On C[=y]res dagum cyninges wr[=e][.g]don th[=a] Babil[=o]niscan thone
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w[=i]tegan Dani[=e]l, for th[=ae]m the h[=e] t[=o].wearp hiera
d[=e]ofol-[.g]ield, 150
and cw[=ae]don [=a]n-m[=o]dl[=i]ce t[=o] th[=ae]m fore-sae[.g]dan cyninge
C[=y]rum:
'Bet[=ae][.c] [=u]s Dani[=e]l, the [=u]rne god B[=e]l t[=o].wearp, and
thone dracan
[=a].cwealde the w[=e] on be.l[=i]efdon; [.g]if th[=u] hine
for.st[e,]ntst, w[=e]
for.dilgiath th[=e] and th[=i]nne h[=i]red.'
Th[=a] [.g]e.seah se cyning thaet h[=i]e [=a]n-m[=o]de w[=ae]ron, and
n[=i]edunga 155
thone w[=i]tegan him t[=o] handum [=a].s[.c][=e]af. H[=i]e th[=a] hine
[=a].wurpon int[=o] [=a]num s[=e]athe, on th[=ae]m w[=ae]ron seofon
l[=e]on, th[=ae]m
man sealde dae[.g]hw[=ae]ml[=i]ce tw[=a] hr[=i]theru and tw[=a]
s[.c][=e]ap, ac him
waes th[=a] of.togen [=ae]lces f[=o]dan siex dagas, thaet h[=i]e thone
Godes
mann [=a].b[=i]tan scolden. 160
On th[=ae]re t[=i]de waes sum [=o]ther w[=i]tega on J[=u]d[=e]a-lande,
his
nama waes Abacuc, s[=e] baer his rifterum m[e,]te t[=o] aecere. Th[=a]
c[=o]m him t[=o] Godes [e,]n[.g]el, and cwaeth: 'Abacuc, ber thone
m[e,]te t[=o] Babil[=o]ne, and s[e,]le Dani[=e]le, s[=e] the sitt on
th[=a]ra l[=e]ona
s[=e]athe.' Abacuc andwyrde th[=ae]m [e,]n[.g]le: 'L[=a] l[=e]of, ne
[.g]e.seah 165
ic n[=ae]fre th[=a] burg, ne ic thone s[=e]ath n[=a]t.'
Th[=a] se [e,]n[.g]el [.g]e.l[=ae]hte hine be th[=ae]m feaxe, and hine
baer
t[=o] Babil[=o]ne, and hine s[e,]tte bufan th[=ae]m s[=e]athe. Th[=a]
clipode se
Abacuc: 'th[=u] Godes th[=e]ow, Dani[=e]l, nim th[=a]s l[=a]c the th[=e]
God
s[e,]nde!' Dani[=e]l cwaeth: 'M[=i]n Dryhten H[=ae]lend, s[=i]e th[=e]
lof 170
and weorth-mynd thaet th[=u] m[=e] [.g]e.mundest.' And h[=e] th[=a]
th[=ae]re
sande br[=e]ac. Witodl[=i]ce Godes [e,]n[.g]el th[=ae]r-rihte mid swiftum
flyhte [.g]e.br[=o]hte thone disc-the[.g]n, Abacuc, th[=ae]r h[=e] hine
[=ae]r [.g]e.nam.
Se cyning th[=a] C[=y]rus on th[=ae]m seofothan dae[.g]e [=e]ode
dr[=e]ori[.g] 175
t[=o] th[=a]ra l[=e]ona s[=e]athe, and inn be.seah, and efne th[=a]
Dani[=e]l
sittende waes [.g]e.sundfull on.middan th[=ae]m l[=e]onum. Th[=a] clipode
se cyning mid mi[.c]elre stefne: 'M[=ae]re is se God the Dani[=e]l
on be.l[=i]efth.' And h[=e] th[=a] mid th[=ae]m worde hine [=a].t[=e]ah
of th[=ae]m
scraefe, and h[=e]t inn weorpan th[=a] the hine [=ae]r for.d[=o]n woldon.
180
Thaes cyninges h[=ae]s wearth hraedl[=i]ce [.g]e.fr[e,]mmed, and thaes
w[=i]tegan [=e]hteras wurdon [=a].scofene be.twix th[=a] l[=e]on, and
h[=i]e
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th[=ae]r-rihte mid gr[=ae]digum [.c]eaflum h[=i]e ealle t[=o].t[=ae]ron.
Th[=a]
cwaeth se cyning: 'Forhtien and on.dr[=ae]den ealle eorth-b[=u]end
Dani[=e]les God, for th[=ae]m the h[=e] is [=A].l[=i]esend and
H[=ae]lend, 185
wyr[.c]ende t[=a]cnu and wundru on heofonan and on eorthan.'