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Nu sind forcumene ond in cwicsusle
gehynde ond gehæfte, in helle grund
duguþum bidæled, deofla cempan.
Ne meahtan wiþerbrogan wige spowan,
wæpna wyrpum, siþþan wuldres cyning,
heofonrices helm, hilde gefremede
wiþ his ealdfeondum anes meahtum,
þær he of hæfte ahlod huþa mæste
of feonda byrig, folces unrim,
þisne ilcan þreat þe ge her on stariað.
Wile nu gesecan sawla nergend
gæsta giefstol, godes agen bearn,
æfter guðplegan. Nu ge geare cunnon
hwæt se hlaford is se þisne here lædeð,
nu ge fromlice freondum togeanes
gongað glædmode. Geatu, ontynað!
Wile in to eow ealles waldend,
cyning on ceastre, corðre ne lytle,
fyrnweorca fruma, folc gelædan
in dreama dream, ðe he on deoflum genom
þurh his sylfes sygor. Sib sceal gemæne
englum ond ældum a forð heonan
wesan wideferh. Wær is ætsomne
godes ond monna, gæsthalig treow,
lufu, lifes hyht, ond ealles leohtes gefea."
Hwæt, we nu gehyrdan hu þæt hælubearn
þurh his hydercyme hals eft forgeaf,
gefreode ond gefreoþade folc under wolcnum,
mære meotudes sunu, þæt nu monna gehwylc
cwic þendan her wunað, geceosan mot
swa helle hienþu swa heofones mærþu,
swa þæt leohte leoht swa ða laþan niht,
swa þrymmes þræce swa þystra wræce,
swa mid dryhten dream swa mid deoflum hream,
swa wite mid wraþum swa wuldor mid arum,
swa lif swa deað, swa him leofre bið
to gefremmanne, þenden flæsc ond gæst
wuniað in worulde. Wuldor þæs age
þrynysse þrym, þonc butan ende!
ðæt is þæs wyrðe þætte werþeode
secgen dryhtne þonc duguða gehwylcre
þe us sið ond ær simle gefremede
þurh monigfealdra mægna geryno.
He us æt giefeð ond æhta sped,
welan ofer widlond, ond weder liþe
under swegles hleo. Sunne ond mona,
æþelast tungla eallum scinað,
heofoncondelle, hæleþum on eorðan.
Dreoseð deaw ond ren, duguðe weccaþ
to feorhnere fira cynne,
iecað eorðwelan. þæs we ealles sculon
secgan þonc ond lof þeodne ussum,
ond huru þære hælo þe he us to hyhte forgeaf,
ða he þa yrmpðu eft oncyrde
æt his upstige þe we ær drugon,
ond geþingade þeodbuendum
wið fæder swæsne fæhþa mæste,
cyning anboren. Cwide eft onhwearf
saulum to sibbe, se þe ær sungen wæs
þurh yrne hyge ældum to sorge:
"Ic þec ofer eorðan geworhte, on þære þu scealt yrmþum lifgan,
wunian in gewinne ond wræce dreogan,
feondum to hroþor fusleoð galan,
ond to þære ilcan scealt eft geweorþan,
wyrmum aweallen, þonan wites fyr
of þære eorðan scealt eft gesecan."
Hwæt, us þis se æþeling yðre gefremede
þa he leomum onfeng ond lichoman,
monnes magutudre! Siþþan meotodes sunu
engla eþel up gestigan
wolde, weoroda god, us se willa bicwom
heanum to helpe on þa halgan tid.
Bi þon giedd awræc Iob, swa he cuðe,
herede helm wera, hælend lofede,
ond mid siblufan sunu waldendes
freonoman cende, ond hine fugel nemde,
þone Iudeas ongietan ne meahtan
in ðære godcundan gæstes strengðu.
Wæs þæs fugles flyht feondum on eorþan
dyrne ond degol, þam þe deorc gewit
hæfdon on hreþre, heortan stænne.
Noldan hi þa torhtan tacen oncnawan
þe him beforan fremede freobearn godes,
monig mislicu, geond middangeard.
Swa se fæla fugel flyges cunnode;
hwilum engla eard up gesohte,
modig meahtum strang, þone maran ham,
hwilum he to eorþan eft gestylde,
þurh gæstes giefe grundsceat sohte,
wende to worulde. Bi þon se witga song:
"He wæs upp hafen engla fæðmum
in his þa miclan meahta spede,
heah ond halig, ofer heofona þrym."
Ne meahtan þa þæs fugles flyht gecnawan
þe þæs upstiges ondsæc fremedon,
ond þæt ne gelyfdon, þætte liffruma
in monnes hiw ofer mægna þrym,
halig from hrusan, ahafen wurde.
ða us geweorðade se þas world gescop,
godes gæstsunu, ond us giefe sealde,
uppe mid englum ece staþelas,
ond eac monigfealde modes snyttru
seow ond sette geond sefan monna.
Sumum wordlaþe wise sendeð
on his modes gemynd þurh his muþes gæst,
æðele ondgiet. Se mæg eal fela
singan ond secgan þam bið snyttru cræft
bifolen on ferðe. Sum mæg fingrum wel
hlude fore hæleþum hearpan stirgan,
gleobeam gretan. Sum mæg godcunde
reccan ryhte æ. Sum mæg ryne tungla
secgan, side gesceaft. Sum mæg searolice
wordcwide writan. Sumum wiges sped
giefeð æt guþe, þonne gargetrum
ofer scildhreadan sceotend sendað,
flacor flangeweorc. Sum mæg fromlice
ofer sealtne sæ sundwudu drifan,
hreran holmþræce. Sum mæg heanne beam
stælgne gestigan. Sum mæg styled sweord,
wæpen gewyrcan. Sum con wonga bigong,
wegas widgielle. Swa se waldend us,
godbearn on grundum, his giefe bryttað.