فِلِيْمُون 1

١ 1 بُولُسُ، أَسِيرُ يَسُوعَ ٱلْمَسِيحِ، وَتِيمُوثَاوُسُ ٱلْأَخُ، إِلَى فِلِيمُونَ ٱلْمَحْبُوبِ وَٱلْعَامِلِ مَعَنَا،

PAUL, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy a brother, to Philemon the beloved, and our fellow-labourer,

٢ 2 وَإِلَى أَبْفِيَّةَ ٱلْمَحْبُوبَةِ، وَأَرْخِبُّسَ ٱلْمُتَجَنِّدِ مَعَنَا، وَإِلَى ٱلْكَنِيسَةِ ٱلَّتِي فِي بَيْتِكَ:

and to Apphia the beloved, and to Archippus our fellow-soldier, and to the church at thy house:

٣ 3 نِعْمَةٌ لَكُمْ وَسَلَامٌ مِنَ ٱللهِ أَبِينَا وَٱلرَّبِّ يَسُوعَ ٱلْمَسِيحِ.

grace be to you, and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

٤ 4 أَشْكُرُ إِلَهِي كُلَّ حِينٍ ذَاكِرًا إِيَّاكَ فِي صَلَوَاتِي،

I thank my God always, making mention of thee in my prayers,

٥ 5 سَامِعًا بِمَحَبَّتِكَ، وَٱلْإِيمَانِ ٱلَّذِي لَكَ نَحْوَ ٱلرَّبِّ يَسُوعَ، وَلِجَمِيعِ ٱلْقِدِّيسِينَ،

hearing of thy love and faith which thou hast towards the Lord Jesus, and unto all the saints;

٦ 6 لِكَيْ تَكُونَ شَرِكَةُ إِيمَانِكَ فَعَّالَةً فِي مَعْرِفَةِ كُلِّ ٱلصَّلَاحِ ٱلَّذِي فِيكُمْ لِأَجْلِ ٱلْمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ.

that there may be an operative communication of thy faith made known by every good thing, which is in you towards Jesus Christ.

٧ 7 لِأَنَّ لَنَا فَرَحًا كَثِيرًا وَتَعْزِيَةً بِسَبَبِ مَحَبَّتِكَ، لِأَنَّ أَحْشَاءَ ٱلْقِدِّيسِينَ قَدِ ٱسْتَرَاحَتْ بِكَ أَيُّهَا ٱلْأَخُ.

For we have great joy and consolation in thy love, because the bowels of the saints have been refreshed by thee, brother.

٨ 8 لِذَلِكَ، وَإِنْ كَانَ لِي بِٱلْمَسِيحِ ثِقَةٌ كَثِيرَةٌ أَنْ آمُرَكَ بِمَا يَلِيقُ،

Wherefore, though I have in Christ great liberty to enjoin thee what is becoming,

٩ 9 مِنْ أَجْلِ ٱلْمَحَبَّةِ، أَطْلُبُ بِٱلْحَرِيِّ- إِذْ أَنَا إِنْسَانٌ هَكَذَا نَظِيرُ بُولُسَ ٱلشَّيْخِ، وَٱلْآنَ أَسِيرُ يَسُوعَ ٱلْمَسِيحِ أَيْضًا -

I rather for love’s sake entreat, being such as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner for Jesus Christ.

١٠ 10 أَطْلُبُ إِلَيْكَ لِأَجْلِ ٱبْنِي أُنِسِيمُسَ، ٱلَّذِي وَلَدْتُهُ فِي قُيُودِي،

I entreat thee for my son, whom I have begotten during my bonds, Onesimus:

١١ 11 ٱلَّذِي كَانَ قَبْلًا غَيْرَ نَافِعٍ لَكَ، وَلَكِنَّهُ ٱلْآنَ نَافِعٌ لَكَ وَلِي،

who in time past hath been an unprofitable servant to thee, but now very profitable to thee and to me:

١٢ 12 ٱلَّذِي رَدَدْتُهُ. فَٱقْبَلْهُ، ٱلَّذِي هُوَ أَحْشَائِي.

whom I have sent back; thou therefore receive him, even as my own bowels:

١٣ 13 ٱلَّذِي كُنْتُ أَشَاءُ أَنْ أُمْسِكَهُ عِنْدِي لِكَيْ يَخْدِمَنِي عِوَضًا عَنْكَ فِي قُيُودِ ٱلْإِنْجِيلِ،

whom I wished to detain about myself, that in thy stead he might have waited upon me during my bonds for the gospel:

١٤ 14 وَلَكِنْ بِدُونِ رَأْيِكَ لَمْ أُرِدْ أَنْ أَفْعَلَ شَيْئًا، لِكَيْ لَا يَكُونَ خَيْرُكَ كَأَنَّهُ عَلَى سَبِيلِ ٱلِٱضْطِرَارِ بَلْ عَلَى سَبِيلِ ٱلِٱخْتِيَارِ.

but without thy consent would I do nothing; that this good deed of thine might not be as of necessity, but from thy own choice.

١٥ 15 لِأَنَّهُ رُبَّمَا لِأَجْلِ هَذَا ٱفْتَرَقَ عَنْكَ إِلَى سَاعَةٍ، لِكَيْ يَكُونَ لَكَ إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ، (aiōnios g166)

For to this end perhaps was he separated from thee for a season, that thou mightest receive him for ever; (aiōnios g166)

١٦ 16 لَا كَعَبْدٍ فِي مَا بَعْدُ، بَلْ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ عَبْدٍ: أَخًا مَحْبُوبًا، وَلَا سِيَّمَا إِلَيَّ، فَكَمْ بِٱلْحَرِيِّ إِلَيْكَ فِي ٱلْجَسَدِ وَٱلرَّبِّ جَمِيعًا!

no longer as a slave, but above a slave, as a brother beloved, especially by me, but how much more by thee, both in the flesh, and in the Lord?

١٧ 17 فَإِنْ كُنْتَ تَحْسِبُنِي شَرِيكًا، فَٱقْبَلْهُ نَظِيرِي.

If therefore thou holdest me a sharer with thee, receive him as myself.

١٨ 18 ثُمَّ إِنْ كَانَ قَدْ ظَلَمَكَ بِشَيْءٍ، أَوْ لَكَ عَلَيْهِ دَيْنٌ، فَٱحْسِبْ ذَلِكَ عَلَيَّ.

If he hath injured thee or oweth thee ought, put that to my account;

١٩ 19 أَنَا بُولُسَ كَتَبْتُ بِيَدِي: أَنَا أُوفِي. حَتَّى لَا أَقُولُ لَكَ إِنَّكَ مَدْيُونٌ لِي بِنَفْسِكَ أَيْضًا.

I Paul have given it under my own hand, I will repay it, not to say to thee, that thou owest even thine own self unto me.

٢٠ 20 نَعَمْ أَيُّهَا ٱلْأَخُ، لِيَكُنْ لِي فَرَحٌ بِكَ فِي ٱلرَّبِّ. أَرِحْ أَحْشَائِي فِي ٱلرَّبِّ.

Yea, brother, I wish to have joy in thee in the Lord: refresh my bowels in the Lord.

٢١ 21 إِذْ أَنَا وَاثِقٌ بِإِطَاعَتِكَ، كَتَبْتُ إِلَيْكَ، عَالِمًا أَنَّكَ تَفْعَلُ أَيْضًا أَكْثَرَ مِمَّا أَقُولُ.

Having confidence in thy obedience, I have written unto thee, knowing that thou wilt do more than I say.

٢٢ 22 وَمَعَ هَذَا، أَعْدِدْ لِي أَيْضًا مَنْزِلًا، لِأَنِّي أَرْجُو أَنَّنِي بِصَلَوَاتِكُمْ سَأُوهَبُ لَكُمْ.

But at the same time prepare me also a lodging: for I hope that through your prayers I shall be given unto you.

٢٣ 23 يُسَلِّمُ عَلَيْكَ أَبَفْرَاسُ ٱلْمَأْسُورُ مَعِي فِي ٱلْمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ،

There salute thee Epaphras, my fellow-prisoner in Christ Jesus;

٢٤ 24 وَمَرْقُسُ وَأَرِسْتَرْخُسُ وَدِيمَاسُ وَلُوقَا ٱلْعَامِلُونَ مَعِي.

Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke, my fellow-labourers.

٢٥ 25 نِعْمَةُ رَبِّنَا يَسُوعَ ٱلْمَسِيحِ مَعَ رُوحِكُمْ. آمِينَ.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with thy spirit. Amen. Written to Philemon from Rome, by Onesimus one of his household.