The Lord possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old. Bhí mé ar bun ó shíoraí, ó thús, nó bhí an talamh riamh. Nuair nach raibh aon doimhneacht, tugadh amach mé; nuair nach raibh aon tobair lán le huisce. Sula socraíodh na sléibhte, sular tugadh amach na cnoic mé: While as yet he had not made the earth, ná na páirceanna, ná an chuid is airde de deannaigh an domhain (Seanfhocal 8:22-26)
In the Gospels, we read about Jesus’ birth on this earth. But when was Jesus born exactly? In Proverbs 8, we read about the first birth of Jesus. Jesus was brought forth by His Father; the Almighty God. He was the beginning of His way, before the works of God of old. Jesus was there before anything was created.
From everlasting, ó thús, nó bhí an talamh riamh, He was set up. He was born before there were depths. When there were no fountains abounding with water.
Even before the mountains were settled, before the hills, before the earth, and the fields were made, yes before even the highest part of the dust of the world was made, Jesus was brought forth; He was born.
‘Bí salann an domhain’
