Filemon 1
1 Nwoma yi firi Paulo a ɛsiane Kristo Yesu enti, meyɛ odeduani no ne yɛn nuabarima Timoteo nkyɛn, Yɛde kɔma yɛn adamfo ne yɛn yɔnko Filemon
Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon, our dear helper in the faith,
2 ne asafo a wɔhyia wɔ wo fie no ne yɛn nuabaa Apia ne yɛn yɔnko ɔsraani Arkipo no:
And to Apphia, our sister, and to Archippus, our brother in God's army, and to the church in your house:
3 Adom ne asomdwoeɛ a ɛfiri yɛn Agya Onyankopɔn ne Awurade Yesu Kristo nka mo.
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
4 Onua Filemon, ɛberɛ biara a mebɔ mpaeɛ no, mebɔ bi ma wo na meda me Onyankopɔn nso ase.
I give praise to God at all times and make prayer for you,
5 Mete ɔdɔ a wodɔ Onyankopɔn nkurɔfoɔ ne gyidie a wowɔ wɔ Awurade Yesu mu no.
Hearing of the love and the faith which you have to the Lord Jesus and to all the saints;
6 Mebɔ mpaeɛ sɛ wobɛkɔ so abɔ wo gyidie no ho dawuro akyerɛ afoforɔ sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a wobɛhunu nhyira a Kristo de ama yɛn no nyinaa.
That the faith which you have in common with them may be working with power, in the knowledge of every good thing in you, for Christ.
7 Onua pa, wo dɔ no ama me anigyeɛ na ahyɛ me nkuran nso. Woakanyane Onyankopɔn nkurɔfoɔ.
For I had great joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been made strong again through you, brother.
8 Sɛ meyɛ wo nua wɔ Kristo mu enti, mɛtumi de akokoɔduru ahyɛ wo, ama woayɛ deɛ ɛsɛ sɛ woyɛ,
And so, though I might, in the name of Christ, give you orders to do what is right,
9 nanso ɔdɔ so, me Paulo a meyɛ akɔkoraa ɛne Kristo Yesu deduani seesei,
Still, because of love, in place of an order, I make a request to you, I, Paul, an old man and now a prisoner of Christ Jesus:
10 meresrɛ wo ama me ba Onesimo a ɔbɛyɛɛ me ba ɛberɛ a na meda afiase no.
My request is for my child Onesimus, the child of my chains,
11 Ɛberɛ bi a atwam no na ne ho nni mfasoɔ mma wo, nanso seesei deɛ, ne ho wɔ mfasoɔ ma me ne wo.
Who in the past was of no profit to you, but now is of profit to you and to me:
12 Merema ɔno a ɔyɛ mʼankasa mʼakoma no asane nʼakyi aba wo nkyɛn.
Whom I have sent back to you, him who is my very heart:
13 Esiane asɛmpa no enti, mepɛɛ sɛ ɔtena me nkyɛn ɛberɛ a meda afiase yi sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a, ɔbɛsi wʼananmu aboa me.
Though my desire was to keep him with me, to be my servant in the chains of the good news, in your place:
14 Nanso, mempɛ sɛ mehyɛ wo sɛ boa me. Mmom, mepɛ sɛ wo ara wofiri wo pɛ mu boa me. Ɛno enti, merenyɛ biribiara gye sɛ wopene so.
But without your approval I would do nothing; so that your good works might not be forced, but done freely from your heart.
15 Ebia na Onesimo firii wo nkyɛn ɛberɛ tiawa bi sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a wobɛgye no ato mu bio afebɔɔ. (aiōnios g166)
For it is possible that for this reason he was parted from you for a time, so that you might have him for ever; (aiōnios g166)
16 Seesei ɔnyɛ ɔsomfoɔ kɛkɛ ɛfiri sɛ, ɔkyɛn ɔsomfoɔ. Ɔyɛ onua pa wɔ Kristo mu. Ɔsom bo ma me. Saa ara nso na ɔbɛsom bo ama wo sɛ ɔsomfoɔ ne onua wɔ Awurade mu.
No longer as a servant, but more than a servant, a brother, very dear to me specially, but much more to you, in the flesh as well as in the Lord.
17 Enti, sɛ wodwene me ho sɛ wo fafafoɔ a, saa ara nso na gye no awaawaatuu sɛdeɛ wobɛgye me no ara.
If then you take me to be your friend and brother, take him in as myself.
18 Sɛ wayɛ wo biribi anaasɛ ɔde wo ka bi a, mɛtua wo ka.
If he has done you any wrong or is in debt to you for anything, put it to my account.
19 Me Paulo, mede mʼankasa me nsa retwerɛ sɛ mɛtua wo ka, na mmom mma wo werɛ mfiri sɛ wo nso wode me ka, a ɛyɛ wʼankasa wo nkwa.
I, Paul, writing this myself, say, I will make payment to you: and I do not say to you that you are in debt to me even for your life.
20 Enti, me nua, mesrɛ wo sɛ, Awurade enti, yɛ me saa adɔeɛ yi; ka mʼakoma hye sɛ wo nua wɔ Kristo mu.
So brother, let me have joy of you in the Lord: give new life to my heart in Christ.
21 Mewɔ anidasoɔ sɛ, deɛ meretwerɛ wo yi, wobɛyɛ ama aboro deɛ merebisa wo yi so.
Being certain that you will do my desire, I am writing to you, in the knowledge that you will do even more than I say.
22 Afei pɛ ɛdan ma me, ɛfiri sɛ, menim sɛ Onyankopɔn bɛtie mo mpaeɛbɔ ama mabɛka mo ho bio.
And make a room ready for me; for I am hoping that through your prayers I will be given to you.
23 Epafra a Kristo Yesu enti ɔne me da afiase no kyea wo.
Epaphras, my brother-prisoner in Christ Jesus, sends you his love;
24 Saa ara nso na Marko, Aristarko, Dema ne Luka nso kyea wo.
And so do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my brother-workers.
25 Awurade Kristo adom nka mo nyinaa.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. So be it.
