"eácnum ecgum, unsôfte þonan "feorh ôðferede; näs ic fæge þâ gyt, "ac me eorla hleó eft gesealde "mâðma menigeo, maga Healfdenes. XXXI. HE GIVES PRESENTS TO HYGELAC. HYGELAC REWARDS HIM. HYGELAC'S DEATH. BEÓWULF REIGNS. 2145 "Swâ se þeód-kyning þeáwum lyfde; "nealles ic þâm leánum forloren häfde, "mägnes mêde, ac he me mâðmas geaf, "sunu Healfdenes, on sînne sylfes dôm; "þâ ic þe, beorn-cyning, bringan wylle, 2150 "êstum geýwan. Gen is eall ät þe "lissa gelong: ic lyt hafo "heáfod-mâga, nefne Hygelâc þec!" Hêt þâ in beran eafor, heáfod-segn, heaðo-steápne helm, hâre byrnan, 2155 gûð-sweord geatolîc, gyd äfter wräc: "Me þis hilde-sceorp Hrôðgâr sealde, "snotra fengel, sume worde hêt, "þät ic his ærest þe eft gesägde, "cwäð þät hyt häfde Hiorogâr cyning, 2160 "leód Scyldunga lange hwîle: "nô þý ær suna sînum syllan wolde, "hwatum Heorowearde, þeáh he him hold wære, "breóst-gewædu. Brûc ealles well!" Hýrde ic þät þâm frätwum feówer mearas 2165 lungre gelîce lâst weardode, äppel-fealuwe; he him êst geteáh meara and mâðma. Swâ sceal mæg dôn, nealles inwit-net ôðrum bregdan, dyrnum cräfte deáð rênian 2170 hond-gesteallan. Hygelâce wäs, nîða heardum, nefa swýðe hold and gehwäðer ôðrum hrôðra gemyndig. Hýrde ic þät he þone heals-beáh Hygde gesealde, wrätlîcne wundur-mâððum, þone þe him Wealhþeó geaf, 2175 þeódnes dôhtor, þrió wicg somod swancor and sadol-beorht; hyre syððan wäs äfter beáh-þege breóst geweorðod. Swâ bealdode bearn Ecgþeówes, guma gûðum cûð, gôdum dædum, 2180 dreáh äfter dôme, nealles druncne slôg heorð-geneátas; näs him hreóh sefa, ac he man-cynnes mæste cräfte gin-fästan gife, þe him god sealde, heóld hilde-deór. Heán wäs lange, 2185 swâ hyne Geáta bearn gôdne ne tealdon, ne hyne on medo-bence micles wyrðne drihten wereda gedôn wolde; swýðe oft sägdon, þät he sleac wære, äðeling unfrom: edwenden cwom 2190 tîr-eádigum menn torna gehwylces. Hêt þâ eorla hleó in gefetian, heaðo-rôf cyning, Hrêðles lâfe, golde gegyrede; näs mid Geátum þâ sinc-mâððum sêlra on sweordes hâd; 2195 þät he on Biówulfes bearm âlegde, and him gesealde seofan þûsendo, bold and brego-stôl. Him wäs bâm samod on þam leód-scipe lond gecynde, eard êðel-riht, ôðrum swîðor 2200 sîde rîce, þam þær sêlra wäs. Eft þät geiode ufaran dôgrum hilde-hlämmum, syððan Hygelâc läg and Heardrêde hilde-mêceas under bord-hreóðan tô bonan wurdon, 2205 þâ hyne gesôhtan on sige-þeóde