philomona.h 1

1 khrii. s.tasya yii"so rbandidaasa. h paulastiithiyanaamaa bhraataa ca priya. m sahakaari. na. m philiimona. m

To my beloved friend and coworker Philemon,

2 priyaam aappiyaa. m sahasenaam aarkhippa. m philiimonasya g. rhe sthitaa. m samiti nca prati patra. m likhata. h|

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 asmaaka. m taata ii"svara. h prabhu ryii"sukhrii. s.ta"sca yu. smaan prati "saantim anugraha nca kriyaastaa. m|

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

4 prabhu. m yii"su. m prati sarvvaan pavitralokaan prati ca tava premavi"svaasayo rv. rttaanta. m ni"samyaaha. m

I am ever mentioning you in my prayers, and giving thanks to God,

5 praarthanaasamaye tava naamoccaarayan nirantara. m mame"svara. m dhanya. m vadaami|

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 asmaasu yadyat saujanya. m vidyate tat sarvva. m khrii. s.ta. m yii"su. m yat prati bhavatiiti j naanaaya tava vi"svaasamuulikaa daana"siilataa yat saphalaa bhavet tadaham icchaami|

And I pray that your participation may become effectual, as you come to acknowledge every good thing which is in you to Christ.

7 he bhraata. h, tvayaa pavitralokaanaa. m praa. na aapyaayitaa abhavan etasmaat tava premnaasmaaka. m mahaan aananda. h saantvanaa ca jaata. h|

For I have great joy and comfort in your love, my brother, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed.

8 tvayaa yat karttavya. m tat tvaam aaj naapayitu. m yadyapyaha. m khrii. s.tenaatiivotsuko bhaveya. m tathaapi v. rddha

And so, although I might be bold in Christ to dictate to you what is fitting,

9 idaanii. m yii"sukhrii. s.tasya bandidaasa"scaivambhuuto ya. h paula. h so. aha. m tvaa. m vinetu. m vara. m manye|

yet for love’s sake, I rather beseech you, I, Paul, an old man, and now a prisoner for Christ Jesus!

10 ata. h "s. r"nkhalabaddho. aha. m yamajanaya. m ta. m madiiyatanayam onii. simam adhi tvaa. m vinaye|

I beseech you for my son, Onesimus, whom I have begotten in these chains.

11 sa puurvva. m tavaanupakaaraka aasiit kintvidaanii. m tava mama copakaarii bhavati|

Once you found him "unprofitable," but now he is "profitable" to you and to me.

12 tamevaaha. m tava samiipa. m pre. sayaami, ato madiiyapraa. nasvaruupa. h sa tvayaanug. rhyataa. m|

I am sending him back to you, he himself, that is, my very heart!

13 susa. mvaadasya k. rte "s. r"nkhalabaddho. aha. m paricaarakamiva ta. m svasannidhau varttayitum aiccha. m|

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 kintu tava saujanya. m yad balena na bhuutvaa svecchaayaa. h phala. m bhavet tadartha. m tava sammati. m vinaa kimapi karttavya. m naamanye|

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 ko jaanaati k. sa. nakaalaartha. m tvattastasya vicchedo. abhavad etasyaayam abhipraayo yat tvam anantakaalaartha. m ta. m lapsyase (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 puna rdaasamiva lapsyase tannahi kintu daasaat "sre. s.tha. m mama priya. m tava ca "saariirikasambandhaat prabhusambandhaacca tato. adhika. m priya. m bhraataramiva|

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 ato heto ryadi maa. m sahabhaagina. m jaanaasi tarhi maamiva tamanug. rhaa. na|

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

18 tena yadi tava kimapyaparaaddha. m tubhya. m kimapi dhaaryyate vaa tarhi tat mameti viditvaa ga. naya|

And if he has wronged you at all, or is owing you anything, charge that to me.

19 aha. m tat pari"sotsyaami, etat paulo. aha. m svahastena likhaami, yatastva. m svapraa. naan api mahya. m dhaarayasi tad vaktu. m necchaami|

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 bho bhraata. h, prabho. h k. rte mama vaa nchaa. m puuraya khrii. s.tasya k. rte mama praa. naan aapyaayaya|

Come my brother, let me have joy in the Lord because of you! Refresh my heart in Christ!

21 tavaaj naagraahitve vi"svasya mayaa etat likhyate mayaa yaducyate tato. adhika. m tvayaa kaari. syata iti jaanaami|

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 tatkara. nasamaye madarthamapi vaasag. rha. m tvayaa sajjiikriyataa. m yato yu. smaaka. m praarthanaanaa. m phalaruupo vara ivaaha. m yu. smabhya. m daayi. sye mameti pratyaa"saa jaayate|

Please also prepare for me a lodging, for I am hoping by your prayers to be restored to you again.

23 khrii. s.tasya yii"saa. h k. rte mayaa saha bandiripaaphraa

Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, sends you greeting;

24 mama sahakaari. no maarka aari. s.taarkho diimaa luuka"sca tvaa. m namaskaara. m vedayanti|

so do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers.

25 asmaaka. m prabho ryii"sukhrii. s.tasyaanugraho yu. smaakam aatmanaa saha bhuuyaat| aamen|

May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.