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Heliand
Part No. 40
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Chapter: XL 
XL


Verse: 3223       Sô lêrde the hêlago Crist
Verse: 3224    thea is gôdon iungaron:   "ef ênig gumono uuið iu", quað he,
Verse: 3225    "sundea geuuirkea,   than nim thu ina sundar te thi,
Verse: 3226    thene rink an rûna   endi imu is [râd] saga,
Verse: 3227    uuîsi imu mid uuordun.   [Ef] imu [than] thes [uuerð] ne sî,
Verse: 3228    that he thi gihôrie,   hala [thi] thar [ôðara] tô
Verse: 3229    gôdaro gumono,   endi lah imu is grimmun uuerc,
Verse: 3230    sak ina sôðuuordun.   Ef imu than is sundea aftar thiu,
Verse: 3231    [lôsuuerc] ni lêðon,   [giduo] it ôðrun liudiun cûð,
Verse: 3232    mâri it than for menegi   endi lât manno filu
Verse: 3233    uuiten is faruurhti:   ôðo [beginnad] imu than is uuerk tregan,
Verse: 3234    an [is] hugi hreuuen,   than [he] it gihôrid heliðo filu,
Verse: 3235    [ahton] eldibarn   endi imu is uƀilon dâd
Verse: 3236    [uueread] mid uuordun.   Ef he than ôk uuendien ne [uuili],
Verse: 3237    ac [farmôdat] sulica menegi,   than lât thu thene man faren,
Verse: 3238    haƀa ina than far hêðinen   endi lât ina thi an thînumu hugi lêðen,
Verse: 3239    mîð is an thînumu môde,   ne sî that imu eft mildi god,
Verse: 3240    hêr heƀencuning   helpe farlîhe,
Verse: 3241    fader allaro [firiho] barno."   Thô frâgode Petrus,
Verse: 3242    allaro thegno bezt   theodan sînan:
Verse: 3243    "huô oft scal ik them mannun,   the uuið mi habbiad
Verse: 3244    lêðuuerk giduan,   leoƀo drohtin,
   
Verse: 3245    scal ik im siƀun sîðun   iro sundea [alâten,]
Verse: 3246    uurêðaro uuerko,   êr [than] ik is êniga uurêka frummie,
Verse: 3247    lêðes te lône?"   Thô sprak eft the landes uuard,
Verse: 3248    [angegin] the godes sunu   gôdumu thegne:
Verse: 3249    "ni seggiu ik thi fan siƀuniun,   sô thu selƀo sprikis,
Verse: 3250    mahlis mid thînu mûðu,   ik duom thi mêra thar tô:
Verse: 3251    siƀun sîðun siƀuntig   sô scalt thu sundea gehuemu,
Verse: 3252    lêðes alâten:   sô uuilliu ik thi te lêrun geƀen
Verse: 3253    uuordun uuârfastun.   Nu ik thi sulica giuuald fargaf,
Verse: 3254    that thu mînes hîuuiskes   hêrost uuâris,
Verse: 3255    manages mannkunnies,   nu scalt thu im mildi uuesen,
Verse: 3256    liudiun lîði."   Thô thar te themu lêreande quam
Verse: 3257    ên iung man angegin   endi frâgode [Iesu] Crist:
Verse: 3258    "mêster the gôdo", quað he,   "huat scal ik [manages] duan,
Verse: 3259    [an thiu the ik] heƀenrîki   [gehalan] môti?"
Verse: 3260    Habde imu ôduuelon   allen geuunnen,
Verse: 3261    mêðomhord manag,   thoh he mildean hugi
Verse: 3262    bâri an is breostun.   Thô sprak imu that barn godes:
Verse: 3263    "huat quiðis thu umbi [gôdon?]   nis that gumono ênig
Verse: 3264    biûtan the êno,   the thar al gescôp,
Verse: 3265    uuerold endi uunnea.   Ef thu is uuillean haƀas,
Verse: 3266    that thu an lioht godes   lîðan môtis,
Verse: 3267    than scalt thu bihalden   thea hêlagon lêra,
Verse: 3268    [the] thar an themu aldon   êuua gebiudid,
Verse: 3269    that thu man ni slah,   ni thu mênes ni sueri,
Verse: 3270    [farlegarnessi] farlât   endi luggi geuuitskepi,
Verse: 3271    strîd endi stulina;   ne uuis thu te stark an hugi,
Verse: 3272    ne nîðin ne hatul,   ni nôdrôf ni [fremi;]
Verse: 3273    aƀunst alla farlât;   uuis thînun eldirun gôd,
Verse: 3274    fader endi môder,   endi thînun [friundun] hold,
Verse: 3275    them nâhistun ginâðig.   Than thu [thi] giniodon môst
Verse: 3276    [himilo rîkeas,]   ef thu it bihalden uuili,
Verse: 3277    fulgangan godes lêrun."   Thô sprak eft the iungo man
Verse: 3278    "al hebbiu ik sô gilêstid", quað he,      "sô thu mi lêris nu,
Verse: 3279    uuordun uuîsis,   sô ik is eo uuiht ni farlêt
Verse: 3280    fan mînero kindiski."   Thô bigan ina Crist sehan
Verse: 3281    an mid is ôgun:   "ên is thar noh nu", quað he,
Verse: 3282    "uuan thero uuerko:   ef thu is uuilleon haƀas,
Verse: 3283    that thu [thurhfremid]   thionon môtis
Verse: 3284    hêrron thînumu,   than scalt [thu] that thîn hord nimen,
Verse: 3285    scalt thînan ôduuelon   allan farcôpien,
Verse: 3286    diurie mêðmos,   endi dêlien hêt
Verse: 3287    armun mannun:   than haƀas [thu] aftar thiu
Verse: 3288    hord an himile;   cum thi than gihalden te mi,
Verse: 3289    folgo thi mînaro ferdi:   than haƀas thu friðu sîður."
Verse: 3290    Thô uurðun Kristes [uuord]   kindiungumu manne
Verse: 3291    suîðo an sorgun,   uuas imu sêr hugi,
Verse: 3292    môd umbi herte:   habde mêðmo filu,
Verse: 3293    uuelono geuunnen;   uuende imu eft thanen,
Verse: 3294    uuas imu unôðo   [innan] breostun,
Verse: 3295    an is seƀon suâro.   Sah imu aftar thô
Verse: 3296    Krist alouualdo,   quað it thô, thar he uuelde,
Verse: 3297    te them [is] iungarun geginuuardun,   that uuâri an godes rîki
Verse: 3298    unôði ôdagumu manne   up te cumanne:
Verse: 3299    "ôður mag man olbundeon,   thoh he sî unmet grôt,
Verse: 3300    thurh nâðlan gat,   thoh [it] sî naru suîðo,
Verse: 3301    sâftur thurhslôpien,   than mugi cuman thiu siole te himile
Verse: 3302    thes [ôdagan] mannes,   the hêr al haƀad
Verse: 3303    giuuendid an thene uueroldscat   uuilleon sînen,
Verse: 3304    môdgithâhti,   endi ni hugid umbi thie maht godes."


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