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XI. POEMS ON THE DAY OF JUDGMENT.

I.

Ne thearf him ondraedan

Deofla stráelas

Aenig on eorthan

Aelda cynnes,
Gromra gár-fare,
Gif hine God scíldeth,
Dugutha Dryhten.
Is thám dóme neáh,
Thaet we gelice sceolon

10 Leánum hleotan

Swá we wide-feorh
Weorcum hlódon,
Geond sídne grund.
Us secgath béc
Hú aet aerestan
Eádmód astáh
In middan-geard
Maegna gold-hord,
In faemnan faethm,
20 Freó-bearn Godes,
Hálig of heáhthum.
Huru ic wéne me,
And eác ondraede,
Dóm thý réthran,

Thónne eft cymeth
Engla Theóden,

The ic ne heold teála

Thaet me Haelend mín

On bócum bebeád;

30 Ic thaes brogan sceal
Geseón, syn-wraece.
Thaes-the ic sóth talge,
Thaer manig býth
On gemót laeded,
Fore ansýne

Eces Déman.

Thónne C cwácath,

Gehýreth Cyning maethlan,
Rodera Rihtend

40 Sprecan réthe word

Thám the him aer in worulde
Wáce hýrdon;

Thendan Y and N

Ythast meahton

Frófre findan.

Thaer sceal forht manig

On thám wong-stéde
Wérig bídan

Hwaet him, aefter daedum,

50 Déman wille

Wrathra wíta.

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Réthe scrítheth

Geond world wide;

Wongas hreósath,

Burh-stédas berstath;

Brand bíth onlyht,

Aeleth eald-gestreón

Unmurnlice

.Gaesta gífrast,

70 Thaet geó guman heoldon, Thendan him on eorthan Onmedla waes.

Forthón ic leófra gehwone

Laeran wille,

Thaet he ne agaele

Gaestes thearfe,

Ne on gylp geóte,
Thendan God wille

Thaet he hér in worulde

80 Wunian móte,

Sámed sithian

Sawel in líce,
In thám gást-hofe.
Scyle gumena gehwylc
On his geár-dagum
Georne bethencan,

Thaet us milde becom

Meahta Waldend

Aet derestan,

90 Thurh thaes engles word;

Bíth nú eornest

Thónne eft cymeth

Réthe and rihtwís.

Rodor bith onhrered,
And thás miclan gemetu

Middan-geardes

Beheófiath,

Thónne Beorht-cyning leánath,
Thaes-the hý on eorthan

100 Eargum daedum

Lifdon, leahtrum fá;
Thaes hí lange sculon
Ferhth-wérige onfón
In fýr-bathe,

Waelmum bewrecene,
Wrathlic andleán.

Thónne maegna Cyning
On gemót cymeth
Thrymma maeste,

110 Theód-egsa bíth
Hlúd gehýred

Bí heofon-wommon,
Cwánendra cirm;
Cérge reótath

Fore ansýne

Eces Déman

Thá the hyra weorcum

Wáce trúwiath.

Thaer bith oth-ýwed

120 Egsa mára

Thonne fram frum-gesceápe
Gefraegen wurde

Aefre on eorthan.

Thaer bith aeghwylcum

Syn-wyrcendra,

On thá snudan tid,

Leófre micle

Thonne eall theós laene gesceaft

Thaer he hine-sylfne

130 On thám sige-threate

Behýdan maege,

Thónne herga Fruma,

Acthelinga Ord,

Eallum démeth,

Leófum ge láthum,
Leán aefter rihte,
Theóda gehwylere.
Is us thearf micel

Thaet we gaestes wlíte,
140 Aer thám gryre-brogan,
On thás gaesnan tíd
Georne bethencon.
Nú is thon gelícost
Swá we on lagu-flóde,
Ofer cald waeter,
Ceólum lithon,

Geond sídne sae,

Sund-hengestum

Flód-wuda fergon.

150 Is thaet frecne streám

Ytha ofermaeta

The we hér on-lacath

Geond thás wácan woruld,

Windge holmas,

Ofer deóp-geláde.

Waes se drohtnath strang,

Aer-thón we tó lande

Geliden haefdon

Ofer hreóne hrycg,

160 Thá us help becom

Thaet us tó haele

Hýthe gelaedde,
Godes Gaest-Sunu,

And us gife sealde,

Thaet we on-cnáwan magon

Ofer ceóles bord,

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