1    ^note Soþlice on þam dagum wæs geworden gebod fram þam casere augusto. &thaet; eall ymbe-hwyrft wædia;re to-mearcod;

2   Þeos to-mearcodnes wæs æryst gew&odia;rden fram þam deman syrige cir&idia;no.

3   ∧ ealle hig eodon. ∧ syndrie f&edia;rdon on hyra ceastre;

4   Ða ferde iosep fram galilea of þære ceastre nazareth. on iudeisce ceastre dauides. seo is genemned bethleem. forþam þe he wæs of dauides h&udia;se. ∧ hirede

5   &thaet; he f&edia;rde mid marian þe him beweddod wæs. ∧ wæs geeacnod;

6   So[þ]lice wæs gew&odia;rden þa hi þar wædia;ron. hire dagas wædia;ron gefyllede &thaet; heo cende.

7   ∧ heo cende hyre frum-cennedan sunu. ∧ hine mid cild-cl&adia;þum bew&adia;nd. ∧ hine on binne al&edia;de. forþam þe hig nædia;fdon r&udia;m on cumena huse;

8   ∧ hyrdas wædia;ron on þam ylcan r&idia;ce waciende. ∧ niht-wæccan healdende ofer heora heorda

9   þa st&odia;d drihtnes engel wiþ h&idia;g ∧ godes beorhtnes him ymbe-scean. ∧ hi him mycelum ege adredon.

10   ∧ se engel him to cwæð; Nelle ge eow adrædia;dan. soþlice nu ic eow bodie mycelne gefean. se bið eallum folce.

11   forþam to-dædia;g eow ys hælend acenned. se is drihten crist on dauides ceastre;

12   And þis t&adia;cen eow byð; Ge ge-metað &adia;n cild hreglum bewunden. ∧ on binne aled;

13   And þa wæs fædia;ringa geworden mid þam engle mycelnes heofonlices werydes god heriendra ∧ þus cweþendra;

14   Gode sy wuldor on heahnesse ∧ on eorðan sybb mannum godes willan;

15   ∧ hit wæs gew&odia;rden þa ða englas to heofene f&edia;rdon. þa hyrdas him betwynan sprædia;con ∧ cwædon; Utun faran to bethleem. ∧ geseon &thaet; w&odia;rd þe gew&odia;rden is. &thaet; drihten &udia;s æt-&ydia;wde;

16   ∧ hig efstende comon. ∧ gemetton mar&idia;an ∧ iosep ∧ &thaet; cild on binne aled;

17   Þa hi &thaet; ges&adia;won þa on-cneowon hig be þam w&odia;rde þe him gesædia;d wæs be þam cilde;

18   ∧ ealle þa ðe gehyrdon wundredon be þam þe him þa hyrdas sædia;don;

19   Mar&idia;a geheold ealle þas w&odia;rd on hyre heortan smeagende;

20   Ða gewendon ham þa hyrdas god wuldriende ∧ heriende on eallum þam ðe hi gehyrdon. ∧ ges&adia;won; Swa to him gecweden wæs;

21    ^note Æfter þam þe ehta dagas gefyllede wæron &thaet; ðæt cild emsnyden wædia;re. his nama wæs hælend; Se wæs fram engle genemned. ædia;r he on innoðe ge-eacnod wædia;re;

22    ^note ∧ æfter þam þe hyre clænsunge dagas gefyllede wædia;ron. æfter moyses ædia;. hi læddon hyne on hierusalem &thaet; hi hine gode gesettun

23   swa swa on drihtnes ædia;. awriten is; &thaet; ælc wæpned gec&ydia;nd-l&idia;m. ontynende. byð drihtne halig genemned;

24   And &thaet; hig offrunge se&adia;ldon æfter þam þe drihtnes ædia;. gecweden is. twa turtlan. oððe twegen culfran briddas.

25   ∧ þa wæs &adia;n man on hierusalem þæs nama wæs simeon ∧ þes man wæs riht-w&idia;s ∧ oþ israhela frofor geanbidiende. ∧ h&adia;li gast him on wæs.

26   ∧ he andsware fram þam halegan gaste onfeng. &thaet; he deað ne gesawe. buton he ædia;r drihten crist gesawe;

27   And on gaste he on &thaet; tempel c&odia;m. ∧ þa his magas læddon þone hælend. &thaet; hig for him æfter þære .ædia;. gewunan dydon.

28   he onfeng hine mid his handum. ∧ god bletsode ∧ cwæð;

29   Drihten. nu þu lætst þinne þeow æfter þinum worde on sibbe;

30   Forðam m&idia;ne eagan gesawon þine hæle.

31   ða þu ge-earwodest beforan ansyne eallra folca;

32   Leoht to þeoda awrigenesse ∧ to þines folces wuldre ISRAHEL.

33    ^note Ða wæs his fæder ∧ his modor wundriende be þam þe be him gesædia;de wædia;ron;

34   And þa bletsude hig simeon ∧ cwæþ to marian his meder; Loca nu þes is on hryre. ∧ on æryst asett manega on israhel. ∧ on tacen þam ðe wið-cweden byð;

35   And his swurd þine sawle þurh-færð. &thaet; geþohtas s&ydia;n awrigene of manegum heortum;

36   And anna wæs witegystre fanueles dohtor of ass&edia;res mægðe þeos wunude manigne dædia;g. ∧ heo leofode mid hyre were seofan g&edia;r of hyre fæmn-h&adia;de.

37   ∧ heo wæs wudewe oð feower ∧ hund-eahtatig geara; Seo of þam temple ne gewat. dæges ∧ nihtes þeowigende on fæstenum ∧ on halsungum.

38   And þeos ðædia;re t&idia;de becumende drihtne andette ∧ be him spræc eallum þam þe ge-anbidedon hierusalem alysednesse;

39   ∧ þa hi ealle þing gefyldon. æfter drihtnes .ædia;. hi ge-hwurfon on galileam on heora ceastre nazareth;

40   Soðlice &thaet; cild weox ∧ wæs gestrangod w&idia;s-domes full. ∧ godes gyfu wæs on him.

41   ∧ his magas ferdon ælce gere to hierusalem on easter-dæges freols-t&idia;de.

42   ∧ þa he wæs twelf wintre hy f&odia;ron to hierusalem to þan easterlican freolse æfter hyra gewunan.

43   And gefylledum dagum þa hig ag&edia;ngehwurfon. bel&adia;f se hælend on hierusalem. ∧ his magas &thaet; nyston.

44   wendon &thaet; he on heora gef&edia;re wædia;re. Þa c&odia;mon hig &adia;nes dæges fær. ∧ hine sohton betux his magas ∧ his cuðan.

45   ða hig hyne ne fundon hig gewendun to hierusalem hyne secende;

46   Ða æfter þrim dagum hig fundon hine on þam temple sittende on middan þam lareowum. hlystende ∧ hi ahsiende;

47   Þa wundrodon hig ealle þe gehyrdon be his gleaw-scipe. ∧ hys ∧-swarum;

48   Ða cwæþ his modor to him; Sunu hwi dydest þu unc ðus. þin fæder ∧ ic sarigende þe sohton;

49   Ða cwæð he to him. hwæt is &thaet; gyt me sohton. nyste gyt &thaet; me gebyrað to beonne on þam ðingum ðe m&idia;nes fæder synt;

50   Ða ne ong&edia;ton h&idia;g &thaet; w&odia;rd þe he to him spræc;

51   Ða ferde he mid him ∧ com to nazareth. ∧ wæs him under-þeod; And his modor geheold ealle þas w&odia;rd on hyre heortan smeagende;

52   And se hælend þeah on w&idia;sdome ∧ on ylde. ∧ mid gyfe. mid gode ∧ mid mannum

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