I.

SENTENCES.

[=A]n on-[.g]inn is ealra thinga, thaet is God ael-mihti[.g]. Se [.g]e.l[=e]afa the bith b[=u]tan g[=o]dum weorcum, s[=e] is d[=e]ad; this sind th[=a]ra apostola word. Ic eom g[=o]d hierde: se g[=o]da hierde s[e,]lth his [=a]gen l[=i]f for his s[.c][=e]apum. [=U]re [=A].l[=i]esend is se g[=o]da hierde, and w[=e] cr[=i]stene m[e,]nn sind his s[.c]eap. Se m[=o]na his 5 leoht ne s[e,]lth, and steorran of heofone feallath. Sw[=a] sw[=a] waeter [=a].dw[=ae]s[.c]th f[=y]r, sw[=a] [=a].dw[=ae]s[.c]th s[=e]o aelmesse synna.

Ealle [.g]e.s[.c]eafta, heofonas and [e,]n[.g]las, sunnan and m[=o]nan, steorran and eorthan, eall n[=i]etenu and ealle fuglas, s[=ae] and ealle fiscas God [.g]e.sc[=o]p and [.g]e.worhte on siex dagum; and 10 on th[=ae]m seofothan dae[.g]e h[=e] [.g]e.[e,]ndode his weorc; and h[=e] be.h[=e]old th[=a] eall his weorc the h[=e] [.g]e.worhte, and h[=i]e w[=ae]ron eall sw[=i]the g[=o]d. H[=e] f[=e]rde [.g]eond manigu land, bodiende Godes [.g]e.l[=e]afan. H[=e] for.l[=e]t eall woruld-thing. Se cyning be.b[=e]ad thaet man scolde ofer eall Angel-cynn s[.c]ipu wyr[.c]an; 15 and hiera waes sw[=a] fela sw[=a] n[=ae]fre [=ae]r ne waes on n[=a]nes cyninges dae[.g]e. Se cyning h[=e]t of.sl[=e]an ealle th[=a] D[e,]niscan m[e,]nn the on Angel-cynne w[=ae]ron.

Th[=a] ne mihton h[=i]e him n[=a]n word and-swarian, ne n[=a]n mann ne dorste hine n[=a]n thing m[=a]re [=a]scian. H[=i]e fuhton 20 {56} on th[=a] burg ealne dae[.g], and th[=o]hton thaet h[=i]e h[=i]e scolden [=a].brecan. Se eorl [.g]e.w[e,]nde west t[=o] [=I]r-lande, and waes th[=ae]r ealne thone winter. Aethelred cyning and Aelfred his br[=o]thor fuhton with ealne thone h[e,]re on Aesces-d[=u]ne.

Se mann is [=e][.c]e on [=a]num d[=ae]le, thaet is, on th[=ae]re s[=a]wle; 25 h[=e]o ne [.g]e.[e,]ndath n[=ae]fre. [.G]if se biscop d[=e]th be his [=a]gnum willan, and wile bindan thone un-scyldigan, and thone scyldigan [=a].l[=i]esan, thonne for.l[=i]est h[=e] th[=a] miht the him God for.[.g]eaf. Th[=e]od winth on.[.g][=e]an th[=e]ode, and r[=i][.c]e on.[.g][=e]an r[=i][.c]e. Ealle m[e,]nn [=e]ow hatiath for m[=i]num naman. H[=e] [.g]e.worhte 30 fela wundra binnan th[=ae]m fierste the h[=e] biscop waes. H[=e] [.g]e.h[=ae]lde sum w[=i]f mid h[=a]lgum waetre. Se cyning wearth of.slae[.g]en fram his [=a]gnum folce. On th[=ae]m ilcan [.g][=e]are waes se mi[.c]la hungor [.g]eond Angel-cynn. Se maesse-pr[=e]ost [=a]scath thaet [.c]ild, and cwithth: 'With.saecst th[=u] d[=e]ofle?' Thonne andwyrt 35 se god-faeder, and cwithth: 'Ic with.sace d[=e]ofle.' God aelmihtiga, [.g]e.miltsa m[=e] synn-fullum! Aethelred cyning c[=o]m h[=a]m t[=o] his [=a]genre th[=e]ode, and h[=e] glaedl[=i]ce fram him eallum on.fangen wearth.

Cr[=i]st, [=u]re Dryhten, be.b[=e]ad his leornung-cnihtum thaet 40 h[=i]e scolden t[=ae][.c]an eallum th[=e]odum th[=a] thing th[=a] h[=e] self him t[=ae]hte. [.G]if [.g][=e] for.[.g]iefath mannum hiera synna, thonne for.giefth [=e]ower se heofonlica Faeder [=e]owre synna. Ne mae[.g] n[=a]n mann tw[=ae]m hl[=a]fordum th[=e]owian: oththe h[=e] [=a]nne hatath and [=o]therne lufath, oththe h[=e] bith [=a]num [.g]e.h[=i]ersum and [=o]thrum un[.g]eh[=i]ersum. 45

Se cyning nam thaes eorles sunu mid him t[=o] [E,]n[.g]la-lande. M[e,]nn be.h[=o]fiath g[=o]dre l[=a]re on thissum t[=i]man, the is [.g]e.[e,]ndung thisse worulde. Se l[=i]chama, the is th[=ae]re s[=a]wle r[=e]af, andb[=i]dath thaes mi[.c]lan d[=o]mes; and th[=e]ah h[=e] b[=e]o t[=o] d[=u]ste for.molsnod, 50 {57} God hine [=a].r[=ae]rth, and [.g]e.bringth t[=o].gaedre s[=a]wle and l[=i]chaman t[=o] th[=ae]m [=e][.c]an l[=i]fe. Hwelc faeder wile s[e,]llan his [.c]ilde st[=a]n, [.g]if hit hine hl[=a]fes bitt? [=A].[.g]iefath th[=ae]m c[=a]sere th[=a] thing the thaes c[=a]seres sind, and Gode th[=a] thing the Godes sind. S[=e]o s[=a]wol and-b[=i]dath thaes [=e][.c]an [=ae]ristes. 55

H[=e] waes cyning ofer eall [E,]n[.g]la-land tw[e,]nti[.g] wintra. God aelmihti[.g] is ealra cyninga cyning, and ealra hl[=a]forda hl[=a]ford. D[=e]ofol is ealra un-riht-w[=i]sra manna h[=e]afod, and th[=a] yflan m[e,]nn sind his limu. Synnfulra manna d[=e]ath is yfel and earmlic, for th[=ae]m the h[=i]e farath of thissum scortan l[=i]fe t[=o] [=e][.c]um 60 w[=i]tum. H[=u] fela hl[=a]fa haebbe [.g][=e]? Seofon, and f[=e]a fisca. Ne [.g]e.wilna th[=u] [=o]thres mannes [=ae]hta!

On th[=ae]m landum eardodon [E,]n[.g]le, [=ae]r th[=ae]m the h[=i]e hider on land c[=o]mon. H[=i]e fuhton on th[=a] burg ealne dae[.g], ac h[=i]e ne mihton h[=i]e [=a].brecan. Th[=a] [=e]odon h[=i]e t[=o] hiera s[.c]ipum. Th[=ae]r 65 b[=e]oth sw[=i]the mani[.g]e byri[.g] on th[=ae]m lande, and on [=ae]lcre byri[.g] bith cyning.

God cwaeth t[=o] No[=e]: 'Ic wile for.d[=o]n eall mann-cynn mid waetre for hiera synnum, ac ic wile [.g]e.healdan th[=e], and th[=i]n w[=i]f, and th[=i]ne thr[=i]e suna.' [=A]n mann haefde tw[=e][.g]en suna; th[=a] 70 cwaeth h[=e] t[=o] th[=ae]m ieldran: 'g[=a] and wyr[.c] t[=o].dae[.g] on m[=i]num w[=i]n-[.g]earde.' Th[=a] cwaeth h[=e]: 'ic nyle:' [=e]ode th[=e]ah siththan t[=o] th[=ae]m w[=i]n[.g]earde. H[=e] dyde his faeder willan. Se pr[=e]ost cwaeth t[=o] th[=ae]m folce: 'Ic [=e]ow bl[=e]tsi[.g]e on naman thaes Faeder, thaes Suna, and thaes H[=a]lgan G[=a]stes.' [=A]ra th[=i]num faeder and 75 th[=i]nre m[=e]der! Sum w[=i]f c[=o]m t[=o] Cr[=i]ste, and baed for hiere dehter. S[=e]o dohtor wearth [.g]e.h[=ae]led thurh [.g]e.l[=e]afan th[=ae]re m[=o]dor.

B[=e]oth [.g]e.myndi[.g]e th[=a]ra tw[=e][.g]ra worda the Dryhten cwaeth on {58} his god-spelle! H[=e] cwaeth: 'For.[.g]iefath, and [=e]ow bith for.[.g]iefen; 80 s[e,]llath, and [=e]ow bith [.g]e.seald.'

Tw[=e][.g]en m[e,]nn [=e]odon int[=o] Godes temple h[=i]e t[=o] [.g]e.biddenne. Aelfred cyning f[=o]r mid thrim s[.c]ipum [=u]t on s[=ae], and [.g]e.feaht with f[=e]ower s[.c]ip-hlaestas D[e,]niscra manna, and th[=a]ra s[.c]ipa tw[=a] [.g]e.nam, and th[=a] m[e,]nn of.slae[.g]ene w[=ae]ron the 85 th[=ae]r-on w[=ae]ron. Th[=a] c[=o]mon thr[=e]o s[.c]ipu. Th[=a] [.g]e.f[=e]ngon h[=i]e th[=a]ra thr[=e]ora s[.c]ipa tw[=a], and th-a m[e,]nn of.sl[=o]gon, ealle b[=u]tan f[=i]fum. Se w[=i]tega [=a].wr[=a]t be th[=ae]m f[=e]ower n[=i]etenum the him aet.[=i]ewdu w[=ae]ron, thaet h[=i]e haefden [=e]agan him on [=ae]lce healfe. [=A]n th[=a]ra n[=i]etena waes on m[e,]nniscre ons[=i]ene him aet.[=i]ewed, 90 [=o]ther on l[=e]on ons[=i]ene, thridde on [.c]ealfes, f[=e]orthe on earnes.

God thone [=ae]restan mann rihtne and g[=o]dne [.g]e.sc[=o]p, and eall mann-cynn mid him. Aelfred Aethelwulfing waes cyning ofer eall Angel-cynn b[=u]tan th[=ae]m d[=ae]le the under D[e,]na onwealde waes. [=Ae]lc g[=o]d tr[=e]ow bierth g[=o]de waestmas, and [=ae]lc 95 yfel tr[=e]ow bierth yfle waestmas; ne mae[.g] thaet g[=o]de tr[=e]ow beran yfle waestmas, ne thaet yfle tr[=e]ow g[=o]de waestmas. [=E]adigu sind [=e]owru [=e]agan, for th[=ae]m the h[=i]e [.g]e.s[=e]oth, and [=e]owru [=e]aran, for th[=ae]m the h[=i]e [.g]e.h[=i]erath. Sw[=a] hw[=a] sw[=a] s[e,]lth [=a]num thurstigum m[e,]nn [.c]eald waeter on m[=i]num naman, ne 100 for.l[=i]est h[=e] his m[=e]de. Ne fare [.g][=e] on h[=ae]thenra manna we[.g]e! G[=o]d mann of g[=o]dum gold-horde bringth g[=o]d forth; and yfel mann of yflum goldhorde bringth yfel forth.

Greg[=o]rius se h[=a]lga p[=a]pa is rihtl[=i]ce [.g]e.cweden [E,]n[.g]liscre th[=e]ode apostol. Th[=a] h[=e] [.g]e.seah thaet se m[=ae]sta d[=ae]l th[=ae]re th[=e]ode 105 his l[=a]re for.s[=a]won, th[=a] for.l[=e]t h[=e] h[=i]e, and [.g]e.[.c][=e]as th[=a] h[=ae]thnan l[=e]ode. [.G]if se blinda blindne l[=ae]tt, h[=i]e feallath b[=e][.g]en on [=a]nne pytt. Se H[=a]lga G[=a]st is lufu and willa thaes Faeder and thaes Suna; and h[=i]e sind ealle [.g]e.l[=i]ce mihti[.g]e. B[e,]tere is s[=e]o s[=a]wol thonne se m[e,]te, and b[e,]tera se l[=i]chama thonne his scr[=u]d. 110 {59} S[=e]o s[=a]wol is g[=a]st, and be eorthlicum m[e,]ttum ne leofath. Be.healdath th[=a]s fl[=e]ogendan fuglas, the ne s[=a]wath ne ne r[=i]path, ac se heofonlica Faeder h[=i]e [=a].f[=e]tt. H[=e] cwaeth, 'Ic neom [=o]thrum mannum [.g]e.l[=i]c;' swelce h[=e] cw[=ae]de, 'Ic [=a]na eom rihtw[=i]s, and th[=a] [=o]thre sind synn-fulle.' 115

Th[=a] se H[=ae]lend thanon f[=o]r, th[=a] folgodon him tw[=e][.g]en blinde, cwethende: '[.G]e.miltsa unc, Dav[=i]des sunu!' H[=e] cwaeth t[=o] him: '[.G]e.l[=i]efe [.g]it thaet ic inc mae[.g]e [.g]e.haelan?' H[=e] cwaeth: 'S[=i]e inc aefter incrum [.g]e.l[=e]afan.' Aethelst[=a]n cyning f[=o]r inn on Scot-land, [=ae][.g]ther [.g]e mid land-h[e,]re [.g]e mid s[.c]ip-h[e,]re, 120 and his mi[.c]el ofer.h[e,]rgode. Se mann the God for.[.g]iett, God for.[.g]iett [=e]ac hine. Farath, and l[=ae]rath ealle th[=e]oda! L[=ae]rath h[=i]e thaet h[=i]e healden eall th[=a] thing the ic [=e]ow be.b[=e]ad! Sume m[e,]nn sae[.g]don be him thaet h[=e] w[=ae]re Aelfredes sunu cyninges. Se H[=ae]lend [=a]scode his leornung-cnihtas, 'Hwone s[e,][.c][.g]ath 125 m[e,]nn thaet s[=i]e mannes Sunu?' Hwaet s[e,][.c][.g]e [.g][=e] thaet ic s[=i]e? Th[=u] eart thaes libbendan Godes sunu. Cr[=i]st cwaeth be his Faeder: '[.G][=e] s[e,][.c][.g]ath thaet h[=e] [=e]ower God s[=i]e, and [.g][=e] hine ne on.cn[=e]owon.' [.G]if h[=i]e thone h[=a]lgan Faeder on.cn[=e]owen, thonne under.f[=e]ngen h[=i]e mid [.g]e.l[=e]afan his Sunu, the h[=e] [=a].s[e,]nde 130 t[=o] middan-[.g]earde. Se we[.g] is sw[=i]the nearu and sticol s[=e] the l[=ae]tt t[=o] heofona r[=i][.c]e; and se we[.g] is sw[=i]the br[=a]d and sm[=e]the s[=e] the l[=ae]tt t[=o] h[e,]lle w[)i]te. Dysi[.g] bith se we[.g]-f[=e]renda mann s[=e] the nimth thone sm[=e]than we[.g] the h[=i]ne mis-l[=ae]tt, and for.l[=ae]tt thone sticolan the hine [.g]e.bringth t[=o] th[=ae]re byri[.g]. Thaet 135 ic [=e]ow s[e,][.c][.g]e on th[=e]ostrum, s[e,][.c][.g]ath hit on leohte; and thaet [.g][=e] on [=e]are [.g]e.h[=i]erath, bodiath uppan hr[=o]fum. H[=i]e scufon [=u]t hiera s[.c]ipu, and [.g]e.w[e,]ndon him be.[.g]eondan s[=ae].

Healdath and d[=o]th sw[=a] hwaet sw[=a] h[=i]e s[e,][.c][.g]ath; and ne d[=o] [.g][=e] n[=a], aefter hiera weorcum: h[=i]e s[e,][.c][.g]ath, and ne d[=o]th. Eall 140 hiera weorc h[=i]e d[=o]th thaet m[e,]nn h[=i]e [.g]e.s[=e]on. H[=i]e lufiath thaet {60} man h[=i]e gr[=e]te on str[=ae]tum. [=E]al[=a] [.g][=e] n[=ae]ddran and n[=ae]ddrena cynn, h[=u] fl[=e]o [.g][=e] fram h[e,]lle d[=o]me?

W[=e] sind ealle cuman on thissum and-weardan l[=i]fe, and [=u]re eard nis n[=a] h[=e]r; ac w[=e] sind h[=e]r swelce we[.g]-f[=e]rende 145 m[e,]nn: [=a]n cymth, [=o]ther faerth. Hwelc mann s[e,]lth his bearne n[=ae]ddran, [.g]if hit fisces bitt? [=Ae]lc th[=a]ra the bitt, h[=e] on.f[=e]hth; and s[=e] the s[=e][.c]th, h[=e] hit fint. Ne g[=ae]th [=ae]lc th[=a]ra on heofona r[=i][.c]e the cwithth t[=o] m[=e], 'Dryhten, Dryhten;' ac s[=e] the wyr[.c]th m[=i]nes Faeder willan the on heofonum is, s[=e] g[=ae]th on heofona 150 r[=i][.c]e. Nis hit n[=a] g[=o]d th[=ae]t man nime bearna hl[=a]f and hundum weorpe. Ic haebbe the[.g]nas under m[=e]: and ic cwethe t[=o] thissum, 'g[=a],' and h[=e] g[=ae]th; and t[=o] [=o]thrum, 'cum,' and h[=e] cymth, and t[=o] m[=i]num th[=e]owe, 'wyr[.c] this,' and h[=e] wyr[.c]th.

Se H[=ae]lend [.g]e.nam th[=a] f[=i]f hl[=a]fas, and bl[=e]tsode, and t[=o].braec, 155 and t[=o].d[=ae]lde be.twix th[=ae]m sittendum; sw[=a] [.g]e.l[=i]ce [=e]ac th[=a] fiscas t[=o].d[=ae]lde; and h[=i]e ealle [.g]e.n[=o]g haefdon. Th[=a] the th[=ae]r [=ae]ton w[=ae]ron f[=e]ower th[=u]send manna, b[=u]tan [.c]ildum and w[=i]fum. H[=i]e c[=o]mon t[=o] him, and t[=o] him [.g]eb[=ae]don, and thus cw[=ae]don: 'S[=o]thl[=i]ce th[=u] eart Godes sunu.' Ne w[=e]ne [.g][=e] thaet 160 ic c[=o]me sibbe on eorthan to s[e,]ndenne: ne c[=o]m ic sibbe t[=o] s[e,]ndenne, ac sweord. H[=e] be.b[=e]ad thaet h[=i]e s[=ae]ten ofer th[=ae]re eorthan. H[=e] sae[.g]de thaet North-manna land w[=ae]re sw[=i]the lang and sw[=i]the smael.

H[=i]e ealle on thone cyning w[=ae]ron feohtende, oth thaet h[=i]e 165 hine ofslae[.g]enne haefdon. [=Ae]lc mann the [=o]thre m[e,]nn for.sihth bith fram Gode for.sewen. S[=e] the [=e]aran haebbe t[=o] [.g]e.hi[=e]renne, [.g]e.h[=i]ere. G[=o]d is [=u]s h[=e]r t[=o] b[=e]onne.

God cwaeth t[=o] [=a]num w[=i]tegan, s[=e] waes Ionas [.g]e.h[=a]ten: 'Far t[=o] th[=ae]re byri[.g], and boda th[=ae]r th[=a] word the ic th[=e] s[e,][.c][.g]e.' 170 {61} Lufiath [=e]owre f[=i]end, and d[=o]th wel th[=ae]m the [=e]ow yfel d[=o]th. Lufa Dryhten th[=i]nne God on ealre th[=i]nre heortan, and on ealre th[=i]nre sawle, and on eallum th[=i]num m[=o]de. S[=e] the ne lufath his br[=o]thor, thone the h[=e] [.g]e.sihth, h[=u] mae[.g] h[=e] lufian God, thone the h[=e] ne [.g]e.sihth l[=i]cham-l[=i]ce? S[e,][.g]e [=u]s hwonne th[=a]s 175 thing [.g]e.weorthen, and hwelc t[=a]cen s[=i]e th[=i]nes t[=o]-cymes and worulde [.g]e.[e,]ndunge.

Se H[=ae]lend cwaeth t[=o] [=a]num his leornung-cnihta, s[=e] waes h[=a]ten Philippus: 'Mid hw[=ae]m magon w[=e] by[.c][.g]an hl[=a]f thissum folce?' Wel wiste Cr[=i]st hwaet h[=e] d[=o]n wolde, and h[=e] wiste 180 thaet Philippus thaet nyste. God mae[.g] d[=o]n eall thing; w[=e] sculon wundrian his mihte, and [=e]ac [.g]e.l[=i]efan. Cr[=i]st [=a].r[=ae]rde Lazarum of d[=e]athe, and cwaeth t[=o] his leornung-cnihtum: 'T[=o].l[=i]esath his b[e,]ndas, thaet h[=e] g[=a]n mae[.g]e.' God is aelmihti[.g], and mae[.g] d[=o]n eall thaet h[=e] wile. [.G][=e] nyton on hwelcre t[=i]de 185 [=e]ower hl[=a]ford cuman wile. For th[=ae]m b[=e]o [.g][=e] [.g]earwe; for th[=ae]m the mannes Sunu wile cuman on th[=ae]re t[=i]de the [.g][=e] nyton. Se H[=ae]lend cwaeth be his Faeder: 'Ic hine cann, and [.g]if ic s[e,][.c][.g]e thaet ic hine ne cunne, thonne b[=e]o ic l[=e]as, [=e]ow [.g]e.l[=i]c.'

Se d[=e]ofol cwaeth t[=o] Cr[=i]ste: '[.G]if th[=u] s[=i]e Godes sunu, cweth 190 t[=o] thissum st[=a]num thaet h[=i]e b[=e]on [=a].w[e,]nde t[=o] hl[=a]fum.' Th[=a] and-wyrde se H[=ae]lend, and cwaeth: 'Hit is [=a].writen, "ne leofath se mann n[=a] be hl[=a]fe [=a]num, ac leofath be eallum th[=ae]m wordum the g[=a]th of Godes m[=u]the."' Se H[=ae]lend c[=o]m t[=o] him, th[=ae]r h[=i]e w[=ae]ron [.g]e.gadrode, and cwaeth: 'S[=i]e sibb be.twix 195 [=e]ow; ic hit eom; ne b[=e]o [.g][=e] n[=a] [=a].fyrhte.' Faeder [=u]re, th[=u] the eart on heofonum, s[=i]e th[=i]n nama [.g]e.h[=a]lgod. W[=e] syngodon, w[=e] dydon un-rihtl[=i]ce; s[e,]le [=u]s for.[.g]iefnesse: hwaet sculon w[=e] d[=o]n?

{62}