Fadó in Éirinn bhí fear agus a bhean. Agus bhí siad ag éirí sean. Bhídís go minic ag cuimhniú céard a dhéanfaidís
mar gur dheacair dhóib iad féin a choinneál ag imeacht ó bhí an aimsir go dona agus ní rabh aon duine muintearach acub sa mbaile.
Bhí aint leis an bhfear i Meiriceá. Agus bhí go leor airgid ag an mbean seo mar bhí sí i bhfad amuigh. Ach níor chuir sí
aon leitir acub le fada an lá. Lá amháin agus iad ag caint mar seo agus iad ag ithe a mbéilí tháinig fear
an phosta isteach agus shín sé leitir ag an mbean. Agus léigh an bhean an leitir. Agus céard a bheadh ach í ó aint
an fhir agus céad punt inti. Agus í ag rá freisin go rabh fonn uirthi thíocht agus go bhfeilfeadh cuide dhon airgead
le cuí a chur ar an teach roimpi.

Sin é.

And he threw him out. And he hit him. And he not only hit him but he took off his clothes and put them on himself and
threw him the rags he had. He had permission to put them on. He had to cry [going] home. But he just just reached home.
And when he reached it his wife was there before him and was very sad. When they took his coat off, whatever the story,
they found the money there as he had left it, untouched [without turn]. And hence it was clear from it that it was the same beggar
who received the alms who had hit him.

That’s it.

Bhí gnaoi an phobail riamh leis an sárscéal fantasaíochta
seo faoi hobad darb ainm Biolbó Baigín agus é á sciobadh chun siúil gan choinne ar eachtra fhada in éineacht le Gandalf Draoi agus
le trí abhac déag. Is scéal An Hobad faoi thuras a dhéanann Biolbó i gcuideachta na n-abhac le teacht ar thaisce ór a bhfuil
dragan i seilbh uirthi. In aghaidh a thola ar dtús a ghlacann Biolbó Baigín páirt sa tóraíocht chontúirteach,
mar is hobad gan uaillmhian é, atá an-tugtha do chompord an tsaoil. I ndeireadh na dála, áfach,
cuireann sé iontas air féin lena sheiftiúlacht agus lena scil amhail buirgléir. I measc eachtraí eile buaileann Biolbó le troill,
le púcaí, le habhaic, le heilbh agus le damháin alla ollmhóra, déanann sé comhrá le Smóg Dragan,
agus bíonn sé i láthair go han-drogallach ag Cath na gCúig Arm. Tá Biolbó Baigín le háireamh i measc laochra neamhbhásmhara
litríocht na bpáistí. Is dá pháistí féin a scríobh an tOllamh Tolkien an scéal an chéad lá agus bhain an bunleagan Béarla
cáil dhomhanda amach a thúisce is a foilsíodh é. Anois tá leagan Gaeilge le fáil den chéad uair riamh in aistriúchán
den scoth leis an Ollamh Nicholas Williams. Feicfear sa leabhar na pictiúir agus na léirscáileanna uile a rinne an t-údar féin.

[Litriocht’s translation]

The beloved fantasy classic for readers of all ages, about a hobbit called Bilbo Baggins
who is whisked off on an unexpected journey by Gandalf the wizard and a company of thirteen dwarves. The Hobbit is a tale
of high adventure, undertaken by a company of dwarves in search of dragon-guarded gold. A reluctant partner in this perilous quest
is Bilbo Baggins, a comfort-loving unambitious hobbit, who surprises even himself by his resourcefulness and skill as a burglar.
Encounters with trolls, goblins, dwarves, elves and giant spiders, conversations with the dragon, Smaug,
and a rather unwilling presence at the Battle of Five Armies are just some of the adventures that befall Bilbo.
Bilbo Baggins has taken his place among the ranks of the immortals of children’s fiction. Written by Professor Tolkien for
his own children, The Hobbit met with instant critical acclaim when published. Now the book is available
for the first time in Irish, in a superb translation by Professor Nicholas Williams. The book includes all the drawings and
maps by the author.