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Heliand
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Chapter: XXIII 
XXIII


Verse: 1915    Ne cumat thea alle te himile,   thea [the] hîr hrôpat te mi
Verse: 1916    [manno] te mundburd.   Managa sind [thero],
Verse: 1917    thea uuilliad alloro dago gehuilikes   te drohtine hnîgan,
Verse: 1918    hrôpad thar te helpu   endi huggead an ôðar,
Verse: 1919    uuirkead uuamdâdi:   ne sind im than thiu uuord fruma,
Verse: 1920    ac thea môtun huerƀan   an that himiles lioht,
Verse: 1921    gangan an that godes rîki,   thea thes gerne sint,
Verse: 1922    that sie hîr gefrummien   fader alauualdan
Verse: 1923    uuerc endi uuilleon.   Thea ni thurƀun mid uuordun sô fîlu
Verse: 1924    hrôpan te helpu,   huanda the hêlogo god
Verse: 1925    uuêt alloro manno gehues   môdgethâhti,
Verse: 1926    uuord endi uuilleon,   endi gildid im is uuerco lôn.

Verse: 1927    Bethiu sculun gi sorgon,   than gi an thene sîð [farad],
Verse: 1928    huô gi that ârundi   [ti endea bebrengen].

Verse: 1929    Than gi lîðan sculun   aftar thesumu landskepea,
Verse: 1930    uuîdo aftar thesoro uueroldi,   al sô iu uuegos lêdiad,
Verse: 1931    brêd strâta te burg,   simbla [sôkiad] gi iu thene bezton [sân]
Verse: 1932    man undar theru menegi   endi cûðead imu iuuuan môðseƀon
Verse: 1933    uuârun uuordun.   Ef sie than thes uuirðige sint,
Verse: 1934    [that] sie iuuua gôdun    uuerc   gerno [gelêstien]
Verse: 1935    mid hluttru hugi,   [than] gi an themu hûse mid im
Verse: 1936    uuonod an uuilleon   endi [im uuel] lônod,
Verse: 1937    geldad im mid gôdu   endi sie te gode selƀon
Verse: 1938    uuordun geuuîhad   endi seggead im uuissan friðu,
Verse: 1939    hêlaga helpa   heƀencuninges.

Verse: 1940    Ef sie than sô sâliga   thurh iro selƀoro dâd
Verse: 1941    uuerðan ni môtun,   that sie iuuua uuerc frummien,
Verse: 1942    lêstien iuuua lêra,   than gi fan them liudiun sân,
Verse: 1943    farad fan themu folke,   - [the iuuua friðu huuirƀid]
Verse: 1944    [eft] an [iuuuoro] selƀoro sîð, -   endi lâtad sie mid sundiun forð,
Verse: 1945    mid balu[uuercun] bûan   endi sôkiad iu burg ôðra,
Verse: 1946    mikil [manuuerod],   endi ne lâtad thes melmes uuiht
Verse: 1947    folgan an iuuuom fôtun,   thanan [the] man iu antfâhan ne uuili,
Verse: 1948    ac scuddiat it fan iuuuon scôhun,   that it im eft te scamu uuerðe,
Verse: 1949    themu uuerode te geuuitskepie,   that iro uuillio ne dôg.

Verse: 1950    Than seggeo ic iu te uuârun,   sô huan sô thius uuerold endiad
Verse: 1951    endi the mâreo dag   oƀar man farid,
Verse: 1952    that than Sodomoburg,   thiu hîr thurh sundeon uuarð
Verse: 1953    [an afgrundi]   êldes craftu,
Verse: 1954    fiuru bifallen,   [that] thiu than haƀad friðu mêran,
Verse: 1955    mildiran mund[burd],   [than] thea man êgin,
Verse: 1956    the iu hîr uuiðaruuerpat   endi ne uuilliad iuuua uuord frummien.

Verse: 1957    Sô hue sô iu [than] antfâhit   thurh ferhtan hugi,
Verse: 1958    thurh mildean môd,   sô haƀad mînan forð
Verse: 1959    uuilleon geuuarhten   endi [ôc] uualdand god,
Verse: 1960    antfangan fader iuuuan,   firiho drohtin,
Verse: 1961    rîkean râdgeƀon,   thene the al reht bican.

Verse: 1962    Uuêt uualdand self,   endi uuillean lônot
Verse: 1963    gumono gehuilicumu,   sô huat sô hi hîr gôdes geduot,
Verse: 1964    thoh hi thurh minnea godes   manno huilicumu
Verse: 1965    uuilleandi fargeƀe   uuatares drinkan,
Verse: 1966    that hi thurftigumu manne   [thurst] gehêlie,
Verse: 1967    caldes brunnan.      Thesa quidi uuerðad uuâra,
Verse: 1968    that eo ne bilîƀid,   ne hi thes lôn sculi,
Verse: 1969    fora godes ôgun   geld antfâhan,
Verse: 1970    mêda managfalde,   sô huat sô hi is thurh mîna minnea geduot.

Verse: 1971    Sô hue sô [mîn] than farlôgnid   [liudibarno],
Verse: 1972    heliðo for thesoro heriu,   sô dôm ic [is] an himile sô self
Verse: 1973    thar uppe far them alouualdan fader   endi for allumu is engilo crafte,
Verse: 1974    far theru mikilon menigi.   Sô huilic sô than eft manno barno
Verse: 1975    an thesoro uueroldi ne uuili   uuordun mîðan,
Verse: 1976    ac [gihit] far gumskepi,   that he mîn iungoro sî,
Verse: 1977    thene uuilliu ec eft ôgean   far [ôgun godes],
Verse: 1978    fora alloro firiho fader,   thar folc manag
Verse: 1979    for thene alouualdon   alla gangad
Verse: 1980    reðinon uuið thene rîkeon.   Thar uuilliu ic imu an reht uuesan
Verse: 1981    mildi mundboro,   sô huemu sô mînun hîr
Verse: 1982    uuordun hôrid   endi thiu uuerc frumid,
Verse: 1983    thea ic hîr an thesumu berge uppan   geboden hebbiu."
Verse: 1984    Habda thô te uuârun   uualdandes sunu
Verse: 1985    gelêrid thea liudi,   huô sie lof gode
Verse: 1986    uuirkean scoldin.   Thô lêt hi that uuerod thanan
Verse: 1987    an alloro [halƀa] gehuilica,   heriskepi manno
Verse: 1988    sîðon te selðon.   Habdun selƀes [uuord],
Verse: 1989    gehôrid heƀencuninges   hêlaga lêra,
Verse: 1990    sô eo te uueroldi sint   [uuordo endi dâdeo],
Verse: 1991    mancunnies manag   oƀar thesan middilgard
Verse: 1992    [sprâcono] thiu spâhiron,   sô hue sô thiu spel gefrang,
Verse: 1993    thea thar an themu berge [gesprac]   barno rîkeast.




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