Philemon 1
1 Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and the brother Timothy to Philemon, our dear friend and fellow worker,
khrIShTasya yIsho rbandidAsaH paulastIthiyanAmA bhrAtA cha priyaM sahakAriNaM philImonaM
2 and to Apphia our sister, and to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church that meets in your home.
priyAm AppiyAM sahasenAm ArkhippaM philImonasya gR^ihe sthitAM samiti ncha prati patraM likhataH|
3 May grace be to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
asmAkaM tAta IshvaraH prabhu ryIshukhrIShTashcha yuShmAn prati shAntim anugraha ncha kriyAstAM|
4 I always thank my God. I mention you in my prayers.
prabhuM yIshuM prati sarvvAn pavitralokAn prati cha tava premavishvAsayo rvR^ittAntaM nishamyAhaM
5 I have heard of the love and the faith that you have in the Lord Jesus and for all the believers.
prArthanAsamaye tava nAmochchArayan nirantaraM mameshvaraM dhanyaM vadAmi|
6 I pray that the fellowship of your faith may be effective for the knowledge of everything good that is among us in Christ.
asmAsu yadyat saujanyaM vidyate tat sarvvaM khrIShTaM yIshuM yat prati bhavatIti j nAnAya tava vishvAsamUlikA dAnashIlatA yat saphalA bhavet tadaham ichChAmi|
7 For I have had much joy and comfort because of your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed by you, brother.
he bhrAtaH, tvayA pavitralokAnAM prANa ApyAyitA abhavan etasmAt tava premnAsmAkaM mahAn AnandaH sAntvanA cha jAtaH|
8 Therefore, although I have all the boldness in Christ to command you to do what you should do,
tvayA yat karttavyaM tat tvAm Aj nApayituM yadyapyahaM khrIShTenAtIvotsuko bhaveyaM tathApi vR^iddha
9 yet because of love, I appeal to you instead—I, Paul, an old man, and now a prisoner for Christ Jesus.
idAnIM yIshukhrIShTasya bandidAsashchaivambhUto yaH paulaH so. ahaM tvAM vinetuM varaM manye|
10 I am asking you concerning my child Onesimus, whom I have fathered in my chains.
ataH shR^i Nkhalabaddho. ahaM yamajanayaM taM madIyatanayam onIShimam adhi tvAM vinaye|
11 For he once was useless to you, but now he is useful both to you and to me.
sa pUrvvaM tavAnupakAraka AsIt kintvidAnIM tava mama chopakArI bhavati|
12 I have sent him back to you, he who is my very heart.
tamevAhaM tava samIpaM preShayAmi, ato madIyaprANasvarUpaH sa tvayAnugR^ihyatAM|
13 I wish I could have kept him with me, so he could serve me for you, while I am in chains for the sake of the gospel.
susaMvAdasya kR^ite shR^i Nkhalabaddho. ahaM parichArakamiva taM svasannidhau varttayitum aichChaM|
14 But I did not want to do anything without your consent. I did not want your good deed to be from necessity but from good will.
kintu tava saujanyaM yad balena na bhUtvA svechChAyAH phalaM bhavet tadarthaM tava sammatiM vinA kimapi karttavyaM nAmanye|
15 Perhaps for this he was separated from you for a time, so that you might have him back forever. (aiōnios g166)
ko jAnAti kShaNakAlArthaM tvattastasya vichChedo. abhavad etasyAyam abhiprAyo yat tvam anantakAlArthaM taM lapsyase (aiōnios g166)
16 No longer would he be a slave, but better than a slave, a beloved brother. He is beloved especially to me, and much more so to you, in both the flesh and in the Lord.
puna rdAsamiva lapsyase tannahi kintu dAsAt shreShThaM mama priyaM tava cha shArIrikasambandhAt prabhusambandhAchcha tato. adhikaM priyaM bhrAtaramiva|
17 So if you have me as a partner, receive him as me.
ato heto ryadi mAM sahabhAginaM jAnAsi tarhi mAmiva tamanugR^ihANa|
18 If he has wronged you or owes you anything, charge that to me.
tena yadi tava kimapyaparAddhaM tubhyaM kimapi dhAryyate vA tarhi tat mameti viditvA gaNaya|
19 I, Paul, write this with my own hand. I myself will pay it back—not to mention that you owe me your own self!
ahaM tat parishotsyAmi, etat paulo. ahaM svahastena likhAmi, yatastvaM svaprANAn api mahyaM dhArayasi tad vaktuM nechChAmi|
20 Yes, brother, do me a favor in the Lord; refresh my heart in Christ.
bho bhrAtaH, prabhoH kR^ite mama vA nChAM pUraya khrIShTasya kR^ite mama prANAn ApyAyaya|
21 Confident about your obedience, I am writing to you. I know that you will do even more than I ask.
tavAj nAgrAhitve vishvasya mayA etat likhyate mayA yaduchyate tato. adhikaM tvayA kAriShyata iti jAnAmi|
22 At the same time, prepare a guest room for me, for I hope that through your prayers I will be given back to you.
tatkaraNasamaye madarthamapi vAsagR^ihaM tvayA sajjIkriyatAM yato yuShmAkaM prArthanAnAM phalarUpo vara ivAhaM yuShmabhyaM dAyiShye mameti pratyAshA jAyate|
23 Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, greets you.
khrIShTasya yIshAH kR^ite mayA saha bandiripAphrA
24 So do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers.
mama sahakAriNo mArka AriShTArkho dImA lUkashcha tvAM namaskAraM vedayanti|
25 May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.
asmAkaM prabho ryIshukhrIShTasyAnugraho yuShmAkam AtmanA saha bhUyAt| Amen|
