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[^TEXT:  GENESIS.
THE JUNIUS MANUSCRIPT.
THE ANGLO-SAXON POETIC RECORDS, I.
ED. G. P. KRAPP.
LONDON: GEORGE ROUTLEDGE & SONS, LTD.
AND NEW YORK: COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1931.
PP. 3.1     - 9.234    (SAMPLE 1)
PP. 32.965  - 40.1284  (SAMPLE 2)
PP. 72.2419 - 82.2759  (SAMPLE 3)^]

<S SAMPLE 1>
[^A1.1^]
<P 3>
[} [\GENESIS\] }]
<R 1>
Us is riht micel +d+at we rodera weard, wereda wuldorcining,
wordum herigen, modum lufien.
<R 3>
He is m+agna sped, heafod ealra heahgesceafta, frea +almihtig.
<R 5>
N+as him fruma +afre, or geworden, ne nu ende cym+t ecean
drihtnes, ac he bi+d a rice ofer heofenstolas.
<R 8>
Heagum +trymmum so+df+ast and [{swi+dfeorm{] sweglbosmas
heold, +ta w+aron gesette wide and side +turh geweald 
godes wuldres bearnum, gasta weardum.
<R 12>
H+afdon gleam and dream, and heora ordfruman, engla +treatas,
beorhte blisse.
<R 14>
W+as heora bl+ad micel.
<R 15>
+tegnas +trymf+aste +teoden heredon, s+agdon lustum lof, heora
liffrean demdon, drihtenes duge+tum w+aron swi+de ges+alige.
<R 18>
Synna ne cu+ton, firena fremman, ac hie on fri+de lifdon, ece
mid heora aldor.
<R 20>
Elles ne ongunnon r+aran on roderum nym+te riht and so+t,
+ar+don engla weard for oferhygde [{dw+al{] on gedwilde.
<R 23>
Noldan dreogan leng heora selfra r+ad, ac hie of siblufan
godes ahwurfon.
<R 25>
H+afdon gielp micel +t+at hie wi+d drihtne d+alan meahton
wuldorf+astan wic werodes +trymme, sid and swegltorht.
<R 28>
Him +t+ar sar gelamp, +afst and oferhygd, and +t+as engles mod
+te +tone unr+ad ongan +arest fremman, wefan 
and weccean, +ta he worde cw+a+d, 
<P 4>
ni+tes of+tyrsted, +t+at he
on nor+dd+ale ham and heahsetl heofena rices agan wolde.
<R 34>
+ta wear+d yrre god and +tam werode wra+d +te he +ar wur+dode
wlite and wuldre.
<R 36>
Sceop +tam werlogan wr+aclicne ham weorce to leane,
helleheafas, hearde ni+das.
<R 39>
Heht +t+at witehus wr+acna bidan, deop, dreama leas, drihten
ure, gasta weardas, +ta he hit geare wiste, 
synnihte beseald, susle geinnod, geondfolen fyre and
f+arcyle, rece and reade lege.
<R 44>
Heht +ta geond +t+at r+adlease hof weaxan witebrogan.
<R 45>
H+afdon hie wrohtgeteme grimme wi+d god gesomnod; him +t+as
grim lean becom.
<R 47>
Cw+adon +t+at heo rice, re+demode, agan woldan, and swa ea+de
meahtan.
<R 49>
Him seo wen geleah, si+d+dan waldend his, heofona heahcining,
honda ar+arde, hehste wi+d +tam herge.
<R 51>
Ne mihton hygelease, m+ane wi+d metode, m+agyn [{bryttigan{] ,
ac him se m+ara mod getw+afde, b+alc forbigde.
<R 54>
+ta he gebolgen wear+d, besloh synscea+tan sigore and
gewealde, dome and duge+de, and dreame benam his 
feond, fri+do and gefean ealle, torhte tire, and his torn
gewr+ac on gesacum swi+de selfes mihtum strengum stiepe.
<R 60>
H+afde styrne mod, gegremed grymme, grap on wra+de faum
folmum, and him on f+a+dm gebr+ac [{yrre{] on mode;
+a+dele bescyrede his wi+derbrecan wuldorgestealdum.
<R 65>
[{Sceof{] +ta and scyrede scyppend ure oferhidig cyn engla of
heofnum, w+arleas werod.
<R 67>
Waldend sende 
<P 5>
la+dwendne here on langne si+d, geomre gastas;
w+as him gylp forod, beot forborsten, and
forbiged +trym, wlite gewemmed.
<R 71>
Heo on wrace sy+d+dan seomodon swearte, si+de ne +torfton
hlude hlihhan, ac heo helltregum werige wunodon 
and wean cu+don, sar and sorge, susl +trowedon +tystrum
be+teahte, +tearl +afterlean +t+as +te heo ongunnon 
wi+d gode winnan.
<R 78>
+ta w+as so+d swa +ar sibb on heofnum, f+agre freo+to+teawas,
frea eallum leof, +teoden his +tegnum; +trymmas
weoxon dugu+da mid drihtne, dreamh+abbendra.
<R 82>
W+aron +ta gesome, +ta +te swegl [{bua+d{] , wuldres e+del.
<R 83>
Wroht w+as asprungen, oht mid englum and orlegni+d, si+d+dan
herewosan heofon ofg+afon, leohte belorene.
<R 86>
Him on laste setl, wuldorspedum welig, wide stodan gifum
growende on godes rice, beorht and gebl+adf+ast, 
buendra leas, si+d+dan wr+acstowe werige gastas under
hearmlocan heane geforan.
<R 92>
+ta +teahtode +teoden ure modge+tonce, hu he +ta m+aran
gesceaft, e+delsta+dolas eft gesette, swegltorhtan 
seld, selran werode, +ta hie gielpscea+tan ofgifen h+afdon,
heah on heofenum.
<R 97>
For+tam halig god under roderas feng, ricum mihtum, wolde
+t+at him eor+de and uproder and sid w+ater [{geseted{] 
wurde woruldgesceafte on wra+dra gield, +tara +te
forhealdene of hleo sende.
<R 103>
Ne w+as her +ta giet nym+te heolstersceado wiht geworden, ac
+tes wida grund 
<P 6>
stod deop and dim, drihtne
fremde, idel and unnyt.
<R 106>
On +tone eagum wlat sti+dfrih+t cining, and +ta stowe beheold,
dreama lease, geseah deorc gesweorc semian 
sinnihte sweart under roderum, wonn and weste, o+d+t+at
+teos woruldgesceaft +turh word gewear+d wuldorcyninges.
<R 112>
Her +arest gesceop ece drihten, helm eallwihta, heofon and
eor+dan, rodor ar+arde, and +tis rume land gesta+telode 
strangum mihtum, frea +almihtig.
<R 116>
Folde w+as +ta [{gyt{] gr+as ungrene; garsecg +teahte sweart
synnihte, side and wide, wonne w+egas.
<R 119>
+ta w+as wuldortorht heofonweardes gast ofer holm boren miclum
spedum.
<R 121>
Metod engla heht, lifes brytta, leoht for+d cuman ofer rumne
grund.
<R 123>
Ra+te w+as gefylled Heahcininges h+as; him w+as halig leoht
ofer westenne, swa se wyrhta bebead.
<R 126>
+ta gesundrode sigora waldend ofer laguflode leoht wi+d
+teostrum, sceade wi+d sciman.
<R 128>
Sceop +ta bam naman, lifes brytta.
<R 129>
Leoht w+as +arest +turh drihtnes word d+ag genemned,
wlitebeorhte [{gesceaft{] .
<R 131>
Wel licode frean +at frym+de for+tb+aro tid, d+ag +aresta;
geseah deorc sceado sweart swi+drian geond sidne grund.
<R 135>
+ta seo tid gewat ofer [{timber{] sceacan middangeardes,
metod +after sceaf scirum sciman, scippend ure, +afen +arest.
<R 138>
Him arn on last, +trang +tystre genip, +tam +te se +teoden
self sceop nihte naman.
<R 140>
Nergend ure 
<P 7>
hie gesundrode; si+d+dan +afre drugon and dydon
drihtnes willan, ece ofer eor+dan.
<R 143>
+da com o+der d+ag, leoht +after +teostrum.
<R 144>
Heht +ta lifes weard on mereflode middum weor+dan hyhtlic
heofontimber.
<R 146>
Holmas d+alde waldend ure and geworhte +ta roderas f+asten;
+t+at se rica ahof up from eor+dan +turh his agen 
word, frea +almihtig.
<R 150>
[{Flod{] w+as ad+aled under heahrodore halgum mihtum, w+ater
of w+atrum, +tam +te wunia+d gyt under f+astenne folca hrofes.
<R 154>
+ta com ofer foldan fus si+dian m+are mergen +tridda.
<R 155>
N+aron metode +da [{gyt{] widlond ne wegas nytte, ac stod
bewrigen f+aste folde mid flode.
<R 157>
Frea engla heht +turh his word wesan w+ater gem+ane, +ta nu
under roderum heora ryne healda+d, stowe gestefnde.
<R 160>
+da stod hra+de holm under heofonum, swa se halga bebead, sid
+atsomne, +da gesundrod w+as lago wi+d lande.
<R 163>
Geseah +ta lifes weard drige stowe, dugo+da hyrde, wide
+ateowde, +ta se wuldorcyning eor+dan nemde.
<R 166>
Gesette y+dum heora onrihtne ryne, rumum flode, and gefetero.
<R 169>
Ne +tuhte +ta gerysne rodora wearde, +t+at Adam leng ana w+are
neorxnawonges, niwre gesceafte, hyrde and
healdend.
<R 172>
For+ton him heahcyning, frea +almihtig fultum tiode; wif
aweahte and +ta wra+de sealde, lifes leohtfruma, leofum rince.
<P 8>
<R 176>
He +t+at andweorc of Adames lice aleo+dode, and him listum
ateah rib of sidan.
<R 178>
He w+as reste f+ast, and softe sw+af, sar ne wiste, earfo+da
d+al, ne +t+ar +anig com blod of benne, ac him
brego engla of lice ateah liodende ban, wer unwundod, of +tam
worhte god [{freolice{] f+amnan.
<R 184>
Feorh in gedyde, ece saula.
<R 185>
Heo w+aron englum gelice, +ta w+as [{Eve{] , Adames bryd, gaste
gegearwod.
<R 187>
Hie on geogo+de bu wlitebeorht w+aron on woruld cenned
meotodes mihtum.
<R 189>
Man ne cu+don don ne dreogan, ac him drihtnes w+as bam on
breostum byrnende lufu.
<R 192>
+ta gebletsode bli+dheort cyning, metod alwihta, monna cynnes
+da forman twa, f+ader and moder, wif and
w+apned.
<R 195>
He +ta worde cw+a+d: Tema+d nu and wexa+d, tudre fylla+d
eor+dan +algrene, incre cynne, sunum and dohtrum.
<R 198>
Inc sceal sealt w+ater wunian on gewealde and eall worulde
gesceaft.
<R 200>
Bruca+d bl+addaga and brimhl+aste and heofonfugla.
<R 201>
Inc is halig feoh and wilde deor on geweald geseald, and
lifigende, +da +de land treda+d, feorheaceno 
cynn, +da +de flod wecce+d geond hronrade.
<R 205>
Inc hyra+d eall.
+ta sceawode scyppend ure his weorca wlite and his w+astma
bl+ad, niwra gesceafta.
<R 208>
Neorxnawong stod god and gastlic, gifena gefylled 
<P 9>
fremum for+dweardum.
<R 210>
F+agere leohte +t+at li+de land lago yrnende, wylleburne.
<R 212>
Nalles wolcnu +da giet ofer rumne grund regnas b+aron, wann
mid winde, hw+a+dre w+astmum stod folde gefr+atwod.
<R 215>
Heoldon for+dryne eastreamas heora +a+dele feower of +tam
niwan neorxnawonge.
<R 218>
+ta w+aron ad+alede drihtnes mihtum ealle of anum, +ta he +tas
eor+dan gesceop, w+atre wlitebeorhtum, and on woruld sende.
<R 221>
[{+t+ara{] [{anne{] hata+d ylde, eor+dbuende, Fison folcweras;
[{se{] foldan d+al brade bebuge+d beorhtum streamum
Hebeleac utan.
<R 224>
On +t+are e+dyltyrf ni+d+das finda+d nean and feorran gold and
gymcynn, gum+teoda bearn, +da selestan, +t+as 
+te us secga+d bec.
<R 228>
+tonne seo +aftre Ethiopia land and liodgeard belige+d uton,
ginne rice, +t+are is Geon noma.
<R 231>
+tridda is Tigris, seo wi+d +teodscipe, ea inflede, Assiri+e
beli+d.
<R 233>
Swilce is seo feor+de, +ta nu geond folc monig weras Eufraten
wide nemna+d.

<S SAMPLE 2>
<P 32>
<R 965>
Ongunnon hie +ta be godes h+ase bearn astrienan, swa him metod
bebead.
<R 967>
Adames and Euan aforan w+aron freolicu twa frumbearn cenned,
Cain and Abel.
<R 969>
Us cy+da+d bec, hu +ta d+adfruman duge+ta stryndon, welan and
wiste, willgebro+dor.
<R 972>
O+der his to eor+dan elnes tilode, se w+as +arboren; o+der
+ahte heold f+ader on fultum, o+d+t+at for+d gewat 
d+agrimes worn.
<R 975>
Hie +ta drihtne lac begen brohton.
<R 976>
Brego engla beseah on Abeles gield eagum sinum, cyning
eallwihta, Caines ne wolde tiber sceawian.
<R 979>
+t+at w+as torn were hefig +at heortan.
<R 980>
Hygew+alm [{asteah{] beorne on breostum, blatende ni+d, yrre
for +afstum.
<R 982>
He +ta unr+aden folmum gefremede, freom+ag ofsloh, bro+dor
sinne, and his blod ageat, Cain Abeles.
<R 985>
Cwealmdreore swealh +t+as middangeard, monnes swate.
<R 987>
+after w+alswenge wea w+as ar+ared, tregena tuddor.
<R 988>
Of +dam twige si+d+dan ludon la+dwende leng swa swi+dor re+de
w+astme.
<R 990>
R+ahton wide geond wer+teoda wrohtes telgan, hrinon hearmtanas
hearde and sare drihta bearnum, do+d gieta 
swa, of +tam brad blado bealwa gehwilces sprytan ongunnon.
<R 995>
We +t+at spell magon, w+algrimme wyrd, wope cwi+dan, nales
holunge; ac us hearde sceod freolecu f+amne +turh forman gylt 
<P 33>
+te wi+d metod +afre men gefremeden,
eor+dbuende, si+d+dan Adam wear+d of godes mu+de gaste
eacen.
<R 1002>
+da worde fr+agn wuldres aldor Cain, hw+ar Abel eor+dan w+are.
<R 1004>
Him +da se cystleasa cwealmes wyrhta +adre +after +ton
andswarode: Ne can ic Abeles or ne fore, hleom+ages 
si+d, ne ic hyrde w+as bro+der mines.
<R 1008>
Him +ta brego engla, godspedig gast gean +tingade: Hw+at,
befealdest +tu folmum +tinum wra+dum on w+albedd
[{w+arf+astne{] rinc, bro+dor +tinne, and his blod to me
cleopa+d and cige+d.
<R 1013>
+tu +t+as cwealmes scealt wite winnan and on wr+ac hweorfan,
awyrged to widan aldre.
<R 1015>
Ne sele+d +te w+astmas eor+de wlitige to woruldnytte, ac heo
w+aldreore swealh halge of handum +tinum; for+ton 
heo +te hro+dra oftih+d, gl+ames grene folde.
<R 1018>
+tu scealt geomor hweorfan, arleas of earde +tinum, swa +tu
Abele wurde to feorhbanan; for+ton +tu flema
scealt widlast wrecan, winemagum la+d.
<R 1022>
Him +ta [{+adre{] Cain andswarode: Ne +tearf ic +anigre are
wenan on woruldrice, ac ic forworht h+abbe, heofona 
heahcyning, hyldo +tine, lufan and freode; for+ton ic
lastas sceal wean on wenum wide lecgan, hwonne 
me gemitte manscyldigne, se me feor o+d+de neah f+ah+de
gemonige, bro+dorcwealmes.
<R 1030>
Ic his blod ageat, dreor on eor+dan.
<R 1031>
+tu to d+age +tissum ademest me fram dugu+de and adrifest from
earde minum.
<R 1033>
Me to aldorbanan weor+de+d wra+dra sum.
<R 1034>
Ic awyrged sceal, +teoden, of gesyh+de +tinre hweorfan.
<P 34>
<R 1036>
Him +ta selfa oncw+a+d sigora drihten: Ne +tearft +du +te
ondr+adan dea+des brogan, feorhcwealm nu giet, +teah 
+tu from scyle freomagum feor fah gewitan.
<R 1040>
Gif [{+te{] monna hwelc mundum sinum aldre beneote+d, hine on
cyme+d +after +t+are synne seofonfeald wracu, 
wite +after weorce.
<R 1044>
Hine waldend on, tirf+ast metod, tacen sette, freo+dobeacen
frea, +ty l+as hine feonda hwilc mid gu+d+tr+ace 
gretan dorste feorran o+d+de nean.
<R 1047>
Heht +ta from hweorfan meder and magum manscyldigne, cnosle
sinum.
<R 1049>
Him +ta Cain gewat gongan geomormod gode of gesyh+de, wineleas
wrecca, and him +ta wic geceas eastlandum on, 
e+delstowe f+adergeardum feor, +t+ar him freolecu m+ag,
ides +after +a+delum eaforan fedde.
<R 1055>
Se +aresta w+as Enos haten, frumbearn Caines.
<R 1056>
Si+d+dan [{f+asten{] ongon mid +tam cneomagum ceastre timbran;
+t+at w+as under wolcnum weallf+astenna +arest ealra 
+tara +te +a+delingas, sweordberende, settan heton.
<R 1061>
+tanon his eaforan +arest wocan, bearn from bryde, on +tam
burhstede.
<R 1063>
Se yldesta w+as Iared haten, sunu Enoses.
<R 1064>
Si+d+dan wocan, +ta +t+as cynnes cneowrim icton, m+agburg
Caines.
<R 1066>
Malalehel w+as +after Iarede yrfes hyrde f+ader on laste,
o+d+t+at he for+d gewat.
<R 1069>
Si+d+dan Mathusal magum d+alde, bearn +after bearne bro+drum
sinum +a+delinga gestreon, o+d+t+at aldorgedal 
<P 35>
frod fyrndagum fremman sceolde, lif ofl+atan.
<R 1073>
Lameh onfeng +after f+ader d+age fletgestealdum,
botlgestreonum.
<R 1075>
Him bryda twa, idesa on e+dle eaforan feddon, Ada and Sella;
+tara anum w+as Iabal noma, se +turh gleawne 
ge+tanc herbuendra hearpan +arest handum sinum hlyn awehte,
swinsigende sweg, sunu Lamehes.
<R 1082>
Swylce on +d+are m+ag+de maga w+as haten on +ta ilcan tid
Tubal Cain, se +turh snytro sped smi+dcr+aftega w+as, 
and +turh modes gemynd monna +arest, sunu Lamehes,
sulhgeweorces fruma w+as ofer foldan, si+d+dan folca 
bearn [{+ares{] cu+don and isernes, burhsittende, brucan
wide.
<R 1090>
+ta his wifum tw+am wordum s+agde Lameh seolfa, leofum
gebeddum, Adan and Sellan unarlic spel: Ic on mor+dor 
ofsloh minra [{sumne{] hyldemaga.
<R 1094>
honda gewemde on Caines cwealme mine, fylde mid folmum f+ader
Enoses, ordbanan Abeles, eor+dan sealde
w+aldreor weres.
<R 1098>
Wat [{ic{] gearwe +t+at +tam lichryre on last cyme+d
so+dcyninges seofonfeald wracu, micel +after mane.
<R 1101>
Min sceal swi+dor mid grimme gryre golden wur+dan fyll and
feorhcwealm, +tonne ic for+d scio.
<R 1104>
+ta wear+d Adame on Abeles gyld eafora on e+dle o+ter feded,
so+df+ast sunu, +tam w+as Seth noma.
<R 1107>
Se w+as eadig and his yldrum +dah freolic to frofre, f+ader
and meder, 
<P 36>
Adames and Euan, w+as Abeles gield on woruldrice.
<R 1110>
+ta word acw+a+d ord moncynnes: Me ece [{sunu{] [{sealde{]
selfa sigora waldend, lifes aldor on leofes st+al,
+t+as +te Cain ofsloh, and me cearsorge mid +tys magotimbre
of mode asceaf +teoden usser.
<R 1116>
Him +t+as +tanc sie.
<R 1117>
Adam h+afde, +ta he eft ongan him to [{e+delst+afe{] o+dres
strienan bearnes be bryde, beorn ellenrof, XXX 
and C +tisses lifes, wintra on worulde.
<R 1121>
Us gewritu secga+d +t+at her eahtahund iecte si+d+dan m+ag+dum
and m+acgum m+agburg sine Adam on eor+dan; ealra 
h+afde nigenhund wintra and XXX eac, +ta he +tas woruld
+turh gastgedal ofgyfan sceolde.
<R 1128>
Him on laste Seth [{leod{] weardode, eafora +after yldrum;
e+telstol heold and wif begeat.
<R 1130>
Wintra h+afde fif and hundteontig +ta [{he{] fur+dum ongan his
m+agburge men geicean sunum and dohtrum.
<R 1133>
[{Sethes{] eafora se yldesta w+as Enos haten; se nemde god
ni+d+ta bearna +arest ealra, si+d+dan Adam stop on 
grene gr+as gaste geweor+dad.
<R 1138>
Seth w+as ges+alig; si+d+dan strynde seofon winter her suna
and dohtra [{and{] eahtahund.
<R 1140>
Ealra h+afde XII and nigonhund, +ta seo tid gewear+d 
+t+at he fri+dgedal fremman sceolde.
<R 1143>
Him +after heold, +ta he of worulde gewat, 
<P 37>
Enos yrfe, si+d+dan
eor+de swealh s+adberendes Sethes lice.
<R 1146>
He w+as leof gode and lifde her wintra hundnigontig +ar he be
wife her [{+turh{] gebedscipe bearn astrynde; 
him +ta cenned wear+d Cainan +arest eafora on e+dle.
<R 1150>
Si+d+dan eahtahund and fiftyno on fri+do drihtnes gleawferh+d
h+ale+d geogo+de strynde, suna and dohtra; swealt, 
+ta he h+afde, frod fyrnwita, V and nigonhund.
<R 1155>
+t+are cneorisse w+as [{Cainan{] si+d+dan +after Enose
aldordema, weard and wisa.
<R 1157>
Wintra h+afde efne hundseofontig +ar him sunu woce.
<R 1159>
+ta wear+d on e+dle eafora feded, mago [{Cainanes{] , Malalehel
w+as haten.
<R 1161>
Si+d+dan eahtahund +a+delinga rim and [{feowertig{] eac feorum
geicte Enoses sunu.
<R 1163>
Ealra nigonhund wintra h+afde +ta he woruld ofgeaf and tyne
eac, +ta his tidd+age under rodera rum rim w+as gefylled.
<R 1167>
Him on laste heold land and yrfe Malalehel si+d+dan missera
worn.
<R 1169>
Se frumgara fif and sixtig wintra h+afde +ta he be wife ongann
bearna strynan.
<R 1171>
Him bryd sunu meowle to monnum brohte.
<R 1172>
Se maga w+as on his m+ag+de, mine gefr+age, guma on geogo+de,
Iared haten.
<R 1175>
Lifde si+d+dan and lissa breac Malalehel lange, mondreama her,
woruldgestreona.
<R 1177>
Wintra h+afde fif and hundnigontig, +ta he for+d gewat, 
<P 38>
and eahtahund; eaforan l+afde land and leodweard.
<R 1180>
Longe si+d+dan Geared gumum gold brittade.
<R 1182>
Se eorl w+as +a+dele, +af+ast h+ale+d, and se frumgar his
freomagum leof.
<R 1184>
Fif and hundteontig on fyore lifde wintra gebidenra on
woruldrice and syxtig eac +ta seo s+al gewear+d
+t+at his wif sunu on woruld brohte; se eafora w+as Enoc
haten, freolic frumbearn.
<R 1189>
F+ader her +ta gyt his cynnes for+d cneorim icte, [{eaforan{]
eahtahund; ealra h+afde V and syxtig, +ta he 
for+d gewat, and nigonhund eac nihtgerimes, wine frod wintres,
+ta he +tas woruld ofgeaf [{and{] Geared +ta 
gleawum l+afde land and leodweard, leofum rince.
<R 1197>
Enoch si+d+dan ealdordom ahof, freo+dosped folces wisa, nalles
feallan let dom and drihtscipe, +tenden he 
hyrde w+as heafodmaga.
<R 1201>
Breac bl+addaga, bearna strynde +treohund wintra.
<R 1202>
Him w+as +teoden hold, rodera waldend.
<R 1203>
Se rinc heonon on lichoman lisse sohte, drihtnes dugu+de,
nales dea+de swealt middangeardes, swa her 
men do+t, geonge and ealde, +tonne him god heora +ahta and
+atwist eor+dan gestreona on genime+d and heora aldor somed.
<R 1210>
ac he cwic gewat mid cyning engla of +tyssum l+anan life
[{feran{] on +tam gearwum +te his gast onfeng +ar 
hine to monnum modor brohte.
<R 1214>
He +tam yldestan eaforan l+afde folc, frumbearne; V and 
syxtig
<P 39>
wintra h+afde +ta he woruld ofgeaf, and eac III hund.
<R 1217>
+trage si+d+dan Mathusal heold maga yrfe, se on lichoman
lengest [{+tissa{] worulddreama breac.
<R 1220>
Worn gestrynde +ar his swyltd+age suna and dohtra; h+afde frod
h+ale, +ta he from sceolde ni+t+tum hweorfan, 
nigonhund wintra and hundseofontig to.
<R 1224>
Sunu +after heold, Lamech leodgeard, lange si+d+dan woruld
bryttade.
<R 1226>
Wintra h+afde twa and hundteontig +ta seo tid gewear+d +t+at
se eorl ongan +a+dele cennan, sunu and dohtor.
<R 1229>
Si+d+dan lifde fif and hundnigontig, frea moniges breac wintra
under wolcnum, werodes aldor, [{and{] V hund eac; 
heold +t+at folc teala, bearna strynde, him byras
wocan, [{eaforan{] and idesa.
<R 1234>
He +tone yldestan No+e nemde, se ni+d+dum +ar land bryttade
si+d+dan Lamech gewat.
<R 1237>
H+afde +a+delinga aldorwisa V hund wintra +ta he fur+dum 
ongan bearna strynan, +t+as +te bec cwe+da+t.
<R 1240>
Sem w+as haten sunu Noes, se yldesta, o+der Cham, +tridda
Iafeth.
<R 1242>
+teoda tymdon rume under roderum, rim miclade monna m+ag+de
geond middangeard sunum and dohtrum.
<R 1245>
+da giet w+as Sethes cynn, leofes leodfruman on lufan swi+de
drihtne dyre and domeadig, o+d+t+at bearn godes 
bryda ongunnon on Caines cynne secan, wergum folce, and
him +t+ar wif curon ofer metodes est monna eaforan, 
<P 40>
scyldfulra m+ag+d scyne and f+agere.
<R 1253>
+ta reordade rodora waldend wra+d moncynne and +ta worde
cw+a+d: Ne syndon me on ferh+de freo from gewitene 
cneorisn Caines, ac me +t+at cynn hafa+d sare abolgen.
<R 1256>
Nu me Sethes bearn torn niwia+d and him to nima+d m+age+d to
gem+accum minra feonda; +t+ar wifa wlite onwod 
grome, idesa ansien, and ece feond folcdriht wera, +ta +ar
on fri+de w+aron.
<R 1262>
Si+d+dan hundtwelftig geteled rime wintra on worulde wr+ace
bisgodon f+age +teoda, hwonne frea wolde on 
w+arlogan wite settan and on dea+d slean d+adum scyldige
gigantm+acgas, gode unleofe, micle manscea+dan,
metode la+de.
<R 1270>
+ta geseah selfa sigoro waldend hw+at w+as monna manes on
eor+dan and +t+at hie w+aron womma +driste, inwitfulle.
<R 1273>
He +t+at unf+agere wera cneorissum gewrecan +tohte, forgripan
gumcynne grimme and sare, heardum mihtum.
<R 1276>
Hreaw hine swi+de +t+at he folcm+ag+ta fruman aweahte,
+a+delinga ord, +ta he Adam sceop, cw+a+d +t+at he wolde
for wera synnum eall a+a+dan +t+at on eor+dan w+as, forleosan
lica gehwilc +tara +te lifes gast f+a+dmum +teahte.
<R 1282>
Eall +t+at frea wolde on +d+are toweardan tide acwellan +te
+ta neal+ahte ni+d+da bearnum.

<S SAMPLE 3>
<P 72>
<R 2419>
Weras basnedon [{witelaces{] , wean under weallum, and heora
wif somed.
<R 2421>
Dugu+dum wlance drihtne guldon god mid gnyrne, o+d+t+at gasta
helm, lifes leohtfruma leng ne wolde torn
+trowigean, ac him to sende sti+dmod cyning strange twegen
aras sine, +ta on +afentid si+de gesohton Sodoma ceastre.
<R 2428>
Hie +ta +at burhgeate beorn gemitton sylfne sittan sunu
Arones, +t+at +tam gleawan were geonge +tuhton men 
for his eagum.
<R 2431>
Aras +ta metodes +teow gastum togeanes, gretan eode 
<P 73>
cuman cu+dlice, cynna gemunde riht and gerisno, and 
+tam rincum bead nihtfeormunge.
<R 2435>
Him +ta nergendes +a+dele [{+arendracan{] andswarodon: Hafa
arna +tanc, +tara +te +tu unc bude.
<R 2438>
Wit be +tisse str+ate stille +tenca+d s+ales bidan, si+d+dan
[{sunnan{] eft for+d to morgen metod up forl+at.
<R 2441>
+ta to fotum Loth +tam giestum hnah, and him georne bead reste
and gereorda and his recedes hleow and
+tegnunge.
<R 2444>
Hie on +tanc curon +a+delinges est, eodon sona, swa him se
Ebrisca eorl wisade, in undor edoras.
<R 2447>
+t+ar him se +a+dela geaf, gleawferh+d h+ale, giestli+dnysse
f+agre on flette, o+d+t+at for+d gewat +afenscima.
<R 2450>
+ta com +after niht on last d+age.
<R 2451>
Lagustreamas wreah, +trym mid +tystro +tisses lifes, s+as and
sidland.
<R 2453>
Comon Sodomware, geonge and ealde, gode unleofe cor+drum
miclum cuman acsian, +t+at hie beh+afdon herges 
m+agne Loth mid giestum.
<R 2457>
Heton l+adan ut of +tam hean hofe halige aras, weras to
gewealde, wordum cw+adon +t+at mid +tam h+ale+dum h+aman 
wolden unscomlice, arna ne gymden.
<R 2462>
+ta aras hra+de, se +de oft r+ad ongeat, Loth on recede, eode
lungre ut, spr+ac +ta ofer ealle +a+delinga gedriht 
sunu Arones, snytra gemyndig: Her syndon inne unwemme
twa dohtor mine.
<R 2467>
Do+d, swa ic eow bidde ne can +tara idesa ow+der gieta 
<P 74>
+turh gebedscipe beorna neawest and geswica+d +t+are synne.
<R 2470>
Ic eow sylle +ta, +ar ge sceonde wi+d gesceapu fremmen,
ungifre yfel ylda bearnum.
<R 2473>
Onfo+d +t+am f+amnum, l+ata+d fri+d agon gistas mine, +ta ic
for gode wille gemundbyrdan, gif ic mot, for eow.
<R 2476>
Him +ta seo m+anigeo +turh gem+ane word, arlease cyn,
andswarode: +tis +tince+d gerisne and riht micel, +t+at 
+tu +de aferige of +tisse folcsceare.
<R 2480>
+tu +tas wer+deode wr+accan laste freonda feasceaft feorran
gesohtest, [{wine+tearfende{] .
<R 2482>
Wilt +du, gif +tu most, wesan usser her aldordema, leodum
lareow?
<R 2485>
+ta ic on Lothe gefr+agn h+a+dne herem+acgas handum gripan,
faum folmum.
<R 2486>
Him fylston wel gystas sine, and hine of gromra +ta, cuman
arf+aste, clommum abrugdon in under edoras, 
and +ta ofstlice anra gehwilcum ymbstandendra folces Sodoma
f+aste fors+aton heafodsiena.
<R 2492>
Wear+d eal here sona burhwarena blind.
<R 2493>
Abrecan ne meahton re+demode reced +after gistum, swa hie
fundedon, ac +t+ar frome w+aron godes spellbodan.
<R 2496>
H+afde gistm+agen sti+de strengeo, styrnde swi+de werode mid
wite.
<R 2498>
Spr+acon wordum +ta f+ale freo+doscealcas f+agre to Lothe: Gif
+tu sunu age o+d+de sw+asne m+ag, o+d+de on +tissum 
folcum freond +anigne eac +tissum idesum +te we her on
wlita+d, al+ade of +tysse leodbyrig, +ta +de leofe 
sien, ofestum miclum, and +tin ealdor nere, +ty l+as +tu
forweor+de mid +tyssum w+arlogan.
<P 75>
<R 2506>
Unc hit waldend heht for wera synnum Sodoma and Gomorra
sweartan lige, fyre gesyllan and +tas folc slean, 
cynn on ceastrum mid cwealm+trea and his torn wrecan.
<R 2510>
+t+are tide is neah ge+trungen.
<R 2511>
Gewit +tu nergean +tin feorh foldwege.
<R 2512>
+te is frea milde.
<R 2513>
Him +ta +adre Loth andswarode: Ne m+ag ic mid idesum
aldornere mine swa feor heonon fe+degange si+de gesecan.
<R 2516>
Git me sibblufan and freondscipe f+agre cy+da+d, treowe and
hyldo ti+dia+d me.
<R 2519>
Ic wat hea burh her ane neah, lytle ceastre.
<R 2520>
Lyfa+d me +t+ar are and reste, +t+at we aldornere on Sigor up
secan moten.
<R 2523>
Gif git +t+at f+asten fyre willa+d steape forstandan, on
+t+are stowe we gesunde magon s+ales bidan, feorh
generigan.
<R 2527>
Him +ta freondlice englas arf+aste andswaredon: +tu scealt
+t+are bene, nu +tu ymb +ta burh [{sprycest{] , ti+da weor+dan.
<R 2529>
Teng recene to +tam f+astenne; wit +te fri+de healda+d and
mundbyrde.
<R 2531>
Ne moton wyt on w+arlogum wrecan torn godes, swebban synnig
cynn, +ar +don +tu on S+agor +tin bearn gel+ade 
and bryd somed.
<R 2534>
+ta onette Abrahames m+ag to +tam f+astenne.
<R 2536>
Fe+de ne sparode eorl mid idesum, ac he ofstum for+d lastas
legde, o+d+t+at he gel+adde bryd mid bearnum 
under burhlocan in S+agor his.
<R 2540>
+ta sunne up, folca fri+dcandel, fur+dum eode, 
<P 76>
+ta ic sendan
gefr+agn swegles aldor swefl of heofnum and
sweartne lig werum to wite, weallende fyr, +t+as hie on
+ardagum drihten tyndon lange +trage.
<R 2546>
Him +t+as lean forgeald gasta waldend.
<R 2547>
Grap heah+trea on h+a+dencynn.
<R 2548>
Hlynn wear+d on ceastrum, cirm arleasra cwealmes on ore,
la+dan cynnes.
<R 2550>
Lig eall fornam +t+at he grenes fond goldburgum in, swylce
+t+ar ymbutan unlytel d+al sidre foldan geondsended 
w+as bryne and brogan.
<R 2554>
Bearwas wurdon to axan and to yslan, eor+dan w+astma, efne swa
wide swa +da witelac re+de ger+ahton rum land wera.
<R 2558>
Strudende fyr steapes and geapes, swogende [{leg{] , forswealh
eall [{geador{] +t+at on Sodoma byrig secgas 
ahton and on Gomorra.
<R 2561>
Eall +t+at god spilde, frea mid +ty folce.
<R 2562>
+ta +t+at fyrgebr+ac, leoda lifgedal, Lothes gehyrde bryd on
burgum, under b+ac beseah wi+d +t+as w+alfylles.
<R 2565>
Us gewritu secga+d +t+at heo on sealtstanes sona wurde
anlicnesse.
<R 2567>
+afre si+d+dan se monlica +t+at is m+are spell stille wunode,
+t+ar hie strang begeat wite, +t+as heo wordum 
wuldres +tegna hyran ne wolde.
<R 2571>
Nu sceal heard and steap on +tam wicum wyrde bidan, drihtnes
domes, hwonne dogora rim, woruld gewite.
<R 2574>
+t+at is wundra sum, +tara +de geworhte wuldres aldor.
<R 2576>
Him +ta Abraham gewat ana gangan mid +ard+age +t+at he [{eft{]
gestod 
<P 77>
+t+ar wordum +ar wi+d his waldend spr+ac frod frumgara.
<R 2579>
He geseah from foldan up wide fleogan w+algrimne rec.
<R 2581>
Hie +t+as wlenco onwod and wingedrync +t+at hie firend+ada to
frece wurdon, synna +triste, so+d ofergeaton, 
drihtnes domas, and hwa him duge+da forgeaf, bl+ad on
burgum.
<R 2585>
For+ton him brego engla wylmhatne lig to wr+ace sende.
<R 2587>
Waldend usser gemunde w+arf+ast +ta Abraham arlice, swa he oft
dyde leofne mannan.
<R 2589>
Loth generede, m+ag +t+as o+dres, +ta seo m+anegeo forwear+d.
<R 2591>
Ne dorste +ta d+adrof h+ale for frean egesan on +tam f+astenne
leng eardigean, ac him Loth gewat of byrig 
gangan and his bearn somed w+alstowe fyrr wic sceawian,
o+d+t+at hie be hli+de heare dune eor+dscr+af fundon.
<R 2597>
+t+ar se eadega Loth w+arf+ast wunode, waldende leof,
d+agrimes worn and his dohtor twa.
<R 2600>
Hie dydon swa; druncnum eode seo yldre to +ar on reste heora
bega f+ader.
<R 2602>
Ne wiste blondenfeax hwonne him f+amnan to bryde him bu
w+aron, on ferh+dcofan f+aste [{genearwod{] mode and 
gemynde, +t+at he m+ag+da si+d wine druncen gewitan ne
meahte.
<R 2607>
Idesa wurdon eacne, eaforan brohtan willgesweostor on woruld
sunu heora ealdan f+ader.
<R 2609>
+tara +a+delinga modor o+derne Moab nemde, Lothes dohter, seo
on life w+as wintrum yldre.
<R 2611>
Us gewritu secgea+d, 
<P 78>
godcunde bec, +t+at seo gingre hire agen
bearn Ammon hete.
<R 2615>
Of +tam frumgarum [{folces{] unrim, +trymf+aste twa +teoda
awocon.
<R 2617>
O+dre +tara m+ag+da Moabitare eor+dbuende ealle hata+d,
widm+are cynn, o+dre weras nemna+d, +a+delinga bearn, 
Ammonitare.
<R 2621>
Gewat him +ta mid bryde bro+dor Arones under Abimelech +ahte
l+adan mid his hiwum.
<R 2623>
H+ale+dum s+agde +t+at Sarra his sweostor w+are, Abraham
wordum bearh his aldre, +ty he wiste gearwe +t+at he 
winemaga, on folce lyt freonda h+afde.
<R 2628>
+ta se +teoden his +tegnas sende, heht [{hie{] bringan to him
selfum.
<R 2630>
+ta w+as ell+teodig o+dre si+de wif [{Abrahames{] from were
l+aded on fremdes f+a+dm.
<R 2632>
Him +t+ar fylste +ta ece drihten, swa he oft dyde, nergend
usser.
<R 2634>
Com nihtes self, +t+ar se waldend l+ag wine druncen.
<R 2636>
Ongan +ta so+dcyning +turh swefn sprecan to +tam +a+delinge
and him yrre hweop: +tu Abrahames idese gename, 
bryde +at beorne.
<R 2639>
+te abregdan sceal for +t+are d+ade dea+d of breostum sawle
+tine.
<R 2642>
Him symbelwerig [{sinces{] brytta +turh sl+ap oncw+a+d:
Hw+at, +tu +afre, engla +teoden, +turh +tin yrre wilt aldre 
l+atan, heah [{beheowan{] , [{+t+ane{] +te her leofa+d
rihtum +teawum, bi+d on r+ade f+ast, 
<P 79>
modge+tance, and him miltse to +te sece+d?
<R 2648>
Me s+agde +ar +t+at wif hire wordum selfa unfricgendum, +t+at
heo Abrahames sweostor w+are.
<R 2651>
N+abbe ic synne wi+d hie, facna +anig gefremed gena.
<R 2653>
Him +ta +adre eft ece drihten, so+df+ast metod, +turh +t+at
swefn oncw+a+d: Agif Abrahame idese sine, wif to
gewealde, gif +tu on worulde leng, +a+delinga helm, aldres
recce.
<R 2658>
He is god and gleaw, m+ag self [{wi+d{] [{god{] sprecan,
geseon sweglcyning.
<R 2659>
+tu sweltan scealt mid feo and mid feorme, gif +du +tam
frumgaran bryde wyrnest.
<R 2661>
He abiddan m+ag, gif he ofstum me [{+arendu{] wile +teawf+ast
and ge+tyldig +tin abeodan, +t+at ic +te lissa lifigendum 
giet on dagum l+ate dugu+ta brucan sinces gesundne.
<R 2667>
+ta sl+ape tobr+agd forht folces weard.
Heht him fetigean to [{gesprecan{] sine, spedum s+agde eorlum
Abimeleh, egesan ge+dread, waldendes word.
<R 2670>
Weras him ondredon for +t+are d+ade drihtnes handa sweng
+after swefne.
<R 2672>
Heht sylf cyning him +ta Abraham to ofstum miclum.
<R 2674>
+ta reordode rice +teoden: Mago Ebrea, +t+as +tu me wylle
wordum secgean, hu [{geworhte{] ic +t+at, si+d+dan +tu
usic under, Abraham, +tine on +tas e+delturf +ahta l+addest,
+t+at +tu me +tus swi+de searo renodest?
<R 2680>
+tu ell+teodig usic woldest on +tisse folcsceare facne
besyrwan, 
<P 80>
synnum besmitan, s+agdest wordum +t+at Sarra 
+tin sweostor w+are, lices m+age, woldest la+dlice +turh
+t+at wif on me wrohte alecgean, orm+ate yfel.
<R 2686>
We +te arlice gefeormedon, and +te freondlice on +tisse
wer+teode wic get+ahton, land to lissum.
<R 2689>
+tu us leanast nu, unfreondlice fremena +tancast.
<R 2691>
Abraham +ta andswarode: Ne dyde ic for facne ne for
feondscipe ne for wihte +t+as ic +te wean u+de.
<R 2694>
Ac ic me, gumena baldor, gu+dbordes sweng leodmagum feor lare
gebearh, si+d+dan me se halga of hyrde frean, 
mines f+ader fyrn [{al+adde{] .
<R 2698>
Ic fela si+d+dan folca gesohte, wina uncu+dra, and +tis wif
mid me, freonda feasceaft.
<R 2700>
Ic +t+as f+ares a on wenum s+at hwonne me wra+dra sum
ell+teodigne aldre beheowe, se +de him +tas idese eft
agan wolde.
<R 2704>
For+don ic wigsmi+dum wordum s+agde +t+at Sarra min sweostor
w+are +aghw+ar eor+dan +t+ar wit earda leas mid wealandum 
winnan sceoldon.
<R 2708>
Ic +t+at ilce dreah on +tisse e+dyltyrf, si+d+dan ic +tina,
+teoden m+ara, mundbyrde geceas.
<R 2710>
Ne w+as me on mode cu+d, hw+a+der on +tyssum folce frean
+almihtiges egesa w+are, +ta ic her +arest com.
<R 2713>
For+ton ic +tegnum +tinum dyrnde and sylfum +te swi+dost micle
so+dan spr+ace, +t+at me [{Sarra{] bryde laste beddreste 
gestah.
<P 81>
<R 2717>
+ta ongan Abim+aleh Abraham swi+dan woruldgestreonum and him
his wif ageaf.
<R 2719>
Sealde him to bote, +t+as +te he his bryd genam, gangende feoh
and gl+ad seolfor and [{weorc+teos{] .
<R 2721>
[{Spr+ac{] +ta wordum eac to Abrahame +a+delinga helm: wuna
mid usic and +te wic geceos on +tissum lande +t+ar
+te leofost sie, e+delstowe, +te ic agan sceal.
<R 2726>
Wes us f+ale freond, we +de feoh sylla+d.
<R 2727>
Cw+a+d +ta [{eft{] ra+de o+dre worde to Sarran sinces brytta:
Ne +tearf +de on edwit Abraham settan, +din freadrihten, 
+t+at +tu [{flettpa+das{] , m+ag +alfscieno, mine
tr+ade, ac him hygeteonan hwitan seolfre deope bete.
<R 2733>
Ne ceara incit dugu+da of +disse e+dyltyrf ellor secan, winas
uncu+de, ac wunia+d her.
<R 2736>
Abraham fremede swa hine his aldor heht, onfeng freondscipe be
frean h+ase, lufum and lissum.
<R 2738>
He w+as leof gode.
<R 2739>
For+don he sibbe ges+alig dreah and his scippende under
sceade gefor, hleowfe+drum +teaht, her +tenden lifde.
<R 2742>
+ta gien w+as yrre god Abimelehe for +t+are synne +te he wi+d
Sarrai and wi+d Abrahame +ar gefremede, +ta he
ged+alde him deore twa, wif and w+apned.
<R 2746>
He +t+as weorc gehleat, frecne wite.
<R 2747>
Ne meahton freo ne +teowe heora bregoweardas bearnum [{ecan{]
monrim m+age+d, ac him +t+at metod forstod, o+d+t+at 
se halga his hlaforde 
<P 82>
Abraham ongan [{arna{] biddan
ecne drihten.
<R 2752>
Him engla helm getig+dode, tuddorsped onleac folccyninge
freora and +teowra, wera and wifa; let weaxan 
eft heora rimgetel rodora waldend, ead and +ahta.
<R 2757>
+almihtig wear+d milde on mode, moncynnes [{weard{] ,
Abimeleche, swa hine Abraham b+ad.



