Philemon 1
1 Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon, our dear helper in the faith,
ⲁ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲥⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲫⲩⲗⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲉⲛⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲛ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ.
2 And to Apphia, our sister, and to Archippus, our brother in God's army, and to the church in your house:
ⲃ̅ⲛⲉⲙ ⲁⲡⲫⲓⲁ ϯⲥⲱⲛⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲁⲣⲭⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲛ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲏⲓ.
3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
ⲅ̅⳿ⲡ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲧϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲛ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
4 I give praise to God at all times and make prayer for you,
ⲇ̅ϯϣⲉⲡ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲓ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲙⲉⲩⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ.
5 Hearing of the love and the faith which you have to the Lord Jesus and to all the saints;
ⲉ̅ⲁⲓⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲧⲉⲕⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲕⲛⲁϩϯ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲕ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ.
6 That the faith which you have in common with them may be working with power, in the knowledge of every good thing in you, for Christ.
ⲋ̅ϩⲟⲡⲱⲥ ϯⲙⲉⲧ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲥⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛ ⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲠⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
7 For I had great joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been made strong again through you, brother.
ⲍ̅ⲁⲓϭⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲙϯ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲉⲧϣⲁⲛ⳿ⲑⲙⲁϧⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲕ ⲡⲓⲥⲟⲛ.
8 And so, though I might, in the name of Christ, give you orders to do what is right,
ⲏ̅ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲏⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲣⲏⲥⲓⲁ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡ⳪ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧ⳿ⲥϣⲉ.
9 Still, because of love, in place of an order, I make a request to you, I, Paul, an old man and now a prisoner of Christ Jesus:
ⲑ̅ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⳿ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ϯϯϩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϩⲱ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲓϧⲉⲗⲗⲟⲓ ϯ ⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅.
10 My request is for my child Onesimus, the child of my chains,
ⲓ̅ϯϯϩⲟ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲓ⳿ϫⲫⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁ⳿ⲥⲛⲁⲩϩ ⲟⲛⲏⲥⲓⲙⲟⲥ.
11 Who in the past was of no profit to you, but now is of profit to you and to me:
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧϣⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲏ ⲟⲩ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛϣⲁⲩ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲕ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡϥ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲕ.
12 Whom I have sent back to you, him who is my very heart:
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ϣⲟⲡϥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲧϣⲁⲛ⳿ⲑⲙⲁϧⲧ.
13 Though my desire was to keep him with me, to be my servant in the chains of the good news, in your place:
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕϣⲉⲃⲓⲱ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲁⲩϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ.
14 But without your approval I would do nothing; so that your good works might not be forced, but done freely from your heart.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲁϭⲛⲉ ⲧⲉⲕ⳿ⲅⲛⲱⲙⲏ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲕⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲟⲩⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲏ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲟⲩⲧϥ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ.
15 For it is possible that for this reason he was parted from you for a time, so that you might have him for ever; (aiōnios g166)
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲧⲁⲭⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲫⲱⲣϫ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕϭⲓⲧϥ ⳿ⲛⲉⲛⲉϩ. (aiōnios g166)
16 No longer as a servant, but more than a servant, a brother, very dear to me specially, but much more to you, in the flesh as well as in the Lord.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲧ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲁⲩⲏⲣ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛⲉⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲛⲉⲙ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡ⳪.
17 If then you take me to be your friend and brother, take him in as myself.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ ϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲕ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ϣⲫⲏ ⲣ ϣⲟⲡϥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ.
18 If he has done you any wrong or is in debt to you for anything, put it to my account.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϭⲓⲧⲕ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲓⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲟⲡϥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ.
19 I, Paul, writing this myself, say, I will make payment to you: and I do not say to you that you are in debt to me even for your life.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲓ⳿ⲥϧⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲁϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲧⲱⲃ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲕⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⳿ⲙⲙⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⳿ⲉⲧⲏⲓⲕ ⲛⲏⲓ.
20 So brother, let me have joy of you in the Lord: give new life to my heart in Christ.
ⲕ̅ⲁϩⲁ ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉⲓ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲕ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡ⳪ ⲙⲁ⳿ⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲙⲉⲧϣⲁⲛ⳿ⲑⲙⲁϧⲧ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
21 Being certain that you will do my desire, I am writing to you, in the knowledge that you will do even more than I say.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲑⲏⲧ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲁⲓ⳿ⲥϧⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲓ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲭⲛⲁⲉⲣϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲉⲛⲏ ⳿ⲉϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ.
22 And make a room ready for me; for I am hoping that through your prayers I will be given to you.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲁⲙⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲟⲃϯ ⲛⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲝⲉⲛⲓⲁ ϯ ⲉⲣϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲧⲏⲓⲧ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ.
23 Epaphras, my brother-prisoner in Christ Jesus, sends you his love;
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅⳿ϥϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲁⲫⲣⲁⲥ ⲡⲁ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛⲉⲭⲙⲁⲗⲱⲧⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅.
24 And so do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my brother-workers.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲙⲁⲣⲕⲟⲥ ⲁⲣⲓⲥⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲇⲏⲙⲁⲥ ⲗⲟⲩⲕⲁⲥ ⲛⲁ⳿ϣⲫⲉⲣ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ.
25 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. So be it.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅⳿ⲡ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥ ⲫⲓⲗⲏⲙⲱⲛ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲧⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲣⲱⲙⲏ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲛⲏⲥⲓⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲩ ⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲧⲱ ⲕⲩⲣⲓⲱ ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲓ̅ⲇ̅
