Titi 1

1 Pali, shërbëtor i Perëndisë dhe apostull i Jezu Krishtit, sipas besimit të të zgjedhurve të Perëndisë dhe njohjes të së vërtetës që është sipas perëndishmërisë,

I, Paul, [am writing this letter to you, Titus]. [God appointed me to be] his servant and [to be] an apostle [who represents] Jesus Christ. [God appointed me in order that I might teach] those whom God has chosen [to be his people] to [correctly] believe [in him]. He wants me to teach them the true [teachings about God], in order that they will learn to behave (in a [godly manner/] a [manner that pleases God]).

2 në shpresën e jetës së përjetshme, të cilën Perëndia, që nuk gënjen, e premtoi para të gjitha kohërave, (aiōnios g166)

[As a result of my doing these things, his people] confidently expect that God will cause them to live forever. God, who never lies, promised before he created the world that [his people] would live forever. (aiōnios g166)

3 dhe që në kohë të caktuara e shfaqi fjalën e tij me anë të predikimit që m’u besua me urdhër të Perëndisë, Shpëtimtarit tonë,

Then at the time that he [chose], he revealed [to us his] message. [Specifically], God our Savior gave this message to me, and he trusted me to proclaim it to people.

4 Titit, birit të vërtetë në besimin e përbashkët: hir, mëshirë dhe paqe prej Perëndisë, Atit, dhe prej Zotit Jezu Krisht, Shpëtimtarit tonë.

Titus, [I am writing this letter] to [you because you are like] a true son [MET] [to me because I led/helped you to] believe the same [teachings about Christ that I do]. ([I pray that/May]) [God our Father and Christ Jesus our Savior will continue to] act kindly toward you and cause you to have [inner] peace.

5 Për këtë arsye të lashë në Kretë, që ti të ndreqësh mirë çështjet që janë për t’u bërë dhe që, në çdo qytet, të caktosh pleq, ashtu siç të porosita;

When I [asked you] to stay on Crete [island], I wanted you to do these things: [Teach the believers what they need to know so that they] can understand correctly the [spiritual] matters about which some are teaching wrongly. Appoint elders [in the congregation] in each town in the manner in which I told you to do.

6 secili prej tyre të jetë i paqortueshëm, bashkëshort i një gruaje të vetme, të ketë fëmijë besimtarë, që të mos përfliten për jetë të shthurur dhe për pandëgjesë.

[When you appoint men as elders], you must choose men whom no one can [justly] accuse of [habitually] doing what is wrong (OR, whom everyone speaks well of). Specifically, appoint men who have been faithful to their wives. Appoint men whose children faithfully obey [them. Do not appoint men whose children habitually] do all the things that their bodies urge them to do, or who refuse to obey their parents.

7 Sepse peshkopi, si administrues i shtëpisë së Perëndisë duhet të jetë i paqortueshëm, jo arrogant, jo zemërak, jo i dhënë pas verës, jo i dhunshëm, jo njeri që lakmon fitim të turpshëm,

Leaders [of the congregation] must be [men] who, as everyone knows, habitually do what is good (OR, [whom] no one can [justly] accuse of doing what is wrong), because it is on God’s behalf that they will direct/serve [the congregation. Specifically, they must] not be arrogant/proud. They must not easily become angry. They must not [be men who] drink much alcohol. They must not [be men who] ([act] violently/fight) [when they are angry. They must] not [be men who are] (greedy for/strongly desire to get) money.

8 por mikpritës, mirëdashës, i urtë, i drejtë, i shenjtë, i përmbajtur,

Instead, they must be ones who welcome and take care of guests. They must (be devoted to/like to do) what is good. They must do [what God considers] to be right. They must be (holy/completely dedicated to God). They must be men who do what their minds tell them is right to do [and not what their emotions/desires urge them to do].

9 që mban fort fjalën besnike siç i është mësuar, që të jetë në gjëndje me doktrinën e shëndoshë të këshillojë dhe bindë ata që kundërshtojnë.

They must firmly believe in the message [about Jesus Christ] exactly as [I/we(inc)] taught it, in order that they might be able to teach [the believers] what is correct and to urge [them to follow it well. If they firmly accept our message], they will be able to convince those who oppose [what is correct that they are wrong].

10 Sepse ka, veçanërisht ndërmjet atyre që janë nga rrethprerja, shumë të pabindur, llafazanë dhe mashtrues, të cilëve u duhet mbyllur goja;

[I say this] because there are many [people who oppose the correct teachings]. They refuse to obey people who have authority over them, they talk ([on and on/without stopping]), saying what helps no one, and they deceive people. The Jewish [believers] [MTY] [who insist we must obey all the Jewish rituals are] especially [doing this].

11 këta ngatërrojnë familje të tëra, duke mësuar ato që s’duhet, për fitim të ndyrë.

[You and the leaders whom you appoint] should prevent such people from teaching [the believers]. They are causing whole families to stop believing in the correct teachings [MET] by means of their teaching [people wrong ideas/teachings. They are teaching people only] in order that people will give them money, [which is very] shameful [for them to do].

12 Një prej tyre, pikërisht një profet i tyre, tha: “Kretasit janë gjithnjë gënjeshtarë, egërsira të këqija, barkpërtacë!”

A man from Crete [island] whom [they consider] a prophet said, “[My fellow] Cretan people are always lying [to one another! They are like dangerous] wild animals [MET]! They are lazy and always eat too much food [SYN]!”

13 Kjo dëshmi është e vërtetë; prandaj qortoji me ashpërsi, që të shëndoshen në besim,

The words that this man said [about the Cretan people] are [still] true, [especially about their being liars]. So, rigorously convince/show [those Cretan believers] that those [false teachings] are wrong. Tell them to [firmly] believe in the correct teachings.

14 pa u vënë vesh përrallave të Judenjve dhe urdhërimeve të njerëzve që largohen nga e vërteta.

[Teach them that] they should no [longer] listen to the stories that the Jews (made up/invented). [Especially] they should refuse to obey those who reject our true teachings, because those people are teaching things that only come from human beings, [not from God].

15 Gjithçka është e pastër për ata që janë të pastër, por asgjë nuk është e pastër për të ndoturit dhe për ata që nuk besojnë; madje edhe mendja, edhe ndërgjegja e tyre janë të ndotura.

[Believers should reject] what they teach about food, [because] no [food that we eat] can make us unacceptable to God if we are pure [in our] ([inner beings/hearts]). But if people are evil and they do not trust [in Christ Jesus], there is no [ritual] that can make them acceptable to God. Such people’s way of thinking has been ruined {Such people have ruined their way of thinking}, and they do not even feel guilty [when they do what is evil].

16 Ata pohojnë se njohin Perëndinë, po me vepra e mohojnë, sepse janë të neveritshëm, të pabindur dhe të pazotë për çfarëdo vepre të mirë.

Even though they claim/say that they know God, by what they do they [show that they] do not know (God/his true teaching). They do not obey [God], and they are unable to do anything that he considers to be good. [So God considers them to be absolutely] disgusting!