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

V. 810-S3S. Die Aussendung des Raben. 31
810 frea aälmihtig frecenra sida
reste ägeafe, J)Sra he rüme dreah,
|)ä hine on siinde geond sldne grund
(1430) wonne yda wide bseron.
Holm wses heononweard; hteled langode,
815 wseglidende, swilce wif heora,
hwonne hie of nearwe ofer nfegledbord
ofer streamstade st£eppan mosten
(1435) onä of enge üt ähta l^dan.
f'ä fandode fordweard scipes,
820 hwffider sincende seeflöd J)ä gyt
wäere under wolcnum: let {)ä ymb worn daga,,
|)ses |)e heah hliodo horde onfengon
(1440) ond sedelum eac eordan tüdres,
sunu Lämeches sweartne fleogan
825 hrefn ofer heahflöd of hüse üt.
Nöe tealde, ü \)Xt he on neod hine, [S. 72]
gif he on J)^re lade land ne funde,
(1445) ofer sid wseter secan wolde
on wjegpele; eft him seo wen geleah;
830 ac se feond[e] gespearn fleotende hreaw:
salwigfedera secan nolde.
He |)ä ymb seofon niht sweartum hrefne
(1450) of earce forlet after fleogan
ofer heah wfeter haswe culufran
835 on fandunga, hwseder fämig sge
deop J)ä gyta dsel ^nigne
grenre eordan ofgifen hsefde.
(1455) Heo wide hire willan söhte
5. At vero aquae ibant et decrescebant (810) 6. Cumque
transissent XL dies (821) Noe dimisit corvum: 7. qui
egrediebatur et non revertebatur, (830) donec siccarentur aquae super
terram. 8. Emisit quoque columbam post eum, ut videret, si iam
cessassent aquae super faciem terrae.
81 1 pfera Gn. ]
|)aere. 830 feonde Gn. 834 heah ] das 2. h üb. a.Z.