The New Testament in Braid Scots

 The New Testament in Braid Scots, as rendered by the Revd William Wye Smith. First published in 1901.
With a Glossary of Scottish terms

The author, writing his preface in 1901, says: “And God's Word is for a' men; and ony lawfu' means ane can use to get folk to read it, and tak tent till't, is richt and proper. For a' thae reasons, and ithers I coud bring forrit, I hae putten the New Testament intil Braid Scots. Lat nae man think it is a vulgar tongue—a mere gibberish to be dune wi' as sune as ane is bye the schule-time. It is an ancient and honourable tongue; wi' rutes deep i' the yirth; aulder than muckle o' the English.”
He hopes that his work has helped to make some of the meaning plainer. It is fascinating and very readable. You can almost 'hear' the author speaking it!

This book was very popular when first published, and several re-prints were made. Worth a read - it is fascinating! Gives a whole new perspective to bible reading, simplifying those well known stories.
This book is reproduced here in .pdf format, the text is fully searchable.