Philemon 1
1 Poul, the boundun of Crist Jhesu, and Timothe, brother, to Filemon, bilouyd, and oure helpere, and to Appia,
Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ, and brother Timothy, to Philemon the beloved also our fellow-laborer,
2 most dere sister, and to Archip, oure euene kniyt, and to the chirche that is in thin hous,
and to sister Apphia, and Archippus our fellow-soldier, and the church in your house.
3 grace be to you, and pees of God oure fader, and of the Lord Jhesu Crist.
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
4 I do thankingis to my God, euere more makinge mynde of thee in my preieris,
I give thanks to my God always, making mention of you in my prayers,
5 heringe thi charite and feith, that thou hast in the Lord Jhesu, and to alle hooli men,
hearing about your divine love, and the faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus, and all the saints;
6 that the comynyng of thi feith be maad opyn, in knowing of al good thing in Crist Jhesu.
in order that the fellowship of your faith may be efficient in the perfect knowledge of every good thing which is in you toward Christ.
7 And Y hadde greet ioye and coumfort in thi charite, for the entrailis of hooli men restiden bi thee, brother.
For I had much joy and consolation over your divine love, because the affections of the saints have been refreshed by you, O brother.
8 For which thing Y hauynge myche trist in Crist Jhesu, to comaunde to thee that that perteyneth to profit;
Therefore, having much boldness in Christ to command you to that which is appropriate,
9 but Y biseche more for charite, sithen thou art siche as the elde Poul, and now the boundun of Jhesu Crist.
on account of the divine love, I the more exhort you, being such as Paul the aged, and now also the prisoner of Jesus Christ.
10 Y biseche thee for my sone Onesyme, whom Y in boondis bigat,
I exhort you concerning my son, whom I begat in my bonds, Onesimus,
11 which sumtyme was vnprofitable to thee, but now profitable bothe to thee and to me; whom Y sente ayen to thee.
him at one time unprofitable to you, but now profitable both to you and to me: whom I have sent back to you,
12 And resseyue thou hym as myn entrailis;
him, that is my own heart.
13 whom Y wolde withholde with me, that he schulde serue for thee to me in boondis of the gospel;
Whom I did wish to have with me, in order that he might minister unto me in your stead in the bonds of the gospel:
14 but with out thi counseil Y wolde not do ony thing, that thi good schulde not be as of nede, but wilful.
but without your consent I did not wish to do anything; in order that your good might not be by constraint, but by the free will:
15 For perauenture therfor he departide fro thee for a tyme, that thou schuldist resseyue hym with outen ende; (aiōnios g166)
for on this account he suddenly departed from you for an hour, that you might have him back forever; (aiōnios g166)
16 now not as a seruaunt, but for a seruaunt a most dere brother, most to me; and how myche more to thee, bothe in fleisch and in the Lord?
no longer as a slave, but more than a slave, a brother beloved, especially to me, and much more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord:
17 Therfor if thou hast me a felowe, resseyue hym as me; for if he hath ony thing anoied thee,
if then you have me a comrade, receive him as myself.
18 ethir owith, arette thou this thing to me.
If he has wronged you as to anything, or owes you anything, charge this to me.
19 Y Poul wroot with myn hoond, Y schal yelde; that Y seie not to thee, that also thou owist to me thi silf.
I Paul have written with my own hand, I will pay it: not that I may say to you that you even owe yourself to me.
20 So, brothir, Y schal vse thee in the Lord; fille thou myn entrails in Crist.
Yea, brother, let me rejoice over you in the Lord: refresh my heart in Christ.
21 Y tristnynge of thin obedience wroot to thee, witynge that thou schalt do ouer that that Y seie.
Having confidence in your obedience I have written to you, knowing that you will do even more than those things which I say.
22 Also make thou redi to me an hous to dwelle in; for Y hope that bi youre preyeris Y schal be youun to you.
And at the same time also prepare for me a lodging: for I hope that through your prayers I will be consigned unto you.
23 Epafras, prisoner with me in Crist Jhesu,
Epaphras, my fellow-soldier in Christ Jesus;
24 greetith thee wel, and Mark, Aristark, Demas, Lucas, myn helperis.
Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke, my fellow-workers, salute you.
25 The grace of oure Lord Jhesu Crist be with youre spirit. Amen.
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.
