ピレモンへの手紙 1
1 キリスト、イエズスの囚人たるパウロ及び兄弟チモテオ、我等が愛する所の助力者フィレモン、最愛の姉妹たるアッピア、戰友たるアルキッポ、
Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon, our beloved fellow worker,
2 及び汝の家に在る教會に[書簡を贈る]。
and to Apphia our sister, to Archippus, our fellow soldier, and to the church in your house:
3 願はくは我父にて在す神、及び主イエズス、キリストより、恩寵と平安とを汝等に賜はらん事を。
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
4 我は神に感謝し奉り、我祈の中に常に汝を記念し、主イエズス、キリストに於る、
I thank my God always, making mention of you in my prayers,
5 又凡ての聖徒に對する汝の愛と信仰とを聞きて、
hearing of your love, and of the faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all the saints;
6 キリスト、イエズスに對して我等の中に在る善業の悉く知渡れる事によりて、汝が信仰の施の有効ならん事を冀ふ。
that the fellowship of your faith may become effective, in the knowledge of every good thing which is in you in Christ.
7 兄弟よ、聖徒等の腸汝によりて安んぜられたるが故に、我は汝の愛に就きて大いなる喜と慰とを得たり。
For I have much joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother.
8 然ればキリスト、イエズスに於て、事に應じて為すべき所を命ずるは、我が敢て憚らざる所なりと雖も、
Therefore, though I have all boldness in Christ to command you that which is appropriate,
9 寧愛に對して勧め、斯の如くなる我、即ち老人にして而も現にイエズス、キリストの囚人たるパウロ、
yet on the basis of love I rather appeal, being such a one as Paul, the aged, but also a prisoner of Christ Jesus.
10 鎖に在りて生みし所の我子オネジモの為に汝に希ふ。
I appeal to you for my child, whom I have become the father of in my chains, Onesimus,
11 彼は曾て汝に無益なりしかど、今は我にも汝にも有益なり、
who once was useless to you, but now is useful to you and to me.
12 我は之を汝に送返す、願はくは汝我腸の如くに之を受けん事を。
I am sending back to you, him who is my very heart,
13 我は彼をして、汝に代りて福音の為に鎖に繋がるる我に仕へしむる様、我と共に留らしめん事を欲したれど、
whom I desired to keep with me, that on your behalf he might serve me in my chains for the Good News.
14 汝に聞かずしては何事をも為すを好まざりき。是汝の善業をして、已むを得ざるが如くならず、篤志に由らしめんが為なり。
But I was willing to do nothing without your consent, that your goodness would not be as of necessity, but of free will.
For perhaps he was therefore separated from you for a while, that you would have him forever, (aiōnios g166)
16 最早奴隷としてには非ず、奴隷に優りて至愛の兄弟と成さん為には非ずや。我には、殊に然ある者なれば、况て汝に取りては、肉身に於ても主に於ても然らん。
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 然れば汝若我を友とせば、彼を承容るる事我に於るが如くせよ。
If then you count me a partner, receive him as you would receive me.
18 彼若汝に損害を與へ、或は負債あらば、之を我に負はせよ。
But if he has wronged you at all, or owes you anything, put that to my account.
19 我パウロ手づから書記せり、我必ず償ふべし。汝が己を以て我に償ふべき負債ある事は、我之を言はじ。
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 然り、兄弟よ、我は主に於て汝を樂しまん、請ふ主に於て我腸を安んぜしめよ。
Yes, brother, let me have joy from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in Christ.
21 我汝の從順を信じ、其為さんとする所は我が言ふ所に優れるを知りて、汝に書贈れるなり。
Having confidence in your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even beyond what I say.
22 然て同時に我為に宿を備へよ、蓋我は我身の、汝等の祈によりて汝等に與へられん事を希望す。
Also, prepare a guest room for me, for I hope that through your prayers I will be restored to you.
23 キリスト、イエズスに在りて我と共に囚人たるエパフラ、汝に宜しくと言へり。
Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, greets you,
24 我助力者たるマルコ、アリスタルコ、デマス、ルカも亦同じ。
as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers.
25 願はくは我主イエズス、キリストの恩寵、汝等の霊と共に在らん事を、アメン。
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.
