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Heliand
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Chapter: XVII 
XVII


Verse: 1381    So sprac he [thô] spâhlîco   endi sagda spel godes,
Verse: 1382    lêrde the landes uuard   liudi sîne
Verse: 1383    mid hluttru hugi.   Heliðos stôdun,
Verse: 1384    gumon umbi thana godes sunu   gerno suîðo,
Verse: 1385    uueros an uuilleon:   uuas im thero uuordo [niud],
Verse: 1386    thâhtun endi thagodun,   gihôrdun [thero] thiodo drohtin
Verse: 1387    seggean êu godes   eldibarnun;
Verse: 1388    gihêt im heƀenrîki   endi te them heliðun sprac:
Verse: 1389    "ôc mag ic iu seggean,   gesîðos mîna,
Verse: 1390    uuârun uuordun,   that gi thesoro uueroldes nu forð
Verse: 1391    sculun lioht uuesan   liudio barnun,
Verse: 1392    fagar mid firihun   oƀar folc manag,
Verse: 1393    uulitig endi uunsam:   ni mugun iuuua uuerk mikil
Verse: 1394    biholan uuerðan,   mid huuilico gi sea hugi cûðeat:
Verse: 1395    than mêr the thiu burg ni mag,   thiu an berge stâð,
Verse: 1396    [hôh holmkliƀu],   biholen uuerðen,
Verse: 1397    uurisilîc giuuerc,   ni mugun iuuua uuord than mêr
Verse: 1398    an thesoro middilgard   mannum uuerðen,
Verse: 1399    iuuua dâdi bidernit.   Dôt, sô ic iu lêriu:
Verse: 1400    lâtad iuuua lioht mikil   liudiun skînan,
Verse: 1401    manno barnun,   that sie farstandan iuuuan môdseƀon,
Verse: 1402    iuuua uuerc endi iuuuan uuilleon,   endi thes uualdand god
Verse: 1403    mit hluttro hugi,   himiliscan fader,
Verse: 1404    loƀon an [thesumu] liohte,   thes he iu sulica lêra fargaf.

Verse: 1405    Ni scal neoman lioht, the it haƀad,   liudiun dernean,
Verse: 1406    te hardo [behuuelƀean],   ac he it hôho scal
Verse: 1407    an seli settean,   that thea gesehan mugin
Verse: 1408    alla [gelico],   thea thar inna sind,
Verse: 1409    heliðos an hallu.   Than [hald] ni sculun gi iuuua hêlag uuord
Verse: 1410    an thesumu landskepa   liudiun dernien,
Verse: 1411    heliðcunnie farhelan,   ac ge it hôho sculun
Verse: 1412    brêdean, that gibod godes,   that it allaro barno gehuuilic,
Verse: 1413    oƀar [al] thit landscepi   liudi farstandan
Verse: 1414    endi sô gefrummien,   sô it an forndagun
Verse: 1415    tulgo uuîse man   uuordun gesprâcun,
Verse: 1416    than sie thana aldan êuu   erlos heldun,
Verse: 1417    endi ôc sulicu suuîðor,   sô ic iu nu seggean mag,
Verse: 1418    alloro gumono gehuuilic   gode thionoian,
Verse: 1419    [than] it thar an them aldom   êuua gebeode.

Verse: 1420    Ni uuâniat gi thes mit uuihtiu,   that ic bi thiu an thesa uuerold quâmi,
Verse: 1421    that ic thana aldan êu   irrien uuillie,
Verse: 1422    fellean [undar] thesumu folke   eftho thero forasagono
Verse: 1423    uuord uuiðaruuerpen,   thea hêr sô giuuârea man
Verse: 1424    [barlîco] gebudun.   Êr scal bêðiu tefaran,
Verse: 1425    himil endi erðe,   thiu nu bihlidan standat,
Verse: 1426    êr than thero    uuordo   uuiht [bilîƀa]
Verse: 1427    [unlêstid] an thesumu liohte,   thea sie thesum liudiun hêr
Verse: 1428    [uuârlîco] gebudun.   Ni quam ic an thesa uuerold te thiu,
Verse: 1429    that ic feldi thero forasagono uuord,   ac ic siu fullien scal,
Verse: 1430    [ôkion] endi nîgean   eldibarnum,
Verse: 1431    thesumu folke te frumu.   That uuas forn gescriƀan
Verse: 1432    an them aldon êo   - [ge hôrdun] it oft sprecan
Verse: 1433    [uuorduuîse] man -:   sô huue sô that an thesoro uueroldi gidôt,
Verse: 1434    that he âðrana   aldru bineote,
Verse: 1435    lîƀu bilôsie,   them sculun liudio barn
Verse: 1436    dôd adêlean.   Than uuilleo ic [it] iu diopor nu,
Verse: 1437    furður bifâhan:   sô huue sô ina thurh fîundskepi,
Verse: 1438    man uuiðar ôðrana   an is môdseƀon
Verse: 1439    [bilgit] an is breostun   - huuand sie alle gebrôðar sint,
Verse: 1440    sâlig folc godes,   sibbeon bitengea,
Verse: 1441    man mid mâgskepi -,   than uuirðit thoh huue ôðrumu an is môde sô gram,
Verse: 1442    lîbes uueldi ina [bilôsien],   of he mahti gilêstien sô:
Verse: 1443    than is he sân afêhit   endi is thes ferahas scolo,
Verse: 1444    al sulikes urdêlies   sô the [ôðar] uuas,
Verse: 1445    the thurh is handmegin   [hôƀdo] bilôsde
Verse: 1446    erl ôðarna.   Ôc is an them êo gescriƀan
Verse: 1447    uuârun uuordun,   sô gi uuiton alle,
Verse: 1448    than man is nâhiston   [niudlîco scal]
Verse: 1449    minnian an is môde,   uuesen is mâgun hold,
Verse: 1450    gadulingun gôd,   [uuesen] is geƀa mildi,
Verse: 1451    [frâhon] is friunda gehuuane,   endi scal is fîund hatan,
Verse: 1452    uuiðerstanden them mid strîdu   endi mid starcu hugi,
Verse: 1453    uuerean uuiðar uurêðun.   Than seggeo ic iu [te uuâron nu],
Verse: 1454    fullîcur for thesumu folke,   that gi iuuua fîund sculun
Verse: 1455    minneon an iuuuomu môde,   sô samo sô gi iuuua mâgos dôt,
Verse: 1456    an godes namon.   Dôt im gôdes filu,
Verse: 1457    tôgeat im hluttran hugi,   holda treuua,
Verse: 1458    liof uuiðar ira lêðe.   That is langsam râd
Verse: 1459    manno [sô huuilicumu],   sô is môd te thiu
Verse: 1460    [geflîhit] uuiðar [is] fîunde.   Than môtun gi thea fruma    êgan,
Verse: 1461    that gi môtun hêten   heƀencuninges suni,
Verse: 1462    is blîði barn.   Ne mugun gi iu betaran râd
Verse: 1463    geuuinnan an thesoro uueroldi.   Than seggio ic iu te uuâron ôc,
Verse: 1464    barno gehuilicum,   that gi ne mugun [mid] gibolgono hugi
Verse: 1465    iuuuas gôdes uuiht   te godes hûsun
Verse: 1466    uualdande fargeƀan,   that it imu uuirðig sî
Verse: 1467    te antfâhanne,   sô lango sô thu fîundskepies [uuiht],
Verse: 1468    [uuiðer ôðran man   inuuid] hugis.

Verse: 1469    Êr scalt thu thi simbla gesônien   uuið thana sacuualdand,
Verse: 1470    gemôdi gimahlean:   sîðor maht thu mêðmos thîna
Verse: 1471    te them godes altere [ageƀan]:   than sind sie themu gôdan uuerðe,
Verse: 1472    heƀencuninge.   Mêr sculun gi aftar is huldi thionon,
Verse: 1473    godes uuilleon [fulgân],   than [ôðra] Iudeon duon,
Verse: 1474    ef gi uuilleat êgan   [êuuan rîki],
Verse: 1475    sinlîf sehan.   Ôc scal [ic] iu seggean noh,
Verse: 1476    huuô it thar an them aldon   êo gebiudid,
Verse: 1477    that ênig erl ôðres   idis ni bisuuîca,
Verse: 1478    [uuîf] mid uuammu.   Than seggio ic iu te uuâron ôc,
Verse: 1479    that thar man is siuni mugun   suuîðo farlêdean
Verse: 1480    an mirki [mên],   ef hi [ina lâtid] is môd spanen,
Verse: 1481    that [he] beginna thero girnean,   thiu imu gegangan ni scal.

Verse: 1482    Than haƀed he an imu selƀon sân   sundea geuuarhta,
Verse: 1483    geheftid an is hertan   helliuuîti.

Verse: 1484    Ef than thana man is [siun] uuili   ettha is [suîðare] hand
Verse: 1485    farlêdien is liðo huuilic   an lêðan uueg,
Verse: 1486    than is erlo gehuuem   ôðar betara,
Verse: 1487    firiho barno,   that he ina fram uuerpa
Verse: 1488    endi thana lið lôsie   af is lîchamon
Verse: 1489    endi ina âno cuma   up te himile,
Verse: 1490    than he [sô] mid allun   te them inferne,
Verse: 1491    huuerƀe mid sô hêlun   an helligrund.

Verse: 1492    Than mênid thiu [lêfhêd],   that ênig liudeo ni scal
Verse: 1493    farfolgan is friunde,   ef he ina an firina spanit,
Verse: 1494    suâs man an saca:   [than ne sî he imu eo sô suuîðo an sibbiun bilang],
Verse: 1495    [ne] iro    mâgskepi sô mikil,   ef he ina an morð spenit,
Verse: 1496    bêdid baluuuerco;   betera is imu than ôðar,
Verse: 1497    that he thana friund fan imu   fer faruuerpa,
Verse: 1498    mîðe thes mâges   endi ni hebbea thar êniga [minnea] tô,
Verse: 1499    that he môti êno   up gestîgan
Verse: 1500    hô himilrîki,   than sie [helligethuing],
Verse: 1501    brêd baluuuîti   bêðea gisôkean,
Verse: 1502    uƀil arƀidi.




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