Mass readings in Scots: Second Sunday of Lent (Year A)

First reading
Genesis 12: 1-4a

Nou the Laird said tae Aubram, "Gang oot frae yer kintra an frae yer faimily an frae yer faither's hoose, intae the laund that A will airt ye tae: an A will mak o ye a great nation, sainin ye an makkin yer name great; an ye will be a sainin:

"Tae thaim that's guid tae ye A will gie a sainin,
an on him that wrangs ye A will pit ma ban:
an ye will come tae be a name o sainin
tae aw the faimilies o the yird."

Sae Aubram gaen as the Laird haed said tae him.

[From The Old Testament in Scots, vol. 1, The Pentateuch, [Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Nummers, Deuteronomy] trans. Gavin Falconer and Ross G. Arthur (2014) (translation into Plain Scots under the auspices of the Ullans Academy) ISBN 978-1-78324-005-0. Amazon US here. Amazon UK here.]


Responsorial Psalm
Psalm 32: 4-5, 18-20, 22

For right is the Lord's ain word;
an' ilk wark o' his ains intil truth.
The right he lo'es, an' right-rechtin a';
the gude o' the Lord the yirth fu'fills.

Bot, the ee o' the Lord's on wha fear himsel,
on wha lippen a' till his likan:
Till redd out their saul frae diean-dune;
an' in dearth, till haud them thrivan.

Our life's but a tryst on the Lord;
our stoop an' our schild is he.
Lat yer luve be atowre us,
Lord, sae lang's we lippen till thee.

[From Psalm 33, The Psalms: frae Hebrew intil Scottis P. Hately Waddell (1891) here]

Second reading
2 Timothy 1: 8b-10

But, co-sufferin ill wi’ the Gude-word, conform to the pooer o’ God; wha saved us, and bade us wi’ a holie biddin - no conform to oor warks, but conform to an allenar purpose and favor - that whilk was gien us in Christ Jesus afore the ages began, but is e-noo made plain throwe the forth-shinin’ o’ oor Saviour Christ Jesus; wha pat awa death, but brocht to licht life and immortality, throwe the Gude-word.

[From The New Testament in Braid Scots William Wye Smith (1904) here]

Gospel reading
Matthew 17: 1-9

An’ after sax days Jesus taketh Peter, James, an’ John his brither, an‘ bringeth them up intil a high mountain alane. An’ he was transfiguret afore them; an’ his face did shine as the sun, an’ his claes were white as the licht: an’, behald, there kythet until them Moses an’ Elias talkin’ wi’ him. Syne quo’ Peter until Jesus, Lord, it is guid for us to be here; gif thou wilt, let us mak’ here three tabernacles; ane for thee, an’ ane for Moses, an’ ane ' for Elias. While he yet spak’, behald, a bricht clud owre shadowet them: an’, behald, a voice out o’ the clud, whilk said, This is my belovet Son, in wham I am weel pleaset: hear ye him. An’ whan the disciples hear’t it, they fell on their face, an’ were sair fleyed. An’ Jesus cam’ an’ touchet them, an’ said, Rise up, an’ binna fleyed. An’ whan they had liftet up their een they saw nae man saufan’ Jesus alane.

An’ as they cam’ doun frae the mountain, Jesus charget them, sayin’, Tell the vision to nae man, till the Son o’ man be risen frae the dead.


[From The Gospel of St. Matthew, Translated Into Lowland Scotch, by George Henderson (1862) here]

Mass readings in Scots: First Sunday of Lent (Year A)

First reading
Genesis 2: 7-9, 3: 1-7

An the Laird God made man frae the stour o the yird, braithin intae him the braith o life: an man come tae be a leevin saul.

An the Laird God made a gairden in the east, in Eden; an thare he pit the man that he haed made. An oot the yird the Laird gart ilka tree come, delitin the ee an guid for meat; an in the mids o the gairden, the tree o life an the tree o the knawledge o guid an ill.

Nou the serpent wis wicer nor ony beast o the field that the Laird God haed made. An he said tae the wumman, Haes God truelins said that ye canna tak o the fruit o ony tree in the gairden? An the wumman said, We can tak o the fruit o the trees in the gairden: but o the fruit o the tree in the mids o the gairden, God haes said, Gin ye tak o't or pit yer haunds on't, deith will come tae ye. An the serpent said, Deith winna come tae ye for shuir: for God sees that on the day whan ye tak o its fruit, yer een will be appen, an ye will be like gods, kennin guid an ill. An whan the wumman seen that the tree wis guid for meat, an a delite tae the een, an tae be socht tae mak a body wicelike, she taen o its fruit, an gien it tae her guidman. An thair een wis appen, an thay kent that thay haen nae claes, an thay made thairsels coats oot o blads steekit thegither.


[From The Old Testament in Scots, vol. 1, The Pentateuch, [Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Nummers, Deuteronomy] trans. Gavin Falconer and Ross G. Arthur (2014) (translation into Plain Scots under the auspices of the Ullans Academy) ISBN 978-1-78324-005-0. Amazon US here. Amazon UK here.]


Responsorial Psalm
Psalm 50: 3-6, 12-14, 17

Be gude till me, God, as yer gudeness can be;
i' the feck o' yer rewth, dicht out my wrang:
Reinge mc fu' weel, frae my ill-dune deed;
an' sine me fu' soun' frae the sin I belang:

For my wrang I ken brawly mysel;
an' my sin, it's fu' sikker afore me.
Till yerlane, till yerlane, I 'dune a' the skaith;
an' sic ill I hae wrought i' yer een:

Mak a clean heart, O God, for me;
an' trew breath i' my body, perfy'.
Thring me na but frae yer sight;
nor that spreit o' yer ain sae halie, tak ye ony mair frae me:

The joy e o' yer heal-ha'din wair on me yet;
an' stoop me forby wi' the ghaist that 's fìt.
Unsteek ye my lips, O Lord;
an' my mouthe yer ain praise sal tell.

[From Psalm 51 in The Psalms: frae Hebrew intil Scottis P. Hately Waddell (1891) here]


Second reading
Romans 5: 12-19

Tharfor as be aa man synn entrit into this warld, and be synn deid, and sa deid passit furth into al men, in quhilk man almen synnit. For till to the law synn was in the warld; bot synn was nocht reput, quhen law was nocht. Bot deid regnit fra Adam till to Moyses, alsa into thame that synit nocht in liknes of the trespassing of Adam, the quhilk is liknes of Crist to cumming.

Bot nocht as gilt, sa the gift: for gif throu the gilt of aan mony ar deid, mekile mare the grace of God and the gift in the grace of aa man Jesu Crist has aboundit into mony men. And nocht as be aa synn, sa be the gift; for the dome of aan into condampnatioun, bot grace of mony giltis into iustificatioun. For gif in the gilt of aan deid regnit throw aan, mekile mare men takand plentee of grace, and of geving, and of richtuisnes, sal regne in lif be aan Jesu Crist. Tharfor as be the gilt of aan into almen into condempnatioun, sa be the richtuisnes of aan into iustifying of lif. For as be the inobedience of aa man mony ar made synnaris, sa be the obedience of aan mony salbe iust.

[From The New Testament in Scots Murdoch Nisbet [c.1520] (1901) (1903) vol 2 here]


Gospel reading
Matthew 4: 1-11

Syne was Jesus led up o’ the Spirit intil the wilderness, to be temp’et o’ the deevil. An’ whan he had fastet forty days an’ forty uichts, he was afterwards an hunger’t. An’ whan the temp’er cam’ til him, he said, "Gif then be the Son o’ God, commaun’ that thae stanes be made bread." But he answer’t an’ said, "It is written,

   'Man sallna live by bread alane,
   but by ilka word that gaeth out o’ the mouth o’ God.' "

Syne the deevil taketh him up intil the haly city, an’ setteth him on a pinnacle o’ the temple, an’ saith until him, "Gif thou be the Son o’ God, cast thysel doun; for it is written,

   'He sall gie his angels charge anent thee;
   an’ in their han’s they sall bear thee up, lest at ony time thou dash thy fit agayne a stane.' "

Jesus said until him, "It is written again,

   'Thou salltna temp’ the Lord thy God.' "

Again, the deevil taketh him up intil an unco high mountain, an’ shaweth him a’ the kingdoms o’ the warld, an’ the glory o’ them;  an’ saith until him, "A’ thae things will I gie thee, gif thou wilt fa’ doun an’ worship me." Syne saith Jesus until him, "Get thee behint me, Satan; for it is written,

   'Thou sallt worship the Lord thy God,
    an’ him alane sallt thou serve.' "

Syne the deevil leaveth him; an’, behald, angels cam’ an’ minister’t until him.

 [From The Gospel of St. Matthew, Translated Into Lowland Scotch, by George Henderson (1862) here]

Mass readings in Scots: Seventh Sunday of the Year (Year A)

First reading
Leviticus 19:1-2, 17-18

An the Laird said tae Moses, "Say tae awbody o Israel, 'Ye're tae be haly, for A, the Laird yer God, is haly.'"

"Lat there be nae ill will in yer hert for yer brither; but ye can mak a plaint tae yer neebour, sae that he is hindert frae daein ill. Dinna ettle tae git e'en wi ane that's duin ye wrang, or haud haurd feelins agin the bairns o yer fowk, but luve yer neebour as yersel: A am the Laird."

[From The Old Testament in Scots, vol. 1, The Pentateuch, [Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Nummers, Deuteronomy] trans. Gavin Falconer and Ross G. Arthur (2014) (translation into Plain Scots under the auspices of the Ullans Academy) ISBN 978-1-78324-005-0. Amazon US here. Amazon UK here.]


Responsorial Psalm
Psalm 102: 1-4, 8, 10, 12-13

Bliss the Lord, O my saul;
an' a' that is wuthin me, bliss his haly næme.
Bliss the Lord, O my saul,
an' forgetna a' his kin' an' guid gifties.

Wha forgies a' thine inequities,
an' hæles a' thy ailments;
Wha redeims thy liffe frae destruckshon;
wha crownes thee wi' loeinkindniss an' tendir-mercies

The Lord is mercifu' an' græcious,
slaw til angir an' routh in mercie.
He hethna deelt wi' us efter our sins,
nar rewairdet us akordin' til our inequities.

As fer as the east is frae the wast,
sae fer heth he remuvet our trangressiones frae us.
Like as ane faether feels tendir wae for his childer,
sae deth the Lord feel for thame that feær him.

[From Psalm 103, The Book of Psalms in Lowland Scots Henry Scott Riddell (1857) here]


Second reading
1 Corinthians 3: 16-23

Wate ye nocht, that ye ar the tempile of God, and the spirit of God duellis in you? And gif ony defoulis the tempile of God, God sal tyne him; for the tempile of God is haly, the quhilk ye ar.

Na man desaue him self. Gif ony man amang you is seen to be wise in this warld, be he made a fule, that he be wiise. For the wisdome of this warld is foly anentis God; for it is writtin, I sall tak wiise men in thare fell wisdome; and eftsone, The Lord knawis the thouchtis of wiismen, for thai ar vane. Tharfor na man haue glorie in men. For althingis ar youris, outhir Paule, outhir Apollo, outhir Cephas, outhir the warld, outhir liif, outhir deid, outhir thingis present, or thingis to cummand; for al thingis ar youris, and ye ar of Crist, and Crist is of God.

[From The New Testament in Scots Murdoch Nisbet [c.1520] (1903) vol 2 here]


Gospel reading
Matthew 5: 38-48

[Jesus said untill his discipels:] "Ye hae heard that it heth been said, Ane ee for ane ee, an’ ane tuth for ane tuth. But I say untill yow, That ye resent na ill: but whasaeevir sall smite thee on the richt cheek, turn til him the ither alsua. An’ gif ony man wull sue thee at the law, an’ tak’ awa thy cott, let him hae thy cloke alsua. An’ whasaeevir sall gar thee gang аe mile, gang wi’ him twa. Gie til him that axith thee, an’ frae him that wad borro o’ thee turnna thou awa.

"Ye hae heard that it heth been said, Thou sallt loe thy neeber, an’ hete thine enemie. But I say untill yow, Loe your enemies, bliss them that ban yow, do guid til them that hete yow, an’ praey for them whilk despightfullie use yow an’ persecute yow; that ye may be the childer o’ your Faether whilk is in heæven: for he mak’s his sun til ræise on the ill an’ on the guid, an' sen’ith rain on the just an’ the unjust. For gif ye loe them that loe yow, what rewaird hae ye? dinna een the publikins the same?An’ gif ye salute your brithren onlie, what do ye mair nor ithers? dinna een the publikins sae? Be ye therfor perfite, een' as your Faether whilk is in heæven is perfite.

[From The Gospel of St. Matthew in Lowland Scotch, from the English Authorised Version. By H. S. Riddell (1856) here]