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Below a list of books of the Old and New Testament that are available in Old English. Also, a list of the Canticles (the traditional hymns from the Bible, e.g. Song of Simeon), Christian creeds (e.g. Apostles’ Creed, Nicene Creed, Athanasian Creed) and other Christian texts. ⇩ Down to New Testament ⇩ Down to Other Christian Texts |
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Old
Testament
Genesis▪ A prose translation by Ælfric survives. It has been edited and published by Crawford (1922). So far, the first 21 chapters have been made available here. ▪ There are also two famous verse translations (in Germanic alliterative verse). It is available (externally) at Georgetown University. ExodusA prose translation by Ælfric survives. It has been edited and published by Crawford (1922). Not available yet. LeviticusA prose translation by Ælfric survives. It has been edited and published by Crawford (1922). Not available yet. NumbersA prose translation by Ælfric survives. It has been edited and published by Crawford (1922). Not available yet. DeuteronomyA prose translation by Ælfric survives. It has been edited and published by Crawford (1922). Not available yet. JoshuaA prose translation by Ælfric of substantial parts of Joshua survives. It has been edited and published by Crawford (1922). Not available yet. JudgesA prose translation by Ælfric of substantial parts of Judges survives. It has been edited and published by Crawford (1922). Not available yet. PsalmsNumerous versions of the Psalms have survived. There is a famous verse translation of Psalms 51 [52] - 150 (the Paris Psalter), a prose translation of Psalms 1 - 50 [51], and various Old English glosses in Latin Psalter manuscripts. ▪ The Paris Prose Psalter (Psalms 1 - 50 [51]) available (externally) at Augusta State University. ▪ The Paris Psalter (verse) (Psalms 51 [52] - 150) available (externally) at Georgetown University. ▪ The late Old English Psalter gloss known as Eadwine’s Canterbury Psalter available here (Psalms 1-20 available). Also available in Harsley’s edition through Google Books (see the Digital Editions page). ProverbsNo translation is known. A sample new translation of chapter 10 is available here. New TestamentA complete set of the Gospels survives in the West-Saxon dialect, as well as good portions scattered in homilies and letters. The West-Saxon Gospels have been edited in good editions at least twice. The most recent one by R.M. Liuzza (1994), published for the Early English Text Society, is copyrighted and cannot be included on this website. We are working here from the editions by J. W. Bright. Complete PDF versions of these editions are available through Google Books (see the Digital Editions page). MatthewThe edition by Bright is still in preparation. MarkTranscribed text available from the edition by J.W. Bright (1905), in HTML or PDF (complete) LukeTranscribed text available from the edition by J.W. Bright (1904), in HTML or PDF (complete). JohnTranscribed text available from the edition by J.W. Bright (1904), in HTML (work in progress). ActsNo translation of the book is known, however there are numerous translations of individual passages and individual verses. ▪ Compilation of verses from Acts available as PDF. ▪ [New Translation] Chapter 1. RomansNo translation of the book is known. A completely new translation is available here. 1 ThessaloniansNo translation of the book is known. A completely new translation is available here. TitusNo translation of the book is known. A completely new translation is available here. PhilemonNo translation of the book is known. A completely new translation is available here. Other Christian TextsJudith (Apocrypha)An incomplete verse translation survives in the famous Beowulf manuscript. It is available (externally) at Georgetown University. The Lord’s Prayer (Pater noster)Many versions survive, including three verse translations (Germanic alliterative verse) and many interlinear glosses: ▪ The Lord’s Prayer I (verse) is available (externally) at Georgetown University. ▪ The Lord’s Prayer II (verse) is available (externally) at Georgetown University. ▪ The Lord’s Prayer III (verse) is available (externally) at Georgetown University. ▪ An interlinear gloss in late Old English included in the Canticles in Eadwine’s Canterbury Psalter. It is available here. The Nicene CreedSeveral versions survive, including this verse translation available (externally) at Georgetown University. The Apostles’ CreedVarious versions survive. Available here is an interlinear gloss included in Eadwine’s Canterbury Psalter. The Athanasian CreedVarious versions survive. Available here is an interlinear gloss included in Eadwine’s Canterbury Psalter. The CanticlesThe series of biblical hymns together known as the Canticles (such as the Hymn of Zechariah, Hymn of Mary, Hymn of Simeon) survive in a number of versions. We are hoping to make the interlinear version from Eadwine’s Canterbury Psalter available at some point. Not available yet. Ælfric’s Treatise on the Old and New TestamentThis text is prefaced to Ælfric’s translation of his Heptateuch (the first seven books of the Bible). This text is available here (almost complete). |
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