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1
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Hwaet, ic swefna cyst secgan wylle

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Listen, I will tell the best of visions,

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Hwaet me gemaette to midre nihte

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that came to me in the middle of the night,

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syðþan reordberend reste wunedon

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when voice - bearers all dwelled in rest.

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Þuhte me þæt ic gesawe syllicre treow

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It seemed to me that I saw a wonderful tree

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on lyft lædan, leohte bewunden,

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lifted in the air, wound round with light,

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beama beorhtost. Eall þæt beacen wæs

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the brightest of beams. That beacon was entirely

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begoten mid golde. Gimmas stodon

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cased in gold; gems stood

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fægere æt foldan sceatum, swylce þær fife wæron

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beautiful at the corners of the earth, likewise there were five

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uppe on þam eaxlgespanne. Beheoldon þær engel dryhtnes ealle

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upon the cross beam. Beheld there all, the angel of the Lord,

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fægere þurh forðgesceaft. Ne wæs ðær huru fracodes gealga,

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beautiful throughout creation. There was certainly no gallows of the wicked;

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ac hine þær beheoldon halige gastas,

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but the holy spirits beheld it there,

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men ofer moldan, ond eall þeos mære gesceaft.

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men over the earth and all this glorious creation.

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Syllic wæs se sigebeam, ond ic synnum fah,

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Wondrous was the victory - tree, and I stained with sins,

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forwunded mid wommum. Geseah ic wuldres treow,

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wounded with guilts. I saw the tree of glory,

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wædum geweorðode, wynnum scinan,

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honoured with garments, shining with joys,

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gegyred mid golde; gimmas hæfdon

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covered with gold; gems had

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bewrigene weorðlice wealdendes treow.

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covered magnificently the Lord’s tree.

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Hwæðre ic þurh þæt gold ongytan meahte

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Nevertheless, I was able to perceive through that gold

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earmra ærgewin,* þæt hit ærest ongan

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the miserable former struggle, so that it first began

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

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to bleed on the right side. I was all drenched with sorrows.

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

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I was frightened by the beautiful vision; I saw that noble beacon

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

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change its covering and colours: sometimes it was soaked with wetness,

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beswyled mid swates gange, hwilum mid since gegyrwed.

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drenched with streams of blood; sometimes adorned with treasure

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Hwæðre ic þær licgende lange hwile

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Yet as i lay there a long while,

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beheold hreowcearig hælendes treow,

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I beheld sad-minded tree of the Saviour

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oððæt ic gehyrde þæt hit hleoðrode.

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until I heard it utter a sound;

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Ongan þa word sprecan wudu selesta:

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it began to speak words, the best of wood:

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“Þæt wæs geara iu (ic þæt gyta geman)

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‘That was very long ago, I remember it still,

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þæt ic wæs aheawen holtes on ende,

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that I was cut down from the edge of the wood,

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astyred of stefne minum. Genaman me ðær strange feondas,

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ripped up by my roots. They seized me there, strong enemies

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

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made me a spectacle for themselves there, commanded me to raiseup their criminals.

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

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Men carried me there on their shoulders, until they set me on ahill,

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Gefæstnodon me þær feondas genoge. Geseah ic þa frean mancynnes

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enemies enough fastened me there. I saw then the Saviour of mankind

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efstan elne mycle— þæt he me wolde on gestigan.

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hasten with great zeal, as if he wanted to climb up on me.

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Þær ic þa ne dorste ofer dryhtnes word

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There I did not dare, against the word of the Lord,

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bugan oððe berstan, þa ic bifian geseah

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bow or break, when I saw the

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eorðan sceatas. Ealle ic mihte

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corners of the earth tremble. All I might have

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feondas gefyllan, hwæðre ic fæste stod.

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the enemies felled; even so, I stood fast.

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Ongyrede hine þa geong hæleð— þæt wæs god ælmihtig—

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He stripped himselfthen, young hero - that was God almighty -

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strang ond stiðmod. Gestah he on gealgan heanne,

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strong and steadfast; he ascended on the high gallows,

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modig on manigra gesyhðe, þa he wolde mancyn lysan.

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brave in the sight of many, when he wanted to ransom mankind .

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

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I trembled when the warrior embraced me; even then I did notdare to bow to earth,

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feallan to foldan sceatum, ac ic sceolde fæste standan.

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fall to the corners of the earth, but I had to stand fast.

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Rod wæs ic aræred. Ahof ic ricne cyning,

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I was reared a cross. I raised up the powerful King,

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heofona hlaford. Hyldan me ne dorste.

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the Lord of heaven; I did not dare to bend.

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Þurhdrifan hi me mid deorcan næglum— on me syndon þa dolg gesiene,

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They pierced me with dark nails; on me are the wounds visible,

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opene inwidhlemmas. Ne dorste ic hira nænigum sceððan.

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the open wounds of malice; I did not dare to injure any of them.

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

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They mocked us both together. I was all drenched with blood

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

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poured out from that man’s side after he had sent forth hisspirit.

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Feala ic on þam beorge gebiden hæbbe

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I have experienced on that hillside many

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wraðra wyrda. Geseah ic weruda god

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cruelties of fate. I saw the God of hosts

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þearle þenian. Þystro hæfdon

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violently stretched out. Darkness had

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bewrigen mid wolcnum wealdendes hræw,

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covered with clouds the rulers corpse.

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scirne sciman, sceadu forð eode,

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the gleaming light. Shadows went forth

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wann under wolcnum. Weop eal gesceaft,

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dark under the clouds. All creation wept,

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cwiðdon cyninges fyll. Crist wæs on rode.

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lamented the King’s fall. Christ was on the cross.

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Hwæðere þær fuse feorran cwoman

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Yet there eager ones came from afar

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to þam æðelinge. Ic þæt eall beheold.

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to that noble one; I beheld all that.

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

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I was all drenched with sorrow; nevertheless I bowed down to the hands of men,

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eaðmod elne mycle. Genamon hie þær ælmihtigne god,

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humble, with great eagerness. There they took almighty God,

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ahofon hine of ðam hefian wite. Forleton me þa hilderincas

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lifted him from the oppressive torment. The warriors forsook me then,

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standan steame bedrifenne; eall ic wæs mid strælum forwundod.

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standing covered with moisture; I was all wounded with arrows.

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

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They laid the weary - limbed one down there, they stood at the head of his body,

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

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they beheld the Lord of heaven there, and he himself rested there a while,

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meðe æfter ðam miclan gewinne. Ongunnon him þa moldern wyrcan

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weary after the great battle. They began to fashion a tomb for him,

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

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warriors in the sight of the slayer; they carved that from bright stone,

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gesetton hie ðæron sigora wealdend. Ongunnon him þa sorhleoð galan

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they set the Lord of victories in there. They began to sing the sorrow - song for him,

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earme on þa æfentide. Þa hie woldon eft siðian,

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wretched in the evening time; then they wanted again to travel ,

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

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weary from the glorious Lord. He rested there with little company.

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Hwæðere we ðær greotende gode hwile

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Nevertheless, weeping, we there cried there a good while

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stodon on staðole, syððan stefn up gewat

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stood in a fixed position, after the voices departed up

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hilderinca. Hræw colode,

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of the warriors. The corpse grew cold,

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fæger feorgbold. Þa us man fyllan ongan

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the fair life - dwelling. Then men began to fell us

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ealle to eorðan. Þæt wæs egeslic wyrd!

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all to the ground: that was a terrible fate.

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

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Men buried us in a deep pit; nevertheless the Lord’s thanes,

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freondas gefrunon,

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friends, discovered me there,

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gyredon me golde ond seolfre.

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adorned me with gold and silver.

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Nu ðu miht gehyran, hæleð min se leofa,

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Now you might hear, my beloved hero,

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þæt ic bealuwara weorc gebiden hæbbe,

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that I evil-doers work experienced have

80
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sarra sorga. Is nu sæl cumen

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grievous sorrows. Now the time has come

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þæt me weorðiað wide ond side

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that I will be honoured far and wide

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menn ofer moldan, ond eall þeos mære gesceaft,

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by men over the earth and all this glorious creation;

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gebiddaþ him to þyssum beacne. On me bearn godes

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they will pray to this beacon. On me the Son of God

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þrowode hwile. Forþan ic þrymfæst nu

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suffered for a while; because of that I am glorious now,

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hlifige under heofenum, ond ic hælan mæg

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towering under the heavens, and I am able to heal

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æghwylcne anra, þara þe him bið egesa to me.

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each one of those who is in awe of me.

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Iu ic wæs geworden wita heardost,

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Formerly I was made the hardest of punishments,

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leodum laðost, ærþan ic him lifes weg

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most hateful to the people, before I opened for them,

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rihtne gerymde, reordberendum.

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for the voice - bearers, the true way of life.

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Hwæt, me þa geweorðode wuldres ealdor

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Listen, the Lord of glory, the Guardian of the kingdom of heaven

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ofer holtwudu†, heofonrices weard,

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over the forest of trees, the Kingdom of Heaven’s Lord

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swylce swa he his modor eac, Marian sylfe,

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just as he his mother also, Mary herself,

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ælmihtig god for ealle menn

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almighty God, for all men

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geweorðode ofer eall wifa cynn.

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honoured over all woman kind.

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Nu ic þe hate, hæleð min se leofa,

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Now I urge you, mybeloved man,

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þæt ðu þas gesyhðe secge mannum,

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that you this vision tell to men

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onwreoh wordum þæt hit is wuldres beam,

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reveal with words that it is the tree of glory

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se ðe ælmihtig god on þrowode

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on which almighty God suffered

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for mancynnes manegum synnum

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for mankind’s many sins

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ond Adomes ealdgewyrhtum.

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and Adam’s ancient deeds.

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Deað he þær byrigde, hwæðere eft dryhten aras

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Death he tasted there; nevertheless, the Lord rose up again

102
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mid his miclan mihte mannum to helpe.

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with his great might to help mankind

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He ða on heofenas astag. Hider eft fundaþ

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He ascended into heaven. He will come again

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on þysne middangeard mancynn secan

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to this middle - earth to seek mankind

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on domdæge dryhten sylfa,

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on doomsday, the Lord himself,

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ælmihtig god, ond his englas mid,

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almighty God, and his angels with him,

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þæt he þonne wile deman, se ah domes geweald,

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so that he will judge, he who has the power of judgement,

108
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anra gehwylcum swa he him ærur her

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each one of them, for what they themselves are

109
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on þyssum lænum life geearnaþ.

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in this transitory life deserving of.

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Ne mæg þær ænig unforht wesan

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Nor may any of them be unafraid there

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for þam worde þe se wealdend cwyð.

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because of the words which the Saviour will speak:

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Frineð he for þære mænige hwær se man sie,

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he will ask in front of the multitude where the person might be,

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se ðe for dryhtnes naman deaðes wolde

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who for the Lord’s name death would

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biteres onbyrigan, swa he ær on ðam beame dyde.

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bitterly taste, just as he did on that tree.

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Ac hie þonne forhtiað, ond fea þencaþ

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But then they will be fearful and little think

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hwæt hie to Criste cweðan onginnen.

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what they might begin to say to Christ.

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Ne þearf ðær þonne ænig anforht wesan

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Nor will there be need there for any to be frightened

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þe him ær in breostum bereð beacna selest,

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who bear before them in the breast of the best of trees.

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ac ðurh ða rode sceal rice gesecan

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as then that rood shall the powerful seek

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of eorðwege æghwylc sawl,

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of the earthly path of each soul

121
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seo þe mid wealdende wunian þenceð.”

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must seek the kingdom from the earthly way.’

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Gebæd ic me þa to þan beame bliðe mode,

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I prayed to the treewith a happy spirit then,

123
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elne mycle, þær ic ana wæs

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with great zeal, there where I was alone

124
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mæte werede. Wæs modsefa

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with little company. My spirit was

125
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afysed on forðwege, feala ealra gebad

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inspired with longing for the way forward; I experienced in all

126
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langunghwila. Is me nu lifes hyht

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many periods of longing. It is now my life’s hope

127
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þæt ic† þone sigebeam secan mote

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that I might seek the tree if victory

128
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ana oftor þonne ealle men,

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alone more often than all men,

129
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well weorþian. Me is willa to ðam

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to honour it well. My desire for that is

130
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mycel on mode, ond min mundbyrd is

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great in my mind, and my hope of protection is

131
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geriht to þære rode. Nah ic ricra feala

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directed to the cross. I do not have many wealthy

132
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freonda on foldan, ac hie forð heonon

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friends on this earth; but they have forward from here,

133
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gewiton of worulde dreamum, sohton him wuldres cyning,

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passed from the joys of this world, sought for themselves theKing of Glory;

134
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lifiaþ nu on heofenum mid heahfædere,

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they live now in the heavens with the High Father,

135
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wuniaþ on wuldre, ond ic wene me

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they dwell in glory. And I myself hope

136
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daga gehwylce hwænne me dryhtnes rod,

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each day for when the Lord’s cross,

137
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þe ic her on eorðan ær sceawode,

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that I looked at here on earth,

138
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on þysson lænan life gefetige

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from this temporary life fetch me

139
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ond me þonne gebringe þær is blis mycel,

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and then bring mewhere there is great bliss

140
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dream on heofonum, þær is dryhtnes folc

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joy in heaven, where the Lord’s people

141
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geseted to symle, þær is singal blis,

A

are set to feasting, where there is unceasing bliss;

142
Q

ond meþonne asette þær ic syþþan mot

A

and he will then set me where I might afterwards

143
Q

wunian on wuldre, well mid þam halgum

A

dwell in glory fully with the saints

144
Q

dreames brucan. Si me dryhten freond,

A

to partake of joy. May the Lord be a friend to me,

145
Q

se ðe her on eorþan ær þrowode

A

he who here on earth suffered previously

146
Q

on þam gealgtreowe for guman synnum.

A

on the gallows - tree for the sins of man.

147
Q

He us onlysde ond us lif forgeaf,

A

He redeemed us, and gave us life,

148
Q

He redeemed us, and gave us life,

A

a heavenly home. Hope was renewed

149
Q

mid bledum ond mid blisse þam þe þær bryne þolodan.

A

with dignity and with joy for those who suffered burning there.

150
Q

Se sunu wæs sigorfæst on þam siðfate,

A

The Son was victorious in that undertaking,

151
Q

mihtig ond spedig, þa he mid manigeo com,

A

powerful and successful, when he came with the multitudes,

152
Q

gasta weorode, on godes rice,

A

a host of spirits, into God’s kingdom

153
Q

anwealda ælmihtig, englum to blisse

A

the one Ruler almighty, angels of bliss

154
Q

ond eallum ðam halgum þam þe on heofonum ær

A

and all the saints who were in heaven before,

155
Q

wunedon on wuldre, þa heora wealdend cwom,

A

who dwelled in glory, when their Ruler came,

156
Q

ælmihtig god, þær his eðel wæs.

A

almighty God, to where the native land was.

Old English Set Texts (3 decks)

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