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

22 V. 573-598. Jared, Enoch, Mathusal.
(1190) his cynnes ford cneorim Icte,
eafora[n] eahtahimd: ealra hsefde
575 V ond syxtig, |)ä he ford gewät,
ond nigonhund eac
wine v/intrum fröd, J)ä
nihtgerimes
(1195) ond Geäred J)ä gleawum Igefde
he |)äs woruld ofgeaf,
land
II
ond leodweard, leofum rince. [S. GO]
580 Enoch siddan ealdordöm ähöf,
freodosped folcep, nalles feallan let
dorn ond drihtscipe [dsedröf hsele],
(1200) ^enden he hyrde w^s heafodmäga:
breac bläddaga, bearna strynde
585 Joreohund wintra; him wses jDeoden hold,
rodera waldend. Se rinc heonon
on lichoman lisse söhte,
(1205) drihtnes dugude, nales deade swealt
middangeardes, swä her men dö[a]J),
590 geonge ond ealde, J)onne him god heora
gehta ond setwist, eordan gestreona
on genimed ond heora aldor somed:
(1210) ac he cwic gewät mid cyning engla
of pyssum l^nan life feran
595 on J)äm gearwum, |)e his gast onfeng,
ser hine tö monnum mödor bröhte.
He J)äm yldestan eaforan Igefde
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(1215) folc, frumbearne; V ond syxtig [S. 62]
19. Et vixit Jared, postquam genuit Henoch, DCCC annis et
genuit filios et filias. 20. Et facti sunt omnes dies Jared CMLXII
anni, et mortuus est. 21. (580) Porro vixit Henocli LXV annis et
genuit Mathusalani. 22. Et ambulavit Henoch cum deo: et vixit,
postquam genuit Mathusalam, CCC annis, et genuit filios et filias.
23. Et facti sunt omnes dies Henoch CCCLXV anni. 24. Ambulavitque
cum deo (593) et non apparuit, quia tulit eum deus.
574 eaforan J5oM. 577 wintrum frod ] frod wintres. 581 folces
Si. ] f. wisa. 582 erg. Gn. 589 doa|) Si. 594 feran Gn. ] frean.