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Heliand
Part No. 3
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Chapter: III 
III


Verse: 159    Thô uuarð that heƀencuninges bodon   harm an is môde,
Verse: 160    that he is giuuerkes sô   uundron scolda
Verse: 161    endi that ni uuelda gihuggean,   that ina [mahta] [hêlag] god
Verse: 162    sô alaiungan,   sô he fon êrist uuas,
Verse: 163    selƀo giuuirkean,   [of] he sô uueldi.

Verse: 164    Skerida im thô te uuîtea,   that he ni mahte ênig uuord [sprekan],
Verse: 165    gimahlien mid is mûðu,   "êr than thi magu uuirðid,
Verse: 166    fon thînero aldero idis   erl afôdit,
Verse: 167    kindiung giboran   cunnies gôdes,
Verse: 168    uuânum te thesero uueroldi.   Than scalt thu eft uuord sprekan,
Verse: 169    hebbean thînaro stemna giuuald;   ni tharft thu stum uuesan
Verse: 170    lengron huîla."   Thô uuarð it sân gilêstid sô,
Verse: 171    giuuorðan te uuâron,   sô thar an them uuîha gisprak
Verse: 172    engil thes alouualdon:   uuarð ald gumo
Verse: 173    sprâca bilôsit,   thoh he spâhan hugi
Verse: 174    bâri an is breostun.   Bidun allan dag
Verse: 175    that uuerod for them uuîha   endi uundrodun alla,
Verse: 176    bihuuî he thar sô lango,   lofsâlig man,
Verse: 177    suuîðo frôd gumo   frâon sînun
Verse: 178    thionon thorfti,   sô thar êr ênig thegno ni deda,
Verse: 179    than sie    thar [at] them uuîha   uualdandes geld
Verse: 180    folmon frumidun.   Thô quam frôd gumo
Verse: 181    ût fon them alaha.   Erlos thrungun
Verse: 182    nâhor mikilu:   uuas im niud mikil,
Verse: 183    huat he im sôðlîkes   seggean uueldi,
Verse: 184    uuîsean te uuâron.   He ni mohta thô ênig uuord [sprecan],
Verse: 185    giseggean them gisiðea,   [bûtan] that he mid is suîðron hand
Verse: 186    uuîsda them uueroda,   that sie ûses uualdandes
Verse: 187    lêra lêstin.   Thea liudi forstôdun,
Verse: 188    that he thar habda gegnungo   godcundes [huat]
Verse: 189    forsehen selƀo,   thoh he is ni mahti giseggean uuiht,
Verse: 190    giuuîsean te uuâron.   Thô habda he ûses uualdandes
Verse: 191    geld gilêstid,   al sô is gigengi uuas
Verse: 192    gimarcod mid mannun.   Thô uuarð sân aftar thiu maht godes,
Verse: 193    gicûðid is craft [mikil]:   uuarð thiu [quân] ôcan,
Verse: 194    idis an ira eldiu:   scolda im erƀiuuard,
Verse: 195    suîðo godcund gumo   giƀiðig uuerðan,
Verse: 196    barn an [burgun].   Bêd aftar thiu
Verse: 197    that uuîf [uurdigiscapu].   Skrêd the uuintar forð,
Verse: 198    geng [thes] gêres gital.   Iohannes quam
Verse: 199    an liudeo lioht:   lîk uuas im scôni,
Verse: 200    uuas im fel fagar,   fahs endi naglos,
Verse: 201    uuangun [uuârun] im uulitige.   Thô fôrun thar uuîse man,
Verse: 202    snelle tesamne,   thea suâsostun mêst,
Verse: 203    uundrodun thes [uuerkes],   bi[huî] it gio mahti giuuerðan sô,
Verse: 204    that [undar] sô aldun tuêm   ôdan uurði
Verse: 205    barn an [giburdeon],   ni uuâri that it gibod godes
Verse: 206    selƀes uuâri:   [afsuoƀun] sie garo,
Verse: 207    that it elcor sô uuânlîc   uuerðan ni mahti.

Verse: 208    Thô sprak thar ên gifrôdot man,   the sô filo consta
Verse: 209    uuîsaro uuordo,   habde giuuit mikil,
Verse: 210    frâgode [niudlîco],   huuat is namo scoldi
Verse: 211    uuesan an thesaro uueroldi:   "mi thunkid an is uuîsu gilîc
Verse: 212    iac an is gibârea,   that he sî betara than uui,
Verse: 213    sô ic [uuâniu], that ina ûs gegnungo   [god] fon himila
Verse: 214    [selƀo] sendi".   Thô sprac sân [aftar]
Verse: 215    [thiu]    môdar thes kindes,   thiu thana magu habda,
Verse: 216    that barn an ire barme:   "hêr quam [gibod] godes", quað siu,
Verse: 217    "fernun gêre,   furmon uuordu
Verse: 218    [gibôd], that he Iohannes   bi godes lêrun
Verse: 219    hêtan scoldi.   That ic an mînumu hugi ni [gidar]
Verse: 220    uuendean mid uuihti,   of ic is giuualdan môt".

Verse: 221    Thô sprac ên gêlhert man,   the ira gaduling uuas:
Verse: 222    "ne hêt êr giouuiht sô", quað he,   "aðalboranes
Verse: 223    ûses cunnies eftho cnôsles.   Uuita kiasan im ôðrana
Verse: 224    niudsamna namon:   he [niate] of he môti".

Verse: 225    Thô sprac eft the frôdo man,   the thar consta filo mahlian:
Verse: 226    "ni giƀu ic that te râde", quað he,   "rinco negênun,
Verse: 227    that [he] uuord godes   uuendean biginna;
Verse: 228    ac [uuita] is thana fader frâgon,   the [thar] sô gifrôdod sitit,
Verse: 229    uuîs an is uuînseli:   thoh he ni mugi ênig uuord [sprecan],
Verse: 230    thoh mag he bi bôcstaƀon   brêf geuuirkean,
Verse: 231    namon giscrîƀan".   Thô he nâhor geng,
Verse: 232    legda im êna bôc an barm   endi [bad gerno]
Verse: 233    uurîtan uuîslîco   uuordgimerkiun,
Verse: 234    huat sie that hêlaga barn   hêtan scoldin.

Verse: 235    Thô nam he [thia] [bôk] [an] [hand]   endi an is hugi thâhte
Verse: 236    suîðo gerno te gode:   Iohannes namon
Verse: 237    uuîslîco giuurêt   endi [ôc] aftar mid is uuordu gisprac
Verse: 238    suîðo spâhlîco:   habda im eft is sprâca giuuald,
Verse: 239    giuuitteas endi [uuîsun].   That uuîti uuas thô agangan,
Verse: 240    hard harmscare,   [the] im hêlag god
Verse: 241    mahtig [macode],   that he [an is] môdseƀon
Verse: 242    godes ni forgâti,   than he im eft sendi is iungron tô.




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