TITUS
Heliand
Part No. 30
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Chapter: XXX 
XXX


Verse: 2431    Thô im eft tegegnes   gumono bezta
Verse: 2432    anduuordi gesprak:   "ni mênde ik elcor uuiht", [quað he,]
Verse: 2433    "te bidernienne   dâdio mînaro,
Verse: 2434    uuordo eftha uuerco;   thit sculun gi [uuitan] alle,
Verse: 2435    iungaron mîne,   huand iu fargeƀen haƀad
Verse: 2436    uualdand thesaro uueroldes,   that gi uuitan môtun
Verse: 2437    an iuuuom hugiskeftiun   [himilisc] gerûni;
Verse: 2438    them ôðrun scal man be biliðiun   that gibod godes
Verse: 2439    uuordun uuîsien.   Nu uuilliu ik iu te uuârun hier
Verse: 2440    mârien, huat ik mênde,   that gi mîna thiu bet
Verse: 2441    oƀar al thit landskepi   lêra farstandan.

Verse: 2442    That sâd, that ik iu sagda,   that is selƀes uuord,
Verse: 2443    thiu hêlaga lêra   heƀencuninges,
Verse: 2444    huô man thea mârien scal   oƀar [thene] middilgard,
Verse: 2445    uuîdo aftar thesaro uueroldi.   Uueros sind im gihugide,
Verse: 2446    man mislîco:   sum    [sulican] môd dregid,
Verse: 2447    harda hugiskefti   endi hrêan seƀon,
Verse: 2448    that ina ni geuuerðod,   that he it be iuuuon uuordun [due,]
Verse: 2449    that he [thesa] mîna lêra forð   lêstien uuillie,
Verse: 2450    ac uuerðad thar sô farlorana   lêra mîna,
Verse: 2451    godes ambusni   endi iuuuaro gumono uuord
Verse: 2452    an themu uƀilon manne,   sô ik iu êr sagda,
Verse: 2453    that that korn faruuarð,   that thar mid kîðun ni mahte
Verse: 2454    an themu stêne uppan   stedihaft uuerðan.

Verse: 2455    Sô uuirðid al farloran   eðilero sprâka,
Verse: 2456    ârundi godes,   sô huat sô man themu uƀilon manne
Verse: 2457    uuordun geuuîsid,   endi [he] an thea uuirson hand,
Verse: 2458    undar fîundo folc   fard gekiusid,
Verse: 2459    an godes unuuilean   endi an gramono hrôm
Verse: 2460    endi an fiures [farm].   Forð scal he [hêtean]
Verse: 2461    mid is breosthugi   brêda logna.

Verse: 2462    Nio gi an thesumu lande thiu lês   lêra mîna
Verse: 2463    uuordun ni uuîsiad:   is theses uuerodes sô filu,
Verse: 2464    erlo aftar thesaro erðun:   bistêd thar ôðar man,
Verse: 2465    the is [imu iung] endi glau, -   endi haƀad imu gôdan môd -,
Verse: 2466    sprâkono spâhi   endi uuêt iuuuaro spello giskêđ,
Verse: 2467    hugid is than an is herton   endi hôrid thar mid is ôrun [tô]
Verse: 2468    suîðo niudlîco   endi nâhor stêd,
Verse: 2469    an is breost hledid   that gibod godes,
Verse: 2470    lînod endi lêstid:   is is gilôƀo sô gôd,
Verse: 2471    talod imu, huô he ôðrana   eft gihuerƀie
Verse: 2472    [mên]dâdigan man,   that is môd draga
Verse: 2473    hluttra treuua   te heƀencuninge.

Verse: 2474    Than brêdid an thes breostun   that gibod godes,
Verse: 2475    thie luƀigo gilôbo,   sô an themu lande duod
Verse: 2476    that korn mid kîðun,   thar it [gikund] haƀad
Verse: 2477    endi imu thiu [uurð] bihagod   [endi uuederes gang],
Verse: 2478    regin endi sunne,   that it is reht haƀad.

Verse: 2479    Sô duod thiu godes lêra   an themu gôdun manne
Verse: 2480    dages endi nahtes,   endi [gangid] imu    [diuƀal] fer,
Verse: 2481    uurêða uuihti   endi the uuard godes
Verse: 2482    nâhor mikilu   [nahtes endi dages],
Verse: 2483    anttat sie ina brengead,   that thar bêðiu uuirðid
Verse: 2484    ia thiu lêra te frumu   liudio barnun,
Verse: 2485    [the] fan is mûðe cumid,   [iac] uuirðid the man gode;
Verse: 2486    haƀad sô [giuuehslod]   te [thesaro uuerold]stundu
Verse: 2487    mid is hugiskeftiun   himilrîkeas gidêl,
Verse: 2488    uuelono [thene] mêstan:   farid imu an giuuald godes,
Verse: 2489    [tionuno tômig].   Treuua sind sô gôda
Verse: 2490    gumono gehuilicumu,   sô nis [goldes] hord
Verse: 2491    gelîk sulicumu gilôƀon.   Uuesad iuuuaro lêrono forð
Verse: 2492    mancunnie mildie;   sie sind sô mislîka,
Verse: 2493    heliðos gehugda:   sum haƀad iro hardan strîd,
Verse: 2494    uurêðan uuillean,   uuancolna hugi,
Verse: 2495    is imu fêknes ful   endi firinuuerko.

Verse: 2496    Than biginnid imu thunkean,   than he undar theru thiodu stâd
Verse: 2497    endi thar gihôrid   oƀar hlust [mikil]
Verse: 2498    thea godes lêra,   than thunkid imu, that he sie [gerno forð]
Verse: 2499    lêstien uuillie;   than biginnid imu thiu [lêra godes]
Verse: 2500    an is hugi hafton,   anttat imu [than] eft an hand cumid
Verse: 2501    feho te gifôrea   endi fremiði scat.

Verse: 2502    Than farlêdead ina   lêða uuihti,
Verse: 2503    than he imu farfâhid   an fehogiri,
Verse: 2504    aleskid thene gilôbon:   than uuas imu that luttil fruma,
Verse: 2505    that he it gio an is hertan [gehugda,]   ef he it halden ne uuili.

Verse: 2506    That is sô the uuastom,   the an themu uuege began,
Verse: 2507    liodan an themu lande:   [thô] farnam ina eft thero liudio fard.

Verse: 2508    Sô duot [thea] meginsundeon   an [thes] mannes hugi
Verse: 2509    thea godes lêra,   ef he is ni gômid uuel;
Verse: 2510    elcor bifelliad sia ina   ferne te boðme,
Verse: 2511    an thene hêtan hel,   [thar] he [heƀencuninge
Verse: 2512    ni] uuirđid furður te frumu,   ac ina fîund sculun
Verse: 2513    [uuîtiu giuuaragean.]   Simla gi mid uuordun forð
Verse: 2514    lêread an thesumu lande:    *ik can thesaro liudio hugi,
Verse: 2515    sô mislîcan muodseƀon   manno cunnies,
Verse: 2516    sô uuanda uuîsa   ............

Verse: 2517    Sum haƀit all te thiu is muod gilâtan   endi [mêr] sorogot,
Verse: 2518    huô hie that [hord bihalde,   than] huô hie heƀancuninges
Verse: 2519    uuilleon giuuirkie.   Bethiu thar uuahsan ni mag
Verse: 2520    that hêlaga gibod godes,   thoh it thar ahafton mugi,
Verse: 2521    uurtion biuuerpan,   huand it thie uuelo thringit.

Verse: 2522    Sô samo sô that crûd endi thie thorn   that corn antfâhat,
Verse: 2523    uueriat im thena [uuastom],   sô duot thie uuelo manne:
Verse: 2524    giheftid is herta,   that hie it gihuggian ni muot,
Verse: 2525    thie man an is muode,   thes hie mêst bitharf,
Verse: 2526    huô hie that giuuirkie,   than lang thie hie an thesaro uueroldi sî,
Verse: 2527    that hie ti êuuondage   after muoti
Verse: 2528    hebbian thuru is hêrren thanc   himiles rîki,
Verse: 2529    sô endilôsan uuelon,   sô that ni [mag] ênig man
Verse: 2530    uuitan an thesaro uueroldi.   Nio hie sô uuîdo ni can
Verse: 2531    te githenkeanne,   thegan an is muode,
Verse: 2532    that it bihaldan mugi   herta thes mannes,
Verse: 2533    that hie that ti uuâron uuiti,   huat uualdand god haƀit
Verse: 2534    guodes gigereuuid,   that all geginuuerd stêð
Verse: 2535    manno sô huilicon,   sô ina hier minniot uuel
Verse: 2536    endi selƀo te thiu   is seola gihaldit,
Verse: 2537    that hie an lioht godes   lîðan muoti."


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