Die ältere Genesis. [The text of the Junius Manuscript of Caedmon's ...

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V. 331—358. Kain und Abel.
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ne mseg J)^r inwitfull aenig geferan
womscyldig mon, ac se weard hafad
(950) miht ond strengdo, se '^xt mjere llf
dugedum deore drihtne healded.
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385 Nöhwffidre alraihtig ealra wolde [S. 46]
Adame ond Euan ärna ofteon,
fseder set frymde, {)eah |)e h[i]e him from swice[n]
(955) ac he him tö fröfre let hwsedere ford wesan
hyrstedne hröf hälgum tunglum
340 ond him grundwelan ginne söalde,
het |)äm sinhiwum sses 07id eordan
tüddorteondra
teohha geh[w]ilcre
(960) tö woruldnytte wsestmas fedan.
Gesjeton {)ä refter synne sorgfulre land,
345 eard ond edyl unspedigran
fremena gehwilcre, J)onne se frumstöl wses,
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hie after daede of ädrifen wurden.
(965) Ongunnon hie J)ä
be godes häese (cap. IV)
bearn ästrienan, swä him bebead metod.
350 Adames ond Euan aforan wgeron
freolicu twä frumbearn cenned,
Cain ond Abel. Us cydad bec,
(970) hü J)ä dsedfruman dugej)a stryndon,
welan ond wiste, willgebrödor : ||
355 öder bis tö eordan eines tilode, [S. 47]
se wses serboren; öder äehte heold
fseder on fultum, od '^sei ford gewät
(975) dsegrimes worn. Hie |)ä drihtne läc
IV, 1. Adam vero cognovit uxorem suam Hevam, (350) quae
concepit et peperit Cain 2. Rursumque peperit fratrem eius
Abel. Fuit autem Abel pastor ovium, et Cain agricola. 3. Factum est
autem ut offerret Cain de fructibus terrae munera domino. 4. Abel
quoque obtulit de primogenitis gregis sui, et de adipibus eorum:
337 hie, swicen Bon. 338 hwjedre EU. 34^ -hwilce Klae.
349 bebead metod Di. ] met. beb.