ܦܝܠܝܡܘܢ 1

1 ܦܘܠܘܤ ܐܤܝܪܗ ܕܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܛܝܡܬܐܘܤ ܐܚܐ ܠܦܝܠܡܘܢ ܚܒܝܒܐ ܘܦܠܚܐ ܕܥܡܢ

Paul, prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timotheus the brother, to Philemon the beloved and our fellow-workman,

2 ܘܠܐܦܝܐ ܚܒܝܒܬܢ ܘܠܐܪܟܝܦܘܤ ܦܠܚܐ ܕܥܡܢ ܘܠܥܕܬܐ ܕܒܒܝܬܟ

and to the sister Apphia and to Archippus our fellow-soldier, and to the assembly which [is] in thine house.

3 ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܥܡܟܘܢ ܘܫܠܡܐ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܒܘܢ ܘܡܢ ܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ

Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and [the] Lord Jesus Christ.

4 ܡܘܕܐ ܐܢܐ ܠܐܠܗܝ ܒܟܠܙܒܢ ܘܡܬܕܟܪ ܐܢܐ ܠܟ ܒܨܠܘܬܝ

I thank my God, always making mention of thee at my prayers,

5 ܗܐ ܡܢ ܕܫܡܥܬ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܟ ܘܚܘܒܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܟ ܠܘܬ ܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܘܠܘܬ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܩܕܝܫܐ

hearing of thy love and the faith which thou hast towards the Lord Jesus, and towards all the saints,

6 ܕܬܗܘܐ ܫܘܬܦܘܬܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܟ ܝܗܒܐ ܦܐܪܐ ܒܥܒܕܐ ܘܒܝܕܥܬܐ ܕܟܠ ܛܒܢ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܟܘܢ ܒܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ

in such sort that thy participation in the faith should become operative in the acknowledgment of every good thing which is in us towards Christ [Jesus].

7 ܚܕܘܬܐ ܓܝܪ ܤܓܝܐܬܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܢ ܘܒܘܝܐܐ ܕܒܝܕ ܚܘܒܟ ܐܬܬܢܝܚܘ ܪܚܡܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ

For we have great thankfulness and encouragement through thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother.

8 ܡܛܠ ܗܕܐ ܦܪܗܤܝܐ ܤܓܝܐܬܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܝ ܒܡܫܝܚܐ ܕܐܦܩܘܕ ܠܟ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܙܕܩܢ

Wherefore having much boldness in Christ to enjoin thee what is fitting,

9 ܡܛܠ ܚܘܒܐ ܕܝܢ ܡܒܥܐ ܗܘ ܒܥܐ ܐܢܐ ܡܢܟ ܐܢܐ ܦܘܠܘܤ ܕܐܝܬܝ ܤܒܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܝܕܥ ܐܢܬ ܗܫܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܦ ܐܤܝܪܐ ܕܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ

for love's sake I rather exhort, being such a one as Paul the aged, and now also prisoner of Jesus Christ.

10 ܘܒܥܐ ܐܢܐ ܡܢܟ ܥܠ ܒܪܝ ܐܝܢܐ ܕܝܠܕܬ ܒܐܤܘܪܝ ܐܢܤܝܡܘܤ

I exhort thee for my child, whom I have begotten in [my] bonds, Onesimus,

11 ܗܘ ܕܒܙܒܢ ܠܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܠܟ ܒܗ ܚܫܚܘ ܗܫܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܦ ܠܟ ܐܦ ܠܝ ܛܒ ܚܫܚ

once unserviceable to thee, but now serviceable to thee and to me:

12 ܘܫܕܪܬܗ ܠܟ ܐܢܬ ܕܝܢ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܝܠܕܐ ܕܝܠܝ ܗܟܢܐ ܩܒܠܝܗܝ

whom I have sent back to thee: [but do thou receive] him, that is, my bowels:

13 ܨܒܐ ܗܘܝܬ ܓܝܪ ܕܠܘܬܝ ܐܚܕܝܘܗܝ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܡܫܡܫ ܠܝ ܚܠܦܝܟ ܒܐܤܘܪܐ ܕܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ

whom I was desirous of keeping with myself, that for thee he might minister to me in the bonds of the glad tidings;

14 ܒܠܥܕ ܡܠܟܟ ܕܝܢ ܠܐ ܨܒܝܬ ܡܕܡ ܠܡܥܒܕ ܕܠܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܒܩܛܝܪܐ ܬܗܘܐ ܛܒܬܟ ܐܠܐ ܒܨܒܝܢܟ

but I have wished to do nothing without thy mind, that thy good might not be as of necessity but of willingness:

15 ܟܒܪ ܕܝܢ ܐܦ ܡܛܠ ܗܕܐ ܫܢܝ ܕܫܥܬܐ ܕܠܥܠܡ ܬܐܚܕܝܘܗܝ (aiōnios g166)

for perhaps for this reason he has been separated [from thee] for a time, that thou mightest possess him fully for ever; (aiōnios g166)

16 ܠܐ ܡܟܝܠ ܐܝܟ ܥܒܕܐ ܐܠܐ ܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܥܒܕܐ ܐܚܐ ܚܒܝܒܐ ܕܝܠܝ ܚܕ ܟܡܐ ܕܝܠܟ ܘܒܒܤܪ ܘܒܡܪܢ

not any longer as a bondman, but above a bondman, a beloved brother, specially to me, and how much rather to thee, both in [the] flesh and in [the] Lord?

17 ܐܢ ܗܟܝܠ ܐܝܬܝܟ ܠܝ ܫܘܬܦܐ ܩܒܠܝܗܝ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܝ

If therefore thou holdest me to be a partner [with thee], receive him as me;

18 ܘܐܢ ܡܕܡ ܚܤܪܟ ܐܘ ܚܝܒ ܗܕܐ ܥܠܝ ܚܫܘܒ

but if he have wronged thee anything or owe anything [to thee], put this to my account.

19 ܐܢܐ ܦܘܠܘܤ ܟܬܒܬ ܒܐܝܕܝ ܐܢܐ ܦܪܥ ܐܢܐ ܕܠܐ ܐܡܪ ܠܟ ܕܐܦ ܢܦܫܟ ܚܝܒ ܐܢܬ ܠܝ

I Paul have written [it] with mine own hand; I will repay [it]: that I say not to thee that thou owest even thine own self also to me.

20 ܐܝܢ ܐܚܝ ܐܢܐ ܐܬܬܢܝܚ ܒܟ ܒܡܪܢ ܐܢܝܚ ܪܚܡܝ ܒܡܫܝܚܐ

Yea, brother, I would have profit of thee in [the] Lord: refresh my bowels in Christ.

21 ܡܛܠ ܕܬܟܝܠ ܐܢܐ ܕܫܡܥ ܐܢܬ ܠܝ ܟܬܒܬ ܠܟ ܘܝܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܕܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܡܐ ܕܐܡܪ ܐܢܐ ܥܒܕ ܐܢܬ

Being confident of thine obedience, I have written to thee, knowing that thou wilt do even more than I say.

22 ܒܚܕܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܦ ܛܝܒ ܠܝ ܒܝܬ ܡܫܪܝܐ ܡܤܒܪ ܐܢܐ ܓܝܪ ܕܒܨܠܘܬܟܘܢ ܡܬܝܗܒ ܐܢܐ ܠܟܘܢ

But withal prepare me also a lodging; for I hope that I shall be granted to you through your prayers.

23 ܫܐܠ ܒܫܠܡܟ ܐܦܦܪܐ ܫܒܝܐ ܕܥܡܝ ܒܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ

Epaphras salutes thee, my fellow-prisoner in Christ Jesus;

24 ܘܡܪܩܘܤ ܘܐܪܤܛܪܟܘܤ ܘܕܡܐ ܘܠܘܩܐ ܡܥܕܪܢܝ

Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke, my fellow-workmen.

25 ܛܝܒܘܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܥܡ ܪܘܚܟܘܢ ܐܡܝܢ

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with your spirit.