Thonne bith heofona r[=i][.c]e [.g]e.l[=i]c th[=ae]m t[=i]en f[=ae]mnum,
the th[=a] 115
leoht-fatu n[=a]mon, and f[=e]rdon on.[.g][=e]an thone br[=y]d-guman and
th[=a] br[=y]d. Hiera f[=i]f w[=ae]ron dysi[.g]e, and f[=i]f gl[=e]awe.
And th[=a] f[=i]f
dysigan n[=a]mon leohtfatu, and ne n[=a]mon n[=a]nne ele mid him;
th[=a] gl[=e]awan n[=a]mon ele on hiera fatum mid th[=ae]m leohtfatum.
Th[=a] se br[=y]dguma ielde, th[=a] hnappodon h[=i]e ealle, and
sl[=e]pon. 120
Witodl[=i]ce t[=o] middre nihte man hr[=i]emde, and cwaeth: 'N[=u] se
br[=y]dguma cymth, farath him t[=o].[.g][=e]anes.' Th[=a] [=a].rison
ealle th[=a]
f[=ae]mnan, and gl[e,]n[.g]don hiera leohtfatu. Th[=a] cw[=ae]don th[=a]
dysigan to p[=ae]m w[=i]sum: 'S[e,]llath [=u]s of [=e]owrum ele, for
th[=ae]m
[=u]re leohtfatu sind [=a].cw[e,]n[.c]tu.' Th[=a] and.swarodon th[=a]
gl[=e]awan, 125
and cw[=ae]don: 'Nese; th[=y] l[=ae]s the w[=e] and [.g][=e] naebben
[.g]en[=o]g:
g[=a]th t[=o] th[=ae]m [.c][=i]ependum, and by[.c][.g]ath [=e]ow ele.'
Witodl[=i]ce,
th[=a] h[=i]e f[=e]rdon, and woldon by[.c][.g]an, th[=a] c[=o]m se
br[=y]dguma;
and th[=a] the [.g]earwe w[=ae]ron [=e]odon inn mid him t[=o] th[=ae]m
[.g]ieftum; and s[=e]o duru waes be.locen. Th[=a] aet n[=i]ehstan
c[=o]mon 130
tha [=o]thre f[=ae]mnan, and cw[=ae]don: 'Dryhten, Dryhten, l[=ae]t [=u]s
inn.' Th[=a] and-swarode h[=e] him, and cwaeth: 'S[=o]th ic [=e]ow
s[e,][.c][.g]e, ne cann ic [=e]ow.' Witodl[=i]ce, waciath, for th[=ae]m
the [.g][=e]
nyton ne thone dae[.g] ne th[=a] t[=i]d.