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Chapter 11
Than uaas im Iohannesfan is iuguthedi
auuahsan an enero uuostinniu;thar ni uuas uuerodes than mer
neuuan that hie thar enkoroaluualdon gode
thegan thienoda:farliet theodo gimang,
manno gimenthon.Thar uuarth im mahtig cuman
an thero uuostinniuuuord fan himile,
godlic stemna godes,endi Iohanne gibod
that hie Cristes cumiendi is craft mikil
oƀar thesan middilgardmerean scoldi;
hiet ina uuarlicouuordon seggean
that uuari heƀanrikihelitho barnon
an them landscepeliudeon ginahid,
uuelono uunsamost.Im uuas thuo uuilleo mikil
that hie fan solicon salđonseggean muosti.
Giuuet im thuo ganganall so Iordan flot,
uuatar an uuilleon,endi them uueroda allan dag
after them landscepethem liudeon cutda,
that sea mit fastunniufirinuuerc manag,
iro selƀarosundea bottin,
'that gi uuerthan hrenia ' quathie.'Heƀanriki is
ginahid manno barnun.Nu latat an iuuuon muodseƀon
iuuuera selƀansundea hreuuan,
lethes that gi an thieson liohte gifrumidun,endi minun leron horeat,
uuendat after minon uuordon.Ik iu an uuatere scal
gidopean diurlico,thoh ik iuuua dadi ni mugi
iuuuero selƀarosundea alatan,
that gi thuru min handgiuuerchlutra uuerthan
letharo gilestio:ac thie is an thit leoht cuman
mahtig ti mannonendi under iu middeon sted,
– thoh gi ina selƀongisehan ni uuelleat –,
thie iu dopan scalan iuuas drohtines namon
an thena helagan gest:that is herro oƀar all:
hie mag allero manno gihuenamengithahto,
sundeono sicoron,so huena so so salig muot
uuerthan an thesaro uueroldi,that thes uuilleon habit
that hie so gilestieso hie theson liudeon uuili
gibiodon barn godes.Ik biun an is gibodscepi herod
an thesa uuerold cumanendi scal im thena uueg ruman,
lerean thesa liudihuo sia sculun era giloƀon haldan
thuru hlutteran hugi,endi that sea an hellea ni thurbin
faran an fern that heta.Thes uuirđit so fagin an is muode
man te so managero stundu,so huie so that men farlatit
gerno thes gramon ambusni,so mag im thes guodon giuuirkean
huldi heƀancuninges,so huie so haƀit hluttra treuua
upp te them alomagtigon gode.'Erlos managa
bi them leron thuoliudi uuandun
uueros uuarlico,that that uualdand Crist
selƀo uuari,huand hie so filo suothas gisprak,
uuararo uuordo.Thuo uuart that so uuido cuth
oƀar that fargeƀana landgumono gihuilicon,
seggean an iro selđon:thuo quamun ina suokean tharod
fan HierusalemIuđeo liudi,
bodon fan thero burgiendi fragodun ef hie uuari that barn godes
' that hier lango iu ' quathun sea,'liudi sagdun
uueros uuarlico,that hie scoldi an thesa uuerold cuman. '
Iohannes thuo gimaldaendi tigegnes sprak
thiem bodon baldlico:'Ni biun ik ' quathie, 'that barn godes,
uuar uualdand Crist,ac ik scal im thena uueg rumean
herron minon.'Tha helithos frugnun
thia thar an them arundierlos uuarun,
bodon fan thero burgi:'Ef thu nu ni bist that barn godes,
bist thu than thoh Elias,thie her an erdagon
uuas under theson uueroda?Hie is uuisscumo
eft an thesan middilgard.Sagi us huat thu manno sis!
Bist thu enig therothi hier er uuari
uuissaro uuarsagono?Huat sculun uui them uueroda fan thi
seggean ti suothan?Nio hier er sulic ni uuarth
an thesan middilgardman ođar cuman
dadeon so mari.Behui thu hier dopisli frumis
under theson folke,ef thu thero furisagono
enhuilik ni bist?'Thuo haƀda eft garo
Iohannes the godoglau anduurdi:
'Ik biun forabodofrahon mines,
lioƀes herron:ik scal thit land recon,
thit uuord after is uuilleon.Ik habbiu fan is uuorde mid mi
stranga stemna,thoh sea hier ni uuelle forstandan filo
uuerodes an thesaro uuostinnia.Nu biun ik mid uuihtig gilik
drohtine minon:hie is mid is dadeon so strang,
so mari endi so mahtig:that uuirđit manogan cuth
uueron after thesaro uueroldi,that ik thes uuirthig ni biun
that ik muotig an is giscuohe,thoh ik si is scalc egan,
an so rikeon drohtinethia riemon anbindan:
so mikilu is hie betera than ik.Nis thes bodo gimaco
enig oƀar erthu,ni nu after ni scal
uuerthan an thesaro uueroldi.Hebbeat iuuan uuilleon tharod,
liudi iuuan giloƀon:thann scal iu lango uuesan
iuua hugi hruomig,that gi hellea githuing
farlatat lethero drom,suokeat iu leoht godes,
uppodas hem,euuig riki,
hohan heƀanuuang.Ni latat iuuan hugi tuiflean! '
Chapter 12
So sprak thuo iung gumobi godes lerun
mannon ti marđu.Manag samnoda
thar ti Bethaniabarn Israheles;
quamun thar ti Iohannesecuningo gisithos,
liudi ti lerunendi iro giloƀon antfiengun.
Hie dopida sia dago gihuilikesendi im iro dadi luog,
uurethero uuilleon,endi loƀoda im uuord godes,
herren sines:'Heƀanriki uuirđit ' quathie,
garo gumono so huemso ti gode thenkit
endi an thena heland uuilihluttro giloƀean,
lestean is lera.'Thuo ni uuas lang ti thiu
that him fan Galilea giuuetgodes egan barn,
diurlic drohtines sunudopi suokean.
Uuas im thuo an is uuastmeuualdandes barn
all so hie mid thero thiedothritig haƀdi
uuintro an is uueroldi.Thuo hie an is uuilleon quam
thar Iohannesan Iordana strome
allan langan dagliudi managa
dopta diurlico.Reht so hie thuo is drohtin gisah,
holdan herron,so uuarth im is hugi bliđi
thes im thie uuillo gistuod,endi sprak im thuo mid is uuordon to
suithuo guod gumoIohannes te Criste:
'Nu cumis thu te minero dopi,drohtin fro min,
thiedgumo best:so scolda ik te thinero duan,
huand thu bist allero cuningo craftigost.'Crist selƀo gibod,
uualdand uuarlico,that hie ni spraki thero uuordo than mer:
'Uuest thu that us so girisit ' quathie,'allaro rehto gihuilik
ti gifullanneforuuerdes nu
an godes uuillon.'Iohannes stuod,
dopta allan dagdruhtfolc mikil,
uuerod an uuatereendi oc uualdan Crist,
herren heƀancuninghandon sinon
an allero batho them beston,endi im thar te bedu gihneg
an kneo craftig.Crist up giuuet
fagar fan them flodefriđubarn godes,
liof liudeo uuard.So hie thuo that land ofstuop,
so anthlidun thuo himiles duruendi quam the helago gest
fan them aluualdanoƀona te Criste:
– uuas im an gilicnesselungras fugles,
diurlicaro dufun –,endi sat im uppan usses drohtines ahsla,
uuonoda im oƀar them uualdandes barne.After quam thar uuord fan himile
hlud fan them hohon radoreendi gruotta thena heland selƀon,
Crist allaro cuningo beston,quat that hie ina gicoranan haƀdi
selƀo fan sinon rikea,quat that im thie suno licode
best allero giboranero manno,quat that hie im uuari allero barno leoƀost.
That muosta Iohannes thuo,all so it guod uuelda,
gisehan endi gihorean.Hie gideda it san after thiu
mannon mari,that sia thar mahtina
herron haƀdun:'That is ' quathie, 'heƀancuninges suno,
en alouualdan:theses uuilleo ik urkundeo
uuesan an thesaro uueroldi,huand it sagda mi uuord godes,
drohtines stemna,thuo hie mi dopean hiet
uueros an uuatere,so huar so ik gisauui uuarlico
thena helagon gestfan heƀanuuange
an thesan middilgardenigan man uuaron,
cuman mid craftu,that, quat, scoldi Crist uuesan,
diurlic drohtines suno.Hie dopean scal
an thana helagan gestendi helean managa
manno mendadi.Hie haƀit tha maht fan gode
that hie alatan mahliudeo gihuilicon
saca endi sundea.Thit selƀo Crist,
godes egan barn,gumuno besta,
friđu uuiđ fiondon.Uuela that iu thes mag frahmuod hugi
uuesan an thesaro uueroldi,thes iu thie uuillo gestuod,
that gi so libbeandithena landes uuard
selƀon gisahun.Nu muot sniumo sundeono los
manag gest faranan godes uuilleon
tionon atomid,the mid treuuon uuili
uuid is uuini uuirkeanendi an uualdan Crist
fasto giloƀean.That scal te frumi uuerthan
gumono so huiliconso that gerno duot. '
Chapter 13
So gifragn ik that Iohannes thuogumono gihuilicon
loƀoda them liudeonlera Cristes
herren sinesendi heƀanriki
te giuuinnanne,uuelono than meston,
salig sinlif.Thuo hie im selƀo giuuet
after them dopisleadrohtin thie guodo
an ena uuostinnea,uualdandes suno;
uuas im thar an thero enodierlo drohtin
langa huila;ni habda liudeo than mer
seggeo te gisithon,all so hie im selƀo gicos:
uuolda is thar latan costoncraftiga uuihti,
selƀon Satanase,thie io an sundea spanit
man an menuuerk:he consta is muodseƀon,
uurethan uuilleon,huo hie thesa uuerold erist
an them anginneirmintheoda
bisuek midi sundeon,thuo hie thiu sinhiun tue
Adam endi Euamthuru untreuua
forledda mid is luginon,that liudeo barn
aftar iro hinferdihellea suohtun,
gumono gestas.Thuo uuelda that god mahtig
uualdand uuendeanendi uuolda theson uueroda forgeƀan
ho himilriki:bithiu hie herod helagna bodon,
is suno sanda.That uuas Satanase
tulgo harm an is hugie:aƀonsta heƀanrikeas
manno cunnea:uuelda thuo mahtigna
mid them selƀon saconsuno drohtines
them the hie Adamean erdagon
darnungo bidroh,that hie uuarth is drohtine leth,
bisuek ina mid sundeon:so uuelda hie thuo selƀan duon
suno drohtines helandan Crist.Than haƀda hie is hugi fasto
uuiđ thena uuamscathonuualdandes barn
herta so giherdid:uuelda heƀanriki
liudeon gilestean.Uuas im thie landes uuard
an fastunneafiortig nahto
manno drohtin.So hie thar muoses ni anbet,
than lang ni gidorstun imdernea uuihtig,
niđhugdig fiondnahor gangan,
gruotean ina geginuuardan:uuanda that hie god enfald
farutar mancunnies uuihtmagtig uuari,
helag himiles uuard.So hie ina thuo gihungran liet,
that ina bigann bi thero menniskimuoses lustean
after them fiuuartig dagon,thie fiond nahor gieng,
mirki menscatho:uuanda that hie man enuuald
uuari uuissungo,sprak im thuo mid is uuordon tuo,
gruotta ina thie gerfiund:'Ef thu sis guodes suno ' quathie,
'bihui ni hetis thu thann uuerthan,ef thu giuuald haƀis,
allaro barno best,brod of theson stenon?
Giheli thinan hungar.'Thuo sprak im eft the helago Crist: 'Ni mugun eldiu barn ' quathie,'enuualdes brodes
liudi libbean,ac sea sculun thuru lera guodes
uuesan an thesaro uueroldiendi sculun thiu uuerc frummean
thiu thar uuerthat ahluditfan thero helagun tungun,
fan them galme guodes:that is gumono lif
liudeo so huiliconso that lestean uuili
that fan uualdandesuuorde gibiudit. '
Thuo bigan eft niusonendi nahor gieng
unhiuri fiondothar sithu,
fandoda is frahon.That frithubarn tholoda
uurethes uuilleon,endi im thia giuuald fargaf
that hie umbi is craft mikilcoston muosta.
Liet ina thuo ledeanthana liudscathon
that hie ina an Hierusalemte them godes uuihe
alles oƀanuuardanuppan gisetta
an allaro huso hohost,endi hoscuuordon sprac
thie gramo thuru gilp mikil:'Ef thu sis guodes suno ', quathie,
'scriđ thi te erthu hinan.Giscriƀan uuas it iu lango,
an buokon giuuritan,huo gibodon haƀit
is engilonalamahtig fader,
that sia thi at uuigo gihuemuuardos sindun,
haldat thi under iro handon.Huat, thu huergin ni tharft
mid thinon fotonan felis bispurnan,
an herdan sten.'Thuo sprak eft the helago Crist,
allaro barno best:'So is oc an buokun giscriƀan ' quathie,
'that thu ti hardo ni scaltherren thines
fandon thines frahon:that nis thi allaro frumono nigen. '
Liet ina thuo an thena thriddeon siththena thietscathon
gibrengean uppan enon berage them hohon:thar ina thie baluuuiso liet
al oƀarsehanirmintheoda,
uunodsamna uuelonendi uueroldriki
endi all sulic odasso thius ertha birid
fagararo frumuno,endi sprac im thuo thie fiond angegin,
quat that hie im that all so guodlicfargeƀan uueldi,
hoha heriduomos,'ef thu uuili hnigan te mi,
fallan te minon fuotonendi mi for frahon haƀis,
bedos te minon barme.Than lato ik thi brukan uuell
allas thieses oduuelonthes ik thi hebbiu giogid hier. '
Thuo ni uuelda thes lethon uuordlangron huila
horean thie helago Crist,ac hie ina fon is huldi fordref,
Satanase forsuep,endi san aftar sprak
allaro barno best,quat that man bedon scoldi
up te them alomahtigon godeendi im enen thionon
suitho thiolicothegnos managa,
helithos aftar is huldi:'Thar is thiu helpa gilang
manno gihuilicon.'Thuo giuuet im thie mennscathuo
suitho saragmuodSatanas thanan,
fiund undar farndalu.Uuarth thar folc mikil
fan them alouualdenoƀana te Criste
godes engilo cuman,thia im sithor iungarduom scoldun
ambahtscepiafter lestean,
thionon thiolico:so scal man thiodgode,
herren after is huldi,heƀancuninge.
Chapter 14
Uuas im an them sinuueldiesalig barn guodes
langa huile,antthat im thuo lioƀera uuarth
that hie is craft mikilcuthian uuelda
uueroda te uuilleon.Thuo forliet hie uualdes hlea,
enodeas ardendi suohta im eft erlo gimang,
mari megintheodaendi manno drom,
gieng im thuo bi Iordana stađe:thar ina Iohannes antfand
that friđubarn godes,frahon sinan,
heƀancuning,endi them helithon sagda
Iohannes is iuugron,tho hie ina gangan gisah:
'Thit is that lamb godesthat thar losean scal
af thesaro uuidun uuerolduuretha sundea,
mancunnies men,mari drohtin,
cuningo craftigost.'Crist im forth giuuet
an Galileo landgodes egan barn:
fuor im te them friundunthar hie afuodid uuas,
tirlico atogan,endi talda mid uuordon
Crist undar is cunnea,cuningo rikost,
huo sea scoldin iro selƀorosundea buotean,
hiet that sea im iro harmuuerk managhreuuan lietin,
feldin iro firindadi:'Nu is it all gifullid so
so hir alda maner huanne sprakun,
gihietun iu te helpuheƀanriki:
nu is it iu ginahid thuru thes neriendien craft:thes muotun gi nietan forth
so huie so gerno uuiligode thionoian,
uuirkean after is uuilleon.'Thuo uuarth thes uuerodas so filo
thero liudo an luston:uurthun im thia lera Cristes
so suotea them gisithie.Hie bigan im samnon thuo
gumon te iugronguodara manno
uuordspaha uueros.Gieng im thuo bi enes uuateres stađe
thar thie haƀda Iordanan eƀan Galileo land
enna seo giuuarahtan.Thar hie sittean fand
Andrease endi Petrusebi them ahastrome
bethia thia gibruođer,thar sia an bred uuatar
suithuo niudliconetti thenidun,
fiscodun im an them fluode.Thar sea that frithubarn godes
bi thes seuues stađeselƀo gigruotta,
hiet that sea im folgodin,quat that hie im so filo uueldi
godes rikeas fargeƀan:'al so git her an Iordanastrome
fiscos gifahađ,so sculon git noh firio barn
halon te incon handon,that sea an heƀanriki
thuru inca leralithan muotin,
faran folc manag.'Thuo uuart fraomuod hugi
bithion them gibruotron:antkendun that barn godes,
lioƀan herron:farlietan all samod
Andreas endi Petrusso huat so sea bi thero aho haƀdun
giuunnanes bi them uuatare:uuas im uuillo mikil
that sea mid them godes barnagangan muostin
samad an is gisithie:scoldun saliglico
lon antfahan:so duot liudeo so huilic
so thes herren uuilihuldi githienon,
giuuerkean is uillon.Thuo sia bi thes uuateres stađe
furthor quamun,thuo fundon sia thar enna fruodan man
sittean bi them seuueendi is suni tuena,
Iacobe endi Iohannese:uuarun im iunga man.
Satun im thia gisunfaderan enon sande uppan, brugdun endi buottunbithion handon
thiu netti niudlicothiu sia haƀdun nahtes er
forslitan an them seuue.Thar sprak im selƀo tuo
salig barn godes,hiet that sia an thena sith mid im
Iacob endi Iohannesgiengin bethia,
kindiunga man.Thuo uuarun im Cristas uuord
so giuuirđiga an thesaro uueroldi,that sia bi thes uuatares stađe
iro aldan faderenna farlietan
frodan bi them fluodeendi all that sea thar fehes ehtun,
netti endi neglidscipu,gicurun im thena neriendan Crist
helagna te herren:uuas im is huldi helpono tharf
te githiononne:so is allaro thegno gihuem
uuero an thesaro uueroldi.Thuo giuuet im thie uualdandes suno
mid thiem fiuuarun forth,endi im thuo thena fiftan gicos
Crist an enaro copstedi,cuninges iungron,
muodspahna man:Matheus uuas hie hetan,
uuas im ambahteoeđilero manno: scolda thar te is herrenhandan antfahan
tins endi tolna;treuua habda hie guoda,
adalantbari:forliet all samod
gold endi silufarendi giba managa,
diurea medmos,endi uuart im uses drohtines man:
cos im thie cuninges manCrist te herren,
melderon methomgiƀonthan er is mandrohtin
uuari an thesaro uueroldi:fieng im uuothera thing,
langsamoran rad.Thuo uuarth it allon them liudeon cut
fan allaro burgio gihuem,huo that barn godes
samnoda gisithosendi selbo gisprak
so manah uuislic uuordendi uuares so filo
torohtas gitogdaendi tecan manag
giuuarahta an thesaro uueroldi.Uuas that an is uuordon scin
iac an is dadeon so samothat hie drohtin uuas,
himilisk herroendi te helpu quam
an thesan middilgardmanno barnon,
liudeon te theson liohte.Oft gideda hie that an them lande scin,
than he thar torohlic so managtekean giuuarahta,
thar hie helda mid is handonhalta endi blindan,
losda af thero lefhediliudi managa
af sulicon suhteonso than allaro suarostun
an firio barnfiund biuurpunn,
tulgo lansam legar.
Chapter 15
Thuo fuorun thar thia liudi tuo
allaro dago gihuilikesthar usa drohtin uuas
selƀo under them gisithie,antat thar gisamnod uuarth
meginfolc mikilmanagero theodo,
thoh sia thar alla gilicogeluƀa ni quamin
uueros thuru enan uilleon:Suma suohtun sia that uualdandes barn
armero manno filo– uuas im thar ates tharf –,
that sia im thar an thero menigimetes endi drankes
thigidin an thero theodo;huand thar uuas manag thegan so guod,
thia ira alamuosnaarmon mannon
gerno geƀun.Suma uuarun sia im eft Iuđeono cunneas,
fekni folcscepi:uuarun im thar gifarana te thiu
that sia uses drohtinesdadeo endi uuordo
faran uuoldun,haƀdun im feknean hugi,
uurethan uuilleon:uuoldun uualdan Crist
alethian them liudiun,that sia is lerun ni hordin,
ne uuendin after is uuillien.Suma uuarun sia im eft so uuisa mann,
uuarun im glauua gumonendi gode uuertha,
alesana under them liudeon:quamun im tharod bi thiem leron Cristes,
that sia is helag uuordhorean muostin,
linon endi lestian:haƀdun mid iro giloƀon te im
fasto bifangan,habdun im ferahtan hugi,
uurđun is thegnos te thiuthat hie sia an thioduuelon
after iro enndagonupp gibrahtig
an godes rikie.Hie so gerno antfieng
mancunnes managendi mundburd gihet
te langero huilo,endi hie mohta so gilestian uuell.
Thuo uuarth thar megin so mikilumbi thana marean Crist
liudo gisamnod:thuo gisah hie fan allon landon cuman
fan allon uuidon uuegonuuerod tesamne
lungro liudio:is lof uuas so uuido
managon gimarid.Thuo giuuet im mahtig self
an enna berg uppanbarno rikeost
sundar gisittean,endi im selƀo gicos
tueliui gitalda,treuhafta man,
guodaro gumono,thia hie im te iugron forth
allaro dago gihuilicesdrohtin uuolda
an is gisidscipiesimblon hebbian.
Nemnida sia thuo bi namanendi hiet sia nahor gangan,
Andrease endi Petruseerist sane,
gibruother tuena,endi bethie mid im
Iacobe endi Iohannese:sia uuarun gode lioƀa;
mildi uuas hie im an is mode;sia uuarun enes mannes suni
bethia bi giburdeon;sia gicos that barn guodes
guoda te iungronendi gumono filo,
marero manno:Matheuse endi Thomase,
Iudasos tuenaendi Iacobe andran,
is selƀes suiri:sia uuarun fan gisustruonion tuen
knuosles cumana,Crist endi Iacob,
guoda gadolingas.Thuo haƀda thero gumono thar
thie neriendo Cristniguni gitalda,
treuhafta man:thuo hiet hie oc thena tehandon gangan
selƀon mid them gisithon:Simon uuas hie hetan;
hiet oc Bartholomeusean thena berg uppan
faran fan them folke ođron,endi Philippuse mid im,
treuhafta man.Thuo gengun sia tuelifi samod
rincos te thero runu,thar thie radand sat
managero mundboro,thie allon mancunnie
uuid hella githuinghelpan uuelda,
formon uuiđ them ferne,so huem so frummean uuili
so leoblica leraso hie them liudun thar
thuru is giuuit mikiluuesan hogda.