Philemon 1
1 Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy the brother, to Philemon our beloved and co-workman,
khrISTasya yIzo rbandidAsaH paulastIthiyanAmA bhrAtA ca priyaM sahakAriNaM philImonaM
2 and to the beloved Apphia, and Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the congregation at thy house:
priyAm AppiyAM sahasenAm ArkhippaM philImonasya gRhe sthitAM samitiJca prati patraM likhataH|
3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
asmAkaM tAta IzvaraH prabhu ryIzukhrISTazca yuSmAn prati zAntim anugrahaJca kriyAstAM|
4 I thank my God, making recollection of thee always in my prayers,
prabhuM yIzuM prati sarvvAn pavitralokAn prati ca tava premavizvAsayo rvRttAntaM nizamyAhaM
5 hearing of thy love and faith, which thou have toward the Lord Jesus and for all the sanctified,
prArthanAsamaye tava nAmoccArayan nirantaraM mamezvaraM dhanyaM vadAmi|
6 so that the fellowship of thy faith may become potent (in the knowledge of every good thing in us) for Christ Jesus.
asmAsu yadyat saujanyaM vidyate tat sarvvaM khrISTaM yIzuM yat prati bhavatIti jJAnAya tava vizvAsamUlikA dAnazIlatA yat saphalA bhavet tadaham icchAmi|
7 For we have much joy and encouragement in thy love, because the bowels of the sanctified have been refreshed by thee, brother.
he bhrAtaH, tvayA pavitralokAnAM prANa ApyAyitA abhavan etasmAt tava premnAsmAkaM mahAn AnandaH sAntvanA ca jAtaH|
8 Therefore, though I have much boldness in Christ to command thee that which is befitting,
tvayA yat karttavyaM tat tvAm AjJApayituM yadyapyahaM khrISTenAtIvotsuko bhaveyaM tathApi vRddha
9 because of love I rather beseech, being such as aged Paul, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ.
idAnIM yIzukhrISTasya bandidAsazcaivambhUto yaH paulaH so'haM tvAM vinetuM varaM manye|
10 I beseech thee for my child Onesimus, whom I begot in my bonds.
ataH zRGkhalabaddho'haM yamajanayaM taM madIyatanayam onISimam adhi tvAM vinaye|
11 A man formerly unprofitable to thee, but now is profitable to thee and to me, whom I sent back.
sa pUrvvaM tavAnupakAraka AsIt kintvidAnIM tava mama copakArI bhavati|
12 And thou should welcome him, that is, my bowels.
tamevAhaM tava samIpaM preSayAmi, ato madIyaprANasvarUpaH sa tvayAnugRhyatAM|
13 Whom I wanted to keep back for myself, so that in thy behalf he might serve me in the bonds of the good news.
susaMvAdasya kRte zRGkhalabaddho'haM paricArakamiva taM svasannidhau varttayitum aicchaM|
14 But I wanted to do nothing without thy mind, so that thy goodness might not be as from obligation, but from volition.
kintu tava saujanyaM yad balena na bhUtvA svecchAyAH phalaM bhavet tadarthaM tava sammatiM vinA kimapi karttavyaM nAmanye|
15 For perhaps because of this he departed for an hour, so that thou might receive him back forever, (aiōnios g166)
ko jAnAti kSaNakAlArthaM tvattastasya vicchedo'bhavad etasyAyam abhiprAyo yat tvam anantakAlArthaM taM lapsyase (aiōnios g166)
16 no longer as a bondman, but above a bondman, a beloved brother, especially to me, but how much more to thee, both in flesh and in the Lord.
puna rdAsamiva lapsyase tannahi kintu dAsAt zreSThaM mama priyaM tava ca zArIrikasambandhAt prabhusambandhAcca tato'dhikaM priyaM bhrAtaramiva|
17 If then thou have me a partner, accept him as myself.
ato heto ryadi mAM sahabhAginaM jAnAsi tarhi mAmiva tamanugRhANa|
18 But if he has wronged thee, or owes anything, charge this to me.
tena yadi tava kimapyaparAddhaM tubhyaM kimapi dhAryyate vA tarhi tat mameti viditvA gaNaya|
19 I Paul write with my hand, I will repay, so that I may not say to thee that thou owe me in return even thyself.
ahaM tat parizotsyAmi, etat paulo'haM svahastena likhAmi, yatastvaM svaprANAn api mahyaM dhArayasi tad vaktuM necchAmi|
20 Yes, brother, let me have a favor of thee in the Lord. Refresh my bowels in the Lord.
bho bhrAtaH, prabhoH kRte mama vAJchAM pUraya khrISTasya kRte mama prANAn ApyAyaya|
21 Being confident in thine obedience I wrote to thee, knowing that thou will do above what I say.
tavAjJAgrAhitve vizvasya mayA etat likhyate mayA yaducyate tato'dhikaM tvayA kAriSyata iti jAnAmi|
22 But simultaneously also prepare a lodging for me, for I hope that by your prayers I will be granted to you.
tatkaraNasamaye madarthamapi vAsagRhaM tvayA sajjIkriyatAM yato yuSmAkaM prArthanAnAM phalarUpo vara ivAhaM yuSmabhyaM dAyiSye mameti pratyAzA jAyate|
23 Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, salutes thee,
khrISTasya yIzAH kRte mayA saha bandiripAphrA
24 and Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke, my co-workmen.
mama sahakAriNo mArka AriSTArkho dImA lUkazca tvAM namaskAraM vedayanti|
25 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ is with your spirit. Truly.
asmAkaM prabho ryIzukhrISTasyAnugraho yuSmAkam AtmanA saha bhUyAt| Amen|
