Philémon 1

1 Paul, prisonnier de Jésus-Christ, et le frère Timothée, à Philémon notre bien-aimé, et Compagnon d'œuvre;

[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.

2 Et à Apphie notre bien-aimée, et à Archippe notre Compagnon d'armes, et à l'Eglise qui est en ta maison.

[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.

3 Que la grâce et la paix vous soient données de la part de Dieu notre Père, et de la part du Seigneur Jésus-Christ.

[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.

4 Je rends grâces à mon Dieu, faisant toujours mention de toi dans mes prières;

I always thank my God when I pray for you [(sg)], because I hear [people say that] you love all God’s people [CHI]

5 Apprenant la foi que tu as au Seigneur Jésus, et ta charité envers tous les Saints.

and that you continue to trust in the Lord Jesus.

6 Afin que la communication de ta foi montre son efficace, en se faisant connaître par tout le bien qui est en vous par Jésus-Christ.

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.

7 Car, mon frère, nous avons une grande joie et une grande consolation de ta charité, en ce que tu as réjoui les entrailles des Saints.

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].

8 C'est pourquoi bien que j'aie une grande liberté en Christ de te commander ce qui est de ton devoir,

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.

9 Cependant je te prie plutôt par la charité, bien que je suis ce que je suis, savoir Paul, Ancien, et même maintenant prisonnier de Jésus-Christ;

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].

10 Je te prie [donc] pour mon fils Onésime, que j'ai engendré dans mes liens;

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.

11 Qui t'a été autrefois inutile, mais qui maintenant est bien utile et à toi et à moi, et lequel je te renvoie.

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!

12 Reçois-le donc, comme mes propres entrailles.

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.

13 Je voulais le retenir auprès de moi, afin qu'il me servît à ta place, dans les liens de l'Evangile.

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].

14 Mais je n'ai rien voulu faire sans ton avis, afin que ce ne fût point comme par contrainte, mais volontairement, que tu me laissasses un bien qui est à toi.

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.

15 Car peut-être n'a-t-il été séparé de toi pour un temps, qu'afin que tu le recouvrasses pour toujours. (aiōnios g166)

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)

16 Non plus comme un esclave, mais comme étant au-dessus d'un esclave, [savoir], comme un frère bien-aimé, principalement de moi; et combien plus de toi, soit selon la chair, soit selon le Seigneur?

[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.

17 Si donc tu me tiens pour ton compagnon, reçois-le comme moi-même.

So, if you consider me to be your partner [in God’s work], receive him as you would receive me.

18 Que s'il t'a fait quelque tort, ou s'il te doit quelque chose, mets-le-moi en compte.

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).

19 Moi Paul j'ai écrit ceci de ma propre main, je te le payerai; pour ne pas te dire que tu te dois toi-même à moi.

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.

20 Oui, mon frère, que je reçoive ce plaisir de toi en [notre] Seigneur; réjouis mes entrailles en [notre] Seigneur.

(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.

21 Je t'ai écrit m'assurant de ton obéissance, et sachant que tu feras même plus que je ne te dis.

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].

22 Mais aussi en même temps prépare-moi un logement; car j'espère que je vous serai donné par vos prières.

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.

23 Epaphras, qui est prisonnier avec moi en Jésus-Christ, te salue;

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).

24 Marc [aussi], et Aristarque, et Démas, et Luc, mes compagnons d'œuvre.

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).

25 Que la grâce de notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ soit avec votre esprit, Amen!

[I pray that] the Lord Jesus Christ [will] ([continue to] work kindly in all your lives/kindly keep accomplishing what he desires within you).