< Philemon 1 >

1 Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon, our beloved fellow worker,
ܦܘܠܘܤ ܐܤܝܪܗ ܕܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܛܝܡܬܐܘܤ ܐܚܐ ܠܦܝܠܡܘܢ ܚܒܝܒܐ ܘܦܠܚܐ ܕܥܡܢ
2 and to Apphia our sister, to Archippus, our fellow soldier, and to the church in your house:
ܘܠܐܦܝܐ ܚܒܝܒܬܢ ܘܠܐܪܟܝܦܘܤ ܦܠܚܐ ܕܥܡܢ ܘܠܥܕܬܐ ܕܒܒܝܬܟ
3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܥܡܟܘܢ ܘܫܠܡܐ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܒܘܢ ܘܡܢ ܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ
4 I thank my God always, making mention of you in my prayers,
ܡܘܕܐ ܐܢܐ ܠܐܠܗܝ ܒܟܠܙܒܢ ܘܡܬܕܟܪ ܐܢܐ ܠܟ ܒܨܠܘܬܝ
5 hearing of your love, and of the faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all the saints;
ܗܐ ܡܢ ܕܫܡܥܬ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܟ ܘܚܘܒܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܟ ܠܘܬ ܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܘܠܘܬ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܩܕܝܫܐ
6 that the fellowship of your faith may become effective, in the knowledge of every good thing which is in you in Christ.
ܕܬܗܘܐ ܫܘܬܦܘܬܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܟ ܝܗܒܐ ܦܐܪܐ ܒܥܒܕܐ ܘܒܝܕܥܬܐ ܕܟܠ ܛܒܢ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܟܘܢ ܒܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ
7 For I have much joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother.
ܚܕܘܬܐ ܓܝܪ ܤܓܝܐܬܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܢ ܘܒܘܝܐܐ ܕܒܝܕ ܚܘܒܟ ܐܬܬܢܝܚܘ ܪܚܡܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ
8 Therefore, though I have all boldness in Christ to command you that which is appropriate,
ܡܛܠ ܗܕܐ ܦܪܗܤܝܐ ܤܓܝܐܬܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܝ ܒܡܫܝܚܐ ܕܐܦܩܘܕ ܠܟ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܙܕܩܢ
9 yet on the basis of love I rather appeal, being such a one as Paul, the aged, but also a prisoner of Christ Jesus.
ܡܛܠ ܚܘܒܐ ܕܝܢ ܡܒܥܐ ܗܘ ܒܥܐ ܐܢܐ ܡܢܟ ܐܢܐ ܦܘܠܘܤ ܕܐܝܬܝ ܤܒܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܝܕܥ ܐܢܬ ܗܫܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܦ ܐܤܝܪܐ ܕܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ
10 I appeal to you for my child, whom I have become the father of in my chains, Onesimus,
ܘܒܥܐ ܐܢܐ ܡܢܟ ܥܠ ܒܪܝ ܐܝܢܐ ܕܝܠܕܬ ܒܐܤܘܪܝ ܐܢܤܝܡܘܤ
11 who once was useless to you, but now is useful to you and to me.
ܗܘ ܕܒܙܒܢ ܠܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܠܟ ܒܗ ܚܫܚܘ ܗܫܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܦ ܠܟ ܐܦ ܠܝ ܛܒ ܚܫܚ
12 I am sending back to you, him who is my very heart,
ܘܫܕܪܬܗ ܠܟ ܐܢܬ ܕܝܢ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܝܠܕܐ ܕܝܠܝ ܗܟܢܐ ܩܒܠܝܗܝ
13 whom I desired to keep with me, that on your behalf he might serve me in my chains for the Good News.
ܨܒܐ ܗܘܝܬ ܓܝܪ ܕܠܘܬܝ ܐܚܕܝܘܗܝ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܡܫܡܫ ܠܝ ܚܠܦܝܟ ܒܐܤܘܪܐ ܕܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ
14 But I was willing to do nothing without your consent, that your goodness would not be as of necessity, but of free will.
ܒܠܥܕ ܡܠܟܟ ܕܝܢ ܠܐ ܨܒܝܬ ܡܕܡ ܠܡܥܒܕ ܕܠܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܒܩܛܝܪܐ ܬܗܘܐ ܛܒܬܟ ܐܠܐ ܒܨܒܝܢܟ
15 For perhaps he was therefore separated from you for a while, that you would have him forever, (aiōnios g166)
ܟܒܪ ܕܝܢ ܐܦ ܡܛܠ ܗܕܐ ܫܢܝ ܕܫܥܬܐ ܕܠܥܠܡ ܬܐܚܕܝܘܗܝ (aiōnios g166)
16 no longer as a slave, but more than a slave, a beloved brother, especially to me, but how much rather to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord.
ܠܐ ܡܟܝܠ ܐܝܟ ܥܒܕܐ ܐܠܐ ܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܥܒܕܐ ܐܚܐ ܚܒܝܒܐ ܕܝܠܝ ܚܕ ܟܡܐ ܕܝܠܟ ܘܒܒܤܪ ܘܒܡܪܢ
17 If then you count me a partner, receive him as you would receive me.
ܐܢ ܗܟܝܠ ܐܝܬܝܟ ܠܝ ܫܘܬܦܐ ܩܒܠܝܗܝ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܝ
18 But if he has wronged you at all, or owes you anything, put that to my account.
ܘܐܢ ܡܕܡ ܚܤܪܟ ܐܘ ܚܝܒ ܗܕܐ ܥܠܝ ܚܫܘܒ
19 I, Paul, write this with my own hand: I will repay it (not to mention to you that you owe to me even your own self besides).
ܐܢܐ ܦܘܠܘܤ ܟܬܒܬ ܒܐܝܕܝ ܐܢܐ ܦܪܥ ܐܢܐ ܕܠܐ ܐܡܪ ܠܟ ܕܐܦ ܢܦܫܟ ܚܝܒ ܐܢܬ ܠܝ
20 Yes, brother, let me have joy from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in Christ.
ܐܝܢ ܐܚܝ ܐܢܐ ܐܬܬܢܝܚ ܒܟ ܒܡܪܢ ܐܢܝܚ ܪܚܡܝ ܒܡܫܝܚܐ
21 Having confidence in your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even beyond what I say.
ܡܛܠ ܕܬܟܝܠ ܐܢܐ ܕܫܡܥ ܐܢܬ ܠܝ ܟܬܒܬ ܠܟ ܘܝܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܕܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܡܐ ܕܐܡܪ ܐܢܐ ܥܒܕ ܐܢܬ
22 Also, prepare a guest room for me, for I hope that through your prayers I will be restored to you.
ܒܚܕܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܦ ܛܝܒ ܠܝ ܒܝܬ ܡܫܪܝܐ ܡܤܒܪ ܐܢܐ ܓܝܪ ܕܒܨܠܘܬܟܘܢ ܡܬܝܗܒ ܐܢܐ ܠܟܘܢ
23 Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, greets you,
ܫܐܠ ܒܫܠܡܟ ܐܦܦܪܐ ܫܒܝܐ ܕܥܡܝ ܒܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ
24 as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers.
ܘܡܪܩܘܤ ܘܐܪܤܛܪܟܘܤ ܘܕܡܐ ܘܠܘܩܐ ܡܥܕܪܢܝ
25 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.
ܛܝܒܘܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܥܡ ܪܘܚܟܘܢ ܐܡܝܢ

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