Aramaic NT Parallel English Translations

 1:1 ¶ PAULOS, the bondman of Jeshu Meshiha, and the brother Timotheos, to the beloved Philemon, our fellow-labourer,

 1:1 PAUL, a prisoner of Jesus the Messiah, and Timothy a brother; to the beloved Philemon, a laborer with us,

 1:2 and to our beloved Aphia, and to Arkipos our fellowlabourer, and to the church which is in thy house.

 1:2 and to our beloved Apphia, and to Archippus a laborer with us, and to the church in thy house.

 1:3 Grace be with thee, and peace, from Aloha our Father, and from our Lord Jeshu Meshiha.

 1:3 Grace be with you, and peace from God our father, and from our Lord Jesus the Messiah.

 1:4 I give thanks to Aloha at all time, and remember thee in my prayers.

 1:4 I thank my God always, and remember thee in my prayers,

 1:5 Behold, from (the time) when I heard of thy faith, and the love which thou hast to our Lord Jeshu Meshiha, and to all the saints,

 1:5 lo, from the time that I heard of thy faith, and of the love thou hast towards our Lord Jesus, and towards all the saints;

 1:6 (I have prayed) that there may be communication of thy faith (in) yielding fruits, in works and in the (manifestation of the) knowledge of all good which thou hast in Jeshu Meshiha.

 1:6 that there may be a fellowship of thy faith, yielding fruits in works, and in the knowledge of all the good things ye possess in Jesus the Messiah.

 1:7 For we have great joy and consolation, that by thy love the bowels of the saints are refreshed.

 1:7 For we have great joy and consolation, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thy love.

 1:8 Wherefore I have great confidence in the Meshiha to command thee those acts which are righteous,

 1:8 Therefore I might have great freedom In the Messiah, to enjoin upon thee the things that are right.

 1:9 but for love's sake entreating I entreat of thee, I, Paulos, who am the aged as thou knowest, but now also the bondman of Jeshu Meshiha.

 1:9 But for love's sake, I earnestly beseech thee even I, Paul, who am aged, as thou knowest, and now also a prisoner for Jesus the Messiah.

 1:10 And I entreat of thee for my son, whom I have begotten in my bonds, Onesimos,

 1:10 I beseech thee for my son, whom I had begotten in my bonds for Onesimus;

 1:11 who once was of no use to thee, but (who will) now to thee, as also to me, be greatly useful; and I have sent him to thee.

 1:11 from whom formerly thou hadst no profit, but now very profitable will he be both to thee and to me; and whom I have sent to thee.

 1:12 But thou, as (one) who is my offspring, so receive him.

 1:12 And receive thou him, as one begotten by me.

 1:13 For I would have retained him with me, that he might have served me for thy sake in the bonds of the gospel;

 1:13 For I was desirous to retain him with me, that he might minister to me in thy stead, in these bonds for the gospel.

 1:14 but without thy counsel I was not willing to do any thing, that thy goodness might not be as by constraint, but of thy will.

 1:14 But I would do nothing without consulting thee; lest thy benefit should be as if by compulsion, and not with thy pleasure.

 1:15 But, perhaps, for this he passed away for an hour, that thou mayest hold him for ever;

 1:15 And, perhaps, also, he therefore departed from thee for a season, that thou mightest retain him for ever;

 1:16 not henceforth as a servant, but as more than a servant, a beloved brother of mine, and how much more of thine, both in the flesh and in our Lord!

 1:16 henceforth, not as a servant, but more than a servant, a brother dear to me, and much more to thee, both in the flesh and in our Lord?

 1:17 If then thou art with me a partaker, receive him as mine.

 1:17 If therefore thou art in fellowship with me, receive him as one of mine.

 1:18 And if of any thing he hath deprived thee, or oweth, that reckon unto me.

 1:18 And if he hath wronged thee, or oweth thee aught, place it to my account.

 1:19 I, Paulos, have written with my hands, I will repay thee; for I will not tell thee that thou owest thyself to me.

 1:19 I, Paul, have written [it] with my own hand, I will repay: not to say to thee, that to me thou owest thy ownself.

 1:20 Yes, my brother, I will be refreshed by thee in our Lord; refresh my bowels in the Meshiha.

 1:20 Yes, my brother, let me be refreshed by thee in our Lord: refresh thou my bowels in the Messiah.

 1:21 Because I am confident of thy hearing me, I have written to thee, and I know that more than I have asked thou wilt do.

 1:21 Being confident that thou wilt hearken to me, I have written to thee: and I know that thou wilt do more than I say.

 1:22 But at once also prepare me a house of lodging, for I hope through your prayers I shall be given to you.

 1:22 And herewith, prepare also a house for me to lodge in; for I hope that, by your prayers, I shall be given to you.

 1:23 Epaphra, a captive with me in Jeshu Meshiha,

 1:23 Epaphras, a fellow-captive with me in Jesus the Messiah, saluteth thee;

 1:24 and Markos, and Aristarkos, and Dema, and Luka, my helpers, ask for your peace.

 1:24 and Mark, and Aristarchus, and Demas, and Luke, my coadjutors.

 1:25 The grace of our Lord Jeshu Meshiha be with your spirit, my brethren. Amen.

 1:25 The grace of our Lord Jesus the Messiah be with your spirit, my brethren. Amen.