TITUS
Heliand
Part No. 63
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Chapter: LXIII 
LXIII


Verse: 5245    Sô uurôgdun ina mid uuordun   uuerod Iudeono
Verse: 5246    thurh hôtean hugi.   Thô the heritogo,
Verse: 5247    slîðmôdig man   seggian gihôrde,
Verse: 5248    fan huilicumu kunnie [uuas]   Krist afôdid,
Verse: 5249    manno the bezto:   he uuas fan theru mârean [thiadu],
Verse: 5250    the [gôdo] fan [Galilealande;]   thar uuas gumscepi
Verse: 5251    eðiliero manno;   Erodes biheld [thar]
Verse: 5252    [craftagne] kuningdôm,   sô ina imu the kêsur [fargaf],
Verse: 5253    the rîkeo fan Rûmu,   that he thar rehto gehuilic
Verse: 5254    gefrumidi undar themu folke   endi friðu lêsti,
Verse: 5255    dômos adêldi.   He uuas ôk an themu dage selƀo
Verse: 5256    an Hierusalem   mid is gumscepi,
Verse: 5257    mid is uuerode [at] themu uuîhe:   sô uuas iro uuîse than,
Verse: 5258    that sie thar [thia hêlagun tîd   haldan] scoldun,
Verse: 5259    [pascha] Iudeono.   Pilatus gibôd thô,
Verse: 5260    that thena hafton man   heliðos nâmin
Verse: 5261    sô [gibundanan],   that barn godes,
Verse: 5262    [hêt] that sie ina Erodese,   erlos brâhtin
Verse: 5263    haften te handun,   huand he fan is heriscepi uuas,
Verse: 5264    fan is uuerodes geuuald.   Uuîgand frumidun
Verse: 5265    iro hêrron uuord:   hêlagne Krist
Verse: 5266    fôrdun an fiteriun   for thena folctogun,
Verse: 5267    allaro barno bezt,   thero the io [giboren] uurði
Verse: 5268    an liudio lioht;   an liðubendiun geng,
Verse: 5269    antat sie ina brâhtun,   thar he an is benkia sat,
Verse: 5270    cuning Erodes:   umbihuarf ina craft uuero,
Verse: 5271    [uulanke uuîgandos]:   uuas im uuilleo mikil,
Verse: 5272    that [sie] thar [selƀon] Crist   gisehan môstin:
Verse: 5273    uuândun that he im sum têkan thar   tôgean scoldi,
Verse: 5274    mâri endi mahtig,   sô he managun dede
Verse: 5275    thurh is godcundi   Iudeo    *liudeon.

Verse: 5276    Frâgoda ina thuo thie folccuning   firiuuitlîco
Verse: 5277    managon uuordon,   uuolda is muodseƀon
Verse: 5278    forð undarfindan,   huat hie te frumu mohti
Verse: 5279    mannon gimarcon.   Than stuod mahtig Crist,
Verse: 5280    thagoda endi tholoda:   ne uuolda them thiedcuninge,
Verse: 5281    Erodese ne is erlon   antsuôr geƀan
Verse: 5282    uuordo nigênon.   Than stuod thiu uurêða thiod,
Verse: 5283    Iudeo liudi   endi thena godes suno
Verse: 5284    uuurrun endi uuruogdun,   anthat im uuarð thie uueroldcuning
Verse: 5285    an is huge huoti   endi all is heriscipi,
Verse: 5286    farmuonstun ina an iro muode:   ne antkendun maht godes,
Verse: 5287    himiliscan hêrron,   ac uuas im iro hugi thiustri,
Verse: 5288    baluuues giblandan.   Barn drohtines
Verse: 5289    iro [uurêðun] uuerc,   uuord endi dâdi
Verse: 5290    thuru ômuodi   all githoloda,
Verse: 5291    sô huat sô sia im tionono [thuo]   tuogian uuoldun.

Verse: 5292    Sia hietun im thuo te hoske   huît giuuâdi
Verse: 5293    umbi is liði leggian,   thiu mêr hie uurði them liudion thar,
Verse: 5294    [iungron] te gamne.   Iudeon faganodun,
Verse: 5295    thuo sia ina te [hosce]   hebbian gisâhun,
Verse: 5296    erlos oƀarmuoda.   Thuo senda ina eft thanan
Verse: 5297    Erodes se cuning   an that ôðer folc;
Verse: 5298    [alêdian] hiet ina lungra mann,   endi lastar sprâcun,
Verse: 5299    [felgidun] im firinuuord,   thar hie an feteron geng
Verse: 5300    bihlagan mid hoscu:   ni uuas im hugi tuîfli,
Verse: 5301    neƀa hie it thuru ôdmuodi   all githoloda;
Verse: 5302    ne uuelda iro uƀilun uuord   [iduglônon],
Verse: 5303    hosc endi harmquidi.   Thuo brâhtun sia ina eft an that hûs innan,
Verse: 5304    an [thia] palencea uppan,   thar Pilatus uuas
Verse: 5305    an thero thingstedi.   Thegnos agâƀun
Verse: 5306    barno that besta   [banon te] handon
Verse: 5307    sundilôsian,   sô hie selƀo gicôs:
Verse: 5308    uuelda manno barn   [morðes] atuomian,
Verse: 5309    nerian af nôdi.   Stuodun nîðhuata,
Verse: 5310    Iudeon far them gastselie:   habdun sia [gramono] barn,
Verse: 5311    thia scola farscundid,   that sia ne bescriƀun iouuiht
Verse: 5312    grimmera dâdio.   Thuo giuuêt im gangan tharod
Verse: 5313    thegan kêsures   uuið thia thiod sprecan,
Verse: 5314    hard heritogo:   "huat, gi mi thesan haftan mann", quathie,
Verse: 5315    "an thesan seli sendun   endi selƀon anbudun,
Verse: 5316    that hie iuuues uuerodes sô filo   auuerdit habdi,
Verse: 5317    [farlêdid] mid is lêron.   Nu ik mid theson liudon ni mag,
Verse: 5318    findan mid thius folku,   that hie is ferahes sî
Verse: 5319    furi thesaro scolu sculdig.   Scîn uuas that hiudu:
Verse: 5320    Erodes mohta,   thie iuuuan êo bican,
Verse: 5321    iuuuaro liudo landreht,   hie ni mahta is lîƀes gifrêson,
Verse: 5322    that hie hier thuru êniga sundia te dage   sueltan scoldi,
Verse: 5323    lîf farlâtan.   Nu uuilliu ik ina for theson liudion hier
Verse: 5324    githrôon mid thingon,   thrîstion uuordun,
Verse: 5325    buotian im is briosthugi,   lâtan ina brûcan forð
Verse: 5326    ferahes [mid] firion."   Folc Iudeono
Verse: 5327    hreopun thuo alla samad   hlûdero stemnu,
Verse: 5328    hietun flîtlîco   ferahes âhtian
Verse: 5329    Crist mid qualmu   endi an crûci slahan,
Verse: 5330    uuêgian te uuundron:   "hie mid is uuordon haƀit
Verse: 5331    dôðes gisculdid:   sagit that hie drohtin sî,
Verse: 5332    gegnungo godes suno.   That hie ageldan scal,
Verse: 5333    inuuidsprâca,   sô is an ûson êuue giscriƀan,
Verse: 5334    that man sulica firinquidi   ferahu côpo."


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