Her is min cnapa, Þone ic ge·ceas; min ge·corena, on Þ?m

wel ge·licode minre sawle: ic a·sette minne gast ofer hine,

and dom he bodaÞ Þeodum. Ne flitt he, ne he ne hriemÞ,

ne nan mann ne ge·hierÞ his stefne on str?tum. To·cwiesed

hreod he ne for·briett, and smeocende fleax he ne a·dw?scÞ,

?r Þ?m Þe he a·weorpe dom to sige. And on his naman

Þeoda ge·hyhtaÞ.

SoÞlice ut eode se sawere his s?d to sawenne. And Þa

Þa he seow, sumu hie feollon wiÞ weg, and fuglas comon

and ?ton Þa. SoÞlice sumu feollon on st?nihte, Þ?r hit

Heofona rice is ge·worden Þ?m menn ge·lic Þe seow god

s?d on his Æcere. SoÞlice, Þa Þa menn slepon, Þa com his

feonda sum, and ofer·seow hit mid coccele on·middan Þ?m

hw?te, and ferde Þanon. SoÞlice, Þa seo wyrt weox, and

Þone wÆstm brohte, Þa Æt·iewde se coccel hine. Þa eodon

ÞÆs hlafordes Þeowas and cw?don: 'Hlaford, hu, ne seowe

Þu god s?d on Þinum Æcere? hwanon hÆfde he coccel?'

Þa cwÆÞ he: 'ÞÆt dyde unhold mann.' Þa cw?don Þa

Þeowas: 'Wilt Þu, we gaÞ and gadriaÞ hie?' Þa cwÆp

he: 'Nese: Þ? l?s ge Þone hw?te a·wyrtwalien, Þonne ge

Þone coccel gadriaÞ. L?taÞ ?gÞer weaxan oÞ rip-timan;

and on p?m riptiman ic secge Þ?m riperum: "gadriaÞ

?rest Þone coccel, and bindaÞ sceaf-m?lum to for·bÆrnenne;

and gadriaÞ Þone hw?te into minum berne."'

Heofona rice is ge·lic ge·h?ddum gold-horde on Þ?m

Æcere. Þone be·h?tt se mann Þe hine fint, and for his blisse

g?Þ, and selÞ eall ÞÆt he ah, and ge·bygÞ Þone Æcer.

Eft is heofona rice ge·lic Þ?m mangere Þe sohte ÞÆt gode

mere-grot. Þa he funde ÞÆt an deor-wierÞe meregrot, Þa

eode he, and sealde eall ÞÆt he ahte, and bohte ÞÆt meregrot.

Eft is heofona rice ge·lic a·sendum nette on Þa s?, and of

?lcum fisc-cynne gadriendum. Þa hie Þa ÞÆt nett up

a·tugon, and s?ton be Þ?m strande, Þa ge·curon hie Þa

godan on hiera fatu, and Þa yflan hie a·wurpon ut.

Gif hwelc mann hÆfÞ hund sceapa, and him losaÞ an of

Þ?m, hu, ne for·l?tt he Þa nigon and hund·nigontig on Þ?m

muntum, and g?Þ, and secÞ ÞÆt an Þe for·wearÞ? And gif

hit ge·limpÞ ÞÆt he hit fint, soÞlice ic eow secge ÞÆt he

swiÞor ge·blissaÞ for Þ?m anum Þonne for Þ?m nigon and

hund·nigontigum Þe na ne losodon.

Heofona rice is ge·lic Þ?m hiredes ealdre, Þe on ?rnemergen

ut eode a·h?ran wyrhtan on his win-geard. Ge·wordenre

ge·cwid-r?denne Þ?m wyrhtum, he sealde ?lcum anne

Þening wiÞ his dÆges weorce, and a·sende hie on his wingeard.

And Þa he ut eode ymbe undern-tid, he ge·seah

oÞre on str?te idle standan. Þa cwÆÞ he: 'Ga ge on

minne wingeard, and ic selle eow ÞÆt riht biÞ.' And hie Þa

ferdon. Eft he ut eode ymbe Þa siextan and nigoÞan

tid, and dyde Þ?m swa ge·lice. Þa ymbe Þa endlyftan

tid he ut eode, and funde oÞre standende, and Þa sÆgde he:

'Hw? stande ge her ealne daeg idle?' Þa cw?don hie:

'For Þ?m Þe us nan mann ne h?rde.' Þa cwÆÞ he: 'And

ga ge on minne wingeard.'

SoÞlice Þa hit wÆs ?fen ge·worden, Þa sÆgde se wingeardes

hlaford his ge·refan: 'Clipa Þa wyrhtan, and a·gief him

hiera mede; on·ginn fram Þ?m ?t·emestan oÞ Þone fyrmestan.'

Eornostlice Þa Þa ge·comon Þe ymbe Þa endlyftan

tid comon, Þa on·fengon hie ?lc his pening. And Þa Þe

Heofona rice is ge·lic Þ?m cyninge Þe macode his suna

giefta, and sende his Þeowas, and clipode Þa ge·laÞodan to

Þ?m gieftum. Þa noldon hie cuman. Þa sende he eft oÞre

Þeowas, and sÆgde Þ?m ge·laÞodum: 'Nu ic ge·gearwode

mine feorme: mine fearras and mine fuglas sind of·slÆgene,

and eall min Þing sind gearu; cumaÞ to Þ?m gieftum.' Þa

for·giemdon hie ÞÆt, and ferdon, sum to his tune, sum to

his mangunge. And Þa oÞre namon his Þeowas, and mid

teonan ge·swencton, and of·slogon. Þa se cyning ÞÆt ge·hierde,

Þa wÆs he ierre, and sende his here to, and for·dyde

Þa mann-slagan, and hiera burg for·bÆrnde.

Þa cwÆÞ he to his Þeowum: 'Witodlice Þas giefta sind

gearwe, ac Þa Þe ge·laÞode w?ron ne sind wierÞe. GaÞ nu

to wega gel?tum, and clipiaÞ to Þissum gieftum swa hwelce

swa ge ge·meten.' Þa eodon Þa Þeowas ut on Þa wegas,

and ge·gadrodon ealle Þa Þe hie ge·metton, gode and yfle;

Þa w?ron Þa gieft-hus mid sittendum mannum gefyldu.

Þa eode se cyning inn, ÞÆt he wolde ge·seon Þa Þe Þ?r

Þonne biÞ heofona rice ge·lic Þ?m tien f?mnum, Þe Þa

leoht-fatu namon, and ferdon on·gean Þone br?d-guman and

Þa br?d. Hiera fif w?ron dysige, and fif gleawe. And Þa fif

dysigan namon leohtfatu, and ne namon nanne ele mid him;

Þa gleawan namon ele on hiera fatum mid Þ?m leohtfatum.

Þa se br?dguma ielde, Þa hnappodon hie ealle, and slepon.

Witodlice to middre nihte man hriemde, and cwÆÞ: 'Nu se

br?dguma cymÞ, faraÞ him to·geanes.' Þa a·rison ealle Þa

f?mnan, and glengdon hiera leohtfatu. Þa cw?don Þa

dysigan to p?m wisum: 'SellaÞ us of eowrum ele, for Þ?m

ure leohtfatu sind a·cwenctu.' Þa and·swarodon Þa gleawan,

and cw?don: 'Nese; Þ? l?s Þe we and ge nÆbben genog:

gaÞ to Þ?m ciependum, and bycgaÞ eow ele.' Witodlice,

Þa hie ferdon, and woldon bycgan, Þa com se br?dguma;

and Þa Þe gearwe w?ron eodon inn mid him to Þ?m

gieftum; and seo duru wÆs be·locen. Þa Æt niehstan comon

Þa oÞre f?mnan, and cw?don: 'Dryhten, Dryhten, l?t us

inn.' Þa and-swarode he him, and cwÆÞ: 'SoÞ ic eow

secge, ne cann ic eow.' Witodlice, waciaÞ, for Þ?m Þe ge

nyton ne Þone dÆg ne Þa tid.

Sum mann ferde on elÞeodignesse, and clipode his

Þa ferde se Þe Þa fif pund under·feng, and ge·striende

oÞru fif. And eall-swa se Þe Þa twa under·feng, ge·striende

oÞru twa. Witodlice se Þe ÞÆt an under·feng, ferde, and

be·dealf hit on eorÞan, and be·h?dde his hlafordes feoh.

Witodlice Æfter miclum fierste com Þara Þeowa hlaford,

and dihte him ge·rad. Þa com se Þe Þa fif pund under·feng,

and brohte oÞru fif, and cwÆÞ: 'Hlaford, fif pund Þu sealdest

me; nu ic ge·striende oÞru fif.' Þa cwÆp his hlaford to

him: 'Beo bliÞe, Þu goda Þeow and ge·treowa: for Þ?m

Þe Þu w?re ge·treowe ofer l?tlu Þing, ic [.]ge·sette Þe ofer

miclu; ga into Þines hlafordes blisse.' Þa com se Þe Þa

twa pund under·feng, and cwÆÞ: 'Hlaford, twa pund Þu

me sealdest; nu ic hÆbbe ge·striened oÞru twa.' Þa cwÆÞ

his hlaford to him: 'Ge·blissa, Þu goda Þeow and getreowa:

for Þ?m Þe Þu w?re ge·treowe ofer fea, ofer fela ic Þe

ge·sette; ga on Þines hlafordes ge·fean.' Þa com se Þe ÞÆt

an pund under·feng, and cwÆÞ: 'Hlaford, ic wat ÞÆt

Þu eart heard mann: Þu ripst Þ?r Þu ne seowe, and

gaderast Þ?r Þu ne sprengdest. And ic ferde of·dr?dd,

and be·h?dde Þin pund on eorÞan; her Þu hÆfst ÞÆt Þin

is.' Þa andswarode his hlaford him, and cwÆÞ: 'Þu yfla

Þeow and slawa, Þu wistest ÞÆt ic ripe Þ?r ic ne seowe,

and ic gadrige Þ?r ic ne stredde: hit ge·byrede ÞÆt Þu

be·fÆste min feoh myneterum, and ic name, Þonne ic come,

ÞÆt min is, mid Þ?m gafole. A·nimaÞ ÞÆt pund Æt him, and

sellaÞ Þ?m Þe me Þa tien pund brohte. Witodlice ?lcum

Þara Þe hÆfÞ man selÞ, and he hÆfÞ ge·nog; Þ?m Þe nÆfÞ,

ÞÆt him ÞyncÞ ÞÆt he hÆbbe, ÞÆt him biÞ Æt·brogden. And

weorpaÞ Þone un·nyttan Þeow on Þa ?terran Þeostru; Þ?r

biÞ wop and toÞa grist·bitung.'

Æfter Þ?m soÞlice ealle menn spr?con ane spr?ce. Þa

Þa hie ferdon fram East-d?le, hie fundon anne feld on

Sennaar-lande, and wunodon Þ?r-on.

Þa cw?don hie him be·tweonan: 'Uton wyrcan us tigelan,

and ?lan hie on f?re!' Witodlice hie hÆfdon tigelan for

stan and tierwan for weal-lim. And hie cw?don: 'Uton

timbrian us ceastre, and stiepel oÞ heofon heanne! uton

weorÞian urne naman, ?r Þ[Æ]m Þe we sien to·d?lde geond

ealle eorÞan!'

Witodlice Dryhten a·stag niÞer, to Þ?m ÞÆt he ge·sawe

Þa burg and Þone stiepel, Þe Adames bearn ge·timbrodon.

And he cwÆÞ: 'Þis is an folc, and ealle hie sprecaÞ an

lÆden, and hie be·gunnon Þis to wyrcenne: ne ge·swicaÞ hie

?r Þ?m Þe hit gearu sie; soÞlice uton cuman and to·d?lan

hiera spr?ce!'

Swa Dryhten hie to·d?lde of Þ?re stowe geond ealle eorÞan.

And for Þ?m man nemnde Þa stowe Babel for Þ?m Þe Þ?r

w?ron to·d?lde ealle spr?ca.

God wolde pa fandian Abrahames ge·hiersumnesse, and

clipode his naman, and cwÆÞ him Þus to: 'Nim Þinne

an-cennedan sunu Isaac, Þe Þu lufast, and far to Þ?m

Abraham Þa a·ras on Þ?re ilcan nihte, and ferde mid

tw?m cnapum to Þ?m fierlenum lande, and Isaac samod,

on assum ridende.

Þa on Þ?m Þriddan dÆge, Þa hie Þa dune ge·sawon, Þ?r

Þ?r hie to scoldon to of·sleanne Isaac, Þa cwÆÞ Abraham

to Þ?m tw?m cnapum Þus: 'AndbidiaÞ eow her mid Þ?m

assum sume hwile! ic and Þ?t cild gaÞ unc to ge·biddenne,

and wit siÞÞan cumaÞ sona eft to eow.'

Abraham Þa het Isaac beran Þone wudu to Þ?re stowe,

and he self bÆr his sweord and f?r. Isaac Þa ascode Abraham

his fÆder: 'FÆder min, ic ascige hw?r seo offrung sie;

her is wudu and f?r.' Him andwyrde se fÆder: 'God foresceawaÞ,

min sunu, him self Þa offrunge.'

Hie comon Þa to Þ?re stowe Þe him ge·sweotolode God;

and he Þ?r weofod a·r?rde on Þa ealdan wisan, and Þone

wudu ge·logode swa swa he hit wolde habban to his suna

bÆrnette, siÞÞan he of·slÆgen wurde. He ge·band Þa his

sunu, and his sweord a·teah, ÞÆt he hine ge·offrode on Þa

ealdan wisan.

Mid Þ?m Þe he wolde Þ?t weorc be·ginnan, Þa clipode

Godes engel arodlice of heofonum: 'Abraham!' He andwyrde

sona. Se engel him cwÆÞ to: 'Ne a·cwele Þu

ÞÆt cild, ne Þine hand ne a·strece ofer his sweoran! Nu ic

on·cneow soÞlice ÞÆt pu on·dr?tst swiÞe God, nu pu pinne

an-cennedan sunu woldest of·slean for him.'

Þa be·seah Abraham sona under bÆc, and ge·seah Þ?r

anne ramm be·twix Þ?m bremlum be Þ?m hornum ge·hÆftne,

and he hÆfde Þone ramm to Þ?re offrunge, and hine Þ?r

of·snaÞ Gode to lace for his sunu Isaac. He het Þa stowe

Dominus videt, ÞÆt is 'God ge·sihÞ,' and giet is ge·sÆgd

swa, In monte Dominus videbit, ÞÆt is, 'God ge·sihÞ on dune.'

Eft clipode se engel Abraham, and cwÆÞ: 'Ic sÆgde

Þurh me selfne, sÆgde se Ælmihtiga, nu Þu noldest arian

Þinum ancennedum suna, ac Þe wÆs min ege mare Þonne

his lif, ic Þe nu bletsige, and Þinne of-spring ge·manig-fielde

swa swa steorran on heofonum, and swa swa sand-ceosol

on s?; Þin ofspring sceal agan hiera feonda geatu. And on

Þinum s?de beoÞ ealle Þeoda ge·bletsode, for Þ?m Þe Þu

ge·hiersumodest minre h?se Þus.'

Abraham Þa ge·cierde sona to his cnapum, and ferdon him

ham sona mid heofonlicre bletsunge.

Sum cwen wÆs on suÞ-d?le, Saba ge·haten, snotor and

wis. Þa ge·hierde heo Salomones hlisan, and com fram

Þ?m suÞernum ge·m?rum to Salomone binnan Hierusalem

mid micelre fare, and hiere olfendas b?ron suÞerne wyrta,

and deor-wierÞe gimm-stanas, and un-gerim gold. Seo cwen

Þa hÆfde spr?ce wiÞ Salomon, and sÆgde him swa hwÆt

swa heo on hiere heortan ge·Þohte. Salomon Þa hie l?rde,

and hiere sÆgde ealra Þara worda andgiet Þe heo hine ascode.

Þa ge·seah seo cwen Salomones wisdom, and ÞÆt m?re

tempel Þe he ge·timbrod hÆfde, and Þa lac Þe man Gode

offrode, and ÞÆs cyninges manig-fealde Þegnunga, and wÆs

to Þ?m swiÞe of·wundrod ÞÆt heo nÆfde furÞor nanne gast,

for Þ?m Þe heo ne mihte na furÞor smean. Heo cwÆÞ Þa

to Þ?m cyninge: 'SoÞ is ÞÆt word Þe ic ge·hierde on

minum earde be Þe and be Þinum wisdome, ac ic nolde

ge·liefan ?r Þ?m Þe ic self hit ge·sawe. Nu hÆbbe ic a·fandod

ÞÆt me nÆs be healfum d?le Þin m?rÞo ge·c?ped. Mare

is Þin wisdom and Þin weorc Þonne se hlisa w?re Þe ic

ge·hierde. Eadige sind Þine Þegnas and Þine Þeowas, Þe

simle Æt·foran Þe standaÞ, and Þinne wisdom ge·hieraÞ.

Ge·bletsod sie se Ælmihtiga God, Þe Þe ge·ceas and ge·sette

Seo cwen hÆfde ge·tacnunge Þ?re halgan ge·laÞunge ealles

cristenes folces, Þe com to Þ?m ge·sibbsuman Criste to

ge·hierenne his wisdom and Þa god-spellican lare Þa he

a·stealde, and be on·liehtunge ÞÆs soÞan ge·leafan, and be

Þ?m toweardan dome, be urre sawle un-deadlicnesse, and be

hyhte and wuldre ÞÆs ge·m?nelican ?ristes.

Seo cwen com to Salomone mid miclum lacum on golde

and on deorwierÞum gimmstanum and wyrt-br?Þum; and

ÞÆt b?ron olfendas. Seo ge·leaffulle ge·laÞung, Þe cymÞ

of ?lcum earde to Criste, bringÞ him Þas fore-sÆgdan lac

Æfter gastlicum andgiete. Heo offraÞ him gold Þurh soÞne

ge·leafan, and wyrtbr?Þas Þurh ge·bedu, and deorwierÞe

gimmas Þurh fÆgernesse godra Þeawa and haligra mÆgna.

Be Þisse ge·laÞunge cwÆÞ se witega to Gode: Adstitit

regina a dextris tuis, in vestitu deaurato, circumdata varietate,

ÞÆt is, 'seo cwen stent Æt Þinre swiÞran, on ofergyldum

gierlan, ymb·scr?dd mid manigfealdre fagnesse.' Seo gastlice

cwen, Godes ge·laÞung, is ge·glenged mid deorwierÞre

frÆtwunge and manigfealdum bleo godra drohtnunga and

mihta.

Heo sÆgde Salomone ealle hiere diegolnessa, and seo

ge·laÞung ge·openaÞ Criste hiere inn-gehygd and Þa dieglan

ge·Þohtas on soÞre andetnesse.

Olfendas b?ron Þa deorwierÞan lac mid Þ?re cwene

Seo cwen wundrode Salomones wisdomes, and his ge·timbrunga,

and Þegnunga; and seo ge·laÞung wundraÞ Cristes

wisdomes, for Þ?m Þe he is soÞ wisdom, and eall wisdom is

of him. He ge·timbrode Þa healican heofonas and ealne

middangeard, and ealle ge·sceafta ge·sette on Þrim Þingum,

in mensura, et pondere, et numero, ÞÆt is, on ge·mete, and

on hefe, and on ge·tele. Cristes Þegnung is ure h?lo and

folca a·liesednes, and Þa sind ge·s?lige Þe him ÞegniaÞ to

ge·cwemednesse on Þ?m gastlicum ge·r?num.

Seo cwen sÆgde ÞÆt hiere n?re be healfum d?le ge·sÆgd

be Salomones m?rÞo, and seo gastlice cwen, Godes ge·laÞung,

oÞÞe ge·hwelc halig sawol, Þonne heo cymÞ to Þ?re heofonlican

Hierusalem, Þonne ge·sihÞ heo micle maran m?rÞo

and wuldor Þonne hiere ?r on life Þurh witegan oÞÞe apostolas

ge·c?dd w?re. Ne mÆg nan eage on Þissum life

ge·seon, ne nan eare ge·hieran, ne nanes mannes heorte

a·smean Þa Þing Þe God gearcaÞ Þ?m Þe hine lufiaÞ. Þa

Þing we magon be·gietan, ac we ne magon hie a·smean,

ne us n?fre ne a·Þriett Þara goda ge·nyhtsumnes.

Crist is ealra cyninga cyning, and swa swa ealle Þeoda

woldon ge·seon Þone ge·sibbsuman Salomon, and his wisdom

ge·hieran, and him mislicu lac brohton, swa eac nu of eallum

Þeodum ge·wilniaÞ menn to ge·seonne Þone ge-sibbsuman

Crist Þurh ge·leafan, and Þone godspellican wisdom ge·hieran,

and hie him dÆg-hw?mlice Þa gastlican lac ge·offriaÞ on

manigfealdum ge·metum.

On C?res dagum cyninges wregdon Þa Babiloniscan Þone

Þa ge·seah se cyning ÞÆt hie an-mode w?ron, and niedunga

Þone witegan him to handum a·sceaf. Hie Þa hine

a·wurpon into anum seaÞe, on Þ?m w?ron seofon leon, Þ?m

man sealde dÆghw?mlice twa hriÞeru and twa sceap, ac him

wÆs Þa of·togen ?lces fodan siex dagas, ÞÆt hie Þone Godes

mann a·bitan scolden.

On Þ?re tide wÆs sum oÞer witega on Judea-lande, his

nama waes Abacuc, se bÆr his rifterum mete to Æcere. Þa

com him to Godes engel, and cwÆÞ: 'Abacuc, ber Þone

mete to Babilone, and sele Daniele, se Þe sitt on Þara leona

seaÞe.' Abacuc andwyrde Þ?m engle: 'La leof, ne ge·seah

ic n?fre Þa burg, ne ic Þone seaÞ nat.'

Þa se engel ge·l?hte hine be Þ?m feaxe, and hine bÆr

to Babilone, and hine sette bufan Þ?m seaÞe. Þa clipode se

Abacuc: 'Þu Godes Þeow, Daniel, nim Þas lac Þe Þe God

sende!' Daniel cwÆÞ: 'Min Dryhten H?lend, sie Þe lof

and weorÞ-mynd ÞÆt Þu me ge·mundest.' And he Þa Þ?re

sande breac. Witodlice Godes engel Þ?r-rihte mid swiftum

flyhte ge·brohte Þone disc-Þegn, Abacuc, Þ?r he hine

?r ge·nam.

Se cyning Þa C?rus on Þ?m seofoÞan dÆge eode dreorig

to Þara leona seaÞe, and inn be·seah, and efne Þa Daniel

sittende wÆs ge·sundfull on·middan Þ?m leonum. Þa clipode

se cyning mid micelre stefne: 'M?re is se God Þe Daniel

on be·liefÞ.' And he Þa mid Þ?m worde hine a·teah of Þ?m

scrÆfe, and het inn weorpan Þa Þe hine ?r for·don woldon.

ÞÆs cyninges h?s wearÞ hrÆdlice ge·fremmed, and ÞÆs

witegan ehteras wurdon a·scofene be·twix Þa leon, and hie

Nabochodonosor, se h?Þena cyning, ge·hergode on Godes

folce, on Judea-lande, and for hiera man-d?dum God ÞÆt

ge·Þafode. Þa ge·nam he Þa maÞm-fatu, gyldenu and silfrenu,

binnan Godes temple, and to his lande mid him

ge·l?dde. Hit ge·lamp eft siÞÞan ÞÆt he on swefne ane

ge·sihÞe be him selfum ge·seah, swa swa him siÞÞan a·eode.

Æfter Þissum ymb twelf monaÞ, eode se cyning binnan

his healle mid orm?tre up-ahafennesse, heriende his weorc

and his miht, and cwÆÞ: 'Hu, ne is Þis seo micle Babilon,

Þe ic self ge·timbrode to cyne-stole and to Þrymme, me

selfum to wlite and wuldre, mid minum agnum mÆgne

and strengÞo?' Ac him clipode Þ?rrihte to swiÞe egeslic

stefn of heofonum, Þus cweÞende: 'Þu Nabochodonosor,

Þin rice ge·witt fram Þe, and Þu bist fram mannum a·worpen,

and Þin wunung biÞ mid wildeorum, and Þu itst gÆrs, swa

swa oxa, seofon gear, oÞ ÞÆt Þu wite ÞÆt se healica

God ge·wielt manna rica, and ÞÆt he for·giefÞ rice Þ?m

Þe he wile.'

Witodlice on Þ?re ilcan tide wÆs Þeos spr?c ge·fylled

ofer Nabochodonosor, and he arn to wuda, and wunode mid

wildeorum, leofode be gÆrse, swa swa nieten, oÞ ÞÆt his

feax weox swa swa wif-manna, and his nÆglas swa swa

earnes clawa.

Eft siÞÞan him for·geaf se Ælmihtiga Wealdend his ge·witt,

and he cwÆÞ: 'Ic Nabochodonosor a·hof min eagan up to

heofonum, and min andgiet me wearÞ for·giefen, and ic Þa

bletsode Þone hiehstan God, and ic herede and wuldrode

Þus ge·eaÞmedde se Ælmihtiga God Þone modigan cyning

Nabochodonosor.

An mann wÆs eardiende on Israhela Þeode, Manue

ge·haten, of Þ?re m?gÞe Dan; his wif wÆs un-tiemend, and

hie wunodon butan cilde. Him com Þa gangende to Godes

engel, and cwÆÞ ÞÆt hie scolden habban sunu him

ge·m?nne; 'ne he ealu ne drince n?fre oÞÞe win, ne naht

fules ne Þicge; se biÞ Gode halig fram his cildhade; and

man ne mot hine efsian oÞÞe be·scieran, for Þ?m Þe he

on·ginÞ to a·liesenne his folc, Israhela Þeode, of Philistea

Þeowte.'

Heo a·cende Þa sunu, swa swa hiere sÆgde se engel, and

het hine Samson; and he swiÞe weox; and God hine bletsode,

and Godes gast wÆs on him. He wearÞ Þa mihtig on

micelre strengÞo, swa ÞÆt he ge·l?hte ane leon be wege, Þe

hine a·bitan wolde, and to·brÆgd hie to styccum, swelce he

to·t?re sum eaÞelic ticcen.

He be·gann Þa to winnenne wiÞ Þa Philisteos, and hiera

fela of·slog and to scame tucode, Þeah Þe hie onweald hÆfden

ofer his leode. Þa ferdon Þa Philistei forÞ Æfter Samsone,

and heton his leode ÞÆt hie hine a·geafen to hiera onwealde,

ÞÆt hie wrecan mihten hiera teon-r?denne mid tintregum

on him. Hie Þa hine ge·bundon mid tw?m bÆstenum rapum

and hine ge·l?ddon to Þ?m folce. And Þa Philisteiscan ÞÆs

fÆgnodon swiÞe; urnon him to·geanes ealle hl?dende; woldon

hine tintregian for hiera teonr?denne. Þa to·brÆgd

Samson begen his earmas, ÞÆt Þa rapas to-burston Þe he mid

Æfter Þissum he ferde to Philistea lande, into anre byrig

on hiera onwealde, Gaza ge·haten. And hie ÞÆs fÆgnodon;

be·setton Þa Þ?t hus Þe he inne wunode; woldon hine

ge·niman mid Þ?m Þe he ut eode on ?rne-mergen, and hine

of·slean. HwÆt Þa Samson hiera sierwunga under·geat; and

a·ras on middre nihte to·middes his feondum, and ge·nam

Þa burg-geatu, and ge·bÆr on his hrycge mid Þ?m postum,

swa swa hie be·locenu w?ron, up to anre dune to ufeweardum

Þ?m cnolle; and eode swa or-sorg of hiera ge·sihÞum.

Hine be·swac swa·Þeah siÞÞan an wif, Dalila ge·haten, of

Þ?m h?Þnan folce, swa ÞÆt he hiere sÆgde, Þurh hiere swicdom

be·p?ht, on hw?m his strengÞo wÆs and his wundorlicu

miht. Þa h?Þnan Philistei be·heton hiere sceattas wiÞ Þ?m

Þe heo be·swice Samson Þone strangan. Þa ascode heo

hine georne mid hiere ol?cunge on hw?m his miht w?re;

and he hiere andwyrde: 'Gif ic beo ge·bunden mid seofon

rapum, of sinum geworhte, sona ic beo ge·wield.' ÞÆt

swicole wif Þa be·geat Þa seofon rapas, and he Þurh sierwunge

swa wearÞ ge·bunden. And him man c?Þde ÞÆt

Þ?r comon his fiend; Þa to·brÆc he sona Þa rapas, swa

swa hefel-Þr?das; and ÞÆt wif nyste on hw?m his miht

wÆs. He wearÞ eft ge·bunden mid eall-niwum rapum; and

he Þa to·brÆc, swa swa Þa oÞre.

Heo be·swac hine swa·Þeah, ÞÆt he hiere sÆgde Æt

Heo Þa on sumum dÆge, Þa Þa he on sl?pe lÆg, for·cearf

his seofon loccas, and a·weahte hine siÞÞan; Þa wÆs

he swa unmihtig swa swa oÞre menn. And Þa Philistei

ge·fengon hine sona, swa swa heo hine be·l?wde, and ge·l?ddon

hine on·weg; and heo hÆfde Þone sceatt, swa swa

him ge·wearÞ.

Hie Þa hine a·blendon, and ge·bundenne l?ddon on

heardum racenteagum ham to hiera byrig, and on cwearterne

be·lucon to langre fierste: heton hine grindan Æt

hiera hand-cweorne. Þa weoxon his loccas and his miht

eft on him. And Þa Philistei full·bliÞe w?ron: Þancodon

hiera Gode, Dagon ge·haten, swelce hie Þurh his fultum

hiera feond ge·wielden.

Þa Philistei Þa micle feorme ge·worhton, and ge·samnodon

hie on sumre up-flora, ealle Þa heafod-menn, and

eac swelce wif-menn, Þreo Þusend manna on micelre blisse.

And Þa Þa hie bliÞost w?ron, Þa b?don hie sume ÞÆt Samson

moste him macian sum gamen; and hine man sona

ge·fette mid swiÞlicre wafunge, and heton hine standan

be·twix tw?m st?nenum sweorum. On Þ?m tw?m sweorum

stod ÞÆt hus eall ge·worht. And Samson Þa plegode

swiÞe him Æt·foran; and ge·l?hte Þa sweoras mid swiÞlicre

mihte, and slog hie to·gÆdre ÞÆt hie sona to·burston; and

ÞÆt hus Þa a·feoll eall, Þ?m folce to deaÞe, and Samson

forÞ mid, swa ÞÆt he micle ma on his deaÞe a·cwealde

Þonne he ?r cwic dyde.

Breten ieg-land is eahta hund mila lang, and twa hund

mila brad; and her sind on Þ?m ieglande fif ge·Þeodu:

Englisc, Brettisc, Scyttisc, Pihtisc, and Boc-lÆden.

?rest w?ron buend Þisses landes Brettas. Þa comon

of Armenia, and ge·s?ton suÞan-wearde Bretene ?rest. Þa

ge·lamp hit ÞÆt Peohtas comon suÞan of Scithian mid

langum scipum, na manigum; and Þa comon ?rest on

NorÞ-ibernian up; and Þ?r b?don Scottas ÞÆt hie Þ?r

mosten wunian. Ac hie noldon him liefan, for Þ?m Þe hie

cw?don ÞÆt hie ne mihten ealle Æt·gÆdre ge·wunian Þ?r.

And Þa cw?don Þa Scottas: 'We magon eow hwÆÞre r?d

ge·l?ran: we witon oÞer iegland her-be·eastan; Þ?r ge

magon eardian, gif ge willaÞ; and gif hwa eow wiÞ·stent,

we eow fultumiaÞ ÞÆt ge hit mÆgen ge·gan.'

Þa ferdon Þa Peohtas, and geferdon Þis land norÞan-weard;

suÞan-weard hit hÆfdon Brettas, swa swa we ?r cw?don.

And Þa Peohtas him a·b?don wif Æt Scottum on Þa ge·rad

ÞÆt hie ge·curen hiera cyne-cynn a on Þa wif-healfe. ÞÆt

hie heoldon swa lange siÞÞan.

And Þa ge·lamp ymbe geara ryne ÞÆt Scotta sum d?l

ge·wat of Ibernian on Bretene, and ÞÆs landes sumne d?l

ge·eodon; and wÆs hiera here-toga Reoda ge·haten: fram

ÞÆm hie sind ge·nemnede Dalreodi.

Anno 449. Her Martianus and Valentinus on·fengon rice,

and ricsodon seofon winter.

And on hiera dagum, Hengest and Horsa, fram Wyrtgeorne

ge·laÞode, Bretta cyninge, ge·sohton Bretene on Þ?m

stede Þe is ge·nemned Ypwines-fleot, ?rest Brettum to fultume,

ac hie eft on hie fuhton.

Se cyning het hie feohtan on·gean Peohtas; and hie swa

dydon, and sige hÆfdon swa hw?r swa hie comon.

Hie Þa sendon to Angle, and heton him sendan maran

fultum; and heton him secgan Bret-weala nahtnesse and ÞÆs

landes cysta. Hie Þa sendon him maran fultum. Þa comon

Þa menn of Þrim m?gÞum Germanie: of Eald-seaxum, of

Englum, of Iotum.

Of Iotum comon Cant-ware and Wiht-ware—ÞÆt is seo

m?gÞ Þe nu eardaÞ on Wiht—and ÞÆt cynn on West-seaxum

Þe man nu·giet h?tt 'Iotena cynn.' Of Eald-seaxum

comon East-seaxe, and SuÞ-seaxe, and West-seaxe.

Of Angle comon—se a siÞÞan stod weste be·twix Iotum and

Seaxum—East-engle, Middel-engle, Mierce, and ealle NorÞhymbre.

455. Her Hengest and Horsa fuhton wiÞ Wyrtgeorne

Þ?m cyninge in Þ?re stowe Þe is ge·cweden Ægles-Þrep;

and his broÞor Horsan man of·slog. And Æfter Þ?m Hengest

feng to rice, and Æsc his sunu.

457. Her Hengest and Æsc fuhton wiÞ Brettas in Þ?re

stowe Þe is ge·cweden Crecgan-ford, and Þ?r of·slogon

feower Þusend wera. And Þa Brettas Þa for·leton Cent-land,

and mid micle ege flugon to Lunden-byrig.

473. Her Hengest and Æsc ge·fuhton wiÞ Wealas, and

ge·namon un-arimedlicu here-reaf, and Þa Wealas flugon

Þa Engle swa swa f?r.

787. Her nam Beorht-ric cyning Offan dohtor Ead-burge.

And on his dagum comon ?rest Þreo scipu; and Þa se

851. Her Ceorl ealdor-mann ge·feaht wiÞ h?Þne menn

mid Defena-scire Æt Wicgan-beorge, and Þ?r micel wÆl

ge·slogon, and sige namon.

And Þ? ilcan geare ÆÞelstan cyning and Ealhhere dux

micelne here of·slogon Æt Sand-wic on Cent; and nigon

scipu ge·fengon, and Þa oÞru ge·fliemdon; and h?Þne menn

?rest ofer winter s?ton.

And Þ? ilcan geare com feorÞe healf hund scipa on

Temese-muÞan, and br?con Cantwara-burg, and Lunden-burg,

and ge·fliemdon Beorhtwulf Miercna cyning mid his

fierde; and ferdon Þa suÞ ofer Temese on SuÞrige; and

him ge·feaht wiÞ ÆÞelwulf cyning and ÆÞelbeald his

sunu Æt Ac-lea mid West-seaxna fierde, and Þ?r ÞÆt m?ste

wÆl ge·slogon on h?Þnum here Þe we secgan hierdon oÞ

Þisne andweardan dÆg, and Þ?r sige namon.

867. Her for se here of East-englum ofer Humbre-muÞan

to Eoforwic-ceastre on NorÞ-hymbre. And Þ?r wÆs micel

un-geÞw?rnes Þ?re Þeode be·twix him selfum, and hie

hÆfdon hiera cyning a·worpenne Osbryht, and un-gecyndne

cyning under·fengon Ællan. And hie late on geare to Þ?m

ge·cierdon ÞÆt hie wiÞ Þone here winnende w?ron; and hie

Þeah micle fierd ge·gadrodon, and Þone here sohton Æt

Eoforwic-ceastre; and on Þa ceastre br?con, and hie sume

inne wurdon; and Þ?r wÆs un-gemetlic wÆl ge·slÆgen NorÞanhymbra,

sume binnan, sume butan, and Þa cyningas

begen ofslÆgene; and seo laf wiÞ Þone here friÞ nam.

Sum swiÞe ge·l?red munuc com suÞan ofer s? fram sancte

Benedictes stowe, on ÆÞelredes cyninges dÆge, to Dunstane

Ærce-biscope, Þrim gearum ?r Þ?m Þe he forÞ·ferde,

and se munuc hatte Abbo. Þa wurdon hie Æt spr?ce, oÞ

ÞÆt Dunstan reahte be sancte Eadmunde, swa swa Eadmundes

sweord-bora hit reahte ÆÞelstane cyninge, Þa Þa

Dunstan geong mann wÆs, and se sweord-bora wÆs for·ealdod

mann. Þa ge·sette se munuc ealle Þa, ge·recednesse on

anre bec, and eft, Þa Þa seo boc com to us, binnan feam

gearum, Þa a·wendon we hit on Englisc, swa swa hit her·Æfter

stent. Se munuc Þa Abbo binnan tw?m gearum ge·wende

ham to his mynstre, and wearÞ sona to abbode

ge·sett on Þ?m ilcan mynstre.

Eadmund se eadiga, East-engla cyning, wÆs snotor and

weorÞfull, and weorÞode simle mid ÆÞelum Þeawum Þone

Ælmihtigan God. He wÆs eaÞ-mod and ge·Þungen, and

swa an-r?d Þurh·wunode ÞÆt he nolde a·bugan to bismerfullum

leahtrum, ne on nawÞre healfe he ne a·hielde his

Þeawas, ac wÆs simle ge·myndig Þ?re soÞan lare: 'Gif Þu

eart to heafod-menn ge·sett, ne a·hefe Þu Þe, ac beo be·twix

mannum swa swa an mann of him.' He wÆs

cystig w?dlum and widewum swa swa fÆder, and mid

wel-willendnesse ge·wissode his folc simle to riht-wisnesse,

and Þ?m reÞum stierde, and ge·s?liglice leofode on soÞum

ge·leafan.

Hit ge·lamp Þa Æt niehstan ÞÆt Þa Deniscan leode ferdon

mid scip-here, hergiende and sleande wide geond land, swa

swa hiera ge·wuna is. On Þ?m flotan w?ron Þa fyrmestan

heafod-menn, Hinguar and Hubba, ge·anl?hte Þurh deofol,

and hie on NorÞhymbra-lande ge·lendon mid Æscum, and

a·weston ÞÆt land, and Þa leode of·slogon. Þa ge·wende

Hinguar east mid his scipum, and Hubba be·laf on NorÞhymbra-lande,

ge·wunnenum sige mid wÆl-hreownesse.

Hinguar Þa be·com to East-englum rowende on Þ?m geare

Þe Ælfred ÆÞeling an and twentig geara wÆs, se Þe West-seaxna

cyning siÞÞan wearÞ m?re. And se fore-sÆgda

Hinguar f?rlice, swa swa wulf, on lande be·stealcode, and

Þa leode slog, weras and wif, and Þa ungewittigan cild,

and to bismere tucode Þa bilewitan Cristenan. He sende

Þa siÞÞan sona to Þ?m cyninge beotlic ?rende, ÞÆt he

a·bugan scolde to his mann-r?denne, gif he his feores rohte.

Se ?rend-raca com Þa to Eadmunde cyninge, and Hinguares

?rende him arodlice a·bead: 'Hinguar ure cyning, cene

and sigefÆst on s? and on lande, hÆfÞ fela Þeoda ge·weald,

and com nu mid fierde f?rlice her to lande, ÞÆt

he her winter-setl mid his werode hÆbbe. Nu h?tt he Þe

d?lan Þine dieglan gold-hordas and Þinra ieldrena ge·streon

arodlice wiÞ hine, and Þu beo his under-cyning, gif Þu

cwic beon wilt, for Þ?m Þe Þu nÆfst Þa miht ÞÆt Þu mÆge

him wiÞ·standan.'

HwÆt Þa Eadmund cyning clipode anne biscop Þe him

Þa ge·hendost wÆs, and wiÞ hine smeade hu he Þ?m

reÞan Hinguare andwyrdan scolde. Þa forhtode se biscop

for Þ?m f?rlican ge·limpe, and for ÞÆs cyninges life,

and cwÆÞ ÞÆt him r?d Þuhte ÞÆt he to Þ?m ge·buge Þe

him bead Hinguar. Þa swigode se cyning, and be·seah

to Þ?re eorÞan, and cwÆÞ Þa Æt niehstan cynelice him

to: 'Eala Þu biscop, to bismere sind ge·tawode Þas earman

Æfter Þissum wordum he ge·wende to Þ?m ?rend-racan Þe

Hinguar him to sende, and sÆgde him un·forht: 'Witodlice

Þu w?re nu wierÞe sleges, ac ic nyle a·f?lan on Þinum fulum

blode mine cl?nan handa, for Þ?m Þe ic Criste folgige, Þe

us swa ge·b?snode; ac ic bliÞelice wile beon of·slÆgen

Þurh eow, gif hit swa God fore-sceawaÞ. Far nu swiÞe hraÞe,

and sege Þinum reÞan hlaforde, "ne a·b?hÞ n?fre Eadmund

Hinguare on life, h?Þnum here-togan, butan he to H?lende

Criste ?rest mid ge·leafan on Þissum lande ge·buge."'

Þa ge·wende se ?rend-raca arodlice on·weg, and ge·mette

be wege Þone wÆl-hreowan Hinguar mid ealre his fierde

fuse to Eadmunde, and sÆgde Þ?m arleasan hu him ge·andwyrd

wÆs. Hinguar bebead Þa mid bieldo Þ?m scip-here

ÞÆt hie ÞÆs cyninges anes ealle cepan scolden, Þe his h?se

for·seah, and hine sona bindan.

HwÆt Þa Eadmund cyning, mid Þ?m Þe Hinguar com,

stod innan his healle, ÞÆs H?lendes ge·myndig, and a·wearp

his w?pnu: wolde ge·efenl?can Cristes ge·b?snungum, Þe

HwÆt Þa se flot-here ferde eft to scipe, and be·h?ddon ÞÆt

heafod ÞÆs halgan Eadmundes on Þ?m Þiccum bremlum,

ÞÆt hit be·byrged ne wurde. Þa Æfter fierste siÞÞan hie

a·farene w?ron, com ÞÆt land-folc to, Þe Þ?r to lafe wÆs,

Þ?r hiera hlafordes lic lÆg butan heafde, and wurdon swiÞe

sarige for his slege on mode, and huru ÞÆt hie nÆfden ÞÆt

heafod to Þ?m bodige. Þa sÆgde se sceawere Þe hit ?r

ge·seah, ÞÆt Þa flotmenn hÆfden ÞÆt heafod mid him; and

wÆs him ge·Þuht, swa swa hit wÆs full·soÞ, ÞÆt hie beh?dden

ÞÆt heafod on Þ?m holte for·hwega.

Hie eodon Þa endemes ealle to Þ?m wuda, secende ge·hw?r,

geond Þ?flas and bremlas, gif hie a-hw?r mihten

Þa land-leode Þa siÞÞan legdon ÞÆt heafod to Þ?m halgan

bodige, and be·byrigdon swa hie selest mihton on swelcre

hrÆdunge, and cirican a·r?rdon sona him on·uppan. Eft

Þa on fierste, Æfter fela gearum, Þa seo hergung ge·swac,

and sibb wearÞ for·giefen Þ?m ge·swenctan folce, Þa fengon

hie to·gÆdre, and worhton ane cirican weorÞlice Þ?m halgan,

for Þ?m Þe ge·lome wundru wurdon Æt his byrgenne, Æt

Þ?m ge·bed-huse Þ?r he be·byrged wÆs. Hie woldon Þa

ferian mid folclicre weorÞmynde Þone halgan lichaman, and

lecgan innan Þ?re cirican. Þa wÆs micel wundor ÞÆt he

wÆs eall swa ge·hal swelce he cwic w?re, mid cl?num lichaman,

and his sweora wÆs ge·h?led, Þe ?r wÆs for·slÆgen, and

wÆs swelce an seolcen Þr?d ymbe his sweoran, mannum to

sweotolunge hu he ofs·lÆgen wÆs. Eac swelce Þa wunda,

Þe Þa wÆlhreowan h?Þnan mid ge·lomum scotungum on his

lice macodon, w?ron ge·h?lde Þurh Þone heofonlican God;

Sum widewe wunode, Oswyn ge·haten, Æt ÞÆs halgan

byrgenne, on ge·bedum and fÆstennum manigu gear siÞÞan.

Seo wolde efsian ?lce geare Þone sanct, and his nÆglas

ceorfan sieferlice mid lufe, and on scrine healdan to halig-dome

on weofode. Þa weorÞode ÞÆt land-folc mid ge·leafan Þone

sanct, and Þeodred biscop Þearle mid giefum on golde and

on seolfre, Þ?m sancte to weorÞmynde.

Þa comon on sumne s?l un-ges?lige Þeofas eahta on

anre nihte to Þ?m ar-weorÞan halgan: woldon stelan Þa

maÞmas Þe menn Þider brohton, and cunnodon mid crÆfte

hu hie inn cuman mihten. Sum slog mid slecge swiÞe Þa

hÆspan, sum hiera mid feolan feolode ymb·utan, sum eac

under·dealf Þa duru mid spadan, sum hiera mid hl?ddre wolde

on·lucan Þ?t eag-Þ?rel; ac hie swuncon on idel, and earmlice

ferdon, swa ÞÆt se halga wer hie wundorlice ge·band,

?lcne swa he stod strutiendne mid tole, ÞÆt hiera nan ne

mihte ÞÆt morÞ ge·fremman ne hie Þanon a·styrian; ac

stodon swa oÞ mergen. Menn Þa ÞÆs wundrodon, hu Þa

weargas hangodon, sum on hl?ddre, sum leat to ge·delfe,

and ?lc on his weorce wÆs fÆste ge·bunden. Hie wurdon

Þa ge·brohte to Þ?m biscope ealle, and he het hie a·hon on

heam gealgum ealle; ac he nÆs na ge·myndig hu se mildheorta

God clipode Þurh his witegan Þas word Þe her standaÞ:

Eos qui ducuntur ad mortem eruere ne cesses, 'Þa Þe man l?tt

to deaÞe a·lies hie ut simle.' And eac Þa halgan canones

bec ge·hadodum for·beodaÞ ge biscopum ge preostum to

beonne ymbe Þeofas, for Þ?m Þe hit ne ge·byreÞ Þ?m Þe

beop ge·corene Gode to Þegnienne ÞÆt hie ge·Þw?rl?can

scylen on ?niges mannes deaÞe, gif hie beoÞ Dryhtnes

On Þ?m lande wÆs sum mann, Leofstan ge·haten, rice

for worulde, un-gewittig for Gode; se rad to Þ?m halgan

mid ricetere swiÞe, and het him Æt·iewan orgellice swiÞe

Þone halgan sanct, hwÆÞer he ge·sund w?re; ac swa hraÞe

swa he ge·seah ÞÆs sanctes lichaman, Þa a·wedde he sona,

and wÆl-hreowlice grymetode, and earmlice ge·endode yflum

deaÞe. Þis is Þ?m ge·lic Þe se ge·leaffulla papa Gregorius

sÆgde on his gesetnesse be Þ?m halgan Laurentie, Þe liÞ on

Rome-byrig, ÞÆt menn wolden sceawian hu he l?ge ge

gode ge yfle; ac God hie ge·stilde swa ÞÆt Þ?r swulton

on Þ?re sceawunge seofon menn Æt·gÆdre; Þa geswicon

Þa oÞre to sceawienne Þone martyr mid menniscum ge·dwylde.

Fela wundra we ge·hierdon on folclicre spr?ce be Þ?m

halgan Eadmunde, Þe we her nyllaÞ on ge·write settan, ac hie

wat ge·hwa. On Þissum halgan is sweotol, and on swelcum

oÞrum, ÞÆt God Ælmihtig mÆg Þone mann a·r?ran eft on

domes dÆge onsundne of eorÞan, se Þe hielt Eadmund halne

his lichaman oÞ Þone miclan dÆg, Þeah Þe he on moldan come.

WierÞe w?re seo stow for Þ?m weorÞfullan halgan ÞÆt hie

man weorÞode and wel ge·logode mid cl?num Godes Þeowum

to Cristes Þeowdome; for Þ?m Þe se halga is m?rra Þonne

menn mÆgen a·smean. Nis Angel-cynn be·d?led Dryhtnes

halgena, Þonne on Engla-lande licgaÞ swelce halgan swelce

Þes halga cyning, and CuÞberht se eadiga and sancte

ÆÞelÞr?Þ on Elig, and eac hiere sweostor, onsund on lichaman,

ge·leafan to trymmunge. Sind eac fela oÞre on