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Aus der Kindheit Jesu

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1. Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, Book of Uí Maine, D. II. 1 (late-fourteenth century vellum); for full details see Kathleen Mulchrone, T. F. O'Rahilly et al. (eds.) Catalogue of Irish Manuscripts in the Royal Irish Academy (Dublin 1926-70) MS. 1225, 3314-56. See also R. A. S. Macalister (ed.) The Book of Uí Maine, otherwise called The Book of the O'Kelly's (Facsimile edition, Dublin 1942).

The edition used in the digital edition
1. Kuno Meyer, Aus der Kindheit Jesu (Mitteilungen aus irischen Handschriften) in Zeitschrift für Celtische Philologie. volume 8, Halle/Saale, Max Niemeyer (1912) page 561–63

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Created: By an unknown Irish monastic author. Date range: c.900–c.1200.

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Language: [GA] Text is in Middle Irish.

Language: [LA] One term in the annotation is in Latin.

Language: [DE] The supplied title and one annotation are in German.

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Corpus of Electronic Texts Edition: G208002

Aus der Kindheit Jesu: Author: Unknown

p.561

Aus dem Buch von Húi Maine, fo. 115a 2.

1. 'Sa ráith-sea rucadh Muiri,
   máthair Ísu foltbhuidhi,
   in óg is fearr rugad ríamh
   ó tucad ceand 'sa cédrian.

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p.562

2. Ar in leic tana-sa tshair
   da scar Muiri re máthair,
   tucad ó fhíndÁdham ind
   a himbáthad¹ o hIachim.
3. Re slis in teampuill-sea tíar
   táinic da guidhi Gabríal
   ó táinic lín Gabhríal gil
   ba beangíall Rígh in ríchidh.
4. Ar scáth na tuireadh-sa thall
   da scuch in rígan roscmhall,
   rob imnár le Muiri móir
   guide d'imrád ar fhíróigh.
5. Ar in leic luim-sea láim rind
   táinic Crít ina cholaind,
   daróine ar síth mar sin
   gan díth óige donn inghin.
6. In dá tulaigh-sea aratám
   da cuir dochur don domhnán
   díbh ro cabradh cland Ádhaim,
   adbar rand as rochrábraidh.
7. Dá mac is fearr rugad ríamh,
   Eóin baisdi is Íssu ar áenrían,
   ro bo cubaidh a cagar,
   ón dá thulaigh tángadar.
8. Máthair Ísu as thulaigh túaidh,
   rosc mall gas ós a geal-grúaidh,
   máthair Eóin is tulaigh teas,
   sceóil reis nách cubaidh coimeas.
9. Máthair Eóin búadigh baisdi,
   bean gan adbar dhíchaisgi,
   a rosc mongach nár mór reacht,
   torrach 's an Ógh a n-áenfeacht.
10. Áen da lá dacaidh ar cúairt
    máthair Ísu nárbh anshúairc
    d'fhis na mná 'sa tulaigh teas,
    ro bo cubaid a cairdeas.
11. Nír duine and mac Muiri
    a mbroind na cnó cubraidhi,
    nír abaigh a feoil ná fhuil
    fa Eóin fan abaid n-úasail.
12. Bidhgas a mbroind a mháthar
    Eóin baisti is nír baeth-láthar,
    ó dha airigh a athair
    isin maigin mínscathaigh.
13. Léigis Eóin ar a glúinibh
    tall isin gil gormshúiligh,
    beg náhar toll a taeb geal
    in craeb dond gusin dúi-leamh.
14. Tig Muire da tig atúaidh
    gusan dún-sa gan dimbúaid,
    a slis bláith-si 's a barr glan
    tall isin ráith-si rugadh.
15. 'San ráith-sea darindead fós
    oileamain Críst fa chétnós,
    da bí Rí nimi in seang saér
    treall as nr miri macaémh.
16. Lá dacúaid mac Muiri amch
    'na macám data dimsach,
    fear feadhma deas ar gach ndán
    da nderna cleas na croán.

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p.563

17. Crocán a láim gach leinim
    gusin fúarán foithreamail,
    cuiris Muiri mear nár tuig
    fear a toigi don tibraid.
18. Brisis Críst a chrocán féin
    risin macraidh co míchéill,
    airead copán mín don muigh
    do chrocán díb ní deachaid.
19. Éirgid co Muiri mná in tshlúaigh
    da chasaeid Ísu a n-aenúair,
    teagaid don bondbáin bághaid
    congáir 'mana crocánaib.
20. Éirgid mac Muiri móiri
    re greasacht na glanóighi,
    ní rúacht bas leabur ná lám
    ón leanam chas gan crocán.
21. Blog don chrocán na céili
    da cuiread flaith findgréini,
    ger tseang a tráth is a traigh,
    nír fearr a tháth ó thosaig.
22. Aig sin reabrad daróini
    macám mín na móróigi,
    in bláth derg, in bili bán
    mo chraidi ceard na crocán.
23. Léim beg ele tug a traigh
    asa beind-sea ar ar mbélaib,
    léim don beind fúair d'araile
    ina stúaigh theind tsheabcaidhi.
24. Mac fir in baili-sea abus
    táinic taem dó da díumus,
    fúabris féin in cleas cétna,
    beas ro bo réim rodédla.
25. Leingis a ndiaidh meic Muiri,
    ní toracht trían conairi,
    fúair ar sás na flatha in fear
    bás, ca fatha um nách fuígbeadh?
26. Éirgid súas co Muiri móir
    lucht na cathrach a cédóir,
    teagaid a n-aigid uili
    ar in raghil rígnaidhi.
27. 'Ná measgaid ar mu máthair!'
    ar Ísa in fhuilt chlaenráthaigh,
    'tiucfa in mac cétna ar bar cloind',
    ar in tshlat dédla dígaind.
28. Déchain ro déchsat na slúaigh
    re hóir in maighi mongrúaidh
    adcíd mac Muiri 'sin magh,
    's an tshlat oile 'na adrad.
29. Airsin gairthir a gairm rígh
    do mac Muiri na mórgním,
    ráiti rí risin ngíall nglaánn
    da bí ríam arna rígad.
30. Teagar in tulach atám
    da uiri cona macámh,
    port saer {MS folio 115b2} a raibhi rabháigh,
    baili na naem Nesaráith. S.
31. Adlochur da Muiri móir
    in leac da bí fan mhánóigh,
    in stúag-sa da bhí fa bond,
    in clí trúag-sa 'ga tadall.
32. In feóil beg-sa 'sa bruindi
    da chum Ísu umainni,
    in corp tláith-sea nách dúal damh,
    trúagh nách 'sa ráith-sea rugad!

Sa ráith.