Dream of the Rood

Question 1

Hwæt! Ic swefna cyst secgan wylle,

hwæt me gemætte to midre nihte,

syðþan reordberend reste wunedon!

Answer 1

Listen! (1) I (2) want (6) to speak (5) of the best (4) of dreams, (3)

which (7) came (9) to (10) me (8) in the middle (11) of the night, (12)

when (13) speech-bearers (14) dwelt (16) in rest (15)

reordberend - Poetic language “speech-bearers”

Question 2

þuhte me þæt ic gesawe syllicre treow

on lyft lædan, leohte bewunden,

beama beorhtost –>

Answer 2

It seemed (1) to me (2) that (3) I (4) saw (5) a wondrous (6) tree (7)

lifted (10) in (8) the air, (9) enveloped (12) by light, (11)

the brightest (14) of beams (13) –>

Question 3

Eall þæt beacen wæs

begoten mid golde. Gimmas stodon

fægere æt foldan sceatum, swylce þær fife wæron

uppe on þam eaxlegespanne.

Answer 3

All (1) that (2) beacon (3) was (4)

covered (5) with (6) gold; (7) gems (8) stood (9)

fair (10) at (11) the earth’s (12) surface, (13) also (14) there (15) were (17) five (16)

up (18) on (19) the (20) shoulder-span (cross). (21)

“eaxlegespanne” - Hapax word + kenning “shoulder span”

Question 4

Beheoldon þær engel dryhtnes ealle,

fægere þurh forðgesceaft.

Answer 4

There (2) all (5) beheld (1) the angel (3) of the Lord, (4)

fair (6) through (7) eternity. (8)

forðgesceaft - Poetic word - “creation”

Question 5

Ne wæs ðær huru fracodes gealga,

ac hine þær beheoldon halige gastas,

men ofer moldan, ond eall þeos mære gesceaft

Answer 5

It was (2) not (1) there (3) indeed (4) a criminal’s (5) gallows, (6)

but (7) on him (8) there (9) gazed (10) holy (11) spirits, (12)

men (13) over (14) the earth, (15) and (16) all (17) this (18) glorious (19) creation. (20)

Question 6

Syllic wæs se sigebeam, ond ic synnum fah,

forwunded mid wommum –>

Answer 6

Wondrous (1) was (2) that (3) victory-beam, (4) and (5) I (6) stained (8) by sins, (7)

wounded (9) with (10) blemishes. (11)

Question 7

Geseah ic wuldres treow,

wædum geweorðode, wynnum scinan,

gegyred mid golde; gimmas hæfdon

bewrigene weorðlice wealdendes treow

Answer 7

I (2) saw (1) the glorious (3) tree, (4)

honoured (6) with garments, (5) shining (8) joyously, (7)

adorned (9) with (10) gold (11); gems (12) had (13)

covered (14) splendidly (15) the Lord’s (16) tree. (17)

Question 8

Hwæðre ic þurh þæt gold ongytan meahte

earmra ærgewin, þæt hit ærest ongan

swætan on þa swiðran healfe. Eall ic wæs mid sorgum gedrefed,

Answer 8

However, (1) I, (2) through (3) that (4) gold, (5) was able (7) to perceive (6)

the ancient hostility (9) of wretched ones, (8) then (10) it (11) first (12) began (13)

to bleed (14) on (15) the (16) right (17) side (18). I (20) was (21) all (19) troubled (24) with (22) grief; (23)

ærgewin - Hapax word: “ancient hostility”

Question 9

forht ic wæs for þære fægran gesyhðe. Geseah ic þæt fuse beacen

wendan wædum ond bleom; hwilum hit wæs mid wætan bestemed,

beswyled mid swates gange, hwilum mid since gegyrwed.

Answer 9

I (2) was (3) afraid (1) because (4) of that (5) fair (6) sight (7). I (9) saw (8) that (10) lively (11) beacon (12)

change (13) its coverings (14) and (15) colours (16); sometimes (17) it (18) was (19) drenched (22) with (20) moisture, (21)

soaked (23) with (24) the flow (26) of blood (25), sometimes (27) adorned (30) with (28) treasure. (29)

“Bestemed” - Poetic word “drenched”

Question 10

Hwæðre ic þær licgende lange hwile

beheold hreowcearig hælendes treow,

oððæt ic gehyrde þæt hit hleoðrode.

Answer 10

Nevertheless, (1) I, (2) lying (4) there (3) a long (5) time (6)

gazed (7), sorrowful (8), at the Saviour’s (9) tree (10)

until (11-12) I (13) heard (14) that (15) it (16) spoke. (17)

Hreowcearig - poetic word - “sorrowful” (transferred epithet for the tree itself also)

Question 11

Ongan þa word sprecan wudu selesta:

“þæt wæs geara iu, (ic þæt gyta geman),

þæt ic wæs aheawen holtes on ende,

astyred of stefne minum.

Answer 11

The best (6) tree (5) began (1) then (2) to speak (4) the words: (3)

“That (7) was (8) long ago (9-10): I (11) still (13) remember (14) that (12),

that (16) I (17) was (18) cut (19) from (21) the edge (22) of the forest, (20)

removed (23) from (24) my (26) root. (25)

Question 12

Genaman me ðær strange feondas,

geworhton him þær to wæfersyne, heton me heora wergas hebban.

Bæron me ðær beornas on eaxlum, oððæt hie me on beorg asetton,

gefæst me þær feondas genoge.

Answer 12

Strong (4) enemies (5) seized (1) me (2) there, (3)

made (6) me there (8) into (9) a spectacle (10) for themselves, (7) commanded (11) me (12) to bear (15) their (13) criminals. (14)	

Men (18) bore (15) me (16) there (17) on (19) their shoulders, (20) until (21-22) they (23) set (27) me (24) on (25) a hill; (26)

many (32) enemies (31) fastened (28) me (29) there (30)

“beornas” - poetic language - “man”

Question 13

Geseah ic þa frean mancynnes

efstan elne mycle þæt he me wolde on gestigan.

Answer 13

I (2) saw (1) then (3) the Lord (4) of mankind (5)

hasten (6) with great (8) zeal (7), that (9) he (10) wished (12) to climb (14) upon (13) me (11)

“frean” - Poetic word - “lord” (Christ - Lord/Retainer bond)

“elne” - Poetic language - “great zeal”

Question 14

þær ic þa ne dorste ofer dryhtnes word

bugan oððe berstan, þa ic bifian geseah

eorðan sceatas. Ealle ic mihte

feondas gefyllan, hwæðre ic fæste stod.

Answer 14

There (1) I (2) then (3) did not (4) dare, (5) against (6) the Lord’s (7) words, (8)

bow (9) or (10) break (11), when (12) I (13) saw (15) tremble (14)

the earth’s (16) surface. (17) I (19) was able (20)

to fell (22) all (18) the enemies, (21) however (23), I (24) stood (26) firmly (25)

Question 15

Ongyrede hine þa geong hæleð, (þæt wæs god ælmihtig),

strang ond stiðmod. Gestah he on gealgan heanne,

modig on manigra gesyhðe, þa he wolde mancyn lysan.

Answer 15

The young (4) hero (5) stripped (1) himself (2) then (3) - that (6) was (7) God (8) Almighty (9),

strong (10) and (11) resolute (12) He (14) ascended (13) onto (15) the high (17) gallows (16)

brave (18) in (19) many’s (20) sight (21) when (22) he (23) wished (24) to release (26) mankind (25)

“Haeled” - mostly poetic word (man)

Question 16

Bifode ic þa me se beorn ymbclypte. Ne dorste ic hwæðre bugan to eorðan,

feallan to foldan sceatum, ac ic sceolde fæste standan

Answer 16

I (2) trembled (1) when (3) the (5) man (6) embraced (7) me (4). I (10) dared (9) not (8) however (11), bow (12) to (13) earth (14)

fall (15) to (16) the earth’s (17) surface (18), but (19) I (20) had (21) to stand (23) fast (22)

Question 17

Rod wæs ic aræred. Ahof ic ricne cyning,

heofona hlaford, hyldan me ne dorste.

Answer 17

I (3) was (2) raised (4) a rood (1). I (6) raised (5) the mighty (7) king (8)

the lord (10) of the heavens (9), I (12) dared (14) not (13) bow (11)

Question 18

þurhdrifan hi me mid deorcan næglum. On me syndon þa dolg gesiene,

opene inwidhlemmas. Ne dorste ic hira nænigum sceððan.

Answer 18

They (2) pierced (1) me (3) with (4) dark (5) nails (6). On (7) me (8) are (9) the (10) wounds (11) visible (12)

open (13) malicious wounds (14). I (17) did not (15) dare (16) injure (20) any (19) of them (18)

“inwidhlemmas” - Hapax word - “malicious wound”

Question 19

Bysmeredon hie unc butu ætgædere. Eall ic wæs mid blode bestemed,

begoten of þæs guman sidan, siððan he hæfde his gast onsended.

Answer 19

They (2) mocked (1) us (3) both (4) together (5). I (7) was (8) all (6) drenched (11) with (9) blood (10)

poured (12) from (13) the (14) man’s (15) side (16) after (17) he (18) had (19) sent forth (22) his (20) spirit (21)

“Bestemed” - Poetic word “drenched”

Question 20

Feala ic on þam beorge gebiden hæbbe

wraðra wyrda. Geseah ic weruda god

þearle þenian. þystro hæfdon

bewrigen mid wolcnum wealdendes hræw,

scirne sciman, sceadu forðeode,

wann under wolcnum. Weop eal gesceaft,

cwiðdon cyninges fyll. Crist wæs on rode.

Answer 20

I (2) had (7) endured (6) on (3) that (4) hill (5) many (1)

cruel (8) events (9). I (11) saw (10) the Lord (13) of Hosts (12)

severely (14) stretched out (15). Darkness (16) had (17)

covered (18) with (19) cloud (20) the Lord’s (21) corpse (22)

its shining (23) splendour (24) a shadow (25) went forth (26)

dark (27) under (28) the sky (29). All (31) creation (32) wept (30)

they lamented (33) the King’s (34) fall (35). Christ (36) was (37) on (38) the cross (39)

Question 21

Hwæðere þær fuse feorran cwoman

to þam æðelinge. Ic þæt eall beheold.

Answer 21

Nevertheless (1) there (2) eager ones (3) came (5) from afar (4)

to (6) the (7) prince (8); I (9) beheld (12) all (11) that (10)

Question 22

Sare ic wæs mid sorgum gedrefed, hnag ic hwæðre þam secgum to handa,

eaðmod elne mycle. Genamon hie þær ælmihtigne god,

ahofon hine of ðam hefian wite. Forleton me þa hilderincas

standan steame bedrifenne; eall ic wæs mid strælum forwundod.

Answer 22

Painfully (1) I (2) was (3) afflicted (6) with (4) sorrow (5); however (8) I (7) bowed (6) to (11) the (9) men’s (10) hands, (12)

humble (13), with great (15) zeal (14). There (18) they (17) took (16) almighty (19) God (20)

lifted (21) him (22) out of (23) that (24) heavy (25) torment (26). The (29) warriors (30) abandoned (27) me (28)

to stand (31) drenched (33) with blood (32). I (35) was (36) completely (34) wounded (39) with (37) arrows (38)

“elne” - Poetic language - “great zeal”

Question 23

Aledon hie ðær limwerigne, gestodon him æt his lices heafdum,

beheoldon hie ðær heofenes dryhten, ond he hine ðær hwile reste,

meðe æfter ðam miclan gewinne

Answer 23

They laid (1) him (2) there (3) weary-limbed (4), stood (5) themselves (6) at (7) his (8) body’s (9) head (10)

they (12) beheld (11) there (13) the Lord (15) of heaven (14) and (16) he (17) rested (21) himself (18) there (19) for a while (20)

weary (22) after (23) that (24) great (25) battle (26)

“limwerigne” - Hapax word - “weary of limb”
–> Also litotes for dead

Question 24

Ongunnon him þa moldern wyrcan

beornas on banan gesyhðe; curfon hie ðæt of beorhtan stane,

gesetton hie ðæron sigora wealdend.

Answer 24

The men (6) began (1) then (3) to create (5) a sepulchre (4) for him (2)

in (7) the slayer’s (8) sight (9). They (11) carved (10) that (12) from (13) bright (14) stone (15)

they (17) set (16) therein (18) the Lord (20) of victories (19)

“moldern” - poetic language + kenning - “grave” / “earth house”

“beornas” - poetic language - “man”

Question 25

Ongunnon him þa sorhleoð galan

earme on þa æfentide, þa hie woldon eft siðian,

meðe fram þam mæran þeodne. Reste he ðær mæte weorode.

Answer 25

The wretched (6) began (1) to sing (5) him (2) then (3) a sorrow-song (4)

in (7) the (8) evening-time (9), then (10) they (11) wanted (12) to travel (14) again (13)

wearily (15) from (16) the (17) glorious (18) prince (19). He (21) rested (20) there (22) with little (23) company (24)

Question 26

Hwæðere we ðær greotende gode hwile

stodon on staðole, syððan stefn up gewat

hilderinca. Hræw colode,

fæger feorgbold. þa us man fyllan ongan

ealle to eorðan. þæt wæs egeslic wyrd!

Answer 26

Nevertheless (1) we (2) wept (4) there (3) a good (5) while (6)

stood (7) in (8) a fixed position (9) after (10) the voice (11)

of the warriors (14) departed (13) up (12). The body (15) cooled (16)

the fair (17) life-dwelling (18). Then (19) someone (21) began (23) to fell (22) us (20)

all (24) to (25) earth (26). That (27) was (28) a terrible (29) event (30)!

“feorgbold” - Hapax word - “soul-dwelling”

Question 27

Bedealf us man on deopan seaþe. Hwæðre me þær dryhtnes þegnas,

freondas gefrunon,

ond gyredon me golde ond seolfre.

Answer 27

Someone (3) buried (1) us (2) in (4) a deep (5) pit (6). However (7) there (9) the Lord’s (10) thanes (11)

friends (12) discovered (13) me (8),

and (14) adorned (15) me (16) with gold (17) and (18) silver (19)

Question 28

Nu ðu miht gehyran, hæleð min se leofa,

þæt ic bealuwara weorc gebiden hæbbe,

sarra sorga

Answer 28

Now (1) you (2) can (3) hear (4), my (6) hero (5) the (7) beloved (8),

that (9) evildoers’ (11) work (12) I (10) have (14) experienced (13),

the sore (15) pain (16).

“bealuwara” - Hapax word - “evildoer”

Question 29

Is nu sæl cumen

þæt me weorðiað wide ond side

menn ofer moldan, ond eall þeos mære gesceaft,

gebiddaþ him to þyssum beacne.

Answer 29

The time (3) is (1) now (2) come (4)

that (5) men (11) honour (7) me (6) far (8) and (9) wide (10)

over (12) the earth (13) and (14) all (15) this (16) glorious (17) creation (18)

they (20) pray (19) to (21) this (22) sign (23)

Question 30

On me bearn godes

þrowode hwile. Forþan ic þrymfæst nu

hlifige under heofenum, ond ic hælan mæg

æghwylcne anra, þara þe him bið egesa to me.

Answer 30

On (1) me (2) the son (3) of God (4)

suffered (5) a while (6). Therefore (7) I (8) glorious (9) now (10)

rise (11) under (12) the heavens (13), and (14) I (15) can (17) heal (16)

each (18) one (19) of those (20) who (21) themselves (22) are (23) in awe (24) of (25) me (26).

“prymfaest” - poetic word “glorious” - emphasises that it is a special type of glory

Question 31

Iu ic wæs geworden wita heardost,

leodum laðost, ærþan ic him lifes weg

rihtne gerymde, reordberendum.

Answer 31

Long ago (1), I (2) became (3-4) the hardest (6) of torments (5),

most hateful (8) to people (7), before (9) I (10) to them (11),

the speech-bearers (16), opened (15) the right (14) path (13) of life (12).

reordberendum - Poetic language “speech-bearers”

Question 32

Hwæt, me þa geweorðode wuldres ealdor

ofer holmwudu, heofonrices weard!

Swylce swa he his modor eac, Marian sylfe,

ælmihtig god for ealle menn

geweorðode ofer eall wifa cynn.

Answer 32

Lo (1), the prince (6) of glory (5), honoured (4) me (2) then (3)

over (7) the trees of the forest (8), kingdom of heaven’s (9) Guardian (10),

just (11) as (12) he (13) honoured (24) his (14) mother (15) also (16), Mary (17) herself (18),

almighty (19) God (20), before (21) all (22) men (23),

over (25) all (26) woman (27) kind (28)

“holmwudu” - poetic word & compound diction

Question 33

Nu ic þe hate, hæleð min se leofa,

þæt ðu þas gesyhðe secge mannum,

Answer 33

Now (1) I (2) command (4) you (3), my (6) warrior (5) the (7) beloved (8),

that (9) you (10) tell (13) this (11) vision (12) to men (14)

Question 34

onwreoh wordum þæt hit is wuldres beam,

se ðe ælmihtig god on þrowode

for mancynnes manegum synnum

ond Adomes ealdgewyrhtum

Answer 34

reveal (1) in words (2) that (3) it (4) is (5) the tree (7) of glory (6),

on which (8) almighty (9) God (10) suffered (12) on (11)

for (13) mankind’s (14) many (15) sins (16)

and (17) Adam’s (18) ancient deeds (19)

Question 35

Deað he þær byrigde, hwæðere eft dryhten aras

mid his miclan mihte mannum to helpe.

Answer 35

Death (1) he (2) tasted (4) there (3). However (5), again (6) the Lord (7) arose (8)

with (9) his (10) great (11) power (12) to help (14) men (13)

Question 36

He ða on heofenas astag. Hider eft fundaþ

on þysne middangeard mancynn secan

on domdæge

Answer 36

He (1) then (2) ascended (5) into (3) the heavens (4). Hither (1) again (2), he strove (3)

in (4) this (5) world (6) to seek (8) mankind (7)

on (9) doomsday (10),

Question 37

ryhten sylfa,

ælmihtig god, ond his englas mid,

þæt he þonne wile deman, se ah domes geweald,

anra gehwylcum swa he him ærur her

on þyssum lænum life geearnaþ.

Answer 37

the Lord (1) Himself (2),

almighty (3) God (4) and (5) His (6) angels (7) with (8) Him,

that (9) He (10) then (11) intends (12) to judge (13) he (14) who has (15) power (17) of judgement (16)

each (19) one (18), just as (20) he (21) for himself (22) formerly (23) here (24)

earned (29) in (25) this (26) transitory (27) life (28)

Question 38

Ne mæg þær ænig unforht wesan

for þam worde þe se wealdend cwyð.

Answer 38

Nor (1) can (2) there (3) be (6) any (4) unafraid (5)

because (7) of the (8) words (9) which (10) the (11) Lord (12) will say (13).

Question 39

Frineð he for þære mænige hwær se man sie,

se ðe for dryhtnes naman deaðes wolde

biteres onbyrigan, swa he ær on ðam beame dyde.

Answer 39

He (2) will ask (1) before (3) the (4) multitude (5), where (6) the (7) man (8) might be (9),

who (10-11) for (12) the Lord’s (13) name (14) wishes (16) to taste (18)

bitter (17) death (15), as (19) He (20) did (25) before (21) on (22) the (23) cross (24).

Question 40

Ac hie þonne forhtiað, ond fea þencaþ

hwæt hie to Criste cweðan onginnen.

Answer 40

But (1) they (2) then (3) fear (4), and (5) few (6) think (7)

of what (8) they (9) begin (13) to say (12) to (10) Christ (11)

Question 41

Ne þearf ðær þonne ænig anforht wesan

þe him ær in breostum bereð beacna selest,

ac ðurh ða rode sceal rice gesecan

of eorðwege æghwylc sawl,

seo þe mid wealdende wunian þenceð

Answer 41

Not (1) any (5) have need (2) there (3) then (4) to be (7) afraid (6),

he (9) who (8) already (10) bears (13) in (11) his breast (12) the best (15) of signs (14),

but (16) through (17) the (18) cross (19) shall (20) the kingdom (21) seek (22)

from (23) the earth-way (24), every (25) soul (26),

those (27) who (28) with (29) the Lord (30) intend (32) to dwell (31).”

“eordwege” - Poetic word and diction -“Earthly region”

Question 42

Gebæd ic me þa to þan beame bliðe mode,

elne mycle, þær ic ana wæs

mæte werede.

Answer 42

I (2) myself (3) prayed (1) then (4) to (5) the (6) cross (7) with friendly (8) spirit (9),

with great (11) zeal (10), where (12) I (13) was (15) alone (14)

with little (16) company (17).

“elne” - Poetic language - “great zeal”
–> Spoken by all 3 protagonists: Now worship him with humility rather than with thoughtless heroic action (Point of the poem? Christian humility)

Question 43

Wæs modsefa

afysed on forðwege, feala ealra gebad

langunghwila.

Answer 43

My mind (2) was (1)

impelled (3) on (4) the forth-way (5), it experienced (8) very (7) many (6)

times of longing (9).

“modsefa” - poetic language - “mind”

“langunghwila” - Hapax word - “long word”

“fordwege” - Poetic langauge - “journey forth” (Litotes for death, ambiguity blurs lines of death and glory)

Question 44

Is me nu lifes hyht

þæt ic þone sigebeam secan mote

ana oftor þonne ealle men,

well weorþian.

Answer 44

It is (1) now (3) my (2) life’s (4) hope (5)

that (6) I (7) may (11) seek (10) the (8) victory-tree (9)

alone (12) more often (13) than (14) all (15) men (16),

honour (18) it well (17).

“Sigebeam” - Exists only in 1 other text - “victory beam”

Question 45

Me is willa to ðam

mycel on mode, ond min mundbyrd is

geriht to þære rode. Nah ic ricra feala

freonda on foldan, ac hie forð heonon

gewiton of worulde dreamum, sohton him wuldres cyning,

Answer 45

My (1) desire (3) for (4) that (5) is (2)

great (6) in (7) heart (8), and (9) my (10) patronage (11) is (12)

directed (13) to (14) the (15) cross (16). I (18) have not (17) many (20) powerful (19)

friends (21) on (22) earth (23), but (24) they (25) forth (26) hence (27)

departed (28) from (29) worldly (30) joys (31), they (33) sought (32) the King (35) of glory (34);

Question 46

lifiaþ nu on heofenum mid heahfædere,

wuniaþ on wuldre, ond ic wene me

daga gehwylce hwænne me dryhtnes rod,

þe ic her on eorðan ær sceawode,

on þysson lænan life gefetige

Answer 46

they live (1) now (2) in (3) the heavens (4) with (5) the high Father (6)

they dwell (7) in (8) glory (9), and (10) I (11) myself (13) expect (12)

each (15) day (14) when (16) me (17) the Lord’s (18) cross (19),

that (20) I (21) here (22) on (23) earth (24) previously (25) saw (26)

in (27) this (28) temporary (29) life (30), will fetch (31)

Question 47

ond me þonne gebringe þær is blis mycel,

dream on heofonum, þær is dryhtnes folc

geseted to symle, þær is singal blis,

Answer 47

and (1) bring (4) me (2) then (3) to where (5) is (6) great (8) bliss (7)

joy (9) in (10) the heavens (11) where (12) the Lord’s (14) people (15) are (13)

seated (16) to (17) feast (18), where (19) everlasting (21) bliss (22) is (20);

Question 48

ond me þonne asette þær ic syþþan mot

wunian on wuldre, well mid þam halgum

dreames brucan.

Answer 48

and (1) set (4) me (2) then (3) where (5) I (6) afterwards (7) might (8)

dwell (9) in (10) glory (11), well (12) with (13) the (14) saints (15)

enjoy (17) joy (16)

Question 49

Si me dryhten freond,

se ðe her on eorþan ær þrowode

on þam gealgtreowe for guman synnum.

Answer 49

May (1) the Lord (3) be a friend (4) to me (2),

who (5-6) suffered (11) here (7) on (8) earth (9) before (10)

on (12) the (13) gallows-tree (14) for (15) men’s (16) sins (17).

Question 50

He us onlysde ond us lif forgeaf,

heofonlicne ham. Hiht wæs geniwad

mid bledum ond mid blisse þam þe þær bryne þolodan.

Answer 50

He (1) redeemed (3) us (2) and (4) gave (7) us (5) life (6),

a heavenly (8) home (9). Hope (1) was (2) restored (3)

with (4) blessings (5) and (6) with (7) bliss (8), those (9) who (10) endured (13) the fire (12) there (11)

Question 51

Se sunu wæs sigorfæst on þam siðfate,

mihtig ond spedig, þa he mid manigeo com,

gasta weorode, on godes rice,

anwealda ælmihtig, englum to blisse

ond eallum ðam halgum þam þe on heofonum ær

wunedon on wuldre, þa heora wealdend cwom,

ælmihtig god, þær his eðel wæs.

Answer 51

The (1) Son (2) was (3) victorious (4) on (5) that (6) journey (7),

mighty (8) and (9) successful (10), when (11) he (12) came (15) with (13) the multitude (14)

the host (17) of souls (16) into (18) God’s (19) kingdom (20)

the ruler (21) almighty (22), to (24) the angels’ (23) delight (25)

and (26) all (27) of the (28) saints (29) who (30-31) in (32) the heavens (33) before (34)

dwelled (35) in (36) glory (37) when (38) their (39) Ruler (40) came (41)

almighty (42) God (43), where (44) his (45) homeland (46) was (47)