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

:
56 V. 1485—1512, Melchisedechs Segen.
1485
(2105)
1490
(2110)
1495
(2115)
1500
(2120)
1505
(2125)
1510
Solomia sinces hyrde:
]^xt wses se msera Melehlsedec,
leoda bisceop, Se mid läcum com
fyrdrinca frnman fsegre gretan,
Abraham ärlice ond him on sette
godes bletsunge 07)d swä gyddode:
'Wses du gewurdod on wera rime
"^for |)ses eagum, f)e de sesca tir
'set güde forgeaf: l^xt is god selfa,
'^se de hettendra herga |)rymmas
'on geweald gebrsec ond pe wgepnum let
'rärfstr£ete ford rüme Avyrcan,
'^hüde ähreddan ond hseled fyllan.
'On swade sseton: ne meahton sldwerod
'güde spöwan, ac hie god flymde,
'se de set feohtan mid friimgärum
'wid ofermsegnes egsan sceolde
'handum sinum ond hälegu treow,
'seo |)ü wid rodora weard rihte healdest.'
Him J)ä se beorn[wiga] bletsunga lean
|»urh band ägeaf ond l^ses hereteames
ealles teodan sceat Abraham sealde
godes bisceope. I'ä spraye güdcyning,
Södoma aldor, secgum befylled
tö Abrahame (him waes ära Isearf)
'Forgif me mennen minra leoda,
'|)e J)ü
ähreddest lierges crreftum
'wera wa^lclommum. Hafa Je wunden gold,
sacerdos dei 19. benedixit ei et ait: (14>9]) "ßenedictus
Abram deo excelso, et benedictus deus quo protegente
hostes in manibus tuis sunt!' (1504) Et dedit ei decimas ex omnibus.
21. Dixit autem rex Sodomonim ad Abram: (1510) 'Da mihi animas,
cetera tolle
tibi!'
1491 wes Gn.] wfer. 1495 let Gn.] het. 1496 rad ] ranc.