The unheard story of David and Goliath | Malcolm Gladwell

Translator: Ereblir Kadriu Reviewer: Aida Musai

So I wanted to tell a story

Deshiroj t'ju tregoj nje histori

that really obsessed me when I was writing my new book,

e cila me obsesionoi kur po e shkruaja librin tim te ri,

and it's a story of something that happened

eshte nje histori qe ka ndodhur

3,000 years ago,

3,000 vite me pare,

when the Kingdom of Israel was in its infancy.

kur Mbreteria e Izraleit ishte ne fillimet e saj.

And it takes place in an area called the Shephelah

Zhvillohet ne nje zone te quajtur Shepelah

in what is now Israel.

e cila tani quhet Izrael.

And the reason the story obsessed me is that

Arsyeja pse kjo histori me obsesionoi eshte se

I thought I understood it, and then I went back over it

une mendoja se e kuptoja, por kur iu ktheva perseri

and I realized that I didn't understand it at all.

vura re se nuk e kisha kuptuar aspak.

Ancient Palestine had a -- along its eastern border,

Palestina e lashte ka nje varg malor

there's a mountain range.

ne pjesen lindore te kufirit.

Still same is true of Israel today.

E njejta gje eshte e vertete ne Izrael edhe ne ditet e sotme.

And in the mountain range are all of the ancient cities

Ne vargun malor ndodhen te gjitha qytetet antike

of that region, so Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Hebron.

te atij rajoni, Jeruzalemi, Betelhemi, Hebroni.

And then there's a coastal plain

Dhe pastaj gjendet nje fushe bregdetare

along the Mediterranean, where Tel Aviv is now.

pergjate Mesdheut, ku gjendet sot Tel Avivi.

And connecting the mountain range with the coastal plain

Ajo qe lidh vargun malor me fushen bregdetare

is an area called the Shephelah,

eshte nje zone e quajtur Shephelah,

which is a series of valleys and ridges that run east to west,

e cila perbehet varg luginash e krestash \ qe kalojne nga lindja ne perendim,

and you can follow the Shephelah, go through the Shephelah

dhe ju mund te ndiqni Shephelahun, te kaloni neper te,

to get from the coastal plain to the mountains.

per te shkuar nga fusha bregdetare drejt maleve.

And the Shephelah, if you've been to Israel, you'll know

Dhe Shephelahu, nese keni qene ne Izrael, ju duhet ta dini

it's just about the most beautiful part of Israel.

se eshte pjesa me bukur e Izraelit.

It's gorgeous, with forests of oak

Eshte e mrekullushme, me pyje lisash,

and wheat fields and vineyards.

fusha me grure dhe vreshta.

But more importantly, though, in the history of that region,

Por cka eshte me e rendesishme, ne historine e rajonit

it's served, it's had a real strategic function,

ajo ka pasur nje funksion strategjik,

and that is, it is the means by which hostile armies

dhe kjo per faktin se, ajo ishte rruga qe ndiqnin ushtrite armike

on the coastal plain find their way,

per te shkuar nga fushat bregdetare

get up into the mountains and threaten those living in the mountains.

drejt maleve per te kercenuar ata qe jetonin atje.

And 3,000 years ago, that's exactly what happens.

3,000 vite me pare, ndodhi pikerisht e njejta gje.

The Philistines, who are the biggest of enemies

Filistejte, te cilet ishin armiqte me te medhenje

of the Kingdom of Israel,

te Mbreterise se Izraelit,

are living in the coastal plain.

jetonin ne fushen bregdetare.

They're originally from Crete. They're a seafaring people.

Ata kishin origjine nga Kreta. Ishin nje fis detaresh.

And they may start to make their way

Dhe ata nisen rrugen e tyre

through one of the valleys of the Shephelah

permes njeres prej luginave te Shephelah

up into the mountains,

drejt maleve,

because what they want to do is occupy the highland area

sepse ata donin te pushtonin zonen malore

right by Bethlehem and split the Kingdom of Israel in two.

afer Bethlehemit dhe te ndanin Mbreterine e Izraelit ne dy.

And the Kingdom of Israel, which is headed by King Saul,

Mbreteria e Izraelit, e cila udhehiqej nga Mbreti Saul,

obviously catches wind of this,

padyshim qe e nuhati kete,

and Saul brings his army down from the mountains

dhe Saul sjell ushtrine e tij nga malet

and he confronts the Philistines in the Valley of Elah,

ai perballet me Filistinet ne Luginen e Elahut,

one of the most beautiful of the valleys of the Shephelah.

nje nder luginat me te bukura te Shephelah.

And the Israelites dig in along the northern ridge,

Izraelitet u pozicionuan pergjate vargmalit verior,

and the Philistines dig in along the southern ridge,

ndersa Filistejte pergjate vargmalit jugor,

and the two armies just sit there for weeks

dhe dy ushtrite qendruan aty me jave te tera

and stare at each other, because they're deadlocked.

duke pare njera tjetren, sepse u gjenden te bllokuara.

Neither can attack the other, because to attack the other side

Nuk mundeshin te sulmonin njeri tjetrin, sepse per te sulmuar kundershtarin

you've got to come down the mountain into the valley

duhej te zbrisje poshte malit ne lugine

and then up the other side, and you're completely exposed.

dhe perseri lart ne anen tjeter, ku ju do te gjendeshin krejtesisht te ekspozuar.

So finally, to break the deadlock,

Perfundimisht, per te thyer bllokaden,

the Philistines send their mightiest warrior

Filistejte derguan luftetarin e tyre te madherishem

down into the valley floor, and he calls out

poshte tek lugina, ku ai therriti

and he says to the Israelites,

duke iu drejtuar Izraeliteve,

"Send your mightiest warrior down,

" Dergoni luftetarin me te fuqishem,

and we'll have this out, just the two of us."

keshtu i japim fund gjithe kesaj, vetem ne te dy."

This was a tradition in ancient warfare called single combat.

Kjo ishte tradite ne luftimin antik e quajtur beteje teke.

It was a way of settling disputes

Ishte një mënyrë për zgjidhjen e mosmarrëveshjeve

without incurring the bloodshed of a major battle.

qe shmangte gjakderdhjen e një beteje të madhe.

And the Philistine who is sent down,

Dhe Filisteu i cili u dergua,

their mighty warrior, is a giant.

luftetari plotfuqishem, ishte nje gjigand.

He's 6 foot 9.

Ai eshte i gjate 205 cm.

He's outfitted head to toe in this glittering bronze armor,

Eshte i pajisur nga koka te kembet me rroba bronz te blinduara

and he's got a sword and he's got a javelin

dhe ka shpate dhe shtize.

and he's got his spear. He is absolutely terrifying.

Ai eshte absolutisht i frikshem.

And he's so terrifying that none of the Israelite soldiers want to fight him.

Ai eshte aq i frikshem saqe asnje ushtar Izraelit nuk ka deshire te luftoje me te.

It's a death wish, right? There's no way they think they can take him.

Eshte si t'u urosh vetes vdekjen, apo jo? Askush prej tyre nuk besonte se mund t'a mundte ate.

And finally the only person who will come forward

Dhe ne fund i vetmi person i cili do te bej nje hap para

is this young shepherd boy,

eshte nje bari i ri,

and he goes up to Saul and he says, "I'll fight him."

dhe shkon tek Saul dhe i thote, "Do te luftoj une kunder tij."

And Saul says, "You can't fight him. That's ridiculous.

Dhe Sauli thote, " Ti nuk mund te luftosh me te. Kjo eshte qesharake.

You're this kid. This is this mighty warrior."

Ti je vetem nje djalosh. Ai eshte luftetar i fuqishem."

But the shepherd is adamant. He says, "No, no, no,

Por bariu kembengul. Ai thote, " Jo, jo, jo,

you don't understand, I have been defending my flock

ju nuk me kuptoni, une kam vite qe mbroj tufen time

against lions and wolves for years. I think I can do it."

kunder luanve dhe ujqerve. Mendoj se mund t'ia dal."

And Saul has no choice. He's got no one else who's come forward.

Dhe Sauli nuk ka zgjidhje tjeter. Askush tjeter nuk po del vullnetar.

So he says, "All right."

Keshtu qe thote, "Ne rregull."

And then he turns to the kid, and he says,

Dhe pastaj i kthehet djaloshit , dhe i thote,

"But you've got to wear this armor. You can't go as you are."

" Por ti duhet te veshesh kete parzmore. Nuk mund te shkosh keshtu."

So he tries to give the shepherd his armor,

Keshtu ai tenton t'i jape bariut parzmoren e tij,

and the shepherd says, "No."

dhe bariu thote, " Jo"

He says, "I can't wear this stuff."

Thote, " Une nuk mund te vesh gjera te tilla."

The Biblical verse is, "I cannot wear this for I have not proved it,"

Vargu biblik eshte keshtu, " une nuk mund te vesh kete nese nuk e kam provuar me pare,"

meaning, "I've never worn armor before. You've got to be crazy."

qe do te thote, " Une kurre nuk kam veshur parzmore me pare. Ju duhet te jeni çmendur."

So he reaches down instead on the ground

Por ai perkulet ne toke,

and picks up five stones

merr 5 gurë

and puts them in his shepherd's bag

dhe i vendos ne çanten e bariut,

and starts to walk down the mountainside to meet the giant.

dhe fillon te ece poshte malit per te takuar gjigandin.

And the giant sees this figure approaching,

Gjigandi sheh se dikush po afrohet

and calls out, "Come to me so I can feed your flesh

dhe therret, " Eja tek une qe t'ia ushqej trupin tend

to the birds of the heavens and the beasts of the field."

zogjve te parajses dhe bishave te fushes."

He issues this kind of taunt towards this person

Ai leshon kete tallje drejt ketij personi

coming to fight him.

qe vjen per ta luftuar ate.

And the shepherd draws closer and closer,

Dhe bariu afrohet gjithnje e me shume,

and the giant sees that he's carrying a staff.

dhe gjigandi sheh qe ai ka kerrabe me vete.

That's all he's carrying.

Kjo eshte gjithcka ai ka marre me vete.

Instead of a weapon, just this shepherd's staff,

Ne vend te armeve, ai kishte marre vetem shkopin e bariut,

and he says -- he's insulted --

dhe ai thote-- se ndihet i fyer--

"Am I a dog that you would come to me with sticks?"

"A jam une qen qe vini te une me shkop?"

And the shepherd boy takes one of his stones

Dhe bariu merr nje gur

out of his pocket, puts it in his sling

nga xhepi i tij, e vendos ne fashen e tij,

and rolls it around and lets it fly

e rrotullon dhe e gjuan,

and it hits the giant right between the eyes --

duke e goditur gjigandin ne mes te ballit--

right here, in his most vulnerable spot --

ketu, ne vendin me te dobet te tij--

and he falls down either dead or unconscious,

dhe ai bie ne toke ose i vdekur ose sepse ka humbur ndjenjat,

and the shepherd boy runs up and takes his sword

pastaj bariu vrapon dhe i marr shpaten

and cuts off his head,

e i pret koken,

and the Philistines see this and they turn and they just run.

Filistejte e pane kete dhe u larguan me te katra.

And of course, the name of the giant is Goliath

Patjeter qe, emri i gjigandit eshte Goliath

and the name of the shepherd boy is David,

dhe emri i bariut eshte David

and the reason that story has obsessed me

dhe arsyeja pse kjo histori me ka obsesionuar mua

over the course of writing my book

gjate shkrimit te librit tim

is that everything I thought I knew about that story

eshte se cdo gje qe kam menduar se kam ditur per ate histori

turned out to be wrong.

doli qe ishte gabim.

So David, in that story, is supposed to be the underdog, right?

Pra Davidi, ne ate histori, supozohet te ishte viktima, apo jo?

In fact, that term, David and Goliath,

Ne fakt, kjo shprehje, Davidi dhe Goliathi,

has entered our language as a metaphor for

ka hyre ne gjuhen tone si nje metafore per te pershkruar

improbable victories

fitoren e pabesueshme

by some weak party over someone far stronger.

te pales se dobet kunder pales shume me te forte.

Now why do we call David an underdog?

Pra pse e quajme Davidin viktime?

Well, we call him an underdog because he's a kid,

Ne e quajme ate viktime sepse ai eshte djalosh,

a little kid, and Goliath is this big, strong giant.

nje djalosh i vogel, dhe Goliathi eshte nje gjigand i madh e i forte.

We also call him an underdog

Ne gjthashtu e quajme ate viktime

because Goliath is an experienced warrior,

sepse Goliathi eshte nje luftetar me eksperience,

and David is just a shepherd.

dhe David eshte vetem nje bari.

But most importantly, we call him an underdog

Por me e rendesishmja, ne e quajme ate viktime

because all he has is -- it's that Goliath is outfitted with

sepse arma e tij e vetme -- sepse Goliathi eshte i veshur me

all of this modern weaponry,

armatim modern,

this glittering coat of armor

parzmore vezulluese

and a sword and a javelin and a spear,

dhe me shpate e shtiza te ndryshme,

and all David has is this sling.

ndersa arma e vetme e Davidit eshte nje hobe.

Well, let's start there with the phrase

Pra, te fillojme me frazen

"All David has is this sling,"

"Davidi ka marre vetem nje hobe"

because that's the first mistake that we make.

sepse ky eshte gabimi i pare qe bejme.

In ancient warfare, there are three kinds of warriors.

Ne betejat antike kishte tri lloj luftetaresh.

There's cavalry, men on horseback and with chariots.

Kalorësit, burra mbi kalë dhe me qerre.

There's heavy infantry, which are foot soldiers,

Këmbësoria e rënde, pra ushtarët këmbësorë,

armed foot soldiers with swords and shields

ushtarët e armatosur me shpata e mburoja

and some kind of armor.

dhe me parzmore.

And there's artillery, and artillery are archers,

Dhe artileria, dhe ne artileri bejne pjese harketaret,

but, more importantly, slingers.

por me te rendesishmit ishin gjuajtesit me hobe.

And a slinger is someone who has a leather pouch

Keta gjuajtes jane te pajisur me nje xhep lekure

with two long cords attached to it,

me dy litarë të gjatë te lidhur me të,

and they put a projectile, either a rock or a lead ball,

dhe ata vendosnin një mjet godites, një gur apo një top plumbi,

inside the pouch, and they whirl it around like this

brenda xhepit, e rrotullonin ate keshtu

and they let one of the cords go,

dhe pastaj leshonin njerin prej rripave,

and the effect is to send the projectile forward

dhe si rezultat mjeti godites shkonte perpara

towards its target.

drejt shenjestres.

That's what David has, and it's important to understand

Kjo eshte Davidi qe ka marre, dhe eshte e rendesishme te kuptohet

that that sling is not a slingshot.

se ajo hobe nuk eshte llastiqe.

It's not this, right? It's not a child's toy.

A nuk eshte keshtu? Nuk eshte loje per femije.

It's in fact an incredibly devastating weapon.

Ne fakt eshte nje arme jashtezakonisht shkaterruese.

When David rolls it around like this,

Kur Davidi e rrotullon ate keshtu

he's turning the sling around probably

ai me shume mundesi po e rrotullon hoben

at six or seven revolutions per second,

me gjashte ose shtate rrotullime per sekonde,

and that means that when the rock is released,

dhe kjo do te thote se kur guri del prej saj,

it's going forward really fast,

ai ka nje shpejtesi te konsiderueshme,

probably 35 meters per second.

ndoshta 35 metra per sekonde.

That's substantially faster than a baseball

Gjegjesisht eshte me i shpejte sesa nje top bejsbolli

thrown by even the finest of baseball pitchers.

i gjuajtur nga lojtari me i mire i bejsbollit.

More than that, the stones in the Valley of Elah

Do t'ju them me shume, guret ne Luginen e Elahut

were not normal rocks. They were barium sulphate,

nuk ishin gure normal. Ata perbeheshin nga sulfat bariumi,

which are rocks twice the density of normal stones.

gure te cilet kane dendesi dy here me shume se guret normale.

If you do the calculations on the ballistics,

Nese beni llogaritjet balistike,

on the stopping power of the rock fired from David's sling,

ne shpejtesine e gurit te hedhur nga hobja e Davidit,

it's roughly equal to the stopping power

ajo eshte e barabarte me forcen ndaluese

of a [.45 caliber] handgun.

te nje pistolete te kalibrit te 45.

This is an incredibly devastating weapon.

Kjo eshte nje arme jashtezakonisht shkaterruese.

Accuracy, we know from historical records

Saktesisht, ne dime nga shenimet historike

that slingers -- experienced slingers could hit

se gjuajtesit me eksperience mund te godisnin

and maim or even kill a target at distances of up to 200 yards.

dhe te demtojne ose ta vrisnin objektivin e tyre nga nje distance prej 180 metrash.

From medieval tapestries, we know that slingers

Nga dokumentet mesjetare, ne dime se keta gjuajtes

were capable of hitting birds in flight.

ishin ne gjendje te gjuanin zogjte ne fluturim.

They were incredibly accurate.

Ata ishin jashtezakonisht te sakte.

When David lines up -- and he's not 200 yards away from Goliath,

Kur Davidi u pozicionua -- dhe ai nuk eshte 180 metra larg nga Goliathi,

he's quite close to Goliath --

ai eshte shume me afer --

when he lines up and fires that thing at Goliath,

kur ai u be gati te gjuante ate objekt drejt Goliathit,

he has every intention and every expectation

qellimi dhe pritshmeria e tij eshte qe ai

of being able to hit Goliath at his most vulnerable spot

t'a gjuaje Goliathin ne zonen me te dobet,

between his eyes.

ne mes syve.

If you go back over the history of ancient warfare,

Nese i ktheheni historise se luftrave antike,

you will find time and time again

do te lexoni se gjithnje e me shume

that slingers were the decisive factor against infantry

se gjuajtesit ishin faktore vendimtare kunder kembesorise

in one kind of battle or another.

ne nje stil beteje ose ne nje tjeter.

So what's Goliath? He's heavy infantry,

Po Goliathi cfare eshte? Ai eshte nje kembesor i rende,

and his expectation when he challenges the Israelites to a duel

dhe pritshmerite e tij kur ai sfidon Izraelitet ne nje duel

is that he's going to be fighting another heavy infantryman.

eshte se ai do te luftoje kunder kembesorise se rende.

When he says, "Come to me that I might

Kur ai thote, "Eja tek unë keshtu une do te

feed your flesh to the birds of the heavens and the beasts of the field,"

ushqej me mishin tend zogjte e parajses dhe kafshet e fushes."

the key phrase is "Come to me."

fraza kryesore eshte " Eja tek une."

Come up to me because we're going to fight,

Eja tek une sepse ne do te luftojme,

hand to hand, like this.

balle per balle, keshtu.

Saul has the same expectation.

Saul ka te njejten pritshmeri.

David says, "I want to fight Goliath,"

Davidi thote, " Une dua te luftoj kunder Goliathit,"

and Saul tries to give him his armor,

dhe Saul provon ti jape atij parzmoren e tij,

because Saul is thinking, "Oh, when you say 'fight Goliath,'

sepse Saul eshte duke menduar, " Oh, kur ti thua "te luftoj kunder Goliathit,"

you mean 'fight him in hand-to-hand combat,'

ti do te thuash 'do perballem me te'

infantry on infantry."

këmbesor me këmbesor."

But David has absolutely no expectation.

Por Davidi nuk ka kete pritshmeri.

He's not going to fight him that way. Why would he?

Ai nuk do te luftoje me te ne kete menyre. Pse do donte t'a bente?

He's a shepherd. He's spent his entire career

Ai eshte bari. Ai e ka kaluar te gjithe karieren e tij

using a sling to defend his flock against lions and wolves.

duke perdorur hoben per te mbrojtur tufen e tij kunder luanve dhe ujqve.

That's where his strength lies.

Ketu qendron forca e tij.

So here he is, this shepherd, experienced

Pra ja ku eshte ky bari me pervoje

in the use of a devastating weapon,

ne perdorimin e armeve shkaterruese,

up against this lumbering giant

kunder ketij gjigandi te ngathet,

weighed down by a hundred pounds of armor

te renduar nga 50 kg parzmore

and these incredibly heavy weapons

me ato arme aq te renda

that are useful only in short-range combat.

të cilat janë të dobishme vetëm në dyluftim me perballje.

Goliath is a sitting duck. He doesn't have a chance.

Goliathi eshte nje objektiv i palevizshem. Ai nuk ka asnje shans.

So why do we keep calling David an underdog,

Pse atehere vazhdojme ta quajme Davidin viktime,

and why do we keep referring to his victory as improbable?

dhe pse i referohemi fitores se tij si e pamundur?

There's a second piece of this that's important.

Ka një pjesë të dytë të kësaj që është e rëndësishme.

It's not just that we misunderstand David

Nuk eshte se kemi keqkuptuar vetem Davidin

and his choice of weaponry.

dhe zgjedhjen e tij te armatimit.

It's also that we profoundly misunderstand Goliath.

Por ne kemi keqkuptuar edhe Goliathin.

Goliath is not what he seems to be.

Goliathi nuk eshte ai qe duket.

There's all kinds of hints of this in the Biblical text,

Ka te dhena te ndryshme ne tekstin Biblik,

things that are in retrospect quite puzzling

gjëra te cilat në retrospektivë janë mjaft të mistershme

and don't square with his image as this mighty warrior.

dhe qe nuk perputhen me imazhin e nje trimi.

So to begin with, the Bible says that Goliath

Pra sa per te filluar, Bibla thote se Goliathi

is led onto the valley floor by an attendant.

udhëhiqet në luginë nga një shoqërues.

Now that is weird, right?

Kjo eshte e cudtishme, apo jo?

Here is this mighty warrior

Ja ku eshte nje luftetar i fuqishem

challenging the Israelites to one-on-one combat.

i cili sfidon Izraelietet ne beteje trup me trup.

Why is he being led by the hand

Pse udhehiqet ai prej dore

by some young boy, presumably,

nga nje djale i ri,

to the point of combat?

deri te fusha e betejes?

Secondly, the Bible story makes special note

E dyta, Bibla ve ne dukje

of how slowly Goliath moves,

se sa ngadale leviz Goliathi,

another odd thing to say when you're describing

nje tjeter gje e çuditshme per t'u thene teksa pershkruan

the mightiest warrior known to man at that point.

luftetarin me te fuqishem qe njerezimi njihte deri atehere.

And then there's this whole weird thing

Dhe pastaj gjeja tjeter e cuditshme eshte

about how long it takes Goliath to react

koha e gjate qe i duhet Goliathit per te reaguar

to the sight of David.

ndaj Davidit.

So David's coming down the mountain,

Keshtu Davidi po zbret nga mali,

and he's clearly not preparing for hand-to-hand combat.

dhe duket haptazi se nuk eshte i pergatitur per beteje trup me trup.

There is nothing about him that says,

Nuk ka asgje tek ai qe thote,

"I am about to fight you like this."

"Une do te luftoj me ty ne ate menyre."

He's not even carrying a sword.

Ai madje nuk eshte duke bartur as edhe nje shpate.

Why does Goliath not react to that?

Pse nuk reagon Goliathi ndaj kesaj?

It's as if he's oblivious to what's going on that day.

Duket sikur atij nuk i intereson c'do te ndodhe atë ditë.

And then there's that strange comment he makes to David:

Dhe pastaj vjen ai koment i çuditshem qe ai ben per Davidin:

"Am I a dog that you should come to me with sticks?"

" A jam une qen qe ti vjen tek une me shkopinj?

Sticks? David only has one stick.

Shkopinj? Davidi ka vetem nje shkop.

Well, it turns out that there's been a great deal

Epo, me sa duket gjate viteve

of speculation within the medical community over the years

ka pasur shume spekulime ne komunitetin mjekësor

about whether there is something

nese ka apo jo dicka

fundamentally wrong with Goliath,

qe nuk shkon me Goliathin,

an attempt to make sense of all of those apparent anomalies.

ne perpjekje për ti bërë kuptueshme të gjitha këto anomali të tij.

There have been many articles written.

Jane shkruar shume artikuj.

The first one was in 1960 in the Indiana Medical Journal,

E para u shkrua ne 1960-n ne Indiana Medical Journal,

and it started a chain of speculation

e cila i hapi rruge nje vargu spekulimesh

that starts with an explanation for Goliath's height.

qe fillon me shpjegimin e gjatesise se Goliathit.

So Goliath is head and shoulders above

Pra Goliathi eshte nje koke me i gjate

all of his peers in that era,

nga te gjithe shoket e asaj kohe,

and usually when someone is that far out of the norm,

dhe zakonisht kur dikush eshte larg normave,

there's an explanation for it.

ka nje shpjegim.

So the most common form of giantism

Forma më e zakonshme e gjigantizëm

is a condition called acromegaly,

është një gjendje që quhet akromegali,

and acromegaly is caused by a benign tumor

dhe akromegalia shkaktohet nga nje tumor beninj

on your pituitary gland

në gjëndrren e hipofizës

that causes an overproduction of human growth hormone.

që shkakton mbiprodhimin e hormonit të rritjes.

And throughout history, many of the most famous giants

Gjatë gjithë historisë, shumë nga gjigandët më të famshem

have all had acromegaly.

kane pasur akromegali.

So the tallest person of all time

Personi me i gjatë i të gjitha kohërave

was a guy named Robert Wadlow

ishte një djalë i quajtur Robert Wadlow

who was still growing when he died at the age of 24

i cili ishte ende në rritje, kur vdiq në moshën 24 vjeçare

and he was 8 foot 11.

dhe gjatesia e tij ishte 271 cm.

He had acromegaly.

Ai kishte akromegali.

Do you remember the wrestler André the Giant?

A ju kujtohet mundësi André Gjigandi?

Famous. He had acromegaly.

I famshmi. Ai kishte akromegali.

There's even speculation that Abraham Lincoln had acromegaly.

Ka madje spekulime per faktin se edhe Abraham Lincoln kishte akromegali.

Anyone who's unusually tall,

Kur dikush eshte jashtëzakonisht i gjatë,

that's the first explanation we come up with.

ky eshte shpjegimi i pare qe na bie ndermend.

And acromegaly has a very distinct set of side effects

Dhe akromegalia vjen me nje sere efektesh anësore shume te vecanta

associated with it,

qe lidhen me të,

principally having to do with vision.

te cilat lidhen kryesisht me shikimin.

The pituitary tumor, as it grows,

Tumori i hipofizes, duke u rritur,

often starts to compress the visual nerves in your brain,

shpesh fillon te shtrengoje nervat e shikimit ne tru,

with the result that people with acromegaly

dhe si pasoje njerëzit me akromegali

have either double vision or they are profoundly nearsighted.

ose shikojne dyfish ose kane miopi te theksuar.

So when people have started to speculate

Pra, kur njerëzit filluan të spekulojnë

about what might have been wrong with Goliath,

për atë qe nuk shkonte me Goliathin,

they've said, "Wait a minute,

ata thanë, "Prit një minutë,

he looks and sounds an awful lot like someone

ai duket dhe tingëllon si dikush

who has acromegaly."

i cili ka akromegali. "

And that would also explain so much of what was strange

Dhe kjo do të shpjegonte anomalite

about his behavior that day.

në sjelljen e tij atë ditë.

Why does he move so slowly

Pse ai lëvizte kaq ngadalë

and have to be escorted down into the valley floor

dhe kishte nevoje te percillej poshtë ne luginë

by an attendant?

nga nje shoqerues?

Because he can't make his way on his own.

Për shkak se ai nuk mund t'a bente rrugën vetem.

Why is he so strangely oblivious to David

Pse ai eshte kaq i pavendeshem ne lidhje me Davidin

that he doesn't understand that David's not going to fight him

seqe nuk e kupton se Davidi nuk do të ndeshet me te

until the very last moment?

vecse ne momentin e fundit?

Because he can't see him.

Sepse ai nuk mund ta shohe ate.

When he says, "Come to me that I might feed your flesh

Kur ai thotë: "Eja tek une keshtu mund te ushqej me mishin tend

to the birds of the heavens and the beasts of the field,"

zogjte e parajses dhe kafshet e fushes,"

the phrase "come to me" is a hint also of his vulnerability.

fraza " eja tek une" eshte gjithashtu nje aluzion i dobesise se tij.

Come to me because I can't see you.

Eja tek une sepse une s'mund te te shoh.

And then there's, "Am I a dog that you should come to me with sticks?"

Dhe pastaj vjen, " A jam une qen qe ti ke sjelle shkopinj?"

He sees two sticks when David has only one.

Ai sheh dy shkopinj ndersa Davidi ka vetem nje.

So the Israelites up on the mountain ridge

Keshtu Izraelitet ne mal

looking down on him thought he was

shikonin poshte dhe mendonin se ai ishte

this extraordinarily powerful foe.

kundeshtar i forte.

What they didn't understand was that

Ajo qe ata nuk kuptonin ishte se

the very thing that was the source of his apparent strength

vete burimi i forces se tij

was also the source of his greatest weakness.

ishte gjithashtu burimi i dobesise se tij me te madhe.

And there is, I think, in that,

Une mendoj, se ky eshte

a very important lesson for all of us.

nje mesim i rendesishem per te gjithe ne.

Giants are not as strong and powerful as they seem.

Gjigandet nuk jane aq te forte dhe te fuqishem sa duken.

And sometimes the shepherd boy has a sling in his pocket.

Dhe ndonjehere bariu ka nje hobe ne xhepin e tij.

Thank you.

Faleminderit.

(Applause)

(Duartrokitje)