قراءة كتاب The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, December 1864
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section consists of nineteen stanzas, or 76 lines, on the duties of the kingly office, and the evil consequences that result to king and people from their neglect or unfaithful discharge".
Among the manuscripts of Professor O'Curry in the Catholic University, there are two lives of the holy author of this rule. One of these lives is in Irish; the other a translation from the Irish.
We publish to-day about one-half of the "Rule", the remainder, with any notes deemed necessary for its elucidation, shall appear in our next number.]
"Incipit the Regulum (sic) of (St.) Mochuda, Preaching the Commandments to Every Person".
1. This is the way to come to the kingdom of the Lord,
Jesus, the all-powerful!
That God be loved by every soul,
Both in heart and in deed.
Jesus, the all-powerful!
That God be loved by every soul,
Both in heart and in deed.
2. To love him with all your strength,
It is not difficult if you be prudent;
The love of your neighbour along with that,
The same as you love yourself.
It is not difficult if you be prudent;
The love of your neighbour along with that,
The same as you love yourself.
3. Thou shalt not adore idols,
Because of the great Lord;
Thou shalt not offend thy Creator
By improper pride.
Because of the great Lord;
Thou shalt not offend thy Creator
By improper pride.
4. Give honour unto thy parents,
Give submission to the king,
And to every one who is higher
And who is older in life.
Give submission to the king,
And to every one who is higher
And who is older in life.
5. Give honour unto the Abbot,
The Son of Mary never-failing;
Thou shalt not steal, thou shalt not conceal,
Thou shalt not kill any one.
The Son of Mary never-failing;
Thou shalt not steal, thou shalt not conceal,
Thou shalt not kill any one.
6. Thou shalt not be covetous of the world,
Nor of ill-gotten gain;
Thou shalt not bear false evidence against any one,
Thou shalt bring bitterness to none.
Nor of ill-gotten gain;
Thou shalt not bear false evidence against any one,
Thou shalt bring bitterness to none.
7. What thou wouldst desire from all men
For thyself, of every good,
Do thou that to every one,
That you may reach the kingdom.
For thyself, of every good,
Do thou that to every one,
That you may reach the kingdom.
8. What thou wouldst not desire for thyself
Of injury that is evil,
For no person shalt thou desire it
As long as thou art in the body.
Of injury that is evil,
For no person shalt thou desire it
As long as thou art in the body.
FOR A BISHOP.
9. If you be a bishop of noble order,
Assume thy government in full;
Be thou obedient to Christ, without guile;
Let all others be obedient to thee.
Assume thy government in full;
Be thou obedient to Christ, without guile;
Let all others be obedient to thee.
10. Heal the difficult disorders
By the power of the pure Lord,
And conciliate the lay multitudes—
Check the noble kings.
By the power of the pure Lord,
And conciliate the lay multitudes—
Check the noble kings.
11. Be thou the vigilant shepherd
Over the laity and over the Church;
Be orthodox in thy teaching,
Be stimulative, be pleasant.
Over the laity and over the Church;
Be orthodox in thy teaching,
Be stimulative, be pleasant.
12. To subdue the wicked,
Who love the doing of evil,
To magnify every truth,
Is what is due of thee.
Who love the doing of evil,
To magnify every truth,
Is what is due of thee.
13. Thou shalt know the Holy Scripture
At the time that thou takest orders,
Because thou art a stepson of the Church
If thou art deficient and ignorant.
At the time that thou takest orders,
Because thou art a stepson of the Church
If thou art deficient and ignorant.
14. For, every unwise man is ignorant—
This is the truth and the right—
Of the Lord he is not the representative,
He who reads not the Law.
This is the truth and the right—
Of the Lord he is not the representative,
He who reads not the Law.
15. To condemn all heresy, all wickedness,
To thee, of a truth, belongs;
There shall not, then, be evil in thyself,
In word or in deed.
To thee, of a truth, belongs;
There shall not, then, be evil in thyself,
In word or in deed.
16. Rising[A] shall not be made for thee,
Nor shalt thou be obeyed;
If you be meek with these,
You will be guilty yourself.
Nor shalt thou be obeyed;
If you be meek with these,
You will be guilty yourself.
17. For it is certain that you shall pay,
When the great assemblage comes,
Along with your own transgressions,
The sin of every one who is under your government.
When the great assemblage comes,
Along with your own transgressions,
The sin of every one who is under your government.
FOR THE ABBOT OF A CHURCH.
18. If you be the chief of a church,
It is a noble distinction;
It shall be well for you if you worthily assume
The representativeship of The King.
It is a noble distinction;
It shall be well for you if you worthily assume
The representativeship of The King.
19. If you be the chief of a church,
It is a noble distinction;
Administer with justice the church,
From the least to the greatest.
It is a noble distinction;
Administer with justice the church,
From the least to the greatest.
20. That which Christ, the All-pure, commands,
Preach unto them in full;
And what you command unto others,
Be it what you perform yourself.
Preach unto them in full;
And what you command unto others,
Be it what you perform yourself.
21. The same as you love your own soul,
Do you love the souls of all others;
'Tis thine to promote all good,
And to banish all evil.
Do you love the souls of all others;
'Tis thine to promote all good,
And to banish all evil.
22. Not like a candle under a bushel,
Shall be thy learning without cloud;
Thine it is to heal all thy hosts,
Be they weak, or be they powerful.
Shall be thy learning without cloud;
Thine it is to heal all thy hosts,
Be they weak, or be they powerful.
23. It is thine to judge each according to his rank,
And according to his deeds,
That they may accompany thee at the Judgment,
In the presence of The King.
And according to his deeds,
That they may accompany thee at the Judgment,
In the presence of The King.
24. It is thine to exhort the aged,
Upon whom have fallen disease and grief,
That they beseech the Son of The King
With torrents of gushing tears.
Upon whom have fallen disease and grief,
That they beseech the Son of The King
With torrents of gushing tears.
25. It is thine to instruct the young people,
That they come
That they come