¹Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ, and Timothy our brother, unto Philemon our dearly beloved, and fellowlabourer,

¹Pavel, jetnik Kristusa Jezusa, in Timotej brat Filemonu, ljubljencu in sodelavcu našemu

²And to our beloved Apphia, and Archippus our fellowsoldier, and to the church in thy house:

²in Afiji sestri in Arhipu, sovojaku našemu, in cerkvi, ki se zbira v hiši tvoji:

³Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

³Milost vam in mir od Boga Očeta našega in Gospoda Jezusa Kristusa!

⁴I thank my God, making mention of thee always in my prayers,

⁴Zahvaljujem Boga svojega vsekdar, spominjajoč se tebe v molitvah svojih,

⁵Hearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all saints;

⁵ker slišim o ljubezni tvoji in veri, ki jo imaš v Gospoda Jezusa in do vseh svetih,

⁶That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.

⁶da se deleštvo vere tvoje izkaže delavno v pripoznanju vsega dobrega, kar je v nas za Kristusa.

⁷For we have great joy and consolation in thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother.

⁷Kajti v veliko radost in tolažbo mi je bila ljubezen tvoja, ker so se srca svetih poživila po tebi, brat.

⁸Wherefore, though I might be much bold in Christ to enjoin thee that which is convenient,

⁸Zato, čeprav si dosti v Kristusu upam ukazati ti, kar je spodobno,

⁹Yet for love's sake I rather beseech thee, being such an one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ.

⁹vendar te zaradi ljubezni rajši prosim, tak, kakršen sem, Pavel stari, sedaj pa tudi jetnik Jezusa Kristusa –

¹⁰I beseech thee for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my bonds:

¹⁰prosim te za dete svoje, ki sem ga rodil v sponah svojih, Onezima,

¹¹Which in time past was to thee unprofitable, but now profitable to thee and to me:

¹¹ki ti je bil nekdaj nekoristen, sedaj pa je tebi in meni koristen;

¹²Whom I have sent again: thou therefore receive him, that is, mine own bowels:

¹²ki ti ga nazaj pošiljam, njega, to je: srce moje.

¹³Whom I would have retained with me, that in thy stead he might have ministered unto me in the bonds of the gospel:

¹³Jaz bi ga bil rad obdržal pri sebi, da bi mi zate služil v sponah evangelija;

¹⁴But without thy mind would I do nothing; that thy benefit should not be as it were of necessity, but willingly.

¹⁴toda brez tvojega privoljenja nisem hotel ničesar storiti, da dobrota tvoja ne bode kakor po sili, ampak prostovoljna.

¹⁵For perhaps he therefore departed for a season, that thou shouldest receive him for ever;

¹⁵Kajti lahko da je bil zato nekaj časa ločen od tebe, da bi ga imel vekomaj,

¹⁶Not now as a servant, but above a servant, a brother beloved, specially to me, but how much more unto thee, both in the flesh, and in the Lord?

¹⁶ne več za hlapca, ampak nad hlapca, za brata ljubljenega, sosebno meni, koliko bolj pa tebi, i po mesu i v Gospodu.

¹⁷If thou count me therefore a partner, receive him as myself.

¹⁷Če imaš torej mene za tovariša, sprejmi ga kakor mene.

¹⁸If he hath wronged thee, or oweth thee ought, put that on mine account;

¹⁸Če ti je pa storil kaj žalega ali ti je dolžan, tisto vštej meni:

¹⁹I Paul have written it with mine own hand, I will repay it: albeit I do not say to thee how thou owest unto me even thine own self besides.

¹⁹jaz Pavel pišem s svojo roko, jaz to poplačam – da ti ne rečem, da si mi tudi še samega sebe dolžan.

²⁰Yea, brother, let me have joy of thee in the Lord: refresh my bowels in the Lord.

²⁰Da, brat, da bi jaz imel korist od tebe v Gospodu! Poživi srce moje v Kristusu!

²¹Having confidence in thy obedience I wrote unto thee, knowing that thou wilt also do more than I say.

²¹Zaupajoč v pokorščino tvojo, ti pišem, vedoč, da boš še več storil, nego pravim.

²²But withal prepare me also a lodging: for I trust that through your prayers I shall be given unto you.

²²Zraven tega pa mi pripravi tudi stanovanje; kajti upam, da vam bom podarjen po molitvah vaših.

²³There salute thee Epaphras, my fellowprisoner in Christ Jesus;

²³Pozdravlja te Epafra, sojetnik moj v Kristusu Jezusu,

²⁴Marcus, Aristarchus, Demas, Lucas, my fellowlabourers.

²⁴in Marko, Aristarh, Dema, Lukež, sodelavci moji.Milost Gospoda našega Jezusa Kristusa z duhom vašim! Amen.

²⁵The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.

²⁵Milost Gospoda našega Jezusa Kristusa z duhom vašim! Amen.