大象传媒

Tha mi a鈥� dol a leughadh earrann bhon Bh矛oball dhuibh. Tha i 脿s an t-Seann Tiomnadh. Tha i mu dheidhinn fear a tha gu math ainmeil. Bidh sibh uile e貌lach air.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Gu h-iongantach, 鈥檚 d貌cha, tha am fear sin ainmichte air t矛r na h-Alba. Tha mi airson 鈥檚 gun d猫an sibh tomhas air c貌 e an duine. Seo am p矛os bhon Bh矛oball, ma-th脿. Tha mi an d貌chas gun gabh sibh mo leisgeul, ach tha mi a鈥� dol a dh鈥檃tharrachadh na G脿idhlig d矛reach rud beag airson 鈥檚 gum bi i nas fhasa a thuigsinn. 鈥橲 e na th鈥� agams鈥� ach f矛or sheann Bh矛oball, agus c脿nan ann a bhuineas do dheireadh an ochdamh linn deug.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Agus rinn clann Israeil olc a-rithist ann an s霉ilean an Tighearna; agus thug an Tighearna thairis iad do l脿imh nam Philisteach d脿 fhichead bliadhna. Agus bha duine 脿raidh do Shorah, do theaghlach nan Danach, dom b鈥� ainm Manoah; agus bha a bhean neo-thorrach, agus cha d鈥� rug i clann.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Agus dh鈥檉hoillsich aingeal an Tighearn鈥� e fh猫in don bhean, agus thuirt e rithe 鈥� f猫ach, tha thu a-nise neo-thorrach, agus cha d鈥� rug thu fhathast clann; ach ginidh tu, agus beiridh tu mac. A-nise, ma-th脿, thoir an aire, guidheam ort, agus na 貌l f矛on no deoch l脿idir, agus na ith n矛 sam bith neo-ghlan.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Oir, f猫ach, ginidh tu agus beiridh tu mac, agus cha tig ealtainn sam bith air a cheann; oir bidh an leanabh na Nasarach do Dhia on bhroinn; agus t貌isichidh e air Israel a shaoradh 脿 l脿imh nam Philisteach.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Tha am p矛os sin a鈥� tighinn bho Leabhar nam Breitheamhna. An do dh鈥檕braich sibh a-mach c貌 e am mac a bhiodh a鈥� saoradh nan Israelach? Mura h-eil sibh ro e貌lach air a鈥� Bh矛oball, bidh an seantans 鈥榗ha tig ealtainn sam bith air a cheann鈥� ag innse dhuibh, nach bi? Samson! Agus tha Samson air ainmeachadh air t矛r na h-Alba. Innsidh mi dhuibh c脿ite nas fhaide air adhart.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Ann an Caibideil a ceithir-deug de Leabhar nam Breitheamhna, tha sinn a鈥� cluinntinn mun rud a rinn Samson ainmeil 鈥� a neart. Nuair a bha Samson faisg air f矛on-lios, agus e a鈥� lorg bean am measg nam Philisteach, thug le貌mhann ionnsaigh air. Ach reub Samson an le貌mhann 脿s a ch猫ile mar a reubadh e meann. Uaireigin 脿s d猫idh sin, agus e air an rathad airson am boireannach a ph貌sadh, chaidh e seachad air closach an le貌mhainn. Na bhroinn, bha sgaoth sheilleanan agus mil. Ghabh Samson l脿n cr貌ige de mhil agus dh鈥檌th e i fhad 鈥檚 a bha e a鈥� coiseachd.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Rinn Samson cuirm mar a bu dual do dh鈥檉hir-bhainnse. Agus fhuair e trithead companach. Thug e t貌imhseachan do na companaich. Seo na thuirt e: 脌s an fhear a dh鈥檌theas, th脿inig a-mach biadh; agus 脿s an fhear gharg th脿inig a-mach milseachd. Canaidh mi sin a-rithist. 脌s an fhear a dh鈥檌theas, th脿inig a-mach biadh; agus 脿s an fhear gharg th脿inig a-mach milseachd.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Chaidh beagan l脿ithean seachad mus do dh鈥檉huasgail iad an t貌imhseachan. Mu dheireadh, thuirt iad ris, 鈥楥iod as milse na mil, ciod as gairge na le貌mhann?鈥� Thuig iad gun robh Samson a鈥� bruidhinn mun le貌mhann a mharbh e, 脿s an d鈥� fhuair e a鈥� mhil.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Bha mi a鈥� dol a dh鈥檌nnse dhuibh c脿鈥� bheil Samson air ainmeachadh ann an ainm-脿ite ann an Alba. Ach feumaidh sin feitheamh chun na h-ath-sheachdain. Sl脿n leibh.

ainmichte air t矛r na h-Alba: named on the Scottish landscape; gun d猫an sibh tomhas air c貌 e an duine: that you鈥檒l work out who the man is; nas fhasa a thuigsinn: easier to understand; 鈥檚 e na th鈥� agams鈥� ach f矛or sheann Bh矛oball: what I have is a really old Bible; rinn clann Israeil olc ann an s霉ilean an Tighearna: the Israelites did evil in the eyes of the Lord; thug an Tighearna thairis iad do l脿imh nam Philisteach d脿 fhichead bliadhna: the Lord delivered them into the hands of the Philistines for forty years; duine 脿raidh do Shorah 鈥� dom b鈥� ainm Manoah: a certain man of Zorah 鈥� named Manoah; bha a bhean neo-thorrach, agus cha d鈥� rug i clann: his wife was infertile, and was childless; dh鈥檉hoillsich aingeal an Tighearn鈥� e fh猫in don bhean: the angel of the Lord appeared to her; ginidh tu, agus beiridh tu mac: you will conceive and bear a son; thoir an aire, guidheam ort: be careful, I beseech you; na ith n矛 sam bith neo-ghlan: don鈥檛 eat anything unclean; cha tig ealtainn sam bith air a cheann: no razor will come on [be used on] his head; t貌isichidh e air Israel a shaoradh: he will start to free Israel; reub Samson an le貌mhann 脿s a ch猫ile mar a reubadh e meann: Samson ripped the lion apart as he would a kid goat; thug e t貌imhseachan do na companaich: he told the companions a riddle; 脿s an fhear a dh鈥檌theas, th脿inig a-mach biadh: out of the eater came something to eat; 脿s an fhear gharg th脿inig a-mach milseachd: from the fierce one came sweetness; ciod as milse na mil, ciod as gairge na le貌mhann?: what is sweeter than honey or fiercer than a lion?

Na bhroinn, bha sgaoth sheilleanan agus mil: inside it were a swarm of bees and honey. I used seillean for 鈥榖ee鈥� as the word will be easily recognised by Gaelic learners, but the original Gaelic Bible uses beach, a word perhaps not so common today. From beach we get beach-lann, one of the Gaelic words for a beehive; also 产别补肠丑-尘貌谤 鈥榟ornet鈥�. Dwelly gives us the nice phrase dranndan bheachan an aonaich 鈥榯he murmur of the mountain bees鈥�. Conas-beach 鈥榓 wrangling or dog bee鈥� has given us connspeach, commonly shortened today to speach 鈥榓 wasp鈥�.听

Ghabh Samson l脿n cr貌ige de mhil: Samson took a fistful of honey.

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Tha 鈥淟itir do Luchd-ionnsachaidh鈥� air a maoineachadh le MG ALBA