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.
Pavel, prizonier al lui Isus Cristos şi fratele nostru Timotei, lui Filimon preaiubitul şi conlucrătorul nostru,
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.
Şi preaiubitei Apfia şi lui Arhip, soldat împreună cu noi, şi bisericii din casa ta:
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.
Har vouă şi pace de la Dumnezeu Tatăl nostru şi de la Domnul Isus Cristos.
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]
Mulţumesc Dumnezeului meu, amintind întotdeauna despre tine în rugăciunile mele,
5 and that you continue to trust in the Lord Jesus.
Auzind despre dragostea ta şi credinţa pe care o ai faţă de Domnul Isus şi faţă de toţi sfinţii.
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.
Astfel încât părtăşia credinţei tale să devină lucrătoare prin recunoaşterea oricărui lucru bun care este în voi, în Cristos Isus.
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].
Fiindcă avem mare bucurie şi mângâiere datorită dragostei tale, fiindcă, frate, adâncurile sfinţilor s-au înviorat prin tine.
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.
De aceea, măcar că am multă cutezanţă în Cristos să îţi poruncesc ce se cuvine,
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].
Totuşi datorită dragostei, mai degrabă te implor, aşa cum sunt, bătrânul Pavel, iar acum şi prizonier al lui Isus Cristos.
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.
Te implor pentru fiul meu, Onisim, pe care l-am născut în lanţurile mele,
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!
Care odinioară îţi era nefolositor, dar acum folositor [şi] ţie şi mie,
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.
Pe care ţi l-am trimis înapoi; tu, de aceea, primeşte-l pe el, care este adâncurile mele,
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].
Pe care voiam să îl reţin cu mine, ca să îmi servească în locul tău în lanţurile evangheliei;
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.
Dar nu am voit să fac nimic fără învoirea ta, pentru ca binele tău să nu fie ca din constrângere, ci de bunăvoie.
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)
Fiindcă, probabil, de aceea s-a despărţit de tine, pentru un timp, ca să îl ai pentru totdeauna. (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.
De acum nu ca rob, ci mai presus decât rob, un frate preaiubit mai ales mie şi cu cât mai mult ţie, deopotrivă în carne şi în Domnul?
17 So, if you consider me to be your partner [in God’s work], receive him as you would receive me.
De aceea dacă mă socoteşti partener, primeşte-l ca pe mine însumi.
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).
Iar dacă te-a nedreptăţit sau îţi datorează ceva, pune aceasta în contul meu.
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.
Eu, Pavel, am scris cu propria mea mână, eu voi plăti; ca să nu îţi spun că, peste toate, [şi] tu însuţi îmi eşti dator.
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.
Da, frate, să am bucurie de la tine în Domnul; înviorează-mi adâncurile în Domnul.
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].
Ţi-am scris încredinţat de ascultarea ta, ştiind că vei face chiar mai mult decât ce spun.
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.
Dar totodată pregăteşte-mi de asemenea o locuinţă, fiindcă sunt încredinţat că prin rugăciunile voastre vă voi fi dăruit.
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).
Te salută Epafra, părtaşul meu de închisoare în Cristos Isus,
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).
Marcu, Aristarh, Dima, Luca, conlucrătorii mei.
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).
Harul Domnului nostru Isus Cristos fie cu duhul vostru! Amin.
