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

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,

²to the beloved Apphia, to Archippus, our fellow soldier, and to the assembly in your 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 you in my prayers,

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

⁵hearing of your love, and of the faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus, and toward 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]

⁶that the fellowship of your faith may become effective, in the knowledge of every good thing which is in us in 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 much joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother.

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

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

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

⁹yet for love’s sake I rather beg, being such a one as Paul, the aged, but also a 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 beg you for my child, whom I have become the father of in my chains, Onesimus, Onesimus means “useful.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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).

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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. Amen.

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