Yr Iawn

Paham y gwneir cam â'r cymod - neu'r lawn?

(Yr Iawn)
Paham y gwneir cam
      â'r cymod - neu'r Iawn,
    A'i rinwedd dros bechod?
  Dywedwch faint y Duwdod,
  Yr un faint yw'r Iawn i fod!

Robert Williams (Robert ap Gwilym Ddu) 1766-1850
Gardd Eifion 1841

(The Satisfaction)
Why is a mistake to be made with
      the reconciliation - or the Satisfaction,
    And its merit for sin?
  Tell how great the Trinity,
  Of the same extent is the Satisfaction to be!

tr. 2016 Richard B Gillion

The middle column is a literal translation of the Welsh. A Welsh translation is identified by the abbreviation 'cyf.', an English translation by 'tr.'

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