| 1 Paul, a prisoner for Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, To Philemon our beloved fellow worker | 1 פּוֹלוֹס אֲסִיר הַמָּשִׁיחַ יֵשׁוּעַ וְטִימוֹתִיּוֹס הָאָח אֶל־פִילֵימוֹן הֶחָבִיב וְהָעֹזֵר אֹתָנוּ |
| 2 and Apphia our sister and Archippus our fellow soldier, and the church in your house: | 2 וְאֶל־אַפִּיָּה הָאֲהוּבָה וְאֶל־אַרְכִפּוֹס חֲבֵר מִלְחֲמֹתֵינוּ וְאֶל־הַקְּהִלָּה אֲשֶׁר בְּבֵיתֶךָ |
| 3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. | 3 חֶסֶד לָכֶם וְשָׁלוֹם מֵאֵת אֱלֹהִים אָבִינוּ וַאֲדֹנֵינוּ יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ |
| 4 I thank my God always when I remember you in my prayers, | 4 מוֹדֶה אֲנִי לֵאלֹהַי בְּכָל־עֵת בְּהַזְכִּירִי אֹתְךָ בִּתְפִלּוֹתָי |
| 5 because I hear of your love and of the faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus and all the saints, | 5 אַחֲרֵי שָׁמְעִי אַהֲבָתְךָ וֶאֱמוּנָתְךָ אֲשֶׁר־בְּךָ לַאֲדֹנֵינוּ יֵשׁוּעַ וּלְכָל־הַקְּדוֹשִׁים |
| 6 and I pray that the sharing of your faith may promote the knowledge of all the good that is ours in Christ. | 6 לְמַעַן אֲשֶׁר תֶּאֱמַץ הִתְחַבְּרוּת אֱמוּנָתְךָ בְּדַעַת כָּל־טוֹב אֲשֶׁר בָּכֶם לְשֵׁם הַמָּשִׁיחַ |
| 7 For I have derived much joy and comfort from your love, my brother, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you. | 7 כִּי שִׂמְחָה גְדוֹלָה וְנֶחָמָה יֶשׁ־לָנוּ בְּאַהֲבָתֶךָ בַּאֲשֶׁר הָיְתָה רְוָחָה לִמְעֵי הַקְּדוֹשִׁים אָחִי עַל־יָדֶךָ |
| 8 Accordingly, though I am bold enough in Christ to command you to do what is required, | 8 לָכֵן אַף־כִּי יֶשׁ־לִי בִּטָּחוֹן רַב בַּמָּשִׁיחַ לְצַוֹּתְךָ אֵת הָרָאוּי לָךְ הִנֵּה בָחַרְתִּי לְמַעַן הָאַהֲבָה לְחַלּוֹת אֶת־פָּנֶיךָ |
| 9 yet for love's sake I prefer to appeal to you--I, Paul, an ambassador and now a prisoner also for Christ Jesus-- | 9 כַּאֲשֶׁר הִנֵּה אָנֹכִי פוֹלוֹס אִישׁ זָקֵן וְעַתָּה גַּם־אֲסִיר יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ |
| 10 I appeal to you for my child, Onesimus, whose father I have become in my imprisonment. | 10 אֲבַקְשָׁה מִמְּךָ עַל־בְּנִי אֲשֶׁר הוֹלַדְתִּיו בְּמוֹסֵרָי עַל־אֳנִיסִימוֹס |
| 11 (Formerly he was useless to you, but now he is indeed useful to you and to me.) | 11 אֲשֶׁר מִלְּפָנִים לֹא־הוֹעִיל לָךְ וְעַתָּה הוּא לְהוֹעִיל גַּם־לְךָ גַם־לִי וַהֲשִׁיבֹתִיו אֵלֶיךָ |
| 12 I am sending him back to you, sending my very heart. | 12 וְאַתָּה קַבֶּל־נָא אֹתוֹ שֶׁהוּא מֵעָי |
| 13 I would have been glad to keep him with me, in order that he might serve me on your behalf during my imprisonment for the gospel; | 13 חָפַצְתִּי לַעֲצֹר אֹתוֹ אֶצְלִי שֶׁיְּשָׁרְתֵנִי תַחְתֶּיךָ בְּמוֹסְרוֹת הַבְּשׂוֹרָה |
| 14 but I preferred to do nothing without your consent in order that your goodness might not be by compulsion but of your own free will. | 14 אֲבָל בְּלִי רְצוֹנְךָ לֹא אָבִיתִי לַעֲשׂוֹת דָּבָר לְמַעַן לֹא־תִהְיֶה טוֹבָתְךָ בְּאֹנֶס כִּי אִם־בִּנְדָבָה |
| 15 Perhaps this is why he was parted from you for a while, that you might have him back for ever, | 15 כִּי אוּלַי נִפְרַד מִמְּךָ לְשָׁעָה בַּעֲבוּר אֲשֶׁר יִהְיֶה־לְּךָ לְעוֹלָם |
| 16 no longer as a slave but more than a slave, as a beloved brother, especially to me but how much more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord. | 16 וּמֵעַתָּה לֹא כְעֶבֶד כִּי אִם־לְמַעְלָה מֵעֶבֶד כְּאָח אָהוּב שֶׁכֶּן־הוּא לִי בְּיוֹתֵר וְאַף כִּי־לְךָ הֵן בַּבָּשָׂר הֵן בָּאָדוֹן |
| 17 So if you consider me your partner, receive him as you would receive me. | 17 וְהִנֵּה אִם־תַּחְשְׁבֵנִי לְחָבֵר לָךְ תְּקַבְּלֶנּוּ כָּמוֹנִי |
| 18 If he has wronged you at all, or owes you anything, charge that to my account. | 18 וְאִם־הֵרַע לְךָ בְּדָבָר אוֹ חַיָּב־הוּא לְךָ דָּבָר חַשְּׁבֵהוּ לִי |
| 19 I, Paul, write this with my own hand, I will repay it--to say nothing of your owing me even your own self. | 19 אֲנִי פוֹלוֹס כָּתַבְתִּי בְיָדִי אֲנִי אֲשַׁלֵּם וְלֹא אֹמַר כִּי־אַתָּה חַיָּב לִי גַּם־אֶת־נַפְשֶׁךָ |
| 20 Yes, brother, I want some benefit from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in Christ. | 20 כֵּן אָחִי אֵהָנֵה־נָּא מִמְּךָ בָּאָדוֹן נַחֶם־נָא אֶת־מֵעַי בָּאָדוֹן |
| 21 Confident of your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I say. | 21 בְּבִטְחוֹנִי כִּי־תִשְׁמַע לִי כָּתַבְתִּי אֵלֶיךָ וְיוֹדֵעַ אֲנִי כִּי תַעֲשֶׂה יוֹתֵר מִמַּה־שֶּׁאָמָרְתִּי |
| 22 At the same time, prepare a guest room for me, for I am hoping through your prayers to be granted to you. | 22 וְעִם־זֶה גַּם־תָּכִין לִי בֵּית מָלוֹן כִּי אֲקַוֶּה אֲשֶׁר אֶנָּתֵן לָכֶם עַל־יְדֵי תְּפִלּוֹתֵיכֶם |
| 23 Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, sends greetings to you, | 23 אֶפַּפְרָס הָאָסוּר אִתִּי בַּמָּשִׁיחַ יֵשׁוּעַ |
| 24 and so do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers. | 24 וּמַרְקוֹס וַאֲרִסְטַרְכוֹס וְדִימָס וְלוּקָס עֹזְרַי שֹׁאֲלִים לִשְׁלוֹמֶךָ |
| 25 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. | 25 חֶסֶד יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ אֲדֹנֵינוּ עִם־רוּחֲכֶם אָמֵן |