I. Skeireins.

((I, a))—saei fraþjai aiþþau sokjai guþ. allai usvandidedun samana unbrukjai vaurþun. jah jn uf dauþaus ((37)) atdrusun stauai . ïnuh þis qam gamains allaize nasjands allaize fravaurhtins afhrainjan. ni ïbna nih galeiks unsarai garaihtein ak silba garaihtei visands ei gasaljands sik faur uns hunsl jas-sauþ guþa þizos manasedais gavaurhtedi ussaunein . þata nu gasaiwands ïohannes þo sei ustauhana ((b)) habaida || vairþan fram fraujin garehsn miþ sunjai qaþ. sai sa ïst viþrus guþs saei afnimiþ fravaurht þizos manasedais. mahtedi sveþauh jah ïnu mans leik valdufnja þataine gudiskamma galausjan allans us diabulaus anamahtai. akei kunnands þatei svaleikamma valdufnja mahtais nauþs ustaiknida ((38)) vesi jan-ni þanaseiþs fastaida garaihteins garehsns || ak nauþai gavaurhtedi manne ganist. jabai auk ((c)) diabulau fram anastodeinai nih nauþjandin ak uslutondin || mannan jah þairh liugn gawotjandin ufargaggan anabusn. þatuh vesi viþra þata gadob ei frauja qimands mahtai gudiskai jah valdufnja þana galausidedi jah nauþai du gagudein gavandidedi. ne auk þuhtedi þau ïn garaihteins gaaggvein ufargaggan þo faura ju us anastodeinai garaidon garehsn? gadob nu vas mais þans svesamma viljin ufhausjandans diabulau du ufargaggan anabusn guþs þanzuh aftra svesamma viljin gaqissans vairþan ((d)) nasjandis lai || seinai jah frakunnan unselein þis faurþis uslutondis ïþ sunjos kunþi du aftraanastodeinai þize ïn guþa usmete gasatjan. ïnuh þis nu jah leik mans andnam ei laisareis uns vairþai þizos du guþa garaihteins. sva auk skulda du galeikon seinai frodein jah mans aftra galaþon vaurdam jah vaurstvam jah spilla vairþan aivaggeljons usmete. ïþ ïn þizei nu vitodis gaaggvei ((I, a)) ni þatain gavandei. . . ——. . . nai galaubeinai vairþands ju faur ïna balþeiþ ïn mela raihtis ((39)) þulainais leikis afar þulain svikunþaba miþ ïoseba usfilhands gasvikunþjands ei ni afvandida sik ïn 0873 fauramaþlje wotos. ïnuhþis jah nasjands nauh miþþan anastodjands ustaiknida þana iupa briggandan ïn þiudangardjai guþs vig qiþands. amen amen qiþa þus. niba saei gabairada ïupaþro ni mag ((b)) gasaiwan þiudangardja guþs. ïupaþ || ro þan qaþ þo veihon jah himinakundon gabaurþ anþara þairh þvahl usþulan. þammuh þan ni froþ nekaudemus ïn þizei miþþan frumist hausida fram laisarja. inuh þis qaþ. waiva mahts ïst manna gabairan alþeis visands. ïbai mag ïn vamba aiþeins ((40)) seinaizos aftra galeiþan jag-gabairaidau. || unkunnands auk nauh visands jah ni kunnands biuhti jah ((c)) þo leikeinon us vambai munands gabaurþ ïn tveifl atdraus. ïnuh þis qaþ. waiva || mahts ïst manna alþeis visands gabairan. ïbai mag ïn vamba aiþeins seinaizos aftra galeiþan jah gabairaidau. ïþ nasjands þana anavairþan dom ïs gasaiwands jah þatei ïn galaubeinai þeihan habaida gaskeirjands ïmma sve miþþan unkunnandin qiþands. amen amen qiþa þus. niba saei gabairada us vatin jah ahmin ni mag ïnngaleiþan ïn þiudangardja guþs. naudipaurfts auk vas jah gadob vistai du garehsn ((d)) dau || peinais andniman. at raihtis mann us missaleikom vistim ussatidamma us saivalai raihtis jah leika jah anþar þize anasiuni visando anþaruh þan ahmein. duþþe gatemiba and þana þize laist jah tvos ganamnida vaihts svesa bajoþum du daupeinais garehsnai . jah þata raihtis anasiunjo vato ((III, a)) jah þana andaþahtan ahman. ei raihtis þata gasaiwan—— . . . naga vesun jainar . þaruh ((41)) qemun jah daupidai vesun. ni nauhþanuh galagiþs vas ïn karkarai ïohannes. þatuh þan qiþands aivaggelista ataugida ei so garehsns bi ïna newa andja vas þairh herodes birunain. akei faur þata at bajoþum daupjandam jah ainwaþarammeh seina anafilhandam daupein miþ sis misso sik andrunnun ((b)) sumai ni kunnandans waþar skuldedi maiza. þaþroh þan varþ sokeins || us siponjam ïohannes miþ ïudaium bi sviknein. ïn þizei ju jah leikis hraineino inmaidiþs vas sidus jah so bi guþ hrainei anabudana vas. ni þanaseiþs judaiviskom ufarranneinim jah sinteino daupeinim brukjan usdaudjaina ak ïohanne hausjandans þamma faurrinnandin aivaggeljon. vasuh þan jah frauja þo ahmeinon anafilhands daupein. eiþan garaihtaba varþ bi sviknein sokeins gavagida. unte vitoþ ((c)) þize unfaurveisane missadede ainaizos vitoþ || raidida az || gon kalbons gabrannidaizos utana bibaurgeinais. ((42)) afaruh þan þo ïn vato vairpandans hrain jah hyssopon jah vullai raudai ufartrusnjandans svasve gadob þans ufarmiton munandans . ïþ ïohannes ïdreigos daupein merida jah missadede aflet þaim ainfalþaba gavandjandam gahaihait. ïþ fraujins at afleta fravaurhte jah fragift veihis ahmins ((d)) jah fragibands im þatei sunjus þiudangardjos vairþaina. || svaei sijai daupeins ïohannes ana midumai tvaddje ligandei ufarþeihandei raihtis vitodis hrainein ïþ minnizei filaus aivaggeljons daupeinai. ïnuh þis bairhtaba uns laiseiþ qiþands . aþþan ïk ïn vatin ïzvis daupja. ïþ sa afar mis gagganda svinþoza mis ïst. þizei ïk ni ïm vairþs ei anahneivands andbindau skaudaraip skohis ïs. sah þan ((IV, a)) ïzvis daupeiþ ïn ahmin veihamma. bi garehsnai nu——so nu faheþs meina usfullnoda. jains ((43)) skal vahsjan ïþ ïk minznan. eiþan nu siponjam seinaim þaim bi sviknein du judaium sokjandam jah qiþandam sis. rabbei. saei vas miþ þus hindar jaurdanau þammei þu veitvodides. sai sa daupeiþ jah allai gaggand du ïmma. nauh unkunnandans þo bi nasjand. ïnuh pis laiseiþ ïns ((b)) qiþands. jains skal vahsjan ïþ ïk minznan. aþþan so bi ïna garehsns du leiti || lamma mela raihtis bruks vas jah fauramanvjandei saivalos þize daupidane fralailot aivaggeljons mereinai. ïþ fraujins laiseins anastodjandei af ïudaia jah and allana midjungard gaþaih and warjano þeihandei und hita nu jah aukandei all manne du guþs kunþja tiuhandei ïnuh þis jah skeirs visandei. mikilduþ fraujins vulþaus kannida qiþands. sa ïupaþro qimands ufaro allaim ïst. ni þatei ufaro visandan ((44 c)) svare kannidedi. ak || jah svalauda ïs mikil || duþais maht ïnsok jah himinakundana jah ïupaþro qumanana qiþands. ïþ sik airþakundana jah us airþai rodjandan. ïn þizei vistai manna vas jaþþe veihs jaþþe praufetus visands jag-garaihtein veitvodjands. akei us airþai vas jah us vaurdahai vistai rodjands. ïþ sa us himina qumana jabai ïn leika visan þuhta akei ufaro allaim ïst. jah þatei gasaw jaggahausida. ((d)) þata veitvodeiþ. jah þo veitvodida ïs ni ainshun nimiþ. jah þauhjabai || us himina 0875 ana airþai ïn manne garehsnais qam. akei ni þe haldis airþeins vas nih us airþai rodjands. ak himinakunda anafilhands fulhsnja þoei gasaw jag-gahausida at attin. þo nu ïnsakana vesun fram ïohanne ni ïn þis þatainei ei fraujins mikilein gakannidedi. ak du gatarhjan jah gasakan þo afgudon haifst sabailliaus jah markailliaus . þaiei ainana anananþidedun qiþan attan jah sunu. ïþ ((V, a)) anþar sa veiha a . . . —— . . . ma du attin sveriþos at allamma vaurstve ainaizos anabusnais ((45)) beidiþ. ïþ þatei raihtis þana frijondan anþaranuk þan þana frijodan anþarana taiknjandan anþaranuh þan galeikondan jainis vaurstvam. þatuh þan ïnsok kunnands þize anavairþane airzein. ei galaisjaina sik bi þamma tva andvairþja attins jah sunaus andhaitan jah ni miþqiþaina. anduh þana laist skeiris bruk || jands vaurdis qaþ. svasve auk atta urraiseiþ dauþans jah liban gataujiþ. sva jah sunus þanzei vili liban gataujiþ. ei svesamma viljin jah svesai mahtai galeikonds þamma faurþis gaqiujandin dauþans gahaitands þize ungalaubjandane þrasabalþein andbeitands gasok. nih þan atta ni stojiþ ainnohun . ak staua alla atgaf sunau. ïþ nu ains jah sa sama vesi bi sabailliaus ïnsaktai ((46 c)) missaleikaim bandviþs nam || nam. waiva sto || jan jah ni stojan sa sama mahtedi. ni auk patainei namne ïnmaideins tvaddje andvairþje anþarleikein bandveiþ. ak filaus mais vaurstvis ustaikneins. anþarana raihtis ni ainnohun stojandan ak fragibandan sunau stauos valdufni. jah ïs andnimands bi attin þo sveriþa jah alla staua bi jainis viljin taujands. ei allai sveraina sunu svasve sverand attan. skulum ((d)) nu allai veis at svaleikai jah sva bairhtai ïnsaihtai guþa unbauranamma andsatjan sveriþa || jah ainabaura sunau guþs guþ visandin kunnan . eiþan galaubjandans sveriþa ju waþaramme usgibaima bi vairþidai . unte þata qiþlo. ei allai sveraina sunu svasve sverand attan. ni ïbnon ak galeika sveriþa usgiban uns laiseiþ. jah silba nasjands bi siponjans bidjands du attin qaþ. ei frijos ïns svasve frijos mik. ni ïbnaleika frijaþva ak galeika þairh þata ustaikneiþ. þammuh samin h . . . ((VI, a)) —— . . . nands unsvikunþozei varþ bi nauþai jainis ïnsahts. sve sama ïs qiþiþ. jains skal vahsjan ((47)) ïþ ïk minznan. ïn þizei nu du leitilai weilai galaubjan ïohanne hausjan þuhtedun. ïþ afar ni filu ufar maudein þo bi ïna atgebun . eiþan vaila ïns maudeiþ qiþands. jains vas lukarn brinnando jah liuhtjando. ïþ jus vildeduþ svignjan du weilai ïn liuhada ïs. aþþan ïk haba veitvodiþa ((b)) maizein þamma ïohan || ne. þo auk vaurstva þoei atgaf mis atta ei ïþ taujau þo. þo vaurstva þoei ïk tauja veitvodjand bi mik þatei atta mik sandida. jains auk manniskaim vaurdam veitvodjands tveifljan þuhtu sunjeins visands þaim unkunnandam mahta . ïþ attins þairh meina vaurstva veitvodei all ufar ïnsaht manniskodaus ïohannes unandsok ïzvis undredan mag kunþi. unte warjatoh vaurde ((c)) at mannam ïn sunau maht ïst anþarleikein ïnmaidjan. iþ þo veihona vaurstva || unandsakana ((48)) visandona || gasvikunþjandona þis vaurkjandins dom bairhtaba gabandvjandona þatei fram attin ïnsandiþs vas us himina. ïnuh þis qiþiþ. jah saei sandida mik atta sah veitvodeiþ bi mik. aþ þan missaleiks jah ïn missaleikaim melam attins bi ïna varþ veitvodeins . suman þairh praufete vaurda sumanuh þan þairh stibna us himina sumanuh þan þairh taiknins. ïþ ïn þizei þaim sva vaurþanam ((d)) hardizo þizei ungalaubjandane varþ || hairto. ïnuh þis garaihtaba anaaiauk qiþands. nih stibna ïs wanhun gahausideduþ nih siun ïs gasewuþ jah vaurd ïs ni habaiþ visando ïn ïzvis. þande þanei ïnsandida jains þammuh jus ni galaubeiþ. unte at þaim gawairbam frakunnan ni skuld ïst. ïþ sumai jah stibna ïs gahausidedun sumai þan ïs siun sewun. audagai auk þan qaþ þai hrainjahairtans ((VII, a)) unte þai guþ gasaiwand. jah ju þaþro sve vadi þairh——. . . hun kunnandins fraujins maht ((49)) jah andþaggkjandins sik ïs valdufneis. nih stains ak jah andraias saei qaþ. ïst magula ains her. saei habaiþ ·e· hlaibans barizeinans jah tvans fiskans. analeiko sve filippus gasakada ni vaiht mikilis hugjands nih vairþidos laisareis andþaggkjands. þairh þoei usbar qiþands. akei þata wa ïst ((b)) du sva managaim. ïþ frauja andtilonds ïze niuklahein || qaþ. vaurkeiþ þans mans anakumbjan. ïþ eis at hauja managamma visandin ïn þamma stada þo filusna anakumbjan gatavidedun fimf þusundjos 0877 vaire ïnuh qinons jah barna. sve at mikilamma nahtamata anakumbjandans at ni visandein aljai vaihtai ufar þans fimf hlaibans jah tvans fiskans. þanzei nimands jah aviliudonds gaþiuþida. jah sva ((c)) managai ganohjands ïns vailaviznai ni þatainei ganauhan þaurftais ïm fra || gaf. ak filaus maizo. afar ((50)) þatei matjan so managai. || bigitan vas þizei hlaibe ·ib· tainjons fullos þatei aflifnoda. samaleikoh þan jah þize fiske sva filu sve vildedun. nih þan ana þaim hlaibam ainaim seinaizos mahtais ((.....))usna ustaiknida ak jah ïn þaim fiskam. sva filu auk sve garahnida ins vairþan. svaei ainwarjanoh sva filu sve vilda andniman ïs gatavida. jah ni ïn vaihtai vaninassu þizai filusnai vairþan ((d)) gatavida. akei || nauh us þamma filu mais siponjans fullafahida jah anþarans gamaudida gaumjan. þatei ïs vas sa sama saei ïn auþidai ·m· jere attans ïze fodida. þanuh biþe sadai vaurþun qaþ siponjam seinaim. galisiþ þos aflifnandeins drausnos. ei vaihtai ni fraqistnai. þanuh galesun jah gafullidedun ·ib· tainjons gabruko us þaim ·e· hlaibam barizeinam jah ·b· fiskam þatei ((VIII, a)) aflifnoda at þaim——. . . hun uslagida ana ïna handuns. at veihai auk ïs mahtai unanasiuniba unselein ((51)) ïze nauh disskaidandein jah ni uslaubjandein faur mel sik gahaban. galiþun þan þai andbahtos du þaim auhumistam gudjam jah fareisaium. þaruh qeþun du ïm jainai. duwe ni attauhuþ ïna. andhofun þan þai andbahtos qiþandans. þatei ni wanhun aiv rodida manna svaswe sa manna. ((b)) soh þan || andahafts du gasahtai maizuh þan du afdomeinai jainaize ungalaubeinai varþ. andhofun auk jainaim anahaitandam ïm. ïn þizei ni attauhun ïna. ni andsitandans jainaize unselein þize anahaitandane ïm. ak mais sildaleikjandans fraujins laisein svikunþaba ïn allaim alamannam fauravisan rahnidedun. iþ jainai ïn unseleins seinaizos balþein ïze ni usþulandans miþ hatiza andhofun ((c)) viþra ïns qiþandans. ïbai jah jus || afairzidai siuþ . sai jau ainshun þize reike galaubidedi ïmma ((52)) aiþþau þize fareisaie. alja so managei þaiei ni kunnun vitoþ fraqiþanai sind. || þoh þan miþ baitreins þvairhein rodidedun ïn þamma ei liugandans bigitanda. ei ni ainshun reike aiþþau fareisaie galaubidedi ïmma at neikaudaimau bi garehsnai guþs qimandin at ïmma ïn naht jah miþ balþein ((d)) faur sunja ïnsakandin jah qiþandin ïm. ïbai vitoþ unsar stojiþ mannan. || at jainaim qiþandam þatei ni ainshun þize reike jah fareisaiei galaubida. ni fraþjandans þatei sa raihtis fareisaius vas jah ragineis judaie ja ains reike ustaikniþs us þaim fraqiþanam vas galaubjands fraujin du gasahtai jainaize unseleins faur ïna rodjands. ïþ eis ni usþulandans þo gasaht andhofun qiþandans. ïbai jah þu us galeilaia ïs. ussokei jah saiw þatei——