Philemon 1
1 Paul, a prisoner of Messiah Yeshua, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon, our beloved fellow worker,
Jesu Khrih a thawk tla Paul ingkaw ningnih a naa Timote ing, Ka lungnaak pyi ingkaw bibi pyikung Filemon ingkaw,
2 to the beloved Apphia, to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the assembly in your house:
Kaimih a koei nu Apphia, qalkap pyi Arkhipa ingkaw na im awh a mik cun thlangboel a venawh:
3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Yeshua the Messiah.
Bawipa Jesu Khrih ingkaw Pa Khawsa venawh kaw qeennaak ingkaw ngaihdingnaak awm seh.
4 I thank my God always, making mention of you in my prayers,
Kak cykcah awh nang aham Khawsa venawh zeelnaak awi kqawn poepa nyng,
5 hearing of your love and of the faith which you have towards the Lord Yeshua and towards all the holy ones,
Bawipa Jesu awh cangnaak na taaknaak ingkaw thlakciimkhqi na lungnaak dawngawh zeelnaak awi kqawn nyng.
6 that the fellowship of your faith may become effective in the knowledge of every good thing which is in us in Messiah Yeshua.
Thlang a venawh nak cangnaak ce nak kqawn awh nak tha a hly naak aham cykcah nyng, cawh ni Khrih awh ik-oeih leek ni tahy tice zaksim caihnaak na taak hly thai hy.
7 For we have much joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the holy ones have been refreshed through you, brother.
Nang, naa pa ing thlak ciimkhqi ak kawlung ce na caih sak peng a dawngawh, nang a lungnaak ing ni zeel sak nawh tha ni awm sak hy.
8 Therefore though I have all boldness in Messiah to command you that which is appropriate,
Cedawngawh, Khrih awh ka qaal leek nawh nang ing na sai hly kawi ik-oeih ce sai aham awi ni pe thai nyng seiawm,
9 yet for love’s sake I rather appeal to you, being such a one as Paul, the aged, but also a prisoner of Yeshua the Messiah.
lungnaak awh nang a venawh qeennaak thoeh law nyng. Cedawngawh, kai Paul, pacawng ingkaw Jesu Khrih awh thawng ak tla ing,
10 I appeal to you for my child Onesimus, whom I have become the father of in my chains,
ka capa Onesima aham qeennaak thoeh law nyng, thiqui ing khih na ka awm awh anih ce ka capa na coeng hy.
11 who once was useless to you, but now is useful to you and to me.
Ak cyk awhtaw anih ve nang aham a hawihkhangnaak am awm hy, cehlai tuh awhtaw nang ingkaw kai aham hawihkhangnaak awm hawh hy.
12 I am sending him back. Therefore receive him, that is, my own heart,
Anih, kak kawlung tang tang ve, na venna tyi law tlaih nyng.
13 whom I desired to keep with me, that on your behalf he might serve me in my chains for the Good News.
Awithang leek awh thiqui ing khih na ka awm awh kai anik bawm aham, ka venawh awm sak aham ngaih mai kawng nyng.
14 But I was willing to do nothing without your consent, that your goodness would not be as of necessity, but of free will.
Cehlai nang ing na nim lengnaak ve namah ak tha hlynaak ing sai na a awm nawh sai sak ngah ngah amyihna ama awmnaak aham nang ang haa tlaaknaak kaana taw ikaw awm sai aham am ngaih nyng.
15 For perhaps he was therefore separated from you for a while that you would have him forever, (aiōnios g166)
Nang a venawh kawng kawlhkalh a pleng qunaak ve nang ing ak nep na na taaknaak tlaih aham va ni hy voei – (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.
tamnaa na taak voel kaana, tamnaa anglakawh ak nep khqoet, naa amyihna na taak thainaak aham ngaih nyng. Kai ing lungna nyng, cehlai pumsa ingkaw Bawipa awh nang ing lungnak khqoet hyk ti.
17 If then you count me a partner, receive him as you would receive me.
Kai ve nang ing bi ak bi haih ak thlang na na nik poek awhtaw, kai nani do amyihna anih awm do law lawt.
18 But if he has wronged you at all or owes you anything, put that to my account.
Nang a venawh ik-oeih a sai thawlh aw laiba sah hly kawi aw a taak awhtaw, kai a venawh kqawn law mai.
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).
Kai, Paul ing kamah a kut qoe qoe ing ve ak ca ve qee law nyng. Namah qoe qoe ka venawh peek qu aham awm hyk ti ti kqawn kaana, kai ing ni pe tlaih bit kawng.
20 Yes, brother, let me have joy from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in the Lord.
Ka naa, Bawipa awh ce nang a venawh kawng hawihkhang naak ka huh thainaak aham ngaih nyng; Khrih awh kak kawlung ve caih law sak lah.
21 Having confidence in your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even beyond what I say.
Nang ak awi ngainaak ce kak cangnaak dawngawh, kai ing ka thoeh law anglakawh khawzah khqoet sai law kawp ti tice sim doena, na venawh ca qee law nyng.
22 Also, prepare a guest room for me, for I hope that through your prayers I will be restored to you.
Ik-oeih pynoet awm hyn hy: kai aham pahnaak ce qoek abah law lah, nang ak cykcahnaak qawi a qi na awm kawmsaw na venawh awm kawng tinawh poek nyng.
23 Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Messiah Yeshua, greets you,
Jesu Khrih awh thawng kang tlaak pyi Epafra ing kut nim tuk khqi hy.
24 as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers.
Cemyih lawtna ka bibi pyikhqi, Marka, Aristarka, Dema ingkaw Luka ingawm kut nim tuk khqi hy.
25 The grace of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah be with your spirit. Amen.
Bawipa Jesu Khrih am qeennaak ce nang myihla awh awm seh.
