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Heliand
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Chapter: XVIII 
XVIII


Verse: 1502       Ôc is an them êo gescriƀan
Verse: 1503    uuârun uuordun,   sô gi uuitun alle,
Verse: 1504    that [mîðe mênêðos]   mancunnies gehuuilic,
Verse: 1505    ni forsuerie ina selƀon,   [huuand] that is sundie te mikil,
Verse: 1506    farlêdid [liudi]   an lêðan uueg.

Verse: 1507    Than uuilleo ic iu [eft] seggean,   than sân ni suerea neoman
Verse: 1508    ênigan êðstaf   eldibarno,
Verse: 1509    ne bi himile themu hôhon,   huuand that is thes hêrron stôl,
Verse: 1510    ne bi erðu thar undar,   huuand that is thes alouualdon
Verse: 1511    fagar fôtscamel,   nec ênig firiho barno
Verse: 1512    ne suuerea bi is selƀes hôƀde,   huuand he ni mag thar ne suuart ne huuît
Verse: 1513    ênig hâr geuuirkean,   [bûtan] sô it the hêlago god,
Verse: 1514    gemarcode [mahtig];   bethiu sculun [mîðan] filu
Verse: 1515    erlos êðuuordo.   Sô huue sô it ofto dôt,
Verse: 1516    sô uuirðid is simbla uuirsa,   huuand he [imu] giuuardon ni mag.

Verse: 1517    Bithiu scal ic iu nu te uuârun   uuordun gibeodan,
Verse: 1518    that gi neo ne suerien   suuîðoron êðos,
Verse: 1519    mêron met mannun,   [bûtan] sô ic iu mid mînun hêr
Verse: 1520    suuîðo [uuârlico]   uuordun [gebiudu]:
Verse: 1521    ef man huuemu saca sôkea,   [biseggea] that uuâre,
Verse: 1522    queðe iâ, gef it sî,   [geha] thes thar uuâr is,
Verse: 1523    queðe nên, af it nis,   [lâta] im genôg an thiu;
Verse: 1524    sô huat sô is mêr oƀar that   man gefrummiad,
Verse: 1525    sô cumid it [al] fan uƀile   eldibarnun,
Verse: 1526    that erl thurh untreuua   ôðres ni uili
Verse: 1527    [uuordo] gelôƀian.   Than seggio ic iu te uuâron ôc,
Verse: 1528    [huuô] it thar    an them aldon   êo gebiudit:
Verse: 1529    sô [huue] sô ôgon genimid   ôðres mannes,
Verse: 1530    lôsid af is lîchaman,   ettha is [liðo huilican],
Verse: 1531    that he it eft mid is selƀes scal   sân antgelden
Verse: 1532    mid gelîcun liðion.   Than uuillio ic iu lêrian nu,
Verse: 1533    that gi sô ni [uurecan]   uurêða dâdi,
Verse: 1534    ac [that] gi thurh ôdmôdi   al gethologian
Verse: 1535    uuîties endi uuammes,   sô huat sô man iu an thesoro uueroldi gedôe.

Verse: 1536    Dôe alloro [erlo] gehuilic   ôðrom manne
Verse: 1537    frume endi gefôri,   sô he uuillie, that im [firiho] barn
Verse: 1538    gôdes angegin dôen.   Than uuirðit im god mildi,
Verse: 1539    liudio sô huilicum,   sô that lêstien uuili.

Verse: 1540    Êrod gi [arme man],   dêliad iuuan ôduuelon
Verse: 1541    undar thero thurftigon thiodu;   ne rôkead, huueðar gi [is ênigan thanc antfâhan]
Verse: 1542    [eftho lôn an thesoro lêhneon uueroldi,   ac huggeat te iuuuomu leoƀon hêrran]
Verse: 1543    thero geƀono te gelde,   that sie iu god lôno,
Verse: 1544    mahtig mundboro,   sô huuat sô gi is thurh is minnes [gidôt].

Verse: 1545    Ef thu than geƀogean uuili   gôdun mannun
Verse: 1546    fagare fehoscattos,   thar thu [eft] frumono hugis
Verse: 1547    mêr antfâhan,   te huuî haƀas thu thes êniga mêda fon gode
Verse: 1548    ettha lôn an [themu] is liohte?   huuand [that] is lêhni feho.

Verse: 1549    Sô is thes alles gehuuat,   [the] thu ôðrun geduos
Verse: 1550    [liudeon] te leoƀe,   thar [thu] hugis eft gelîc neman
Verse: 1551    thero uuordo endi thero uuerco:   te huuî uuêt thi thes [ûsa] uualdand thanc,
Verse: 1552    thes thu thîn sô bifilhis   endi [antfâhis] eft than thu uuili?
Verse: 1553    [Iuuuan ôðuuelon   geƀan gi them armun mannun,]
Verse: 1554    [the ina iu an thesoro uueroldi ne lônon   endi rômot te iuuues uualdandes rîkea.]
Verse: 1555    Te hlûd ni dô thu [it],   than thu mid thînun handun [bifelhas]
Verse: 1556    thîna alamosna themu armon manne,   ac [dô] im thurh ôdmôdien
Verse: 1557    gerno thurh godes thanc:   than môst thu [eft geld niman],
Verse: 1558    [suuîðo]    lioflîc lôn,   thar thu is lango bitharft,
Verse: 1559    fagaroro frumono.   Sô huuat sô thu is sô thurh ferhtan hugi
Verse: 1560    darno [gedêleas],   - so is ûsumu drohtine uuerð -
Verse: 1561    ne [galpo] thu far thînun geƀun te suuîðo,   [noh] ênig gumono ne scal,
Verse: 1562    that siu im thurh îdale hrôm   eft ni uuerðe
Verse: 1563    lêðlîco farloren.   [Thanna] thu scalt lôn nemen
Verse: 1564    fora godes ôgun   gôdero uuerco.

Verse: 1565    Ôc scal ic iu gebeodan,   than gi uuilliad te bedu hnîgan
Verse: 1566    endi uuilliad te iuuuomu hêrron   helpono biddean,
Verse: 1567    that he iu alâte   lêðes thinges,
Verse: 1568    thero sacono endi thero [sundeono],   thea gi iu selƀon hîr
Verse: 1569    uurêða geuuirkead,   that gi it than for ôðrumu [uuerode] ni duad:
Verse: 1570    ni mâread it far menigi,   that iu [thes] man ni loƀon,
Verse: 1571    ni diurean thero [dâdeo],   that gi iuuues drohtines gibed
Verse: 1572    thurh that îdala hrôm   al ne farleosan.

Verse: 1573    Ac than [gi] uuillean te iuuuomo hêrron   helpono biddean,
Verse: 1574    thiggean theolîco,   - thes iu is tharf mikil -
Verse: 1575    that iu sigidrohtin   sundeono tômea,
Verse: 1576    than [dôt] gi that sô darno:   [thoh] uuêt it iuuue drohtin self
Verse: 1577    hêlag an himile,   huuand imu nis biholan [neouuiht]
Verse: 1578    ne uuordo ne uuerco.   He lâtid it than [al] geuuerðan sô,
Verse: 1579    sô gi ina than biddiad,   than gi te [thero] bedo hnîgad
Verse: 1580    mid hluttru hugi."   Heliðos stôdun,
Verse: 1581    gumon umbi thana godes sunu   gerno suuîðo,
Verse: 1582    uueros an uuilleon:   uuas im thero uuordo [niud],
Verse: 1583    thâhtun endi thagodun,   uuas im tharf mikil,
Verse: 1584    that sie that eft gehogdin,   [that] im that hêlaga barn
Verse: 1585    an thana forman sið   filu mid uuordun
Verse: 1586    torhtes getalde.   Thô sprac im [eft] ên thero tuueliƀio angegin,
Verse: 1587    glauuuoro gumono,   te [them] godes barne:


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