Philemon 1
1 [I], Paul, am a prisoner [who serves] Christ Jesus. [I am here] with Timothy, our fellow believer. [I am writing this letter] to [you], Philemon, our dear [friend] and fellow worker.
キリスト・イエスの囚人パウロと兄弟テモテから、わたしたちの愛する同労者ピレモン、
2 [I am also writing] to [your wife], Apphia, and to Archippus, [who is like] [MET] our fellow soldier [because he serves Christ steadfastly together with us]. I am also [writing this] to the congregation [that meets/gathers] in your [(sg)] house.
姉妹アピヤ、わたしたちの戦友アルキポ、ならびに、あなたの家にある教会へ。
3 [I pray that] God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ [will continue to] act kindly toward you all and [will continue to] cause you to have [inner] peace.
わたしたちの父なる神と主イエス・キリストから、恵みと平安とが、あなたがたにあるように。
4 I always thank my God when I pray for you [(sg)], because I hear [people say that] you love all God’s people [CHI]
わたしは、祈の時にあなたをおぼえて、いつもわたしの神に感謝している。
5 and that you continue to trust in the Lord Jesus.
それは、主イエスに対し、また、すべての聖徒に対するあなたの愛と信仰とについて、聞いているからである。
6 I pray that as a result of your knowing all the good things [that God/Christ has done for] us, you may (be effective/influence many others) as you tell others what you believe, in order that [they may honor] Christ.
どうか、あなたの信仰の交わりが強められて、わたしたちの間でキリストのためになされているすべての良いことが、知られて来るようになってほしい。
7 I have rejoiced greatly and have been greatly encouraged because you, my dear friend, have acted lovingly toward God’s people by encouraging them [SYN].
兄弟よ。わたしは、あなたの愛によって多くの喜びと慰めとを与えられた。聖徒たちの心が、あなたによって力づけられたからである。
8 So [I have a request/favor to ask of you]. I am completely confident [that I have authority] to command you [to do] what you ought to do, because [I am an apostle of] Christ.
こういうわけで、わたしは、キリストにあってあなたのなすべき事を、きわめて率直に指示してもよいと思うが、
9 But because [I know that you] love [God’s people], I request this instead of [commanding you to do it]. It is I, Paul, an old man and now also a prisoner [because I serve] Christ Jesus, [who am requesting it].
むしろ、愛のゆえにお願いする。すでに老年になり、今またキリスト・イエスの囚人となっているこのパウロが、
10 I request that you [do something] for someone [who has become like] my own son [because I told him about Christ] [MET] while [I have been] a prisoner [MTY] [here. His name is] Onesimus.
捕われの身で産んだわたしの子供オネシモについて、あなたにお願いする。
11 Although [his name, as you know, means ‘useful’], formerly he was useless to you. But now he is useful both to you and to me!
彼は以前は、あなたにとって無益な者であったが、今は、あなたにも、わたしにも、有益な者になった。
12 Although (he is [as dear to me as/I love him as much as I love]) [MET] my own self [MTY], I am sending him back to you.
彼をあなたのもとに送りかえす。彼はわたしの心である。
13 I would like to have kept him with me, in order that he might serve me on your behalf, while I am a prisoner [MTY] [because of my preaching] the message [about Christ].
わたしは彼を身近に引きとめておいて、わたしが福音のために捕われている間、あなたに代って仕えてもらいたかったのである。
14 Nevertheless, because [I had not yet asked you and] you had not yet permitted me [to keep him here with me], I decided not to [keep him here. I decided that I should] not do anything without your permitting it. [I decided that you should help me only if you] really want to help me.
しかし、わたしは、あなたの承諾なしには何もしたくない。あなたが強制されて良い行いをするのではなく、自発的にすることを願っている。
15 Perhaps the reason that [God permitted] Onesimus to be separated from {to leave} you for a little while was that [he would believe in Christ, and as a result] you would have him (back/with you) forever! (aiōnios g166)
彼がしばらくの間あなたから離れていたのは、あなたが彼をいつまでも留めておくためであったかも知れない。 (aiōnios g166)
16 [You will no longer have him only] as a slave. Instead, [you will have him] as [someone who is] more than a slave. [You will have him] as a fellow believer! He is especially dear to me, but he certainly will be more dear to you [than he is to me] (OR, I love him very much, but you will certainly love him more than I do), [because now he] not only belongs to you but he also belongs to the Lord.
しかも、もはや奴隷としてではなく、奴隷以上のもの、愛する兄弟としてである。とりわけ、わたしにとってそうであるが、ましてあなたにとっては、肉においても、主にあっても、それ以上であろう。
17 So, if you consider me to be your partner [in God’s work], receive him as you would receive me.
そこで、もしわたしをあなたの信仰の友と思ってくれるなら、わたし同様に彼を受けいれてほしい。
18 If he has wronged you in any manner or if he owes you anything, (charge that to me/tell me so that I can pay you).
もし、彼があなたに何か不都合なことをしたか、あるいは、何か負債があれば、それをわたしの借りにしておいてほしい。
19 I, Paul, am now writing this in my own handwriting: I will repay you what he owes you, although I might mention to you that you owe me even more than Onesimus may owe you, because it was the result of my telling you about Christ that God saved you.
このパウロが手ずからしるす、わたしがそれを返済する。この際、あなたが、あなた自身をわたしに負うていることについては、何も言うまい。
20 (Yes/I say it again), my dear friend, because you and I both have a relationship with the Lord, I want you to do this for me. Encourage me [SYN] [by receiving Onesimus kindly, just like you encourage others who believe] in Christ.
兄弟よ。わたしはあなたから、主にあって何か益を得たいものである。わたしの心を、主にあって力づけてもらいたい。
21 I have written [this letter] to you, confident that you will do what I am requesting you to [do]. [In fact], I know that you will do even more than what I am requesting [you to do].
わたしはあなたの従順を堅く信じて、この手紙を書く。あなたは、確かにわたしが言う以上のことをしてくれるだろう。
22 Also, keep a guest room ready for me [to stay in], because I confidently expect that as a result of your prayers [for me, I] will be released [from prison and will come] to you all.
ついでにお願いするが、わたしのために宿を用意しておいてほしい。あなたがたの祈によって、あなたがたの所に行かせてもらえるように望んでいるのだから。
23 Epaphras, who is [suffering] with me in prison because of [his serving] Christ Jesus, (sends his greetings to you/wants you to know that he is thinking fondly about you).
キリスト・イエスにあって、わたしと共に捕われの身になっているエパフラスから、あなたによろしく。
24 Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, who are my [other] fellow workers, also (send their greetings to you/want you to know that they are thinking fondly about you).
わたしの同労者たち、マルコ、アリスタルコ、デマス、ルカからも、よろしく。
25 [I pray that] the Lord Jesus Christ [will] ([continue to] work kindly in all your lives/kindly keep accomplishing what he desires within you).
主イエス・キリストの恵みが、あなたがたの霊と共にあるように。
