Philemon 1
1 Poul, the boundun of Crist Jhesu, and Timothe, brother, to Filemon, bilouyd, and oure helpere, and to Appia,
These things speak thou, and exhort, and inculcate, with all authority; and let no one despise thee.
2 most dere sister, and to Archip, oure euene kniyt, and to the chirche that is in thin hous,
and to our beloved Apphia, and to Archippus a laborer with us, and to the church in thy house.
3 grace be to you, and pees of God oure fader, and of the Lord Jhesu Crist.
Grace be with you, and peace from God our father, and from our Lord Jesus the Messiah.
4 I do thankingis to my God, euere more makinge mynde of thee in my preieris,
I thank my God always, and remember thee in my prayers,
5 heringe thi charite and feith, that thou hast in the Lord Jhesu, and to alle hooli men,
lo, from the time that I heard of thy faith, and of the love thou hast towards our Lord Jesus, and towards all the saints;
6 that the comynyng of thi feith be maad opyn, in knowing of al good thing in Crist Jhesu.
that there may be a fellowship of thy faith, yielding fruits in works, and in the knowledge of all the good things ye possess in Jesus the Messiah.
7 And Y hadde greet ioye and coumfort in thi charite, for the entrailis of hooli men restiden bi thee, brother.
For we have great joy and consolation, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thy love.
8 For which thing Y hauynge myche trist in Crist Jhesu, to comaunde to thee that that perteyneth to profit;
Therefore I might have great freedom In the Messiah, to enjoin upon thee the things that are right.
9 but Y biseche more for charite, sithen thou art siche as the elde Poul, and now the boundun of Jhesu Crist.
But for love's sake, I earnestly beseech thee even I, Paul, who am aged, as thou knowest, and now also a prisoner for Jesus the Messiah.
10 Y biseche thee for my sone Onesyme, whom Y in boondis bigat,
I beseech thee for my son, whom I had begotten in my bonds for Onesimus;
11 which sumtyme was vnprofitable to thee, but now profitable bothe to thee and to me; whom Y sente ayen to thee.
from whom formerly thou hadst no profit, but now very profitable will he be both to thee and to me; and whom I have sent to thee.
12 And resseyue thou hym as myn entrailis;
And receive thou him, as one begotten by me.
13 whom Y wolde withholde with me, that he schulde serue for thee to me in boondis of the gospel;
For I was desirous to retain him with me, that he might minister to me in thy stead, in these bonds for 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 I would do nothing without consulting thee; lest thy benefit should be as if by compulsion, and not with thy pleasure.
15 For perauenture therfor he departide fro thee for a tyme, that thou schuldist resseyue hym with outen ende; (aiōnios g166)
And, perhaps, also, he therefore departed from thee for a season, that thou mightest retain him for ever; (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?
henceforth, not as a servant, but more than a servant, a brother dear to me, and much more to thee, both in the flesh and in our Lord?
17 Therfor if thou hast me a felowe, resseyue hym as me; for if he hath ony thing anoied thee,
If therefore thou art in fellowship with me, receive him as one of mine.
18 ethir owith, arette thou this thing to me.
And if he hath wronged thee, or oweth thee aught, place it to my account.
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 it with my own hand, I will repay: not to say to thee, that to me thou owest thy ownself.
20 So, brothir, Y schal vse thee in the Lord; fille thou myn entrails in Crist.
Yes, my brother, let me be refreshed by thee in our Lord: refresh thou my bowels in the Messiah.
21 Y tristnynge of thin obedience wroot to thee, witynge that thou schalt do ouer that that Y seie.
Being confident that thou wilt hearken to me, I have written to thee: and I know that thou wilt do more than 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 herewith, prepare also a house for me to lodge in; for I hope that, by your prayers, I shall be given to you.
23 Epafras, prisoner with me in Crist Jhesu,
Epaphras, a fellow-captive with me in Jesus the Messiah, saluteth thee;
24 greetith thee wel, and Mark, Aristark, Demas, Lucas, myn helperis.
and Mark, and Aristarchus, and Demas, and Luke, my coadjutors.
25 The grace of oure Lord Jhesu Crist be with youre spirit. Amen.
The grace of our Lord Jesus the Messiah be with your spirit, my brethren. Amen.
