(CODEX ARGENTEUS).
Chap. II. 1 Warþ þan in dagans jainans, urrann gagrefts fram kaisara
Agustau, gameljan allana midjungard. 2 soh þan gilstrameleins frumista
warþ at [wisandin kindina Syriais][21] raginondin Saurim Kyreinaiau.
3 jah iddjedun allai, ei melidai weseina, ƕarjizuh in seinai baurg. 4
urrann þan jah Iosef us Galeilaia, us baurg Nazaraiþ, in Iudaian, in
baurg Daweidis sei haitada Beþlahaim, duþe ei was us garda fadreinais
Daweidis, 5 anameljan miþ Mariin, sei in fragiftim was imma qeins,
wisandein inkilþon. 6 Warþ þan, miþþanei þo wesun jainar, usfullnodedun
dagos du bairan izai. 7 jah gabar sunu seinana þana frumabaur, jah
biwand ina, jah galagida ina in uzetin, unte ni was im rumis in stada
þamma. 8 jah hairdjos wesun in þamma samin landa, þairhwakandans jah
witandans wahtwom nahts ufaro hairdai seinai. 9 iþ aggilus fraujins
anaqam ins jah wulþus fraujins biskain ins, jah ohtedun agisa
mikilamma. 10 jah qaþ du im sa aggilus: ni ogeiþ; unte sai, spillo
izwis faheid mikila, sei wairþiþ allai managein, 11 þatei gabaurans ist
izwis himma daga nasjands, saei ist Xristus frauja, in baurg Daweidis.
12 jah þata izwis taikns: bigitid barn biwundan jah galagid in uzetin.
13 jah anaks warþ miþ þamma aggilau managei harjis himinakundis
hazjandane guþ jah qiþandane: 14 wulþus in hauhistjam guþa jah ana
airþai gawairþi in mannam godis wiljins.
15 Jah warþ, biþe galiþun fairra im in himin þai aggiljus, jah þai
mans þai hairdjos qeþun du sis misso: þairhgaggaima ju und Beþlahaim,
jah saiƕaima waurd þata waurþano, þatei frauja gakannida unsis. 16 jah
qemun sniumjandans, jah bigetun Marian jah Iosef jah þata barn ligando
in uzetin. 17 gasaiƕandans þan gakannidedun bi þata waurd þatei rodiþ
was du im bi þata barn. 18 jah allai þai gahausjandans sildaleikidedun
bi þo rodidona fram þaim hairdjam du im. 19 iþ Maria alla gafastaida
þo waurda, þagkjandei in hairtin seinamma. 20 jah gawandidedun sik þai
hairdjos mikiljandans jah hazjandans guþ in allaize þizeei gahausidedun
jah gaseƕun swaswe rodiþ was du im.
21 Jah biþe usfullnodedun[1] dagos ahtau du bimaitan ina, jah haitan
was namo is Iesus, þata qiþano fram aggilau, faurþizei ganumans wesi in
wamba.
22 Jah biþe usfullnodedun[22] dagos hraineinais ize bi witoda Mosezis,
brahtedun ina in Iairusalem, atsatjan faura fraujin, 23 swaswe gamelid
ist in witoda fraujins: þatei ƕazuh gumakundaize uslukands qiþu
weihs fraujins haitada, 24 jah ei gabeina fram imma hunsl, swaswe
qiþan ist in witoda fraujins, gajuk hraiwadubono aiþþau twos juggons
ahake. 25 þaruh was manna in Iairusalem, þizei namo Symaion, jah sa
manna was garaihts jah gudafaurhts, beidands laþonais Israelis, jah
ahma weihs was ana imma. 26 jah was imma gataihan fram ahmin þamma
weihin ni saiƕan dauþu, faurþize seƕi Xristu fraujins. 27 jah qam
in ahmin in þizai alh; jah miþþanei innattauhun berusjos þata barn
Iesu, ei tawidedeina bi biuhtja witodis bi ina. 28 jah is andnam ina
ana armins seinans, jah þiuþida guþa jah qaþ: 29 nu fraleitais skalk
þeinana, fraujinond frauja, bi waurda þeinamma in gawairþja; 30 þande
seƕun augona meina nasein þeina, 31 þoei manwides in andwairþja[23]
allaizo manageino, 32 liuhaþ du andhuleinai þiudom jah wulþu managein
þeinai Israela. 33 jah was Iosef jah aiþei is sildaleikjandona ana
þaim þoei rodida wesun bi ina. 34 jah þiuþida ina Symaion jah qaþ du
Mariin, aiþein is: sai, sa ligiþ du drusa jah usstassai managaize in
Israela jah du taiknai andsakanai. 35 jah þan þeina silbons saiwala
þairhgaggiþ hairus, ei andhuljaindau us managaim hairtam mitoneis.
36 jah was Anna praufeteis, dauhtar Fanuelis, us kunja Aseris; soh
framaldra dage managaize libandei miþ abin jera sibun fram magaþein
seinai, 37 soh þan widuwo jere ahtautehund jah fidwor, soh ni afiddja
fairra alh fastubnjam jah bidom blotande fraujan nahtam jah dagam. 38
soh þizai ƕeilai atstandandei andhaihait fraujin, jah rodida bi ina
in allaim þaim usbeidandam laþon Iairusaulymos. 39 jah biþe ustauhun
allata bi witoda fraujins, gawandidedun sik in Galeilaian, in baurg
seina Nazaraiþ. 40 iþ þata barn wohs jah swinþnoda ahmins fullnands jah
handugeins, jah ansts guþs was ana imma.
41 Jah wratodedun þai birusjos is jera ƕammeh in Iairusalem at
dulþ paska. 42 jah biþe warþ twalibwintrus, usgaggandam þan im in
Iairusaulyma bi biuhtja dulþais, 43 jah ustiuhandam þans dagans,
miþþane gawandidedun sik aftra, gastoþ Iesus sa magus in Iairusalem,
jah ni wissedun[24] Iosef jah aiþei is. 44 hugjandona in gasinþjam ina
wisan qemun dagis wig jah sokidedun ina in ganiþjam jah in kunþam. 45
jah ni bigitandona ina gawandidedun sik in Iairusalem sokjandona ina.
46 jah warþ afar dagans þrins, bigetun ina in alh sitandan in midjaim
laisarjam jah hausjandan im jah fraihnandan ins. 47 usgeisnodedun
þan allai þai hausjandans is ana frodein jah andawaurdjam is. 48 jah
gasaiƕandans ina sildaleikidedun, jah qaþ du imma so aiþei is: magau,
ƕa gatawides uns swa? sai, sa atta þeins jah ik winnandona sokidedum
þuk. 49 jah qaþ du im: ƕa þatei sokideduþ mik? niu wisseduþ þatei in
þaim attins meinis skulda wisan? 50 jah ija ni froþun þamma waurda
þatei rodida du im. 51 jah iddja miþ im jah qam in Nazaraiþ, jah was
ufhausjands im; jah aiþei is gafastaida þo waurda alla in hairtin
seinamma. 52 jah Iesus þaih frodein jah wahstau jah anstai at guþa jah
mannam.