大象传媒

Anns an leabhar aige Beatha agus Iompachadh Dh霉ghaill Bhochanain, tha D霉ghall ag innse dhuinn mar a bha e teagmhach mun chreideamh aige nuair a bha e eadar naoi bliadhna is dusan bliadhna a dh鈥檃ois. Tha e a鈥� sgr矛obhadh gur e S脿tan a bha ag obair air: 鈥淸Th脿inig] mi a dh鈥檌onnsaigh an t-saoghail seo le s矛ol gach gn猫 pheacaidh air a chur nam chridhe, n矛 air a bheil am b脿rr tarbhach a thionail S脿tan bho mo leanabachd na dhearbhadh soilleir.鈥� Nuair a bha e 貌g, tha D霉ghall ag r脿dh gun robh e 鈥渓脿n uabhair, sainnt, fuatha agus dioghaltais &c, gach aon n矛 dhiubh seo gan nochdadh fh猫in gu pailt air an adhbhar a bu lugha.鈥�

听听听听听听听听听听听 Dh脿san, b鈥� e rathad an Tighearna am fuasgladh dha. An duine nach leanadh rathad an Tighearna, gheibheadh e 鈥渄earbh n脿dar agus 矛omhaigh an diabhail ann an aineolas, dorchadas, n脿imhdeas, uabhar, rag-mhuinealachd, gamhlas ... iodhal-adhrach, f猫in-sp猫is agus iomadaidh eile de shamhail sin de r霉intean fuathmhor鈥︹�� Mu na l脿ithean tr脿tha aige, tha e a鈥� sgr矛obhadh nach robh e 鈥渦mhail do ghuth an Tighearna, oir bha mo mhuineal mar fh猫ith iarainn agus mo mhalaichean mar umha. Agus bha mi nam chiontach bho bhroinn mo mh脿thar.鈥�

听听听听听听听听听听听 Thogadh D霉ghall ann an teaghlach diadhaidh. Bha athair na mhuillear agus na thuathanach. Bha a mh脿thair uabhasach diadhaidh ach, mar a bha mi ag innse dhuibh an t-seachdain sa chaidh, chaochail i nuair a bha D霉ghall d矛reach sia bliadhna a dh鈥檃ois. Nuair a r脿inig e aois d脿 bhliadhn鈥� deug, fhuair e obair le teaghlach eile, a鈥� teagasg leughadh don chloinn aca.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Cha robh sin furasta idir, ge-t脿. Seo tuairisgeul aig D霉ghall dhiubh: 鈥淏ha an teaghlach seo s貌nraichte airson gach se貌rsa aingidheachd a chur an gn矛omh, gach aon dhiubh a鈥� toirt b脿rr air a ch猫ile ann am mallachadh 鈥檚 am mionnan 鈥檚 an dubhailcean eile, ach bean an taighe na h-aonar, a tha mi l脿n chreidsinn air an robh eagal an Tighearna.鈥� Dh鈥檉huirich D霉ghall c貌mhla riutha airson c貌ig m矛osan agus thog e fh猫in droch chainnt bhuapa.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Agus thachair aon rud annasach dha . Oidhche Sh脿baid gheamhraidh a bha seo, bha bean an taighe a鈥� bruidhinn mu latha a鈥� bhreitheanais, mar a thilleadh Cr矛osd. Thuirt i gun tachradh e air oidhche Sh脿baid anns a鈥� gheamhradh agus mun tigeadh Cr矛osd, gum biodh t脿irneanaich is frasan de chlachan-meallain ann.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Uill, air an oidhche sin fh猫in, th脿inig an stoirm a bu mhiosa a dh鈥檉hairich D霉ghall riamh. 鈥淏ha na h-uinneagan fosgailte,鈥� tha e a鈥� sgr矛obhadh, 鈥渁gus thaom na clachan-meallain a-steach don t-se貌mar, agus bha na ballachan a鈥� de脿lradh le plathaidhean soilleir nan dealanach. Chrith mi le eagal gum b鈥� e seo toiseach br貌in, oir th脿inig gach n矛 gu cr矛ch a r猫ir a鈥� chunntais a thug bean an taighe dhuinn air latha a鈥� bhreitheanais air t霉s na h-oidhche, agus rinn cho ainneamh 鈥檚 a chunnaic mi stoirm dhen t-se貌rs鈥� ud sa gheamhradh a thoirt orm a dhaingneachadh nam bharail gum b鈥� e an latha deireannach a bh鈥� ann da-r矛readh.鈥�

听听听听听听听听听听听 Dh鈥檉h脿g D霉ghall an teaghlach sin agus e fhathast d脿 bhliadhn鈥� deug a dh鈥檃ois. Chaidh e a dh鈥檉huireach ann an Sruighlea. Agus cha b鈥� fhada gus an robh tachartas eile ann a thug buaidh mh貌r air, mar a chluinneas sinn an-ath-sheachdain.

le s矛ol gach gn猫 pheacaidh air a chur nam chridhe: with the seed of every sort of sin put into my heart; n矛 air a bheil X na dhearbhadh soilleir: a thing that clearly proves X ; am b脿rr tarbhach a thionail S脿tan bho mo leanabachd: the productive crop that Satan collected from my childhood; l脿n uabhair, sainnt, fuatha agus dioghaltais: full of insolence, covetousness [more commonly sannt], hatred and revenge; air an adhbhar a bu lugha: for the slightest reason; aineolas, dorchadas, n脿imhdeas, uabhar, rag-mhuinealachd, gamhlas, 鈥� iodhal-adhrach, f猫in-sp猫is: ignorance, darkness, enmity, insolence, obstinacy, malice,鈥� idolatry, self-conceit; iomadaidh eile de shamhail sin de r霉intean fuathmhor: many other similar odious desires; umhail do ghuth an Tighearna: obedient to the voice of the Lord; bha mo mhuineal mar fh猫ith iarainn agus mo mhalaichean mar umha: my neck was like iron sinews and my brow like bronze; bha mi nam chiontach bho bhroinn mo mh脿thar: I had been [was] a sinner since [I had been] inside my mother[鈥檚 womb]; gach aon dhiubh a鈥� toirt b脿rr air a ch猫ile ann am mallachadh 鈥檚 am mionnan 鈥檚 an dubhailcean eile: every one of them outdoing the other in cursing and swearing and other vices; ach bean an taighe na h-aonar: except only for the woman of the house; thog e droch chainnt bhuapa: he picked up bad language from them; latha a鈥� bhreitheanais: the day of judgment; gum biodh t脿irneanaich is frasan de chlachan-meallain ann: that there would be lightning and hail showers; an stoirm a bu mhiosa a dh鈥檉hairich D霉ghall riamh: the worst storm that Dugald ever felt; air t霉s na h-oidhche: at the beginning of the night; rinn cho ainneamh 鈥檚 a chunnaic mi stoirm dhen t-se貌rs鈥� ud sa gheamhradh a thoirt orm a dhaingneachadh nam bharail: how rarely I had seen a winter storm like that caused me to become more strongly of the opinion.

Chrith mi le eagal: I shook with fear.

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