Elene

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work_id: "d2d1323d-3c9c-49ea-a97f-a5745bcd95a8" work_slug: "cynewulf-elene-d2d132" work_title: Elene author_name: Cynewulf chapter_number: 1 chapter_title: Chapter 1 chapter_slug: 01 variant_id: "47b6c7c7-782d-4722-8dd6-fb87ed0980d4" content_type: transliteration layout: verse language: old_english source_language: old_english language_direction: ltr script: latin word_count: 7318 estimated_read_time: 68

tha was agangen geara hwyrftum tu hund ond threo geteled rimes, swylce XXX eac, thinggemearces, wintra for worulde, thas the wealdend god acenned wearth, cyninga wuldor, in middangeard thurh mennisc heo, sothfastra leoht. tha was syxte gear Constantines caserdomes, that he Romwara in rice wearth ahafen, hildfruma, to hereteman. Was se leodhwata lindgeborga eorlum arfast. athelinges weox rice under roderum. He was riht cyning, guthweard gumena. Hine god trymede mærthum ond mihtum, that he manegum wearth geond middangeard mannum to hrother, wertheodum to wrace, syththan wapen ahof with hetendum. Him was hild boden, wiges woma. Werod samnodan Huna leode ond Hrethgotan, foron fyrdhwate Francan ond Hugas. Wæron hwate weras, gearwe to guthe. Garas lixtan, writhene walhlencan. Wordum ond bordum hofon herecombol. tha wæron heardingas sweotole gesamnod ond eal sib geador. For folca gedryht. Fyrdleoth agol wulf on wealde, walrune ne math. Urigfethera earn sang ahof, lathum on laste. Lungre scynde ofer burg enta beaduthreata mast, hergum to hilde, swylce Huna cyning ymbsittendra awer meahte abannan to beadwe burgwigendra. For fyrda mast. Fethan trymedon eoredcestum, that on alfylce darethlacende on Danubie, starcedfyrhthe, stathe wicedon ymb thas wateres wylm. Werodes breahtme woldon Romwara rice gethringan, hergum ahythan. thar wearth Huna cyme cuth ceasterwarum. tha se casere heht ongean gramum guthgelacan under earhfare ofstum myclum bannan to beadwe, beran ut thrace rincas under roderum. Wæron Romware, secgas sigerofe, sona gegearwod wapnum to wigge, theah hie werod lasse hæfdon to hilde thonne Huna cining; ridon ymb rofne, thonne rand dynede, campwudu clynede, cyning threate for, herge to hilde. Hrefen uppe gol, wan ond walfel. Werod was on tyhte. Hleopon hornboran, hreopan friccan, mearh moldan trad. Mægen samnode, cafe to cease. Cyning was afyrhted, egsan geaclad, siththan eltheodige, Huna ond Hretha here sceawede, that he on Romwara rices ende ymb thas wateres stath werod samnode, magen unrime. Modsorge wag Romwara cyning, rices ne wende for werodleste, hæfde wigena to lyt, eaxlgestealna with ofermægene, hrora to hilde. Here wicode, eorlas ymb atheling, egstreame neah on neaweste nihtlangne fyrst, thas the hie feonda gefar fyrmest gesægon. tha wearth on slape sylfum atywed tham casere, thar he on corthe swaf, sigerofum gesegen swefnes woma. thuhte him wlitescyne on weres hade hwit ond hiwbeorht hæletha nathwylc geywed ænlicra thonne he ar oththe sith gesege under swegle. He of slape onbragd, eofurcumble betheaht. Him se ar hrathe, wlitig wuldres boda, with thingode ond be naman nemde, (nihthelm toglad): "Constantinus, heht the cyning engla, wyrda wealdend, ware beodan, dugutha dryhten. Ne ondræd thu the, theah the eltheodige egesan hwopan, heardre hilde. thu to heofenum beseoh on wuldres weard, thar thu wrathe findest, sigores tacen." He was sona gearu thurh thas halgan has, hretherlocan onspeon, up locade, swa him se ar abead, fæle frithowebba. Geseah he fratwum beorht wliti wuldres treo ofer wolcna hrof, golde geglenged, (gimmas lixtan); was se blaca beam bocstafum awriten, beorhte ond leohte: "Mid thys beacne thu on tham frecnan fare feond oferswithesth, geletest lath werod." tha that leoht gewat, up sithode, ond se ar somed, on clanra gemang. Cyning was thy blithra ond the sorgleasra, secga aldor, on fyrhthsefan, thurh tha fagran gesyhth. Heht tha onlice athelinga hleo, beorna beaggifa, swa he that beacen geseah, heria hildfruma, that him on heofonum ar geiewed wearth, ofstum myclum, Constantinus, Cristes rode, tireadig cyning, tacen gewyrcan. Heht tha on uhtan mid ardæge wigend wreccan, ond wapenthrace hebban heorucumbul, ond that halige treo him beforan ferian on feonda gemang, beran beacen godes. Byman sungon hlude for hergum. Hrefn weorces gefeah, urigfethra, earn sith beheold, walhreowra wig. Wulf sang ahof, holtes gehleda. Hildegesa stod. thar was borda gebrec ond beorna gethrec, heard handgeswing ond herga gring, syththan heo earhfare ærest metton. On that fæge folc flana scuras, garas ofer geolorand on gramra gemang, hetend heorugrimme, hildenadran, thurh fingra geweald forth onsendan. Stopon stithhidige, stundum wracon, bracon bordhrethan, bil in dufan, thrungon prachearde. tha was thuf hafen, segn for sweotum, sigeleoth galen. Gylden grima, garas lixtan on herefelda. Hæthene grungon, feollon frithelease. Flugon instapes Huna leode, swa that halige treo araran heht Romwara cyning, heathofremmende. Wurdon heardingas wide towrecene. Sume wig fornam. Sume unsofte aldor generedon on tham heresithe. Sume healfcwice flugon on fasten ond feore burgon æfter stanclifum, stede weardedon ymb Danubie. Sume drenc fornam on lagostreame lifes at ende. tha was modigra magen on luste, ehton eltheoda oth that afen forth fram dæges orde. Darothæsc flugon, hildenadran. Heap was gescyrded, lathra lindwered. Lythwon becwom Huna herges ham eft thanon. tha was gesyne that sige forgeaf Constantino cyning ælmihtig at tham dagweorce, domweorthunga, rice under roderum, thurh his rode treo. Gewat tha heriga helm ham eft thanon, huthe hremig, (hild was gesceaden), wigge geweorthod. Com tha wigena hleo thegna threate thrythbold secan, beadurof cyning burga neosan. Heht tha wigena weard tha wisestan snude to sionothe, tha the snyttro craft thurh fyrngewrito gefrigen hæfdon, heoldon higethancum hæletha radas. tha thas fricggan ongan folces aldor, sigerof cyning, ofer sid weorod, wære thar ænig yldra oththe gingra the him to sothe secggan meahte, galdrum cythan, hwat se god ware, boldes brytta, "the this his beacen was the me swa leoht othywde ond mine leode generede, tacna torhtost, ond me tir forgeaf, wigsped with wrathum, thurh that wlitige treo." Hio him ondsware ænige ne meahton agifan togenes, ne ful geare cuthon sweotole gesecggan be tham sigebeacne. tha tha wisestan wordum cwædon for tham heremægene that hit heofoncyninges tacen wære, ond thas tweo nære. tha that gefrugnon tha thurh fulwihte lærde wæron, (him was leoht sefa, ferhth gefeonde, theah hira fea wæron), that hie for tham casere cythan moston godspelles gife, hu se gasta helm, in thrynesse thrymme geweorthad, acenned wearth, cyninga wuldor, ond hu on galgan wearth godes agen bearn ahangen for hergum heardum witum. Alysde leoda bearn of locan deofla, geomre gastas, ond him gife sealde thurh tha ilcan gesceaft the him geywed wearth sylfum on gesyhthe, sigores tacen, with theoda thrace. Ond hu thy thriddan dæge of byrgenne beorna wuldor of deathe aras, dryhten ealra hæletha cynnes, ond to heofonum astah. thus gleawlice gastgerynum sægdon sigerofum, swa fram Siluestre lærde wæron. at tham se leodfruma fulwihte onfeng ond that forth geheold on his dagana tid, dryhtne to willan. tha was on salum sinces brytta, nithheard cyning. Was him niwe gefea befolen in fyrhthe, was him frofra mast ond hyhta nihst heofonrices weard. Ongan tha dryhtnes æ dages ond nihtes thurh gastes gife georne cythan, ond hine sothlice sylfne getengde goldwine gumena in godes theowdom, æscrof, unslaw. tha se atheling fand, leodgebyrga, thurh larsmithas, guthheard, garthrist, on godes bocum hwar ahangen was heriges beorhtme on rode treo rodora waldend æfstum thurh inwit, swa se ealda feond forlærde ligesearwum, leode fortyhte, Iudea cyn, that hie god sylfne ahengon, herga fruman. thas hie in hynthum sculon to widan feore wergthu dreogan! tha was Cristes lof tham casere on firhthsefan, forth gemyndig ymb that mare treo, ond tha his modor het feran foldwege folca threate to Iudeum, georne secan wigena threate hwar se wuldres beam, halig under hrusan, hyded wære, æthelcyninges rod. Elene ne wolde thas sithfates sæne weorthan, ne thas wilgifan word gehyrwan, hiere sylfre suna, ac was sona gearu, wif on willsith, swa hire weoruda helm, byrnwiggendra, beboden hæfde. Ongan tha ofstlice eorla mengu to flote fysan. Fearothengestas ymb geofenes stath gearwe stodon, sælde samearas, sunde getenge. tha was orcnæwe idese sithfæt, siththan wæges helm werode gesohte. thar wlanc manig at Wendelsæ on stathe stodon. Stundum wracon ofer mearcpathu, mægen æfter othrum, ond tha gehlodon hildesercum, bordum ond ordum, byrnwigendum, werum ond wifum, waghengestas. Leton tha ofer fifelwæg famige scrithan bronte brimthisan. Bord oft onfeng ofer earhgeblond ytha swengas; sa swinsade. Ne hyrde ic sith ne ar on egstreame idese lædan, on merestræte, mægen fagrre. thar meahte gesion, se thone sith beheold, brecan ofer bæthweg, brimwudu snyrgan under swellingum, sæmearh plegean, wadan wagflotan. Wigan wæron blithe, collenferhthe, cwen sithes gefeah, syththan to hythe hringedstefnan ofer lagofæsten geliden hæfdon on Creca land. Ceolas leton æt safearothe, sande bewrecene, ald ythhofu, oncrum faste on brime bidan beorna gethinges, hwonne heo sio guthcwen gumena threate ofer eastwegas eft gesohte. thar was on eorle ethgesyne brogden byrne ond bill gecost, geatolic guthscrud, grimhelm manig, ænlic eoforcumbul. Wæron æscwigan, secggas ymb sigecwen, sithes gefysde. Fyrdrincas frome foron on luste on Creca land, caseres bodan, hilderincas, hyrstum gewerede. thar was gesyne sincgim locen on tham herethreate, hlafordes gifu. Was seo eadhrethige Elene gemyndig, thriste on gethance, theodnes willan georn on mode that hio Iudeas ofer herefeldas heape gecoste lindwigendra land gesohte, secga threate. Swa hit siththan gelamp ymb lytel fæc that that leodmægen, guthrofe hæleth to Hierusalem cwomon in tha ceastre corthra maste, eorlas æscrofe, mid tha æthelan cwen. Heht tha gebeodan burgsittendum tham snoterestum side ond wide geond Iudeas, gumena gehwylcum, methelhegende, on gemot cuman, tha the deoplicost dryhtnes geryno thurh rihte æ reccan cuthon. tha was gesamnod of sidwegum mægen unlytel, tha the Moyses æ reccan cuthon. thar on rime was threo M thara leoda alesen to lare. Ongan tha leoflic wif weras Ebrea wordum negan: "Ic that gearolice ongiten hæbbe thurg witgena wordgeryno on godes bocum that ge geardagum wyrthe wæron wuldorcyninge, dryhtne dyre ond dadhwate. Hwæt, ge ealle snyttro unwislice, wrathe withweorpon, tha ge wergdon thane the eow of wergthe thurh his wuldres miht, fram ligcwale, lysan thohte, of hæftnede. Ge mid horu speowdon on thas ondwlitan the eow eagena leoht, fram blindnesse bote gefremede edniowunga thurh that æthele spald, ond fram unclænum oft generede deofla gastum. Ge to deathe thone deman ongunnon, se the of deathe sylf woruld awehte on wera corthe in that arre lif eowres cynnes. Swa ge modblinde mengan ongunnon lige with sothe, leoht with thystrum, æfst with are, inwitthancum wroht webbedan. Eow seo wergthu forthan scethheth scyldfullum. Ge tha sciran miht deman ongunnon, ond gedweolan lifdon, theostrum gethancum, oth thysne dag. Gangath nu snude, snyttro gethencath, weras wisfaste, wordes craftige, tha the eowre æ athelum craftige on ferhthsefan fyrmest hæbben, tha me sothlice secgan cunnon, ondsware cythan for eowic forth tacna gehwylces the ic him to sece." Eodan tha on geruman reonigmode eorlas acleawe, egesan gethreade, gehthum geomre, georne sohton tha wisestan wordgeryno, that hio thære cwene oncweðan meahton swa tiles swa trages, swa hio him to sohte. Hio tha on threate M manna fundon ferhthgleawra, tha the fyrngemynd mid Iudeum gearwast cuthon. thrungon tha on threate thar on thrymme bad in cynestole caseres mæg, geatolic guthcwen golde gehyrsted. Elene mathelode ond for eorlum spræc: "Gehyrath, higegleawe, halige rune, word ond wisdom. Hwæt, ge witgena lare onfengon, hu se liffruma in cildes had cenned wurde, mihta wealdend. Be tham Moyses sang, ond that word gecwæth weard Israhela: 'Eow acenned bith cniht on degle, mihtum mære, swa thas modor ne bith wæstmum geeacnod thurh weres frige.' Be tham Dauid cyning dryhtleoth agol, frod fyrnweota, fæder Salomones, ond that word gecwæth wigona baldor: Ic frumtha god fore sceawode, sigora dryhten. He on gesyhthe was, magena wealdend, min on tha swithran, thrymmes hyrde. thanon ic ne wende æfre to aldre onsion mine.' Swa hit eft be eow Essaias, witga for weorodum, wordum mælde, deophycggende thurh dryhtnes gast: 'Ic up ahof eaforan gingne ond bearn cende, tham ic blæd forgeaf, halige higefrofre, ac hie hyrwdon me, feodon thurh feondscipe, nahton forethances, wisdomes gewitt; ond tha weregan neat, the man daga gehwam drifeth ond thirsceth, ongitath hira goddend, nales gnyrnwracum feogath frynd hiera the him fodder gifath, ond me Israhela afre ne woldon folc oncnawan, theah ic feala for him æfter woruldstundum wundra gefremede.' Hwæt, we that gehyrdon thurh halige bec that eow dryhten geaf dom unscyndne, meotod mihta sped, Moyse sagde hu ge heofoncyninge hyran sceoldon, lare lastan. Eow thas lungre athreat, ond ge tham ryhte withroten hæfdon, onscunedon thone sciran scippend eallra, dryhtna dryhten, ond gedwolan fylgdon ofer riht godes. Nu ge rathe gangath ond findath gen tha the fyrngewritu thurh snyttro craft selest cunnen, æriht eower, that me ondsware thurh sidne sefan secgan cunnen." Eodan tha mid mengo modcwanige, collenferhthe, swa him sio cwen bead. Fundon tha D forthsnottera alesen leodmaga, tha the leornungcræft thurh modgemynd maste hæfdon, on sefan snyttro. Heo to salore eft ymb lytel fæc lathode wæron, ceastre weardas. Hio sio cwen ongan wordum genegan, (wlat ofer ealle): "Oft ge dyslice dæd gefremedon, werge wracmacggas, ond gewritu herwdon, fædera lare, nafre furthur thonne nu, tha ge blindnesse bote forsegon, ond ge withsocon sothe ond rihte, that in Bethleme bearn wealdendes, cyning anboren, cenned wære, æthelinga ord. theah ge tha æ cuthon, witgena word, ge ne woldon tha, synwyrcende, soth oncnawan." Hie tha anmode ondsweredon: "Hwæt, we Ebreisce æ leornedon, tha on fyrndagum fæderas cuthon æt godes earce, ne we geare cunnon thurh hwat thu thus hearde, hlæfdige, us eorre wurde. We that æbylgth nyton the we gefremedon on thysse folcscere, theodenbealwa, with thec afre." Elene mathelade ond for eorlum sprac, undearninga ides reordode hlude for herigum: "Ge nu hrathe gangath, sundor asecath tha the snyttro mid eow, mægn ond modcraft, maste hæbben, that me thinga gehwylc thriste gecythan, untraglice, the ic him to sece." Eodon tha fram rune, swa him sio rice cwen, bald in burgum, beboden hæfde, geomormode, georne smeadon, sohton searothancum, hwat sio syn wære the hie on tham folce gefremed hæfdon with tham casere, the him sio cwen wite. tha thar for eorlum an reordode, gidda gearosnotor, (tham was Iudas nama, wordes craftig): "Ic wat geare that hio wile secan be tham sigebeame on tham throwode theoda waldend, eallra gnyrna leas, godes agen bearn, thone orscyldne eofota gehwylces thurh hete hengon on heanne beam in fyrndagum fæderas usse. that was threalic gethoht! Nu is wearf mycel that we fAstlice ferhth stathelien, that we thas morthres meldan ne weorthen hwar that halige trio beheled wurde æfter wigthrace, thy las toworpen sien frod fyrngewritu ond tha faderlican lare forleten. Ne bith lang ofer that that Israhela athelu moten ofer middangeard ma ricsian, æcraft eorla, gif this yppe bith, swa tha that ilce gio min yldra fæder sigerof sagde, (tham was Sachius nama), frod fyrnwiota, fæder minum, eaferan, wende hine of worulde ond that word gecwæth: 'Gif the that gelimpe on lifdagum that thu gehyre ymb that halige treo frode frignan, ond geflitu ræran be tham sigebeame on tham sothcyning ahangen was, heofonrices weard, eallre sybbe bearn, thonne thu snude gecyth, min swæs sunu, ar thec swylt nime. Ne mæg afre ofer that Ebrea theod rædtheahtende rice healdan, duguthum wealdan, ac thara dom leofath ond hira dryhtscipe, in woruld weorulda willum gefylled, the thone ahangnan cyning heriath ond lofiath.' tha ic fromlice fæder minum, ealdum awitan, ageaf ondsware: 'Hu wolde that geweorthan on woruldrice that on thone halgan handa sendan to feorhlege fæderas usse thurh wrath gewitt, gif hie wiston ar that he Crist ware, cyning on roderum, soth sunu meotudes, sawla nergend?' tha me yldra min ageaf ondsware, frod on fyrhthe fæder reordode: 'Ongit, guma ginga, godes heahmagen, nergendes naman. Se is nitha gehwam unasecgendlic, thone sylf ne mæg on moldwege man aspyrigean. Nafre ic tha getheahte the theos theod ongan secan wolde, ac ic symle mec asced thara scylda, nales sceame worhte gaste minum. Ic him georne oft thas unrihtes ondsæc fremede, thonne uthweotan æht bisaton, on sefan sohton hu hie sunu meotudes ahengon, helm wera, hlaford eallra engla ond elda, athelust bearna. Ne meahton hie swa disige death othfæstan, weras wonsælige, swa hie wendon ar, sarum settan, theah he sume hwile on galgan his gast onsende, sigebearn godes. tha siththan was of rode ahæfen rodera wealdend, eallra thrymma thrym, threo niht siththan in byrgenne bidende was under theosterlocan, ond tha thy thriddan dag ealles leohtes leoht lifgende aras, theoden engla, ond his thegnum hine, soth sigora frea, seolfne geywde, beorht on blæde. thonne brothor thin onfeng æfter fyrste fulwihtes bæth, leohtne geleafan. tha for lufan dryhtnes Stephanus was stanum worpod; ne geald he yfel yfele, ac his ealdfeondum thingode throhtherd, bæd thrymcyning that he him tha weadæd to wrace ne sette, that hie for afstum unscyldigne, synna leasne, Sawles larum feore beraddon, swa he thurh feondscipe to cwale monige Cristes folces demde to deathe. Swa theah him dryhten eft miltse gefremede, that he manegum wearth folca to frofre, syththan him frymtha god, nitha nergend, naman oncyrde, ond he syththan was sanctus Paulus be naman haten, ond him nænig was alærendra other betera under swegles hleo syththan afre, thara the wif oththe wer on woruld cendan, theah he Stephanus stanum hehte abreotan on beorge, brothor thinne. Nu thu meaht gehyran, hæleth min se leofa, hu arfast is ealles wealdend, theah we abylgth with hine oft gewyrcen, synna wunde, gif we sona eft thara bealudada bote gefremmath ond thas unrihtes eft geswicath. Forthan ic sothlice ond min swas fæder syththan gelyfdon that gethrowade eallra thrymma god, lifes lattiow, lathlic wite for oferthearfe ilda cynnes. Forthan ic the lare thurh leothorune, hyse leofesta, that thu hospcwide, afst ne eofulsac afre ne fremme, grimne geagncwide, with godes bearne. thonne thu geearnast that the bith ece lif, selust sigeleana, seald in heofonum.' thus mec fæder min on fyrndagum unweaxenne wordum lærde, septe sothcwidum, (tham was Symon nama), guma gehthum frod. Nu ge geare cunnon hwat eow thas on sefan selest thince to gecythanne, gif theos cwen usic frigneth ymb that treo, nu ge fyrhthsefan ond modgethanc minne cunnon." Him tha togenes tha gleawestan on wera threate wordum mældon: "Nafre we hyrdon hæleth anigne on thysse theode, butan thec nu tha, thegn otherne thyslic cythan ymb swa dygle wyrd. Do swa the thynce, fyrngidda frod, gif thu frugnen sie on wera corthe. Wisdomes bethearf, worda warlicra ond witan snyttro, se thære atheelan sceal ondwyrde agifan for thyslicne threat on methle." Weoxan word cwidum, weras theahtedon on healfa gehwar, sume hyder, sume thyder, thrydedon ond thohton. tha cwom thegna heap to tham heremethle. Hreopon friccan, caseres bodan: "Eow theos cwen lathath, secgas to salore, that ge seonothdomas rihte reccen. Is eow rades wearf on methelstede, modes snyttro." Heo waron gearwe, geomormode leodgebyrgean, tha hie lathod waron thurh heard gebann; to hofe eodon, cythdon craftes miht. tha sio cwen ongan weras Ebresce wordum negan, fricggan fyrhthwerige ymb fyrngewritu, hu on worulde ar witgan sungon, gasthalige guman, be godes bearne, hwar se theoden gethrowade, soth sunu meotudes, for sawla lufan. Heo waron stearce, stane heardran, noldon that geryne rihte cythan, ne hire andsware anige secgan, torngenithlan, thas hio him to sohte, ac hio worda gehwæs withersac fremedon, fæste on fyrhthe, that heo frignan ongan, cwædon that hio on aldre owiht swylces ne ar ne sith afre hyrdon. Elene mathelade ond him yrre oncwæth: "Ic eow to sothe secgan wille, ond thas in life lige ne wyrtheth, gif ge thyssum lease leng gefylgath mid facne gefice, the me fore standath, that eow in beorge bæl Fornimeth, hattost heathowelma, ond eower hra bryttath, lacende lig, that eow sceal that leas apundrad weorthan to woruldgedale. Ne magon ge tha word gesethan the ge hwile nu on unriht wrigon under womma sceatum, ne magon ge tha wyrd bemithan, bedyrnan tha deopan mihte." tha wurdon hie deathes on wenan, ades ond endelifes, ond thar tha anne betæhton giddum gearusnottorne, (tham was Iudas nama cenned for cneomagum), thone hie there cwene agefon, sagdon hine sundorwisne: "He the mæg soth gecythan, onwreon wyrda geryno, swa thu hine wordum frignest, æriht from orde oth ende forth. He is for eorthan atheles cynnes, wordcraftes wis ond witgan sunu, bald on methle; him gebyrde is that he gencwidas gleawe hæbbe, craft in breostum. He gecytheth the for wera mengo wisdomes gife thurh tha myclan miht, swa thin mod lufath." Hio on sybbe forlet secan gehwylcne agenne eard, ond thone anne genam, Iudas to gisle, ond tha georne bad that he be thare rode riht getæhte the ar in legere was lange bedyrned, ond hine seolfne sundor acigde. Elene mathelode to tham anhagan, tireadig cwen: "the synt tu gearu, swa lif swa death, swa the leofre bith to geceosanne. Cyth ricene nu hwat thu thas to thinge thafian wille." Iudas hire ongen thingode (ne meahte he tha gehthu bebugan, oncyrran rex genithlan; he was on thare cwene gewealdum): "Hu mag thæm geweorthan the on westenne methe ond meteleas morland trydeth, hungre gehæfted, ond him hlaf ond stan on gesihthe bu samod geweorthath, streac ond hnesce, that he thone stan nime with hungres hleo, hlafes ne gime, gewende to wædle, ond tha wiste withsæce, beteran withhyccge, thonne he bega beneah?" Him tha seo eadige ondwyrde ageaf Elene for eorlum undearnunga: "Gif thu in heofonrice habban wille eard mid englum ond on eorthan lif, sigorlean in swegle, saga ricene me hwar seo rod wunige radorcyninges, halig under hrusan, the ge hwile nu thurh morthres man mannum dyrndun." Iudas mathelade, (him was geomor sefa, hat at heortan, ond gehwæthres wa, ge he heofonrices hyht swa mode ond this ondwearde anforlete, rice under roderum, ge he tha rode ne tæhte): "Hu mæg ic that findan that swa fyrn gewearth wintra gangum? Is nu worn sceacen, CC oththe ma geteled rime. Ic ne mæg areccan, nu ic that rim ne can. Is nu feala siththan forthgewitenra frodra ond godra the us fore wæron, gleawra gumena. Ic on geogothe wearth on sithdagum syththan acenned, cnihtgeong hæleth. Ic ne can that ic nat, findan on fyrhthe that swa fyrn gewearth." Elene mathelade him on ondsware: "Hu is that geworden on thysse wertheode that ge swa monigfeald on gemynd witon, alra tacna gehwylc swa Troiana thurh gefeoht fremedon? that was fyr mycle, open ealdgewin, thonne theos athele gewyrd, geara gongum. Ge that geare cunnon edre gereccan, hwat thar eallra was on manrime morthorslehtes, darethlacendra deadra gefeallen under bordhagan. Ge tha byrgenna under stanhleothum, ond tha stowe swa some, ond tha wintergerim on gewritu setton." Iudas mathelade, gnornsorge wag: "We thas hereweorces, hlæfdige min, for nydthearfe nean myndgiath, ond tha wiggthrace on gewritu setton, theoda gebæru, ond this nafre thurh aniges mannes muth gehyrdon hælethum cythan, butan her nu tha." Him seo æthele cwen ageaf ondsware: "Withsacest thu to swithe sothe ond rihte ymb that lifes treow, ond nu lytle ar sagdest sothlice be tham sigebeame leodum thinum, ond nu on lige cyrrest." Iudas hire ongen thingode, cwath that he that on gehthu gesprace ond on tweon swithost, wende him trage hnagre. Him oncwath hrathe caseres mæg: "Hwæt, we that hyrdon thurh halige bec hælethum cythan that ahangen was on Caluarie cyninges freobearn, godes gastsunu. thu scealt geagninga wisdom onwreon, swa gewritu secgath, æfter stedewange hwar seo stow sie Caluarie, ar thec cwealm nime, swilt for synnum, that ic hie syththan mage geclænsian Criste to willan, hælethum to helpe, that me halig god gefylle, frea mihtig, feores ingethanc, weoruda wuldorgeofa, willan minne, gasta geocend." Hire Iudas oncwæth stithhycgende: "Ic tha stowe ne can, ne thas wanges wiht ne tha wisan cann." Elene mathelade thurh eorne hyge: "Ic that geswerige thurh sunu meotodes, thone ahangnan god, that thu hungre scealt for cneomagum cwylmed weorthan, butan thu forlate tha leasunga ond me sweotollice soth gecythe." Heht tha swa cwicne corthre lædan, scufan scyldigne (scealcas ne galdon) in drygne seath, thar he dugutha leas siomode in sorgum VII nihta fyrst under hearmlocan hungre gethreatod, clommum beclungen, ond tha cleopigan ongan sarum besylced on thone seofethan dag, methe ond meteleas, (magen was geswithrod): "Ic eow healsie thurh heofona god that ge me of thyssum earfethum up forlaten, heanne fram hungres genithlan. Ic that halige treo lustum cythe, nu ic hit leng ne mag helan for hungre. Is thes hæft to than strang, threanyd thas thearl ond thes throht to thas heard dogorrimum. Ic adreogan ne mag, ne leng helan be tham lifes treo, theah ic ar mid dysige thurhdrifen ware ond that soth to late seolf gecneowe." tha that gehyrde sio thar hælethum scead, beornes gebæro, hio bebead hrathe that hine man of nearwe ond of nydcleofan, fram tham engan hofe, up forlete. Hie that ofstlice efnedon sona, ond hine mid arum up geladdon of carcerne, swa him seo cwen bebead. Stopon tha to thære stowe stithhycgende on tha dune up the dryhten ar ahangen was, heofonrices weard, godbearn on galgan, ond hwæthre geare nyste, hungre gehyned, hwar sio halige rod, thurh feondes searu foldan getyned, lange legere fast leodum dyrne wunode walreste. Word stunde ahof elnes oncythig, ond on Ebrisc sprac: "Dryhten hælend, thu the ahst doma geweald, ond thu geworhtest thurh thines wuldres miht heofon ond eorthan ond holmthrace, sas sidne fæthm, samod ealle gesceaft, ond thu amate mundum thinum ealne ymbhwyrft ond uprador, ond thu sylf sitest, sigora waldend, ofer tham æthelestan engelcynne, the geond lyft farath leohte bewundene, mycle mægenthrymme. Ne mag thar manna gecynd of eorthwegum up geferan in lichoman mid tha leohtan gedryht, wuldres aras. thu geworhtest tha ond to thegnunge thinre gesettest, halig ond heofonlic. thara on hade sint in sindreame syx genemned, tha ymbsealde synt mid syxum eac fithrum gefratwad, fagere scinath. thara sint IIII the on flihte a tha thegnunge thrymme beweotigath fore onsyne eces deman, singallice singath in wuldre hadrum stefnum heofoncininges lof, wotha wlitegaste, ond thas word cwethath clanum stefnum, (tham is ceruphin nama): 'Halig is se halga heahengla god, weoroda wealdend! Is thas wuldres ful heofun ond eorthe ond eall heahmagen, tire getacnod.' Syndon tu on tham, sigorcynn on swegle, the man seraphin be naman hateth. He sceal neorxnawang ond lifes treo legene sweorde halig healdan. Heardecg cwacath, beofath brogdenmæl, ond bleom wrixleth grapum gryrefæst. thas thu, god dryhten, wealdest widan fyrhth, ond thu womfulle scyldwyrcende sceathan of radorum awurpe wonhydige. tha sio werge sceolu under heolstorhofu hreosan sceolde in wita forwyrd, thar hie in wylme nu dreogath deathcwale in dracan fæthme, theostrum forthylmed. He thinum withsoc aldordome. thas he in ermthum sceal, ealra fula ful, fah throwian, theowned tholian. thar he thin ne mag word aweorpan, is in witum fast, ealre synne fruma, susle gebunden. Gif thin willa sie, wealdend engla, that ricsie se the on rode was, ond thurh Marian in middangeard acenned wearth in cildes had, theoden engla, (gif he thin nære sunu synna leas, nafre he sothra swa feala in woruldrice wundra gefremede dogorgerimum; no thu of deathe hine swa thrymlice, theoda wealdend, aweahte for weorodum, gif he in wuldre thin thurh tha beorhtan bearn ne ware), gedo nu, fader engla, forth beacen thin. Swa thu gehyrdest thone halgan wer Moyses on methle, tha thu, mihta god, geywdest tham eorle on tha æthelan tid under beorhhlihe ban Iosephes, swa ic the, weroda wyn, gif hit sie willa thin, thurg that beorhte gesceap biddan wille that me that goldhord, gasta scyppend, geopenie, that yldum was lange behyded. Forlat nu, lifes fruma, of tham wangstede wynsumne up under radores ryne rec astigan lyftlacende. Ic gelyfe the sel ond thy fastlicor ferhth stathelige, hyht untweondne, on thone ahangnan Crist, that he sie sothlice sawla nergend, ece almihtig, Israhela cining, walde widan ferhth wuldres on heofenum, a butan ende ecra gestealda." tha of thare stowe steam up aras swylce rec under radorum. thar aræred wearth beornes breostsefa. He mid bæm handum, eadig ond agleaw, upweard plegade. Iudas mathelode, gleaw in gethance: "Nu ic thurh soth hafu seolf gecnawen on heardum hige that thu hælend eart middangeardes. Sie the, magena god, thrymsittendum thanc butan ende, thas thu me swa methum ond swa manweorcum thurh thin wuldor inwrige wyrda geryno. Nu ic the, bearn godes, biddan wille, weoroda willgifa, nu ic wat that thu eart gecythed ond acenned allra cyninga thrym, that thu ma ne sie minra gylta, thara the ic gefremede nalles feam sithum, metud, gemyndig. Læt mec, mihta god, on rimtale rices thines mid haligra hlyte wunigan in thære beorhtan byrig, thar is brothor min geweorthod in wuldre, thas he ware with thec, Stephanus, heold, theah he stangreopum worpod ware. He hafath wigges lean, blad butan blinne. Sint in bocum his wundor tha he worhte on gewritum cythed." Ongan tha wilfagen æfter tham wuldres treo, elnes anhydig, eorthan delfan under turfhagan, that he on XX fotmælum feor funde behelede, under neolum nither nasse gehydde in theostorcofan. He thar III mette in tham reonian hofe roda atsomne, greote begrauene, swa hio geardagum arleasra sceolu eorthan betheahton, Iudea cynn. Hie with godes bearne nith ahofun, swa hie no sceoldon, thar hie leahtra fruman larum ne hyrdon. tha was modgemynd myclum geblissod, hige onhyrded, thurh that halige treo, inbryrded breostsefa, syththan beacen geseh, halig under hrusan. He mid handum befeng wuldres wynbeam, ond mid weorode ahof of foldgræfe. Fethegestas eodon, æthelingas, in on tha ceastre. Asetton tha on gesyhthe sigebeamas III eorlas anhydige fore Elenan cneo, collenferhthe. Cwen weorces gefeah on ferhthsefan, ond tha frignan ongan on hwylcum thara beama bearn wealdendes, hæletha hyhtgifa, hangen ware: "Hwæt, we that hyrdon thurh halige bec tacnum cythan, that twegen mid him gethrowedon, ond he was thridda sylf on rode treo. Rodor eal geswearc on tha slithan tid. Saga, gif thu cunne, on hwylcre thyssa threora theoden engla gethrowode, thrymmes hyrde." Ne meahte hire Iudas, ne ful gere wiste, sweotole gecythan be tham sigebeame, on hwylcne se hælend ahafen ware, sigebearn godes, ar he asettan heht on thone middel thare maran byrig beamas mid bearhtme, ond gebidan thar oththat him gecythde cyning almihtig wundor for weorodum be tham wuldres treo. Gesaton sigerofe, sang ahofon, radtheahtende, ymb tha roda threo oth tha nigothan tid, hæfdon neowne gefean mærthum gemeted. tha thar menigo cwom, folc unlytel, ond gefærenne man brohton on bare beorna threate on neaweste, (was tha nigothe tid), gingne gastleasne. tha thar Iudas was on modsefan miclum geblissod. Heht tha asettan sawlleasne, life belidenes lic on eorthan, unlifgendes, ond up ahof rihtes wemend thara roda twa fyrhthgleaw on fæthme ofer that fage hus, deophycgende. Hit was dead swa ar, lic legere fast. Leomu colodon threanedum betheaht. tha sio thridde was ahafen halig. Hra was on anbide oththat him uppan athelinges was rod aræred, rodorcyninges beam, sigebeacen soth. He sona aras gaste gegearwod, geador bu samod lic ond sawl. thar was lof hafen fager mid thy folce. Fæder weorthodon, ond thone sothan sunu wealdendes wordum heredon. Sie him wuldor ond thanc a butan ende eallra gesceafta! tha was tham folce on ferhthsefan, ingemynde, swa him a scyle, wundor tha the worhte weoroda dryhten to feorhnere fira cynne, lifes lattiow. tha thar ligesynnig on lyft astah lacende feond. Ongan tha hleothrian helledeofol, eatol aclaca, yfela gemyndig: "Hwat is this, la, manna, the minne eft thurh fyrngeflit folgath wyrdeth, iceth ealdne nith, æhta strudeth? this is singal sacu. Sawla ne moton manfremmende in minum leng ahtum wunigan. Nu cwom eltheodig, thone ic ar on firenum fastne talde, hafath mec bereafod rihta gehwylces, feohgestreona. Nis that fager sith. Feala me se hælend hearma gefremede, nitha nearolicra, se the in Nazareth afeded was. Syththan furthum weox of cildhade, symle cirde to him æhte mine. Ne mot anige nu rihte spowan. Is his rice brad ofer middangeard. Min is geswithrod rad under roderum. Ic tha rode ne thearf hleahtre herigean. Hwæt, se hælend me in tham engan ham oft getynde, geomrum to sorge! Ic thurh Iudas ar hyhtful gewearth, ond nu gehyned eom, goda geasne, thurh Iudas eft, fah ond freondleas. Gen ic findan can thurh wrohtstafas withercyr siththan of tham wearhtreafum, ic awecce with the otherne cyning, se ehteth thin, ond he forlateth lare thine ond mantheawum minum folgath, ond thec thonne sendeth in tha sweartestan ond tha wyrrestan witebrogan, that thu, sarum forsoht, withsacest faste thone ahangnan cyning, tham thu hyrdest ar." Him tha gleawhydig Iudas oncwath, hæleth hildedeor, (him was halig gast befolen faste, fyrhat lufu, weallende gewitt thurh witgan snyttro), ond that word gecwæth, wisdomes ful: "Ne thearft thu swa swithe, synna gemyndig, sar niwigan ond sace ræran, morthres manfrea, that the se mihtiga cyning in neolnesse nyther bescufeth, synwyrcende, in susla grund domes leasne, se the deadra feala worde awehte. Wite thu the gearwor that thu unsnyttrum anforlete leohta beorhtost ond lufan dryhtnes, thone fagran gefean, ond on fyrbathe suslum bethrungen syththan wunodest, ade onæled, ond thar awa scealt, witherhycgende, wergthu dreogan, yrmthu butan ende." Elene gehyrde hu se feond ond se freond geflitu rærdon, tireadig ond trag, on twa halfa, synnig ond gesalig. Sefa was the gladra thas the heo gehyrde thone hellesceathan oferswithedne, synna bryttan, ond tha wundrade ymb thas weres snyttro, hu he swa geleafful on swa lytlum fæce ond swa uncythig afre wurde, gleawnesse thurhgoten. Gode thancode, wuldorcyninge, thas hire se willa gelamp thurh bearn godes bega gehwæthres, ge at there gesyhthe thas sigebeames, ge thas geleafan the hio swa leohte oncneow, wuldorfaste gife in thas weres breostum. tha was gefrege in thare folcsceare, geond tha wertheode wide laded, mare morgenspel manigum on andan thara the dryhtnes æ dyrnan woldon, boden æfter burgum, swa brimo fathmeth, in ceastra gehwære, that Cristes rod, fyrn foldan begræfen, funden ware, selest sigebeacna thara the sith oththe ar halig under heofenum ahafen wurde, ond was Iudeum gnornsorga mast, werum wansaligum, wyrda lathost, thar hie hit for worulde wendan meahton, cristenra gefean. tha sio cwen bebead ofer eorlmægen aras fysan ricene to rade. Sceoldon Romwarena ofer heanne holm hlaford secean ond tham wiggende wilspella mast seolfum gesecgan, that that sigorbeacen thurh meotodes est meted ware, funden in foldan, that ar feala mæla behyded was halgum to teonan, cristenum folce. tha tham cininge wearth thurh tha maran word mod geblissod, ferhth gefeonde. Næs tha fricgendra under goldhoman gad in burgum, feorran geferede. Was him frofra mast geworden in worlde at tham willspelle, hlihende hyge, the him hereraswan ofer eastwegas, aras brohton, hu gesundne sith ofer swonrade secgas mid sigecwen aseted hæfdon on Creca land. Hie se casere heht ofstum myclum eft gearwian sylfe to sithe. Secgas ne galdon syththan andsware edre gehyrdon, athelinges word. Heht he Elenan hal abeodan beadurofre, gif hie brim nesen ond gesundne sith settan mosten, hæleth hwatmode, to there halgan byrig. Heht hire tha aras eac gebeodan Constantinus that hio cirican thar on tham beorhhlihe begra radum getimbrede, tempel dryhtnes on Caluarie Criste to willan, hælethum to helpe, thar sio halige rod gemeted was, marost beama thara the gefrugnen foldbuende on eorthwege. Hio geefnde swa, siththan winemagas westan brohton ofer lagufæsten leofspell manig. tha seo cwen bebead craftum getyde sundor asecean tha selestan, tha the wratlicost wyrcan cuthon stangefogum, on tham stedewange girwan godes tempel, swa hire gasta weard reord of roderum. Heo tha rode heht golde beweorcean ond gimcynnum, mid tham athelestum eorcnanstanum besettan searocraftum ond tha in seolfren fat locum belucan. thar that lifes treo, selest sigebeama, siththan wunode athelum anbr æ ce. thar bith a gearu wrathu wannhalum wita gehwylces, sace ond sorge. Hie sona thar thurh tha halgan gesceaft helpe findath, godcunde gife. Swylce Iudas onfeng after fyrstmearce fulwihtes bæth, ond geclansod wearth Criste getrywe, lifwearde leof. His geleafa wearth fast on ferhthe, siththan frofre gast wic gewunode in thas weres breostum, bylde to bote. He that betere geceas, wuldres wynne, ond tham wyrsan withsoc, deofulgildum, ond gedwolan fylde, unrihte a. Him wearth ece rex, meotud milde, god, mihta wealdend. tha was gefulwad se the ar feala tida leoht gearu inbryrded breostsefa on that betere lif, gewended to wuldre. Huru, wyrd gescreaf that he swa geleaffull ond swa leof gode in worldrice weorthan sceolde, Criste gecweme. that gecythed wearth, siththan Elene heht Eusebium on radgetheaht, Rome bisceop, gefetian on fultum, forthsnoterne, hæletha geradum to there halgan byrig, that he gesette on sacerdhad in Ierusalem Iudas tham folce to bisceope burgum on innan, thurh gastes gife to godes temple craftum gecorene, ond hine Cyriacus thurh snyttro getheaht syththan nemde niwan stefne. Nama was gecyrred beornes in burgum on that betere forth, a hælendes. tha gen Elenan was mod gemynde ymb tha maran wyrd, geneahhe for tham naglum the thas nergendes fet thurhwodon ond his folme swa some, mid tham on rode was rodera wealdend gefastnod, frea mihtig. Be tham frignan ongan cristenra cwen, Cyriacus bad that hire tha gina gastes mihtum ymb wundorwyrd willan gefylde, onwrige wuldorgifum, ond that word acwath to tham bisceope, bald reordode: "thu me, eorla hleo, thone aethelaan beam, rode rodera cininges ryhte getæhtesth, on tha ahangen was hæthenum folmum gasta geocend, godes agen bearn, nerigend fira. Mec thara nagla gen on fyrhthsefan fyrwet myngath. Wolde ic that thu funde tha the in foldan gen deope bedolfen dierne sindon, heolstre behyded. A min hige sorgath, reonig reoteth, ond geresteth no arthan me gefylle fader almihtig, wereda wealdend, willan minne, nitha nergend, thurh thara nagla cyme, halig of hiehtha. Nu thu hradlice eallum eathmedum, ar selesta, thine bene onsend in tha beorhtan gesceaft, on wuldres wyn. Bide wigena thrym that the gecythe, cyning almihtig, hord under hrusan that gehyded gen, duguthum dyrne, deogol bideth." tha se halga ongan hyge statholian, breostum onbryrded, bisceop thas folces. Gladmod eode gumena threate god hergendra, ond tha geornlice Cyriacus on Caluari a hleor onhylde, hygerune ne math, gastes mihtum to gode cleopode eallum eathmedum, bad him engla weard geopenigean uncuthe wyrd, niwan on nearwe, hwar he thara nagla swithost on tham wangstede wenan thorfte. Leort tha tacen forth, thar hie to sagon, fader, frofre gast, thurh fyres bleo up ethigean thar tha athelestan hæletha geradum hydde waron thurh nearusearwe, naglas on eorthan. tha cwom semninga sunnan beorhtra lacende lig. Leode gesawon hira willgifan wundor cythan, tha thar of heolstre, swylce heofonsteorran oththe goldgimmas, grunde getenge, naglas of nearwe neothan scinende leohte lixton. Leode gefagon, weorud willhrethig, sagdon wuldor gode ealle anmode, theah hie ar waron thurh deofles spild in gedwolan lange, acyrred fram Criste. Hie cwadon thus: "Nu we seolfe geseoth sigores tacen, sothwundor godes, theah we withsocun ar mid leasingum. Nu is in leoht cymen, onwrigen, wyrda bigang. Wuldor thas age on heannesse heofonrices god!" tha was geblissod se the to bote gehwearf thurh bearn godes, bisceop thara leoda, niwan stefne. He tham naglum onfeng, egesan geaclod, ond there arwyrthan cwene brohte. Hæfde Ciriacus eall gefylled, swa him seo athele bebead, wifes willan. tha was wopes hring, hat heafodwylm ofer hleor goten, (nalles for torne tearas feollon ofer wira gespon), wuldres gefylled cwene willa. Heo on cneow sette leohte geleafan, lac weorthode, blissum hremig, the hire brungen was gnyrna to geoce. Gode thancode, sigora dryhtne, thas the hio soth gecneow ondweardlice that was oft bodod feor ar beforan fram fruman worulde, folcum to frofre. Heo gefylled was wisdomes gife, ond tha wic beheold halig heofonlic gast, hrether weardode, athelne innoth, swa hie almihtig sigebearn godes sioththan freothode. Ongan tha geornlice gastgerynum on sefan secean sothfastnesse weg to wuldre. Huru, weroda god gefullaste, fader on roderum, cining almihtig, that seo cwen begeat willan in worulde. Was se witedom thurh fyrnwitan beforan sungen eall after orde, swa hit eft gelamp thinga gehwylces. theodcwen ongan thurh gastes gife georne secan nearwe geneahhe, to hwan hio tha naglas selost ond deorlicost gedon meahte, dugothum to hrother, hwat thas ware dryhtnes willa. Heht tha gefetigean forthsnotterne ricene to rune, thone the radgetheaht thurh gleawe miht georne cuthe, frodne on ferhthe, ond hine frignan ongan hwat him thas on sefan selost thuhte to gelastenne, ond his lare geceas thurh theodscipe. He hire thriste oncwath: "that is gedafenlic that thu dryhtnes word on hyge healde, halige rune, cwen seleste, ond thas cininges bebod georne begange, nu the god sealde sawle sigesped ond snyttro craft, nerigend fira. thu thas naglas hat tham athelestan eorthcyninga burgagendra on his bridels don, meare to midlum. that manigum sceall geond middangeard mare weorthan, thonne at sacce mid thy oferswithan mage feonda gehwylcne, thonne fyrdhwate on twa healfe tohtan secath, sweordgenithlan, thar hie ymb sige winnath, wrath with wrathum. He ah at wigge sped, sigor at sacce, ond sybbe gehwar, at gefeohte frith, se the foran ladeth bridels on blancan, thonne beadurofe at garthrace, guman gecoste, berath bord ond ord. this bith beorna gehwam with aglace unoferswithed wapen at wigge. Be tham se witga sang, snottor searuthancum, (sefa deop gewod, wisdomes gewitt), he that word gecwæth: 'Cuth that gewyrtheth that thas cyninges sceal mearh under modegum midlum geweorthod, bridelshringum. Bith that beacen gode halig nemned, ond se hwateadig, wigge weorthod, se that wicg byrth.'" tha that ofstlice eall gelaste Elene for eorlum. athelinges heht, beorna beaggifan, bridels fratwan, hire selfre suna sende to lace ofer geofenes stream gife unscynde. Heht tha tosomne tha heo seleste mid Iudeum gumena wiste, hæletha cynnes, to there halgan byrig cuman in tha ceastre. tha seo cwen ongan laran leofra heap that hie lufan dryhtnes, ond sybbe swa same sylfra betweonum, freondræddenne, faste gelaston leahtorlease in hira lifes tid, ond thas latteowes larum hyrdon, cristenum theawum, the him Cyriacus bude, boca gleaw. Was se bissceophad fagere befæsted. Oft him feorran to laman, limseoce, lefe cwomon, healte, heorudreorige, hreofe ond blinde, heane, hygegeomre, symle hælo thar at tham bisceope, bote fundon ece to aldre. tha gen him Elene forgeaf sincweorthunga, tha hio was sithes fus eft to ethle, ond tha eallum bebead on tham gumrice god hergendum, werum ond wifum, that hie weortheden mode ond magene thone maran dag, heortan gehigdum, in tham sio halige rod gemeted was, marost beama thara the of eorthan up aweoxe, geloden under leafum. Was tha lencten agan butan VI nihtum ar sumeres cyme on Maias kalend. Sie thara manna gehwam behliden helle duru, heofones ontyned, ece geopenad engla rice, dream unhwilen, ond hira dal scired mid Marian, the on gemynd nime thære deorestan dagweorthunga rode under roderum, tha se ricesta ealles oferwealdend earme betheahte. Finit. thus ic frod ond fus thurh that facne hus wordcraftum waf ond wundrum las, thragum threodude ond gethanc reodode nihtes nearwe. Nysse ic gearwe be thare rode riht ar me rumran getheaht thurh tha maran miht on modes theaht wisdom onwreah. Ic was weorcum fah, synnum asaled, sorgum gewaled, bitrum gebunden, bisgum bethrungen, ar me lare onlag thurh leohtne had gamelum to geoce, gife unscynde magencyning amat ond on gemynd begeat, torht ontynde, tidum gerymde, bancofan onband, breostlocan onwand, leothucraft onleac. thas ic lustum breac, willum in worlde. Ic thas wuldres treowes oft, nales ane, hæfde ingemynd ar ic that wundor onwrigen hæfde ymb thone beorhtan beam, swa ic on bocum fand, wyrda gangum, on gewritum cythan be tham sigebeacne. A was secg oth that cnyssed cearwelmum, C drusende, theah he in medohealle mathmas thege, aplede gold. Y gnornode N gefera, nearusorge dreah, enge rune, thar him E fore milpathas mat, modig thragde wirum gewlenced. W is geswithrad, gomen after gearum, geogoth is gecyrred, ald onmedla. U was geara geogothhades glam. Nu synt geardagas after fyrstmearce forth gewitene, lifwynne geliden, swa L toglideth, flodas gefysde. F aghwam bith læne under lyfte; landes fratwe gewitath under wolcnum winde geliccost, thonne he for hælethum hlud astigeth, watheth be wolcnum, wedende fareth ond eft semninga swige gewyrtheth, in nedcleofan nearwe geheathrod, thream forthrycced. Swa a theos world eall gewiteth, ond eac swa some the hire on wurdon atydrede, tionleg nimeth, thonne dryhten sylf dom gesecheth engla weorude. Sceall aghwylc thar reordberendra riht gehyran dada gehwylcra thurh thas deman muth, ond worda swa same wed gesyllan, eallra unsnyttro ar gesprecenra, thristra gethonca. thonne on threo daleth in fyres feng folc anra gehwylc, thara the gewurdon on widan feore ofer sidne grund. Sothfaste bioth yfemest in tham ade, eadigra gedryht, duguth domgeorne, swa hie adreogan magon ond butan earfethum eathe getholian, modigra magen. Him gemetgath eall aldes leoma, swa him ethost bith, sylfum geseftost. Synfulle beoth, mane gemengde, in tham midle thread, hæleth higegeomre, in hatne wylm, throsme bethehte. Bith se thridda dal, awyrgede womsceathan, in thas wylmes grund, lease leodhatan, lige befæsted thurh argewyrht, arleasra sceolu, in gleda gripe. Gode no syththan of tham morthorhofe in gemynd cumath, wuldorcyninge, ac hie worpene beoth of tham heathuwylme in hellegrund, torngenithlan. Bith tham twam dælum ungelice. Moton engla frean geseon, sigora god. Hie asodene beoth, asundrod fram synnum, swa smate gold that in wylme bith womma gehwylces thurh ofnes fyr eall geclansod, amered ond gemylted. Swa bith thara manna alc ascyred ond asceaden scylda gehwylcre, deopra firena, thurh thas domes fyr. Moton thonne siththan sybbe brucan, eces eadwelan. Him bith engla weard milde ond blithe, thas the hie mana gehwylc forsawon, synna weorc, ond to suna metudes wordum cleopodon. Forthan hie nu on wlite scinath englum gelice, yrfes brucath wuldorcyninges to widan feore. Amen.