Nabochodonosor, se h[=ae]thena cyning, [.g]e.h[e,]rgode on Godes
folce, on J[=u]d[=e]a-lande, and for hiera m[=a]n-d[=ae]dum God thaet
[.g]e.thafode. Th[=a] [.g]e.nam h[=e] th[=a] m[=a]thm-fatu, gyldenu and
silfrenu,
binnan Godes temple, and t[=o] his lande mid him 190
[.g]e.l[=ae]dde. Hit [.g]e.lamp eft siththan thaet h[=e] on swefne [=a]ne
[.g]e.sihthe be him selfum [.g]e.seah, sw[=a] sw[=a] him siththan
[=a].[=e]ode.
Aefter thissum ymb twelf m[=o]nath, [=e]ode se cyning binnan
his healle mid orm[=ae]tre [=u]p-[=a]hafennesse, h[e,]riende his weorc
and his miht, and cwaeth: 'H[=u], ne is this s[=e]o mi[.c]le Babil[=o]n,
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the ic self [.g]e.timbrode t[=o] cyne-st[=o]le and t[=o] thrymme, m[=e]
selfum to wlite and wuldre, mid m[=i]num [=a]gnum mae[.g]ne
and str[e,]n[.g]tho?' Ac him clipode th[=ae]rrihte t[=o] sw[=i]the
[e,][.g]eslic
stefn of heofonum, thus cwethende: 'Th[=u] Nabochodonosor,
th[=i]n r[=i][.c]e [.g]e.w[=i]tt fram th[=e], and th[=u] bist fram mannum
[=a].worpen, 200
and th[=i]n wunung bith mid wild[=e]orum, and th[=u] itst gaers, sw[=a]
sw[=a] oxa, seofon [.g][=e]ar, oth thaet th[=u] wite thaet se h[=e]alica
God [.g]e.wielt manna r[=i][.c]a, and thaet h[=e] for.[.g]iefth
r[=i][.c]e th[=ae]m
the h[=e] wile.'
Witodl[=i]ce on th[=ae]re ilcan t[=i]de waes th[=e]os spr[=ae][.c]
[.g]e.fylled 205
ofer Nabochodonosor, and h[=e] arn t[=o] wuda, and wunode mid
wild[=e]orum, leofode be gaerse, sw[=a] sw[=a] n[=i]eten, oth thaet his
feax w[=e]ox sw[=a] sw[=a] w[=i]f-manna, and his nae[.g]las sw[=a] sw[=a]
earnes clawa.
Eft siththan him for.[.g]eaf se aelmihtiga Wealdend his [.g]e.witt, 210
and h[=e] cwaeth: 'Ic Nabochodonosor [=a].h[=o]f m[=i]n [=e]agan [=u]p
t[=o]
heofonum, and m[=i]n and[.g]iet m[=e] wearth for.[.g]iefen, and ic th[=a]
bl[=e]tsode thone h[=i]ehstan God, and ic h[e,]rede and wuldrode
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thone the leofath on [=e][.c]nesse, for th[=ae]m the his miht is
[=e][.c]e, and
his r[=i][.c]e st[e,]nt on m[=ae][.g]the and on m[=ae][.g]the. Ealle
eorth-b[=u]end 215
sind t[=o] n[=a]hte [.g]e.tealde on his with.metennesse. Aefter his
willan h[=e] d[=e]th [=ae][.g]ther [.g]e on heofone [.g]e on eorthan, and
nis
n[=a]n thing the his mihte with.stande, oththe him t[=o] cwethe 'hw[=y]
d[=e]st th[=u] sw[=a]?' On th[=ae]re t[=i]de m[=i]n and[.g]iet
[.g]e.w[e,]nde t[=o] m[=e],
and ic be.c[=o]m t[=o] weorth-mynde m[=i]nes cyne-r[=i][.c]es, and m[=i]n
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m[e,]nnisce h[=i]w m[=e] be.c[=o]m. M[=i]ne witan m[=e] s[=o]hton, and
m[=i]n
m[=ae]rtho wearth [.g]e.[=e]acnod. N[=u] eornostl[=i]ce ic m[=ae]rsi[.g]e
and
wuldri[.g]e thone heofonlican cyning, for th[=ae]m the eall his weorc
sind s[=o]th, and his wegas riht-w[=i]se, and h[=e] mae[.g]
[.g]e.[=e]ath-m[=e]dan
th[=a] the on m[=o]di[.g]nesse farath.' 225
Thus [.g]e.[=e]athm[=e]dde se aelmihtiga God thone m[=o]digan cyning
Nabochodonosor.
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