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1 aparaJca he adhipatayaH, yUyaM dAsAn prati nyAyyaM yathArthaJcAcaraNaM kurudhvaM yuSmAkamapyeko'dhipatiH svarge vidyata iti jAnIta|
You masters, treat your servants in a way that is right and fair, recognizing that you too have a Master in heaven.
2 yUyaM prArthanAyAM nityaM pravarttadhvaM dhanyavAdaM kurvvantastatra prabuddhAstiSThata ca|
Remember to keep on praying, with an alert and thankful mind!
3 prArthanAkAle mamApi kRte prArthanAM kurudhvaM,
Pray for us too that God may open a door of opportunity to spread the message, to tell about the revealed mystery of Christ—which is the reason I'm here in prison.
4 phalataH khrISTasya yannigUDhavAkyakAraNAd ahaM baddho'bhavaM tatprakAzAyezvaro yat madarthaM vAgdvAraM kuryyAt, ahaJca yathocitaM tat prakAzayituM zaknuyAm etat prArthayadhvaM|
Pray that I may make it as clear as I should when I speak.
5 yUyaM samayaM bahumUlyaM jJAtvA bahiHsthAn lokAn prati jJAnAcAraM kurudhvaM|
Behave wisely with outsiders, making the best use of every opportunity.
6 yuSmAkam AlApaH sarvvadAnugrahasUcako lavaNena susvAduzca bhavatu yasmai yaduttaraM dAtavyaM tad yuSmAbhiravagamyatAM|
Always be gracious when you speak. Make sure it's in good taste, and think about how best to answer everyone.
7 mama yA dazAkti tAM tukhikanAmA prabhau priyo mama bhrAtA vizvasanIyaH paricArakaH sahadAsazca yuSmAn jJApayiSyati|
Tychicus will tell you all about what's happening to me. He's a dear brother, a trustworthy minister and co-worker in the Lord.
8 sa yad yuSmAkaM dazAM jAnIyAt yuSmAkaM manAMsi sAntvayecca tadarthamevAhaM
I'm sending him to you for this very reason—so that you'll know how things are with me and this will cheer you up.
9 tam onISimanAmAnaJca yuSmaddezIyaM vizvastaM priyaJca bhrAtaraM preSitavAn tau yuSmAn atratyAM sarvvavArttAM jJApayiSyataH|
Onesimus is going with him too, a trusted and dear brother, who's one of you. They'll explain to you everything that's going on here.
10 AriSTArkhanAmA mama sahabandI barNabbA bhAgineyo mArko yuSTanAmnA vikhyAto yIzuzcaite chinnatvaco bhrAtaro yuSmAn namaskAraM jJApayanti, teSAM madhye mArkamadhi yUyaM pUrvvam AjJApitAH sa yadi yuSmatsamIpam upatiSThet tarhi yuSmAbhi rgRhyatAM|
Aristarchus who's with me here in prison sends his best wishes; likewise Mark, Barnabas' cousin (you've already had instructions to welcome him if he visits you),
11 kevalameta IzvararAjye mama sAntvanAjanakAH sahakAriNo'bhavan|
and Jesus—also called Justus—who are the only Jewish Christians among those working with me here for the kingdom of God, men who have been a great help to me.
12 khrISTasya dAso yo yuSmaddezIya ipaphrAH sa yuSmAn namaskAraM jJApayati yUyaJcezvarasya sarvvasmin mano'bhilASe yat siddhAH pUrNAzca bhaveta tadarthaM sa nityaM prArthanayA yuSmAkaM kRte yatate|
Epaphras who is one of you and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends his greetings. He's always passionate in his prayers on your behalf, praying that you'll stand firm as grown-up Christians, totally convinced about everything as God would want.
13 yuSmAkaM lAyadikeyAsthitAnAM hiyarApalisthitAnAJca bhrAtRNAM hitAya so'tIva ceSTata ityasmin ahaM tasya sAkSI bhavAmi|
For the record I can tell you that he's done a lot for you, and for those in Laodicea and Hierapolis as well.
14 lUkanAmA priyazcikitsako dImAzca yuSmabhyaM namaskurvvAte|
Luke, our dear doctor, and Demas also send their best.
15 yUyaM lAyadikeyAsthAn bhrAtRn numphAM tadgRhasthitAM samitiJca mama namaskAraM jJApayata|
Greet the believers that are in Laodicea—Nympha too, and the church that meets in her house.
16 aparaM yuSmatsannidhau patrasyAsya pAThe kRte lAyadikeyAsthasamitAvapi tasya pATho yathA bhavet lAyadikeyAJca yat patraM mayA prahitaM tad yathA yuSmAbhirapi paThyeta tathA ceSTadhvaM|
And when this letter has been read to you, make sure it's read to the church in Laodicea too, and that you also read the letter sent to Laodicea.
17 aparam ArkhippaM vadata prabho ryat paricaryyApadaM tvayAprApi tatsAdhanAya sAvadhAno bhava|
Tell Archippus, “See that you follow through in doing the ministry God gave you.”
18 ahaM paulaH svahastAkSareNa yuSmAn namaskAraM jJApayAmi yUyaM mama bandhanaM smarata| yuSmAn pratyanugraho bhUyAt| Amena|
I Paul write my closing greetings with my own hand. Remember I'm in prison. Grace be with you.
