Romakëve 8
1 Tani, pra, nuk ka asnjë dënim për ata që janë në Krishtin Jezu, që nuk ecin sipas mishit, por sipas Frymës,
Because [God has erased the record of our sins because we trust in what Christ has done for us], now [God will] not condemn and punish those/us who have a relationship with (OR, are united to) Christ Jesus.
2 sepse ligji i Frymës i jetës në Jezu Krishtin më çliroi nga ligji i mëkatit dhe i vdekjes.
[God’s] Spirit causes us to live [in a new way] [PRS] as a result of what Christ Jesus [did for us]. And he has set up a way by which he frees [each of] us from continually being forced to sin (OR, to obey our self-directed natures) and from being separated from God.
3 Sepse atë që ishte e pamundur për ligjin, sepse ishte pa forcë për shkak të mishit, Perëndia, duke dërguar birin e vet në shëmbëllim mishi mëkatar, edhe për mëkat, e dënoi mëkatin në mish,
What [we] could not do [by trying to obey] the laws [of God] [PRS], because our self-directed nature was too weak [to obey them], God did. He sent his own Son [into the world in order that his Son might atone] for our sin. His Son came having a body (OR, human nature) that was like [the body] (OR, the [human nature]) of us people who sin. [By sending his Son in this way], he condemned and punished [his Son, who never sinned, instead of punishing us, who] sinned [MTY]. He did that [by making his Son’s] body [a sacrifice] (OR, [by causing his Son’s] body [to suffer/die]) for [all our] sin.
4 që të përmbushet drejtësia e ligjit në ne, që nuk ecim sipas mishit, por sipas Frymës.
So we can [now] fulfill all that God required in his laws. We do this, not by our acting the way our sinful human nature [desires], but instead by living as [God’s] Spirit [desires us to live].
5 Sepse ata që rrojnë sipas mishit e çojnë mendjen në gjërat e mishit, por ata që rrojnë sipas Frymës në gjërat e Frymës.
People who live according to what their self-directed nature [desires] think about and are concerned about what their self-directed nature [desires]. But people who [live] according to what [God’s] Spirit [desires think about and are concerned about] what [God’s] Spirit [desires].
6 Në fakt mendja e kontrolluar nga mishi prodhon vdekje, por mendja e kontro-lluar nga Fryma prodhon jetë dhe paqe.
Those people who [PRS] think about and are concerned about what their self-directed nature [desires] will not live eternally (OR, will be separated from God). But those people who think about and are concerned about what [God’s] Spirit [desires] will live [eternally] and have [inner] peace.
7 Në fakt mendja e kontrolluar nga mishi është armiqësi kundër Perëndisë, sepse nuk i nënshtrohet ligjit të Perëndisë dhe as nuk mundet.
Let me explain this. [To the extent that] people [PRS] think about and are concerned about what their self-directed nature [desires], they are acting contrary to God. They do not obey the laws of God. In fact, they are not even able [to obey his laws].
8 Prandaj ata që janë në mish nuk mund t’i pëlqejnë Perëndisë.
The people who let their self-directed nature [control them] cannot do what pleases God.
9 Nëse Fryma e Perëndisë banon në ju, ju nuk jeni më në mish, por në Frymë. Por në qoftë se ndokush nuk ka Frymën e Krishtit, ai nuk i përket atij.
But we do not have to let our self-directed nature [control us]. Instead, we can [let] God’s Spirit [control us], because he lives within us. If people do not have [living in them] the Spirit [who comes from] Christ, they do not belong to Christ.
10 Nëse Krishti është në ju, trupi pa tjetër është i vdekur për shkak të mëkatit, por Fryma është jetë për shkak të drejtësisë.
But since Christ [is living in you/us by his Spirit, although] your/our bodies [are certain to] die because you/we sin, your/our spirits are alive because God has erased the record of your/our sins.
11 Dhe në qoftë se Fryma i atij që ringjalli Krishtin prej së vdekurish banon në ju, ai që e ringjalli Krishtin prej së vdekurish do t’u japë jetë edhe trupave tuaj vdekatarë me anë të Frymës së tij që banon në ju.
[God] caused Jesus to live again after he died. And because his Spirit lives in you/us, [God] will also make your/our bodies, which [now] are sure to die, live [again after you/we die]. God, who caused Christ to live again after he died, will make you/us live again by [causing] his Spirit, who lives within you/us, [to do it].
12 Prandaj, vëllezër, ne jemi debitorë jo të mishit, që të rrojmë sipas mishit,
Therefore, my fellow believers, we must [live as the Spirit directs us]. What we do not have to do is to live as our self-directed nature [guides us].
13 sepse, po të rroni sipas mishit, ju do të vdisni; por, nëse me anë të Frymës i bëni të vdesin veprat e trupit, ju do të rroni.
If you live the way your self-directed nature [directs], you will surely not live [eternally] (OR, will surely be eternally separated from God). But if by [the power of God’s] Spirit you quit doing the [sinful] things that your bodies [desire] [MET], you will live eternally.
14 Sepse të gjithë ata që udhëhiqen nga Fryma e Perëndisë janë bij të Perëndisë.
We who are guided by the Spirit of God {allow the Spirit of God to guide us} are God’s children.
15 Sepse ju nuk keni marrë një frymë robërie, që të keni përsëri frikë, po keni marrë frymën e birërisë, me anë të së cilës ne thërrasim: “Aba, o Atë!”.
[You have showed that this is true], because you received [from God] a Spirit that is not one that makes you fear [God] again. You are not like slaves who [fear their masters] [MET]. On the contrary, we have received a Spirit by whose [work in our hearts God] has adopted us. The Spirit now enables us to cry out [to God], “[You(sg) are my] Father [DOU]!”
16 Vetë Fryma i dëshmon frymës sonë se ne jemi bij të Perëndisë.
The Spirit himself confirms what our spirits [say], that we are God’s children.
17 Dhe nëse jemi bij, jemi dhe trashëgimtarë, trashëgimtarë të Perëndisë dhe bashkëtrashëgimtarë të Krishtit, nëse vuajmë më të dhe lavdohemi me të.
Because we are [God’s] children, we also will some day receive/inherit [eternal blessings/privileges]. We will receive/inherit them from God, and we will [also] receive/inherit [them] just like Christ has [inherited them]. But we must suffer [for doing good] as Christ did, in order to receive splendor as he did.
18 Unë mendoj në fakt, se vuajtjet e kohës së tanishme nuk vlejnë aspak të krahasohen me lavdinë që do të shfaqet në ne.
I consider that what we suffer during the present time is not worth [paying attention to, because] the future splendor/glory that will be revealed {that [God] will reveal} to us [is so great].
19 Sepse dëshira e flaktë e krijesës pret me padurim shfaqjen e bijve të Perëndisë,
The [things that God has] created are very eagerly waiting for [the time] [PRS, DOU] when God will reveal who his [true] children are.
20 sepse krijesa iu nënshtrua kotësisë, jo me vullnetin e vet, po për shkak të atij që e nënshtroi,
[God] caused the things that he created to be unable to achieve [what he had purposed. That was] not because they wanted to [be unable to do that]. On the contrary, [God] made them that way because he wanted them to keep confidently expecting
21 me shpresë që vetë krijesa të çlirohet nga skllavëria e prishjes për të hyrë në lirinë e lavdisë së bijve të Perëndisë.
that the things that [he] created will be freed {that [he] will free the things that [he] created} from their sure decay [MET]. [He] will free them in order that [he can give them] the same glory that belongs to his children.
22 Sepse e dimë se deri tani mbarë bota e krijuar rënkon dhe është në mundim.
We know that until now [it is as though] all [things] that God created have been groaning together, [and they long for that glory, just like a mother having the pains before bearing a child] groans [and longs for her baby’s birth] [MET].
23 Dhe jo vetëm kaq, por edhe ne vetë që kemi frytet e para të Frymës, vajtojmë në veten tonë, duke pritur flakët birërimin, shpengimin e trupit tonë.
Not only [do those things groan], but we ourselves also groan inwardly. We who have [God’s] Spirit, who is like a partial gift [MET] we have received as we wait for [the future glory, groan inwardly]. We groan while we wait eagerly for the time when we will receive our [full] rights as God’s adopted children. That [will include] his freeing our bodies [from the things that hinder us on earth. He will do this by giving us new bodies].
24 Sepse me shpresë ne shpëtuam; por shpresa që duket nuk është shpresë, sepse atë që dikush e sheh si mundet edhe ta shpresojë?
Ever since we were saved {since [God] saved us}, we have continued to confidently expect [that future glory]. If we had what we waited for, we would not [need to] wait for it any longer, because those who have something, certainly do not continue to wait for it! [RHQ]
25 Por në qoftë se ne shpresojmë atë që s’e shohim, atë gjë e presim me durim.
But because we keep waiting expectantly to receive what we do not yet have, we wait for it eagerly and patiently/perseveringly.
26 Kështu, pra, edhe Fryma na ndihmon në dobësitë tona, sepse ne nuk dimë çfarë të kërkojmë në lutjet tona, sikurse duhet; por vetë Fryma ndërhyn për ne me psherëtima të patregueshme.
Similarly, in addition to our continuing to wait for what God will give us, God’s Spirit helps us when our spirits feel weak. We do not know what is proper/necessary for us to pray. But God’s Spirit knows, and he prays for us when we groan (OR, he groans) in a way that cannot be expressed in words (OR, prays with us, groaning in a way that cannot be expressed in words).
27 Dhe ai që heton zemrat e di cila është mendja e Frymës, sepse ai ndërhyn për shenjtorët, sipas Perëndisë.
God, who examines our inner feelings, understands what his Spirit desires. What God understands is that his Spirit prays for us who belong to God exactly as God wants him to pray.
28 Dhe ne e dimë se të gjitha gjëra bashkëveprojnë për të mirë për ata që e duan Perëndinë, për ata që janë të thirrur sipas qëllimit të tij.
And we know that to those/us who love God, he works out all things that happen [to them/us] in a way that produces good [spiritual] benefits [for us]. He does these things for those/us whom he has chosen, because that was (OR, was according to) what he planned to do.
29 Sepse ata që ai i ka njohur që më parë, edhe i ka paracaktuar që të jenë të ngjashëm me shëmbëlltyrën e Birit të tij, kështu që ai të jetë i parëlinduri në mes të shumë vëllezërve.
God knew previously [that we would believe] in him (OR, [would be saved]). We are those who God also decided previously would develop a character like his Son’s character. The result of that is that [Christ is like] a firstborn/highest-ranking [son], and [those/we who are God’s children] [MET] are [like] [MET] many [younger] brothers [of Jesus].
30 Dhe ata që ai i paracaktoi edhe i thirri; dhe ata që i thirri edhe i shfajësoi; dhe ata që i shfajësoi, ata edhe i përlëvdoi.
And us who God decided previously [that we would become like his Son], he also summoned. And for us whom he summoned, he also erased the record of our sins. And for us whose record of sins he has erased, he also will surely give future splendor.
31 Çfarë të themi, pra, për këto gjëra? Në qoftë se Perëndia është me ne, kush mund të jetë kundër nesh?
So (I will tell you what we must conclude from [all] these things [that God does for us]./what shall we conclude from [all] these things [that God does for us]?) [RHQ] Because God [is acting] on our behalf, (no one can win against us!/can anyone defeat us? (OR, it does not matter if anyone opposes us)!) [RHQ]
32 Sepse ai që nuk e kurseu Birin e vet, por e dha për të gjithë ne, qysh nuk do të na dhurojë të gjitha gjëra bashkë me të?
God did not spare even his very own Son. Instead, he turned him over [to others to cruelly kill him] in order that all we [who believe in him] may benefit [from his dying for us. Therefore, because God did that], (he will also certainly give us freely everything [that we need to live for him], in addition to [giving us] Christ./will he not also certainly give us freely everything [that we need to live for him], in addition to [giving us] Christ?) [RHQ]
33 Kush do t’i padisë të zgjedhurit e Perëndisë? Perëndia është ai që i shfajëson.
It is God himself who erases the record of our sins. So (no one who accuses us [before God will win against us] (OR, [it does not matter] if anyone tries to accuse us) whom God has chosen./is it possible that anyone who accuses us [before God] will win against us (OR, does it matter if anyone tries to accuse us) whom God has chosen?) [RHQ]
34 Kush është ai që do t’i dënojë? Krishti është ai që vdiq, po për më tepër ai u ringjall; ai është në të djathtë të Perëndisë dhe ai ndërmjetëson për ne.
It is Christ Jesus himself who pleads [with God] for us, so (no one can condemn us (OR, say that we are still guilty for our sin)./can anyone condemn us (OR, say that we are still guilty for our sin)?) [RHQ] Christ died [for us], but he was also brought back to life {[God] also raised him from the dead}, and he is now at the place of honor [ruling] with God [MTY].
35 Kush do të na ndajë nga dashuria e Krishtit? Pikëllimi, a ngushtica, a përndjekja, a uria, a të zhveshurit, a rreziku, a shpata?
Absolutely no one and nothing can cause Christ to stop loving us! [RHQ] That could not [RHQ] happen [because someone] caused us to have trouble [DOU], or [because someone did things to] harm us, or [because we did] not have anything to eat, or [because we did] not have enough clothes, or [because we lived in a] dangerous situation, or [because someone killed us with] a sword [MTY] (OR, murdered us).
36 Siç është shkruar: “Për ty po vritemi gjithë ditën; u numëruam si dele për therje”.
[Such things may happen to us, just like] it is written {[as David] wrote} [that David said to God], “Because we are your [(sg)] people, [other people repeatedly attempt to] kill us. They consider that we are [only people to be killed], [like a butcher considers] that sheep are [only] animals to be slaughtered [MET].”
37 Por në të gjitha këto gjëra ne jemi më shumë se fitimtarë për hir të atij që na deshi.
But even though all these bad things [may happen to us], we win a great victory/triumph [over these things because Christ], who loves us, [helps us].
38 Sepse unë jam i bindur se as vdekja, as jeta, as engjëjt, as pushtetet, as fuqia dhe as gjërat e tashme as gjërat e ardhshme,
I am absolutely certain that neither being dead (OR, being killed), nor [what happens to us while] we live, nor angels, nor demons, nor present events, nor future events, nor powerful [beings/forces],
39 as lartësitë, as thellësitë, as ndonjë tjetër krijesë, nuk do të mund të na ndajë nga dashuria e Perëndisë që është në Jezu Krishtin, Zotin tonë.
nor [powerful beings] above [the horizon] or below [the horizon] [MTY], nor anything else that [God has] created can cause God to stop loving us. [God showed us that he loves us by sending] Jesus Christ our Lord [to die for us].
