Philemon 1
1 To my beloved friend and coworker Philemon,
Poul, the boundun of Crist Jhesu, and Timothe, brother, to Filemon, bilouyd, and oure helpere, and to Appia,
2 to my sister Apphia, to my fellow soldier Archippus, and to the church which meets at Philemon’s house. From Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ, and brother Timothy.
most dere sister, and to Archip, oure euene kniyt, and to the chirche that is in thin hous,
3 Grace and peace be 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 am ever mentioning you in my prayers, and giving thanks to God,
I do thankingis to my God, euere more makinge mynde of thee in my preieris,
5 because I am hearing of your love and of the faith which you hold, not only toward the Lord Jesus Christ, but toward all the saints.
heringe thi charite and feith, that thou hast in the Lord Jhesu, and to alle hooli men,
6 And I pray that your participation may become effectual, as you come to acknowledge every good thing which is in you to Christ.
that the comynyng of thi feith be maad opyn, in knowing of al good thing in Crist Jhesu.
7 For I have great joy and comfort in your love, my brother, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed.
And Y hadde greet ioye and coumfort in thi charite, for the entrailis of hooli men restiden bi thee, brother.
8 And so, although I might be bold in Christ to dictate to you what is fitting,
For which thing Y hauynge myche trist in Crist Jhesu, to comaunde to thee that that perteyneth to profit;
9 yet for love’s sake, I rather beseech you, I, Paul, an old man, and now a prisoner for Christ Jesus!
but Y biseche more for charite, sithen thou art siche as the elde Poul, and now the boundun of Jhesu Crist.
10 I beseech you for my son, Onesimus, whom I have begotten in these chains.
Y biseche thee for my sone Onesyme, whom Y in boondis bigat,
11 Once you found him "unprofitable," but now he is "profitable" 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 him back to you, he himself, that is, my very heart!
And resseyue thou hym as myn entrailis;
13 I could wish to retain him at my side, so that he might minister to me in your stead, in my bonds for the gospel.
whom Y wolde withholde with me, that he schulde serue for thee to me in boondis of the gospel;
14 But without your consent I was unwilling to do anything, so that your kindness to me might be of your own free will, and not of compulsion.
but with out thi counseil Y wolde not do ony thing, that thi good schulde not be as of nede, but wilful.
15 Perhaps for this reason you were separated from him for an hour, in order that you might have him back forever, (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 more than a slave, as a brother beloved; especially dear to me, but how much more to you, both as a man and a fellow Christian.
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 If then you count me as a partner, receive him as you would me.
Therfor if thou hast me a felowe, resseyue hym as me; for if he hath ony thing anoied thee,
18 And if he has wronged you at all, or is owing you anything, charge that to me.
ethir owith, arette thou this thing to me.
19 I Paul am writing this in my own handwriting, "I will repay you." But I will not mention that you owe me, over and over, your very soul.
Y Poul wroot with myn hoond, Y schal yelde; that Y seie not to thee, that also thou owist to me thi silf.
20 Come my brother, let me have joy in the Lord because of you! Refresh my heart in Christ!
So, brothir, Y schal vse thee in the Lord; fille thou myn entrails in Crist.
21 Because I am thoroughly persuaded of your obedience, I have written you, knowing full well that you will do by me what I am asking.
Y tristnynge of thin obedience wroot to thee, witynge that thou schalt do ouer that that Y seie.
22 Please also prepare for me a lodging, for I am hoping by your prayers to be restored to you again.
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 greeting;
Epafras, prisoner with me in Crist Jhesu,
24 so do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers.
greetith thee wel, and Mark, Aristark, Demas, Lucas, myn helperis.
25 May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.
The grace of oure Lord Jhesu Crist be with youre spirit. Amen.
