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73GENESIS AND PROVENANCE OF THE OLDEST SOUL
Table 13.
A (289/27–37) R1 (289/12–18)
oc med þad vard skilnadr þeirra slíkr ad
Sinne, En Drottin vor synde þessa Syn
fyrer vorar Saker, ad vier skyldum nockra
forsión veita vorum brædrum af þvi ad oss
Stodar ei, þótt vier kennum Sálunum völd
af gierda vorra, Líkamer Sálunum oc Sáler
Líkömunum, þviad eingin völd meigum vier
kenna Skapara vorum, er hann hefur á þessa
lund mælt vid oss, sem hann mælte fyrr vid
Adam þá er han hafde Skapad hann oc alla
Skepnuna, aller hlutir eru fyrer þínar Saker
giörfer, Dꜹdin fyrer óhlídne, en Líf fyrer
Hlídne, Slíkt hid sama hefur hann oss og
gefid sem Adam vit oc s⟨k⟩ilning ad fordast
Dꜹdann fyrer ohlídne, enn finna Eilíft líf
fyrir vardveislu Guds Heilagra Bo-dorda oc
hlióta so med Gudi Dírd oc sælu án enda,
hvöria ad sönnu veiti hann oss med Syninum
oc Heilögum Anda, Amen.
[And with it (i.e., the devils dragging away
the soul), their separation occurred at once.
And Our Lord showed us this vision for our
benefit, so that we may show this foresight
to our brethren, for it would not be useful
to us—although we know the consequences
of our misdeeds on our souls, the bodies on
the souls, and the souls on the bodies—not to
recognize any powers in our creator. And he
has spoken to us in such a way, when he did
speak to Adam when he had created him and
all creatures: “All things are made for you:
death for disobedience and life for obedi-
ence.” In that same way, as he did with Adam,
he has given us wisdom and reason in order
to avoid death because of disobedience and to
find everlasting life because of the keeping
of God’s holy commandments and to obtain
God’s glory and bliss without end, which he
truly grants us through the Son and the Holy
Spirit. Amen].
ok uard skilnadr þeirra slikr. en drottinn
seger augustinus byskup syndi uitran þessa
firi uarar saker at uer skilldum nuckura for-
sio ueita brædrum uorum. þa er gud hafdi
skapat adam mælti hann sva se her adam
lif þat er þer er hugat firi hlydni. se her ok
dauþa þann er þer er hugadr firi uhlydni sva
id sama hefir drottin uid oss mællt þviat uit
ok skilning hefir hann oss lied at gera gott
en sia uid illu ladi sa oss til eilifrar dyrþar
er ollum er betri ok ædri ok lifir einn gud
iþreningu utan ennda amen.
[And their separation occurred at once. “And
the Lord,” says Bishop Augustine, “showed
us this vision for our benefit, so that we may
show this foresight to our brethren. When
God created Adam, he said this: “Here is that
life, Adam, which is provided for you for
obedience. And here is also that death which
is provided for you for disobedience.” In the
same way, the Lord spoke to us because he
has given us wisdom and reason in order
to do good but guarded us against evil. He
invites us to the everlasting glory where
everything is better and more sublime and
one God lives in the Trinity without end.
Amen].