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An Old Norse Library
Chapter 66
Thuo sia thar an grietegalgon rihtun
an them felde uppanfolc Iudeono,
bom an berege,endi thar an that barn godes
quelidun an crucie:slogun cald isarn,
niuua naglosnithon scarpa
hardo mid hamuronthuru is hendi endi thuru is fuoti,
bittra bendi:is blod ran an ertha,
dror fan uson drohtine.Hie ni uuelda thoh thia dad uurecan
grimma an them Iudeon,ac hie thies god fader
mahtigna bad,that hie ni uuari them manno folke,
them uuerode thiu uurethra:'Huand sia ni uuitun huat sia duot ' quathie.
Thuo thia uuigandosgiuuadi Cristes,
drohtines deldun,dereuia mann
thes riken giroƀi.Thia rincos ni mahtun
umbi thena selƀonsamuuurdi gisprecan,
er sia an iro huaraƀehlotos uuurpun,
huilic iro scoldi hebbianthia helagun peda,
allaro giuuadio uunsamost.Thes uuerodes hirdi
hiet thuo the heritogoobar them hobde selƀes
Cristes an cruce scriƀanthat that uuari cuning Iudeono,
Iesus fan Nazarethburh,thie thar neglid stuod
an niuuon galgonthuru niđscipi,
an bomin treo.Thuo badun thia liudi
that uuord uuendian,quathun that hie im so an is uuilleon spraki,
selbo sagdithat hie habdi thes gisithes giuuald,
cuning uuari oƀar Iudeon.Thuo sprac eft thie kesures bodo,
hard heritogo:'It ist iu so oƀar is hobde giscriban,
uuislico giuuritan,so ik it nu uuendian ni mag. '
Dadun thuo thar te uuitieuuerod Iudeono
tuena fartalda manan tua halƀa
Cristes an cruci:lietun sia qualm tholon
an them uuaragtreuueuuerco te lone,
letharo dadio.Thia liudi spracun
hoscuuord managhelagon Criste,
gruottun ina mid gelpu:sauuun allaro gumono then beston
quelan an themo crucie:'Ef thu sis cuning oƀar all ' quathun sia,
'suno drohtines,so thu habis selƀo gisprecan,
neri thik fan thero nodiendi nithes atuomi,
gang thi hel herod;than uuelliat an thik helitho barn,
thesa liudi giloƀian.'Sum imo ok lastar sprac
suitho gelhert Iudeo,thar hie fur them galgon stuod:
'Uuah uuarth thesaro uueroldi ' quathie,'ef thu iro scoldis giuuald egan. Thu sagdas that thu mahtis an enon dageall teuuerpan
that hoha husheƀancuninges,
stenuuerco mestendi eft standan giduon
an thriddion dage,so is elcor ni thorfti bithihan mann
theses folkes furthor.Sinu huo thu nu gifastnod stes,
suitho giserid:ni maht thi selbon uuiht
balouues gibuotian.'Thuo thar oc an them bendion sprac
thero theobo ođerall so hie thia thioda gihorda
uurethon uuordon– ni uuas is uuillio guod,
thes thegnes githaht –:'Ef thu sis thiodcuning ' quathie,
'Crist godes suno,gang thi thann fan them cruce nither,
slopi thi fan them simonendi us samad allon
hilp endi heli.Ef thu sis hebancuning,
uualdand thesaro uueroldes,giduo it than an thinon uuercon scin,
mari thik fur thesaro menigi.'Thuo sprac thero manno ođer
an thero henginnathar hie giheftid stuod,
uuan uuunderquala:'Behui uuilt thu sulic uuord sprecan,
gruotis ina mid gelpu?stes thi hier an galgen haft,
gibruocan an bome.Uuit hier bethia tholod
ser thuru unca sundiun:is unc unkero selbero dad
uuorđan te uuitie.Hie sted hier uuammes los,
allaro sundiono sicur,so hie selƀo gio
firina ni gifrumida,botan that hie thuru theses folkes nith
uuillendi an thesaro uueruldiuuiti antfahid. –
Ik uuilliu thar gilobian tuo ' quathie,'endi uuilliu thena landes uuard,
thena godes sunogerno biddian,
that thu min gihuggiesendi an helpun sis,
radendero best,than thu an thin riki cumis:
uues mi than ginathig.'Thuo sprak im eft neriendo Crist
uuordon tegegnes:'Ik seggiu thi te uuaron hier ' quathie,
'that thu noh hiudu mostan himilrike
mid mi samatsehan lioht godes
an themo paradyse,thoh thu nu an sulicoro pinu sis. '
Than stuod thar oc Mariamuoder Cristes
blec under them bome:gisah iro barn tholon,
uuinnan uuunderquala.Oc uuarun thar uuiƀ mid iro
an so mahtigesminnia cumana;
than stuod thar oc Iohannesiungro Cristes
hriuui undar is herren:uuas im is hugi serag,
druuodun fur them dođe.Thar sprac drohtin Crist
mahtig te thero muoder:'Nu ik thi hier minemo scal
iungron befelhanthem thi hier geginuuard sted:
uuiss thi an is gisithie samad:thu scalt ina furi suno hebbian. ' Grotta hie thuo Iohannes,anthiet that hie iru fulgengi uuell,
minniodi sia so mildaso man is muoder scal,
idis unuuamma.Thuo hie sia an is era antfeng
thuru hluttran hugi,so im is herro gibod.
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Thuo uuarth thar an middian dagmahti tecan
uuundarlic giuuarahtobar thesa uuerold alla,
thuo man thena godes sunoan thena galgon huof,
Crist an that cruci:thuo uuarth it cuth oƀar all,
huo thiu sunna uuarth gisuorkan:ni mahta suigli lioht
sconi giscinan,ac sia scado farfeng,
thimm endi thiustriendi so githismod uuarth,
allaro dago druouost,duncar suitho
oƀar thesan uuidun uueruld,so lango so uualdand Crist
qual an themo cruciecuningo rikost,
ant nuon dages.Thuo thie neƀal tiscred,
that gisuerc uuarth thuo tesuungan,bigan sunnun lioht
hedron an himile.Thuo hreop upp te gode
allaro cuningo craftigost, thuohie an themo crucie stuod
fathmon gifastnot:'Fader alomahtig ' quathie,
'te hiu thu mik so farlieti,lieƀo drohtin,
helag hebancuning,endi thina helpa dedos,
fullisti so ferr?Ik stande under theson fiondon hier
uundron giuuegid.'Uerod Iudeono
hlogun is im thuo te hosce:gihordun thena helagun Crist,
drohtin furi them dodedrincan biddian,
quat that ina thurstidi.Thiu thioda ni latta,
uretha uuitharsacon:uuas im uuilleo mikil
huat sia im bittres tuobringan mahtin.
Habdun im unsuotiecid endi galla
gimengid thia menhuaton;stuod enn mann garo
suitho sculdig scatho,thena habdun sia giscerid te thiu,
farspanan mid spracon,that hie sia en ena spunsia nam,
litho thes lethosten,druog it an enon langan scafte
gibundan an enon bomeendi deda it them barne godes
mahtigon te muthe.Hie ankenda iro mirkiun dadi,
gifuolda iro fegnes:furthor ni uuelda
is so bittres anbitan,ac hreop that barn godes
hludo te them himiliscon fader:'Ik an thina hendi befilliu ' quathie,
'minon gest an godes uuillion;hie ist nu garo the thiu,
fus te faranne.'Firio drohtin
gihnegida thuo is hobid,helagon athom
liet fan themo likhamen.so thuo thie landes uuard
sualt an them simon,so uuarth san after thiu
uundartecan giuuaraht,that thar uualdandes dod
unquethandes so filoantkennian scolda
that is endagon:ertha biuoda,
hrisidun thia hohun bergos,harda stenos cluƀun,
felisos after them felde,endi that feha lacan tebrast
an middion an tue,that er managan dag
an themo uuihe innanuuundron gistriunid
hel hangoda– ni muostun helitho barn,
thia liudi scauuonhuat under themo lacane uuas
helages behangan:thuo mohtun an that horth sehan
Iudeo liudi –graƀu uuurthun giopanod
dodero manno,endi sia thuru drohtines craft
an iro lichamonlibbiandi astuodun
upp fan erthuendi uuurthun giogida thar
mannon te marthu.That uuas so mahtig thing
that thar Cristes dođantkennian scoldun
so filo thes gifuolianthie gio mid firihon ni sprac
uuord an thesaro uueroldi.Uuerod Iudeono
sauuun seldlic thing,ac uuas im iro slithi hugi
so farhardod an iro hertenthat thar io so helag ni uuarth
tecan gitogidthat sia truodin thiu bat
an thia Cristes craft,that hie cuning oƀar all
thes uuerodes uuari.Suma sia thar mid iro uuordon gispracun
thia thes hreuues tharhvodian scoldun,
that that uuari te uuarenuualdandes suno
godes gegnungothat thar an them galgon sualt,
barno that besta.Slogun an iro briost filo
uuopiandero uuiƀo:uuas im thiu uuunderquala
harm an iro hertenendi iro herren dođ
suitho an sorogon.Than uuas sido Iudeono
that sia thia haftun man thuru thena helagon daghangon ni lietin
lengerun huilathan im that lif scriđi,
thiu seola besunki:slidmuoda mann
gengun im mid nithscipiu nahorthar so tuena sculdiga scathon beneglida stuodun
theobos tuena,tholodun bethia
quala bi Criste:uuarun im quica noh than,
untthat sia thia grimmunIudeo liudi
benon bebracon,that sia bethia samad
lif farlietun,suohtun im lioht ođer.
Sia ni thorftun drohtin Cristdodes bedian
furthor mid enigon firinon:fundun ina gifaranan thuo iu:
is seola uuas gisendidan suothan uueg,
an langsam lioht,is lithi colodun,
that fera uuas af them folke.Thuo geng im en thero fiondo tuo
an nithhugi:druog negilid sper
hard an is handon,mid heruthrummeon stac,
liet uuapnes orduuundum snithan,
that an selbes uuarthsidu Cristes
antlocan is lichamo.Thia liudi gisauun
that thanan bluod endi uuaterbethiu sprungun,
uuellun fan thero uuundun,all so is uuillio geng
endi hie habda gimarcod ermanno cunnie,
firio barnon te frumu:thuo uuas it all gifullid so.
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so thuo gisegid uuarthseđle nahor
hedra sunnamid hebantunglon
an them druoƀen dage,thuo geng im uses drohtines thegan
– uuas im glau gumo,iungro Cristes
managa huila,so it thar manno filo
ni uuissa te uuaron,huand hie it mid is uuordon hal
Iuđeno gumscipie –:Ioseph uuas hie hetan,
darnungo uuas hie uses drohtines iungro:hie ni uuelda thero farduanun thiod
folgon te enigon firinuuercon,ac hie bed im under them folke Iuđeono
helag himilo rikies.Hie geng im thuo uuiđ thena heritogon mahlian,
thingon uuiđ thena thegan kesures,thigida ina gerno
that hie muosti alosianthena likhamon
Cristes fan themo crucie,thie thar giquelmid stuod,
thes guoden fan them galgenendi an graf leggian,
foldu bifelahan.Im ni uuelda thie folctogo thuo
uuernian thes uuillien,ac im giuuald fargaf
that hie so muosti gifrummian.Hie giuuet im thuo forth thanan
gangan the them galgon,thar hie uuissa that godes barn,
hreo hangondiherren sines,
nam ina thuo an thero niuuun ruodunendi ina fan naglon atuomda, antfeng ina mid is fathmon,so man is frohon scal
lioƀes lichamon,endi ina an line biuuand,
druog ina diurlico– so uuas thie drohtin uuerth –
thar sia thia stedi haƀdunan enon stene innan
handon gihauuuan,thar gio helitho barn
gumon ni bigruoƀon.Thar sia that barn godes
te iro landuuisulico helgost
foldu bifulhunendi mid enu felisu belucun
allaro grabo guodlicost.Griotandi satun
idisi armscapana,thia that all forsauun,
thes gumen grimman dođ.Giuuitun im thuo gangan thanan
uuopiandi uuiƀendi uuara namun
huo sia eft te them graƀegangan mahtin:
haƀdun im farseuuanasorogia ginuogia,
mikila muodkara:Maria uuarun sia hetana,
idisi armscapana.Thuo uuarth aƀand cuman,
naht mid neflu.Nithfolc Iuđeono
uuarth an moragan eftmenigi gisamnod,
rekidun an runon:'Huat, thu uuest huo thit riki uuas
thuru thesan enan manall gituiflid,
uuerod giuuorran:nu ligiđ hie uuundon siok,
diopa bidolƀan.Hie sagda simnen that hie scoldi fan dođe astandan
an thriddian dage.Thius thiod giloƀit te filo,
thit uuerod after is uuordon.Nu thu hier uuardon het,
oƀar them grabe gomian,that ina is iungron thar
ni farstelan an themo steneendi seggian than that hie astandan si
riki fan raston:than uuirthit thit rinco folc
mer gimerrid,ef sia biginnat marian hier. '
Thuo uuurthun thar gisceridafan thero scolu Iudeono
uueros te thero uuahtu:giuuitun im mid iro giuuapnion tharod
te them graƀe gangan,thar sia scoldun thes godes barnes
hreuues huodian.Uuarth thie helago dag
Iudeono fargangan.Sia obar themo graƀe satun
uueros an thero uuahtunuuanom nahton,
bidun undar iro bordonhuan er thie berehto dag
obar iddilgardmannon quami,
liudon te liohte.Thuo ni uuas lang te thiu
that thar uuarth thie gest cumanbe godes crafte,
halag athomundar thena hardon sten
an thena lichamon.Lioht uuas thuo giopanod
firio barnon te frumu:uuas fercal manag
antheftid fan helldoronendi te himile uueg
giuuaraht fan thesaro uueroldi.Uuanom upp astuod
frithubarn godes,fuor im thuo thar hie uuelda,
so thia uuardos thesuuiht ni afsuoƀun,
deruia liudi,huan hie fan them dođe astuod,
ares fan thero rastun.Rincos satun
umbi that graf utan,Iudeo liudi,
scola mid iro scildion.Scred forthuuardes
suigli sunnun lioht.Sithodun idisi
te them grabe gangan,gumcunnies uuiƀ,
Mariun munilica:habdun methmo filo
gisald uuiđer saluumsilubres endi goldes,
uuerthes uuider uuurtion,so sia mahtun auuinnan mest,
that sia thena lichamonlioƀes herren,
suno drohtinessalƀon muostin,
uuundun uuritan.Thiu uuiƀ soragodun
an iro sebon suithoendi suma spracun,
huie im thena grotan stenfan themo graƀe scoldi
gihuerebian an haluathe sia oƀar that hreo sauuun
thia liudi leggian,thuo sia thena lichamon thar
befulhun an themo felise.so thiu fri haƀdun
gegangan te them gardon,that sia te them graue mahtun
gisehan selƀon,thuo thar suogan quam
engil thes alouualdonoƀana fan radure
faran an fetherhamon,that all thiu folda ansciann,
thiu ertha dunidaendi thia erlos uuurđun
an uuekan hugie,uuardos Iuđeono,
bifellun bi them forahton:ni uuandun ira fera egan,
lif langerun huil.
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Lagun tha uuardos,
thia gisithos samquica:san upp ahled
thie groto sten fan them graƀe,so ina thie godes engil
gihueribida an halƀa,endi im uppan them hleuue gisat
diurlic drohtines bodo.Hie uuas an is dadion gelic,
an is ansiunion,so huem so ina muosta undar is ogon scauuon,
so bereth endi so blithiall so blicsmun lioht;
uuas im is giuuadiuuintarcaldon
sneuue gilicost.Thuo sauun sia ina sittian thar
thiu uuiƀ uppan them giuuendidan stene,endi im fan them uulitie stuodun
them idison sulica egison tegegnes:all uuurthun
thiu fri an forahton fan them grurie mikilon,furthor ni gidorstun
te themo graue gangan,er sia thie godes engil,
uualdandes bodouuordon gruotta,
quat that hie iro arundiall bicunsti,
uuerc endi uuillionendi thero uuiƀo hugi,
hiet that sia im ni andredin:'Ik uuet that gi iuuuan drohtin suokat,
neriendon Cristfan Nazarethburg,
thena thi hier quelidunendi an cruci slogun
Iudeo liudiendi an graf lagdun
sundilosian.Nu nist hie selbo hier,
ac hie ist astandan iuendi sind thesa stedi larea,
thit graf an theson griote.Nu mugun gi gangan herod
nahor mikilu– ik uuet that is iu ist niud sehan
an theson stene innan –:hier sind noh thia stedi scina
thar is lichamo lag.'Lungra fengun
gibada an iro briostonbleca idisi,
uulitisconi uuiƀ:uuas im uuilspell mikil
te gihoriannethat im fan iro heren sagda
engil thes alouualden.Hiet sia eft thanan
fan them graƀe ganganendi faran te them iungron Cristes,
seggian them is gisithonsuothon uuordon
that iro drohtin uuasfan dođe astandan;
hiet oc an sundronSimon Petruse
uuillspell mikiluuordon cuthian,
cumi drohtinesgie that Crist selƀo
uuas an Galileo land,'thar ina eft is iungron sculun
gisehan is gisithos,so hie im er selƀo gisprac
uuaron uuordon.'Reht so thuo thiu uuiƀ thanan
gangan uueldun,so stuodun im tegegnes thar
engilos tuenaan alahuiton
uuanamon giuuadionendi spracun im mid iro uuordon tuo
helaglico:hugi uuarth giblothid
then idison an egison:ni mahtun an thia engilos godes
bi themo uulite scauuon:uuas im thiu uuanami te strang,
te suithi te sehanne.Thuo spracun im san angegin
uualdandes bodunendi thiu uuiƀ fragodun,
te hui sia Cristan tharodquican mid dodon
suno drohtinessuokian quamin
ferahes fullan:'Nu gi ina ni findat hier
an theson stengraƀe,ac hie ist astandan nu
an is lichamen:thes gi gilobian sculun
endi gihuggian thero uuordothe hie iu te uuaron oft
selbo sagda,thann hie an iuuuon gisithe uuas
an Galilealande,huo hie scoldi gigeban uuerthan,
gisald selƀoan sundigaro manno,
hetandero handhelag drohtin,
that sia ina quelidinendi an cruci slogin,
dodan gidadinendi that hie scoldi thuru drohtines craft
an thriddion dagethioda te uuillion
libbiandi astandan.Nu habit hie all gilestid so,
gifrumid mid firihon:iliat gi nu forth hinan,
gangat gahlicoendi duot it them is iungron cuth.
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Hie habit sia iu furfaranaendi ist im forth hinan
an Galileo land,thar ina eft is iungron sculun
gisehan is gisithos.'Thuo uuarth san after thiu
them uuibon an uuillon,that sia gihordun sulic uuord sprecan,
cuthian thia craft godes– uuarun im so acumana thuo noh
gie so forahta gefrumida –:giuuitun im forth thanan
fan them graƀe ganganendi sagdun them iungron Cristes
seldlic gisiuni,thar sia sorogondi
bidun sulikero buota.Thuo uuurthun oc an thia burg cumana
Iudeono uuardosthia oƀar themo graƀe satun
alla langa nahtendi thes lichamen thar
huodun thes hreuues.Sia sagdun thero heri Iudeono
huilica im thar anduuardaegison quamun,
seldlic gisiuni,sagdun mid uuordon
al so it giduan uuasan thero drohtines craft,
ni mithun an iro muode.Thuo budun im medmo filo
Iudeo liudigold endi silubar,
saldun im sinc managte thiu that sia it ni sagdin forth,
ne maridin thero menigi:'Ac quethat that iu mothi hugi
ansuebidi mid slapuendi that thar quamin gisithos tuo,
farstalin ina an them stene.Simnen uuesat gi an stride mid thiu,
forth an flite:ef it uuirđit them folctogen cuth,
uui gihelpat iu uid thena herrosten,that hie iu harmes uuiht,
lethes ni gilestid.'Thuo namun sia an them liudon filo
diuria medmos,dadun all so sia bigunnun
– ni giuueldun iro uuillion –:… cuth
them liudon after them landethat sia sulica lugina uuoldun
ahebbian be than helagan drohtin.Thann uuas eft gihelid hugi
iungron Cristes,thuo sia gihordun thiu guodun uuiƀ
marian thia maht godes;thuo uuarun sia an iro muode fraha
gie im te them graƀe bethiaIohannes endi Petrus
runnun oƀastlico:uuarth er cuman
Iohannes thie guodo,endi im oƀar them graƀe gistuod,
antat thar san after quamSimon Petrus,
erl ellanruofendi im thar in giuuet
an that graf gangan:gisah thar thes godes barnes
hreogiuuadiherren sines
linin liggian,mid thiu uuas er thie lichamo
fagaro bifangan;lag thie fano sundar
mid them uuas that hobid bihelidhelages Cristes,
rikies drohtines,thann hie an thesaro rastu uuas.
Thuo geng im oc Iohannesan that graf innan
sehan seldlic thing:uuarth im san after thiu
antlocan is giloƀo,that hie uuissa that scolda eft an thit lioht cuman
is drohtin diurlico,fan dode astandan
upp fan erthu.Thuo giuuitun im eft thanan
Iohannes endi Petrus,endi quamun thia iungron Cristes,
thia gisithos tesamne.Than stuod seragmuod
en thera idisoođer sithu
griotandi oƀar them graƀe– uuas iro iamar muod –
Maria uuas that Magdalena:uuas iro muodgithaht,
seƀo mit sorogon sero giblandan:ni uuissa huarod siu sokian scolda
thena herron thar iro uuarun at thia helpa gilanga.Siu ni mohta thuo hofnu auuisan,
that uuiƀ ni mahta uuop forlatan:ni uuissa huarod siu sia uuendian scolda; gimerrid uuarun iro thes muodgithahti.Thuo gisah siu thena mahtigan thar standan
Criste, thuoh siu ina cuthlico ankennian ni mohti,er than hie ina cuthian uuelda,
seggian that hie it selƀo uuari.Hie fragoda huat siu so sero ƀiuuiepi
so harmo mid heton trahnin?Siu quat that siu umbi iro herron ni uuissi
te uuaren huarod hie uuerthan scoldi:'Ef thu ina mi giuuisan mohtis,
fro min, ef ik thik fragon gidorsti,ef thu ina hier an theson felise ginamis,
uuisi ina mi mid uuordon thinon:than uuari mi allaro uuilliono mesta
that ik ina selƀo gisahi.'Sia ni uuissa that sia thie suno drohtines
gruotta mid godaro spracun:siu uuanda that it thie gardari uuari,
hofuuard herren sines.Thuo gruotta sia thie helago drohtin,
bi namen neriendero best:siu geng im thuo nahor sniumo
that uuiƀ mid uuillion guodan,antkenda iro uualdand selban,
mithan siu is thuru thia minnia ni uuissa:uuelda ina mid iro mundon gripan
thiu fehmia an thena folko drohtin,nouan that iro frithubarn godes
uuerida mid uuordon sinon,quat that siu ina mid uuihti ni mosti
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alauualdaniuuuan endi minan,
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