Anon (FoGT) 46III/4 — Lassarus ‘Lazarus’
Hverr deyr? Hjarðar stýrir.
Hví? Fyr sauða lífi.
Hvessu? Hiekk á krossi.
Hvar? Þar er Lassarus jarðaz.
Hvienær? Helzt að nóni.
Hverir knúðu að? Júðar.
Hverr nýtr? Heiðni bötnuð.
Hvað gieldr? Djöfuls veldi.
Hverr deyr? Stýrir hjarðar. Hví? Fyr lífi sauða. Hvessu? Hiekk á krossi. Hvar? Þar er Lassarus jarðaz. Hvienær? Helzt að nóni. Hverir knúðu að? Júðar. Hverr nýtr? Bötnuð heiðni. Hvað gieldr? Veldi djöfuls.
Who dies? The leader of the flock. Why? For the life of the sheep. How? He hung on a cross. Where? Where Lazarus is buried. When? About the ninth hour. Who instigated it? The Jews. Who gets the benefit? Heathendom is reformed. What suffers? The devil’s power.
notes
[4] Lassarus ‘Lazarus’: The reference is to Lazarus of Bethany, brother of Martha and Mary, whose death and resurrection by Christ is described in John XI.1-44. His revival from the dead was regarded as a foreshadowing of the resurrection of Christ and the gospel narrative was often interpreted as an illustration of the two natures of Christ as man and deity. The idea that his burial place was also the place where Christ was crucified has not been traced to a source.