Philemon 1
1 Paul, a prisoner for Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon, our beloved friend and fellow worker,
ⲁ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲏⲣ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲙⲫⲓⲗⲏⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲛϣⲃⲣⲣϩⲱⲃ
2 and also to the beloved Apphia, to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church that meets in yoʋr house:
ⲃ̅ⲙⲛ ⲁⲙⲫⲓⲁ ⲧⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲙⲛ ⲁⲣⲭⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲛϣⲃⲣⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩϩⲥ ⲉⲧϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲕⲏⲓ
3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
ⲅ̅ⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲙⲛ ϯⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲛ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ
4 I give thanks to my God, always making mention of yoʋ in my prayers,
ⲇ̅ϯϣⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲧⲙ ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲓⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϩⲛ ⲛⲁϣⲗⲏⲗ
5 because I hear of yoʋr love for all the saints and the faith that yoʋ have toward the Lord Jesus.
ⲉ̅ⲉⲓⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲩⲛⲧⲁⲕⲥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ
6 I pray that yoʋr fellowship with us in the faith may be effective in deepening yoʋr understanding of every blessing that we have in Christ Jesus.
ⲋ̅ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲕⲟⲓⲛⲱⲛⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲥⲉⲛⲉⲣⲅⲓ ϩⲙ ⲡⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲭⲥ
7 We are very thankful for the comfort we have received from yoʋr love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through yoʋ, brother.
ⲍ̅ⲁⲓⲣⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲗⲥⲗ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲉⲥⲡⲗⲁⲅⲭⲛⲟⲛ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓ ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ ⲡⲥⲟⲛ
8 Therefore, although I am bold enough in Christ to command yoʋ to do what is right,
ⲏ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲩⲛⲧⲁⲓ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲙⲡⲁⲣϩⲏⲥⲓⲁ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲉⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉϣϣⲉ
9 I would rather appeal to yoʋ on the basis of love. I, Paul, an old man and now a prisoner for Jesus Christ,
ⲑ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲓⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲉⲓⲟ ⲛⲧⲉⲉⲓⲙⲓⲛⲉ ϩⲱⲥ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲛⲟϭ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲣ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ
10 appeal to yoʋ on behalf of my child, Onesimus, whose father I have become during my imprisonment.
ⲓ̅ϯⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ϩⲁ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓϫⲡⲟϥ ϩⲛ ⲛⲁⲙⲣⲣⲉ ⲟⲛⲏⲥⲓⲙⲟⲥ
11 Once he was useless to yoʋ, but now he is useful both to yoʋ and to me. I am sending him back,
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲟ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛⲁⲧϣⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲟ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛϣⲁⲩ ⲁⲓⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩϥ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲕ
12 and I ask yoʋ to receive him, that is, my very own heart.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ϣⲟⲡϥ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲡⲗⲁⲅⲭⲛⲟⲛ
13 I wanted to keep him with me so that he could serve me in yoʋr place during my imprisonment for the gospel.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲉⲓⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲁⲧⲏⲓ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉϣⲙϣⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲕⲙⲁ ϩⲛ ⲙⲙⲣⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ
14 But I did not want to do anything without yoʋr consent, so that yoʋr good deed would not be done out of compulsion, but of yoʋr own free will.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲁϫⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲅⲛⲱⲙⲏ ϫⲉ ⲛⲛⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲟⲩϩⲧⲟⲣ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉϩⲛⲁⲕ
15 Perhaps the reason he was separated from yoʋ for an hour was so that yoʋ might have him back forever, (aiōnios g166)
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲙⲉϣⲁⲕ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲟⲩⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲟⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉⲕⲉϫⲓⲧϥ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ (aiōnios g166)
16 no longer as a slave, but more than a slave, as a beloved brother, especially to me, but even more so to yoʋ, both in the flesh and in the Lord.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ϩⲱⲥ ϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲁⲛ ϭⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲁⲁϥ ⲉϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⲙⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲓⲉ ⲟⲩⲏⲣ ϭⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ϩⲛ ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ
17 So if yoʋ consider me to be a partner, receive him as yoʋ would receive me.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ϭⲉ ϯϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛⲕⲟⲓⲛⲱⲛⲟⲥ ϣⲟⲡϥ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲛⲧⲁϩⲉ
18 If he has wronged yoʋ in any way or owes yoʋ anything, charge it to me.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲁϥϫⲓⲧⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲏ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲕ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲟⲡϥ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ
19 I, Paul, write this with my own hand: I will repay it (not to mention that yoʋ owe me yoʋr very own life).
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁϭⲓϫ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲟⲩⲉⲓⲟ ⲛⲁⲕ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲕⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧ ϩⲱⲱⲕ ⲛϩⲙⲟⲧ
20 Yes, brother, let me have some benefit from yoʋ in the Lord. Refresh my heart in the Lord.
ⲕ̅ⲁⲓⲟ ⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲓⲉⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲕ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϯⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲛⲁⲥⲡⲗⲁⲅⲭⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ
21 Trusting in yoʋr obedience, I write to yoʋ, knowing that yoʋ will do even more than I ask.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲉⲓⲕⲱ ⲛϩⲧⲏⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛⲧⲥⲧⲙⲏⲧ ⲁⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲓⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲕⲛⲁⲣϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲡⲉϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟϥ
22 At the same time, I want yoʋ to prepare a guest room for me, for I hope that through your prayers I will be restored to you soon.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ϩⲁⲙⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲅⲥⲟⲃⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ϯϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲍⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲧⲁⲁⲧ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛϩⲙⲟⲧ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲛϣⲗⲏⲗ
23 Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus,
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲉⲡⲁⲫⲣⲁ ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲡⲁϣⲃⲣⲁⲓⲭⲙⲁⲗⲱⲧⲟⲥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ
24 and Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers, greet yoʋ.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲙⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲕⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲣⲓⲥⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲇⲏⲙⲁⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲗⲟⲩⲕⲁⲥ ⲛⲁϣⲃⲣⲣϩⲱⲃ
25 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲡⲛⲁ
