Philemon 1

1 Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon, our beloved fellow worker,

khrIShTasya yIsho rbandidAsaH paulastIthiyanAmA bhrAtA cha priyaM sahakAriNaM philImonaM

2 to the beloved Apphia, to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the assembly in your house:

priyAm AppiyAM sahasenAm ArkhippaM philImonasya gR^ihe sthitAM samiti ncha prati patraM likhataH|

3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

asmAkaM tAta IshvaraH prabhu ryIshukhrIShTashcha yuShmAn prati shAntim anugraha ncha kriyAstAM|

4 I thank my God always, making mention of you in my prayers,

prabhuM yIshuM prati sarvvAn pavitralokAn prati cha tava premavishvAsayo rvR^ittAntaM nishamyAhaM

5 hearing of your love and of the faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus and toward all the saints,

prArthanAsamaye tava nAmochchArayan nirantaraM mameshvaraM dhanyaM vadAmi|

6 that the fellowship of your faith may become effective in the knowledge of every good thing which is in us in Christ Jesus.

asmAsu yadyat saujanyaM vidyate tat sarvvaM khrIShTaM yIshuM yat prati bhavatIti j nAnAya tava vishvAsamUlikA dAnashIlatA yat saphalA bhavet tadaham ichChAmi|

7 For we have much joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother.

he bhrAtaH, tvayA pavitralokAnAM prANa ApyAyitA abhavan etasmAt tava premnAsmAkaM mahAn AnandaH sAntvanA cha jAtaH|

8 Therefore though I have all boldness in Christ to command you that which is appropriate,

tvayA yat karttavyaM tat tvAm Aj nApayituM yadyapyahaM khrIShTenAtIvotsuko bhaveyaM tathApi vR^iddha

9 yet for love’s sake I rather appeal to you, being such a one as Paul, the aged, but also a prisoner of Jesus Christ.

idAnIM yIshukhrIShTasya bandidAsashchaivambhUto yaH paulaH so. ahaM tvAM vinetuM varaM manye|

10 I appeal to you for my child Onesimus, whom I have become the father of in my chains,

ataH shR^i Nkhalabaddho. ahaM yamajanayaM taM madIyatanayam onIShimam adhi tvAM vinaye|

11 who once was useless to you, but now is useful to you and to me.

sa pUrvvaM tavAnupakAraka AsIt kintvidAnIM tava mama chopakArI bhavati|

12 I am sending him back. Therefore receive him, that is, my own heart,

tamevAhaM tava samIpaM preShayAmi, ato madIyaprANasvarUpaH sa tvayAnugR^ihyatAM|

13 whom I desired to keep with me, that on your behalf he might serve me in my chains for the Good News.

susaMvAdasya kR^ite shR^i Nkhalabaddho. ahaM parichArakamiva taM svasannidhau varttayitum aichChaM|

14 But I was willing to do nothing without your consent, that your goodness would not be as of necessity, but of free will.

kintu tava saujanyaM yad balena na bhUtvA svechChAyAH phalaM bhavet tadarthaM tava sammatiM vinA kimapi karttavyaM nAmanye|

15 For perhaps he was therefore separated from you for a while that you would have him forever, (aiōnios g166)

ko jAnAti kShaNakAlArthaM tvattastasya vichChedo. abhavad etasyAyam abhiprAyo yat tvam anantakAlArthaM taM lapsyase (aiōnios g166)

16 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.

puna rdAsamiva lapsyase tannahi kintu dAsAt shreShThaM mama priyaM tava cha shArIrikasambandhAt prabhusambandhAchcha tato. adhikaM priyaM bhrAtaramiva|

17 If then you count me a partner, receive him as you would receive me.

ato heto ryadi mAM sahabhAginaM jAnAsi tarhi mAmiva tamanugR^ihANa|

18 But if he has wronged you at all or owes you anything, put that to my account.

tena yadi tava kimapyaparAddhaM tubhyaM kimapi dhAryyate vA tarhi tat mameti viditvA gaNaya|

19 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).

ahaM tat parishotsyAmi, etat paulo. ahaM svahastena likhAmi, yatastvaM svaprANAn api mahyaM dhArayasi tad vaktuM nechChAmi|

20 Yes, brother, let me have joy from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in the Lord.

bho bhrAtaH, prabhoH kR^ite mama vA nChAM pUraya khrIShTasya kR^ite mama prANAn ApyAyaya|

21 Having confidence in your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even beyond what I say.

tavAj nAgrAhitve vishvasya mayA etat likhyate mayA yaduchyate tato. adhikaM tvayA kAriShyata iti jAnAmi|

22 Also, prepare a guest room for me, for I hope that through your prayers I will be restored to you.

tatkaraNasamaye madarthamapi vAsagR^ihaM tvayA sajjIkriyatAM yato yuShmAkaM prArthanAnAM phalarUpo vara ivAhaM yuShmabhyaM dAyiShye mameti pratyAshA jAyate|

23 Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, greets you,

khrIShTasya yIshAH kR^ite mayA saha bandiripAphrA

24 as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers.

mama sahakAriNo mArka AriShTArkho dImA lUkashcha tvAM namaskAraM vedayanti|

25 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.

asmAkaM prabho ryIshukhrIShTasyAnugraho yuShmAkam AtmanA saha bhUyAt| Amen|