Maey ich be me sylfum soth-yied wrekan, sithas seyan, hu ich yeswinkdagum
Medieval Unknown old_englishtransliterator: thothica
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Maey ich be me sylfum soth-yied wrekan, sithas seyan, hu ich yeswinkdagum earfothhwile oft throwade, bitre breostcheare yebiden haebbe, 5 yekunnad in keole chearselda fela, atol ytha yewealk, thaer mek oft biyeat nearo nihtwako aet nakan stefnan, thonne he be klifum knossath. Kalde yethrungen waeron mine fet, forste yebunden, 10 kaldum klommum, thaer tha cheare seofedun hat ymb heortan; hungor innan slat mereweryes mod. thaet se mon ne wat the him on foldan faegrost limpeth, hu ich earmcheariy ishealdne sae 15 winter wunade wraechan lastum, winemaegum bidroren, bihongen hrimyikelum; haegl shurum fleag. thaer ich ne yehyrde butan hlimman sae, ishealdne waey. Hwilum ylfete song 20 dyde ich me to gomene, ganetes hleothor ond huilpan sweg fore hleahtor wera, maew singende fore medodrinke. Stormas thaer stanklifu beotan, thaer him stearn onkwaeth isiyfethera; ful oft thaet earn biyeal, 25 uriyfethra; ne aeniy hleomaega feasheaftiy ferth frefran meahte. Forthon him yelyfeth lyt, se the ah lifes wyn yebiden in burgum, bealositha hwon, wlonk ond wingal, hu ich weriy oft 30 in brimlade bidan sheolde. Nap nihtshua, northan sniwde, hrim hrusan bond, haegl feol on eorthan, korna kaldast. Forthon knyssath nu heortan yethohtas, thaet ich hean streamas, 35 sealtytha yelak sylf kunniye; monath modes lust maela yehwylche ferth to feran, thaet ich feor heonan eltheodigra eard yeseke. Forthon nis thaes modwlonk mon ofer eorthan, 40 ne his yifena thaes god, ne in yoguthe to thaes hwaet, ne in his daedum to thaes deor, ne him his dryhten to thaes hold, thaet he a his saefore sorge naebbe, to hwon hine dryhten yedon wille. Ne bith him to hearpan hyye ne to hringtheye, 45 ne to wife wyn ne to worulde hyht, ne ymbe owiht elles, nefne ymb ytha yewealk, ak a hafath longunge se the on lagu fundath. Bearwas blostmum nimath, byrig faegriath, wongas wlitigath, woruld onetteth; 50 ealle tha yemon-iath modes fusne sefan to sithe, tham the swa thencheth on flodwegas feor yewitan. Swylche ye-ak monath yeomran reorde, singeth sumeres weard, sorge beodeth 55 bitter in breosthord. thaet se beorn ne wat, es-teadiy sej, hwaet tha sume dreogath the tha wraeklastas widost lejath. Forthon nu min hyye hweorfeth ofer hretherlokan, min modsefa mid mereflode 60 ofer hwaeles ethel hweorfeth wide, eorthan sheatas, cymeth eft to me yifre ond graedig, yelleth anfloga, hweteth on hwaelweg hrether unwearnum ofer holma yelagu. Forthon me hatran sind 65 dryhtnes dreamas thonne this deade lif, laene on londe. Ich yelyfe no thaet him eorthwelan eche stondath. Simle threora sum thinga yehwylche, aer his tid aga, to tweon weortheth; 70 adl oththe yldo oththe ejhete faegum fromweardum feorh oththringeth. Forthon thaet bith eorla yehwam aefterkwethendra lof lifyendra lastworda betst, thaet he yewyrche, aer he on weg shyle, 75 fremum on foldan with feonda nith, deorum daedum deofle toyeanes, thaet hine aelda bearn aefter heryen, ond his lof siththan lifye mid englum awa to ealdre, ecan lifes blaed, 80 dream mid dugethum. Dagas sind yewitene, ealle onmedlan eorthan riches; naeron nu kyningas ne kaeseras ne goldyiefan swylche yu waeron, thonne hi maest mid him maertha yefremedon 85 ond on dryhtlicestum dome lifdon. Yedroren is theos duguth eal, dreamas sind yewitene, wuniath tha wacran ond thas woruld healdath, brukath thurh bisgo. Blaed is yehnaeyed, eorthan indryhto ealdath ond searath, 90 swa nu monna yehwylc yeond middanyeard. Yldo him on fareth, onsyn blacath, gomelfeax gnornath, wat his yu-wine, aethelinga bearn, eorthan foryiefene. Ne maey him thonne se flaeschhoma, thonne him thaet feorg losath, 95 ne swete forswelgan ne sar yefelan, ne hond onhreran ne mid hyye thenchan. theah the graef wille golde stregan brothor his yeborenum, byrgan be deadum, mathmum mislicum thaet hine mid wille, 100 ne maey thaere sawle the bith synna ful gold to yoce for godes egsan, thonne he hit aer hydeth thenden he her leofath. Mykel bith se meotudes egsa, forthon hi seo molde onkyrreth; se yestathelade stithe grundas, 105 eorthan sheatas ond uprodor. Dol bith se the him his dryhten ne ondraedeth; cymeth him se death unthinged. Eadiy bith se the eathmod leofath; cymeth him seo ar of heofonum, meotod him thaet mod yestathelath, forthon he in his meahte yelyfeth. Stieran mon sheal strongum mode, ond thaet on stathelum healdan, 110 ond yewis werum, wisum klaene, shyle monna yehwylc mid yemete healdan with leofne ond with lathne bealo, theah the he hine wille fyres fulne oththe on baele forbaernedne 115 his yeworhtne wine. Wyrd bith swithre, meotud meahtigra thonne aenyes monnes yehygd. Uton we hyjjan hwaer we ham agen, ond thonne yethenchan hu we thider kumen, ond we thonne eak tilien, thaet we to moten 120 in tha ecan eadignesse, thaer is lif yelong in lufan dryhtnes, hyht in heofonum. thaes sy tham halgan thonk, thaet he usich yeweorthade, wuldres ealdor, ece dryhten, in ealle tid. 125 Amen.