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,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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!

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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