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Chapter 6
Habda im thie engil godesal giuuisid
torohtan teknon,that sea tuo im selƀon
to them godes barnegangan mahtun,
endi fundun sanfolco drohtin,
liudo herron.Sagdun thuo lof gode,
uualdande mid iro uuordunendi uuido cuthdun
oƀar thea berehtun burg,huilic im thar bilithi uuarth
fan heƀanuuangehelag gitogid
fagor an felde.That fri all biheld
an iro hugisceftionhelag thiorno,
thiu magat an iru muode,so huat so siu gihorda thia man sprecan.
Fodda ina thuo fagarofrio sconiosta,
thiu muodor thuru minneamanagero drohtin,
helag himilisc barn.Helithos gispracun
an them ahtođen dageerlos managa,
suitho glauua gumonmid thero godes thiornun,
that hie Heland te namenhebbean scoldi,
so it thie godes engilGabriel gisprac
uuarun uuordunendi thiem uuiƀa gibod
bodo drohtines,thuo siu erist that barn antfieng
uuanom te thesaro uueroldi.Uuas iru uuilleo mikel
that siu ina so helaglicohaldan muosti,
fullgieng im thuo so gerno.That iar furthor scređ,
antthat that friđubarn godesfiuuartig haƀda
dago endi nahto.Thuo scoldun sea thar ena dad frummean,
that sia ina te Hierusalemforgeƀan scoldun
uualdande te them uuihe.Thuo uuas iro uuisa thann,
thero liudo landsido,that that ni muosta farlatan nigen
idis under Ebreon,ef iru odan uuarth
suno afuodid,ne siu ina simla tharod
te them godes uuiheforgeƀan scolda.
Giuuitun im thuo thiu guoden tue,Ioseph endi Maria
bethiu fan Bethleem:habdun that barn mid im,
helagna Crist,suohtun im hus godes
an Hierusalem:thar scoldun sea is geld frummean
uualdande an them uuihe,uuisa lestian
Iudeo folcas.Thar fundun sia enna guodon man
aldan an them alahe,ađalboranan,
thie haƀda an them uuihe so filouuintro endi sumaro
gilibd an them leohta:oft uuarahta hie thar lof gode
mid hluttro hugiu;haƀda im helagna gest,
saligan seƀon;Simeon uuas hie hetan.
Im haƀda giuuisiduualdandes craft
langa huila,that hie ni muosta er thit lioht ageƀan,
uuendian af thesaro uueroldi,er than im thie uuillo gistuodi
that hie selƀon Cristgisehan muosti,
helagna heƀancuning.Thuo uuarth im is hugi suitho
blithi an is brioston,thuo hie gisah that barn godes cuman
an thena uuih innan.Thuo sagda hie uualdande thanc,
almahtigen gode,thes hie ina mid is ogan gisah.
Gieng im thuo tegegnesendi ina gerno anfieng
ald mid is armon:all antkenda
bocan endi bilithiendi oc that barn godes,
helagna heƀancuning.'Nu ik thi hier scal ' quathie,
'gerno biddean,nu ik sus gigamolod bion,
that thu thinan holdan scalcnu hinan huerƀan lates,
an thinan friđu uuaron faran,thar er mina furthron dedun,
uueros fan thesaro uueroldi,nu mi thie uuilleo gistuod,
dago lioƀosta,that ik minan drohtin gisah,
holdan herron,so mi gihetan uuas
langa huila.Thu bist lioht mikil
allon elithiodon,tha er thes alouualden
craft ni antkendun.Thina cumi sindun
te duome endi te diurthun,drohtin fro min,
auaron Israeles,egenon folca,
thinon lioƀon liodun.'Listion telda thuo
thie alldo man an them alaheidis thero guodun,
sagda suothlico,huo iro suno scolda
oƀar thesan middilgardmanagon uuerthan
sumon te falle,sumon te fruoƀro firio barnon,
them liudeon te lioƀethia is lerun gihordin
endi them te harmathia horian ni uueldin
Cristas lerun.'Thu scalt noh ' quathie, 'kara thiggean,
harm on thinon herten,thann ina helitho barn
uuapnon uuitnot.That uuirđit thi uuerk mikil,
thrim te githolonne.'Thiu thierna all forstuod
uuises mannes uuord.Thuo quam thar oc en uuiƀ gangan
ald innan them alaha:Anna uuas siu hetan,
dohter Fanueles;siu haƀda iro drohtine uuel
githienod te thanke,uuas iru githuungan uuib.
Siu muosta after ira magathedi,sithor siu mannes uuarth
erlas an ehtieđili thiorna,
so muosta siu mid iro brudigumenbodlu giuualdan
siƀun uuinter saman.Thuo gifragen ik that iro thar sorga gistuod,
that sia thiu mikila mahtmetođes tedelda,
uureth uurđigiscapu.Thuo uuas siu uuidua after thiu
at them friđuuuihefiuuar endi ahtoda
uuintro an iro uueroldi,so siu nio thena uuih ni farlet,
ac siu thar iru drohtinedages endi nahtes
gode thionoda.Siu quam thar oc gangan tuo
an thia selƀun tid:san ankenda
that helaga barn godesendi them helithon cuthda,
them uuerode after them uuiheuuilspel mikil,
quat that im neriendas ginistginahid uuari
helpa heƀancuninges:'Nu ist thie helago Crist,
uualdand selƀoan thesan uuih cuman
to alosannea thia liudethie hier nu lango bidun
an thesaro middilgardmanaga huila
thurftig theoda,so nu thes thinges mugun
mendean mancunni. '
Chapter 7
Manag fagonoda
uuerod aftar them uuihe:gihordun uuilspel mikil
fan gode seggian.That geld habda thuo gilestid
thiu idis an them alaha,al so it im an iro euue gibod
endi an thero berehtun burgbuoki giuuisdun,
helagero handgiuuerc.Giuuitun im thuo te hus thanan
fan HierusalemIoseph endi Maria,
helag hiuuiski:haƀdun im heƀankuning
simla te gisithe,sunu drohtines,
managero mundboron,so it gio mari ni uuarth
than uuidor an thesaro uueroldi,neuan so is uuilleo gieng,
heƀancuninges hugi:thoh thar than huilik helag man
Crist antkendi,thoh ni uuarth it gio te thes kuninges hoƀa
them mannon gemaridthe im an iro muodseƀon
holda ni uuarun,ac uuas im so bihaldan forth
mid uuordon endi mid uuercon,antthat thar uueros ostan
suitho glauua gumongangan quamun
threa te thero thiodo,thegnos snella
an langan uuegoƀar that land tharod:
folgodun enun berehton bokneendi sohtun that barn godes
mid hluttru hugiu:uuoldun im hnigan tuo,
gehan im te iungron:driƀun im godes giscapu.
Thuo sea Erodesan tharrikkian fundun
an is seli sittean,sliđuuardan cuning,
muodagna mid is mannon:– simla uuas hie muodes gern –,
tho queddon sia ina kuscoan cuninguuisu
fagaro an is flettea,endi hie fragoda san
huilic sia arundiute brahti
uueros an thena uuracsiđ:'Hueder ledeat gi uundan gold
te geƀu huilicon gumono?te hui gi sus an gange cumat
gifaran an fathie?Huat, gi nethuanan ferran sind
erlos fan ođron theodon.Ik gisiho that gi sind ediligiburdion
cunnies fan cnuosle guodon:nio hier er sulica cumana ni uurđun
eri fon ođron thiodon,sithor ik muosta thieses erlo folcas
giuualdan theses uuidon rikeas.Gi sculon mi te uuarun seggian
far theson liudeo folca,bihui gi sin te theson lande cuman. '
Thuo spracun im eft tegegnesgumon ostronea,
uuordspaha uueros:'Uui thi te uuarun mugun ' quathun sia,
'usa arundiotho gitellian,
giseggian suothlico,bihui uui quamun an thesan sit herod
fan ostan te thesaro erthu.Iu uuarun thar ađales man,
godsprekea gumon,thia us guodes so filo,
helpa gihetunfan heƀancuninge
uuarun uuordon.Than uuas thar en giuuittig man,
fruod endi filouuis– furn uuas that iu –,
usa aldro ostar hinan.Thar ni uuarth sithor enig man
spracono so spahi:hie mohte rekkean spel godes,
huand im haƀda forliuuanliudo herro,
that hie muohta fan erthuupp gihorean
uualdandes uuord:bithiu uuas is giuuit mikil,
thes thegnes githahti.Thuo hie thanan scolda,
ageƀan gardos,gadulingo gimang,
farlaten liudeo drom,suokean leoht ođar,
thuo hie im is iungron hetgangan nahor
erƀiuuardos,endi is erlon thuo
sagda suotlico:– that all sithor quam,
giuuarth an thesaro uueroldi –:thuo sagda hie that hier scoldi cuman en uuiscuning
mari endi mahtigan thesan middilgard
thes beston giburdeas;quat that hie scoldi uuesan barn godes,
quat that hie thesaro uueroldiuualdan scoldi
gio te euuondage,erthun endi himiles.
Hie quat that an them selƀon dagethe ina saligna
an thesan middilgardmuoder gidruogi,
so quat he that ostanaen scoldi scinan
himiltungal huit,sulik so uui hier ni habdin er
under tuisc erthu endi himilođar huergin,
ne sulik barn ne sulik bocon.Hiet that thar ti bedu forin
thria man fan thero theodo,hiet sia thenkean uuel
huann er sea gisauuin ostanaupp sithion
that godes bocan gangan,hiet sia geruuean san,
hiet that uui im folgodin,so it furi uurthi,
uuester oƀar thesa uueroldi.Nu is it all giuuarod so,
cuman thuru craft godes:Thie cuning ist gifuodid,
giboran bald endi strang:uui gisahun is bocon scinan
hedro fan himilas tunglon,so ik uuet that it helag drohtin
marcoda mahtig selƀo.Uui gisahun morgano gihuilikes
blikan thena berehton sterron,endi uui gengun after them bocne herod
uuegos endi uualdos huuilon.Uuari us that allero uuilliono mesta
that uui ina selƀan gisauuin,uuissin huar uui ina selƀon suokean scoldin
thena cuning under theson kesurdome.Sagi us, under huilicon hie si thesaro cunnio afuodid. '
Thuo uuarth Erodaseinnan brioston
harm uuiđ herta:bigan im is hugi uuallan,
seƀo mid sorgon:gihorđa seggean thuo
that hie thar oƀarhoƀdeonegan scolda,
craftigron cuningcunneas guodes,
saligron under them gisithie.Thuo hie samnon hiet
so huat so an Hierusalemguodara manno
allero spahostonspracono uuarun
endi an iro briostonbuokcraftes mest
uuissun te uuaren,endi hie sia mid is uuorđon fragn
suitho niudliconiđhugdig mann,
cuning thero liudo,huar Crist giboran
an uueroldrikeauuerthan scoldi,
friđugomono best.Thuo sprac im eft that folk angegin,
that uuerod uuarlico,quathun that sia uuissin garoo
that hie scoldi an Bethleem giboran uuerthan:'So is an usson buokon giscriƀan,
uuislico giuuritan,so it uuarsagon,
suitho glauua gumonbi godes crafte
filouuiso mannfurn gispracun,
that scoldi fan Bethleemburgo hirdi,
liof landes uuardan thit leoht cuman,
riki radgeƀo,thie rihtian scal
Iudeono gumscepiendi uuesan is geƀa mildi
obar middilgardmanagan thiodon. '
Chapter 8
Thuo gifragn ik that san after thiusliđmuod cuning
thero uuarsagono uuordthem uurekkean sagda,
the thar an elilendierlos uuarun
ferran gifarana,endi hie fragoda aftar thiu
huan sia an osteruuegonerist gisahin
thena cuningsterron cuman,cumbal leohtan
hedro fan himile.Sia ni uueldun es im thuo helan eouuiht,
ac sagdun it im suotlico.Thuo hiet hie sia an thena sith faran, hiet that sia iro arundiall underfundin
umbi thes kindes cumi,endi thie cuning selƀo gibod
suitho hardlicoherro Iuđeono
them uuison mannon,er than sia fuorin uuester forth,
that sia im eft gicuthdinhuar hie thena cuning scoldi
suokean at is selđon;quat that hie thar uueldi mid is gisithon tuo,
bedon te than barne.Than hogda hie im ti banen uuerthan
uuapnes eggeon.Than eft uualdand god
thahta uuid them thinge,endi mohta githenkean mer,
gilestian an theson liohte:that is noh lango scin,
gicuthid craft godes.Thuo gengun eft thiu kumbal forth
uuanum under thiu uuolcan.Thuo uuarun thia uuisun man
fusa ti faranne:giuuitun im eft forth thanan
balda an bodscepi:uueldun that barn godes
selƀan suokean.Sea ni haƀdun thanan gisithes mer,
neuan that sea thria uuarun:uuissun im thingo gisceđ,
uuarun im glauua guomon,the thea gifa leddun. Than saon sia so uuislicounder thena uuolcnes sceon
upp ti them hohon himile,huo fuorun thea huitun sterron:
antkendun sea thiu kumbal godes,tha uuarun thuru Crist herod
giuuaraht te thesaro uueroldi.Thia uueros after gengun,
folgodun farahtlico– sia frumida thie mahta –
anthat sia thuo gisahonsithuuoriga mann
bereht bocan godesblek an himile
stille gistandan.Thie steorra liohta scen
huit oƀar them husethar that helaga barn
uuonoda an uuilleonendi ina that uuiƀ biheld,
thiu thiorna githiudo.Thuo uuarth thero thegno hugi
blithi an iro brioston:bi them bocne forstuodun
that sia that friđubarn godesfundan habdun,
helagna heƀancuning.Thuo sia an that hus innan
mid iro geƀon gengungumon ostronia,
sithuuoriga mann:san antkendun
thia uueros uualdand Crist.Thia uurekkeon fellun
ti them kinda an kneobedaendi ina an cuninguuisu
guodan gruottunendi im tha geƀa druogun,
gold endi uuihrocbi godes teknon
endi mirra thar midi.Thia man stuodun garoa,
holda furi iru herren,tha it mid iro handon san
fagaro antfengun.Thuo giuuitun im tha ferehtun mann,
seggi te selđonsithuuoraga,
gumon an gastseli.Thar im godes engil
slapandion an nahtsueƀan gitogda,
gidruog im an drome,all so it drohtin self,
uualdand uuelda,that im thuhta that man im mid uuordon gibudi
that sea im thanan ođran uuegerlos fuorin,
lithuodin sea te landeendi thena lethan man,
Erodosaneft ni suohtin,
muodagna cuning.Thuo uuarth morgan cuman
uuanum te thesaro uueroldi.Thuo bigunnon thia uuisun man
seggian iro suefnos:selƀon ankendun
uualdandes uuord,huant sea giuuith mikil
barun an iro brioston:badun aluualdon,
heran heƀancuning,that sea muostin is huldi forth
giuuirkian is uuilleon,quathun that sea te im haƀdin giuuendit hugi
endi iro muod morgan gihuem.Thuo forun eft thia man thanan,
erlos ostronia,all so im thie engil godes
uuordon giuuisda:namun im uueg ođran,
fulgengun godes lerun:ni uueldun them Iuđeono cuninga
umbi thes barnes giburdbodon ostronia,
sithuuoriga manseggean giouuiht,
ac uendun im eft an iro uuilleon.
Chapter 9
Thuo uuarth san after thiu uualdandes,
godes engil cumanIosepe te spracun,
sagda im an suefnaslapandion on naht
bodo drohtines,that that barn godes
sliđmuod cuningsuokean uuolda,
ahtean is aldres:'Nu scalt thu ina an Egypto
land aledeanendi under them liudion uuesan
mid thiu godes barnuendi mid thero guodun thiornun,
uuonon under them uuerode,antthat thi uuord cume
herren thines,that thu that helage barn
eft te theson landscepiledian muotis,
drohtin thinan.'Thuo fan them droma antsprang
Ioseph an is gastselie,endi that godes gibod
san ankenda:giuuet im an thena sith thanan
thie thegan mid thero thiornun,suohta im thiod ođra
oƀar bredan berg:uualda that barn godes
fiendan antfuorian.Thuo gifrang after thiu
Erodes the cuning,thar hie an is rikie sat,
that uuarun thia uuisun manuuestan gihuorƀan
ostar an iro vođilendi fuorun im ođran uueg:
uuissa that sia im that arundieft ni uueldun
seggian an is selđon.Thuo uuas im thes an sorgun hugi,
muod mornondi,quat that it im thia man dedin
helithos te hondon.Thuo hie so hriuuig sat,
balg ina an is brioston,quat that hie is mohti beteran rad,
ođran githenkean:'Nu ik is aldar kan,
uuet is uuintro gitalu:nu ik giuuinnan mag
that hie io oƀar thesaro erthuald ni uuirdit,
herr undar theson heriscipi.'Thuo hie so hardo gibod
Erodes oƀar is riki,het thuo is rincos faran
cuning thero liudo,het that sea kindo so filo
thuru iro handmeginhobdu binamin
so manag barn umbi Bethleemso filo so thar giboran uurđi
an tuem iaron gitogen.Tionon frumidun
thes cuninges gisithos.Thuo scolda thar so manag kindisc man
sueltan sundeono los.Ni uuarth siđ noh err
iamorlicra forgangiungero manno,
armlicro dot.Idisi uuiopun,
muoder managa,gisahun iro megi spildean:
ni mohta siu im nio giformon,thoh siu mid iro fađmon tuem
iru egan barnaraman bifengi,
liof endi luttil,thoh scolda it simblon that lif ageƀan
the magu furi thero muoder.Menes ni saun,
uuities thia uuamscathon:uuapnes eggion
fremidun firinuuerc mikil.Fellun managa
maguiunga man.Tha muoder uuiepun
kindiungero qualm.Kara uuas an Bethleem,
hofno hludost:thoh man im iro hertun an tue
sniđi midi suerdu,thoh ni mahta im io serora dad
uuerđan an thesaro uueroldiuuiƀon managon,
brudion an Bethleem:gisahun iro barn biforan,
kindiunga manqualmu sueltan
blodaga an iru barmon.Thea banon uuitnodun
unsculdiga scola:ne bescriƀun giouuiht
thia man umbi menuuerc:uueldun mahtina Crist
selƀon aquellean.Than haƀda ina craftig god
ginerid uuiđ iro nithe,that ina nahtes thanan
an Egypto landerlos aleddun,
gumon midi Iosepean thena gruoneon uuang,
an erthono bestun,thar enn aha fliutid,
Nilstrom mikilnorth te seuue,
flodo fagorosta.Thar that friđubarn godes
uunoda an uuilleon,antthat uurth farnam
Erodase thena cuning,that hie farliet eldeo barn,
muodag manno drom.Thuo scolda thero marca giuuald
egan is erƀiuuard:the uuas Archelaus
hetan, heritogohelmberandero:
thie scolda umbi HierusalemIuđeono folkes,
uuerodas giuualdan.Thuo uuarth uuord cuman
thar an Egypteeđileon manne,
that thar te Iosepeguodes engil sprak,
bodo drohtines,hiet ina eft that barn thanan
ledean te lande:'Nu haƀit thit leoht ageƀan ' quathie,
'Herodes se cuning:hie uuelda is ahtean iu,
freson is ferahes.Nu mahtu an friđu ledean
that kind undar iuua kunni,nu thie cuning ni leƀot,
erl oƀarmuodi.'All ankenda
Ioseph godes tecan:geruuida ina sniumo
thie thegan mid thero thiornun,thuo sia thanan uuoldun
bethiu mid thiu barnu:lestun thiu berehtun giscapu,
uualdandes uuilleon,all so hie imo err mid is uuordon gibod.
Chapter 10
Giuuitun im thuo eft an Galileo landIoseph endi Maria,
helag hiuuiskiheƀancuninges,
uuarun im an Nazarethburg.Thar thie neriendeo Crist
uuohs under them uueroda,uuas giuuitteas full,
an uuas im anst godes,hie uuas allon liof
muodermagon:hie ni uuas ođrum mannon gilic,
thie gumo an sinero guodi.Thuo hie iartalu
tueliui habda,thuo uuarth thiu tid cuman,
that thar te IerusalemIuđeo liudi
iro thiodgodethionun scoldun,
uuirkean is uuillon.Thuo uuarth thar an thena uuih innan
thar te HierusalemIuđeono gisamnod
mancraft mikil.Thar Maria uuas
self an gisitheendi iro suno haƀda,
godes egan barn.Thuo sia that geld haƀdun
erlos an them alaha,so it an iro euua gibod,
gilestid te iro landuuisun,thuo fuorun im eft thie liudi thanan,
uueros an iro uuilleon,endi thar an them uuihe afstuod
mahtig barn godes,so ina thiu muodor thar
ne uuissa te uuarun;ac siu uuanda that hie mit them uuerode forth
fuori mid iro friundon.Gifragn after thiu
eft an ođron dageađalcunnes uuib,
salig thiorna,that hie under them gisithe ni uuas.
Uuarth Mariun thuomuod an sorgon,
hriuuig umbi iru herta,thuo siu that helaga barn
ni fand under them folca:filo grornoda
thiu godes thiorna:giuuitun im thuo eft te Hierusalem
iro suno suokean:fundun ina sittean thar
an them uuihe innan,thar thea uuisun man,
suitho glauua gumonbi godes euua
lesun endi linodun,huo sia lof scoldin
uuirkean mid iro uuordunthem thie thesa uuerold giscop.
Thar sat undar middeonmagti barn godes,
Crist alauualdo,so is thia ni mohtun ankennean uuiht
thia thes uuihes tharuuardon scoldun,
endi fragoda seafiriuuitlico
uuisaro uuordo.Sia uundrodun alla,
huo io so kindisc mansulica quidi mohtig
gimahlean mid is muđu.Thar ina thiu modor fand
sittean under them gisithon,endi iro suno gruotta
uuisan under them uuerode:sprac im thuo mid iro uuordon tuo:
'Hui uueldas thu thinera muodor,manno lioƀosta,
gisiđon succa soraga,that ic thic so seragmuod,
idis armhugdigescan scolda
under thieson burgliudeon?'Thuo sprac iro eft that barn angegin
uuison uuordon:'Huat, thu uuest garo
that ic thar girisuthar ik be rehton scal
uunon an uilleon,thar giuuald haƀit
min mahtig fader.'Thia man ni farstuodun,
thia uueros an them uuihe,behui hie so that uuord gisprak,
gimenda mid is muthu:Maria all biheld,
gibarg an iro briostunso huat so siu gihorda iro barn sprekan
uuisara uuordo.Giuuitun im thuo eft thanan
fon HierusalemIoseph endi Maria,
haƀdun im te gisithesuno drohtines,
allero barno bestthero the gio gibaranero uurđi
magu fan muoder:haƀdun im thar minnea tuo
thuru hluttran hugi,endi hie so gihorig uuas
godes egan barngadulingmagun
thuru is odmuodialdron sinan:
ni uuolda an is kindiski thuo nohis craft mikil
mannon marean,that hie sulic megin ehta,
giuuald an thesaro uueroldi,ac hie im an is uuilleon bed
githiudo under thero theodothritig iaro,
er than hie thar tekean enigtogian uueldi,
seggean them gisitheathat hie selƀo uuas
an thesaro middilgardmanno drohtin.
Haƀda im so biholanhelag barn godes
uuord endi uuisdomendi allero giuuitteo mest,
tulgo spahan hugi:ni mohta is an is sprakun man
uuerthan an is uuordon giuuarothat hie sulic giuuit ehta,
thie thegan sulica githahti,ac hie im so githiudo bed
torohtero tegno.Ni uuas noh than thiu tid cuman
that hie ina oƀar thesan middilgardmarean scoldi,
lerean thea liudi,huo sia scoldin iro giloƀon haldan,
uuirkean uuilleon godes.Uuissun that thoh managa
liudi after them lande,that hie uuas an thit lioht cuman,
thoh sie ina cuthlicoankennean ni mahtin,
er than hie ina selboseggean uuelda.