XV. HROTHGAR'S GRATULATION. |
HrÔÐgÂr maÐelode(he tÔ healle geÓng, † stÔd on stapole,geseah steÁpne hrÔf golde fÂhneand Grendles hond): "Þisse ansÝneal-wealdan Þanc 930 "lungre gelimpe!Fela ic lÂÐes gebÂd, † "grynna Ät Grendle: mÄg god wyrcan "wunder Äfter wundre,wuldres hyrde! "ÞÄt wÄs ungeÂra,ÞÄt ic Ænigra me "weÁna ne wÊndetÔ wÎdan feore 935 "bÔte gebÎdanÞonne blÔde fÂh "hÛsa sÊlestheoro-dreÓrig stÔd; † "weÁ wÎd-scofenwitena gehwylcne "ÞÂra Þe ne wÊndon,ÞÄt hie wÎde-ferhÐ "leÓda land-geweorclÂÐum beweredon †940 "scuccum and scinnum.Nu scealc hafaÐ "Þurh drihtnes mihtdÆd gefremede, "Þe we ealleÆr ne meahton "snyttrum besyrwan.HwÄt! ÞÄt secgan mÄg "efne sw hwylc mÄgÐa,sw Þone magan cende 945 "Äfter gum-cynnum,gyf heÓ gyt lyfaÐ, "ÞÄt hyre eald-metodÊste wÆre "bearn-gebyrdo.Nu ic BeÓwulf "Þec, secg betsta,me for sunu wylle "freÓgan on ferhÐe;heald forÐ tela 950 "niwe sibbe.Ne biÐ Þe nÆnigra gÂd "worolde wilna,Þe ic geweald hÄbbe. "Ful-oft ic for lÄssanleÁn teohhode "hord-weorÐungehnÂhran rince, "sÆmran Ät sÄcce.Þu Þe self hafast 955 "dÆdum gefremed,ÞÄt ÞÎn dÔm lyfaÐ "Âw tÔ aldre.Alwalda Þec "gÔde forgylde,sw he nu gyt dyde!" BeÓwulf maÐelode,bearn EcgÞeÓwes: † "We ÞÄt ellen-weorcÊstum miclum, 960 "feohtan fremedon,frÊcne genÊÐdon "eafoÐ uncÛÐes;ÛÐe ic swÎÐor, "ÞÄt Þu hinc selfnegeseÓn mÔste, † "feÓnd on frÄtewumfyl-wÊrigne! "Ic hine hrÄdlÎceheardan clammum 965 "on wÄl-beddewrÎÐan ÞÔhte, "ÞÄt he for mund-gripemÎnum scolde "licgean lÎf-bysig,bÛtan his lÎc swice; "ic hine ne mihte,Þ metod nolde, "ganges getwÆman,nÔ ic him ÞÄs georne Ätfealh, 970 "feorh-genÎÐlan;wÄs tÔ fore-mihtig "feÓnd on fÊÐe.HwÄÐere he his folme forlÊt "tÔ lÎf-wraÐelÂst weardian, "earm and eaxle;nÔ ÞÆr Ænige sw ÞeÁh "feÁ-sceaft gumafrÔfre gebohte: 975 "nÔ ÞÝ leng leofaÐlÂÐ-geteÓna † "synnum geswenced,ac hyne sÂr hafaÐ "in nÝd-gripenearwe befongen, "balwon bendum:ÞÆr ÂbÎdan sceal "maga mÂne fÂhmiclan dÔmes, 980 "hÛ him scÎr metodscrÎfan wille." Þ wÄs swÎgra secg,sunu EcglÂfes, on gylp-sprÆcegÛÐ-geweorca, siÐÐan ÄÐelingaseorles crÄfte ofer heÁhne hrÔfhand sceÁwedon, 985 feÓndes fingras,foran Æghwylc; † wÄs stÊde nÄgla gehwylc,stÝle gelÎcost, † hÆÐenes hand-sporuhilde-rinces † egle unheÓru;Æg-hwylc gecwÄÐ, ÞÄt him heardra nÂnhrÎnan wolde 990 Îren Ær-gÔd,ÞÄt ÞÄs ahlÆcan blÔdge beadu-folmeonberan wolde. |
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