大象传媒

Tha mo sh霉il air a鈥� Bh矛oball. Tha mi a鈥� leughadh p矛os de Leabhar Mhata. Tha sin anns an Tiomnadh Nuadh. Tha luchd-togail na c矛se ann an Capernaum ag iarraidh air Peadar airgead a thoirt dhaibh. Tha Peadar a鈥� dol a-steach don taigh. Tha 脤osa a鈥� bruidhinn ris. Tha 脤osa ag iarraidh air Peadar dhol s矛os don chladach.

鈥淭og a鈥� chiad iasg a thig a-n矛os,鈥� tha 脤osa ag r脿dh. 鈥淔osgail a bheul agus gheibh thu bonn airgid ann.鈥� Tha 脤osa ag iarraidh air Peadar am bonn a thoirt do luchd-togail na c矛se.

An aithne dhut an t-iasg ris an canar adag? Haddock ann am Beurla. Adag. Bha na seann daoine ag r脿dh gur e iasg Pheadair a bh鈥� ann. Iasg Pheadair. Carson? Am bi iasgairean a鈥� lorg airgead ann am be貌il adagan?!

Cha bhi. Ach tha d脿 bhall dhubh air an adaig. Tha fear air gach taobh dhen iasg. A r猫ir beul-aithris, dh鈥檉h脿g Peadar an d脿 bhall dhubh air an adaig. Rinn e na buill leis na corragan aige. Rinn e iad nuair a thog e an t-iasg airson an t-airgead a thoirt a-mach 脿s a鈥� bheul aige.

Chuala mi an st貌iridh sin aig seann bhoireannach nuair a bha mi 貌g. Bha i a鈥� fuireach air a鈥� Chomraich. Faisg air a鈥� Chomraich, bha 脿ite ann aig muir a bha math math airson iasgach. 鈥橲 e Clach na h-Adaig an t-ainm a bh鈥� air. Bha mi a鈥� glacadh adaig ann. Ach bha mi cuideachd a鈥� glacadh se貌rsa eile 鈥� a鈥� chaoiteag. Whiting ann am Beurla. A鈥� chaoiteag.

Tha an d脿 iasg sin car coltach ri ch猫ile. Ach tha gob nas fhaide air a鈥� chaoiteig. Agus tha d脿 bhall dhubh air an adaig. 鈥淏all dubh air an adaig, gob fad鈥� air a鈥� chaoiteig,鈥� bha na seann daoine ag r脿dh. Ball dubh air an adaig, gob fad鈥� air a鈥� chaoiteig.

Air Latha na Nollaige, anns an t-seann aimsir, bha na fir 貌ga ann an Uibhist a鈥� dol a-mach ann am b脿taichean. Bha iad a鈥� cur dubhan s矛os, mar a rinn Peadar anns a鈥� Bh矛oball. Bha iad a鈥� toirt an 猫isg gu daoine bochda. 鈥橲 e an t-ainm a bh鈥� air sin D猫irce Pheadair. Peter鈥檚 Charity. D猫irce Pheadair.

Faclan is abairtean: Leabhar Mhata: The Book of Matthew; An Tiomnadh Nuadh: the New Testament; luchd-togail na c矛se: the tax collectors; ag iarraidh air Peadar airgead a thoirt dhaibh: want Peter to give them money; tog a鈥� chiad iasg a thig a-n矛os: lift up the first fish that comes up (from below); fosgail a bheul agus gheibh thu bonn airgid ann: open its mouth and you鈥檒l get a coin there; an aithne dhut an t-iasg ris an canar?: do you know the fish called?; am bi iasgairean a鈥� lorg airgead ann am be貌il adagan?: do fishermen find money in the mouths of haddock?; tha d脿 bhall dhubh air an adaig: there are two black spots on the haddock; corragan: fingers; chuala mi an st貌iridh sin aig seann bhoireannach: I heard that story at [from] an old woman; faisg air a鈥� Chomraich: close to Applecross; bha 脿ite ann aig muir: there was a place at sea; math math airson iasgach: excellent for fishing; ball dubh air an adaig, gob fad鈥� air a鈥� chaoiteig: black spot on the haddock, a long snout on the whiting; Latha na Nollaige: Christmas Day; anns an t-seann aimsir: in the old times; fir 貌ga ann an Uibhist: young men in Uist; dubhan: hook; bha iad a鈥� toirt an 猫isg gu daoine bochda: they were giving the fish to poor people; D猫irce Pheadair: Peter鈥檚 Charity.