Skeireins
1
1 ". . . . saei fra�jai ai��au sokjai gu�. allai uswandidedun, samana unbrukjai waur�un", jah ju uf
dau�aus atdrusun stauai.
2 inuh �is qam gamains allaize nasjands, allaize frawaurhtins afhrainjan, ni ibna nih galeiks
unsarai garaihtein, ak silba garaihtei wisands, ei, gasaljands sik faur uns hunsl jas-sau� guda,
�izos manasedais gawaurhtedi uslunein.
3 �ata nu gasaihwands Iohannes, �o sei ustauhana habaida wair�an fram fraujin, garehsn, mi�
sunjai qa�: "sai, sa ist wi�rus gudis, saei afnimi� frawaurht �izos manasedais."
4 mahtedi swe�auh jah inu mans leik, waldufnja �ataine gudiskamma galausjan allans us
diabulaus anamahtai; akei kunnands �atei swaleikamma waldufnja mahtais nau�s ustaiknida wesi
jan-ni �anasei�s fastaida garaihteins garehns, ak nau�ai gawaurhtedi manne ganist.st ains ak jah Andraias, saei qa�: "ist magula ains her, saei habai� �e� hlaibans barizeinans jah
twans fiskans", analeiko swe Filippus gasakada, ni waiht mikilis hugjands nih wair�idos laisareis
and�aggkjands, �airh �oei usbar qi�ands: "akei �ata hwa ist du swa managaim?"
5 jabai auk diabulau fram anastodeinai nih nau�jandin, ak uslutondin mannan jah �airh liugn
gahwotjandin ufargaggan anabusn-�atuh wesi wi�ra �ata gadob, ei frauja qimands mahtai
gudiskai jah waldufuja, �ana galausidedi jah nau�ai du gagudein gawandidedi; nei auk �uhtedi
�au in garaihteins gaa
6 gadob nu was mais �ans swesamma wiljin ufhausjandans diabulau du ufargaggan anabusn
gudis, �anzuh aftra swesamma wiljin gaqissans wair�an nasjandis laiseinai jah frakunnan
unselein �is faur�is uslutondins, i� sunjos kun�i du aftraanastodeinai �ize in guda usmete
gasatjan.
7 inuh �is nu jah leik mans andnam, ei laisareis uns wair�ai �izos du guda garaihteins; swa auk
skulda, du galeikon seinai frodein, jah mans aftra gala�on waurdam jah waurstwam jah spilla
wair�an aiwaggeljons usmete.
8 i� in �izei nu witodis gaaggwei ni �atain gawandeinai . . . .
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1 . . . . seinai galaubeinai wair�ands ju faur ina bal�ei�, in mela raihtis �ulainais, leik is afar �ulain
swikun�aba mi� Ioseba usfilhands, gaswikun�jands ei ni afwandida sik in faurama�lje hwotos.
2 inuh �is jah nasjands nauh mi��an anastodjands ustaiknida �ana iupa briggandan in
�iudangardjai gudis wig, qi�ands: "amen amen, qi�a �us, niba saei gabairada iupa�ro, ni mag gasaihwan
�iudangardja gudis."
3 'iupa�ro' �an qa� �o weihon jah himinakundon gabaur� an�ara �airh �wahl us�ulan.
4 �ammuh �an ni fro� Nekaudemus, in �is ei mi��an frumist hausida fram laisarja, inuh �is qa�:
"hwaiwa mahts ist, manna gabairan al�eis wisands?
5 ibai mag in wamba ai�eins seinaizos aftra galei�an jaggabairaidau?"
6 sah, unkunnands auk nauh wisands jah ni kunnands biuhti jah �o leikeinon us wambai
munands gabaur�, in tweifl atdraus.
7 inuh �is qa�: "hwaiwa mahts ist, manna al�eis wisands gabairan? ibai mag in wamba ai�eins
seinaizos aftra galei�an jah gabairaidau?"
8 i� nasjands �ana anawair�an dom is gasaihwands jah �atei in galaubeinai �eihan habaida,
gaskeirjands imma, swe mi��an unkunnandin, qi�ands: "amen amen, qi�a �us, niba saei
gabairada us watin jah ahmin, ni mag inngalei�an in �iudangardja gudis."
9 naudi�aurfts auk was jah gadob wistai du garehsn daupeinais andniman, at raihtis mann us
missaleikom wistim ussatidamma, us saiwalai raihtis jah leika, jah an�ar �ize anasiun wisando,
an�aruh �an ahmein - du��e gatemiba and �ana �ize laist jah twos ganamnida waihts, swesa
bajo�um du daupeinais garehsnai[s], jah �ata raihtis anasiunjo wato jah �ana anda�ahtan ahman,
ei raihtis �ata gasaihwan . . . .
3
1 ". . . . managa wesun jainar; �aruh qemun jah daupidai wesun.
2 ni nauh�anuh galagi�s was in karkarai Iohannes."
3 �atuh �an qi�ands aiwaggelista ataugida, ei so garehsns bi ina nehwa andja was �airh Herodes
birunain.
4 akei faur �ata, at bajo�um daupjandam jah ainhwa�arammeh seina anafilhandam daupein, mi�
sis misso sik undrunnun sumai, ni kunnandans, hwa�ar skuldedi maiza.
5 �a�roh �an war� sokeins us siponjam Iohannes mi� Iudaium bi swiknein"; in �izei ju jah leikis
hraineino inmaidi�s was sidus jah so bi gu� hrainei anabudana was, ni �anasei�s judaiwiskom
ufarranneinim jah sinteino
6 wasuh �an jah frauja �o ahmeinon anafilhands daupein; ei�an garaihtaba war� bi swiknein
sokeins gawagida.
7 unte wito� �ize unfaurweisane missadede ainaizos wito� raidida, azgon kalbons
gabrannidaizos utana bibaurgeinais; afaruh �an �o in wato wairpandans hrain jah hwssopon jah
wullai raudai ufartrusnjandans, swaswe gadob, �ans ufarmiton munandans.
8 i� Iohannes idreigos daupein merida jah missadede aflet �aim ainfal�aba gawandjandam
gahaihait; i� frauja at afleta frawaurhte jah fragift weihis ahmins jah fragibands im �atei sunjus
�iudangardjos wair�aina.
9 swaei sijai daupeins Iohannes ana midumai twaddje ligandei, ufar�eihandei raihtis witodis
hrainein, i� min
10 bi garehsnai nu . . . .
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1 "So nu fahe�s meina usfullnoda. jains skal wahsjan, i� ik minznan."
2 ei�an nu siponjam seinaim, �aim bi swiknein du Judaium sokjandam jah qi�andam sis: "rabbei,
saei was mi� �us hindar Jaurdanau, �ammei �u weitwodides, sai sa daupei�, jah allai gaggand du
imma" - nauh unkunnandans �o bi nasjand; inuh �is laisei� ins qi�ands: "jains skal wahsjan, i� ik
minznan."
3 a��an so bi ina garehsns du leitilamma mela raihtis bruks was jah fauramanwjandei saiwalos
�ize daupidane fralailot aiwaggeljons mereinai: i� fraujins laiseins anastodjandei af Iudaia jah and allana
midjungard ga�aih, and hwarjano �eihandei und hita nu, jah aukandei, all manne du gudis kun�ja
tiuhandei.
4 inuh �is jah skeirs wisandei.
5 mikildu� fraujins wul�aus kannida qi�ands: "sa iupa�ro qimands ufaro allaim ist".
6 ni �atei ufaro wisandan sware kannidedi, ak jah swalauda is mikildu�ais maht insok jah
himinakundana jah iupa�ro qumanana qi�ands, i� sik air�akundana jah us air�ai rodjandan, in
�izei wistai manna was: ja��e weihs ja��e praufetus wisands jag garaihtein weitwodjands, akei us air�ai was jah
us waurdahai wistai rodjands.
7 i� sa us himina qumana, jabai in leika wisan �uhta, akei ufaro allaim ist, "jah �atei gasahw
jag-gahausida �ata weitwodei�, jah �o weitwodida is ni ainshun nimi�".
8 jah �auhjabai us himina an air�ai in manne garehsnais qam, akei ni �e haldis air�eins was nih us
9 �o nu insakana wesun fram Iohanne ni in �is �atainei, ei fraujins mikilein gakannidedi, ak du
gatarhjan jah gasakan �o afgudon haifst Sabailliaus jah Markaill[i]aus, �aiei ainana
ananan�idedun qi�an attan jah sunu.
10 i� an�ar s weiha . . . .
5
1 . . . . ma du attin sweri�os, at allamma waurstwe ainaizos anabusnais beidi�.
2 i� �atei raihtis
3 anduh �ana laist skeiris brukjands waurdis qa�: "swaswe auk atta urraisei� dau�ans jah liban
gatauji�, swa jah sunus �anzei wili liban gatauji�", ei swesamma wiljin jah swesai mahtai
galeikonds �amma faur�is gaqiujandin dau�ans, gahaitands �ize ungalaubjandane �rasabal�ein
andbeitands gasoki.
4 "nih �an atta ni stoji� ain
5 i� nu ains jah sa sama wesi bi Sabailliaus insahtai, missaleikaim bandwi�s namnam, hwaiwa
stojan jah ni stojan sa sama mahtedi?
6 ni auk �atainei namne inmaideins twaddje andwair�je an�arleikein bandwei�, ak filaus mais
waurstwis ustaikneins, an�arana raihtis ni ainnohun stojandan, ak fragibandan sunau stauos
waldufni, jah is andnimands bi attin �o sweri�a jah alla staua bi jainis wiljin taujands, "ei allai
sweraina sunu, swaswe swerand attan".
7 skulum nu allai weis at swaleikai jah swa bairhtai insahtai guda unbauranamma andsaljan
sweri�a jah ainabaura sunau gudis gu� wisan anakunnan, ei�an galaubjandans sweri�a ju
hwa�aramme usgibaima bi wair�idai; unte �ata qi�ano: "ei allai sweraina sunu, swaswe swerand
attan", ni ibnon ak galeika sweri�a usgiban uns laisei�.
8 jah silba nasjands bi siponjans bidjands du attin qa�: "ei frijos ins, swaswe frijos mik".
9 ni ibnaleika frija�wa ak galeika �airh �ata ustaiknei�.
10 �ammuh samin haidau . . . .
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1 . . . . nands, unswikun�ozei war� bi nau�ai jainis insahts, swe silba is qi�i�: "jains skal wahsjan,
i� ik minznan," in �izei nu du leitilai hweilai galaubjan Iohanne hausjan
2 a��an ik haba weitwodi�a maizein �amma Iohanne; �o auk waurstwa �oei atgaf mis atta, ei ik
taujau �o, �o waurstwa �oei ik tauja, weitwodjand bi mik, �atei atta mik insandida."
3 jains auk manniskaim waurdam weitwodjands tweifljan �uhta, sunjeins wisands, �aim
unkunnandam mahta; i� attins �airh meina waurstwa weitwodei alla ufar insaht manniskodaus
Iohannes unandsok izwis undredan mag kun�i.
4 unte hwarjatoh waurde at mannam innuman maht ist an�arleikein inmaidjan, i� �o weihona
waurstwa, unandsakana wisandona, gaswikun�jand[ona] �is waurkjandins dom, bairhtaba
gabandwjandona �atei fram attin insandi�s was us himina.
5 inuh �is qi�i�: "jah saei sandida mik atta, sah weitwodei� bi mik."
6 a��an missaleiks jah in missaleikaim melam attins bi in[n]a war� weitwodeins, suman �airh
praufete waurda, sumanuh�an �airh stibna us himina, sumanuh�an �airh taiknins.
7 i� in �izei �aim swa waur�anam hardizo �izei ungalaubjandane war� hairto, inuh �is garaihtaba
anaaiauk qi�ands: "nih stibna is hwanhun gahausidedu� nih siun is gasehwu�, jah waurd is ni
habai� wisando in izwis, �ande �anei insandida jains, �ammuh jus ni galaubei�".
8 unte at �aim gahwairbam frakunnan ni skuld ist, i� sumai jah stibna is gahausidedun, sumai �an
is siun sehwun: "audagai" auk �an qa� "�ai hrainjahairtans, unte �ai gu� gasaihwand."
9 jah ju �a�ro swe wadi �airh . . . .
7
1 . . . . ahun kunnandins fraujins maht jah and�aggkjandins sik is waldufneis.
2 nih
3 i� frauja andtilonds ize niuklahein qa�: "waurkei� �ans mans anakumbjan."
4 i� eis at hauja managamma wisandin in �amma stada, �o filusna anakumbjan gatawidedun, fimf
�usundjos waire inuh qinons jah barna swe at mikilamma nahtamata anakumbjandans at ni wisandin aljai
waihtai ufar �ans fimf hlaibans jah twans fiskans, �anzei nimands jah awiliudonds ga�iu�ida, jah
swa managai ganohjands ins wailawiznai ni �atainei ganauhan �aurftais im fragaf, ak filaus maizo;
afar �atei matida so managei, bigitan was �izei hlaibe �ib� tainjons fullos, �atei aflifnoda.
5 "samaleikoh �an jah andnemun �ize fiske, swa filu swe wildedun."
6 nih �an ana �aim hlaibam ainaim seinaizos mahtais filusna ustaiknida, ak jah in �aim fiskam.
7 swa filu auk [swe] gamanwida ins wair�an, swaei ainhwarjammeh, swa filu swe wilda andniman
is, gatawida; jah ni in waihtai waninassu �izai filusnai wair�an gatawida, akei nauh us �amma filu
mais siponjans fullafahida jah an�arans gamaudida gaumjan, �atei is was sa sama, saei in au�idai
�m� jere attans ize fodida.
8 "�anuh bi�e sadai waur�un, qa� siponjam seinaim: galisi� �os aflifnandeins drausnos, ei waihtai
ni fraqistnai. �anuh galesun jah gafullidedun �ib� tainjons gabruko us �aim �e� hlaibam barizeinam
jah �b� fiskam, �atei aflifnoda at �aim . . . .
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1 ". . . . ainshun uslagida ana na handuns", t weihai auk is mahtai unanasiuniba unselein ize nauh
disskaidandein jah ni uslaubjandein faur mel sik gahaban.
2 "
3 �aruh qe�un du im [jai]jainai: duhwe ni attauhu� ina?
4 ndhofun �an �ai andbahtos qi�andans: �atei ni hwanhun aiw rodida manna swaswe sa manna."
5 soh �an andahafts du gasahtai, maizuh �an du afdomeinai jainaize ungalaubeinai war�.
6 andhofun auk jainaim anahaitandam im, in �izei ni attauhun ina, ni andsitandans jainaize
unselein, �ize anahaitandane im, ak mais sildaleikjandans fraujins laisein swikun�aba in allaim
alamannam faurawisan rahnidedun.
7 i� jainai in unseleins seinaizos bal�ein ize ni us�ulandans mi� hatiza andhofun wi�ra ins
qi�andans: "ibai jah jus
8 �oh �an mi� baitrein[s] �wairheins rodidedun, in �ammei liugandans bigitanda, ei ni ainhun
reike ai��au Fareisaie galaubidedi imma, at Neikaudaimau bi garehsnai gudis qimandin at imma in
naht jah mi� bal�ein faur sunja insakandin jah qi�andin im: "ibai wito� unsar stoji� mannan" . . . .
9 . . . . at jainaim qi�andam �atei ni ainshun �ize reike jah Fareisaiei galaubida, ni fra�jandans �atei
sa raihtis Fareisaius was jah ragineis Judaie jah ains reike ustaikni�s us �aim fraqi�anam was
galaubjands fraujin, du gasahtai jainaize unseleins faur ina rodjands.
10 i� eis ni us�ulandans �o gasaht andhofun qi�andans: "ibai jah �u us Galeilaia is? ussokei jah
saihw �atei . . . ."