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Heliand
Part No. 53
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Chapter: LIII 
LIII


Verse: 4378    Huand sô huan sô that geuuirðid,   that uualdand Krist,
Verse: 4379    mâri mannes sunu   mid theru maht godes,
Verse: 4380    kumit mid thiu craftu   kuningo rîkeost
Verse: 4381    sittean an is selƀes maht   endi samod mid imu
Verse: 4382    alle thea engilos,   the thar uppa sind
Verse: 4383    hêlaga an himile,   than sculun tharod heliðo barn,
Verse: 4384    elitheoda kuman   alla tesamne
Verse: 4385    libbeandero liudio,   sô [huat sô] io an thesumu liohte uuarð
Verse: 4386    firiho afôdid.   Thar he themu folke scal,
Verse: 4387    allumu mankunnie   mâri drohtin
   
Verse: 4388    adêlien aftar iro dâdiun.   Than skêðid he thea farduanan man,
Verse: 4389    thea faruuarhton uueros   an thea uuinistron hand:
Verse: 4390    sô duot he ôk thea sâligon   an thea suîðeron half;
Verse: 4391    [grôtid] he than thea gôdun   endi im tegegnes sprikid:
Verse: 4392    "kumad gi", [quiðid he], "thea thar gikorene sindun,   endi antfâhad thit craftiga rîki,
Verse: 4393    [that] gôde, that [thar] gigereuuid stendid,   that thar uuarð gumono barnun
Verse: 4394    giuuarht fan thesaro uueroldes endie:   iu haƀad geuuîhid selƀo
Verse: 4395    fader allaro firiho barno:   gi môtun [thesaro frumono] neotan,
Verse: 4396    [geuualdon] theses [uuîdon] rîkeas,   huand gi oft mînan uuilleon [frumidun],
Verse: 4397    fulgengun mi gerno   endi uuârun mi iuuuaro geƀo mildie,
Verse: 4398    than ik bithuungan uuas   thurstu endi hungru,
Verse: 4399    [frostu] bifangan   eftho [an] feteron lag,
Verse: 4400    biklemmid an karkare:   oft uurðun mi [kumana] tharod
Verse: 4401    helpa fan iuuun handun:   gi uuârun mi an iuuuomu hugi mildie,
Verse: 4402    uuîsodun mîn uuerðlico."   Than sprikid imu eft that uuerod angegin:
Verse: 4403    "frô mîn the gôdo", queðat sie,   "huan uuâri thu bifangan sô,
Verse: 4404    bethuungan an sulicun tharaƀun,   sô thu fora thesaru [thiod] telis,
Verse: 4405    mahtig mênis?   Huan gisah thi man ênig
Verse: 4406    bethuungen an sulicun tharaƀun?   Huat, thu haƀes allaro thiodo giuuald
Verse: 4407    iac sô samo thero mêðmo,   thero the io manno barn
Verse: 4408    geuunnun an thesaro uueroldi."   Than sprikid im eft uualdand god:
Verse: 4409    "sô huat sô gi dâdun", quiðit he,   "an iuuues drohtines namon,
Verse: 4410    gôdes fargâƀun   an godes êra
Verse: 4411    them mannun, the hêr minniston sindun,   [thero] nu undar thesaru menegi [standad]
Verse: 4412    endi thurh ôdmôdi   arme [uuârun]
Verse: 4413    [uueros, huand] sie mînan uuilleon [fremidun]   - sô huat sô gi im iuuuaro uuelono    fargâƀun,
Verse: 4414    gidâdun thurh [diuriða],   that antfeng iuuua drohtin selƀo,
Verse: 4415    thiu helpe quam te heƀencuninge.   Bethiu [uuili] iu the hêlago drohtin
Verse: 4416    lônon [iuuuan] gilôƀon:   giƀid [iu] lîf êuuig."
Verse: 4417    Uuendid ina than uualdand   an thea uuinistron hand,
Verse: 4418    [drohtin] te them farduanun mannun,   sagad im that sie sculin thea dâd antgelden,
Verse: 4419    thea man iro [mêngiuuerk:]   "nu gi fan [mi] sculun", quiðit he.

Verse: 4420    "faran sô forflôcane   an that fiur êuuig,
Verse: 4421    that thar gigareuuid uuarð   godes andsacun,
Verse: 4422    fîundo folke   be firinuuerkun,
Verse: 4423    huand gi mi ni hulpun,   than mi hunger endi thurst
Verse: 4424    [uuêgde] te uundrun   eftha ik geuuâdies lôs
Verse: 4425    geng iâmermôd,   uuas mi grôtun tharf,
Verse: 4426    than ni habde ik thar ênige helpe,   than ik geheftid uuas,
Verse: 4427    an liðokospun bilokan,   eftha mi legar bifeng,
Verse: 4428    suâra suhti:   than ni uueldun gi mîn siokes thar
Verse: 4429    uuîson mid uuihti:   ni uuas iu uuerð eouuiht,
Verse: 4430    that gi mîn gehugdin.   Bethiu gi an hellie sculun
Verse: 4431    tholon an thiustre."   Than sprikid imu eft thiu thiod angegin:
Verse: 4432    "uuola uualdand god", queðad sie,   "huî [uuilt] thu sô [uuið] thit uuerod sprekan,
Verse: 4433    mahlien uuið these menegi?   Huan uuas thi [io] manno tharf,
Verse: 4434    gumono gôdes?   Huat, sie it al be thînun geƀun [êgun],
Verse: 4435    [uuelon an thesaro] uueroldi".   Than sprikid eft uualdand god:
Verse: 4436    "than gi thea armostun", quiðid he,   "eldibarno,
Verse: 4437    manno thea minniston   an iuuuomu môdseƀon
Verse: 4438    heliðos farhugdun,   lêtun sea iu an iuuuomu hugi lêðe,
Verse: 4439    bedêldun sie iuuuaro diurða,   than dâdun gi [iuuuana drohtin] sô sama,
Verse: 4440    [giuuernidun imu] iuuuaro uuelono:   bethiu ni [uuili] iu uualdand god,
   
Verse: 4441    antfâhen fader [iuuua],   ac gi an that fiur sculun,
Verse: 4442    an thene diopun dôđ,   diuƀlun thionon,
Verse: 4443    uurêðun uuiðersakun,   huand gi sô [uuarhtun] biforan."
Verse: 4444    Than aftar them [uuordun   skêðit] that uuerod an tuê,
Verse: 4445    thea gôdun endi thea uƀilon:   farad thea fargriponon man
Verse: 4446    an thea hêtan hel   hriuuigmôde,
Verse: 4447    thea faruuarhton uueros,   uuîti antfâhat,
Verse: 4448    uƀil endilôs.   Lêdid up thanen
Verse: 4449    hêr heƀencuning   thea hluttaron theoda
Verse: 4450    an that langsame lioht:   "thar is lîf êuuig,
Verse: 4451    gigareuuid godes rîki   gôdaro [thiado]."


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