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Heliand um 830
Die Evangelisten (Book of Kells, um 800)
Manega uuâron, | the sia iro môd gespôn,
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[that sia bigunnun reckean] that girûni, | that thie rîceo Crist
undar mancunnea | mâri|d|a gifrumida
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mid uuordun endi mid uuercun. | That uuolda thô uuîsara filo
liudo barno lo|b|on, | lêra Cristes,
hêlag uuord godas, | endi mid iro handon scrî|b|an
berehtlîco an buok, | huô sia [is gibodscip scoldin]
frummian, firiho barn. | Than uuârun thoh sia fiori te thiu
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under thera menigo, | thia habdon maht godes,
helpa fan himila, | hêlagna gêst,
craft fan Criste, - | sia uur|d|un gicorana te thio,
that sie than êuangelium | [ênan scoldun]
an buok scrî|b|an | endo [sô] manag gibod godes,
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hêlag himilisc uuord: | sia ne muosta heli|d|o than mêr,
firiho barno frummian, | neuan that sia fiori te thio
thuru craft godas | gecorana uur|d|un,
Matheus endi Marcus, | - sô uuârun thia man hêtana -
Lucas endi Iohannes; | sia uuârun [gode lie|b|a,]
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uuir|d|iga ti them giuuirkie. | Habda im uualdand god,
them heli|d|on an iro hertan | hêlagna gêst
fasto bifolhan | endi ferahtan hugi,
sô manag uuîslîk uuord | endi giuuit mikil,
that sea scoldin ahebbean | hêlagaro stemnun
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godspell that guoda, | that ni ha|b|it ênigan gigadon huergin,
thiu uuord an thesaro uueroldi, | that io uualdand mêr,
drohtin diurie | eftho der|b|i thing,
firinuuerc fellie | [eftho fîundo nî|d|],
[strîd uui|d|erstande] - , | huand hie habda starkan hugi,
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mildean endi guodan, | thie the mêster uuas,
[a|d|alordfrumo | alomahtig].
That scoldun sea fiori thuo | fingron scrî|b|an,
settian endi singan | endi seggean for|d|,
that sea fan Cristes | crafte them mikilon
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gisâhun endi gihôrdun, | thes hie sel|b|o gisprac,
giuuîsda endi giuuarahta, | uundarlîcas filo,
sô manag mid mannon | mahtig drohtin,
all so hie it fan them anginne | thuru is [ênes] craht,
uualdand gisprak, | thuo hie êrist thesa uuerold giscuop
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endi thuo all bifieng | mid ênu uuordo,
himil endi er|d|a | endi al that sea bihlidan êgun
giuuarahtes endi giuuahsanes: | that uuar|d| thuo all mid uuordon godas
fasto bifangan, | endi [gifrumid] after thiu,
huilic than liudscepi | landes scoldi
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uuîdost giuualdan, | eftho [huar] thiu [uueroldaldar]
[endon scoldin]. | Ên uuas iro thuo noh than
[firiho] barnun biforan, | endi [thiu] fî|b|i uuârun agangan:
scolda thuo that sehsta | sâliglîco
cuman thuru craft godes | endi Cristas giburd,
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hêlandero [bestan], | hêlagas gêstes,
an thesan middilgard | managon te helpun,
firio barnon ti frumon | uui|d| fîundo nî|d|,
uui|d| dernero duualm. | Than habda thuo drohtin god
Rômanoliudeon farliuuan | rîkeo mêsta,
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habda them heriscipie | herta gisterkid,
that sia habdon bithuungana | thiedo gihuilica,
habdun fan Rûmuburg | rîki giuunnan
helmgitrôsteon, | sâton iro heritogon
an lando gihuem, | habdun liudeo giuuald,
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allon elitheodon. | Erodes uuas
an Hierusalem | o|b|er that Iudeono folc
gicoran te kuninge, | sô ina thie kêser tharod,
fon Rûmuburg | rîki thiodan
satta undar that gisî|d|i. | Hie ni uuas thoh mid sibbeon [bilang]
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a|b|aron Israheles, | e|d|iligiburdi,
cuman fon iro [cnuosle], | neuan that hie thuru thes kêsures thanc
fan Rûmuburg | rîki habda,
that im uuârun sô gihôriga | hildiscalcos,
a|b|aron Israheles | elleanruo|b|a:
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suî|d|o unuuanda uuini, | than lang hie giuuald êhta,
Erodes thes rîkeas | endi [râdburdeon held]
[Iudeo liudi]. | Than uuas thar ên gigamalod mann,
that uuas fruod gomo, | habda ferehtan hugi,
uuas fan them liudeon | Levias cunnes,
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Iacobas [suneas], | guodero thiedo:
Zacharias uuas hie hêtan. | That uuas sô sâlig man,
huand hie simblon gerno | gode theonoda,
uuarahta after is uuilleon; | deda is uuîf sô self
- uuas iru gialdrod idis: | ni muosta im er|b|iuuard
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an iro iugu|d|hêdi | gi|b|i|d|ig uuer|d|an -
libdun im farûter laster, | uuaruhtun lof goda,
uuârun sô gihôriga | he|b|ancuninge,
diuridon ûsan drohtin: | ni uueldun der|b|eas uuiht
under mancunnie, | mênes gifrummean,
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ne saca ne sundea. | Uuas im thoh an sorgun hugi,
that sie er|b|iuuard | êgan ni môstun,
ac uuârun im barno lôs. | Than scolda he gibod godes
thar an Hierusalem, | sô oft sô is gigengi gistôd,
that ina torhtlîco | tîdi gimanodun,
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sô scolda he at them uuîha | uualdandes geld
hêlag bihuuer|b|an, | he|b|ancuninges,
godes iungarskepi: | gern uuas he suî|d|o,
that he [it] thurh ferhtan hugi | [frummean] môsti.
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