TITUS
Book: Heliand 
Heliand


On the basis of the edition by
Burkhard Taeger,
Max Niemeyer Verlag,
Tübingen 1984 (9. Auflage)
prepared under the direction of Rosemarie Lühr,
Gießen, 11.3.1995;
TITUS version by Jost Gippert,
Frankfurt a/M, 22.10.1997 / 28.2.1998 / 21.6.1998 / 3.10.1999 / 1.6.2000 / 1.3.2003




Chapter: I 
I


Verse: 1    *Manega uuâron,   the sia iro môd gespôn,
Verse: 2    .........................,   that sia [bigunnun uuord godes],
Verse: 3    [reckean] that girûni,   that [thie] rîceo Crist
Verse: 4    undar mancunnea   mâriða gifrumida
Verse: 5    mid uuordun endi mid uuercun.   That uuolda thô uuîsara filo
Verse: 6    liudo barno loƀon,   lêra Cristes,
Verse: 7    hêlag uuord godas,   endi mid iro handon scrîƀan
Verse: 8    [berehtlîco] an buok,   huô sia [is gibodscip scoldin]
Verse: 9    frummian, firiho barn.   Than uuârun thoh sia fiori te thiu
Verse: 10    under thera menigo,   thia habdon maht godes,
Verse: 11    helpa fan himila,   hêlagna gêst,
Verse: 12    craft fan [Criste,] -   sia uurðun gicorana te thio,
Verse: 13    that sie than êuangelium   [ênan] [scoldun]
Verse: 14    an buok scrîƀan   endo sô manag gibod godes,
Verse: 15    hêlag himilisc uuord:   sia ne muosta heliðo than mêr,
Verse: 16    firiho barno frummian,   neuan that sia fiori te thio
Verse: 17    thuru craft godas   gecorana uurðun,
Verse: 18    Matheus endi Marcus,   - sô uuârun thia man hêtana -
Verse: 19    [Lucas endi Iohannes];   sia uuârun [gode] [lieƀa],
Verse: 20    uuirðiga ti them giuuirkie.   Habda im uualdand god,
Verse: 21    them heliðon an iro hertan   hêlagna gêst
Verse: 22    fasto bifolhan   endi ferahtan hugi,
Verse: 23    sô manag uuîslîk uuord   endi giuuit mikil,
Verse: 24    that sea scoldin ahebbean   hêlagaro stemnun
Verse: 25    godspell that guoda,   that ni haƀit ênigan gigadon huergin,
Verse: 26    thiu uuord an thesaro uueroldi,   that io uualdand mêr,
Verse: 27    drohtin diurie   eftho derƀi thing,
Verse: 28    firinuuerc fellie   [eftho fîundo nîð],
Verse: 29    [strîd] [uuiðerstande] - ,   huand hie habda starkan hugi,
Verse: 30    mildean endi guodan,   thie the mêster uuas,
Verse: 31    [aðalordfrumo]   [alomahtig].

Verse: 32    That scoldun sea fiori thuo   fingron scrîƀan,
Verse: 33    settian endi singan   endi seggean forð,
Verse: 34    that sea fan Cristes   crafte them mikilon
Verse: 35    gisâhun endi gihôrdun,   thes hie selƀo gisprac,
Verse: 36    giuuîsda endi giuuarahta,   uundarlîcas filo,
Verse: 37    sô manag mid mannon   mahtig drohtin,
Verse: 38    all so hie it fan them anginne   thuru is [ênes] craht,
Verse: 39    uualdand gisprak,   thuo hie êrist thesa uuerold giscuop
Verse: 40    endi thuo all bifieng   mid ênu uuordo,
Verse: 41    himil endi erða   endi al that sea bihlidan êgun
Verse: 42    giuuarahtes endi giuuahsanes:   that uuarð thuo all mid uuordon godas
Verse: 43    fasto bifangan,   endi [gifrumid] after thiu,
Verse: 44    huilic than liudscepi   landes scoldi
Verse: 45    uuîdost giuualdan,   eftho [huar] thiu [uueroldaldar]
Verse: 46    [endon] [scoldin].   Ên uuas iro thuo noh than
Verse: 47    [firiho] barnun biforan,   endi [thiu] fîƀi uuârun agangan:
Verse: 48    scolda thuo that sehsta   sâliglîco
Verse: 49    cuman thuru craft godes   endi Cristas giburd,
Verse: 50    hêlandero [bestan],   hêlagas gêstes,
Verse: 51    an thesan middilgard   managon te helpun,
Verse: 52    firio barnon ti frumon   uuið fîundo nîð,
Verse: 53    uuið dernero duualm.   Than habda thuo drohtin god
Verse: 54    Rômanoliudeon farliuuan   rîkeo mêsta,
Verse: 55    habda them heriscipie   herta gisterkid,
Verse: 56    that sia habdon bithuungana   thiedo gihuilica,
Verse: 57    habdun fan Rûmuburg   rîki giuunnan
Verse: 58    helmgitrôsteon,   sâton iro heritogon
Verse: 59    an lando gihuem,   habdun liudeo giuuald,
Verse: 60    allon elitheodon.   Erodes uuas
Verse: 61    an Hierusalem   oƀer that Iudeono folc
Verse: 62    gicoran te kuninge,   sô ina thie kêser tharod,
Verse: 63    fon Rûmuburg   rîki thiodan
Verse: 64    satta undar that gisîði.   Hie ni uuas thoh mid sibbeon [bilang]
Verse: 65    aƀaron Israheles,   eðiligiburdi,
Verse: 66    cuman fon iro [cnuosle],   neuan that hie thuru thes kêsures thanc
Verse: 67    fan Rûmuburg   rîki habda,
Verse: 68    that im uuârun sô gihôriga   hildiscalcos,
Verse: 69    aƀaron Israheles   elleanruoƀa:
Verse: 70    suîðo unuuanda uuini,   than lang hie giuuald êhta,
Verse: 71    Erodes thes rîkeas   endi [râdburdeon] [held]
Verse: 72    [Iudeo liudi].   Than uuas thar ên gigamalod mann,
Verse: 73    that uuas fruod gomo,   habda ferehtan hugi,
Verse: 74    uuas fan them liudeon   Levias cunnes,
Verse: 75    Iacobas [suneas],   guodero thiedo:
Verse: 76    Zacharias uuas hie hêtan.   That uuas sô sâlig man,
   
Verse: 77    huand hie simblon gerno   gode theonoda,
Verse: 78    uuarahta [after] is uuilleon;   deda is uuîf sô self
Verse: 79    - uuas iru gialdrod idis:   ni muosta im erƀiuuard
Verse: 80    an iro iuguðhêdi   giƀiðig uuerðan -
Verse: 81    libdun im farûter laster,   uuaruhtun lof goda,
Verse: 82    uuârun sô gihôriga   heƀancuninge,
Verse: 83    diuridon ûsan drohtin:   ni uueldun derƀeas uuiht
Verse: 84    under mancunnie,   mênes gifrummean,
Verse: 85    ne *saca ne sundea.   Uuas im thoh an sorgun hugi,
Verse: 86    that sie erƀiuuard   êgan ni môstun,
Verse: 87    ac uuârun im barno lôs.   Than scolda he gibod godes
Verse: 88    thar an Hierusalem,   sô oft sô is gigengi gistôd,
Verse: 89    that ina torhtlîco   tîdi gimanodun,
Verse: 90    sô scolda he at them uuîha   uualdandes geld
Verse: 91    hêlag bihuuerƀan,   heƀancuninges,
Verse: 92    godes iungarskepi:   gern uuas he suîðo,
Verse: 93    that he [it] thurh ferhtan hugi   [frummean] môsti.




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