Romakëve 2
Albanian Bible
2 Prandaj, o njeri, cilido të jesh ti që e gjykon, je i pafalshëm sepse në këtë që gjykon tjetrin, dënon vetveten, sepse ti që gjykon bën të njëjtat gjëra.
2 Por ne e dimë se gjykimi i Perëndisë është sipas së vërtetës mbi ata që bëjnë gjëra të tilla.
3 Dhe mendon, vallë, o njeri që gjykon ata që bëjnë të tilla gjëra që edhe ti i bën, t’i shpëtosh gjykimit të Perëndisë?
4 Apo i përçmon pasuritë e mirësisë së tij, të durimit dhe zemërgjerësisë së tij, duke mos njohur që mirësia e Perëndisë të prin në pendim?
5 Por ti, për shkak të ashpërsisë sate dhe të zemrës së papenduar, po mbledh për veten tënde zemërim për ditën e zemërimit dhe të zbulesës së gjykimit të drejtë të Perëndisë,
6 që do ta shpaguajë secilin sipas veprave të tij:
7 jetë të përjetshme atyre që kërkojnë lavdi, nder e pavdekësi, duke ngulmuar në veprat e mira;
8 ndërsa atyre që kundërshtojnë e nuk i binden së vërtetës, por i binden padrejtësisë, indinjatë dhe zemërim.
9 Mundim dhe ankth mbi çdo shpirt njeriu që bën të ligën, Judeut më parë e pastaj Grekut;
10 por lavdi, nder e paqe cilitdo që bën të mirën, Judeut më parë e pastaj Grekut.
11 Sepse te Perëndia nuk ka anësi.
12 Në fakt të gjithë ata që kanë mëkatuar pa ligjin, do të humbasin gjithashtu pa ligj; dhe të gjithë ata që kanë mëkatuar nën ligjin do të gjykohen sipas ligjit,
13 sepse jo ata që dëgjojnë ligjin janë të drejtë para Perëndisë, por ata që e zbatojnë ligjin do të shfajësohen.
14 Në fakt kur johebrenjtë, që s’kanë ligjin, nga natyra bëjnë punët e ligjit, ata, megjithëse s’kanë ligjin, janë ligj për vetveten;
15 këta tregojnë veprën e ligjit të shkruar në zemrat e tyre për dëshminë që jep ndërgjegja e tyre, dhe sepse mendimet e tyre shfajësojnë ose edhe akuzojnë njëri-tjetrin,
16 ditën në të cilën Perëndia do të gjykojë të fshehtat e njerëzve me anë të Jezu Krishtit, sipas ungjillit tim.
17 Ja, ti quhesh Jude, bazohesh mbi ligjin dhe lëvdohesh në Perëndinë,
18 njeh vullnetin e tij dhe dallon gjërat e rëndësishme, duke qenë i mësuar prej ligjit,
19 dhe je i bindur se je prijësi i të verbërve, drita e atyre që janë në errësirë,
20 udhëzues i të marrëve, mësues i të miturve, sepse ke formën e njohurisë dhe të së vërtetës në ligj.
21 Ti, pra, që mëson të tjerët, nuk mëson veten? Ti që predikon se nuk duhet vjedhur, vjedh?
22 Ti që thua se nuk duhet shkelur kurora, shkel kurorën? Ti që ke neveri për idhujt, pse i plaçkit tempujt?
23 Ti që lëvdohesh me ligjin, e çnderon Perëndinë duke e shkelur ligjin?
24 Në fakt, siç është shkruar: “Për shkakun tuaj, emri i Perëndisë blasfemohet ndër johebrenj.”
25 Sepse rrethprerja është e dobishme në qoftë se ti respekton ligjin, por në qoftë se je shkelës i ligjit, rrethprerja jote bëhet mosrrethprerje.
26 Prandaj në qoftë se një i parrethprerë respekton statutet e ligjit, a nuk do të çmohet parrethprerja e tij si rrethprerje?
27 Dhe, në qoftë se ai që prej natyrës është i parrethprerë e plotëson ligjin, a nuk do të të gjykojë ai ty që me shkronjën dhe me rrethprerjen je shkelës i ligjit?
28 Në fakt Jude nuk është ai që duket i tillë nga jashtë, dhe rrethprerja nuk është ajo që duket në mish;
29 por Jude është ai që është i tillë përbrenda, dhe rrethprerja është ajo e zemrës, në frymë dhe jo në shkronjë; dhe për një Jude të tillë lavdërimi nuk buron nga njerëzit, por nga Perëndia.
Romans 2
New King James Version
God’s Righteous Judgment
2 Therefore you are (A)inexcusable, O man, whoever you are who judge, (B)for in whatever you judge another you condemn yourself; for you who judge practice the same things. 2 But we know that the judgment of God is according to truth against those who practice such things. 3 And do you think this, O man, you who judge those practicing such things, and doing the same, that you will escape the judgment of God? 4 Or do you despise (C)the riches of His goodness, (D)forbearance, and (E)longsuffering, (F)not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance? 5 But in accordance with your hardness and your [a]impenitent heart (G)you are [b]treasuring up for yourself wrath in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God, 6 who (H)“will render to each one according to his deeds”: 7 eternal life to those who by patient continuance in doing good seek for glory, honor, and immortality; 8 but to those who are self-seeking and (I)do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness—indignation and wrath, 9 tribulation and anguish, on every soul of man who does evil, of the Jew (J)first and also of the [c]Greek; 10 (K)but glory, honor, and peace to everyone who works what is good, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. 11 For (L)there is no partiality with God.
12 For as many as have sinned without law will also perish without law, and as many as have sinned in the law will be judged by the law 13 (for (M)not the hearers of the law are just in the sight of God, but the doers of the law will be justified; 14 for when Gentiles, who do not have the law, by nature do the things in the law, these, although not having the law, are a law to themselves, 15 who show the (N)work of the law written in their hearts, their (O)conscience also bearing witness, and between themselves their thoughts accusing or else excusing them) 16 (P)in the day when God will judge the secrets of men (Q)by Jesus Christ, (R)according to my gospel.
The Jews Guilty as the Gentiles
17 [d]Indeed (S)you are called a Jew, and (T)rest[e] on the law, (U)and make your boast in God, 18 and (V)know His will, and (W)approve the things that are excellent, being instructed out of the law, 19 and (X)are confident that you yourself are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness, 20 an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, (Y)having the form of knowledge and truth in the law. 21 (Z)You, therefore, who teach another, do you not teach yourself? You who preach that a man should not steal, do you steal? 22 You who say, “Do not commit adultery,” do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, (AA)do you rob temples? 23 You who (AB)make your boast in the law, do you dishonor God through breaking the law? 24 For (AC)“the name of God is (AD)blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you,” as it is written.
Circumcision of No Avail
25 (AE)For circumcision is indeed profitable if you keep the law; but if you are a breaker of the law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision. 26 Therefore, (AF)if an uncircumcised man keeps the righteous requirements of the law, will not his uncircumcision be counted as circumcision? 27 And will not the physically uncircumcised, if he fulfills the law, (AG)judge you who, even with your [f]written code and circumcision, are a transgressor of the law? 28 For (AH)he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision that which is outward in the flesh; 29 but he is a Jew (AI)who is one inwardly; and (AJ)circumcision is that of the heart, (AK)in the Spirit, not in the letter; (AL)whose [g]praise is not from men but from God.
Footnotes
- Romans 2:5 unrepentant
- Romans 2:5 storing
- Romans 2:9 Gentile
- Romans 2:17 NU But if
- Romans 2:17 rely
- Romans 2:27 Lit. letter
- Romans 2:29 A play on words—Jew is literally praise.
Romans 2
Good News Translation
God's Judgment
2 (A)Do you, my friend, pass judgment on others? You have no excuse at all, whoever you are. For when you judge others and then do the same things which they do, you condemn yourself. 2 We know that God is right when he judges the people who do such things as these. 3 But you, my friend, do those very things for which you pass judgment on others! Do you think you will escape God's judgment? 4 (B)Or perhaps you despise his great kindness, tolerance, and patience. Surely you know that God is kind, because he is trying to lead you to repent. 5 But you have a hard and stubborn heart, and so you are making your own punishment even greater on the Day when God's anger and righteous judgments will be revealed. 6 (C)For God will reward each of us according to what we have done. 7 Some people keep on doing good, and seek glory, honor, and immortal life; to them God will give eternal life. 8 Other people are selfish and reject what is right, in order to follow what is wrong; on them God will pour out his anger and fury. 9 There will be suffering and pain for all those who do what is evil, for the Jews first and also for the Gentiles. 10 But God will give glory, honor, and peace to all who do what is good, to the Jews first and also to the Gentiles. 11 (D)For God judges everyone by the same standard.
12 The Gentiles do not have the Law of Moses; they sin and are lost apart from the Law. The Jews have the Law; they sin and are judged by the Law. 13 For it is not by hearing the Law that people are put right with God, but by doing what the Law commands. 14 The Gentiles do not have the Law; but whenever they do by instinct what the Law commands, they are their own law, even though they do not have the Law. 15 Their conduct shows that what the Law commands is written in their hearts. Their consciences also show that this is true, since their thoughts sometimes accuse them and sometimes defend them. 16 And so, according to the Good News I preach, this is how it will be on that Day when God through Jesus Christ will judge the secret thoughts of all.
The Jews and the Law
17 What about you? You call yourself a Jew; you depend on the Law and boast about God; 18 you know what God wants you to do, and you have learned from the Law to choose what is right; 19 you are sure that you are a guide for the blind, a light for those who are in darkness, 20 an instructor for the foolish, and a teacher for the ignorant. You are certain that in the Law you have the full content of knowledge and of truth. 21 You teach others—why don't you teach yourself? You preach, “Do not steal”—but do you yourself steal? 22 You say, “Do not commit adultery”—but do you commit adultery? You detest idols—but do you rob temples? 23 You boast about having God's law—but do you bring shame on God by breaking his law? 24 (E)The scripture says, “Because of you Jews, the Gentiles speak evil of God.”
25 If you obey the Law, your circumcision is of value; but if you disobey the Law, you might as well never have been circumcised. 26 If the Gentile, who is not circumcised, obeys the commands of the Law, will not God regard him as though he were circumcised? 27 And so you Jews will be condemned by the Gentiles because you break the Law, even though you have it written down and are circumcised; but they obey the Law, even though they are not physically circumcised. 28 After all, who is a real Jew, truly circumcised? It is not the man who is a Jew on the outside, whose circumcision is a physical thing. 29 (F)Rather, the real Jew is the person who is a Jew on the inside, that is, whose heart has been circumcised, and this is the work of God's Spirit, not of the written Law. Such a person receives praise from God, not from human beings.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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