The Dream of the Rood.

Question 1

þæt wæs geara iu, (ic þæt gyta geman),
þæt ic wæs aheawen holtes on ende,
astyred of stefne minum.

Answer 1

Long ago once I still remember
that I was hewn down from the edge
removed from my root.

Question 2

Genaman me ðær strange feondas,

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

Answer 2

Seized by strong enemies

they made me there a spectacle for themselves, ordered their criminals to raise me.

Question 3

Bæron me ðær beornas on eaxlum, oððæt hie me on beorg asetton,
gefæstnodon me þær feondas genoge.

Answer 3

Their men carried me on their shoulders until they eset me up on the hill, enemy fixed me enough.

Question 4

Geseah ic þa frean mancynnes

efstan elne mycle þæt he me wolde on gestigan.

Answer 4

EDIT TENSE OF THIS CARD I saw the Lord of humankind hurry with great fortitude because he will climb on me

Question 5

þær ic þa ne dorste ofer dryhtnes word
bugan oððe berstan, þa ic bifian geseah
eorðan sceatas.

Answer 5

I did not dare go against the Lord’s words, bend or break, then I saw the Earth’s corner’s shake.

Question 6

Ealle ic mihte

feondas gefyllan, hwæðre ic fæste stod.

Answer 6

I could have knocked all enemies down; I stood fast.

Question 7

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

strang ond stiðmod.

Answer 7

Then the young hero stripped himself, that was God almighty- strong and resolute.

Question 8

Gestah he on gealgan heanne,

modig on manigra gesyhðe, þa he wolde mancyn lysan.

Answer 8

He climbed on the high gallows, brave in the sight of many, that he would redeem the whole of mankind.

Question 9

Bifode ic þa me se beorn ymbclypte.

Answer 9

I shake when I embrace the man.

Question 10

Ne dorste ic hwæðre bugan to eorðan,

feallan to foldan sceatum, ac ic sceolde fæste standan.

Answer 10

I dared not to nevertheless bend to Earth, fall to Earth, but I had to stand fast.

Question 11

Rod wæs ic aræred.

Answer 11

Rood I was raised.

Question 12

Ahof ic ricne cyning,

heofona hlaford, hyldan me ne dorste.

Answer 12

I lifted the mighty kind, Lord of the heavens; I dared not bent myself.

Question 13

þurhdrifan hi me mid deorcan næglum.

Answer 13

They pierced me with dark nails.

Question 14

On me syndon þa dolg gesiene,

opene inwidhlemmas.

Answer 14

on me the scars open malicious wounds

Question 15

Ne dorste ic hira nænigum sceððan.

Answer 15

I dare not harm one of them.

Question 16

Bysmeredon hie unc butu ætgædere.

Answer 16

They mocked us both together.

Question 17

Eall ic wæs mid blode bestemed,

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

Answer 17

I was drenched with blood, drenched soaked from that man’s side when he had sent forth his spirit.

Question 18

Feala ic on þam beorge gebiden hæbbe

wraðra wyrda.

Answer 18

I have suffered much on the hill, wrathful fate.

Question 19

Geseah ic weruda god

þearle þenian.

Answer 19

I see the God of hosts harshly stretched out.

Question 20

þystro hæfdon
bewrigen mid wolcnum wealdendes hræw,
scirne sciman, sceadu forðeode,
wann under wolcnum.

Answer 20

Darkness has hidden with clouds the ruler’s corpse, shining splendour, the shadow went forth, dark under clouds.

Question 21

Weop eal gesceaft,

cwiðdon cyninges fyll.

Answer 21

All creation wept, lamenting the king’s death.

Question 22

Crist wæs on rode.

Answer 22

Christ was on the cross.

Question 23

Hwæðere þær fuse feorran cwoman

to þam æðelinge.

Answer 23

Nevertheless, eager people came from afar to the prince.

Question 24

Ic þæt eall beheold.

Answer 24

I beheld all of that.

Question 25

Sare ic wæs mid sorgum gedrefed, hnag ic hwæðre þam secgum to handa,
eaðmod elne mycle.

Answer 25

I was grievously with sorrow troubled, I belt to the hands of men, great humble strength.

Question 26

Genamon hie þær ælmihtigne god,

ahofon hine of ðam hefian wite.

Answer 26

They seized the almighty God, they lifted him of his dire torment.

Question 27

Forleton me þa hilderincas

standan steame bedrifenne; eall ic wæs mid strælum forwundod.

Answer 27

Warriors then left me to stand with spattered moisture, I was wounded all over.

Question 28

Aledon hie ðær limwerigne,

Answer 28

They laid down their limb-weary one,

Question 29

Ongunnon him þa moldern wyrcan

beornas on banan gesyhðe;

Answer 29

They began to make a tomb, man in the sight of the slayer,

Question 30

Ongunnon him þa sorhleoð galan

earme on þa æfentide,

Answer 30

They began to sing a sorrow-sing song, wretched in the evening time,

Question 31

Reste he ðær mæte weorode.

Answer 31

He rested with small company.

Question 32

Hwæðere we ðær greotende gode hwile
stodon on staðole, syððan stefn up gewat
hilderinca.

Answer 32

We lamented for a good while, stood in position, warriors voice went upwards.

Question 33

Hræw colode,

fæger feorgbold.

Answer 33

The corpse grew cold, beautiful body.

Question 34

þa us man fyllan ongan

ealle to eorðan.

Answer 34

Then a man struck us all down to the Eath.

Question 35

þæt wæs egeslic wyrd!

Answer 35

That was an awful fate!

Question 36

Bedealf us man on deopan seaþe.

Answer 36

A man buried us in a deep pit.

Question 37

Hwæðre me þær dryhtnes þegnas,
freondas gefrunon,
ond gyredon me golde ond seolfre.

Answer 37

The lord’s thegns learned of me, adorned me with gold and silver.

Question 38

gestodon him æt his lices heafdum,

Answer 38

they placed themselves at his body’s head

Question 39

beheoldon hie ðær heofenes dryhten

Answer 39

to behold then the heavenly Lord

Question 40

ond he hine ðær hwile reste,

Answer 40

and rested a while there

Question 41

meðe æfter ðam miclan gewinne.

Answer 41

exhausted after those mighty tortures

Question 42

curfon hie ðæt of beorhtan stane,

gesetton hie ðæron sigora wealdend.

Answer 42

they carved it of bright rock, they placed it in the wielder of victories.

Question 43

þa hie woldon eft siðian,

meðe fram þam mæran þeodne.

Answer 43

they would go back with grief for the celebrated prince.