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Chapter 46
Stuod im thuo for them uuiheuualdandi Crist,
lioƀ landes uuard,endi im thero liudeo hugi,
iro uuilleon afteruuaroda:gisah uuerod mikil
an that maria husmetmos fuorian,
geƀon mid golduendi mid guoduuuebbiu,
diurion fratohon.That all drohtin Crist
uuaroda uuislico.Thuo quam thar oc en uuiduuua tuo,
idis armscapanendi te them alahe geng
endi siu an that tresuhustuena lagda
erina scattos:uuas iro enuald hugi,
uuilleon guodes.Thuo sprac uualdand Crist
thie guodo uuiđ is iungron,quat that siu thar geƀa brahti
merun mikiluthan elcor enig mannes suno:
'Ef hier odaga man ' quathie,'era brahtun,
methonhord manag,sie lietun im mero at hus
uuelono giuunnan.Ne deda thius uuiduuua so,
ac siu te them alahe gafall that siu habda
uuelono giuuunnnan,so siu iro uuiht ni fargaf
guodes an iro gardon.Bethui sind iru geƀa merun,
uualdande uuertha,huand siu it mid sulicon uuilleon deda
te theson godes huse.Thes scal siu geld neman,
suitho langsam lon,thes siu sulican giloƀon haƀit. '
So gifran ik that thar an them uuiheuualdandi Crist
allaro dago gihuilikesdrohtin manno
uuisda mid uordon.Stuod ina uuerod umbi,
grot folc Iudeono,gihordun is guodun uuord,
suotia seggian.Sum so salig uuarth
manno undar thero menigithat it bigan an is muod hladan,
linodun im thia lerathia the landes uuard
all be bilithion gisprac,barn drohtines.
Sumon uuarun eft so lethalera Cristes,
uualdandes uuord:uuas im uuidarmuod hugi
allon them the an thiemo heriscipieherost uuarun,
furistun an them folce:fares hogdun
uuretha mid iro uuordon,habdun im uuidarsacon
gehalodan te helpu,thes herrosten man,
Erodeses theganthe thar anduuard stuod
uurethes uuillien,that hie iro uuord obarhordi,
ef sia ina forfengin,that sia ina than feteros an
thia liudi lithobendileggian muostin
sundia losan.Thuo gengun im thia gisithos tuo
bittro gihugida,that sia uuith that barn godes
uuretha uuidarsaconuuordon spracun:
'Huat, thu bist eusago ' quathun sia,'allon thiodon, uuisis uuares so filo:nist thi uureth eouuiht
te bimithannemanno nigenon
umbi is rikiduom,neƀa thu sinnon that reht sprikis
endi an thena godes uueggumono gisithi
ledis mid thinon leron:ni mah thi lastar mann
findan undar theson folke.Nu uui thi fragon sculun,
riki thiodan,huilik reht habit
thie kesur fan Rumu,thie im te theson kuninge herod
tinsi suokitendi gitald haƀit
huat uui im geldan sculuniaro gihuilices
hoƀitscatto.Saga huat thi thes an thinon hugi thunke:
is it reht the nis?Rad for thinon
landmagon uuel:us ist thinera lera tharf. '
Sia uueldun that hie it antquathi:than mohta hie thoh antkennian uuel
iro uurethan uuillion:'Te hui gi uuarlogan ' quathie,
'fandot min so fruocno?Ne scal iu that te frumu uuerthan,
that gi driegiriosdarnungo nu
uuelliat mi forfahan.'Hiet hie thuo forth dragan
te scauuonne thia scattos' thia gi sculdiga sind
an that geld te geban.'Iudeon druogun
enna silubrinna forth:sahun managa tuo
huo hie uuas gimunitod:uuas an middion scin
thes kesures bilithi– that mohtun sia ankennian uuell –
iro herren hobidmal.Thuo fragoda sie thie helago Crist
after huem thiu gilicnissigilegid uuari.
Sia quathun that it uuariuueroldkesures
fan Rumuburg' thes the allas thieses rikes habiđ
giuuald an thesaro uueroldi. ''Than uuellia ik iu te uuaron ' quathie,
'selƀo seggianthat gi im sin gebat,
uueroldherren is giuuunst, endi uualdand gode
selliat that thar sin ist:that sculun iuuua seolun uuesan,
gumono gestos.'Thuo uuarth thero Iudeono hugi
giminsod an them mahle:ni mahtun thia menscathon
uuordon giuuinnanso iro uuilleo geng,
that sia ina forfengin,huand im that frithubarn godes
uuardoda uuiđ thia uurethanendi im uuar angegin,
suotspell sagda,thoh sia ni uuarin so saliga te thiu
that sia it so farfenginso it iro fruma uuari.
Chapter 47
Sia ni uueldun it thoh forlatan,ac hietun thar ledian forth
enn uuiƀ for them uuerode,thiu habda uuam gifrumid,
unreht enuuald:thiu idis uuas bifangan
an farlegarnisse,uuas iro libes scolo,
that sia firio barnferahu binamin,
ahtin ira aldras:so uuas an iro euue giscriban.
Sia bigunnun ina thuo fragonfruoknie liudi,
uuretha mid iro uuordon,huat sia scoldin them uuibe duan,
huedar sia sia quelidinthi sia sia quica letin
eftha huat hie umbi sulica dadiadelian uueldi:
'Thu uuest huo thesaro menigi ' quathun sia,'Moyses gibuod
uuaron uuordonthat allaro uuiƀo gihuilic
an forlegarnissiliƀes foruuarahti
endi that sia than auuurpinuueros mid handon,
starcon stenon:nu maht thu sia sehan standan hier
an sundion bifangan:Sagi huat thu thes uuellies. '
Uuoldun ina thia uuidarsaconuuordon forfahan, ef hie that giquathithat sia sia quika lietin,
friđodi ira ferahe,than
uueldun sia quethan that hie so mildan hugi
ne bari an is briostonso scoldi hebbian barn godes:
uueldun sia so huethareshelagna Crist
thero uuordo giuuitnonthie hie thar for them uueroda gispraki,
adeldi te duome.Thon uuissa drohtin Crist
thero manno so garomuodgithahti,
iro uurethan uuillion;thuo hie te them uuerode sprac,
te allon them erlon:'So huilik so iuuuer ano si ' quathie,
'slithia sundiun,so ganga iro selbo tuo
endi sia at eristerl mid is handon
sten an uuerpe.'So stuodun Iudeon,
thahtun endi thagodun:ni mahta thegan nigen
uuid them uuordquidiuuidarsaca findan:
gihogda manno gihuilikmenngithahti,
is selbes sundia:ni uuas iro so sicor enig
that hie bi them uuordonthem uuiƀe gidorste
sten an uuerpan,ac lietun sia standan thar
ena thar inneendi im utt thanan
gengun gramhardaIudeo liudi
en after ođron,antthat iro thar enig ni uuas
thes fiondo folkesthia iro ferahes thuo,
thero idis aldarlagioahtean uueldi.
Thuo gifran ik that sia fragadafrithubarn godes,
allaro gumono besta:'Huar quamun that Iudeono folk ' quathie,
'thina uuidersacon,tha thi hier uurogdun te mi?
Ni sia thi hiudu uuihtharmes ne gidadun
thia liudi lethesthia thi uueldun libu bineman,
uuegian te uuundron?'Thuo sprac im eft that uuiƀ angegin,
quat that iro thar niomanthuru thes nerienden
helaga helpaharm ne gifrumidi
uuammes te lone.Thuo sprac eft uualdand Crist,
drohtin manno:'Ne ik thi geth ni deriu uuiht ' quathie,
'ac gang thi hel hinan,lat thi an thinon hugie sorga
that thu nio sith after thiusso sundig ni uuerthes. '
Habda iro thuo geholpanhelag barn godes,
gifrithod ira ferahe.Thann stuod that folc Iudeono
ubiles anmuodso fon eriston,
uurethes uuillien,huo sia uuordheti
uuid that frithubarn godesfrummean muostin.
Habdun thia liudi an tuemid iro giloƀen gifangan: uuas thiu smala thiodasines uuillien
gernera mikilu,thes godes barnes
uuord te gifrummeanneso im iro froho gibod:
ruomuodun rehtebatt than thia rikun man, habdun ina for iro herrengie for hebancuning, folgodun im gerno.Tho giuuet im thie godes suno
an thena uuih innan:huaraf ina uuerod umbi,
meginthiodo gimang.Hie an middon stuod,
lerda thia liudiliohton uuordon,
hludera stemnun:uuas hlust mikil,
thagoda thegan manag,endi hie thero thieda gibod, so hue so thar mid thurstubithuungan uuari,
'so gange im herod drincan te mi ' quathie,'dago gihuilikes
suotian brunnon.Ik mag iu seggian filo:
so hue so hier gilobit te miliudio barno
fasto undar theson folke,that im thann fliotan sculun
fan is lichamenlibbiandi fluod,
rinandi uuater,ahaspring mikil,
cumat thanan quica brunnon.Thesa quidi uuerthad uuara,
liudeon gilestid,so huem so hier giloƀit te mi. '
Thann menda mid thiu uuataruuualdandi Crist,
her hebancuninghelagna gest,
huo thena firio barnantfahan scoldin,
lioht endi listiendi liƀ euuig,
hohan hebanuuangendi huldi godes.
Chapter 48
Vurthun thuo thia liudiumbi thia lera Cristes,
umbi thiu uuord an giuuinne:stuodun uulanca man,
gelmuoda Iudeon,spracun gelp mikil,
habdun it im te hosce,quathun that sia mohtin gihorian uuell
that im mahlidin frammuodiga uuihti,
unholda ut:'nu hie an uuoh lerid ' quathun sia,
'uuordu gihuilicu.'Thuo sprac eft that uuerod ođer:
'Ni thurbun gi thena leriand lahan ' quathun sia:'Cumad libes uuord
mahtiga fan is muthe;hie sprikit manages huat,
uundres an thesaro uueroldi:nist that uuretharo dad,
fiondo craftes:nio it than te sulikero frumu ni uuirthi,
ac it gegnungofan gode alouualden
cumit fan is crafte.That mugun gi antkennian uuell
an thiem is uuaron uuordon,that hie giuuald haƀit
alles obar erthun.'Thuo uueldun ina thia antsacon thar
an stedi fahaneftha sten an uuerpan,
ef sia im thero mannomenigi ni andredin,
ni forohtedin that folcscipi.Thuo sprac that frithubarn godes:
'Ik togiu iu guodes so filo ' quathie,'fan gode selbon,
uuordo endi uuerco:nu uuelliat gi mi uuitnon hier
thuru iuuuan starcan hugi,sten an uuerpan,
belosian mi liƀu.'Thuo spracun im eft thia liudi angegin
uuretha uuidarsacon:'Ne uui it be thinon uuercon ni duot ' quathun sia,
'that uui thi aldres tuoahtian uuelliat,
ac uui duot it be thinon uuordon,huand thu sulic uuah sprikis,
huand thu thic so marisendi sulic men sagis,
gihis for theson Iudeonthat thu sis god selbo,
mahtig drohtinendi bist thi thoh man so uui
cuman fan theson cunnie.'Crist alouualdo
ne uuolda thero Iudeono thuo lenggelpes horian,
uuretharo uuillion,ac hie im af them uuihe fuor
obar Iordanes strom;habda iungron mid im,
thia is saligun gisithos,thia im simlon mid im
uuillion uuonodun:suohta uuerod oder,
deda thar so hie giuuonodadrohtin selbo, lerda thia liudi:gilobda thie uuolda
an is helagun uuord.That scolda sinnon uuel
manno so huiliconso that an is muod ginam.
Thuo gifrang ik that thar te Cristecumana uurđun
bodon fan Bethaniuendi sagdun them barne godes
that sia an that arundi tharodidisi sendin,
Maria endi Martha,magađ frilica,
suitho uunsama uuiƀ– thia uuissa hie bethia:
uuarun im gisuester tua,thia hie selƀo er
minnioda an is muodethuru iro mildian hugi
thiu uuiƀ thuru iro uuillion guodan –.Thuo sia te uuaron im
anbudun fon Bethaniuthat iro bruother uuas
Lazarus legarfastendi that sia is liƀes ni uuandun,
badun that tharod quamiCrist alouualdo
helag te helpu.Reht so hie sia gihorda thuo
seggian fan so siecon,so sprak hie san angegin,
quat that Lazaruseslegar ni uuari
giduan im te dode:'ac thar scal drohtines lof ' quathie,
'gifrumid uuerthan:nis it im te ođron freson giduan. '
Uuas im thar thuo selƀosuno drohtines
tua naht endi dagas.Thiu tid uuas thuo ginahit
that hie eft te HierusalemIudeo liudeo
uuison uuelda,so hie giuuald habda.
Sagda thuo is gisithonsuno drohtines
that hie eft oƀar IordanIudeo liudi
suokean uuelda.Thuo spracun im san angegin
iungron sina:'Te hui bis thu so gern tharod ' quathun sia,
'fro min, te faranne?Ni that nu furn ni uuas
that sia thik thinero uuordouuitnon hogdun,
uueldun thi mid stenon starcan auuerpan:nu thu eft undar thia stridigun thioda
fundos te faranne,thar ist fiondo ginuog,
erlos oƀarmuoda.'Thuo en thero tuelifio,
Thuomas gimalda– uuas im githungan mann,
diurlic drohtines thegan –:'Ne sculun uui im thia dad lahan ' quathie,
'ni uuernian uui im thes uuillien,ac uuita im uuonian mid,
thuoloian mid usson thiodne:that ist thegnes cust,
that hie mid is frahon samadfasto gistande,
doie im thar an duome.Duan us alla so,
folgon im te thero ferdi:ni latan use fera uuid thiu
uuihtes uuirdig,neba uui an them uuerode mid im
doian mid uson drohtine.Than leƀot us thoh duom after,
guod uuord for gumon.'So uurthun thuo iungron Cristes,
erlos adalboranaan enuualden hugie,
herren te uuillien.Thuo sagda helag Crist
selbo is gisithonthat aslapan uuas
Lazarus fan them legare:'haƀit thit lioht ageban,
ansueƀit ist an selmon.Nu uui an thena sith faran endi ina auuekkian,that hie muoti eft thesa uuerold sehan,
libbiandi lioht:thann uuirthit iuuua giloƀo after thiu
forthuuerd gifestid.'Thuo giuuet hie im oƀar thia fluod thanan
thie guodo godes suno,anthat hie mid is iungron quam
thar te Bithaniubarn drohtines
selƀo mid is gisithon,thar thia gisuester tua,
Maria endi Marthaan muodkaron
seraga satun.Uuas thar gisamnot filo
fan HierusalemIudeo liudo,
thia thiu uuiƀ uuoldunuuordon frubrean,
that sia so ni karodinkindiunges dod,
Lazaruses farlust.So thuo thie landes uuard
gieng an thia gardos,so uuurdun thes godes barnes
cumi thar gicuthit,that hie so craftig uuas
bi thero burg utan.Thuo im bethion uuas
thien uuiƀon sulic uuilliothat sia im uualdand Crist tuo
that frithubarn godesfarandian uuissun.
Chapter 49
Thuo them uuiƀon uuasuuilliono mesta
cumi drohtinesendi Cristes uuord
te gihorianne.Heouandi geng
Martha muodcaraguuid so mahtigna
uuordon uuehslonendi uuid uualdand sprak
an iro hugie hreuuag:'Thar thu mi, herro min ' quat siu,
'neriendero best,nahor uuaris,
heland thie godo,thann ni thorftig ik nu sulic harm tholon,
bittara briostcara:than ni uuari nu min bruother dod,
Lazarus fan theson liohte,ac hie mahti im libbian forth
ferahes gifullid.Ik thoh, fro min, te thi
liohto gilobiu,lerandero best,
so hues so thu biddian uuiliberahtan drohtin,
that hie it thi san fargiƀitguod alomahtig,
giuuirthot thinan uuillion.'Thuo sprak eft uualdand Crist
thera idis anduuirdi:'Ni lat thu thi an innan thes ' quathie,
'thinan seƀon suercan:ik thi seggian mag
uuaron uuordonthat thes nist giuuand enig,
ne thin bruother scalthuru gibod guodes,
thuru drohtines craftfan dođe astandan
an is likhamen. ''All hebbiu ik gilobon so ' quat siu,
'that it so giuuerthan scalso huann so thius uuerold endiot
endi thie mario dagoƀar mann farid,
that hie thann fan erthu scalupp astandan
an them duomes dage,than uuerthad fan dode quica
thuru maht godesmancunnies gihuilic,
arisat fan rastu.'Thuo sagda riki Crist
thero idis alomahtigopanon uuordon
that hie selbo uuassuno drohtines,
bethiu ge lioht ge liƀliudio barnon
te astandenne:'Nio thie astereban ni scal,
lif farliesanthie hier gilobit te mi:
thoh ina eldibarnerthu bithekkian,
diopo bideluuan,nis hie dod thiu mer:
that flesk is bifolahan,that fera ist gihaldan, ist thiu seola gisund.'Thuo sprak im eft san angegin
that uuiƀ mid iro uuordon:'Ik gilobiu that thu the uuaro bist ' quat siu,
'uualdandes suno, Crist alouualdo:that mag man antkennian uuel,
uuiton an thinon uuordon,that thu giuuald habis
thuru thiu helagun giscapuhimiles endi erthun. '
Thuo gifran ik that thar thero idiseo quamođer gangan
Maria muodcarag:gengun iro managa after
Iudeo liudio.Thuo siu them godes barne
sagda seragmuod,huat iro te soragu gistuod
an iro hugi harmes:hofnu cumda
Lazaruses farlust,leobes mannes,
griot gornondi,antthat them godes barne
hugi uuarth gihruorid:heta trahni
uuopu anuuillun,endi thuo te them uuibon sprac,
hiet ina thuo ledianthar Lazarus uuas
fuldu bifolhan.Lag thar en felis bioƀan,
hard sten bihlidan.Thuo hiet thie helago Crist
andlucan thia hlea,that hie mosti that lik sehan,
hreu scauuoian.Thuo ni mohta an iru hugi mithan
Marthun for thero menigi:uuid mahtina sprac:
'Fro min the guodo ', quat siu,'ef man thena felis nimid,
thena sten antlukit,thann uuaniu ik that thanan stanc cume,
unsuoti succ,huand ik thi seggian mah
uuaron uuordonthat thes nist giuuand enig
thar hie thar nu bifolahan uuasfiuuuar naht endi dagos
an them erthgraƀe.'Anduurdig gaf
uualdand them uuiƀe:'Huat, sagda ik thi te uuaron er ' quathie,
'ef thu gilobian uuili,than nist nu lang te thiu
huat thu hier antkennean scaltcraft drohtines,
thia mikulun maht godes.'Thuo gengun managa tuo,
afhuobun hardan sten.Thuo sah thie helago Crist
upp mid is ogon,alat sagda
them thie thesa uuerold giscuop:'thes thu min uuord gihoris ' quathie,
'sigidrohtin self;ik uuet that thu so sinnon duos,
ac ik duon it be thison grotanIudeono folke,
that sie that te uuaren uuitinthat thu mi an thesaro uuerold sandos
theson liudion te lerun.'Thuo hie ti Lazaruse hreop
starkero stemnunendi hiet ina standan upp
ge fan them graƀe gangan.Thuo uuarth thie gest cuman
an thena likhamon:hie bigan is lithi hruorian,
anduuarp under them giuuadie:uuas imo so beuundan thuo noh,
an hreubeddon bihelid.Hiet im helpan thuo
uualdandeo Crist.Uueros gengun tuo,
antuundun that giuuadi.Uuanom upp ares
Lazarus te theson liohte:uuas im is liƀ forgeban,
that hie is aldargilaguegan muosta,
fritho forthuuardes.Thuo faganodun bethia
Maria endi Martha:ni mag that mann ođron
giseggian te suothen,huo thia gisuester tua
menndun an iro muode.Manag uundroda
Iudeo liudeo,thuo sia ina fan them graƀe sahun
sithon gisundanthena thi er suht fornam
endi sia bidulbundiopo undar erthun
liƀes losan:thuo muosta im libbian forth
hel an hemon.So mag hebancuninges
thiu mikila maht godesmanno gihuilikes
ferahe giformonendi uuid fiondo nith
helag helpanso huem so hie is huldi fargibit.
Chapter 50
Thuo uuarth thar so managon manmuod after Criste
gihuorban hugiscefti,sithor sia is helagun uuerc
selƀon gisauuun,huand gio er sulic ni uuarth
uundar an uueroldi.Thann uuas eft thes uuerodes so filo,
muodstarca mann:ne uueldun thia maht godes
antkennian kuthlico,ac sia uuid is craft mikil
uuunnun mid iro uuordon:uuarun im uualdandes
lera so letha:suohtun im liudi ođra
an Hierusalem,thar Iudeono uuas
heri endi handmahalendi hobitstedi,
grot gumscipigrimmero thiedo.
Sie cuthdun im thuo Cristes uuerc,quathun that sia quican sauuin
thena erl mid iro ogonthie an erthu uuas
foldu bifalahanfiuuuar naht endi dagos,
dod bidoluan,antthat hie ina mid is dadeon selƀo
mid is uuordon auuekida,that hie muosta thesa uuerold sehan.
Thuo uuas that so uuidarmuoduulancon mannon,
Iudeo liudion:hietun iro gumscipi thuo
uuerod samnionendi huarauos fahan,
meginthiodo gimang,an mahtina Crist
riedun an runu:'Nist that rad enig ' quathun sia,
'that uui that githoloian:uuil thesaro thiedo te filo
giloƀon after is lerun.Thann us liudi farad
an ieridfolc,uuerthat usa obarhobdion
rincos fan Rumu.Thann uui thieses rikes sculun
losa libbeaneftha uui sculun uses libes tholon,
helithos usaro hobdo.'Thuo sprac thar en giherod man,
obar huarf uuero,thie uuas thes uuerodes thuo
an theru burg innanbiscop thero liudio
– Caiphas uuas hie hetan;habdun ina gicoranan te thiu
an them iartaleIudeo liudi
that hie thes godes husesgomian scolda,
uuardun thes uuihes –:'Mi thunkit uuundar mikil ' quathie,
'mari thioda– gi cunnun manages gisceth –
hui gi that te uuaron ni uuitin,uuerod Iudeono,
that hier is betera radbarno gihuilicon
that man hier enna manaldru bilosie
endi that hie thuru iuuua dadidrorah sterabe,
furi thitt folcscipiferah farlate,
than all thit liuduuerodfarloran uuerthe. '
Ni uuas it thoh is uuilleonthat hie so uuar gisprac
so forth furi them folke,fruma mancunnies
gimenda furi thero menigi,ac it quam im fan thera maht godes
thuru is helagun heth,huand hie that hus godes
thar an Hierusalembigangan scolda,
uuardun thes uuihes:bithiu hie so uuar gisprak
biscop thero liudio,huo scolda that barn godes
alla irminthiodmid is enes ferhu,
mid is libu alosean:that uuas allaro thesaro liudio rad,
huand hie gihaloda mid thiuhie theoda,
uuerod an is uuillionuualdandeo Crist.
Thuo uurthun ennuuurdiaoƀarmuodiga mann,
uuerod Iudeono,endi an iro huaraue gispracun,
mari theoda,that sia im ni lietin iro muod tuehon:
so hue so ina under them folkefindan mohti,
that hie ina san gifengiendi forth brahte
an thero thiedo thing;quathun that sia ni mahtin githolian leng
that sia thie eno manso alla uueldi
uuerod faruuinnan.Than uuissa uualdand Crist
thero manno so garomuodgithahti,
hetigrimman hugi,huand im ni uuas biholan eouuiht
an thesaro middilgard:hie ni uuelda thuo an thia menigi innan
sithor opanlicounder that erlo folc
gangan under thia Iudeon:bed thie godes suno
thero torohtun tidthiu im tuouuerd uuas,
that hie fur thesa thiodatholian uuolda
for thit uuerod uuiti:uuissa im selbo
that dagthingi garo.Thuo giuuet im usa drohtin forth
endi im thuo an Effremalouualdo Crist
an thero hohun burghelag drohtin
uuonoda mid is uuerodu,antthat hie an is uuilleon huarf
eft te Bithaniubrahtmu thiu mikilun,
mid thiu is guoden gumscipiu.Iudeon bisprakun that thuo
uuordu gihuiliku,thuo sia im sulic uuerod mikil
folgon gisahun:'Nis fruma enig ' quathun sia,
'uses rikies giradi,thoh uui reht sprecan,
ne thihid uses thinges uuiht:thiu thioda uuili
uuendian after is uuillien;imo all thius uuerold folgot,
liudi bi thiem is lerun,that uui im lethes uuiht
bi them folcsciepegifrummian ni muotun. '