1 פּוֹלוֹס אֲסִיר הַמָּשִׁיחַ יֵשׁוּעַ וְטִימוֹתִיּוֹס הָאָח אֶל־פִילֵימוֹן הֶחָבִיב וְהָעֹזֵר אֹתָנוּ | 1 Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy, a brother: to Philemon, our beloved and fellow labourer; |
2 וְאֶל־אַפִּיָּה הָאֲהוּבָה וְאֶל־אַרְכִפּוֹס חֲבֵר מִלְחֲמֹתֵינוּ וְאֶל־הַקְּהִלָּה אֲשֶׁר בְּבֵיתֶךָ | 2 And to Appia, our dearest sister, and to Archippus, our fellow soldier, and to the church which is in thy house: |
3 חֶסֶד לָכֶם וְשָׁלוֹם מֵאֵת אֱלֹהִים אָבִינוּ וַאֲדֹנֵינוּ יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ | 3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. |
4 מוֹדֶה אֲנִי לֵאלֹהַי בְּכָל־עֵת בְּהַזְכִּירִי אֹתְךָ בִּתְפִלּוֹתָי | 4 I give thanks to my God, always making a remembrance of thee in my prayers. |
5 אַחֲרֵי שָׁמְעִי אַהֲבָתְךָ וֶאֱמוּנָתְךָ אֲשֶׁר־בְּךָ לַאֲדֹנֵינוּ יֵשׁוּעַ וּלְכָל־הַקְּדוֹשִׁים | 5 Hearing of thy charity and faith, which thou hast in the Lord Jesus, and towards all the saints: |
6 לְמַעַן אֲשֶׁר תֶּאֱמַץ הִתְחַבְּרוּת אֱמוּנָתְךָ בְּדַעַת כָּל־טוֹב אֲשֶׁר בָּכֶם לְשֵׁם הַמָּשִׁיחַ | 6 That the communication of thy faith may be made evident in the acknowledgment of every good work, that is in you in Christ Jesus. |
7 כִּי שִׂמְחָה גְדוֹלָה וְנֶחָמָה יֶשׁ־לָנוּ בְּאַהֲבָתֶךָ בַּאֲשֶׁר הָיְתָה רְוָחָה לִמְעֵי הַקְּדוֹשִׁים אָחִי עַל־יָדֶךָ | 7 For I have had great joy and consolation in thy charity, because the bowels of the saints have been refreshed by thee, brother. |
8 לָכֵן אַף־כִּי יֶשׁ־לִי בִּטָּחוֹן רַב בַּמָּשִׁיחַ לְצַוֹּתְךָ אֵת הָרָאוּי לָךְ הִנֵּה בָחַרְתִּי לְמַעַן הָאַהֲבָה לְחַלּוֹת אֶת־פָּנֶיךָ | 8 Wherefore though I have much confidence in Christ Jesus, to command thee that which is to the purpose: |
9 כַּאֲשֶׁר הִנֵּה אָנֹכִי פוֹלוֹס אִישׁ זָקֵן וְעַתָּה גַּם־אֲסִיר יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ | 9 For charity sake I rather beseech, whereas thou art such a one, as Paul an old man, and now a prisoner also of Jesus Christ. |
10 אֲבַקְשָׁה מִמְּךָ עַל־בְּנִי אֲשֶׁר הוֹלַדְתִּיו בְּמוֹסֵרָי עַל־אֳנִיסִימוֹס | 10 I beseech thee for my son, whom I have begotten in my bands, Onesimus, |
11 אֲשֶׁר מִלְּפָנִים לֹא־הוֹעִיל לָךְ וְעַתָּה הוּא לְהוֹעִיל גַּם־לְךָ גַם־לִי וַהֲשִׁיבֹתִיו אֵלֶיךָ | 11 Who hath been heretofore unprofitable to thee, but now is profitable both to me and thee, |
12 וְאַתָּה קַבֶּל־נָא אֹתוֹ שֶׁהוּא מֵעָי | 12 Whom I have sent back to thee. And do thou receive him as my own bowels. |
13 חָפַצְתִּי לַעֲצֹר אֹתוֹ אֶצְלִי שֶׁיְּשָׁרְתֵנִי תַחְתֶּיךָ בְּמוֹסְרוֹת הַבְּשׂוֹרָה | 13 Whom I would have retained with me, that in thy stead he might have ministered to me in the bands of the gospel: |
14 אֲבָל בְּלִי רְצוֹנְךָ לֹא אָבִיתִי לַעֲשׂוֹת דָּבָר לְמַעַן לֹא־תִהְיֶה טוֹבָתְךָ בְּאֹנֶס כִּי אִם־בִּנְדָבָה | 14 But without thy counsel I would do nothing: that thy good deed might not be as it were of necessity, but voluntary. |
15 כִּי אוּלַי נִפְרַד מִמְּךָ לְשָׁעָה בַּעֲבוּר אֲשֶׁר יִהְיֶה־לְּךָ לְעוֹלָם | 15 For perhaps he therefore departed for a season from thee, that thou mightest receive him again for ever: |
16 וּמֵעַתָּה לֹא כְעֶבֶד כִּי אִם־לְמַעְלָה מֵעֶבֶד כְּאָח אָהוּב שֶׁכֶּן־הוּא לִי בְּיוֹתֵר וְאַף כִּי־לְךָ הֵן בַּבָּשָׂר הֵן בָּאָדוֹן | 16 Not now as a servant, but instead of a servant, a most dear brother, especially to me: but how much more to thee both in the flesh and in the Lord? |
17 וְהִנֵּה אִם־תַּחְשְׁבֵנִי לְחָבֵר לָךְ תְּקַבְּלֶנּוּ כָּמוֹנִי | 17 If therefore thou count me a partner, receive him as myself. |
18 וְאִם־הֵרַע לְךָ בְּדָבָר אוֹ חַיָּב־הוּא לְךָ דָּבָר חַשְּׁבֵהוּ לִי | 18 And if he hath wronged thee in any thing, or is in thy debt, put that to my account. |
19 אֲנִי פוֹלוֹס כָּתַבְתִּי בְיָדִי אֲנִי אֲשַׁלֵּם וְלֹא אֹמַר כִּי־אַתָּה חַיָּב לִי גַּם־אֶת־נַפְשֶׁךָ | 19 I Paul have written it with my own hand: I will repay it: not to say to thee, that thou owest me thy own self also. |
20 כֵּן אָחִי אֵהָנֵה־נָּא מִמְּךָ בָּאָדוֹן נַחֶם־נָא אֶת־מֵעַי בָּאָדוֹן | 20 Yea, brother. May I enjoy thee in the Lord. Refresh my bowels in the Lord. |
21 בְּבִטְחוֹנִי כִּי־תִשְׁמַע לִי כָּתַבְתִּי אֵלֶיךָ וְיוֹדֵעַ אֲנִי כִּי תַעֲשֶׂה יוֹתֵר מִמַּה־שֶּׁאָמָרְתִּי | 21 Trusting in thy obedience, I have written to thee: knowing that thou wilt also do more than I say. |
22 וְעִם־זֶה גַּם־תָּכִין לִי בֵּית מָלוֹן כִּי אֲקַוֶּה אֲשֶׁר אֶנָּתֵן לָכֶם עַל־יְדֵי תְּפִלּוֹתֵיכֶם | 22 But withal prepare me also a lodging. For I hope that through your prayers I shall be given unto you. |
23 אֶפַּפְרָס הָאָסוּר אִתִּי בַּמָּשִׁיחַ יֵשׁוּעַ | 23 There salute thee Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus; |
24 וּמַרְקוֹס וַאֲרִסְטַרְכוֹס וְדִימָס וְלוּקָס עֹזְרַי שֹׁאֲלִים לִשְׁלוֹמֶךָ | 24 Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke my fellow labourers. |
25 חֶסֶד יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ אֲדֹנֵינוּ עִם־רוּחֲכֶם אָמֵן | 25 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen. |