Se Haelend Crist, sydhdhan he to dhisum life c['o]m, and man weardh
geweaxen, thadha h['e] waes dhritig wintra eald on thaere menniscnysse, tha
beg['a]nn he wundra to wyrcenne, and geceas dha twelf leorning-cnihtas, tha
dhe we apostolas hatadh. Tha waeron mid him aefre sydhdhan, and he him
taehte ealne thone wisdom dhe on halgum bocum stent, and thurh h['i] ealne
cristendom astealde. Tha cwaedon hi to dham Haelende, "L['e]['o]f, taece
['u]s hu we magon us gebiddan." Dha andwyrde se Haelend, and thus cwaedh,
"Gebiddadh eow mid thisum wordum to minum Faeder and to eowrum Faeder, Gode
Aelmihtigum: Pater noster, thaet is on Englisc, Thu, ure Faeder, the eart
on heofonum, Sy th['i]n nama gehalgod. Cume dh['i]n r['i]ce. Sy dh['i]n
wylla on eordhan swa swa on heofonum. Syle ['u]s to-daeg urne daeghwamlican
hl['a]f. And forgyf us ure gyltas, swa swa we forgyfadh dham the widh us
agyltadh. And ne l['ae]d dhu na us on costnunge. Ac alys us fram yfele. Sy
hit swa."
God Faeder Aelmihtig haefdh aenne Sunu gecyndelice and menige
gewiscendlice. Crist is Godes Sunu, swa thaet se Faeder hine gestrynde of
him sylfum, butan aelcere meder. Naefdh se Faeder naenne lichaman, ne he on
dha wisan his Bearn ne gestrynde the menn dodh: ac his Wisdom, the h['e]
mid ealle gesceafta geworhte, se is his Sunu, se is aefre of dham Faeder,
and mid tham Faeder, God of Gode, ealswa mihtig swa se Faeder. We men sind
Godes bearn, fordhon the h['e] us {260} geworhte; and eft, dhadha we
forwyrhte waeron, he sende his agen Bearn us to alysednysse. Nu sind we
Godes bearn, and Crist is ure brodher, gif we dham Faeder onriht
gehyrsumiadh, and mid eallum mode hine weordhiadh. Crist is ure heafod, and
we sind his lima: he is mid ure menniscnysse befangen, and he haefdh urne
lichaman, thone dhe h['e] of dham halgan maedene Mar['i]an genam; fordhi we
magon cudhlice to him clypian, swa swa to urum bredher, gif we dha
brodherraedene swa healdadh swa swa he us taehte; thaet is, thaet we ne
sceolon na gedhafian thaet deofol mid aenigum undheawum us gew['e]me fram
Cristes brodhorraedene.
Witodlice se man the deofle geefenlaecdh, se bidh deofles bearn, na thurh
gecynd odhdhe thurh gesceapenysse, ac dhurh tha geefenlaecunge and yfele
geearnunga. And se man dhe Gode gecwemdh, he bidh Godes bearn, na
gecyndelice, ac thurh gesceapenysse and dhurh gode geearnunga, swa swa
Crist cwaedh on his godspelle, "Se dhe wyrcdh mines Faeder willan sedhe is
on heofonum, he bidh min brodher, and min moder, and min sweoster." Fordhi
nu ealle cristene men, aegdher ge r['i]ce ge heane, ge aedhelborene ge
unaedhelborene, and se hlaford, and se dheowa, ealle h['i] sind gebrodhra,
and ealle h['i] habbadh aenne Faeder on heofonum. Nis se welega na betera
on dhisum naman thonne se dhearfa. Eallswa bealdlice m['o]t se dheowa
clypigan God him to Faeder ealswa se cyning. Ealle we sind gelice aetforan
Gode, buton hw['a] odherne mid godum weorcum fordheo. Ne sceal se r['i]ca
for his welan thone earman forse['o]n; fordhan oft bidh se earma betera
aetforan Gode thonne se r['i]ca. God is ure Faeder, thi we sceolon ealle
beon gebrodhru on Gode, and healdan thone brodherlican bend unforedne;
thaet is, dha sodhan sibbe, swa thaet ure aelc odherne lufige swa swa hine
sylfne, and nanum ne gebeode thaet thaet he nelle thaet man him gebeode. Se
dhe dhis hylt, he bidh Godes bearn, and Crist, and ealle halige men dhe
Gode gedheodh, beodh his gebrodhru and his gesweostru.
We cwedhadh, "Pater noster qui es in celis," thaet is, "Ure {262} Faeder
dhe eart on heofonum;" fordhan the God Faeder is on heofonum, and he is
aeghwar, swa swa he sylf cwaedh, "Ic gefylle mid me sylfum heofonas and
eordhan." And eft thaet halige godspel be him thus cwydh, "Heofon is his
thrymsetl, and eordhe is his fot-sceamul." We wendadh ['u]s eastweard
thonne we us gebiddadh, fordhan dhe dhanon arist seo heofen: na swilce on
east-daele synderlice sy his wunung, and forlaete west-dael, odhdhe odhre
daelas, se the aeghwar is andweard, na dhurh rymyt thaere stowe, ac thurh
his maegendhrymmes andweardnysse. Thonne we wendadh ure neb to east-daele,
thaer seo heofen arist, seodhe is ealra lichomlicra dhinga oferstigende,
thonne sceal ure m['o]d beon mid tham gemyngod, thaet hit beo gewend to
dham hehstan and tham fyrmestan gecynde, thaet is, God. We sceolon eac
witan, thaet se synfulla is eordhe geh['a]ten, and se rihtwisa is heofen
geh['a]ten; fordhan the on rihtwisum mannum is Godes wunung, and se goda
man bidh thaes Halgan Gastes templ. Swa eac dhaer-togeanes se ford['o]na
man bidh deofles templ, and deofles wunung: fordhi thonne swa micel is
betwux g['o]dum mannum and yfelum, swa micel swa bidh betwux heofenan and
eordhan.
Seofon geb['e]du sint on tham Pater noster. On tham twam formum wordum ne
synd nane gebedu, ac sind herunga: thaet is, "Ure Faeder the eart on
heofonum." Thaet forme geb['e]d is, "Sanctificetur nomen tuum:" thaet is,
"Sy dhin nama gehalgod." Nis thaet na sw['a] to understandenne, swylce
Godes nama ne sy genoh halig, sedhe aefre waes halig, and aefre bidh, and
h['e] us ealle gebletsadh and gehalgadh: ac this word is sw['a] to
understandenne, thaet his nama sy on us gehalgod, and he us thaes
getidhige, thaet we moton his naman mid urum mudhe gebletsian, and he us
sylle thaet gedh['a]nc, thaet we magon understandan thaet nan dhing nis swa
halig swa his nama.
Thaet odher geb['e]d is, "Adueniat regnum tuum:" thaet is, on urum
gereorde, "Cume dhin r['i]ce." Aefre waes Godes r['i]ce, and aefre bidh: ac
hit is sw['a] to understandenne, thaet his r['i]ce beo ofer ['u]s, and he
on us rixige, and we him mid ealre {264} gehyrsumnysse undertheodde syn,
and thaet ure r['i]ce beo us gel['ae]st and gefylled, swa swa Crist us
beh['e]t, thaet he wolde ['u]s ['e]ce r['i]ce forgyfan, thus cwedhende,
"Cumadh, ge gebletsode mines Faeder, and gehabbadh thaet r['i]ce thaet eow
gegearcod waes fram anginne middangeardes." This bidh ure r['i]ce, gif we
hit nu geearniadh; and we beodh Godes r['i]ce, thonne Crist ['u]s betaecdh
his Faeder on domes daege, swa swa thaet h['a]lige gewrit cwydh, "Cum
tradiderit regnum Patri suo:" thaet is, "Thonne h['e] betaecdh r['i]ce his
Faeder." Hwaet is thaet r['i]ce thaet h['e] betaecdh his Faeder, buton dha
halgan menn, aegdher ge weras ge w['i]f, tha the h['e] alysde fram
helle-w['i]te mid his agenum deadhe? Tha he betaecdh his agenum Faeder on
ende thisre worulde, and h['i] beodh thonne Godes r['i]ce, and mid Gode on
ecnysse rixiadh, aegdher ge mid sawle ge mid lichaman, and beodh thonne
gelice englum.
Thaet dhridde geb['e]d is, "Fiat uoluntas tua sicut in celo et in terra:"
thaet is, "Geweordhe th['i]n willa on eordhan swa swa on heofonum." Thaet
is, Swa swa englas on heofonum the gehyrsumiadh, and mid eallum gemete to
dhe gedheodadh, swa eac menn the on eordhan sind, and of eordhan geworhte,
beon h['i] dhinum willan gehyrsume, and to dhe mid ealre geornfulnysse
gedheodan. On tham mannum sodhlice gewyrdh Godes willa, the to Godes willan
gewyrceadh. Ure sawul is heofonlic, and ure lichama is eordhlic. Nu bidde
we eac mid thisum wordum, thaet Godes willa geweordhe, aegdher ge on ure
sawle ge on urum lichaman, thaet aegdher him gehyrsumige, and he aegdher
gehealde and gescylde, ge ure sawle ge urne lichaman, fram deofles
costnungum.
Thaet feordhe geb['e]d is, "Panem nostrum cotidianum da nobis hodie:" thaet
is, on urum gereorde, "Syle us nu to-daeg urne daeghwamlican hl['a]f."
Thaet is on dhrim andgitum to understandenne: thaet h['e] us sylle fodan
urum lichaman, and sylle eac ure sawle thone gastlican hl['a]f. Se gastlica
hl['a]f is Godes bebod, thaet we sceolon smeagan daeghwamlice, and mid
weorce {266} gefyllan; fordhan swa swa se lichama leofadh be lichamlicum
mettum, swa sceal seo sawul lybban be Godes l['a]re, and be gastlicum
smeagungum. Hradhe se lichama aswint and forweornadh, gif him bidh oftogen
his bigleofa: swa eac seo sawul forwyrdh, gif heo naefdh thone gastlican
bigleofan, thaet sind Godes beboda, on tham heo sceal gedheon and beon
geg['o]dad. Eac se gastlica hl['a]f is thaet halige husel, mid tham we
getrymmadh urne geleafan; and dhurh dhaes halgan husles th['y]gene ['u]s
beodh ure synna forgyfene, and we beodh gestrangode ongean deofles
costnunge. Thi we sceolon gelomlice mid tham gastlican gereorde ure sawle
geclaensian and getrymman. Ne sceal theah se dhe bidh mid healicum synnum
ford['o]n, gedyrstlaecan thaet he Godes husel thicge, buton he his synna
aer gebete: gif he elles dedh, hit bidh him sylfum to bealowe gedhyged. Se
hl['a]f getacnadh dhreo dhing, swa swa we cwaedon. An is thaes lichaman
b['i]gleofa; odher is dhaere sawle; dhridde is thaes halgan husles dhygen.
Thyssera dhreora dhinga we sceolon daeghwamlice aet urum Drihtne biddan.
Thaet fifte geb['e]d is, "Et dimitte nobis debita nostra, sicut et nos
dimittimus debitoribus nostris:" thaet is, "Forgif us ure gyltas, swa swa
we forgifadh tham mannum the widh us agyltadh." We sceolon d['o]n swa swa
we on dhisum wordum behatadh; thaet is, thaet we beon mildheorte us
betwynan, and, for dhaere micclan lufe Godes, forgyfan dham mannum the widh
us agyltadh, thaet God Aelmihtig forgyfe us ure synna. Gif we dhonne
nelladh forgyfan tha lytlan gyltas dhaera manna the us gegremedon, thone
nele eac God us forgyfan ure synna mycele and manega: swa swa Crist sylf
cwaedh, "Thonne ge standadh on eowrum geb['e]dum, forgyfadh swa hwaet swa
ge habbadh on eowrum mode to aenigum men, and eower Faeder, the on heofonum
is, forgyfdh eow eowre synna. Gif ge thonne nelladh forgyfan mid inweardre
heortan tham dhe eow gremiadh, thonne eac eower Faeder, dhe on heofonum is,
nele eow forgyfan eowre synna; ac he haet eow gebindan, and on cwearterne
settan, thaet is on helle-w['i]te; and eow dhaer deofol getintregadh,
odhthaet ge habban ealle eowre gyltas gedhrowade, odhthaet {268} ge cumon
to anum feordhlincge." Is hwaedhere getaeht, aefter Godes gesetnysse, thaet
wise men sceolon settan steore dysigum mannum, swa thaet hi thaet dysig and
dha undheawas alecgan, and theah dhone man lufigan swa swa agenne brodhor.
Thaet sixte geb['e]d is, "Et ne nos inducas in temptationem:" thaet is, "Ne
gedhafa, dhu God, thaet we beon gelaedde on costnunge." Odher is costnung,
odher is fandung. God ne costnadh naenne mannan; ac hwaedhere n['a]n man ne
cymdh to Godes r['i]ce, buton he sy afandod: fordhi ne sceole we na biddan
thaet God ure ne afandige, ac we sceolon biddan thaet God us gescylde,
thaet we ne abreodhon on dhaere fandunge. Deofol m['o]t aelces mannes
afandigan, hwaedher he aht sy, odhdhe naht; hwaedher he God mid
inweardlicre heortan lufige, odhdhe he mid h['i]wunge f['a]re. Swa swa man
afandadh gold on fyre, swa afandadh God thaes mannes mod on mislicum
fandungum, hwaedher h['e] ['a]nraede sy. Genoh wel w['a]t God hu hit
getimadh on thaere fandunge; ac hwaedhere se man naefdh na mycele
gedhincdhe, buton he afandod sy. Thurh dha fandunge he sceal gedheon, gif
he tham costnungum widhstent. Gif he fealle, he eft astande: thaet is, gif
he agylte, he hit georne gebete, and sydhdhan gesw['i]ce; fordhi ne bidh
n['a]n b['o]t naht, buton thaer beo geswicenes. Se man the gelomlice wile
syngian, and gelomlice betan, he gremadh God; and swa he swidhor syngadh
swa he deofle gewyldra bidh, and hine thonne God forlaet, and he faerdh swa
him deofol wissadh, swa swa tobrocen sc['i]p on s['ae], the swa faerdh swa
hit se wind drifdh. Se goda man swa he swidhor afandod bidh swa he rotra
bidh, and near Gode, odhthaet h['e] mid fulre gedhincdhe faerdh of dhisum
life to dham ecan life. And se yfela swa he oftor on dhaere fandunge
abrydh, swa he forcudhra bidh, and deofle near, odhthaet he faerdh of
dhisum life to dham ecan wite, gif he aer geswican nolde, thatha he mihte
and moste. Fordhi anbidadh God oft thaes yfelan mannes, and laet him fyrst,
thaet he his m['a]ndaeda geswice, and his m['o]d to Gode gecyrre aer his
ende, gif he wile. Gif he thonne nele, thaet {270} he beo butan aelcere
ladunge swidhe rihtlice to deofles handa asceofen. Fordhi is nu selre
cristenum mannum, thaet hi mid earfodhnyssum and mid geswince geearnian
thaet ['e]ce r['i]ce and dha ['e]can blisse mid Gode and mid eallum his
halgum, dhonne hi mid softnysse and mid yfelum lustum geearnian tha ecan
tintrega mid eallum deoflum on helle-w['i]te.
Thaet seofodhe geb['e]d is, "Set libera nos a malo:" thaet is, "Ac alys us
fram yfele:" alys us fram deofle and fram eallum his syrwungum. God lufadh
us, and deofol us hatadh. God us fett and gefrefradh, and deofol us wile
ofslean, gif he m['o]t; ac him bidh forwyrned thurh Godes gescyldnysse, gif
we us sylfe nelladh ford['o]n mid undheawum. Fordhi we sceolon forbugan and
forseon thone lydhran deoful mid eallum his lotwrencum, fordhan dhe him ne
gebyradh naht to ['u]s, and we sceolon lufian and filigan urum Drihtne,
sedhe us l['ae]t to dham ecan life.
Seofon geb['e]du, swa swa we aer saedon, beodh on dham Pater noster. Tha
dhreo forman geb['e]du beodh us ongunnene on dhysre worulde, ac h['i] beodh
['a] ungeendode on thaere toweardan worulde. Seo halgung thaes maeran naman
Godes ongann ['u]s mannum thatha Crist weardh geflaeschamod mid ure
menniscnysse; ac seo ylce halgung wunadh on ecnysse, fordhan dhe we on dham
ecan life bletsiadh and herigadh aefre Godes naman. And God rixadh nu, and
his r['i]ce stent aefre butan ende, and Godes willa bidh gefremod on dhisum
life dhurh g['o]de menn: se ylca willa wunadh ['a] on ecnysse. Tha odhre
feower geb['e]du belimpadh to dhisum life, and mid thisum life geendiadh.
On dhisum l['i]fe we beh['o]fiadh hl['a]fes, and l['a]re, and husel-ganges.
On tham toweardan l['i]fe we ne beh['o]fiadh nanes eordhlices bigleofan,
fordhan dhe we thonne mid tham heofonlicum mettum beodh gereordode. Her we
beh['o]fiadh l['a]re and wisdomes. On dham heofonlican life beodh ealle ful
w['i]se, and on gastlicre lare full ger['a]de, tha dhe nu, thurh w['i]sra
manna l['a]re, beodh Godes bebodum undertheodde. And her we beh['o]fiadh
dhaes halgan husles {272} dhygene for ure beterunge, sodhlice on dhaere
heofonlican wununge we habbadh mid us Cristes lichaman, mid tham he rixadh
on ecnysse.
On thyssere worulde we biddadh ure synna forgyfenysse, and na on thaere
toweardan. Se man dhe nele his synna behreowsian on his life, ne begyt he
nane forgyfenysse on dham toweardan. And on dhisum life we biddadh thaet
God us gescylde widh deofles costnunga, and us alyse fram yfele. On dham
ecan life ne bidh n['a]n costnung ne n['a]n yfel; fordhi dhaer ne cymdh
n['a]n deofol ne n['a]n yfel mann, dhe us maege dreccan odhdhe derian.
Thaer beodh gethwaere sawul and lichama, the nu on dhisum life him
betweonan winnadh. Dhaer ne bidh n['a]n untrumnys, ne geswinc, ne wana
nanre g['o]dnysse, ac Crist bidh mid ['u]s eallum, and ['u]s ealle dhing
dedh, butan edwite, mid ealre blisse.
Crist gesette this geb['e]d, and swa beleac mid feawum wordum, thaet ealle
ure neoda, aegdher ge gastlice ge lichamlice, dhaeron sind belocene; and
this geb['e]d he gesette eallum cristenum mannum gemaenelice. Ne cwydh na
on dham geb['e]de, 'Min Faeder, thu dhe eart on heofonum,' ac cwydh, "Ure
Faeder;" and swa fordh ealle dha word dhe thaer-aefter fyligadh sprecadh
gemaenelice be eallum cristenum mannum. On dham is geswutelod hu swidhe God
lufadh ['a]nnysse and gethwaernysse on his folce. Aefter Godes gesetnysse
ealle cristene men sceoldon beon swa gedhwaere swilce hit ['a]n man waere:
fordhi wa dham men the dha annysse tobrycdh. Swa swa we habbadh on anum
lichaman manega lima, and hi ealle ['a]num heafde gehyrsumiadh, swa eac we
sceolon manega cristene men Criste on ['a]nnysse gehyrsumian; fordhon the
he is ure heafod, and we synd his lima. We magon geseon on urum agenum
lichaman h['u] aelc lim odhrum thenadh. Tha f['e]t beradh ealne dhone
lichaman, and dha eagan laedadh dha f['e]t, and tha handa gearciadh dhone
bigleofan. Hradhe lidh thaet heafod ad['u]ne, gif tha f['e]t hit ne
feriadh; and hradhe ealle dha lima togaedere forweordhadh, gif tha handa ne
dodh thone bigleofan tham mudhe. Swa eac se r['i]ca man, the sitt on his
heahsetle, hradhe geswicdh he his {274} gebeorscipes, gif dha dheowan
geswicadh dhaera teolunga. Beo se r['i]ca gemyndig thaet he sceal ealra
dhaera g['o]da the him God alaende agyldan gescead hu he dha atuge.
Se bidh dhin hand odhdhe dhin f['o]t, sedhe the dhine neoda dedh. Se bidh
thin eage, sedhe the wisdom taecdh, and on rihtne weg the gebrincdh. Se dhe
the m['u]ndadh swa swa faeder, he bidh swylce h['e] dhin heafod sy. Ealswa
wel beh['o]fadh thaet heafod thaera odhera lima, swa swa dha lima
beh['o]fiadh thaes heafdes. Gif ['a]n lim bidh untrum, ealle dha odhre
throwiadh mid tham anum. Swa we sceolon eac, gif bidh an ure geferena on
sumre earfodhnysse, ealle we sceolon his yfel bes['a]rgian, and h['o]gian
embe dha bote, gif we hit gebetan magon. And on eallum dhingum we sceolon
healdan sibbe and annysse, gif we willadh habban tha micclan gedhincdhe
thaet we beon Godes bearn, sedhe on heofonum is, on dhaere he rixadh mid
eallum his halgum on ealra worulda woruld on ecnysse. Amen.