Philemon 1
1 Paul, prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy my brother, —unto Philemon the beloved, and a fellow worker of ours,
Pavel, jetnik Jezusa Kristusa in naš brat Timótej, našemu srčno ljubljenemu Filémonu in sodelavcu
2 And unto Apphia our sister. And unto Archippus our fellow-soldier, and unto the assembly which meeteth, at thy house:
in naši dragi Apíji in Arhipu, našemu sobojevniku ter cerkvi v tvoji hiši:
3 Favour unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and Lord Jesus Christ.
›Milost vam in mir od Boga, našega Očeta in Gospoda Jezusa Kristusa.‹
4 I am giving thanks unto my God—always, making mention, of thee, in my prayers,
Vedno, kadar te omenjam v svojih molitvah, se zahvaljujem svojemu Bogu,
5 Hearing of thy love, and of the faith which thou hast towards the Lord Jesus and towards all the saints, —
ker slišim o tvoji ljubezni in o tvoji veri, ki jo imaš do Gospoda Jezusa in do vseh svetih;
6 To the end that, the fellowship of thy faith, may become, energetic, by a personal knowledge of every good thing that is in us towards Christ;
da bi prenos tvoje vere lahko postal učinkovit s priznavanjem vsake dobre stvari, ki je v tebi v Kristusu Jezusu.
7 For, much joy, have I had, and encouragement, by occasion of thy love, in that, the tender affections of the saints, have had rest given them by thee, brother.
Kajti v tvoji ljubezni imamo veliko veselje in tolažbo, ker so po tebi, brat, osvežene notranjosti svetih.
8 Wherefore, though I have, much, freedom of speech, in Christ, to be enjoining upon thee that which is befitting,
Zatorej čeprav bi bil v Kristusu lahko zelo drzen, da ti zapovem to, kar je primerno,
9 Yet, for loves sake, I rather exhort, —being, such a one, as Paul the aged, now, also, even a prisoner of Christ Jesus, —
te vendar zaradi ljubezni raje rotim, tak, kakršen sem, Pavel, starec in sedaj tudi jetnik Jezusa Kristusa.
10 I exhort thee concerning my own child, whom I have begotten in my bonds, —Onesimus:
Rotim te za svojega sina Onézima, ki sem ga rodil v svojih vezeh,
11 Him who, at one time, was, unto thee, unserviceable, but, now, unto thee and unto me, serviceable;
ki ti je bil v preteklem času nekoristen, toda sedaj koristi tebi in meni.
12 Whom I have sent back unto thee—him, that is, my own, tender affections!—
Njega sem ponovno poslal. Ti ga torej sprejmi, to je, mojo lastno notranjost;
13 Whom, I, was minded, with myself, to detain, that, in thy behalf, unto me, he might be ministering in the bonds of the joyful message;
katerega sem želel obdržati pri sebi, da bi mi namesto tebe lahko služil v vezeh evangelija.
14 But, apart from thy mind, I wished to do, nothing, that, not as by necessity, thy goodness should be, but, by choice.
Toda brez tvojega mišljenja ne želim storiti ničesar; da tvoja korist ne bi bila, kakor bi bila iz nuje, temveč prostovoljna.
15 For, peradventure, for this cause, was he separated for an hour, that, as an age-abiding possession, thou mightest have him back, — (aiōnios g166)
Kajti zato je mogoče za nekaj časa odpotoval, da bi ga sprejel za zmeraj; (aiōnios g166)
16 No longer as a servant, but above a servant—a brother beloved, very greatly to me, but, how much rather, to thee—both in the flesh and in the Lord!
sedaj ne kot služabnika, temveč več kot služabnika, ljubljenega brata, predvsem meni, toda koliko bolj tebi, tako v mesu kakor v Gospodu?
17 If, therefore, thou holdest me as one in thy fellowship, take him unto thee, as myself;
Če me imaš torej za družabnika, ga sprejmi kakor mene.
18 And, if he hath wronged thee at all or oweth thee aught, the same, unto me, do thou reckon: —
Če ti je prizadel krivico ali ti karkoli dolguje, pripiši to na moj račun;
19 I, Paul, have written [it] with, my own, hand, —I, will repay [it]; that I may not tell thee—that, thyself, unto me, thou still owest.
jaz, Pavel, sem to napisal s svojo lastno roko, sam ti bom to povrnil; čeprav ti ne rečem, kako mi poleg tega dolguješ celó samega sebe.
20 Yea! brother, I, would, from thee, have help, in the Lord: give rest unto my tender affections in Christ.
Da, brat, naj imam veselje s teboj v Gospodu. Osveži mojo notranjost v Gospodu.
21 Confident of thine obedience, I have written unto thee, knowing that, even beyond what I say, thou wilt do: —
Ker imam zaupanje v tvojo poslušnost, sem ti pisal, vedoč, da boš storil tudi več, kakor pravim.
22 At the same time, moreover, be also getting ready for me, a lodging; for I am hoping that, through your prayers, I shall be granted as a favour unto you.
Toda poleg tega mi pripravi tudi stanovanje, kajti zaupam, da vam bom podarjen zaradi vaših molitev.
23 There salute thee—Epaphras my fellow-captive in Christ Jesus,
Pozdravljajo te Epafrá, moj sojetnik v Kristusu Jezusu,
24 Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke, —my fellow-workers.
Marko, Aristarh, Demá, Luka, moji sodelavci.
25 The favour of the Lord Jesus Christ, be with your spirit.
Milost našega Gospoda Jezusa Kristusa bodi z vašim duhom. Amen. [Napisano iz Rima Filemonu, po služabniku Onézimu.]
