni në dasmë këdo që të gjeni.”
So, go to the intersections of the main streets. Tell whomever you find that they should come to the [wedding] feast.’
10 Dhe ata shërbëtorët dolën nëpër rrugë, mblodhën të gjithë ata që gjetën, të këqij dhe të mirë, dhe vendi i dasmës u mbush me të ftuar.
So the servants went there, and they gathered everyone they saw [who wanted to come to the feast]. They gathered [both people that were considered] to be evil and [those that were considered to be] good. They brought them into the hall where the wedding [feast took place]. The hall was filled with people.
11 Atëherë mbreti hyri për të parë të ftuarit dhe gjeti aty një njeri që nuk kishte veshur rrobë dasme;
But when the king went [into the hall] to see the guests who were there, he saw someone who was not wearing clothes [that had been provided for the guests to wear] at a wedding [feast].
12 dhe i tha: “Mik, si hyre këtu pa pasur rrobë dasme?”. Dhe ai mbylli gojën.
The king said to him, ‘Friend, (you should never have entered this hall, because you are not wearing the clothes [that guests wear] at wedding [feasts]!/how did you enter this hall, because you are not wearing the clothes [that are appropriate for guests to wear] at a wedding [feast]?) [RHQ]’ The man did not say anything, [because he did not know what to say].
13 Atëherë mbreti u tha shërbëtorëve: “Lidheni duar dhe këmbë, kapeni dhe hidheni në errësirat e jashtme. Atje do të jetë e qara dhe kërcëllim dhëmbësh”.
Then the king said to his attendants, ‘Tie this person’s feet and hands and throw him outside where there is total darkness. People who are there cry out [because they are suffering] and they gnash their teeth [because of their severe pain].’”
14 Sepse shumë janë të thirrur, por pak janë të zgjedhur”.
[Then Jesus said, “The point of this story is that God] has invited many [to come to him], but only a few people are the ones whom he has chosen [to be there].”
15 Atëherë farisenjtë u veçuan dhe bënin këshill se si ta zinin gabim në fjalë.
After Jesus said that, the Pharisees met together in order to plan how they could cause him to say something that would enable them to accuse him.
16 Dhe i dërguan dishepujt e tyre bashkë me herodianët, për t’i thënë: “Mësues, ne e dimë se ti je i vërtetë dhe që mëson udhën e Perëndisë në të vërtetë, pa marrë parasysh njeri, sepse ti nuk shikon pamjen e jashtme të njerëzve.
They sent to him some of their disciples, [who thought that the Israelites should pay only the tax that the Jewish authorities required them to pay]. They also sent some members of the party that supported Herod. [The members of that party thought that the Israelites should pay only the tax that the Roman government required them to pay]. [Those who were sent came and] said to Jesus, “Teacher, we know that you are truthful and that you teach the truth about what God wants [us to do]. We also know that you do not change what you teach because of what someone says about you, even if it is an important person who does not like what you [IDM] teach.
17 Na thuaj, pra: Si e mendon? A është e ligjshme t’i paguhet taksa Cezarit apo jo?”.
So tell us what you think [RHQ] [about this matter]: Is it right that we pay taxes to the Roman government [MTY], or not?”
18 Por Jezusi, duke e njohur ligësinë e tyre, tha: “Pse më tundoni, o hipokritë?
But Jesus knew that what they really wanted to do was evil. [They were wanting him to say something that would get him in trouble with either the Jewish authorities or the Roman authorities. So he said to them], “You are (hypocrites/pretending to ask a legitimate question), but you are just wanting [RHQ] me to say something for which you can accuse me.
19 Më tregoni monedhën e taksës”. Atëherë ata i treguan një denar.
Show me [one of] the coins with [which people pay] the [Roman] tax.” So they showed him [a coin called] a denarius.
20 Dhe ai u tha atyre: “E kujt është kjo fytyrë dhe ky mbishkrim?”.
He said to them, “Whose picture is [on] this [coin]? And [whose] name [is on it]?”
21 Ata i thanë: “E Cezarit”. Atëherë ai u tha atyre: “Jepni, pra, Cezarit atë që i përket Cezarit dhe Perëndisë atë që i përket Perëndisë”.
They answered, “[It has the picture and name of] Caesar, [the head of the Roman government].” Then he said to them, “Okay, give to the government what they [require], and give to God what he [requires].”
22 Dhe ata, kur e dëgjuan këtë, u mrekulluan, e lanë, dhe ikën.
When those men heard Jesus say that, they marveled [that his answer did not enable anyone to accuse him]. Then they left Jesus.
23 Po atë ditë erdhën tek ai saducenjtë, të cilët thonë se nuk ka ringjallje, dhe e pyetën
During that same day, some Sadducees came to Jesus. [They are a Jewish sect who do not] believe that people will become alive again after they die. They [wanted to] ask [Jesus] a question.
24 duke thënë: “Mësues, Moisiu ka thënë: “Në se dikush vdes pa lënë fëmijë, i vëllai le të martohet me gruan e tij, për t’i lindur trashëgimtarë vëllait të tij.
[In order to discredit the idea that dead people will live again], they said [to him], “Teacher, Moses wrote [in the Scriptures], ‘If a man dies who did not have any children, his brother must marry the [dead man’s] widow in order that she can have a child by him. The child [will be considered] the descendant of the man [who died], [and in that way the dead man will have descendants].’
25 Tani ndër ne ishin shtatë vëllezër; i pari u martua dhe vdiq dhe duke mos pasë trashëgimtarë, ia la gruan vëllait të vet.
Well, there were seven boys in a family [living] near us. The oldest one married someone. He [and his wife] did not have any children, and he died. So the second brother married the widow. [But he also died without having a child].
26 Kështu edhe i dyti dhe i treti, deri tek i shtati.
The same thing [happened to] the third [brother], and also to the other four [brothers, who one by one married this same woman].
27 Në fund vdiq edhe gruaja.
Last of all, the widow also died.
28 Në ringjallje, pra, e kujt nga këta të shtatë do të jetë grua? Sepse të gjithë e patën gruaja”.
So, at the time when people are raised from the dead, which of the seven [brothers do you think] will be her husband? Keep in mind that they had all been married to her.”
29 Por Jezusi, duke u përgjigjur u tha atyre: “Ju bëni gabim, sepse nuk e kuptoni as Shkrimin as pushtetin e Perëndisë.
Jesus replied to them, “You are certainly wrong [in what you are thinking]. You do not know [what is written in] the Scriptures. [You] also do not know [that] God has [the] power [to make people alive again].
30 Në ringjallje, pra, as martohen as martojnë, por ata do të jenë në qiell si engjëjt e Perëndisë.
The fact is that [the woman will not be the wife of any of them, because] after [God causes all dead] people [to] live again, no one will be married. Instead, [people] will be like the angels in heaven. [They do not marry].
31 Pastaj sa për ringjalljen e të vdekurve, a nuk e keni lexuar ç’ju ishte thënë nga Perëndia kur thotë:
But as for dead people becoming alive again, God said something about that. (I’m sure you have read it./Have you not read it?) [RHQ] [Long after Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob had died, God said to Moses],
32 “Unë jam Perëndia i Abrahamit, Perëndia i Isakut dhe i Jakobit”? Perëndia nuk është Perëndia i të vdekurve, por i të gjallëve”.
‘I am the God whom Abraham [worships] and the God whom Isaac [worships] and the God whom Jacob worships.’ It is not dead people who worship God. It is living people who worship him. [Abraham, Isaac and Jacob died long before Moses lived, but God said that they were still worshipping him, so we know their spirits were still alive]!”
33 Dhe turmat, kur i dëgjuan këto gjëra, habiteshin nga doktrina e tij.
When the crowds of people heard [Jesus teach] that, they were amazed.
34 Atëherë farisenjtë, kur dëgjuan se ai ua kishte zënë gojën saducenjve, u mblodhën tok.
But when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had answered the Sadducees in such a way that the Sadducees could not [think of anything that they might say to] respond to him, the Pharisees gathered together to [plan what they would say to him]. [Then they approached him].
35 Dhe një nga ata, mësues i ligjit, e pyeti për të vënë në provë, duke thënë:
One of them was a man who had studied well the laws [that God gave Moses]. He wanted to see if Jesus [could answer] his question well [or if he would say something wrong]. He asked him,
36 “Mësues, cili është urdhërimi i madh i ligjit?”.
“Teacher, which commandment in the laws [that God gave Moses] is the most important?”
37 Dhe Jezusi i tha: ““Duaje Zotin, Perëndinë tënde me gjithë zemrën tënde, me gjithë shpirtin tënd dhe me gjithë mendjen tënde”.
Jesus [quoted the Scriptures as he replied], “‘You must love the Lord your God with all [IDM] your (inner being/heart). [Show that you love him] in all that you desire, in all that you feel, and in all that you think.’
38 Ky është urdhërimi i parë dhe i madhi.
That is the most important commandment [in the laws that God gave Moses].
39 Dhe i dyti, i ngjashëm me këtë, është: “Duaje të afërmin tënd porsi vetveten”.
The next most important commandment [that everyone must surely obey] is: ‘You must love the people you come in contact with as much as [you love] yourself.’
40 Nga këto dy urdhërime varet i tërë ligji dhe profetët”.
These two commandments are the basis of every law [that Moses wrote in the Scriptures] and also of all that the prophets [wrote].”
41 Tani, kur u mblodhën farisenjtë, Jezusi i pyeti:
While the Pharisees were still gathered together [near] Jesus, he asked them,
42 “Ç’u duket juve për Krishtin? Biri i kujt është?”. Ata i thanë: “I Davidit”.
“What do you think about the Messiah? Whose descendant is he?” They said to him, “[He is] the descendant of [King] David.”
43 Ai u tha atyre: “Si pra Davidi, në Frymë, e quan Zot, duke thënë:
Jesus said to them, “[If the Messiah is King David’s descendant], then (David should not have called him ‘Lord’ when David was saying [what] the [Holy] Spirit [prompted him to] say./Why did David call the Messiah ‘Lord’ when David was speaking [what] the [Holy] Spirit [prompted him to] say?) [RHQ]
44 “Zoti i ka thënë Zotit tim: Ulu në të djathtën time, deri sa unë t’i vë armiqtë e tu si stol të këmbëve të tua”?
[David wrote this in the Scriptures about the Messiah]: ‘God said to my Lord, “Sit [here beside me] on my right, [the place of greatest honor you] [MTY]. [Sit here] while I completely defeat your enemies [MTY].”’
45 Në qoftë se Davidi e quan Zot, si mund të jetë biri i tij?”.
So, since [King] David called [the Messiah] ‘my Lord’, ([the Messiah] cannot be [just someone] descended from David!/how can he be [only] the descendant of [King] David?) [RHQ] [He must be much greater than David]!”
46 Por asnjë nuk ishte në gjendje t’i përgjigjej; dhe, që nga ajo ditë, askush nuk guxoi ta pyesë më.
No one [who heard what Jesus said] was able to think of even one word to say to him [in response]. And after that, no one else ever dared to ask him another question [to try to trap him].
