¹Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timotheus the brother, to Philemon our beloved and fellow-worker,

¹Paulus, Kristuse Jeesuse vang, ja vend Timoteos - armsale Fileemonile, meie kaastöölisele,

²and Apphia the beloved, and Archippus our fellow-soldier, and the assembly in thy house:

²ja õde Appiale ja meie kaasvõitlejale Arhipposele ning kogudusele, kes käib su kojas koos:

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

³Armu teile ja rahu Jumalalt, meie Isalt, ja Issandalt Jeesuselt Kristuselt!

⁴I give thanks to my God, always making mention of thee in my prayers,

⁴Ma tänan oma Jumalat, meenutades alati sind oma palvetes.

⁵hearing of thy love and faith that thou hast unto the Lord Jesus and toward all the saints,

⁵Olen kuulnud sinu usust Issandasse Jeesusesse ja sinu armastusest tema ja kõigi pühade vastu.

⁶that the fellowship of thy faith may become working in the full knowledge of every good thing that [is] in you toward Christ Jesus;

⁶Ma palvetan, et su usu osadus aitaks sind kõige hea tunnetamises, mis meis on Kristuse suhtes.

⁷for we have much joy and comfort in thy love, because the bowels of the saints have been refreshed through thee, brother.

⁷Mul on olnud palju rõõmu ja julgustust sinu armastuse pärast, sest sinu kaudu, vend, on pühade südamed saanud kosutust.

⁸Wherefore, having in Christ much boldness to command thee that which is fit —

⁸Seepärast, kuigi mul on rohkesti julgust Kristuses sind käskida, mis on su kohus,

⁹because of the love I rather entreat, being such an one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ;

⁹ma siiski meelsamini palun sind armastuse pärast. Olles vana mees Paulus, aga nüüd ka Jeesuse Kristuse vang,

¹⁰I entreat thee concerning my child — whom I did beget in my bonds — Onesimus,

¹⁰palun sind oma lapse Oneesimose pärast, kelle ma sünnitasin vangipõlves,

¹¹who once was to thee unprofitable, and now is profitable to me and to thee,

¹¹kellest polnud sulle varem kasu, aga kes nüüd on vägagi kasuks nii sulle kui ka mulle.

¹²whom I did send again, and thou him (that is, my own bowels) receive,

¹²Ma saadan ta sulle tagasi, tema, see tähendab mu oma südame.

¹³whom I did wish to retain to myself, that in thy behalf he might minister to me in the bonds of the good news,

¹³Ma oleksin tahtnud pidada teda enese juures, et ta sinu asemel oleks hooldanud mind, kui olen evangeeliumi pärast vangipõlves,

¹⁴and apart from thy mind I willed to do nothing, that as of necessity thy good deed may not be, but of willingness,

¹⁴aga ilma sinu nõusolekuta ei tahtnud ma teha midagi, et sinu heategu poleks sunnitud, vaid vabatahtlik.

¹⁵for perhaps because of this he did depart for an hour, that age-duringly thou mayest have him,

¹⁵Sest seepärast ta vist oligi sinust lahutatud mõneks ajaks, et sa saaksid ta tagasi jäädavalt,

¹⁶no more as a servant, but above a servant — a brother beloved, especially to me, and how much more to thee, both in the flesh and in the Lord!

¹⁶mitte enam orjana, vaid ülemana orjast: armsa vennana, kelleks ta on eriti minule, aga kui palju enam veel sinule, niihästi liha poolest kui ka Issandas.

¹⁷If, then, with me thou hast fellowship, receive him as me,

¹⁷Kui sa nüüd mind pead oma usukaaslaseks, siis võta ta vastu nagu mind ennast!

¹⁸and if he did hurt to thee, or doth owe anything, this to me be reckoning;

¹⁸Aga kui ta sulle on teinud ülekohut või võlgneb midagi, siis pane see minu arvele.

¹⁹I, Paul did write with my hand, I — I will repay; that I may not say that also thyself, besides, to me thou dost owe.

¹⁹Mina, Paulus, kirjutan oma käega: 'Mina maksan!', et sulle mitte öelda, et sa oled mulle võlgu ka iseenese.

²⁰Yes, brother, may I have profit of thee in the Lord; refresh my bowels in the Lord;

²⁰Jah, vend, ma tahaksin sinu üle olla rõõmus Issandas! Saada mu südamele hingamist Kristuses!

²¹having been confident in thy obedience I did write to thee, having known that also above what I may say thou wilt do;

²¹Veendunud sinu kuulekuses, ma kirjutan sulle, sest ma tean, et sa teed veel enamgi, kui ma ütlen.

²²and at the same time also prepare for me a lodging, for I hope that through your prayers I shall be granted to you.

²²Ühtlasi sea mulle valmis ka tuba, sest ma loodan, et mind kingitakse armust teile teie eestpalvete tõttu.

²³Salute thee doth Epaphras, (my fellow-captive in Christ Jesus,)

²³Sind tervitavad Epafras, mu kaasvang Kristuses Jeesuses,

²⁴Markus, Aristarchus, Demas, Lukas, my fellow-workmen!

²⁴ning mu kaastöölised Markus, Aristarhos, Deemas ja Luukas.

²⁵The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [is] with your spirit! Amen.

²⁵Issanda Jeesuse Kristuse arm olgu teie vaimuga!