Colossians 4
1 Masters, supply your slaves with what is right and fair, since you know that you also have a Master in heaven.
aparañca he adhipatayaḥ, yūyaṁ dāsān prati nyāyyaṁ yathārthañcācaraṇaṁ kurudhvaṁ yuṣmākamapyeko'dhipatiḥ svarge vidyata iti jānīta|
2 Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful,
yūyaṁ prārthanāyāṁ nityaṁ pravarttadhvaṁ dhanyavādaṁ kurvvantastatra prabuddhāstiṣṭhata ca|
3 as you pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains.
prārthanākāle mamāpi kṛte prārthanāṁ kurudhvaṁ,
4 Pray that I may declare it clearly, as I should.
phalataḥ khrīṣṭasya yannigūḍhavākyakāraṇād ahaṁ baddho'bhavaṁ tatprakāśāyeśvaro yat madarthaṁ vāgdvāraṁ kuryyāt, ahañca yathocitaṁ tat prakāśayituṁ śaknuyām etat prārthayadhvaṁ|
5 Act wisely toward outsiders, redeeming the time.
yūyaṁ samayaṁ bahumūlyaṁ jñātvā bahiḥsthān lokān prati jñānācāraṁ kurudhvaṁ|
6 Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.
yuṣmākam ālāpaḥ sarvvadānugrahasūcako lavaṇena susvāduśca bhavatu yasmai yaduttaraṁ dātavyaṁ tad yuṣmābhiravagamyatāṁ|
7 Tychicus will tell you all the news about me. He is a beloved brother, a faithful minister, and a fellow servant in the Lord.
mama yā daśākti tāṁ tukhikanāmā prabhau priyo mama bhrātā viśvasanīyaḥ paricārakaḥ sahadāsaśca yuṣmān jñāpayiṣyati|
8 I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know about us, and that he may encourage your hearts.
sa yad yuṣmākaṁ daśāṁ jānīyāt yuṣmākaṁ manāṁsi sāntvayecca tadarthamevāhaṁ
9 With him I am sending Onesimus, our faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They will tell you about everything here.
tam onīṣimanāmānañca yuṣmaddeśīyaṁ viśvastaṁ priyañca bhrātaraṁ preṣitavān tau yuṣmān atratyāṁ sarvvavārttāṁ jñāpayiṣyataḥ|
10 My fellow prisoner Aristarchus sends you greetings, as does Mark the cousin of Barnabas. You have already received instructions about him: If he comes to you, welcome him.
āriṣṭārkhanāmā mama sahabandī barṇabbā bhāgineyo mārko yuṣṭanāmnā vikhyāto yīśuścaite chinnatvaco bhrātaro yuṣmān namaskāraṁ jñāpayanti, teṣāṁ madhye mārkamadhi yūyaṁ pūrvvam ājñāpitāḥ sa yadi yuṣmatsamīpam upatiṣṭhet tarhi yuṣmābhi rgṛhyatāṁ|
11 Jesus, who is called Justus, also sends greetings. These are the only Jews among my fellow workers for the kingdom of God, and they have been a comfort to me.
kevalameta īśvararājye mama sāntvanājanakāḥ sahakāriṇo'bhavan|
12 Epaphras, who is one of you and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you greetings. He is always wrestling in prayer for you, so that you may stand mature and fully assured in the full will of God.
khrīṣṭasya dāso yo yuṣmaddeśīya ipaphrāḥ sa yuṣmān namaskāraṁ jñāpayati yūyañceśvarasya sarvvasmin mano'bhilāṣe yat siddhāḥ pūrṇāśca bhaveta tadarthaṁ sa nityaṁ prārthanayā yuṣmākaṁ kṛte yatate|
13 For I testify about him that he goes to great pains for you and for those at Laodicea and Hierapolis.
yuṣmākaṁ lāyadikeyāsthitānāṁ hiyarāpalisthitānāñca bhrātṛṇāṁ hitāya so'tīva ceṣṭata ityasmin ahaṁ tasya sākṣī bhavāmi|
14 Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas send you greetings.
lūkanāmā priyaścikitsako dīmāśca yuṣmabhyaṁ namaskurvvāte|
15 Greet the brothers in Laodicea, as well as Nympha and the church that meets at her house.
yūyaṁ lāyadikeyāsthān bhrātṛn numphāṁ tadgṛhasthitāṁ samitiñca mama namaskāraṁ jñāpayata|
16 After this letter has been read among you, make sure that it is also read in the church of the Laodiceans, and that you in turn read the letter from Laodicea.
aparaṁ yuṣmatsannidhau patrasyāsya pāṭhe kṛte lāyadikeyāsthasamitāvapi tasya pāṭho yathā bhavet lāyadikeyāñca yat patraṁ mayā prahitaṁ tad yathā yuṣmābhirapi paṭhyeta tathā ceṣṭadhvaṁ|
17 Tell Archippus: “See to it that you complete the ministry you have received in the Lord.”
aparam ārkhippaṁ vadata prabho ryat paricaryyāpadaṁ tvayāprāpi tatsādhanāya sāvadhāno bhava|
18 This greeting is in my own hand—Paul. Remember my chains. Grace be with you.
ahaṁ paulaḥ svahastākṣareṇa yuṣmān namaskāraṁ jñāpayāmi yūyaṁ mama bandhanaṁ smarata| yuṣmān pratyanugraho bhūyāt| āmena|
