Mateu 13
Albanian Bible
13 Tani po atë ditë, Jezusi doli nga shtëpia dhe u ul në breg të detit.
2 Turma të mëdha u mblodhën rreth tij kështu që ai hipi mbi një barkë dhe u ul; dhe gjithë populli rrinte në këmbë në breg.
3 Dhe ai u paraqiti shumë gjëra në shëmbëlltyrë, duke thënë: “Ja, një mbjellës doli për të mbjellë.
4 Ndërsa po mbillte, një pjesë e farës ra përgjatë rrugës; dhe zogjtë erdhën dhe e hëngrën.
5 Një pjesë tjetër ra në gurishte, ku nuk kishte shumë tokë, dhe mbiu shpejt sepse terreni nuk ishte i thellë;
6 por kur doli dielli u fishk dhe u tha sepse s’kishte rrënjë.
7 Një pjesë tjetër ra midis ferrave dhe ferrat u rritën dhe ia zunë frymën.
8 Një tjetër ra në tokë të mirë dhe dha fryt duke dhënë njëra njëqindfish, tjetra gjashtëdhjetëfish dhe tjetra tridhjetëfish.
9 Kush ka vesh për të dëgjuar, le të dëgjojë!.”
10 Atëherë dishepujt iu afruan dhe i thanë: “Pse po u flet atyre me shëmbëlltyrë?.”
11 Dhe ai duke u përgjigjur u tha atyre: “Sepse juve ju është dhënë mundësia të njihni të fshehtat e mbretërisë së qiejve, ndërsa atyre nuk u është dhënë.
12 Sepse atij që ka, do t’i jepet dhe do të ketë bollëk; ndërsa atij që nuk ka, do t’i merret edhe ajo që ka.
13 Prandaj unë u flas atyre me shëmbëll-tyrë, sepse duke parë nuk shohin, dhe duke dëgjuar nuk dëgjojnë as nuk kuptojnë.
14 Kështu ndër ta përmbushet profecia e Isaias, që thotë: "Ju do të dëgjoni, por nuk do të kuptoni, do të vështroni, por nuk do të shikoni.
15 Sepse zemra e këtij populli është bërë e pandjeshme, ata janë bërë të rëndë nga veshët dhe kanë mbyllur sytë, që nuk shohin me sy dhe nuk dëgjojnë me vesh, dhe nuk gjykojnë me zemër dhe nuk kthehen, dhe unë t’i shëroj.
16 Por lum sytë tuaj që shohin dhe veshët tuaj që dëgjojnë.
17 Sepse në të vërtetë ju them se shumë profetë dhe të drejtë deshën t’i shohin gjërat që ju po shihni dhe nuk i panë, dhe t’i dëgjojnë gjërat që ju dëgjoni dhe nuk i dëgjuan!
18 Juve pra kuptoni shëmbëlltyrën e mbjellësit.
19 Kur dikush dëgjon fjalën e mbretërisë dhe nuk e kupton, vjen i ligu dhe i merr atë që ishte mbjellë në zemrën e tij. Ky është ai njeri që ka marrë fara përgjatë rrugës.
20 Dhe ai që ka marrë farën nëpër gurishte, është ai që dëgjon fjalën dhe e pranon menjëherë me gëzim;
21 por, nuk ka rrënjë në vete, dhe është për pak kohë; dhe kur vijnë mundimi ose përndjekja për shkak të fjalës, skandalizohet menjëherë.
22 Dhe ai që ka marrë farën midis ferrave është ai që e dëgjon fjalën, por shqetësimet e kësaj bote dhe mashtrimet e pasurisë ia mbysin fjalën; dhe ajo bëhet e pafrytshme.
23 Por ai që merr farën në tokë të mirë, është ai që e dëgjon fjalën, e kupton dhe jep fryt; dhe prodhon njëri njëqindfish, tjetri gjashtëdhjetëfish dhe tjetri tridhjetëfish.
24 Ai u propozoi atyre një shëmbëlltyrë tjetër: “Mbretëria e qiejve i ngjan një njeriu që mbolli farë të mirë në arën e vet.
25 Por, ndërsa njerëzit po flinin, erdhi armiku i tij dhe mbolli egjër nëpër grurë dhe iku.
26 Kur më pas gruri u rrit dhe jepte fryt u duk edhe egjra.
27 Dhe shërbëtorët e padronit të shtëpisë iu afruan atij dhe i thanë: Zot, a nuk ke mbjellë farë të mirë në arën tënde? Vallë nga doli egjra??
28 Dhe ai u tha atyre: "Këtë e ka bërë armiku". Atëherë shërbëtorët i thanë: "A do ti të shkojmë e ta shkulim?".
29 Por ai tha: "Jo, kam frikë se, duke shkulur egjrën, bashkë me të, do të shkulni edhe grurin.
30 I lini të rriten bashkë deri në të korra. Në kohën e korrjes unë do t’u them korrësve: Mblidhni më parë egjrën, lidheni në duaj për ta djegur; por grurin futeni në hambarin tim".”
31 Ai u proposoi atyre një shëmbëlltyre tjetër duke thënë: “Mbretëria e qiejve i ngjan një kokrre sinapi, të cilën e merr një njeri dhe e mbjell në arën e vet.
32 Ajo, pa dyshim, është më e vogla nga të gjitha farërat; por, kur rritet, është më e madhe se të gjitha barishtet, dhe bëhet një pemë, aq sa zogjtë e qiellit vijnë dhe gjejnë strehë në degët e saj.”
33 Ai u tha atyre një shëmbëlltyrë tjetër: “Mbretëria e qiejve i ngjan majasë që e merr një grua dhe zë brumë me tri masa miell deri sa brumi të mbruhet plotësisht.”
34 Jezusi ua tha turmave të gjitha këto gjëra në shëmbëlltyra; dhe u fliste atyre vetëm në shëmbëlltyra,
35 që të përmbushej ç’është e thënë nëpërmjet profetit: “Unë do të hap gojën time në shëmbëlltyra dhe do të zbuloj gjëra të fshehura që nga themelimi i botës.”
36 Atëherë Jezusi, mbasi i lejoi turmat, u kthye në shtëpi dhe dishepujt e tij iu afruan e i thanë: “Na e shpjego shëmbëlltyrën e egjrës në arë.”
37 Dhe ai duke u përgjigjur u tha atyre: “Ai që mbjell farën e mirë është Biri i njeriut.
38 Ara është bota, fara e mirë janë bijtë e mbretërisë dhe egjra janë bijtë e të ligut,
39 dhe armiku që e ka mbjellë është djalli, ndërsa korrja është fundi i botës dhe korrësit janë engjëjt.
40 Ashtu si mblidhet egjra dhe digjet në zjarr, kështu, do të ndodhë në mbarimin e botës.
41 Biri i njeriut do të dërgojë engjëjt e vet dhe ata do të mbledhin nga mbretëria e tij gjithë skandalet dhe ata që bëjnë paudhësi,
42 dhe do t’i hedhin në furrën e zjarrit. Atje do të ketë qarje dhe kërcëllim dhëmbësh.
43 Atëherë të drejtit do të shkëlqejnë si dielli në mbretërinë e Atit të tyre. Kush ka veshë për të dëgjuar, të dëgjojë!.”
44 “Përsëri, mbretëria e qiejve i ngjan një thesari të fshehur në një arë, që një njeri që e ka gjetur e fsheh; dhe, nga gëzimi që ka, shkon, shet gjithçka që ka dhe e blen atë arë.
45 Akoma mbretëria e qiejve i ngjan një tregtari që shkon të kërkojë margaritarë të bukur.
46 Dhe, kur gjen një margaritar me vlerë të madhe, shkon dhe shet gjithçka që ka dhe e blen.
47 Mbretëria e qiejve i ngjan gjithashtu një rrjete të hedhur në det, që mbledh gjithfarë lloje gjërash.
48 Kur ajo është mbushur, peshkatarët e nxjerrin atë në breg, ulen dhe mbledhin në kosha ç’është e mirë, por i hedhin ata që nuk janë të mirë.
49 Kështu do të ndodhë në mbarimin e botës; do të vijnë engjëjt dhe do t’i ndajnë të mbrapshtit nga të drejtët;
50 dhe do t’i hedhin në furrën e zjarrit. Atje do të ketë qarje dhe kërcëllim dhëmbësh.”
51 Jezusi u tha atyre: “A i kuptuat të gjitha këto?.” Ata i thanë: “Po, Zot.”
52 Dhe ai u tha atyre: “Prandaj çdo skrib, që është mësuar për mbretërinë e qiejve i ngjan një padroni shtëpie që nxjerr jashtë nga thesari i vet gjërat e reja dhe të vjetra.”
53 Tani kur Jezusi i kishte mbaruar këto shëmbëlltyra, u largua që andej.
54 Dhe, pasi erdhi në vendlindjen e tij, i mësonte ata në sinagogën e tyre, kështu që ata, habiteshin dhe thonin: “Nga i erdhën këtij kjo dituri dhe këto vepra të pushtetshme?
55 A nuk është ky i biri i marangozit? Nuk quhet nëna e tij Mari, dhe vëllezërit e tij Jakob, Iose, Simon dhe Juda?
56 Dhe motrat e tij nuk janë të gjitha ndër ne? Atëherë nga i erdhën këtij të gjitha këto?.”
57 Dhe skandalizoheshin me të. Por Jezusi u tha atyre: “Asnjë profet nuk përçmohet, veçse në vendlindjen e vet dhe në shtëpinë e vet.”
58 Dhe, për shkak të mosbesimit të tyre, ai nuk bëri aty shumë vepra të pushtetshme.
Matthew 13
New King James Version
The Parable of the Sower(A)
13 On the same day Jesus went out of the house (B)and sat by the sea. 2 (C)And great multitudes were gathered together to Him, so that (D)He got into a boat and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.
3 Then He spoke many things to them in parables, saying: (E)“Behold, a sower went out to sow. 4 And as he sowed, some seed fell by the wayside; and the birds came and devoured them. 5 Some fell on stony places, where they did not have much earth; and they immediately sprang up because they had no depth of earth. 6 But when the sun was up they were scorched, and because they had no root they withered away. 7 And some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up and choked them. 8 But others fell on good ground and yielded a crop: some (F)a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. 9 (G)He who has ears to hear, let him hear!”
The Purpose of Parables(H)
10 And the disciples came and said to Him, “Why do You speak to them in parables?”
11 He answered and said to them, “Because (I)it has been given to you to know the [a]mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given. 12 (J)For whoever has, to him more will be given, and he will have abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him. 13 Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand. 14 And in them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled, which says:
(K)‘Hearing you will hear and shall not understand,
And seeing you will see and not (L)perceive;
15 For the hearts of this people have grown dull.
Their ears (M)are hard of hearing,
And their eyes they have (N)closed,
Lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears,
Lest they should understand with their hearts and turn,
So that I [b]should (O)heal them.’
16 But (P)blessed are your eyes for they see, and your ears for they hear; 17 for assuredly, I say to you (Q)that many prophets and righteous men desired to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.
The Parable of the Sower Explained(R)
18 (S)“Therefore hear the parable of the sower: 19 When anyone hears the word (T)of the kingdom, and does not understand it, then the wicked one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is he who received seed by the wayside. 20 But he who received the seed on stony places, this is he who hears the word and immediately (U)receives it with joy; 21 yet he has no root in himself, but endures only for a while. For when (V)tribulation or persecution arises because of the word, immediately (W)he stumbles. 22 Now (X)he who received seed (Y)among the thorns is he who hears the word, and the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful. 23 But he who received seed on the good ground is he who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears (Z)fruit and produces: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.”
The Parable of the Wheat and the Tares
24 Another parable He put forth to them, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field; 25 but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat and went his way. 26 But when the grain had sprouted and produced a crop, then the tares also appeared. 27 So the servants of the owner came and said to him, ‘Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have tares?’ 28 He said to them, ‘An enemy has done this.’ The servants said to him, ‘Do you want us then to go and gather them up?’ 29 But he said, ‘No, lest while you gather up the tares you also uproot the wheat with them. 30 Let both grow together until the harvest, and at the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, “First gather together the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them, but (AA)gather the wheat into my barn.” ’ ”
The Parable of the Mustard Seed(AB)
31 Another parable He put forth to them, saying: (AC)“The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field, 32 which indeed is the least of all the seeds; but when it is grown it is greater than the herbs and becomes a (AD)tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.”
The Parable of the Leaven(AE)
33 (AF)Another parable He spoke to them: “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three [c]measures of meal till (AG)it was all leavened.”
Prophecy and the Parables
34 (AH)All these things Jesus spoke to the multitude in parables; and without a parable He did not speak to them, 35 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying:
(AI)“I will open My mouth in parables;
(AJ)I will utter things kept secret from the foundation of the world.”
The Parable of the Tares Explained
36 Then Jesus sent the multitude away and went into the house. And His disciples came to Him, saying, “Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field.”
37 He answered and said to them: “He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man. 38 (AK)The field is the world, the good seeds are the sons of the kingdom, but the tares are (AL)the sons of the wicked one. 39 The enemy who sowed them is the devil, (AM)the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are the angels. 40 Therefore as the tares are gathered and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of this age. 41 The Son of Man will send out His angels, (AN)and they will gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and those who practice lawlessness, 42 (AO)and will cast them into the furnace of fire. (AP)There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth. 43 (AQ)Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. (AR)He who has ears to hear, let him hear!
The Parable of the Hidden Treasure
44 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid; and for joy over it he goes and (AS)sells all that he has and (AT)buys that field.
The Parable of the Pearl of Great Price
45 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls, 46 who, when he had found (AU)one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had and bought it.
The Parable of the Dragnet
47 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet that was cast into the sea and (AV)gathered some of every kind, 48 which, when it was full, they drew to shore; and they sat down and gathered the good into vessels, but threw the bad away. 49 So it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come forth, (AW)separate the wicked from among the just, 50 and cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.”
51 [d]Jesus said to them, “Have you understood all these things?”
They said to Him, “Yes, [e]Lord.”
52 Then He said to them, “Therefore every [f]scribe instructed [g]concerning the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who brings out of his treasure (AX)things new and old.”
Jesus Rejected at Nazareth(AY)
53 Now it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these parables, that He departed from there. 54 (AZ)When He had come to His own country, He taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished and said, “Where did this Man get this wisdom and these mighty works? 55 (BA)Is this not the carpenter’s son? Is not His mother called Mary? And (BB)His brothers (BC)James, [h]Joses, Simon, and Judas? 56 And His sisters, are they not all with us? Where then did this Man get all these things?” 57 So they (BD)were offended at Him.
But Jesus said to them, (BE)“A prophet is not without honor except in his own country and in his own house.” 58 Now (BF)He did not do many mighty works there because of their unbelief.
Footnotes
- Matthew 13:11 secret or hidden truths
- Matthew 13:15 NU, M would
- Matthew 13:33 Gr. sata, same as a Heb. seah; approximately 2 pecks in all
- Matthew 13:51 NU omits Jesus said to them
- Matthew 13:51 NU omits Lord
- Matthew 13:52 A scholar of the Old Testament
- Matthew 13:52 Or for
- Matthew 13:55 NU Joseph
Matthew 13
King James Version
13 The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side.
2 And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.
3 And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;
4 And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:
5 Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:
6 And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.
7 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:
8 But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.
9 Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
10 And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
11 He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
12 For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath.
13 Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
14 And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:
15 For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
16 But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.
17 For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.
18 Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower.
19 When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.
20 But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;
21 Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.
22 He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.
23 But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
24 Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:
25 But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.
26 But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.
27 So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares?
28 He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?
29 But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.
30 Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.
31 Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:
32 Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof.
33 Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.
34 All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them:
35 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.
36 Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.
37 He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man;
38 The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;
39 The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.
40 As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.
41 The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;
42 And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
43 Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
44 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.
45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls:
46 Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.
47 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:
48 Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away.
49 So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just,
50 And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
51 Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea, Lord.
52 Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.
53 And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence.
54 And when he was come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works?
55 Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?
56 And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this man all these things?
57 And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house.
58 And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
