Christ III Back to lines 451 - 500
werum bi gewyrhtum worda ond dæda,
reordberendum; sceolon þone ryhtan dom
anne geæfnan, egsan fulne.
1370 Bið þær seo miccle milts afyrred
505 þeodbuendum, on þam dæge,
þæs ælmihtigan, þonne he yrringa
on þæt fræte folc firene stæleð
laþum wordum, hateð hyra lifes riht
1375 ondweard ywan þæt he him ær forgeaf
510 syngum to sælum. Onginneð sylf cweðan,
swa he to anum sprece, ond hwæþre ealle mæneð,
firensynnig folc, frea ælmihtig:
1379 "Hwæt, ic þec mon minum hondum
1380 ærest geworhte, ond þe ondgiet sealde.
515 Of lame ic þe leoþo gesette, geaf ic ðe lifgendne gæst,
arode þe ofer ealle gesceafte, gedyde ic þæt þu onsyn hæfdest,
mægwlite me gelicne. Geaf ic þe eac meahta sped,
welan ofer widlonda gehwylc, nysses þu wean ænigne dæl,
1385 ðystra þæt þu þolian sceolde. þu þæs þonc ne wisses.
520 þa ic ðe swa scienne gesceapen hæfde,
wynlicne geworht, ond þe welan forgyfen
þæt ðu mostes wealdan worulde gesceaftum,
ða ic þe on þa fægran foldan gesette
1390 to neotenne neorxnawonges
525 beorhtne blædwelan, bleom scinende,
ða þu lifes word læstan noldes,
ac min bibod bræce be þines bonan worde.
Fæcnum feonde furþor hyrdes,
1395 sceþþendum scaþan, þonne þinum scyppende.
530 Nu ic ða ealdan race anforlæte,
hu þu æt ærestan yfle gehogdes,
firenweorcum forlure þæt ic ðe to fremum sealde.
þa ic þe goda swa fela forgiefen hæfde
1400 ond þe on þam eallum eades to lyt
535 mode þuhte, gif þu meahte sped
efenmicle gode agan ne moste,
ða þu of þan gefean fremde wurde,
feondum to willan feor aworpen.
1405 Neorxnawonges wlite nyde sceoldes
540 agiefan geomormod, gæsta eþel,
earg ond unrot, eallum bidæled
dugeþum ond dreamum, ond þa bidrifen wurde
on þas þeostran weoruld, þær þu þolades siþþan
1410 mægenearfeþu micle stunde,
545 sar ond swar gewin ond sweartne deað,
ond æfter hingonge hreosan sceoldes
hean in helle, helpendra leas.
1414 ða mec ongon hreowan þæt min hondgeweorc
1415 on feonda geweald feran sceolde,
550 moncynnes tuddor mancwealm seon,
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