¹Pavel, väzeň Krista Ježiša, a brat Timoteus milovanému Filémonovi a nášmu spolupracovníkovi

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

²a Apfii, milovanej sestre, a Archippovi, nášmu spolubojovníkovi, aj sboru, ktorý je v tvojom dome:

²to the beloved Apphia, to Archippus, our fellow soldier, and to the assembly in your house:

³milosť vám a pokoj od Boha, nášho Otca, a od Pána Ježiša Krista.

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

⁴Ďakujem vždycky svojmu Bohu zmieňujúc sa o tebe na svojich modlitbách,

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

⁵počujúc o tvojej láske a viere, ktorú máš k Pánu Ježišovi a naproti všetkým svätým,

⁵hearing of your love, and of the faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all the saints;

⁶aby obecenstvo tvojej viery bolo účinné poznaním všetkého dobrého, ktoré je vo vás cieľom Krista Ježiša.

⁶that the fellowship of your faith may become effective, in the knowledge of every good thing which is in us in Christ Jesus.

⁷Lebo máme veľkú radosť a potešenie z tvojej lásky, že tebou okrialy srdcia svätých, bratu.

⁷For we have much joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother.

⁸A preto, hoci mám veľkú smelosť v Kristovi rozkázať ti, čo náleží,

⁸Therefore though I have all boldness in Christ to command you that which is appropriate,

⁹pre lásku radšej prosím súc taký jako starý Pavel a teraz i väzeň Ježiša Krista,

⁹yet for love’s sake I rather beg, being such a one as Paul, the aged, but also a prisoner of Jesus Christ.

¹⁰prosím ťa o svoje dieťa, ktoré som ja splodil vo svojich putách, Onezima,

¹⁰I beg you for my child, whom I have become the father of in my chains, Onesimus, Onesimus means “useful.”

¹¹ktorý ti bol kedysi neužitočný, ale teraz tebe i mne užitočný, ktorého som ti zase poslal,

¹¹who once was useless to you, but now is useful to you and to me.

¹²a ty ho, to jest moje srdce, prijmi,

¹²I am sending him back. Therefore receive him, that is, my own heart,

¹³ktorého som ja chcel podržať u seba, aby mi za teba slúžil v putách evanjelia,

¹³whom I desired to keep with me, that on your behalf he might serve me in my chains for the Good News.

¹⁴ale bez toho, aby som vedel tvoju mienku, nechcel som nič urobiť, aby tvoje dobré nebolo jako vynútené, ale dobrovoľné.

¹⁴But I was willing to do nothing without your consent, that your goodness would not be as of necessity, but of free will.

¹⁵Lebo snáď práve preto bol odišiel na krátky čas, aby si ho potom mal na veky,

¹⁵For perhaps he was therefore separated from you for a while, that you would have him forever,

¹⁶nie viac ako sluhu, ale viac ako sluhu, jako milovaného brata, zvlášte mne, a o koľko viacej tebe i v tele i v Pánovi.

¹⁶no longer as a slave, but more than a slave, a beloved brother, especially to me, but how much rather to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord.

¹⁷Ak tedy mňa máš za spoluúčastníka, prijmi ho jako mňa.

¹⁷If then you count me a partner, receive him as you would receive me.

¹⁸A jestli ti niečo ukrivdil alebo ti je niečo dlžný, pripočítaj to mne.

¹⁸But if he has wronged you at all, or owes you anything, put that to my account.

¹⁹Ja, Pavel, som to napísal vlastnou rukou, ja zaplatím, aby som ti nepovedal, že si mi aj sám seba dlžný.

¹⁹I, Paul, write this with my own hand: I will repay it (not to mention to you that you owe to me even your own self besides).

²⁰Áno, bratu, nech mám ja z teba užitok v Pánovi; občerstvi moje srdce v Pánovi.

²⁰Yes, brother, let me have joy from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in the Lord.

²¹Dôverujúc tvojej poslušnosti som ti to napísal vediac, že urobíš aj nad to, čo hovorím.

²¹Having confidence in your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even beyond what I say.

²²A zároveň mi aj prihotov hospodu, lebo sa nadejem, že vašimi modlitbami budem vám darovaný.

²²Also, prepare a guest room for me, for I hope that through your prayers I will be restored to you.

²³Pozdravuje ta Epafras, môj spoluzajatec v Kristu Ježišovi,

²³Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, greets you,

²⁴Marek, Aristarchus, Démas, Lukáš, moji spolupracovníci.

²⁴as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers.

²⁵Milosť nášho Pána Ježiša Krista s vaším Duchom. Ameň.

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