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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, 195 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 {75} 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 220 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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