Προς Φιλημονα 1
1 Παῦλος, δέσμιος ˚Χριστοῦ ˚Ἰησοῦ, καὶ Τιμόθεος, ὁ ἀδελφὸς, Φιλήμονι, τῷ ἀγαπητῷ καὶ συνεργῷ ἡμῶν,
Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon, our beloved fellow worker,
2 καὶ Ἀπφίᾳ, τῇ ἀδελφῇ, καὶ Ἀρχίππῳ, τῷ συστρατιώτῃ ἡμῶν, καὶ τῇ κατʼ οἶκόν σου ἐκκλησίᾳ:
and to Apphia our sister, to Archippus, our fellow soldier, and to the church in your house:
3 χάρις ὑμῖν καὶ εἰρήνη, ἀπὸ ˚Θεοῦ Πατρὸς ἡμῶν καὶ ˚Κυρίου ˚Ἰησοῦ ˚Χριστοῦ.
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
4 Εὐχαριστῶ τῷ ˚Θεῷ μου πάντοτε, μνείαν σου ποιούμενος ἐπὶ τῶν προσευχῶν μου,
I thank my God always, making mention of you in my prayers,
5 ἀκούων σου τὴν ἀγάπην καὶ τὴν πίστιν, ἣν ἔχεις εἰς τὸν ˚Κύριον ˚Ἰησοῦν, καὶ εἰς πάντας τοὺς ἁγίους,
hearing of your love, and of the faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all the saints;
6 ὅπως ἡ κοινωνία τῆς πίστεώς σου, ἐνεργὴς γένηται ἐν ἐπιγνώσει παντὸς ἀγαθοῦ τοῦ ἐν ἡμῖν εἰς ˚Χριστόν.
that the fellowship of your faith may become effective, in the knowledge of every good thing which is in you in Christ.
7 Χαρὰν γὰρ πολλὴν ἔσχον καὶ παράκλησιν, ἐπὶ τῇ ἀγάπῃ σου, ὅτι τὰ σπλάγχνα τῶν ἁγίων ἀναπέπαυται διὰ σοῦ, ἀδελφέ.
For I have much joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother.
8 Διό, πολλὴν ἐν ˚Χριστῷ παρρησίαν ἔχων, ἐπιτάσσειν σοι τὸ ἀνῆκον,
Therefore, though I have all boldness in Christ to command you that which is appropriate,
9 διὰ τὴν ἀγάπην μᾶλλον παρακαλῶ τοιοῦτος ὢν, ὡς Παῦλος (πρεσβύτης νυνὶ δὲ καὶ δέσμιος ˚Χριστοῦ ˚Ἰησοῦ),
yet on the basis of love I rather appeal, being such a one as Paul, the aged, but also a prisoner of Christ Jesus.
10 παρακαλῶ σε περὶ τοῦ ἐμοῦ τέκνου, ὃν ἐγέννησα ἐν τοῖς δεσμοῖς, Ὀνήσιμον,
I appeal to you for my child, whom I have become the father of in my chains, Onesimus,
11 τόν ποτέ σοι ἄχρηστον, νυνὶ δὲ σοὶ καὶ ἐμοὶ εὔχρηστον,
who once was useless to you, but now is useful to you and to me.
12 ὃν ἀνέπεμψά σοι αὐτόν, τοῦτʼ ἔστιν τὰ ἐμὰ σπλάγχνα,
I am sending back to you, him who is my very heart,
13 ὃν ἐγὼ ἐβουλόμην πρὸς ἐμαυτὸν κατέχειν, ἵνα ὑπὲρ σοῦ μοι διακονῇ ἐν τοῖς δεσμοῖς τοῦ εὐαγγελίου,
whom I desired to keep with me, that on your behalf he might serve me in my chains for the Good News.
14 χωρὶς δὲ τῆς σῆς γνώμης, οὐδὲν ἠθέλησα ποιῆσαι, ἵνα μὴ ὡς κατὰ ἀνάγκην τὸ ἀγαθόν σου ᾖ, ἀλλὰ κατὰ ἑκούσιον.
But I was willing to do nothing without your consent, that your goodness would not be as of necessity, but of free will.
For perhaps he was therefore separated from you for a while, that you would have him forever, (aiōnios g166)
16 οὐκέτι ὡς δοῦλον, ἀλλʼ ὑπὲρ δοῦλον, ἀδελφὸν ἀγαπητόν, μάλιστα ἐμοί πόσῳ δὲ μᾶλλον σοὶ, καὶ ἐν σαρκὶ καὶ ἐν ˚Κυρίῳ.
no longer as a slave, but more than a slave, a beloved brother, especially to me, but how much rather to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord.
17 Εἰ οὖν με ἔχεις κοινωνόν, προσλαβοῦ αὐτὸν ὡς ἐμέ.
If then you count me a partner, receive him as you would receive me.
18 Εἰ δέ τι ἠδίκησέν σε ἢ ὀφείλει, τοῦτο ἐμοὶ ἐλλόγα.
But if he has wronged you at all, or owes you anything, put that to my account.
19 Ἐγὼ Παῦλος ἔγραψα τῇ ἐμῇ χειρί, ἐγὼ ἀποτίσω· ἵνα μὴ λέγω σοι ὅτι καὶ σεαυτόν μοι προσοφείλεις.
I, Paul, write this with my own hand: I will repay it (not to mention to you that you owe to me even your own self besides).
20 Ναί, ἀδελφέ, ἐγώ σου ὀναίμην ἐν ˚Κυρίῳ· ἀνάπαυσόν μου τὰ σπλάγχνα ἐν ˚Χριστῷ.
Yes, brother, let me have joy from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in Christ.
21 Πεποιθὼς τῇ ὑπακοῇ σου, ἔγραψά σοι, εἰδὼς ὅτι καὶ ὑπὲρ ἃ λέγω, ποιήσεις.
Having confidence in your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even beyond what I say.
22 Ἅμα δὲ καὶ ἑτοίμαζέ μοι ξενίαν, ἐλπίζω γὰρ ὅτι διὰ τῶν προσευχῶν ὑμῶν, χαρισθήσομαι ὑμῖν.
Also, prepare a guest room for me, for I hope that through your prayers I will be restored to you.
23 Ἀσπάζεταί σε Ἐπαφρᾶς, ὁ συναιχμάλωτός μου ἐν ˚Χριστῷ ˚Ἰησοῦ,
Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, greets you,
24 Μᾶρκος, Ἀρίσταρχος, Δημᾶς, Λουκᾶς, οἱ συνεργοί μου.
as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers.
25 Ἡ χάρις τοῦ ˚Κυρίου ἡμῶν, ˚Ἰησοῦ ˚Χριστοῦ, μετὰ τοῦ πνεύματος ὑμῶν. Ἀμήν!
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.
