Philemon 1
1 Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, To Philemon our beloved fellow worker,
Poul, the boundun of Crist Jhesu, and Timothe, brother, to Filemon, bilouyd, and oure helpere, and to Appia,
2 to Apphia our sister, to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church that meets at your house:
most dere sister, and to Archip, oure euene kniyt, and to the chirche that is in thin hous,
3 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
grace be to you, and pees of God oure fader, and of the Lord Jhesu Crist.
4 I always thank my God, remembering you in my prayers,
I do thankingis to my God, euere more makinge mynde of thee in my preieris,
5 because I hear about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints.
heringe thi charite and feith, that thou hast in the Lord Jhesu, and to alle hooli men,
6 I pray that your partnership in the faith may become effective as you fully acknowledge every good thing that is ours in Christ.
that the comynyng of thi feith be maad opyn, in knowing of al good thing in Crist Jhesu.
7 I take great joy and encouragement in your love, because you, brother, have refreshed the hearts of the saints.
And Y hadde greet ioye and coumfort in thi charite, for the entrailis of hooli men restiden bi thee, brother.
8 So although in Christ I am bold enough to order you to do what is proper,
For which thing Y hauynge myche trist in Crist Jhesu, to comaunde to thee that that perteyneth to profit;
9 I prefer to appeal on the basis of love. For I, Paul, am now aged, and a prisoner of Christ Jesus as well.
but Y biseche more for charite, sithen thou art siche as the elde Poul, and now the boundun of Jhesu Crist.
10 I appeal to you for my child Onesimus, whose father I became while I was in chains.
Y biseche thee for my sone Onesyme, whom Y in boondis bigat,
11 Formerly he was useless to you, but now he has become useful both to you and to me.
which sumtyme was vnprofitable to thee, but now profitable bothe to thee and to me; whom Y sente ayen to thee.
12 I am sending back to you him who is my very heart.
And resseyue thou hym as myn entrailis;
13 I would have liked to keep him with me, so that on your behalf he could minister to me in my chains for the gospel.
whom Y wolde withholde with me, that he schulde serue for thee to me in boondis of the gospel;
14 But I did not want to do anything without your consent, so that your goodness will not be out of compulsion, but by your own free will.
but with out thi counseil Y wolde not do ony thing, that thi good schulde not be as of nede, but wilful.
15 For perhaps this is why he was separated from you for a while, so that you might have him back for good— (aiōnios g166)
For perauenture therfor he departide fro thee for a tyme, that thou schuldist resseyue hym with outen ende; (aiōnios g166)
16 no longer as a slave, but better than a slave, as a beloved brother. He is especially beloved to me, but even more so to you, both in person and in the Lord.
now not as a seruaunt, but for a seruaunt a most dere brother, most to me; and how myche more to thee, bothe in fleisch and in the Lord?
17 So if you consider me a partner, receive him as you would receive me.
Therfor if thou hast me a felowe, resseyue hym as me; for if he hath ony thing anoied thee,
18 But if he has wronged you in any way or owes you anything, charge it to my account.
ethir owith, arette thou this thing to me.
19 I, Paul, write this with my own hand. I will repay it—not to mention that you owe me your very self.
Y Poul wroot with myn hoond, Y schal yelde; that Y seie not to thee, that also thou owist to me thi silf.
20 Yes, brother, let me have some benefit from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in Christ.
So, brothir, Y schal vse thee in the Lord; fille thou myn entrails in Crist.
21 Confident of your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I ask.
Y tristnynge of thin obedience wroot to thee, witynge that thou schalt do ouer that that Y seie.
22 In the meantime, prepare a guest room for me, because I hope that through your prayers I will be restored to you.
Also make thou redi to me an hous to dwelle in; for Y hope that bi youre preyeris Y schal be youun to you.
23 Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, sends you greetings,
Epafras, prisoner with me in Crist Jhesu,
24 as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers.
greetith thee wel, and Mark, Aristark, Demas, Lucas, myn helperis.
25 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.
The grace of oure Lord Jhesu Crist be with youre spirit. Amen.
