Philemon 1
1 This letter is sent from Paul, prisoner of Jesus Christ, and from our brother Timothy, to Philemon, our good friend and co-worker;
ⲁ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲏⲣ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲥϩⲁⲓ̈ ⲙ̅ⲫⲓⲗⲏⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲛϣⲃⲣ̅ⲣ̅ϩⲱⲃ
2 to our sister Apphia, to Archippus who fights alongside us, and to your house church.
ⲃ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲁⲙⲫⲓⲁ ⲧⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲙⲛ̅ⲁⲣⲭⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲛϣⲃⲣ̅ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ̈. ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩϩⲥ̅ ⲉⲧϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲕⲏⲓ̈.
3 May you have grace and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
ⲅ̅ⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲙⲛ̅ϯⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅·
4 I always thank my God for you, remembering you in my prayers,
ⲇ̅ϯϣⲡ̅ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲓ̈ϣ ⲛⲓⲙ. ⲉⲓ̈ⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲕⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲁϣⲗⲏⲗ
5 because I hear of your trust in the Lord Jesus and your love for all believers.
ⲉ̅ⲉⲓ̈ⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲕⲥ̅ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ.
6 I pray that you will put the generous nature of your trust in God into action as you recognize all the good things we share in Christ.
ⲋ̅ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲕⲟⲓⲛⲱⲛⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲥⲉⲛⲉⲣⲅⲓ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅·
7 Your love, my dear brother, has brought me much happiness and encouragement. You have really inspired those of us who believe!
ⲍ̅ⲁⲓ̈ⲣ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̅ⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲗⲥⲗ̅ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ. ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲉⲥⲡⲗⲁⲅⲭⲛⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙ̅ⲧⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ̅ ⲡⲥⲟⲛ.
8 That's why even though I'm brave enough in Christ to order you to do your duty,
ⲏ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲣϩⲏⲥⲓⲁ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲉϣϣⲉ
9 I would rather ask you this favor out of love. Old Paul, now also a prisoner of Christ Jesus,
ⲑ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲩⲟ. ⲉⲓ̈ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ. ⲉⲓ̈ⲟ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲉⲓⲙⲓⲛⲉ ϩⲱⲥ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲛⲟϭ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲏⲣ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅.
10 is appealing to you on behalf of Onesimus who became my adopted son during my imprisonment.
ⲓ̅ϯⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕ ϩⲁⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓ̈ϫⲡⲟϥ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲙⲣ̅ⲣⲉ. ⲟⲛⲏⲥⲓⲙⲟⲥ.
11 In the past he was of no use to you, but now he's useful to both you and me!
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲟ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛ̅ⲁⲧϣⲁⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ. ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲟ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϣⲁⲩ. ⲁⲓ̈ⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲟⲩϥ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲕ.
12 I send him to you with my fondest wishes.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ϣⲟⲡϥ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲉⲧⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲡⲗⲁⲅⲭⲛⲟⲛ.
13 I'd have preferred to keep him here with me so that he could have helped me as you would have done while I am in chains for telling the good news.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲉⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ϩⲁⲧⲏⲓ̈. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉϣⲙ̅ϣⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲡⲉⲕⲙⲁ ϩⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲣ̅ⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ.
14 But I decided not do anything without your permission. I didn't want you to be forced to do good, but to do so willingly.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲁϫⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲅⲛⲱⲙⲏ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲡⲉⲕⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲟⲩϩⲧⲟⲣ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉϩⲛⲁⲕ.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲙⲉϣⲁⲕ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥⲟⲩⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕ. ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲟⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ. ϫⲉ ⲉⲕⲉϫⲓⲧϥ̅ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ. (aiōnios g166)
16 He's not a servant anymore, because he's more than a servant. He's a specially-loved brother, particularly to me, and even more to you, both as a man and as a fellow-believer in the Lord.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ϩⲱⲥ ϩⲙ̅ϩⲁⲗ ⲁⲛ ϭⲉ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲁⲁϥ ⲉϩⲙ̅ϩⲁⲗ. ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲩⲟ. ⲉⲓ̈ⲉ ⲟⲩⲏⲣ ϭⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ.
17 So if you consider me as a colleague working together with you for the Lord, welcome him as if you were welcoming me.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ϭⲉ ϯϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛ̅ⲕⲟⲓⲛⲱⲛⲟⲥ ϣⲟⲡϥ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϩⲉ.
18 If he has done you any wrong, or owes you anything, charge it to my account.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲉϣϫⲉⲁϥϫⲓⲧⲕ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲟⲛⲥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ. ⲏ̅ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲕ ⲉⲣⲟϥ. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲟⲡϥ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ̈.
19 I Paul am signing this with my own hand: I will repay you. Of course I won't mention what you owe me, including your very self!
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲓ̈ⲥϩⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϭⲓϫ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲟⲩⲉⲓⲟ ⲛⲁⲕ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲕⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲧ ϩⲱⲱⲕ ⲛ̅ϩⲙⲟⲧ.
20 Yes, brother, I'm expecting this favor from you in the Lord; please make me happy in Christ.
ⲕ̅ⲁⲓ̈ⲟ ⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲓ̈ⲉⲙ̅ⲧⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲕ ϩⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲓ̈ⲥ. ϯⲙ̅ⲧⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲥⲡⲗⲁⲅⲭⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
21 I'm writing about this to you because I'm convinced you'll do as I ask—in fact I know you'll do even more than I've asked!
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲉⲓ̈ⲕⲱ ⲛ̅ϩⲧⲏⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲧⲙⲏⲧ ⲁⲓ̈ⲥϩⲁⲓ̈ ⲛⲁⲕ. ⲉⲓ̈ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲕⲛⲁⲣ̅ϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲡⲉϯϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ.
22 In the meantime please have a room ready for me, for I hope to be able to return to see you soon in answer to your prayers.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ϩⲁⲙⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲅ̅ⲥⲟⲃⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ϣⲱⲡⲉ. ϯϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲍⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲧⲁⲁⲧ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ϩⲙⲟⲧ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ϣⲗⲏⲗ.
23 Epaphras who is here in prison with me sends his greetings,
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲉⲡⲁⲫⲣⲁ ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲡⲁϣⲃⲣ̅ⲁⲓⲭⲙⲁⲗⲱⲧⲟⲥ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅.
24 as do my co-workers Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲙⲁⲣⲕⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲣⲓⲥⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲇⲏⲙⲁⲥ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲗⲟⲩⲕⲁⲥ ⲛⲁϣⲃⲣ̅ⲣ̅ϩⲱⲃ.
25 May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with all of you.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲓ̈ⲥ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅· ·ⲧⲉⲡⲣⲟⲥ· ·ⲫⲓⲗⲏⲙⲱⲛ· ⲓ̅ⲇ̅·
