Philemon 1

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

Poul, the boundun of Crist Jhesu, and Timothe, brother, to Filemon, bilouyd, and oure helpere, and to Appia,

2 and to Apphia our sister, to Archippus, our fellow soldier, and to the church in your house:

most dere sister, and to Archip, oure euene kniyt, and to the chirche that is in thin hous,

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

grace be to you, and pees of God oure fader, and of the Lord Jhesu Crist.

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

I do thankingis to my God, euere more makinge mynde of thee in my preieris,

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

heringe thi charite and feith, that thou hast in the Lord Jhesu, and to alle hooli men,

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

that the comynyng of thi feith be maad opyn, in knowing of al good thing in Crist Jhesu.

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

And Y hadde greet ioye and coumfort in thi charite, for the entrailis of hooli men restiden bi thee, brother.

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

For which thing Y hauynge myche trist in Crist Jhesu, to comaunde to thee that that perteyneth to profit;

9 yet on the basis of love I rather appeal, being such a one as Paul, the aged, but also a prisoner of Christ Jesus.

but Y biseche more for charite, sithen thou art siche as the elde Poul, and now the boundun of Jhesu Crist.

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

Y biseche thee for my sone Onesyme, whom Y in boondis bigat,

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

which sumtyme was vnprofitable to thee, but now profitable bothe to thee and to me; whom Y sente ayen to thee.

12 I am sending back to you, him who is my very heart,

And resseyue thou hym as myn entrailis;

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

whom Y wolde withholde with me, that he schulde serue for thee to me in boondis of the gospel;

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

but with out thi counseil Y wolde not do ony thing, that thi good schulde not be as of nede, but wilful.

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

For perauenture therfor he departide fro thee for a tyme, that thou schuldist resseyue hym with outen ende; (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.

now not as a seruaunt, but for a seruaunt a most dere brother, most to me; and how myche more to thee, bothe in fleisch and in the Lord?

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

Therfor if thou hast me a felowe, resseyue hym as me; for if he hath ony thing anoied thee,

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

ethir owith, arette thou this thing to me.

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).

Y Poul wroot with myn hoond, Y schal yelde; that Y seie not to thee, that also thou owist to me thi silf.

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

So, brothir, Y schal vse thee in the Lord; fille thou myn entrails in Crist.

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

Y tristnynge of thin obedience wroot to thee, witynge that thou schalt do ouer that that Y seie.

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

Also make thou redi to me an hous to dwelle in; for Y hope that bi youre preyeris Y schal be youun to you.

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

Epafras, prisoner with me in Crist Jhesu,

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

greetith thee wel, and Mark, Aristark, Demas, Lucas, myn helperis.

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

The grace of oure Lord Jhesu Crist be with youre spirit. Amen.