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

V. i20S2—2107. Abraham und Abimelech. 79
'^mines faeder [edle] fyrn älcsdrfe,
'ic feia siddan folca gesöhte,
'wina uncüdra ond |)is wif mid me,
2085 'freonda feasceaft: ic |)£es fseres ä
(2700) 'on wenum säet, hwonne me wrädra sum
'elljeodigne aldre beheowe,
'se de him fiäs idese eft ägan wolde.
'Fordon ic wlgsmidum wordum ssegde,
2090 '^^set Sarra min sweostor weere,
(2705) "^segliwEer eordan, J)ger wit earda leas
'mid weal/endum w?^nm sceoldon.
||
'Ic ^xt ilce dreah on |)isse edyltyrf, [S. 129]
'siddan ic pina, J)eoden msera,
2095 'mundbyrde geceas: ne wses me on raöde cüd,
(2710) 'hwseder on {)yssum folce frean ffilmihtiges
'egesa wsere, J)ä
'forJ)on ic J)egnum pinum dyrnde
ic her gerest com;
'ond sylfum pe swidost micle
2100 'södan spräce, '^xt me Sarräi
(2715) 'bryde laste beddreste gestäh.'
l'ä ongan Abimeleh Abraham swidan
Avoruldgestreonum ond him bis wif ägeaf:
sealde him tö böte, |)8es J)e he bis bryd genam,
2105 gangende feoh ond glsed seolfor
(2720) ond weorc^eos. Sprsec
|| J)ä wordum eac [S. 130]
tö Abrahame eedelinga heim:
12. (20SI) Tostquam autem eduxit me deus de domo patris
mei, dixi ad eam: 'In omni loco, ad quem ingrediemur,
dices cpiod fraler tuus sim.' 13. (2091) -Cogitavi mecum dicens:
Forsitan non est timor dei in loco isto, et interficient me propter
uxorem meam' 14. (2102) Tulit ergo Abimelech oves et
boves et servos et ancillas et dedit Abraham, reddiditque Uli Saram
uxorem suam et ait:
2082 alsedde Th. ] alsded. 2087 eil ]
das 2. 1 üb. d. Z.
2092 -lendum wunian Bou. ] -andum winnan. 2100 Sarrai Ri. \
Sarran. 2106 |)eos Gn.] feos; s aus h korriy.