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1 ܦܘܠܘܤ ܐܤܝܪܗ ܕܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܛܝܡܬܐܘܤ ܐܚܐ ܠܦܝܠܡܘܢ ܚܒܝܒܐ ܘܦܠܚܐ ܕܥܡܢ

Paul, a prisoner for Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother: To Philemon our dearly-loved fellow labourer--

2 ܘܠܐܦܝܐ ܚܒܝܒܬܢ ܘܠܐܪܟܝܦܘܤ ܦܠܚܐ ܕܥܡܢ ܘܠܥܕܬܐ ܕܒܒܝܬܟ

and to our sister Apphia and our comrade Archippus--as well as to the Church in your house.

3 ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܥܡܟܘܢ ܘܫܠܡܐ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܒܘܢ ܘܡܢ ܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ

May grace be granted to you all, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

4 ܡܘܕܐ ܐܢܐ ܠܐܠܗܝ ܒܟܠܙܒܢ ܘܡܬܕܟܪ ܐܢܐ ܠܟ ܒܨܠܘܬܝ

I give continual thanks to my God while making mention of you, my brother, in my prayers,

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

because I hear of your love and of the faith which you have towards the Lord Jesus and which you manifest towards all God's people;

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

praying as I do, that their participation in your faith may result in others fully recognizing all the right affection that is in us toward Christ.

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

For I have found great joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of God's people have been, and are, refreshed through you, my brother.

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

Therefore, though I might with Christ's authority speak very freely and order you to do 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

it is for love's sake that--instead of that--although I am none other than Paul the aged, and am now also a prisoner for Christ Jesus,

10 ܘܒܥܐ ܐܢܐ ܡܢܟ ܥܠ ܒܪܝ ܐܝܢܐ ܕܝܠܕܬ ܒܐܤܘܪܝ ܐܢܤܝܡܘܤ

I entreat you on behalf of my own child whose father I have become while in my chains--I mean Onesimus.

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

Formerly he was useless to you, but now--true to his name--he is of great use to you and to me.

12 ܘܫܕܪܬܗ ܠܟ ܐܢܬ ܕܝܢ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܝܠܕܐ ܕܝܠܝ ܗܟܢܐ ܩܒܠܝܗܝ

I am sending him back to you, though in so doing I send part of myself.

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

It was my wish to keep him at my side for him to attend to my wants, as your representative, during my imprisonment for the Good News.

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

Only I wished to do nothing without your consent, so that his kind action of yours might not be done under pressure, but might be a voluntary one.

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

For perhaps it was for this reason he was parted from you for a time, that you might receive him back wholly and for ever yours; (aiōnios g166)

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

no longer as a slave, but as something better than a slave--a brother peculiarly dear to me, and even dearer to you, both as a servant and as a fellow Christian.

17 ܐܢ ܗܟܝܠ ܐܝܬܝܟ ܠܝ ܫܘܬܦܐ ܩܒܠܝܗܝ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܝ

If therefore you regard me as a comrade, receive him as if he were I myself.

18 ܘܐܢ ܡܕܡ ܚܤܪܟ ܐܘ ܚܝܒ ܗܕܐ ܥܠܝ ܚܫܘܒ

And if he was ever dishonest or is in your debt, debit me with the amount.

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

I Paul write this with my own hand--I will pay you in full. (I say nothing of the fact that you owe me even your own self.)

20 ܐܝܢ ܐܚܝ ܐܢܐ ܐܬܬܢܝܚ ܒܟ ܒܡܪܢ ܐܢܝܚ ܪܚܡܝ ܒܡܫܝܚܐ

Yes, brother, do me this favour for the Lord's sake. Refresh my heart in Christ.

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

I write to you in the full confidence that you will meet my wishes, for I know you will do even more than I say.

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

And at the same time provide accommodation for me; for I hope that through your prayers I shall be permitted to come to you.

23 ܫܐܠ ܒܫܠܡܟ ܐܦܦܪܐ ܫܒܝܐ ܕܥܡܝ ܒܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ

Greetings to you, my brother, from Epaphras my fellow prisoner for the sake of Christ Jesus;

24 ܘܡܪܩܘܤ ܘܐܪܤܛܪܟܘܤ ܘܕܡܐ ܘܠܘܩܐ ܡܥܕܪܢܝ

and from Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers.

25 ܛܝܒܘܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܥܡ ܪܘܚܟܘܢ ܐܡܝܢ

May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with the spirit of every one of you.