Yn y dechreuad creodd Duw

Yn y dechreuad creodd Duw
  Y nef a'r ddaear oll;
A'r oll sydd ynddynt, âg un gair
  O'i enau, yn ddigoll.

Tad trag'wyddoldeb yn ddifeth,
  A wnaeth bob peth yn iawn;
O ddim mewn chwe' diwrnod gwnaeth
  Y greadigaeth lawn.

Efe â'i law anfeidrol gref,
  Sy'n cynnal nef a llawr;
Ymgrymed pawb o ddynolryw
  I'r Duw Anfeidrol fawr.
Deuddeg Cant ag Un o Hymnau 1868

[Mesur: MC 8686]

In the beginning God created
  Heaven and all the earth;
And all that is in them, with one word
  From his mouth, unfailingly.

The eternal Father unfailingly,
  Has made everything well;
From nothing in six days he made
  The full creation.

He with his strong, immeasurable hand,
  Upholds heaven and earth;
Let all of humankind bow
  To the great Immeasurable God.
tr. 2014 Richard B Gillion

The middle column is a literal translation of the Welsh. A Welsh translation is identified by the abbreviation 'cyf.' (emulation by 'efel.'), an English translation by 'tr.'

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