David McDougall (ed.) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Pétrsdrápa 19’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 811-12.
Hóf á fjallið háva
hýrr dagbrauta stýrir
postula Pétr og lýsti
part eilífra skarta.
Ásjónu guðs sýnir
sól bjartari góligr
sonr — gleði var sveinum —
snjó hvítari að líta*.
{Hýrr stýrir {dagbrauta}} hóf Pétr postula á fjallið háva og lýsti part eilífra skarta. {Góligr sonr guðs} sýnir ásjónu bjartari sól, hvítari snjó að líta*; gleði var sveinum.
‘The glad ruler of the day-paths [SKY/HEAVEN > = God (= Christ)] raised the Apostle Peter up onto the high mountain and showed him a portion of eternal splendours. The glorious son of God [= Christ] shows a face brighter than the sun, whiter than snow to behold; there was joy among the disciples.’
Cf. the scriptural accounts of the Transfiguration of Christ at Matt. XVII.1-13, Mark IX.2-13, Luke IX.28-36, 2 Pet. I.16-18, and Pétr 6/32-7/5.
Text is based on reconstruction from the base text and variant apparatus and may contain alternative spellings and other normalisations not visible in the manuscript text. Transcriptions may not have been checked and should not be cited.
Hóf á fjallið háva
hýrr dagbrauta stýrir
postula Pétr og lýsti
part eilífra skarta.
Ásjónu guð sýnir
sól bjartari góligr
sonr — gleði var sveinum —
snjó hvítari †ok litazt† .
Hof ꜳ fiallid hafa. hyr dagbrauta styrir. postula petr ok lysti. part eili\\fra skarta. | ꜳ sionu gud synir. sol biartarj goligr. sonr Gledi var sueinum. snio // huitarj ok litazt |
(TW)
Skj: [Anonyme digte og vers XIV], [B. 7]. En drape om apostlen Peder 19: AII, 503, BII, 549, Skald II, 301; Kahle 1898, 82.
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