1 Paul, prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timotheus the brother, to Philemon the beloved and our fellow-workman,
2 and to the sister Apphia and to Archippus our fellow-soldier, and to the assembly which {is} in thine house.
3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and {the} Lord Jesus Christ.
4 I thank my God, always making mention of thee at my prayers,
5 hearing of thy love and the faith which thou hast towards the Lord Jesus, and towards all the saints,
6 in such sort that thy participation in the faith should become operative in the acknowledgment of every good thing which is in us towards Christ {Jesus}.
7 For we have great thankfulness and encouragement through thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother.
8 Wherefore having much boldness in Christ to enjoin thee what is fitting,
9 for love's sake I rather exhort, being such a one as Paul the aged, and now also prisoner of Jesus Christ.
10 I exhort thee for *my* child, whom I have begotten in {my} bonds, Onesimus,
11 once unserviceable to thee, but now serviceable to thee and to me:
12 whom I have sent back to thee: {but do *thou* receive} him, that is, *my* bowels:
13 whom *I* was desirous of keeping with myself, that for thee he might minister to me in the bonds of the glad tidings;
14 but I have wished to do nothing without thy mind, that thy good might not be as of necessity but of willingness:
15 for perhaps for this reason he has been separated {from thee} for a time, that thou mightest possess him fully for ever;
16 not any longer as a bondman, but above a bondman, a beloved brother, specially to me, and how much rather to thee, both in {the} flesh and in {the} Lord?
17 If therefore thou holdest me to be a partner {with thee}, receive him as me;
18 but if he have wronged thee anything or owe anything {to thee}, put this to my account.
19 *I* Paul have written {it} with mine own hand; *I* will repay {it}: that I say not to thee that thou owest even thine own self also to me.
20 Yea, brother, *I* would have profit of *thee* in {the} Lord: refresh my bowels in Christ.
21 Being confident of thine obedience, I have written to thee, knowing that thou wilt do even more than I say.
22 But withal prepare me also a lodging; for I hope that I shall be granted to you through your prayers.
23 Epaphras salutes thee, my fellow-prisoner in Christ Jesus;
24 Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke, my fellow-workmen.
25 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ {be} with your spirit.
1 Paulus, Kristuse Jeesuse vang ja vend Timoteos armsale Fileemonile, meie kaastöölisele
2 ja armsale õele Appiale ja Arhipposele, meie kaasvõitlejale, ja sinu majasse kogunevale kogudusele.
3 Armu teile ja rahu Jumalalt, meie Isalt, ja Issandalt Jeesuselt Kristuselt!
4 Ma tänan alati oma Jumalat, kui ma mõtlen sinule oma palveis;
5 sest ma kuulen sinu armastusest ja usust, mis sul on Issanda Jeesuse poole ja kõigi pühade vastu,
6 et su usu ühendus minuga saaks vägevaks kõige hea tunnetamises, mis meis on Kristuse kohta.
7 Sest mul oli palju rõõmu ja troosti sinu armastusest, sest et pühade südamed on kosutatud sinu läbi, vend.
8 Sellepärast, kuigi mul on Kristuses palju julgust sind käskida, mida tuleb teha,
9 ma siiski armastuse pärast pigemini palun sind, olles, mis ma olen, vana Paulus, ja nüüd pealegi Kristuse Jeesuse vang.
10 Ma palun sind oma poja Oneesimose pärast, kelle ma sünnitasin ahelais olles ja
11 kes kord oli sinule kasutu, aga nüüd on sinule ja minule väga kasulik; tema ma läkitan sulle tagasi,
12 tema, see on, mu oma südame!
13 Ma oleksin tahtnud teda pidada enese juures, et ta sinu asemel oleks abiks mulle, kes olen ahelais evangeeliumi pärast.
14 Kuid ilma sinu nõustuseta ma ei tahtnud midagi teha, et sinu heategu ei näiks olevat sunnitud, vaid on vabatahtlik.
15 Sest ta oligi vist sellepärast mõneks ajaks eraldatud sinust, et sa teda saaksid pidada igavesti,
16 mitte kui orja, vaid rohkem kui orja, kui armast venda, iseäranis minule armast, kui palju enam sinule niihästi liha poolest kui Issandas.
17 Kui sa nüüd mind pead oma kaaslaseks, siis võta ta vastu kui mind ennast.
18 Aga kui ta sulle on teinud mingit ülekohut või kui tal on võlgu sinuga, siis pane see minu arvele.
19 Mina, Paulus, olen seda kirjutanud ise oma käega: „Mina maksan!" Ma seda ei ütlegi, et sa iseenesegi oled mulle võlgu.
20 Jah, vend, mina tahaksin, et mul sinust oleks kasu Issandas! Kosuta mu südant Kristuses!
21 Veendunud olles sinu sõnakuulmises, kirjutan sulle. Ma tean, et sa teed veel enamgi kui ma ütlen.
22 Ühtlasi valmista mulle paik küllatulekuks, sest ma loodan, et mind teie palvete kaudu teile tagasi kingitakse.
23 Sind tervitavad Epafras, mu kaasvang Kristuses Jeesuses,
24 Markus, Aristarhos, Deemas, Luukas, minu kaastöölised.
25 Meie Issanda Jeesuse Kristuse arm olgu teie vaimuga!