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.
ख्रीष्ट येशूको कैदी पावल र हाम्रा भाइ तिमोथीबाट हाम्रा प्रिय साथी तथा सङ्गी-सहकर्मी फिलेमोनलाई,
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.
अनि हाम्री बहिनी अप्फिया र हाम्रा सङ्गी-सिपाही अर्खिप्पस र तिम्रो घरमा भएको मण्डलीलाई,
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.
परमेश्वर पिता र हाम्रा प्रभु येशू ख्रीष्टबाट अनुग्रह र शान्ति!
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]
तिमीलाई प्रार्थनामा सम्झना गर्दा म सधैँ परमेश्वरलाई धन्यवाद दिन्छु ।
5 and that you continue to trust in the Lord Jesus.
प्रभु येशूमा भएको तिम्रो विश्वास र प्रेम र अरू विश्वासीहरूप्रति भएको तिम्रो प्रेमको बारेमा मैले सुनेको छु ।
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.
म प्रार्थना गर्छु, कि ख्रीष्टमा हामीमा भएको हरेक असल कुराको ज्ञानको निम्ति तिम्रो विश्वासको सहभागिता प्रभावकारी हुन सकोस् ।
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].
किनकि तिम्रो प्रेमले मलाई ज्यादै आनन्द र सान्त्वना दिएको छ, किनभने भाइ, तिमीले विश्वासीहरूका हृदयलाई ताजा बनाएका छौ ।
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.
यसकारण, तिमीले के गर्नुपर्छ, त्यो कुरा तिमीलाई आज्ञा दिनको निम्ति ख्रीष्टमा ममा साहस भए, तापनि
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].
प्रेमको कारणले म वृद्ध पावल, येशूको निम्ति एउटा कैदी, म तिमीलाई बिन्ती गर्छु,
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.
म मेरा छोरा ओनेसिमसको निम्ति बिन्ती गरिरहेछु, जसको म कारागारमा हुँदा बुबा बनेँ ।
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!
किनकि एक पटक ऊ तिम्रो निम्ति काम नलाग्ने व्यक्ति थियो, तर अहिले ऊ तिमी र म दुवैको निम्ति काम लाग्ने भएको छ ।
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.
म उसलाई, जो मेरो हृदय हो, तिमीकहाँ पठाउँदै छु ।
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].
म सुसमाचारको निम्ति कारागारमा हुँदा उसले तिम्रो सट्टामा मेरो सेवा गर्न सक्ने थियो भनेर मैले उसलाई मसँगै राख्न चाहन्थेँ ।
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.
तर म तिम्रो अनुमतिविना केही गर्न चाहन्नँ, किनभने म तिमीलाई मेरो निम्ति केही असल काम गर्न जबरजस्ती गर्दिनँ, तर तिमी आफैँले राजीखुसीले गरेको म चाहन्छु ।
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)
सायद अब तिमीले सदाको लागि उसलाई फिर्ता पाउन सकोस् भनेर नै ऊ केही समयको निम्ति तिमीबाट अलग भएको थियो । (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.
अब एक दासको रूपमा होइन, तर दासभन्दा अधिक एउटा प्रिय भाइको रूपमा ग्रहण गर । म उसलाई माया गर्छु र तिमीले पनि उसलाई प्रेम गर । तिमीले उसलाई शरीरमा र प्रभुमा भाइको रूपमा प्रेम गर ।
17 So, if you consider me to be your partner [in God’s work], receive him as you would receive me.
त्यसैले, यदि मलाई सहकर्मी मानेर स्वीकार गर्छौ भने उसलाई पनि मलाई जस्तै गरी स्वीकार गर ।
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).
तर यदि उसले कुनै भुल गरेको छ भने मलाई दोष लगाऊ र केही तिर्नुपर्ने छ भने मेरो हिसाबमा राखिदेऊ ।
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.
म पावल, आफ्नै हातले यो कुरा लेख्दै छु, कि त्यो म तिमीलाई तिरिदिनेछु । म यो उल्लेख गर्दिनँ, कि तिमी आफ्नो जीवनको निम्ति मप्रति कति ऋणी छौ ।
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.
हो, भाइ, मेरो आनन्दको निम्ति प्रभुमा केही गरिदेऊ; ख्रीष्टमा मेरो हृदयलाई ताजा पारिदेऊ ।
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].
तिमीले मेरो आज्ञा पालन गर्छौ भन्ने निश्चयतासाथ म तिमीलाई यो पत्र लेख्दै छु । मलाई विश्वास छ, कि तिमीले मैले भनेको भन्दा पनि बढी गर्नेछौ ।
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.
साथै, मेरो निम्ति एउटा कोठा तयार गर, किनकि म आशा गर्दछु, कि तिम्रो प्रार्थनाले गर्दा चाँडै नै म तिमीलाई भेट्न आउन सक्नेछु ।
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).
ख्रीष्टको निम्ति मसित कैदी भएका इपाफ्रासले पनि तिमीलाई अभिवादन पठाएका छन् ।
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).
साथै मेरा सहकर्मीहरू मर्कूस, अरिस्तार्खस, डेमास र लूकाले पनि अभिवादन पठाएका छन् ।
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).
हाम्रा येशू ख्रीष्टको अनुग्रह तिम्रो आत्मासित रहोस् । आमेन ।
