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Chapter: II 
II

Ms. Cotton p. 13a/b


Verse: 94    Thô uuarð thiu tîd cuman, -   [that] thar gitald habdun
Verse: 95    uuîsa man mid uuordun, -   that scolda thana uuîh godes
Verse: 96    Zacharias bisehan.   Thô uuarð thar gisamnod filu
Verse: 97    thar te Hierusalem   [Iudeo] liudi,
Verse: 98    uuerodes te them uuîha,   thar sie uualdand god
Verse: 99    suuîðo theolîco   thiggean scoldun,
Verse: 100    hêrron is huldi,   that sie heƀancuning
Verse: 101    lêðes alêti.   Thea liudi stôdun
Verse: 102    umbi that hêlaga hûs,   endi geng im the [gihêrodo] man
Verse: 103    an thana uuîh innan.   That uuerod ôðar bêd
Verse: 104    umbi thana alah ûtan,   Ebreo liudi,
Verse: 105    [huuan êr] the frôdo man   gifrumid habdi
Verse: 106    uualdandes uuilleon.   Sô he thô thana uuîrôc drôg,
Verse: 107    [ald] aftar them alaha,   endi umbi thana altari geng
Verse: 108    mid is rôcfatun   rîkiun thionon,
Verse: 109    - [fremida] ferhtlîco   frâon sînes,
Verse: 110    godes iungarskepi   gerno suuîðo
Verse: 111    mid hluttru hugi,      sô man hêrren scal
Verse: 112    [gerno] fulgangan -,   [grurios] [quâmun] im,
Verse: 113    egison an them alahe:   hie gisah thar aftar thiu ênna engil godes
Verse: 114    an them uuîhe innan,   hie sprac im mid is uuordun tuo,
Verse: 115    hiet that fruod gumo   foroht ni uuâri,
Verse: 116    hiet that hie im ni andriede:   "thîna dâdi sind", quathie*,
Verse: 117    "uualdanda uuerðe   endi thîn uuord sô self,
Verse: 118    thîn thionost is im an thanke,   that thu sulica githâht haƀes
Verse: 119    an is ênes craft.   Ic is engil bium,
Verse: 120    Gabriel bium ic hêtan,   the gio for goda standu,
Verse: 121    anduuard for them alouualdon,   ne sî that he me an is [ârundi] [huarod]
Verse: 122    sendean uuillea.   Nu hiet he me an thesan sîð faran,
Verse: 123    hiet that ic thi [thoh] gicûðdi,   that thi kind giboran,
Verse: 124    fon thînera alderu idis   ôdan scoldi
Verse: 125    uuerðan an thesero uueroldi,   uuordun spâhi.

Verse: 126    That ni scal an is liƀa gio   lîðes [anbîtan],
Verse: 127    uuînes an is uueroldi:   sô haƀed im uurdgiscapu,
Verse: 128    metod gimarcod   endi maht godes.

Verse: 129    Hêt that ic thi thoh sagdi,   that it scoldi gisîð uuesan
Verse: 130    heƀancuninges,   hêt that [git] it heldin uuel,
Verse: 131    tuhin thurh treuua,   quað that he im tîras sô filu
Verse: 132    an godes rîkea   forgeƀan uueldi.

Verse: 133    He quað that the gôdo gumo   Iohannes te namon
Verse: 134    hebbean scoldi,   [gibôd] that [git] [it] hêtin sô,
Verse: 135    that kind, than it quâmi,   quað that it Kristes gisîð
Verse: 136    an thesaro uuîdun uuerold   uuerðan scoldi,
Verse: 137    is selƀes sunies,   endi quað that [sie] [sliumo] herod
Verse: 138    an is [bodskepi]   bêðe quâmin."
Verse: 139    Zacharias thô gimahalda   endi uuið [selƀan] sprac
Verse: 140    drohtines engil,   endi im thero dâdeo bigan,
Verse: 141    uundron thero uuordo:   "huuô mag that giuuerðan sô", quað he,
Verse: 142    "aftar an aldre?   it is unc al te lat
Verse: 143    sô te giuuinnanne,   sô thu mid thînun uuordun [gisprikis].

Verse: 144    Huuanda uuit    habdun aldres êr   efno tuêntig
Verse: 145    uuintro an uncro uueroldi,   êr than quâmi [thit] uuîf te mi;
Verse: 146    than uuârun uuit nu atsamna   [antsiƀunta] uuintro
Verse: 147    gibenkeon endi gibeddeon,   siðor ic sie mi te brûdi gecôs.

Verse: 148    Sô uuit [thes] an uncro iuguði   [gigirnan] ni mohtun,
Verse: 149    that uuit erƀiuuard   êgan môstin,
Verse: 150    fôdean an uncun flettea,   nu uuit sus gifrôdod sint
Verse: 151    - haƀad unc eldi binoman   elleandâdi,
Verse: 152    that uuit sint an uncro siuni gislekit   endi an uncun sîdun lat;
Verse: 153    flêsk is unc [antfallan],   fel unscôni,
Verse: 154    is unca [lud] giliðen,   lîk [gidrusnod],
Verse: 155    sind unca andbâri   ôðarlîcaron,
Verse: 156    môd endi megincraft -,   sô uuit giu sô managan dag
Verse: 157    uuârun an thesero uueroldi,   sô mi thes uundar thunkit,
Verse: 158    [huuô] it sô giuuerðan mugi,   sô thu mid thînun uuordun [gisprikis]."


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