Filemon 1
1 Mwen menm Pòl, ki nan prizon poutèt Jezikri, m'ap ekri lèt sa a, ansanm ak frè Timote, Pou Filemon, yon moun nou renmen anpil epi k'ap travay ansanm ak nou pou Seyè a,
Paul, a prisoner for Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother: To Philemon our dearly-loved fellow labourer--
2 pou tout legliz la ki reyini lakay li a, pou Apya, sè nou an, ak Achip, kanmarad ki te konbat ansanm ak nou an.
and to our sister Apphia and our comrade Archippus--as well as to the Church in your house.
3 Nou mande Bondye, Papa nou, ansanm ak Jezikri, Seyè nou an, pou yo ban nou benediksyon ak kè poze.
May grace be granted to you all, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
4 Chak fwa m'ap lapriyè, mwen nonmen non ou, mwen di Bondye mèsi pou ou.
I give continual thanks to my God while making mention of you, my brother, in my prayers,
5 Paske m' tande jan ou renmen tout pèp Bondye a, jan ou gen konfyans nan Seyè Jezi.
because I hear of your love and of the faith which you have towards the Lord Jesus and which you manifest towards all God's people;
6 M'ap mande Bondye pou konfyans nou gen ansanm nan li a ka fè nou konprann pi byen tout benediksyon nou jwenn nan lavi n'ap mennen ansanm nan Kris la.
praying as I do, that their participation in your faith may result in others fully recognizing all the right affection that is in us toward Christ.
7 Se pa ti kontan m' te kontan, sa te ankouraje m' anpil, frè mwen, lè m' tande jan ou renmen moun ki fè pati pèp Bondye a, jan ou te remoute kouraj yo anpil.
For I have found great joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of God's people have been, and are, refreshed through you, my brother.
8 Se poutèt sa, atout Kris la ban m' otorite pou m' di ou sa ou gen pou ou fè,
Therefore, though I might with Christ's authority speak very freely and order you to do what is fitting,
9 m' pito mande ou rann mwen sèvis sa a nan non Kris la ki renmen nou: wi, mwen menm Pòl, tou vye granmoun jan m' ye a, atout mwen nan prizon poutèt Jezikri,
it is for love's sake that--instead of that--although I am none other than Paul the aged, and am now also a prisoner for Christ Jesus,
10 m'ap mande ou yon favè pou Onezim, yon pitit mwen fè nan Kris la antan m' la nan prizon an.
I entreat you on behalf of my own child whose father I have become while in my chains--I mean Onesimus.
11 Anvan sa, li pa t' vo anyen pou ou, men koulye a, li vo kichòy ni pou ou ni pou mwen.
Formerly he was useless to you, but now--true to his name--he is of great use to you and to me.
12 M'ap voye l' tounen ba ou koulye a tankou pitit pa mwen.
I am sending him back to you, though in so doing I send part of myself.
13 M' ta byen renmen kenbe l' bò kote m', pou l' te ka sèvi m' nan plas ou, pandan m' nan prizon pou bon nouvèl la.
It was my wish to keep him at my side for him to attend to my wants, as your representative, during my imprisonment for the Good News.
14 Men, m' pa vle fè anyen san konsantman ou. Mwen pa ta renmen sa sanble se fòse m'ap fòse ou rann mwen sèvis. Mwen ta pito wè ou fè l' ou menm, paske ou vle fè li.
Only I wished to do nothing without your consent, so that his kind action of yours might not be done under pressure, but might be a voluntary one.
15 Ou pa janm konnen si Onezim pa t' kite ou pou yon tan, pou ou te ka jwenn li ankò pou tout tan. (aiōnios g166)
For perhaps it was for this reason he was parted from you for a time, that you might receive him back wholly and for ever yours; (aiōnios g166)
16 Paske, se pa tankou yon senp esklav ou jwenn li ankò. Koulye a, li plis pase yon esklav pou ou: se yon frè li ye pou nou nan Kris la, yon frè mwen renmen anpil. Men, ou menm ou dwe renmen li pi plis pase m' ankò. Pa sèlman tankou nenpòt ki moun, men tankou yon frè nan Seyè a.
no longer as a slave, but as something better than a slave--a brother peculiarly dear to me, and even dearer to you, both as a servant and as a fellow Christian.
17 Si ou konsidere m' pou zanmi ou, resevwa Onezim menm jan ou ta resevwa mwen.
If therefore you regard me as a comrade, receive him as if he were I myself.
18 Si l' te fè ou kèk bagay mal, osinon si l' dwe ou kichòy, mete sa sou kont mwen.
And if he was ever dishonest or is in your debt, debit me with the amount.
19 Mwen menm Pòl, m'ap ekri sa ak men pa mwen: m'a renmèt ou sa. Mwen pa kwè m' bezwen fè ou chonje jan ou dwe m' lavi.
I Paul write this with my own hand--I will pay you in full. (I say nothing of the fact that you owe me even your own self.)
20 Wi, frè m', fè m' favè sa a nan non Seyè a. Soulaje kè m' tankou yon frè nan Kris la dwe fè li.
Yes, brother, do me this favour for the Lord's sake. Refresh my heart in Christ.
21 Se paske mwen konnen w'ap fè sa m' mande ou la ki fè m' ekri ou lèt sa a. Mwen konnen ou va fè pi plis pase sa m' mande ou la.
I write to you in the full confidence that you will meet my wishes, for I know you will do even more than I say.
22 An menm tan, pare yon chanm pou mwen, paske, pou lapriyè mwen konnen nou fè pou mwen, mkwè Bondye va tande nou, la fè m' favè vin jwenn nou ankò.
And at the same time provide accommodation for me; for I hope that through your prayers I shall be permitted to come to you.
23 Epafras ki nan prizon ansanm ak mwen poutèt Jezi, Kris la, voye bonjou pou ou.
Greetings to you, my brother, from Epaphras my fellow prisoner for the sake of Christ Jesus;
24 Mak, Aristak, Demas ak Lik k'ap travay ansanm ak mwen, yo tout voye bonjou tou.
and from Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers.
25 Se pou benediksyon Jezikri, Seyè nou an, toujou la avèk nou. Amèn.
May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with the spirit of every one of you.
