Philemon 1

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

¹為基督耶穌被囚的保羅，同兄弟提摩太寫信給我們所親愛的同工腓利門，

²and to Apphia our sister, and to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church in your house:

²和妹子亞腓亞並與我們同當兵的亞基布，以及在你家的教會。

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

³願恩惠、平安從神我們的父和主耶穌基督歸與你們！

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

⁴我禱告的時候提到你，常為你感謝我的神；

⁵because I hear of your love and of the faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus and toward all the saints;

⁵因聽說你的愛心並你向主耶穌和眾聖徒的信心（或作：因聽說你向主耶穌和眾聖徒有愛心有信心）。

⁶[and I pray] that the fellowship of your faith may become effective through the knowledge of every good thing which is in you for Christ's sake.

⁶願你與人所同有的信心顯出功效，使人知道你們各樣善事都是為基督做的。

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

⁷兄弟阿，我為你的愛心，大有快樂，大得安慰，因眾聖徒的心從你得了暢快。

⁸Therefore, though I have enough confidence in Christ to order you [to do] what is proper,

⁸我雖然靠著基督能放膽吩咐你合宜的事；

⁹yet for love's sake I rather appeal [to you]-- since I am such a person as Paul, the aged, and now also a prisoner of Christ Jesus--

⁹然而像我這有年紀的保羅，現在又是為基督耶穌被囚的，寧可憑著愛心求你，

¹⁰I appeal to you for my child Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my imprisonment,

¹⁰就是為我在捆鎖中所生的兒子阿尼西母（就是有益處的意思）求你。

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

¹¹他從前與你沒有益處，但如今與你我都有益處。

¹²I have sent him back to you in person, that is, [sending] my very heart,

¹²我現在打發他親自回你那裡去，他是我心上的人。

¹³whom I wished to keep with me, so that on your behalf he might minister to me in my imprisonment for the gospel;

¹³我本來有意將他留下，在我為福音所受的捆鎖中替你伺候我。

¹⁴but without your consent I did not want to do anything, so that your goodness would not be, in effect, by compulsion but of your own free will.

¹⁴但不知道你的意思，我就不願意這樣行，叫你的善行不是出於勉強，乃是出於甘心。

¹⁵For perhaps he was for this reason separated [from you] for a while, that you would have him back forever,

¹⁵他暫時離開你，或者是叫你永遠得著他，

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

¹⁶不再是奴僕，乃是高過奴僕，是親愛的兄弟。在我實在是如此，何況在你呢！這也不拘是按肉體說，是按主說，

¹⁷If then you regard me a partner, accept him as [you would] me.

¹⁷你若以我為同伴，就收納他，如同收納我一樣。

¹⁸But if he has wronged you in any way or owes you anything, charge that to my account;

¹⁸他若虧負你，或欠你甚麼，都歸在我的賬上，

¹⁹I, Paul, am writing this with my own hand, I will repay it (not to mention to you that you owe to me even your own self as well).

¹⁹我必償還。這是我保羅親筆寫的。我並不用對你說，連你自己也是虧欠於我。

²⁰Yes, brother, let me benefit from you in the Lord; refresh my heart in Christ.

²⁰兄弟阿，望你使我在主裡因你得快樂（或作：益處）並望你使我的心在基督裡得暢快。

²¹Having confidence in your obedience, I write to you, since I know that you will do even more than what I say.

²¹我寫信給你，深信你必順服，知道你所要行的，必過於我所說的。

²²At the same time also prepare me a lodging, for I hope that through your prayers I will be given to you.

²²此外你還要給我預備住處；因為我盼望藉著你們的禱告，必蒙恩到你們那裡去。

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

²³為基督耶穌與我同坐監的以巴弗問你安。

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

²⁴與我同工的馬可、亞里達古、底馬、路加、也都問你安。

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

²⁵願我們主耶穌基督的恩常在你的心裡。阿們！