Felemon 1
1 Kri Jesu pongah thongim krah, Pawl hoi aicae amnawk Timote mah, a palung o ih, tok nawnto sah ampui Filemon,
Paul, a prisoner of Messiah Yeshua, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon, our beloved fellow worker,
2 a palung o ih tanuh Apphia, aicae hoi misa nawnto tuh Arkhipa hoi na im ah amkhueng kricaanawk khaeah ca tarik:
and to Apphia our sister, to Archippus, our fellow soldier, and to the congregation in your house:
3 Angraeng Jesu Kri hoi aicae Ampa Sithaw khae hoi ih tahmenhaih hoi monghaih to nangcae khaeah om nasoe.
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Yeshua the Messiah.
4 Angraeng, Jesu tanghaih na tawnh moe, kaciim kaminawk boih to na palung ti, tiah ka thaih naah, ka Sithaw khaeah kawnhaih lawk ka thuih toepsoep;
I thank my God always, making mention of you in my prayers,
hearing of your love, and of the faith which you have toward the Lord Yeshua, and toward all the kadoshim;
6 Jesu Kri ah na tawnh ih kahoih hmuennawk boih na panoekhaih rang hoiah, minawk khaeah tanghaih kawng na thuih naah caak o thai tangtang hanah lawk ka thuih.
that the fellowship of your faith may become effective, in the knowledge of every good thing which is in you in Messiah.
7 Kam nawk, kaciim kaminawk ih palungthin to nang thasak let pongah, to baktih nam lunghaih mah kaicae han thuilaek ai anghoehaih to ang paek.
For I have much joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the kadoshim have been refreshed through you, brother.
8 To pongah ni Kri ah misa ka hoih parai moe, na sak han koi kahoih hmuen to sak hanah, lok kang thuih thaih,
Therefore, though I have all boldness in Messiah to command you that which is appropriate,
9 toe saning kacoeh, Jesu Kri ih thongkrah kami ah kaom kai Pawl mah, amlunghaih hoiah ni tahmenhaih kang hnik.
yet on the basis of love I rather appeal, being such a one as Paul, the aged, but also a prisoner of Messiah Yeshua.
10 Thongim krak nathung ka capa ah sak ih, Onesima hanah tahmenhaih kang hnik pae:
I appeal to you for my child, whom I have become the father of in my chains, Onesimus,
11 anih loe canghniah nang han avanghaih om ai, toe vaihi loe nang hoi kai hanah atho kaom kami ah oh boeh.
who once was useless to you, but now is useful to you and to me.
12 Anih to nang khaeah kang patoeh let: anih to kai thung hoi tacawt kami baktih toengah talawk ah:
I am sending back to you, him who is my very heart,
13 kahoih tamthanglok ka thuih pongah thongim ka krak naah kai khetzawn hanah, nang zuengah anih to kaimah khaeah ohsak han ka koeh:
whom I desired to keep with me, that on your behalf he might serve me in my chains for the Good News.
14 toe nang bomhaih loe tha hoiah saksak nganga ih baktiah om ai ah, na sak koehhaih palungthin hoiah saksak han ih ni kang koeh haih, to pongah nang naakrakhaih om ai ah loe tidoeh sak han ka koeh ai.
But I was willing to do nothing without your consent, that your goodness would not be as of necessity, but of free will.
15 Anih hoi nawnto dungzan ah na oh han ih kalang mue, anih mah nawnetta thung ang cawnhtaak. (aiōnios g166)
For perhaps he was therefore separated from you for a while, that you would have him forever, (aiōnios g166)
16 Toe anih loe vaihi tamna ah om ai boeh, tamna pongah sang boeh, kai hanah loe palung ih kam nawk baktiah ni oh, nang han cae loe taksa hoi Angraeng ah kawkruk maw palung ih amnawk baktiah om aep tih?
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.
17 Kai hae toksah ampui ah na poek nahaeloe, anih doeh kai baktih toengah talawk ah.
If then you count me a partner, receive him as you would receive me.
18 Nang khaeah hmuen sakpazaehaih maw, pathok han koi laiba maw om nahaeloe, kai taham ah suem ah.
But if he has wronged you at all, or owes you anything, put that to my account.
19 Kai, Pawl mah kaimah ih ban hoi roe ca kang tarik: toe kaimah kang rong pae han, na hinghaih ah kai khae laiba na tawnh, tiah kang thuih han angai ai.
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).
20 Ue, kam nawk, Angraeng ah anghoehaih na paek ah: Angraeng ah kai ih palungthin to angthasak ah.
Yes, brother, let me have joy from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in Messiah.
21 Ka lok nang tahngai pae tih, tiah oephaih ka tawnh, to khue ai kang hnik ih hmuen pongah doeh kapop kueah na sah tih, tiah panoekhaih hoiah ni ca kang tarik.
Having confidence in your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even beyond what I say.
22 Toe pacoengah, ka toemh han ih ahmuen to paroep coek ah: lawk na thuih o haih rang hoiah nangcae khaeah kang zo thai tih, tiah ka poek.
Also, prepare a guest room for me, for I hope that through your prayers I will be restored to you.
23 Kri Jesu ah kai hoi nawnto thongim krah Epaphra mah ban ang sin o;
Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Messiah Yeshua, greets you,
24 tok nawnto sah kami Marka, Aristarka, Dema hoi Luka cae mah doeh ban ang sin o.
as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers.
25 Aicae Angraeng Jesu Kri tahmenhaih loe nangcae ih muithla hoi nawnto om nasoe.
The grace of the Lord Yeshua the Messiah be with your spirit.
