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

¹[Fiarahabana an'i Filemona, sy fifonana ho an'i Onesimosy, ary fanaovam-beloma] Paoly, mpifatotra an'i Kristy Jesosy, ary Timoty rahalahy, mamangy an'i Filemona, izay malalanay sy mpiara-miasa aminay,

²and to the sister Apphia and to Archippus our fellow-soldier, and to the assembly which [is] in thine house.

²ary mamangy an'i Apia anabavinay sy Arkipo, miaramila namantsika, ary ny fiangonana ao an-tranonao:

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

³ho aminareo anie ny fahasoavana sy ny fiadanana avy amin'Andriamanitra Raintsika sy Jesosy Kristy Tompo.

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

⁴Misaotra an'Andriamanitro mandrakariva aho, raha mahatsiaro anao amin'ny fivavahako,

⁵hearing of thy love and the faith which thou hast towards the Lord Jesus, and towards all the saints,

⁵satria reko ny fitiavanao sy ny finoana izay anananao ho an'i Jesosy Tompo sy ho an'ny olona masina rehetra, [ Na: ny finoanao]

⁶in 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].

⁶mba hiasa mafy ho an'i Kristy ny fiombonana avy amin'ny finoanao amin'ny fahalalana tsara ny zavatra rehetra izay ao anatinareo.

⁷For we have great thankfulness and encouragement through thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother.

⁷Fa nanana fifaliana sy fiononana amin'ny fitiavanao aho, satria efa novelombelominao ny fon'ny olona masina, ry rahalahy.

⁸Wherefore having much boldness in Christ to enjoin thee what is fitting,

⁸Koa na dia manana fahasahiana be ao amin'i Kristy handidy anao amin'izay mendrika aza aho,

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

⁹nefa noho ny fitiavana, izaho Paoly, izay efa anti-panahy sady mpifatotra an'i Kristy Jesosy koa ankehitriny, dia miangavy aminao. [ Na: ambasadôra]

¹⁰I exhort thee for *my* child, whom I have begotten in [my] bonds, Onesimus,

¹⁰Eny, miangavy aminao aho ny amin'ny zanako, izay naterako teto amin'ny fifatorako, dia Onesimosy, [ Onesimosy = Mahasoa]

¹¹once unserviceable to thee, but now serviceable to thee and to me:

¹¹ilay tsy nahasoa anao fahiny, nefa ankehitriny mahasoa antsika, dia ianao sy izaho;

¹²whom I have sent back to thee: [but do *thou* receive] him, that is, *my* bowels:

¹²izay nampodiko indray, dia ilay sombin'ny aiko;

¹³whom *I* was desirous of keeping with myself, that for thee he might minister to me in the bonds of the glad tidings;

¹³saiky nohazoniko tatỳ amiko izy hanompo ahy hisolo anao eto amin'ny fifatorako noho ny filazantsara;

¹⁴but I have wished to do nothing without thy mind, that thy good might not be as of necessity but of willingness:

¹⁴nefa raha tsy nahalala izay hevitrao aho aloha, dia tsy ta-hanao na inona na inona, mba tsy ho toy ny amin'ny fanerena ny soa ataonao, fa amin'ny sitrapo.

¹⁵for perhaps for this reason he has been separated [from thee] for a time, that thou mightest possess him fully for ever;

¹⁵Fa izany angaha no nialany vetivety, dia ny mba hanananao azy mandrakizay,

¹⁶not 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?

¹⁶tsy toy ny andevo intsony anefa, fa efa mihoatra noho ny andevo, dia rahalahy malala, indrindra fa ho ahy, mainka fa ho anao, na amin'ny nofo, na amin'ny Tompo.

¹⁷If therefore thou holdest me to be a partner [with thee], receive him as me;

¹⁷Koa raha ataonao ho namanao aho, dia raiso toa ahy izy.

¹⁸but if he have wronged thee anything or owe anything [to thee], put this to my account.

¹⁸Nefa raha nanao izay tsy marina taminao izy, na mitrosa, dia ataovy ho ahy izany;

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.

¹⁹izaho Paoly no manoratra izany amin'ny tanako, izaho no handoa izany - nefa tsy lazaiko aminao fa mitrosa ny tenanao amiko aza ianao.

²⁰Yea, brother, *I* would have profit of *thee* in [the] Lord: refresh my bowels in Christ.

²⁰Eny, ry rahalahy, aoka hanana fifaliana avy aminao ao amin'ny Tompo aho; velombelomy ny foko ao amin'i Kristy.

²¹Being confident of thine obedience, I have written to thee, knowing that thou wilt do even more than I say.

²¹Noho ny fahatokiako fa hanaiky ianao no anoratako aminao, ka fantatro fa hanao mihoatra noho izay lazaiko aza ianao.

²²But withal prepare me also a lodging; for I hope that I shall be granted to you through your prayers.

²²Ary izao koa: Mba anamboary trano hitoerako aho; fa manantena aho fa homena anareo noho ny vavaka ataonareo.

²³Epaphras salutes thee, my fellow-prisoner in Christ Jesus;

²³Manao veloma anao Epafra, mpifatotra namako ao amin'i Kristy Jesosy,

²⁴Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke, my fellow-workmen.

²⁴sy Marka sy Aristarko sy Demasy ary Lioka, mpiara-miasa amiko.Ho amin'ny fanahinareo anie ny fahasoavan'i Jesosy Kristy Tompontsika. Amena.

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

²⁵Ho amin'ny fanahinareo anie ny fahasoavan'i Jesosy Kristy Tompontsika. Amena.