Genesis
Krapp, 1931 1-87; Krapp, G.P., The Junius Manuscript, ASPR 1 (New York).
Us is riht micel t we rodera weard,
wereda wuldorcining, wordum herigen,
modum lufien! He is mgna sped,
heafod ealra heahgesceafta,
frea lmihtig. Ns him fruma fre,
or geworden, ne nu ende cym
ecean drihtnes, ac he bi a rice
ofer heofenstolas. Heagum rymmum
sofst and swifeorm[?] sweglbosmas heold,
a wron gesette wide and side
urh geweald godes wuldres bearnum,
gasta weardum. Hfdon gleam and dream,
and heora ordfruman, engla reatas,
beorhte blisse. Ws heora bld micel!
egnas rymfste eoden heredon,
sgdon lustum lof, heora liffrean
demdon, drihtenes dugeum wron
swie geslige. Synna ne cuon,
firena fremman, ac hie on frie lifdon,
ece mid heora aldor. Elles ne ongunnon
rran on roderum nyme riht and so,
ron engla weard for oferhygde
dwl[?] on gedwilde. Noldan dreogan leng
heora selfra rd, ac hie of siblufan
godes ahwurfon. Hfdon gielp micel
t hie wi drihtne dlan meahton
wuldorfstan wic werodes rymme,
sid and swegltorht. Him r sar gelamp,
fst and oferhygd, and s engles mod
e one unrd ongan rest fremman,
wefan and weccean, a he worde cw,
nies ofyrsted, t he on nordle
ham and heahsetl heofena rices
agan wolde. a wear yrre god
and am werode wra e he r wurode
wlite and wuldre. Sceop am werlogan
wrclicne ham weorce to leane,
helleheafas, hearde nias.
Heht t witehus wrcna bidan,
deop, dreama leas, drihten ure,
gasta weardas, a he hit geare wiste,
synnihte beseald, susle geinnod,
geondfolen fyre and frcyle,
rece and reade lege. Heht a geond t rdlease hof
weaxan witebrogan. Hfdon hie wrohtgeteme
grimme wi god gesomnod; him s grim lean becom!
Cwdon t heo rice, reemode,
agan woldan, and swa eae meahtan.
Him seo wen geleah, sian waldend his,
heofona heahcining, honda arrde,
hehste wi am herge. Ne mihton hygelease,
mne wi metode, mgyn bryttigan[?] ,
ac him se mra mod getwfde,
blc forbigde. a he gebolgen wear,
besloh synsceaan sigore and gewealde,
dome and dugee, and dreame benam
his feond, frio and gefean ealle,
torhte tire, and his torn gewrc
on gesacum swie selfes mihtum
strengum stiepe. Hfde styrne mod,
gegremed grymme, grap on wrae
faum folmum, and him on fm gebrc
yrre[?] on mode; ele bescyrede
his wierbrecan wuldorgestealdum.
Sceof[?] a and scyrede scyppend ure
oferhidig cyn engla of heofnum,
wrleas werod. Waldend sende
lawendne here on langne si,
geomre gastas; ws him gylp forod,
beot forborsten, and forbiged rym,
wlite gewemmed. Heo on wrace syan
seomodon swearte, sie ne orfton
hlude hlihhan, ac heo helltregum
werige wunodon and wean cuon,
sar and sorge, susl rowedon
ystrum beeahte, earl fterlean
s e heo ongunnon wi gode winnan.
a ws so swa r sibb on heofnum,
fgre freooeawas, frea eallum leof,
eoden his egnum; rymmas weoxon
dugua mid drihtne, dreamhbbendra.
Wron a gesome, a e swegl bua[?] ,
wuldres eel. Wroht ws asprungen,
oht mid englum and orlegni,
sian herewosan heofon ofgfon,
leohte belorene. Him on laste setl,
wuldorspedum welig, wide stodan
gifum growende on godes rice,
beorht and gebldfst, buendra leas,
sian wrcstowe werige gastas
under hearmlocan heane geforan.
a eahtode eoden ure
modgeonce, hu he a mran gesceaft,
eelstaolas eft gesette,
swegltorhtan seld, selran werode,
a hie gielpsceaan ofgifen hfdon,
heah on heofenum. Foram halig god
under roderas feng, ricum mihtum,
wolde t him eore and uproder
and sid wter geseted[?] wurde
woruldgesceafte on wrara gield,
ara e forhealdene of hleo sende.
Ne ws her a giet nyme heolstersceado
wiht geworden, ac es wida grund
stod deop and dim, drihtne fremde,
idel and unnyt. On one eagum wlat
stifrih cining, and a stowe beheold,
dreama lease, geseah deorc gesweorc
semian sinnihte sweart under roderum,
wonn and weste, ot eos woruldgesceaft
urh word gewear wuldorcyninges.
Her rest gesceop ece drihten,
helm eallwihta, heofon and eoran,
rodor arrde, and is rume land
gestaelode strangum mihtum,
frea lmihtig. Folde ws a gyta
grs ungrene; garsecg eahte
sweart synnihte, side and wide,
wonne wgas. a ws wuldortorht
heofonweardes gast ofer holm boren
miclum spedum. Metod engla heht,
lifes brytta, leoht for cuman
ofer rumne grund. Rae ws gefylled
heahcininges hs; him ws halig leoht
ofer westenne, swa se wyrhta bebead.
a gesundrode sigora waldend
ofer laguflode leoht wi eostrum,
sceade wi sciman. Sceop a bam naman,
lifes brytta. Leoht ws rest
urh drihtnes word dg genemned,
wlitebeorhte gesceaft[?] . Wel licode
frean t fryme forbro tid,
dg resta; geseah deorc sceado
sweart swirian geond sidne grund.
a seo tid gewat ofer timber[?] sceacan
middangeardes, metod fter sceaf
scirum sciman, scippend ure,
fen rest. Him arn on last,
rang ystre genip, am e se eoden self
sceop nihte naman. Nergend ure
hie gesundrode; sian fre
drugon and dydon drihtnes willan,
ece ofer eoran. a com oer dg,
leoht fter eostrum. Heht a lifes weard
on mereflode middum weoran
hyhtlic heofontimber. Holmas dlde
waldend ure and geworhte a
roderas fsten; t se rica ahof
up from eoran urh his agen word,
frea lmihtig. Flod[?] ws adled
under heahrodore halgum mihtum,
wter of wtrum, am e wunia gyt
under fstenne folca hrofes.
a com ofer foldan fus siian
mre mergen ridda. Nron metode a gyta
widlond ne wegas nytte, ac stod bewrigen fste
folde mid flode. Frea engla heht
urh his word wesan wter gemne,
a nu under roderum heora ryne healda,
stowe gestefnde. a stod hrae
holm under heofonum, swa se halga bebead,
sid tsomne, a gesundrod ws
lago wi lande. Geseah a lifes weard
drige stowe, dugoa hyrde,
wide teowde, a se wuldorcyning
eoran nemde. Gesette yum heora
onrihtne ryne, rumum flode,
and gefetero/
Ne uhte a gerysne rodora wearde,
t Adam leng ana wre
neorxnawonges, niwre gesceafte,
hyrde and healdend. Foron him heahcyning,
frea lmihtig fultum tiode;
wif aweahte and a wrae sealde,
lifes leohtfruma, leofum rince.
He t andweorc of Adames
lice aleoode, and him listum ateah
rib of sidan. He ws reste fst,
and softe swf, sar ne wiste,
earfoa dl, ne r nig com
blod of benne, ac him brego engla
of lice ateah liodende ban,
wer unwundod, of am worhte god
freolice[?] fmnan. Feorh in gedyde,
