Crist gerbron Pilat

Dros fai nas haeddai mae'n syn - ei weled

(Crist gerbron Pilat)
Dros fai nas haeddai
      mae'n syn - ei weled
    Yn nwylaw Rhyfeinddyn;
  A'i brofi gan wael bryfyn,
  A barnu Duw gerbron dyn.

Robert Williams (Robert ap Gwilym Ddu) 1766-1850

(Christ before Pilate)
For wrong he did not merit
      it is surprising - to see him
    In the hands of a Roman man;
  And tried by a base worm,
  And God is judged before a man.

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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