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Yn Briw as yn Prisoonagh
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The Judge and the Prisoner
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Keayrt dy row ren daa ghooinney meeiteil ayns yn whaiyl va er ve caarjyn as cumraagyn ayns laghyn nyn aegid. Va fer jeu ny hoie son briw, er stoyl y vriwnys as yn fer elley ny prisoonagh. Va’n chooish er ny frowal as va’n prysoonagh er ny gheyrey. Jinnagh yn briw deyrey e henn cumraag as e charrey? V’eh eginit dy yannoo e churrym. Begin da leigh yn çheer ve cooilleenit. Chur yn Briw er dy ve kiare laa yeig laboragh croie ny dy eek jeih phunt. Agh, cha row veg eck yn phrisoonagh, myr shen va’n prison kiongoyrt rish.
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Once upon a time two men met in court who had been friends and companions in the days of their youth. One was seated as a judge on the seat of judgement and the other a prisoner. The case was tried and the prisoner was condemned. Would the judge condemn his old companion and friend? He was compelled to do his duty. The law of the land would have to be fulfilled. The judge gave him fourteen days hard labour or to pay ten pounds. However, the prisoner didn’t have anything, so prison lay before him.
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Agh ren yn Briw girree voish stoyl ny briwnys as cheau eh jeh e choamrey Briw, as hass eh rish lhiattee yn prysoonagh as geeck ny jeih phunt eh hene, as dooyrt eh “Nish, Juan shegin dhyt çheet thie marym gys shibber.”
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But, the judge rose from the seat of judgement and and he threw off his Judge’s clothing and he stood beside the prisoner and paid the ten pounds himself, and he said; “Now, Juan, you must come home with me for supper.”
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Myr shen t’eh marish yn pheccagh; cha vod Jee goll shaghey peccah, shegin da cairys gheddyn raad, agh ta Chreest Eh hene geeck yn clane as ta’n peccagh seyr.
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It’s like that with the sinner; God cannot ignore sin, fairness must have right of way, but Christ himself pays the whole and the sinner is free.
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Yn çheyoo laa jeh’n Vayrt 1905 Faragher
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The sixth day of March, 1905. Faragher.
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