A Year of Late Cornish Day 320

Trei Hansves Dedh hag Ügens

De Sadorn, seythdegves mis Dû.

Saturday, 17^th November

 Jowal pur deg, pur rüdh ha pur dalvosek ew an rûby. Meurgerys o anjei en termynyow eus passyes. Ma gwersyow e’n Beybel adro dhodhans. Ezêkiel 27:16 emedh “Syry a wre negyssya genes, dre reson a’n abùndans a’th wara; y fedhons ow keschaunjya rag dha wara emerôs, purpur, brosweyth, sendal, coral ha rûbys.” (Meur ras dhe Nicholas Williams rag an treylyans nowydh ma.) Proverbys 8 (radn) emedh “Bedhens o descans en le arhans dhewgh, ha skians en le owr pur, rag fürneth ew gwell es rûbys …”  Eus pedn bloodh dhewgh en mis Gorefan? Agas men genesigeth ew an rûby.

The ruby is a very beautiful, very red and very valuable jewel. They were much loved in bygone times. There are verses in the Bible about them. Ezekiel 27:16 says “Syria did business with you because of your abundant goods; they exchanged for your wares emeralds, purple, embroidered work, fine linen, coral and rubies. (Thanks to Nicholas Williams for this new translation.) Proverbs 8 (a part) says “Receive my instruction instead of silver and knowledge instead of pure gold, for wisdom is better than rubies …” Do you have a birthday in July? Your birth stone is the ruby.