Chapter 1
SHA’UL, a prisoner of Yahooshua the Anointed One of Yah, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon our dearly beloved, and fellowlabourer,
2 And to our beloved Apphia, and Archippus our fellowsoldier, and to the assembly in thy house:
3 Chen to you, and peace, from Yah our Father and Adonay Yahooshua the Anointed One of Yah.
4 I thank my Yah, making mention of thee always in my prayers,
5 Hearing of thy Chesed and Emunah, which thou has toward Adonay Yahooshua, and toward all Set-Apart Ones;
6 That the communication of thy Emunah may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in The Anointing of the Spirit of Yah that was upon Yahooshua.
7 For we have great joy and consolation in thy Chesed, because the bowels of the Set-Apart Ones are refreshed by thee, brother.
8 Wherefore, though I might be much bold in the Anointed One of Yah to enjoin thee that which is convenient,
9 Yet for Chesed’s sake I rather beseech thee, being such an one as Sha’ul the aged, and now also a prisoner of Yahooshua the Anointed One of Yah.
10 I beseech thee for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my bonds:
11 Which in time past was to thee unprofitable, but now profitable to thee and to me:
12 Whom I have sent again: thou therefore receive him, that is, mine own bowels:
13 Whom I would have retained with me, that in thy stead he might have ministered to me in the bonds of the Good News:
14 But without thy mind would I do nothing; that thy benefit should not be as it were of necessity, but willingly.
15 For perhaps he therefore departed for a season, that thou shouldest receive him for ever;
16 Not now as a servant, but above a servant, a brother beloved, specially to me, but how much more to thee, both in the flesh, and in Yah the Eternally Self-Existing?
17 If thou count me therefore a partner, receive him as myself.
18 If he has wronged thee, or oweth thee ought, put that on mine account;
19 I Sha’ul have written it with mine own hand, I will repay it: albeit I do not say to thee how thou owest to me even thine own self besides.
20 Yea, brother, let me have joy of thee in Yah the Eternally Self-Existing: refresh my bowels in Yah the Eternally Self-Existing.
21 Having confidence in thy obedience I wrote to thee, knowing that thou wilt also do more than I say.
22 But withal prepare me also a lodging: for I trust that through your prayers I shall be given to you.
23 There salute thee Epaphras, my fellowprisoner in The Anointing of the Spirit of Yah that was upon Yahooshua;
24 Marcus, Aristarchos, Demas, Lucas, my fellowlabourers.
25 The Chen of our Adonay Yahooshua the Anointed One of Yah be with your spirit. Aměn.