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.
Si Pablo, usa ka binilanggo kang Cristo Jesus, ug sa igsoon nga si Timoteo ngadto kang Filemon, atong hinigugma nga higala ug isig ka magbubuhat.
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.
ug ngadto kang Apphia nga atong igsoong babaye, ug kang Archippo nga atong kaubang sundalo, ug ngadto sa simbahan nga nagtigom sa imong balay.
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.
Hinaot nga ang grasya ug kalinaw sa Dios nga atong Amahan ug sa Ginoong Jesu-Cristo maanaa kaninyo.
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]
Kanunay ako nga nagpasalamat sa akong Dios. Naghisgot ako kanimo sa akong mga pag-ampo.
5 and that you continue to trust in the Lord Jesus.
Nadungog ko ang gugma ug ang pagtuo nga anaa kanimo diha kang Ginoong Jesus ug alang sa tanang mga magtutuo.
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.
Nag-ampo ako nga ang pakig-ambit sa imong pagtuo mahimong magmabungahon alang sa kahibalo sa tanang maayo nga butang diha kang Cristo.
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].
Kay ako adunay dakong kalipay ug kahupayan tungod sa imong gugma, tungod kay ang mga kasingkasing sa mga magtutuo nakapahulay pinaagi kanimo, igsoon.
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.
Busa, bisan ako adunay tanang kaisog kang Cristo sa pagmando kanimo sa pagbuhat kung unsa ang kinahanglan nga imong buhaton,
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].
apan tungod sa gugma, naghangyo hinuon ako kanimo—Ako, si Pablo, usa ka tigulang na nga tawo, ug karon usa ka binilanggo alang kang Cristo Jesus.
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.
Magahangyo ako kanimo mahitungod sa akong anak nga si Onesimus, diin nagpakaamahan ako sa akong pagkaginapos,
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!
Kay sa makausa siya walay pulos kanimo, apan karon mapuslanon siya alang kanimo ug kanako.
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.
Ipadala ko siya ug balik diha kanimo, siya nga gimahal nako pag-ayo.
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].
Nanghinaot ako kung mahimo nga magpabilin siya uban kanako, aron siya makaalagad kanako alang kanimo, samtang ako ginapos alang sa ebanghelyo.
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.
Apan ako dili buot mobuhat sa bisan unsang butang nga dili inubanan sa imong pagtugot. Dili ko buot nga ang imong maayong binuhatan mahimong gikan sa panginahanglan apan gikan sa maayong kabubut-on.
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)
Tingali tungod niini siya nabulag gikan kanimo sa usa ka higayon, aron nga mahibalik siya kanimo hangtod sa kahangtoran. (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.
Dili na siya usa ka ulipon, apan labing maayo pa kaysa usa ka ulipon, usa ka hinigugmang igsoon. Hinigugma siya labi na kanako, ug labaw diha kanimo, sa unod man ug diha sa Ginoo.
17 So, if you consider me to be your partner [in God’s work], receive him as you would receive me.
Ug busa kung kanimo ako usa ka kauban, dawata siya ingon nga ako.
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).
Kung nakasala siya kanimo o nakautang kanimo sa bisan unsang butang, ipaangkon kana kanako.
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.
Ako, si Pablo, nagsulat niini pinaagi sa akong kaugalingong kamot: Mobayad ako kanimo. Dili sa pag-ingon kanimo nga ikaw nakautang kanako sa imong kaugalingon.
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.
Oo, igsoon, buhati ako ug pabor diha sa Ginoo; hatagi ug pahulay ang akong kasingkasing diha kang Cristo.
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].
Masaligon mahitungod sa imong pagkamatinumanon, nagsulat ako kanimo. Nasayod ako nga mobuhat ka ug sobra pa kaysa akong gipangayo.
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.
Sa samang higayon, pag-andam ug usa ka lawak alang kanako, kay naglaom ako nga pinaagi sa inyong mga pag-ampo igahatag ako pagbalik diha kaninyo.
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).
Si Epaphras, akong isig ka binilanggo kang Cristo Jesus, nangumusta kanimo.
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).
Mao usab si Marcos, Aristarchus, Demas, ug si Lucas, akong isig ka magbubuhat.
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).
Hinaot nga ang grasya sa atong Ginoong Jesu-Cristo maanaa sa inyong espiritu. Amen.
