Philemon 1
1 [I], Paul, am a prisoner [who serves] Christ Jesus. [I am here] with Timothy, our fellow believer. [I am writing this letter] to [you], Philemon, our dear [friend] and fellow worker.
| این نامه از طرف پولس است، که به سبب اعلام مژدهٔ انجیل مسیحْ عیسی در زندان به سر می‌برد، و نیز از طرف برادر ما تیموتائوس. این نامه را به فیلیمون، دوست گرامی و همکار عزیز ما می‌نویسم، |
2 [I am also writing] to [your wife], Apphia, and to Archippus, [who is like] [MET] our fellow soldier [because he serves Christ steadfastly together with us]. I am also [writing this] to the congregation [that meets/gathers] in your [(sg)] house.
| و نیز به خواهر ما اَپفیه، و به همسنگرمان، اَرخیپوس، و به کلیسایی که در خانه‌ات تشکیل می‌شود. |
3 [I pray that] God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ [will continue to] act kindly toward you all and [will continue to] cause you to have [inner] peace.
| از پدرمان، خدا، و خداوندمان، عیسی مسیح، خواستار فیض و آرامش برای شما هستم. |
4 I always thank my God when I pray for you [(sg)], because I hear [people say that] you love all God’s people [CHI]
| فیلیمون عزیز، هر بار که برای تو دعا می‌کنم، ابتدا خدا را برای وجود تو شکر می‌کنم، |
5 and that you continue to trust in the Lord Jesus.
| زیرا از دیگران می‌شنوم که چه ایمان استواری به عیسای خداوند داری، و چه محبتی در حق همۀ مقدّسان، یعنی در حق ایمانداران انجام می‌دهی. |
6 I pray that as a result of your knowing all the good things [that God/Christ has done for] us, you may (be effective/influence many others) as you tell others what you believe, in order that [they may honor] Christ.
| دعا می‌کنم که ایمان و اعتمادی را که به خداوند داری، با دیگران در میان بگذاری، تا ایشان نیز تحت تأثیر قرار گیرند و ببینند که چه نیکویی‌ها و مواهبی از عیسی مسیح نصیب تو شده است. |
7 I have rejoiced greatly and have been greatly encouraged because you, my dear friend, have acted lovingly toward God’s people by encouraging them [SYN].
| من خودم از محبت تو ای برادر، شادی و تسلی پیدا کرده‌ام، زیرا مهربانی تو دلهای ایمانداران را تازه کرده است. |
8 So [I have a request/favor to ask of you]. I am completely confident [that I have authority] to command you [to do] what you ought to do, because [I am an apostle of] Christ.
| از این رو، گرچه در مسیح حق دارم جسارت کنم و به تو دستور دهم تا آنچه را که درست است انجام دهی، |
9 But because [I know that you] love [God’s people], I request this instead of [commanding you to do it]. It is I, Paul, an old man and now also a prisoner [because I serve] Christ Jesus, [who am requesting it].
| اما بر اساس محبت، ترجیح می‌دهم آن را به شکل خواهش مطرح کنم. بله، من، پولسِ پیر، که اکنون به خاطر خدمت به مسیحْ عیسی زندانی نیز شده‌ام، |
10 I request that you [do something] for someone [who has become like] my own son [because I told him about Christ] [MET] while [I have been] a prisoner [MTY] [here. His name is] Onesimus.
| از تو استدعا می‌کنم که با فرزندم، اُنیسیموس که در زمان حبس خود، پدرِ ایمانیِ او شدم، مهربان باشی. |
11 Although [his name, as you know, means ‘useful’], formerly he was useless to you. But now he is useful both to you and to me!
| انیسیموس (با اینکه معنی نامش «مفید» است) در گذشته برای تو مفید نبوده است، اما اکنون چه برای تو و چه برای من مفید است. |
12 Although (he is [as dear to me as/I love him as much as I love]) [MET] my own self [MTY], I am sending him back to you.
| حال که او را نزد تو باز می‌گردانم، درست مانند این است که قلب خود را می‌فرستم. |
13 I would like to have kept him with me, in order that he might serve me on your behalf, while I am a prisoner [MTY] [because of my preaching] the message [about Christ].
| می‌خواستم او را نزد خود نگاه دارم، تا در این مدتی که به سبب اعلام پیغام انجیل در زندان به سر می‌برم، به جای تو مرا کمک کند. |
14 Nevertheless, because [I had not yet asked you and] you had not yet permitted me [to keep him here with me], I decided not to [keep him here. I decided that I should] not do anything without your permitting it. [I decided that you should help me only if you] really want to help me.
| اما نخواستم بدون موافقت تو این کار را انجام دهم تا نیکوکاری تو از روی اجبار نباشد، بلکه از روی میل و اختیار. |
15 Perhaps the reason that [God permitted] Onesimus to be separated from {to leave} you for a little while was that [he would believe in Christ, and as a result] you would have him (back/with you) forever! (aiōnios g166)
| شاید او به این دلیل برای مدتی کوتاه از تو جدا شد تا برای همیشه نزد تو بازگردد، (aiōnios g166) |
16 [You will no longer have him only] as a slave. Instead, [you will have him] as [someone who is] more than a slave. [You will have him] as a fellow believer! He is especially dear to me, but he certainly will be more dear to you [than he is to me] (OR, I love him very much, but you will certainly love him more than I do), [because now he] not only belongs to you but he also belongs to the Lord.
| اما نه دیگر به‌عنوان غلام و برده، بلکه برتر از غلام، به‌عنوان برادری عزیز. او برای من بسیار عزیز است، اما برای تو عزیزتر، هم به‌عنوان یک همنوع و هم به‌عنوان برادر در خداوند. |
17 So, if you consider me to be your partner [in God’s work], receive him as you would receive me.
| اگر واقعاً مرا دوست خود می‌دانی، به همان صورت که از من استقبال می‌کردی، از او نیز استقبال کن و او را بپذیر. |
18 If he has wronged you in any manner or if he owes you anything, (charge that to me/tell me so that I can pay you).
| اگر هم پیش از این ضرری به تو رسانده یا چیزی به تو بدهکار باشد، آن را به حساب من بگذار. |
19 I, Paul, am now writing this in my own handwriting: I will repay you what he owes you, although I might mention to you that you owe me even more than Onesimus may owe you, because it was the result of my telling you about Christ that God saved you.
| من، پولس، این را به دست خودم می‌نویسم که آن را پس خواهم داد. البته لازم به یادآوری نیست که تو خودت جانت را به من مدیونی. |
20 (Yes/I say it again), my dear friend, because you and I both have a relationship with the Lord, I want you to do this for me. Encourage me [SYN] [by receiving Onesimus kindly, just like you encourage others who believe] in Christ.
| بله، برادر عزیزم، این محبت را در حق من انجام ده، تا دل خستهٔ من شاد شود و مسیح را سپاس گویم. |
21 I have written [this letter] to you, confident that you will do what I am requesting you to [do]. [In fact], I know that you will do even more than what I am requesting [you to do].
| این نامه را برایت می‌نویسم، چون یقین دارم که هر چه از تو تقاضا کنم، حتی بیشتر از آن را انجام خواهی داد. |
22 Also, keep a guest room ready for me [to stay in], because I confidently expect that as a result of your prayers [for me, I] will be released [from prison and will come] to you all.
| در ضمن، اتاقی نیز برای من آماده کن، زیرا امیدوارم که خدا دعای شما را مستجاب فرموده، اجازه دهد که به‌زودی نزد شما آیم. |
23 Epaphras, who is [suffering] with me in prison because of [his serving] Christ Jesus, (sends his greetings to you/wants you to know that he is thinking fondly about you).
| همزندانی من اِپافراس، که او نیز به سبب اعلام پیغام انجیل عیسی مسیح زندانی است، سلام می‌رساند. |
24 Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, who are my [other] fellow workers, also (send their greetings to you/want you to know that they are thinking fondly about you).
| همچنین همکاران من، مرقس، اَرِستَرخوس، دیماس و لوقا سلام می‌رسانند. |
25 [I pray that] the Lord Jesus Christ [will] ([continue to] work kindly in all your lives/kindly keep accomplishing what he desires within you).
| فیض خداوند ما عیسی مسیح با روح شما باد. |
