फिलेमोन 1
From Paul, now a prisoner for Christ Jesus, and from Timothy, a Brother.
To our dear friend and fellow-worker Philemon, to our sister Apphia, to our fellow-soldier Archippus; and to the Church that meets at Philemon’s house;
may God, our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ bless you and give you peace.
I always mention you in my prayers and thank God for you,
5 ५ क्योंकि मैं तेरे उस प्रेम और विश्वास की चर्चा सुनकर, जो प्रभु यीशु पर और सब पवित्र लोगों के साथ है।
because I hear of the love and the faith which you show, not only to the Lord Jesus, but also to all his People;
6 ६ मैं प्रार्थना करता हूँ कि, विश्वास में तुम्हारी सहभागिता हर अच्छी बात के ज्ञान के लिए प्रभावी हो जो मसीह में हमारे पास है।
and I pray that your participation in the Faith may result in action, as you come to a fuller realisation of everything that is good and Christlike in us.
7 ७ क्योंकि हे भाई, मुझे तेरे प्रेम से बहुत आनन्द और शान्ति मिली है, इसलिए, कि तेरे द्वारा पवित्र लोगों के मन हरे भरे हो गए हैं।
I have indeed found great joy and encouragement in your love, knowing, as I do, how the hearts of Christ’s People have been cheered, brother, by you.
And so, though my union with Christ enables me, with all confidence, to dictate the course that you should adopt,
9 ९ तो भी मुझ बूढ़े पौलुस को जो अब मसीह यीशु के लिये कैदी हूँ, यह और भी भला जान पड़ा कि प्रेम से विनती करूँ।
yet the claims of love make me prefer to plead with you — yes, even me, Paul, though I am an ambassador for Christ Jesus and, now a prisoner for him as well.
I plead with you for this Child of mine, Onesimus, to whom, in my prison, I have become a Father.
Once he was of little service to you, but now he has become of great service, not only to you, but to me as well;
and I am sending him back to you with this letter — though it is like tearing out of my very heart.
13 १३ उसे मैं अपने ही पास रखना चाहता था कि वह तेरी ओर से इस कैद में जो सुसमाचार के कारण है, मेरी सेवा करे।
For my own sake I should like to keep him with me, so that, while I am in prison for the Good News, he might attend to my wants on your behalf.
But I do not wish to do anything without your consent, because I want your generosity to be voluntary and not, as it were, compulsory.
15 १५ क्योंकि क्या जाने वह तुझ से कुछ दिन तक के लिये इसी कारण अलग हुआ कि सदैव तेरे निकट रहे। (aiōnios g166)
It may be that he was separated from you for an hour, for this very reason, that you might have him back for ever, (aiōnios g166)
16 १६ परन्तु अब से दास के समान नहीं, वरन् दास से भी उत्तम, अर्थात् भाई के समान रहे जो मेरा तो विशेष प्रिय है ही, पर अब शरीर में और प्रभु में भी, तेरा भी विशेष प्रिय हो।
no longer as a slave, but as something better — a dearly loved Brother, especially dear to me, and how much more so to you, not only as your fellow man, but as your fellow Christian!
If, then, you count me your friend, receive him as you would me.
If he has caused you any loss, or owes you anything, charge it to me.
19 १९ मैं पौलुस अपने हाथ से लिखता हूँ, कि मैं आप भर दूँगा; और इसके कहने की कुछ आवश्यकता नहीं, कि मेरा कर्ज जो तुझ पर है वह तू ही है।
I, Paul, put my own hand to it — I will repay you myself. I say nothing about your owing me your very self.
Yes, Brother, let me gain something from you because of your union with the Lord. Cheer my heart by your Christlike spirit.
21 २१ मैं तेरे आज्ञाकारी होने का भरोसा रखकर, तुझे लिखता हूँ और यह जानता हूँ, कि जो कुछ मैं कहता हूँ, तू उससे कहीं बढ़कर करेगा।
Even as I write, I have such confidence in your compliance with my wishes, that I am sure that you will do even more than I am asking.
22 २२ और यह भी, कि मेरे लिये ठहरने की जगह तैयार रख; मुझे आशा है, कि तुम्हारी प्रार्थनाओं के द्वारा मैं तुम्हें दे दिया जाऊँगा।
Please also get a lodging ready for me, for I hope that I shall be given back to you all in answer to your prayers.
Epaphras, who is my fellow-prisoner for Christ Jesus, sends you his greeting;
and Marcus, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow-workers, send theirs.
May the blessing of the Lord Jesus Christ rest on your souls.
