Anon Pét 33VII
David McDougall (ed.) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Pétrsdrápa 33’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 825.
text and translation
Annanías lá inni,
áðr, lífhnugginn náða,
drýgði hann löst í lygðum;
laun kómu sannlig raunar.
Leyndi Saphíra og sýndi
sumt verð akurs skerði*
(riettr dómr hefir dottið)
dress (yfir hjónin þessi).
Annanías lá inni, lífhnugginn náða; áðr drýgði hann löst í lygðum; raunar kómu sannlig laun. Saphíra leyndi og sýndi sumt verð akurs {skerði* dress}; riettr dómr hefir dottið yfir hjónin þessi.
‘Ananias lay indoors, bereft of life’s favours [lit. life-bereft of favours]; previously he had committed sin through falsehoods; fitting retributions came indeed. Sapphira concealed and showed [only] part of the amount for the field to the diminisher of arrogance [HOLY MAN]; a just judgement has fallen upon this married couple.’
notes and context
The story of the deception of Ananias and Sapphira and their punishment is told at Acts V.1-11 and Pétr 27/20-8/34. The st. should logically follow st. 52 (see Introduction).
readings
sources
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.
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AM 621 4° (621) — 59r/4 - 59r/6
imagesAnnanías lá inni,
áðr, †lif hnugerinn† náða,
drýgði hann löst í lygðum;
laun kómu sannlig raunar.
Leyndi Saphíra og sýndi
sumt verð akurs skerðir
(riettr dómr hefir dottið)
dress (yfir hjónin þessi).Ananias la jnnj. adr lif hnugginn nada. drygdi hann laust j lygdum. l\\aun komu sannlig ʀaunar. leyn|di saphira ok syndi. sumt verd akrs skerdir. ʀettr domr hefir dottid. dress yfir hi//onín þessi |
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