Colossians 4

¹Masters, grant to your slaves justice and fairness, knowing that you too have a Master in heaven.

¹你們作主人的，要公公平平的待僕人，因為知道你們也有一位主在天上。

²Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with [an attitude of] thanksgiving;

²你們要恆切禱告，在此儆醒感恩。

³praying at the same time for us as well, that God will open up to us a door for the word, so that we may speak forth the mystery of Christ, for which I have also been imprisoned;

³也要為我們禱告，求神給我們開傳道的門，能以講基督的奧祕（我為此被捆鎖），

⁴that I may make it clear in the way I ought to speak.

⁴叫我按著所該說的話將這奧祕發明出來。

⁵Conduct yourselves with wisdom toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunity.

⁵你們要愛惜光陰，用智慧與外人交往。

⁶Let your speech always be with grace, [as though] seasoned with salt, so that you will know how you should respond to each person.

⁶你們的言語要常常帶著和氣，好像用鹽調和，就可知道該怎樣回答各人。

⁷As to all my affairs, Tychicus, [our] beloved brother and faithful servant and fellow bond-servant in the Lord, will bring you information.

⁷有我親愛的兄弟推基古要將我一切的事都告訴你們。他是忠心的執事，和我一同作主的僕人，

⁸[For] I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know about our circumstances and that he may encourage your hearts;

⁸我特意打發他到你們那裡去，好叫你們知道我們的光景，又叫他安慰你們的心。

⁹and with him Onesimus, [our] faithful and beloved brother, who is one of your [number]. They will inform you about the whole situation here.

⁹我又打發一位親愛忠心的兄弟阿尼西母同去；他也是你們那裡的人。他們要把這裡一切的事都告訴你們。

¹⁰Aristarchus, my fellow prisoner, sends you his greetings; and [also] Barnabas's cousin Mark (about whom you received instructions; if he comes to you, welcome him);

¹⁰與我一同坐監的亞里達古問你們安。巴拿巴的表弟馬可也問你們安。（說到這馬可，你們已經受了吩咐；他若到了你們那裡，你們就接待他。）

¹¹and [also] Jesus who is called Justus; these are the only fellow workers for the kingdom of God who are from the circumcision, and they have proved to be an encouragement to me.

¹¹耶數又稱為猶士都，也問你們安。奉割禮的人中，只有這三個人是為神的國與我一同做工的，也是叫我心裡得安慰的。

¹²Epaphras, who is one of your number, a bondslave of Jesus Christ, sends you his greetings, always laboring earnestly for you in his prayers, that you may stand perfect and fully assured in all the will of God.

¹²有你們那裡的人，作基督耶穌僕人的以巴弗問你們安。他在禱告之間，常為你們竭力的祈求，願你們在神一切的旨意上得以完全，信心充足，能站立得穩。

¹³For I testify for him that he has a deep concern for you and for those who are in Laodicea and Hierapolis.

¹³他為你們和老底嘉並希拉波立的弟兄多多的勞苦，這是我可以給他作見證的。

¹⁴Luke, the beloved physician, sends you his greetings, and [also] Demas.

¹⁴所親愛的醫生路加和底馬問你們安。

¹⁵Greet the brethren who are in Laodicea and also Nympha and the church that is in her house.

¹⁵請問老底嘉的弟兄和寧法，並他家裡的教會安。

¹⁶When this letter is read among you, have it also read in the church of the Laodiceans; and you, for your part read my letter [that is coming] from Laodicea.

¹⁶你們念了這書信，便交給老底嘉的教會，叫他們也念；你們也要念從老底嘉來的書信。

¹⁷Say to Archippus, 'Take heed to the ministry which you have received in the Lord, that you may fulfill it.'

¹⁷要對亞基布說：務要謹慎，盡你從主所受的職分。

¹⁸I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. Remember my imprisonment. Grace be with you.

¹⁸我保羅親筆問你們安。你們要記念我的捆鎖。願恩惠常與你們同在！