{"id":12903,"date":"2017-04-04T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-04-04T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/?p=12903"},"modified":"2024-04-08T01:25:34","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T01:25:34","slug":"john-by-niall-williams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/john-by-niall-williams\/","title":{"rendered":"John, by Niall Williams"},"content":{"rendered":"

.<\/span><\/span><\/p>

Leabhar Spreag\u00fail<\/span><\/h1>

J O H N<\/span><\/h2>

by<\/span><\/strong><\/p>

Niall Williams<\/span><\/strong><\/p>

.<\/span><\/span><\/p>

Ar na mallaibh a th\u00e1inig m\u00e9 ar an leabhar seo, \u2018JOHN\u2019, le Niall Williams, agus caithfidh m\u00e9 a r\u00e1, gur chuir m\u00e9 suim ann \u00f3 th\u00fas. Mar a mh\u00ednigh m\u00e9 go minic cheana, l\u00e9ann an tsagairt, a cuireadh ormsa, le linn m\u2019\u00f3ige, agus d\u00e1 bharr sin, bh\u00ed c\u00falra eic\u00ednt agam i gc\u00farsai b\u00edobalta, rud a chiallaigh go gcuirfinn sp\u00e9is, agus b\u2019fh\u00e9idir dh\u00e1 sp\u00e9is, i leabhar faoin tSoisc\u00e9ala\u00ed, Eoin, mac Seibid\u00ed, an deisceabal \u00fad ar ghr\u00e1igh \u00cdosa \u00e9.<\/p>

C\u00e9 scr\u00edobh an leabhar seo, an ea?<\/span><\/p>

Niall Williams a chuir an leabhar i dtoll a ch\u00e9ile, agus a d\u2019fhoilsigh \u00e9 i mbliain seo an Tiarna, 2008. I mBaile \u00c1tha Cliath a rugadh \u00e9 agus is dr\u00e1mad\u00f3ir \u00e9, chomh maith le bheith ina \u00farsc\u00e9ala\u00ed. C\u00f3na\u00ed air fh\u00e9in, ar a bhean is ar a ch\u00faram, faoi l\u00e1thair, i gContae an Chl\u00e1ir. Cl\u00fa agus c\u00e1il tuillte aige cheana mar \u00fadar m\u00f3r-r\u00e1chairte.<\/span><\/p>

Ach le filleadh ar an leabhar seo, \u2018JOHN\u2019, ba \u00e9 an chaoi ar spreagadh an t-\u00fadar leis an sc\u00e9al seo a scr\u00edobh, n\u00f3, tharla go raibh roinnt taighde ar si\u00fal aige do leabhar eile, nuair a d\u00fais\u00edodh an cheist seo i ngort a aigne.<\/span><\/p>

C\u00e9n cheist, an ea?<\/span><\/p>

T\u00e1<\/span> seo, gur theastaigh uaidh buille faoi thuairim a thabhairt ar a raibh ar si\u00fal ag Eoin, Soisc\u00e9ala\u00ed, an l\u00e1 sular scr\u00edobh s\u00e9 a Shoisc\u00e9al. Anois n\u00edor leabhar <\/span>spiorad\u00e1lta, n\u00f3 tada d\u00e1 leith\u00e9id, a bh\u00ed idir cham\u00e1in aige, ag an am, agus chuile sheans nach raibh aon staid\u00e9ar r\u00f3-dhoimhin d\u00e9anta aige ar Eoin, n\u00f3 ar a chuid scr\u00edbhinn\u00ed, ach ba \u00e9 toradh a bh\u00ed ar a fhiosracht n\u00f3 gur chaith s\u00e9 thart ar bhliain ioml\u00e1n, ag d\u00e9anamh taighde ar an sc\u00e9al, ag l\u00e9amh a raibh le l\u00e9amh faoin \u00e1bhar, agus \u00e9 ag iarraidh an fhadhb sin a <\/span>scaoileadh. B\u2019in a spreag \u00e9 le tabhairt faoi Sc\u00e9al Eoin Soisc\u00e9ala\u00ed, a r\u00edomh, ach n\u00ed i bhfoirm staire, n\u00f3 i bhfoirm dh\u00edrbheathaisn\u00e9ise a chuir s\u00e9 roimhe \u00e9 a dh\u00e9anamh, ach i bhfoirm \u00farsc\u00e9il. Is soil\u00e9ir \u00f3n leabhar, gur dhein s\u00e9 staid\u00e9ar grinn, cruinn, ar scr\u00edbhinn\u00ed uilig Eoin, agus \u00e9ir\u00edonn leis cuid de na carachtair as a Litreacha, n\u00f3 as a Eipistil\u00ed, a shn\u00edomh isteach san \u00farsc\u00e9al seo freisin. D\u00e9anann s\u00e9 tagairt do Gaius, do Demetrius, beirt a bh\u00ed ar thaobh na n-aingeal, agus tagairt d\u00e9anta aige freisin do Diot<\/span>rephes, a d\u2019fh\u00f3gair n\u00e1r Mhac D\u00e9 in aon chor \u00e9 \u00cdosa, ach go mba fh\u00e1idh den scoth \u00e9, agus tuilleadh eile freisin chomh maith leis, a bh\u00ed go l\u00e1idir ar an dtaobh eile, ar thaobh na bhfrithchr\u00edostanna, faoi mar a chuirfeadh Eoin Soisc\u00e9ala\u00ed fh\u00e9in \u00e9.<\/span><\/p>

Tosa\u00edonn an sc\u00e9al le hEoin, agus bu\u00edon bheag d\u00e1 dheisceabail, ina ndeoraithe, ruaigthe ag an Impireacht R\u00f3mh\u00e1nach go hOile\u00e1n Patmos. N\u00ed raibh ina gc\u00f3na\u00ed ar an oile\u00e1n c\u00e9anna sin, ag an am, ach f\u00edorbheag\u00e1n daoine, agus buna\u00edonn Eoin agus a chomhluadar Pobal beag Cr\u00edosta<\/span>\u00ed d\u00f3ibh fh\u00e9in ansin, agus maireann siad faoi smacht an chloig agus na nAithne, agus iad ag fanacht go foighdeach ar l\u00e1 a bhfuascailte. Faoin am seo, bh\u00ed Eoin ina sheanfhear liath, dall, agus \u00e9 ag brath ar chabhair Phapias, lena shl\u00ed a dh\u00e9anamh \u00f3 \u00e1it go h\u00e1it ar an oile\u00e1n. N\u00ed g\u00e1 a r\u00e1 anseo, go raibh tuiscint ag na luath-Chr\u00edostuithe sin nach bhfaigheadh Eoin, Soisc\u00e9ala\u00ed, b\u00e1s, riamh, n\u00f3 cho\u00edche, go dtiocfadh an Sl\u00e1naitheoir an dara huair.<\/span><\/p>

Leanadar leo ar an oile\u00e1n sin, go s\u00edtheach, s\u00e1sta, cheapfadh duine. Ach <\/span>bheadh breall ort, n\u00f3 tharla \u00e9ir\u00ed-amach ansin ar ball, nuair a mheall Deisceabal darb ainm Matthias, roinnt \u00e1irithe den phobal beag sin, agus thr\u00e9igeadar Eoin agus a lucht lean\u00fana-san. <\/span><\/p>

Ar deireadh thiar, cuireadh a nd\u00edbirt ar ceal, agus thug Eoin agus a chomhluadar aghaidh ar chathair Ephesus. Is d\u00f3cha gur cheapadar, go mbeadh comhluadar fairsing l\u00e1idir Cr\u00edosta\u00ed forbartha rompu in Ephesus, faoin am sin, ach nuair a shroicheadar an chathair ch\u00e1ili\u00fail sin, ba ghearr gur cuireadh ar a s\u00faile d\u00f3ibh, nach mar a <\/span>sh\u00edltear a bh\u00edtear, go minic, agus n\u00edor thaise don bhabhta seo \u00e9, ach oiread, n\u00f3 ba bheag Cr\u00edosta\u00ed a fuaireadar rompu in Ephesus, n\u00ed bhfuair siad rompu ach easaontas, cur i gc\u00e9ill, agus namhadas. Bh\u00ed roinnt bheag Gi\u00fadach ann a bh\u00ed f\u00e1bhrach go maith don Deasc\u00e9al, ach go raibh fait\u00edos orthu \u00e9 sin a admh\u00e1il os ard, ar eagla go ruaigf\u00ed as na Sionag\u00f3ga iad. Bh\u00ed ann freisin, Matthias, an t\u00e9 \u00fad ar deineadh tagairt d\u00f3 thuas, agus an t\u00e9 a thr\u00e9ig iad, tr\u00e1th raibh siad ina ndeoraithe ar Oile\u00e1n Patmos, agus \u00e9 anois ina<\/span> cheannaire ar bhu\u00edon l\u00e1idir, a raibh cine\u00e1l eaglaise bunaithe acu i gcathair Ephesus. Ach chuir Eoin agus a chuid deisceabail chun oibre, chomh maith is a d\u2019fh\u00e9adfaid\u00eds, ach n\u00ed raibh m\u00f3r\u00e1n d\u00edobh ann, agus chomh maith le sin, bh\u00ed siad uilig imithe anonn sna blianta faoin am sin, agus mar bharr ar an gclampar, bh\u00ed Eoin fh\u00e9in ag druidim chun deireadh a laethe. An t\u00e9 ba thaca d\u00f3, Papias, tholg seisean lobhra, agus tar \u00e9is d\u00f3 arg\u00f3int a bheith aige le Matthias, d\u2019imigh s\u00e9 leis \u00f3n gcomhluadar le b\u00e1s a fh\u00e1il, ar a<\/span>n iarg\u00fail, leis fh\u00e9in. Chuir na c\u00farsa\u00ed sin isteach go m\u00f3r ar Eoin, Soisc\u00e9ala\u00ed, agus ba \u00e9 deireadh an sc\u00e9il \u00e9 n\u00f3 gur iarr s\u00e9 ar dhuine d\u00e1 lucht lean\u00fana a shoisc\u00e9al a bhreacadh ar ph\u00e1r d\u00f3\u2026<\/span><\/p>

\u201c \u2018I would that one of you would write these words,\u2019 he says.<\/span><\/p>

Startled, as if from dream into the thing dreamt, the disciples bestir themselves. Danil lights a candle, Lemuel brings papyrus and stylus, offers these to Meletios, whose hand is fairest.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Chuireadar chun oibre agus n\u00edor tharraing\u00edodar srian go dt\u00ed go raibh an t-ioml\u00e1n d\u00e1 Shoisc\u00e9al curtha ar ph\u00e1r acu. Bhuel, suas go dt\u00ed an t-aon\u00fa caibidil fichead, ar a laghad. <\/p>

Is d\u00f3cha go bhfuair an t-\u00fadar, Niall Williams, freagra ar a cheist fh\u00e9in faoina raibh ar si\u00fal ag Eoin, an l\u00e1 sular scr\u00edobh s\u00e9 a shoisc\u00e9al, agus d\u00e9anann s\u00e9 iarracht <\/span>freisin, ar spl\u00e9achadh a fh\u00e1il, tr\u00ed mhe\u00e1n a \u00farsc\u00e9il, ar ar tharla i ndiaidh d\u00f3 an saothar sin a chur ar bruach. Is d\u00f3cha gurb \u00e9 an \u2018second coming\u2019 at\u00e1 i gceist aige i bhfocail deiridh an sc\u00e9il\u2026<\/span><\/p>

\u201cHe sees the tomb opened and he cannot keep himself from joy. His hands he brings to his mouth. He would cry out. He would cry out with joy for ever now. The light fills in him as pure water that flows and flows. Love is resurrected.<\/p>

He is risen. He is risen. He is risen.<\/span><\/p>

My Lord you are come.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Sular cailleadh an Soisc\u00e9ala\u00ed \u00e1fach, deineadh roinnt d\u00e1 dheisceabail a raibh an lobhra \u00e1 gcriogadh, deineadh iad a leigheas. Sea, th\u00e1inig an Sl\u00e1naitheoir ar chuairt ar a phobal, faoi mar a rabhthas ag s\u00fail, le breis is tr\u00ed sc\u00f3r bliain, \u00f3 tr\u00e1th a ais\u00e9irithe, ach th\u00e1inig s\u00e9 ar bhealach nach rabhthas ag s\u00fail leis.<\/span><\/p>

An-sc\u00e9al. \u00c9 spreag\u00fail, misni\u00fail, corraitheach, go h\u00e1irithe, nuair a bhreatna\u00edtear air, tr\u00ed sh\u00faile an chreidmhigh. <\/span><\/p>

.<\/span><\/span><\/p>

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