Filemon 1
1 Kai Pawl, Khrih Jisuh e thongim ka bawt lah kaawm e, hoi maimae hmaunawngha Timote ni, lungpataw awh e thaw tawk hui Filemon,
To my beloved friend and coworker Philemon,
2 Lung pataw awh e tawncanu Apphia, ransa hui Archippus, hoi nama im kaawm e kawhmoun nangmouh koe ca na patawn awh.
to my sister Apphia, to my fellow soldier Archippus, and to the church which meets at Philemon’s house. From Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ, and brother Timothy.
3 Maimae Pa Cathut hoi Bawipa Jisuh Khrih koehoi a lungmanae hoi lungmawngnae teh nangmouh koe awm yungyoe seh.
Grace and peace be to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
4 Nang ni Jisuh Khrih na yuem teh tami kathoungnaw lung na pataw tie ka thai nah,
I am ever mentioning you in my prayers, and giving thanks to God,
5 Cathut lungpatawnae hah ka pholen teh nang hanelah ouk ka ratoum.
because I am hearing of your love and of the faith which you hold, not only toward the Lord Jesus Christ, but toward all the saints.
6 Khrih Jisuh thung tawn e hno pueng na panue thai nahanlah yuemnae dawk na kâroe nahanlah ouk ka ratoum.
And I pray that your participation may become effectual, as you come to acknowledge every good thing which is in you to Christ.
7 Ka nawngha, nang ni tami kathoungnaw e a lungthin na roum sak dawkvah, nange lungpatawnae dawk ka lung ahawi awh.
For I have great joy and comfort in your love, my brother, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed.
8 Hatdawkvah, na sak kawinaw hah na sak thai nahanlah Khrih thung taranhawinae lahoi nang teh kâ na poe.
And so, although I might be bold in Christ to dictate to you what is fitting,
9 A kum kacue e kai Pawl ni, Jisuh Khrih hanlah thongim ka bo nah patenghai yah, lungpatawnae lahoi doeh ka dei.
yet for love’s sake, I rather beseech you, I, Paul, an old man, and now a prisoner for Christ Jesus!
10 Kateknae ka khang lahun nah, ka ca Onesimus hanelah lawk na thui.
I beseech you for my son, Onesimus, whom I have begotten in these chains.
11 Yampa teh nang hanelah hno kamcu hoeh e lah ao ei, atu teh nang hoi kai hanelah, hno kamcu e lah ao toe.
Once you found him "unprofitable," but now he is "profitable" to you and to me.
12 Ahni hah nang koe let ka patoun dawkvah, ka ca rayin patetlah pouk lah a.
I am sending him back to you, he himself, that is, my very heart!
13 Kamthang kahawi kecu dawk, kateknae ka khang navah na ka khenyawn hanelah, nang na yueng ta hanelah ka ngai ei,
I could wish to retain him at my side, so that he might minister to me in your stead, in my bonds for the gospel.
14 Kai dawk hawinae na sak navah, ngangngang saksak e lah awm laipalah, lungtho nalaihoi saksak e lah ao nahan, nang ni na pasoung laipalah banghai sak hane ka ngai hoeh.
But without your consent I was unwilling to do anything, so that your kindness to me might be of your own free will, and not of compulsion.
15 Hothloilah, nang ni ahni hah pou na tawn nahanlah, nang hoi dongdeng kampek e lah ao ti hanelah ao. (aiōnios g166)
Perhaps for this reason you were separated from him for an hour, in order that you might have him back forever, (aiōnios g166)
16 Hottelah ti navah, san patetlah nahoeh, alawkpui lah ka lungpataw e ka nawngha lah ao. Nang koe natawng teh takthai koe lahai, Bawipa dawk hai, banghloimaw hoe ao han ka tinae doeh.
no longer as a slave, but more than a slave, as a brother beloved; especially dear to me, but how much more to you, both as a man and a fellow Christian.
17 Hatdawkvah kai hah na hui lah na pouk pawiteh, ahni hah kai patetlah pouk van lah a.
If then you count me as a partner, receive him as you would me.
18 Ahni ni nang koe a payon e, lai a ba e awm pawiteh kai hanelah ma hrueng lawih a.
And if he has wronged you at all, or is owing you anything, charge that to me.
19 Ka patho pouh han ti teh kai Pawl ni ka kut hoi ca lah ka thut. Hatei, nama roeroe hah kai koe na patho hane ao ka ti ngainae na hoeh.
I Paul am writing this in my own handwriting, "I will repay you." But I will not mention that you owe me, over and over, your very soul.
20 Ka nawngha, Bawipa dawk kai koe hawinae sak haw. Khrih dawkvah ka lung roum sak haw.
Come my brother, let me have joy in the Lord because of you! Refresh my heart in Christ!
21 Na tarawi han doeh titeh lunghringnae ka tawn hoeh. Ka dei e hlak acawilah na sak han doeh titeh panue nalaihoi ca ka thut e doeh.
Because I am thoroughly persuaded of your obedience, I have written you, knowing full well that you will do by me what I am asking.
22 Hothloilah, ka luen nahane im hai sut la pathoup lah a. Bangkongtetpawiteh, nangmouh ni na ratoum awh e lahoi, nangmouh na o awhnae koe pha thainae kâ na poe han doeh ti teh ngaihawinae ka tawn.
Please also prepare for me a lodging, for I am hoping by your prayers to be restored to you again.
23 Khrih Jisuh thung kai hoi thongim rei ka bawt roi e Epaphras,
Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, sends you greeting;
24 thaw ka tawk hui lah kaawm e Mark, Aristarkas, Demas, Luk tinaw ni kut na man awh.
so do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers.
25 Maimae Bawipa Jisuh Khrih e a lungmanae teh nangmae lungthin muitha hoi cungtalah awm lawiseh. Amen.
May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.
